Friday February 12th, 7-9:30                                            

Make the perfect little scrumpticious body treats for you and yours. Enjoy an evening of homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin and a vibrant sensual self.  We’ll experiment using essential oils with intoxicating scents known to ignite the soul and inner passions.   You’ll learn how to make your own moisturizing and exfoliating sugar scrub and two nourishing and sensual body oils.  

All materials included.    Please bring your own mixing bowl and spoon for blending.  Pre-register by February 9th   $45.00

Have you received your Reiki Level I attunement ?  Feeling like you might need a refresher to get reaquainted and comfortable with it?  Then join me Friday evening  for a few hours.  We’ll review history, theory, self healing and hand positions.

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$50.00 Pre-register by February 13th..

Have you received your Reiki Level I attunement ?  Feeling like you might need a refresher to get reaquainted and comfortable with it?  Then join me Friday evening  for a few hours.  We’ll review history, theory, self healing and hand positions.

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$50.00 Pre-register by February 13th..

Learn chakra balancing techniques to balance your energy system and work through blockages. Use these techniques on yourself or incorporate them into your Reiki or Energy Medicine practice.  Hands-on class where we’ll experiment with energy and a few techniques.

$45.00 includes notes.

Have you received your Reiki Masters?  Feeling like you might need a refresher to get reaquainted and comfortable with it?  Then join me Wednesday.  We’ll review the Reiki symbols,  best practices for teaching and attunements.

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$120.00 Pre-register by February 6th

In Reiki Level I both the healing and the attunement energies focused on the physical body.  In Reiki II the focus is higher - in the emotional and mental bodies.  Physical healing means the clearing of diseases and other negative physical body conditions.  Emotional and mental healing means the clearing and revising of what the student thinks and feels.   Learn the Reiki symbols and distance healing technique. You must have completed your Reiki Level I training and attunement to study Level II.   

In this two-day workshop we’ll cover: Description and uses of Reiki symbols

• Long distance Reiki (absentee healing)
• Description and uses of Reiki symbols
• Scanning the energy field
• Chakra balancing
• Practice sessions

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $250.00

Expect change in your life with this workshop.

Reiki is an amazing, non-invasive, hands-on healing system used to treat chronic &  acute physical symptoms, as well as emotional & mental distress.  Gently working on the whole being, Reiki promotes Self-Healing, stress reduction, pain relief and an overall sense of relaxation and well-being.  Healing abilities and the flow of energy are within in us all.  Anyone may be attuned to Reiki or learn to become a Reiki practitioner. 

In this two-day workshop we’ll cover: 

Have you received your Reiki Level II attunement ?  Feeling like you might need a refresher to get reaquainted and comfortable with it?  Then  join me Sunday for a few hours.  We’ll review the Reiki symbols, how to use them and distance healing.

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$75.00 Pre-register by February 4th

Sunday December 13th I’ll be hosting a Holiday Product Sale where you can pick up some of your favorite Bliss products ranging from scrubs and lotions to body oils and gift certificates.

… funky and delicious scents, soothing and nourishing for the body and soul. Make great stocking stuffers, hostess and teacher’s gifts.

Drop by 10-4 and join me for a little shopping and hot apple cider.   -  Cash only -

Location:
Bathurst & Eglinton
780 Eglinton Ave West, buzz 13 
416 994-0639 

Through the door into past lives.  In this state of deep relaxation your memory is enhanced.  You can remember everything, every experience you have ever had, in this body or any other body you have had …. with your eyes closed, take a few deep breaths and journey into a time before.  Join me for this one night of guided past life meditation.  

$20.00, pre-register.

Our guides are here to help us out everyday, so talk to them and ask for guidance.  This evening of meditation will focus on getting in touch with those guides and opening the lines of communication.

$20.00, pre-register                             

In Reiki Level I both the healing and the attunement energies focused on the physical body.  In Reiki II the focus is higher - in the emotional and mental bodies.  Physical healing means the clearing of diseases and other negative physical body conditions.  Emotional and mental healing means the clearing and revising of what the student thinks and feels.   Learn the Reiki symbols and distance healing technique. You must have completed your Reiki Level I training and attunement to study Level II.   

