The Power of Smudging I’m a huge fan of smudging. It is a wonderful way to cleanse and protect an object, space, person or pet. Smudging has been practiced for thousands of years and is a powerful cleansing technique used originally by the Native Americans. Smudging is the burning of sacred dried plants to remove …
Many poems can be used for meditation purposes. They can be repeated as mantras, parts used as affirmations or simply read silently or out loud when you are in the meditative state. The words can help anchor you into a meditative, healing state. The following meditation poem is one that I found on www.worldprayers.org, written …
I have been practicing and teaching Hatha Yoga for over twenty years and find it a wonderful system to unite body, mind and spirit. Hatha yoga is the practise of relaxation, meditation, postures and breathing techniques. There are so many benefits to your health when you practice yoga. If you have any health issues please …
Two Wolves Fighting Within-An Old Cherokee Legend. I do not remember when I first read the story of the two wolves or where, but I printed it off and have had it for many years. The picture above shows another, shorter version. There are also other versions of the two wolves. The message is the …
Reiki is energy healing. Generally speaking whatever type of Reiki we are talking about it is based upon channelling natural energies, universal life force to heal either ourselves or any other living thing. Please note that by living thing I refer to anything that has vibrational energy, reiki energies can help plants grow, be stored …
This month I thought I’d start a series of Yoga articles. I have been practicing and teaching Hatha Yoga for over twenty years and find it a wonderful system to unite body, mind and spirit. There are so many benefits to your health when you practice yoga-but that’s another article entirely! If you have any …
Haematite is amazing, if you’ve never used it before, or maybe you’ve forgotten about this wonderful stone, then the following article should spark your interest. Haematite, also spelled hematite, is the mineral form of iron oxide. It is a magnetic stone, that is quite heavy. It is normally black, or steel coloured, but can sometimes …
Rose quartz is by far one of my favourite crystals to work with, look at and hold. The energies of rose quartz for me are amazing, bringing comfort, compassion, peace, love and healing. Rose Quartz is often referred to as the stone of the heart and associated with the heart chakra. It can be used …
This post on crystal healing is intended to give a brief introduction to crystal healing. Crystals are wonderful stones to work with for self healing and healing others physically, emotionally and spiritually. They emit gentle, natural healing energies. How does Crystal healing work? Every crystal through it’s unique structure has the ability to hold energy, different …
