
“Namaste” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
“Orange Blossoms” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
Bonsai in bloom
L is for Labyrinth and Life
This morning after my yoga class, I took a walk through Heartwood‘s Labyrinth… I have a special fondness for that place for several reasons, one of them being that it is a replica (almost to scale!) of the famous Labyrinth of the Chartres’ Cathedral in France!… π€
It had been a while since I last walked though the labyrinth, and I had forgotten it took so long to get to the center of it.
I was reminded that you have to go through the motions in your journey…
There is no skipping ahead, or cutting corners.
There is no point in getting impatient.
You have to go with the flow, let the current carry you and negotiate each turn the best you can.
And you have to make sure you pay attention to the scenery along the way and try your hardest to enjoy the ride.
If you ever find yourself near a labyrinth, I invite you to take a walk through it. You might be surprised at the thoughts and emotions it triggers in you…
“Grandma’s Closet” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
I realized I have a few blends I forgot to postβ¦ Hereβs one of them…
“Old World” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
“In the Meadow” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
“Sweet Orchard” Aromatherapy diffuser blend
A word about smudging
Smudging is the act of burning certain herbs, roots, or resins, to purify the air around us. Common choices are California White Sage, Palo Santo, or Sweetgrass…
People usually associate this with a spiritual or esoteric practice (especially by Native Americans), as it is said to evacuate negative energies and spirits, but scientific studies have shown that it actually physically purifies the air, by turning the positive ions back to negative ions (negative ions = positive energy, positive ions = negative energy!…).
Personally I really like the smell of burnt sage (in cooking too! π) which is what brought me to this in the 1st place. An Abalone shell is often used to catch the ashes (and how gorgeous is this one!? π), and a big feather can be used to waft the smoke around.
If you’d like to learn more about the subject, check out those links:
Elephant Journal: scientific facts that make me want to start smudging right now