In this two-day workshop we’ll cover: Description and uses of Reiki symbols

• Long distance Reiki (absentee healing)
• Description and uses of Reiki symbols
• Scanning the energy field
• Chakra balancing
• Practice sessions

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $250.00

Expect change in your life with this workshop.

Reiki is an amazing, non-invasive, hands-on healing system used to treat chronic &  acute physical symptoms, as well as emotional & mental distress.  Gently working on the whole being, Reiki promotes Self-Healing, stress reduction, pain relief and an overall sense of relaxation and well-being.  Healing abilities and the flow of energy are within in us all.  Anyone may be attuned to Reiki or learn to become a Reiki practitioner. 

In this two-day workshop we’ll cover:

Our guides are here to help us out everyday, so talk to them and ask for guidance.  This evening of meditation will focus on getting in touch with those guides and opening the lines of communication.

$20.00, pre-register                             

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$120.00 Pre-register by October 21st

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$75.00 Pre-register by October 7th..

Reiki is an amazing, non-invasive, hands-on healing system used to treat chronic &  acute physical symptoms, as well as emotional & mental distress.  Gently working on the whole being, Reiki promotes Self-Healing, stress reduction, pain relief and an overall sense of relaxation and well-being.  Healing abilities and the flow of energy are within in us all.  Anyone may be attuned to Reiki or learn to become a Reiki practitioner. In this two-day workshop we’ll cover:

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•  History and benefits of Reiki
• Demonstration of hand positions for self Reiki
• Scanning the energy field
• Demonstration of hand positions for sessions on others
• Practice sessions
• Chakra system and endocrine glands Extensive notes and hands-on training.   $150.00              

                      
Enjoy an afternoon of homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin and a vibrant self. Learn how to make your own spicy brown sugar body polish and invigorating  sea salt body scrub.  All material included.  Please bring your own mixing bowl and spoon for blending.

$35.00 Pre-register required by October 20th.                  

The Reiki Third Degree is the most exciting part of this amazing healing system.  This is the teaching degree, where information is given on passing Reiki to others.  The Master’s Teacher Degree includes information on passing the attunements and teaching the Reiki system of healing. In this two-day workshop we’ll cover:

• Master/Teacher tools and symbols
• Attunement instruction and practice
• Instruction and material provided for teaching Reiki Levels I, II and III
• Comprehensive manual provided
• Small class size

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $500.00

Through the door into past lives.  In this state of deep relaxation your memory is enhanced.  You can remember everything, every experience you have ever had, in this body or any other body you have had …. with your eyes closed, take a few deep breaths and journey into a time before.  Join me for this one night of guided past life meditation.  

$20.00, pre-register.

 In Reiki Level I both the healing and the attunement energies focused on the physical body.  In Reiki II the focus is higher - in the emotional and mental bodies.  Physical healing means the clearing of diseases and other negative physical body conditions.  Emotional and mental healing means the clearing and revising of what the student thinks and feels.   Learn the Reiki symbols and distance healing technique. You must have completed your Reiki Level I training and attunement to study Level II.   

In this two-day workshop we’ll cover: Description and uses of Reiki symbols

• Long distance Reiki (absentee healing)
• Description and uses of Reiki symbols
• Scanning the energy field
• Chakra balancing
• Practice sessions

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $250.00

Expect change in your life with this workshop.

This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$50.00 Pre-register by October 13th..

Have you received your Reiki Level I attunement ?  Feeling like you might need a refresher to get reaquainted and comfortable with it?  Then join me Sunday for a few hours.  We’ll review history, theory, self healing and hand positions.
This session will be tailored to the needs of the group with additional focus on certain areas at your request.

$50.00 Pre-register by September 10th.

Join me for a weekly magical  healing journey.  These evening will combine a relaxing guided meditation with both group and individual  Energy Healing.

Min 2 people, Max 4
Pre-register $35.00

Relax and Heal on a Bed of  Crystals.  Allow yourself to melt into the warmth of the Amethyst Bio Mat.  The biomat is the only mat of its kind to combine Far Infrared, Negative Ions and Amethyst Therapies for a true mind, body and spirit healing experience.  On it’s own or added to any treatment, the Bio-mat offers deep relaxation, eases joint pain & stiffness, reduces stress & fatigue, improves the immune system, removes bodily toxins & assists in detoxification and helps speed injury recovery.

July special, 1/2 hour sessions $25.00.

Guided Healing Meditation - Friday August 21st, 7:00-8:00 pm.

Join me on this magical  journey.  On this evening of guided healing meditation, submerse yourself in healing waters, with crystals and dolphins.

$20.00, pre-register.

The Reiki Third Degree is the most exciting part of this amazing healing system.  This is the teaching degree, where information is given on passing Reiki to others.  The Master’s Teacher’s Degree includes information on passing the attunements and teaching the Reiki system of healing. In this two-day workshop we’ll cover:

• Master/Teacher tools and symbols
• Attunement instruction and practice
• Instruction and material provided for teaching Reiki Levels I, II and III
• Comprehensive manual provided
• One on one training

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $500.00

• Description and uses of Reiki symbols
• Long distance Reiki (absentee healing)
• Scanning the energy field
• Chakra balancing
• Practice sessions

Extensive notes & hands-on training.  Certificate issued upon completion . $250.00

Expect change in your life with this workshop.

(1) Make yourself comfortable, either sitting down or lying on your back and close your eyes. Pay attention to your breath and follow its rhythm. Notice how it flows in and out.

(2) Now put your hands on your body wherever you feel drawn to or where you feel tension. Use your intuition to locate the spot in your body that needs relaxation the most.

(3) Now direct your breath consciously and repeatedly to this place.  Imagine that your breath is the Universal Life Energy which flows through you. Let it collect and expand under your hands. Notice how a feeling of relaxation and peace gradually spreads from that place beneath your hands throughout your entire body.

(4)  After a short while (about five minutes), place your hands on another. Once again breathe into your hands during the. You may find that your breath changes in some positions as the body stores memories and experiences which can now be awakened. It is not necessary to consciously probe feelings or initiate stronger breathing.  Just allow yourself to let go and to plunge into this feeling of flowing.

(5) Move on to two further places on your body and charge them with. Slowly open your eyes, stretch yourself, and return to your normal breath and daytime consciousness. You will feel more relaxed, calmer and more centered.

Author: Tanmaya Honervogt

Our body is composed not only of physical elements such as muscles, bones, nerves, arteries, organs, glands, etc.; it also has a subtle energy system through which ‘life force energy’ flows. This subtle energy system is composed of energy ‘bodies’ which surround our physical body and assist us in processing our thoughts and emotions. The energy bodies have energy centers called chakras, which work somewhat like valves that allow life force to circulate through the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. We also have energy meridians and nadas. These are like rivers, or streams which carry our life force energy throughout our physical body, to nourish us and assist in balancing our body’s systems and functions. Our physical body is alive because of the ‘life force energy’ that is flowing though it. If our ‘life force’ is low or blocked, we are more likely to get sick, but if it is high and free flowing, we more easily maintain health and a feeling of well-being. One thing that disrupts and weakens the flow of ‘life force energy’ is stress. Stress is often caused by conflicting thoughts and feelings that get lodged in one’s subtle energy system. These include fear, worry, doubt, anger, anxiety, etc. Medical research has determined that continual stress can block the body’s natural ability to repair, regenerate and protect itself. The American Institute of Stress estimates that 75%-95% of all visits to doctors are the results of reaction to stress. The effects of unreleased stress range from minor aches to major health concerns, such as heart disease, digestive disorders, respiratory and skin problems.

Reiki (ray-key) is a technique that aids the body in releasing stress and tension by creating deep relaxation. Because of this, Reiki promotes healing and health. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means “the Wisdom of God or the Higher Power” and Ki which is means ‘life force energy.’  So Reiki means ’spiritually guided life force energy.’ The Reiki system of healing is a technique for transmitting this subtle energy to yourself and others through the hands into the human energy system. Reiki restores energy balance and vitality by relieving the physical and emotional effects of unreleased stress. It gently and effectively opens blocked meridians, nadas and chakras, and clears the energy bodies, leaving one feeling relaxed and at peace. Reiki can, accelerate healing, assist the body in cleansing toxins, balance the flow of subtle energy by releasing blockages and help the client contact the ‘healer within.’

A treatment feels like warm, gentle sunshine which flows through you, surrounds you and comforts you. Reiki treats the person’s body, emotions, mind and spirit as a whole. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. Reiki is powerful, yet wonderfully gentle and nurturing.  Anyone can learn to tap into an unlimited supply of ‘life force energy’ to improve health and enhance the quality of life by learning Reiki, or by receiving treatments from a Reiki Practitioner or Master.

Next Reiki Level I class:  July 8 & 15, 2009

slightly modified, article author Laura Ellen Gifford

 Enjoy a fun  afternoon of homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin and a vibrant self.  Learn how to make your own invigorating sea salt body scrub, nourishing anti-aging face mask and hydrating floral water face mist.  All materials included.  Please bring your own mixing bowl and spoon for blending.  

$40.00 pre-register by July 31st.

Learn chakra balancing techniques to balance your energy system and work through blockages. Use these techniques on yourself or incorporate them into your Reiki or Energy Medicine practice.  Hands-on class where we’ll experiment with energy and a few techniques.

$40.00 includes notes, pre-register by Friday July 17th.

Through the door into past lives.  In this state of deep relaxation your memory is enhanced.  You can remember everything, every experience you have ever had, in this body or any other body you have had …. with your eyes closed, take a few deep breaths and journey into a time before.  Join me for this one night of guided past life meditation.  

$20.00, pre-register.

Curious to delve into those Chakras?  Join me for a guided meditation where we’ll focus on discovering your energy body experimenting with the vibration and aroma of scents.  

Following the meditation each person will have the opportunity to create their own unique 15 ml essential oil blend designed to resonate with their own energetic vibration.   

Use your blend to enhance your meditations, spiritual practice and the flow of being.  

$27.00 pre-register required by September 22nd. 

                      
Enjoy an afternoon of homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin and a vibrant self. Learn how to make your own spicy brown sugar body polish and invigorating  sea salt body scrub.  All material included.  Please bring your own mixing bowl and spoon for blending.

$35.00 Pre-register required by September 19th.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

This series runs for seven weeks every Monday night.  

Join me for a weekly guided meditation where we’ll focus on the main energy centres, experimenting with the vibration of scent with specially blended chakra oils, the mystical power of crystals and music to help you dive into that vital energy.   

Please call ahead to pre-register to reserve your spot.  $20.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                               

Reiki is an amazing, non-invasive, hands-on healing system used to treat chronic &  acute physical symptoms, as well as emotional & mental distress.  Gently working on the whole being, Reiki promotes Self-Healing, stress reduction, pain relief and an overall sense of relaxation and well-being.  Healing abilities and the flow of energy are within in us all.  Anyone may be attuned to Reiki or learn to become a Reiki practitioner. In this two-day workshop we’ll cover 

• History and benefits of Reiki
• Demonstration of hand positions for self Reiki
• Scanning the energy field
• Demonstration of hand positions for sessions on others
• Practice sessions
• Chakra system and endocrine glands

 Extensive notes and hands-on training.   $150.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Our guides are here to help us out everyday, so talk to them and ask for guidance.  This evening of meditation will focus on getting in touch with those guides and opening the lines of communication.

$20.00, pre-register                                                                              

This summers workshops are full of fun and creative ways to get in tune with yourself, back to nature and connect with your natural healing abilities.                                       

JUNE 

•  An evening to Meet Your Spirit Guides through meditation - Tuesday June 9th, 7:30 pm.  
• Reiki Level I  Training - Wednesday June 10th & 17th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
• Chakra Meditation Series starts up again on June 15th and runs for seven weeks on Monday nights, 7:30 pm.
• Experience EnergyWork - 1/2 hour sessions for $35.00 - Tuesday June 16th.  Appointments available 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.  
• Natural Apothecary Workshop - Body Bliss. Create your own sugar body polish and sea salt scrubs, Saturday June 27th 10:00 am.

JULY

• Experience EnergyWork- 1/2 hour sessions for $35.00 - Tuesday July 7th.  Appointments available 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.  
• Reiki Level I Training - Wednesday July 8th & 15th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
• Natural Apothecary Workshop - Chakra Aromatherapy.  Create your own essential oil blend through Chakra meditation, Friday July 10th 7:00 pm.
• Journey to a Past Life through meditation - Tuesday July 14th, 7:30 pm
• The Art  of  Chakra Balancing.  Add these techniques to your Reiki practice or use them for self-healing. Friday July 24th, 7:00 pm 

AUGUST

• Natural Apothecary Workshop - Natural Beauties.  Create your own face mask, face & body spray and body scrub, Sunday August 9th, 1:00 pm

Root Chakra ~ Monday, March 9th
Sacral Chakra - Monday, March 16th
Solar Plexus Chakra - Monday, March 23rd
Heart Chakra - Monday, March 30th
Throat Chakra - Monday, April 6th
Brow Chakra - Monday, April 13th                                      
Crown Chakra - Monday, April 20th 

All classes 7:30-8:30 pm. $15.00.  Please call ahead to reserve your spot or pre-register for the series.

Through the Door into Past Lives.  With your eyes gently closed, take a few deep breaths and journey into a time before.  Join me for this one night of  guided past life meditation. Tuesday March 10th. 7:30-8:30 pm. $20.00.  Pre-register required for this class.

The Natural Apothecary Enjoy an afternoon of homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin and a vibrant self.  Learn how to make your own spicy brown sugar body polish and invigorating sea salt body scrub.  All materials included. Please bring your own mixing bowl and spoon for blending. Sunday April 12th.  1:00 -3:30 pm. $30.00.  Pre-register required for this workshop.

Expanded Hours I’ve expanded my daytime hours to include Fridays 8:30 - 5:00.  You can now book appointments during the day Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Experience a Bit of Bali … For those of you who know me well, you know I am absolutely in love with the island of Bali.  Life is simple, it’s beauty saturates your soul and you never want to come home. I’m introducing a new treatment so you can all experience a bit of Bali Heaven.

• Bali Heaven Massage
  Experience a bit of Bali with a relaxing, skin-refreshing aromatic massage of Coconut oil, Frangipani and Sandalwood. The Frangipani flower known for it’s enchanting scent and healing properties is held sacred on Bali and is present at every ceremony.

Journey through the Chakras  Our physical bodies exist within a larger ‘body’, the human energy field or aura which is the vehicle through which we create our experiences of reality, including health and illness.  It is through this energy field that we have the power to heal ourselves ~ Barbara Ann Brennan ~.

Energy medicine, energy healing and Chakra balancing therapy works with this premise and engages the main energy centres and meridians of the body.  By working with and balancing the energetic body, we affect the physical body to help clear energy blockages and restore balance, well-being and overall physical, emotional and mental health .  When we direct our awareness to some area of the body it brings energy to it, enlivening the chakras and creating a better flow of energy throughout the body.

• Personal Guided Chakra Meditation
  Settle back into your own personal guided Chakra meditation.  Working together we’ll select a chakra to delve into.  This session is supported with Reiki, energy healing and Crystal Therapy.  1 hour session ~ $75.00
• Chakra Balancing Therapy
  Each session combines various energy healing techniques - Reiki, Energy Medicine and Crystal Therapy to strenghten and balance your being, bringing about deep healing and well-being. 1 hour session ~ $75.00

•    Pick a vibration, a frequency that you’d like to live on this year (i.e love, joy, success, power …) — the one feeling that you most want. Remember, we have all of these  feelings, these levels of consciousness, these frequencies, and these vibrations right inside of us all the time. Our job is to activate them. 
  
•    Call forth three images that would ensure that you’re living on that frequency this year. For example, if you want peace, you might see an image of a still lake, a person in meditation, or people holding hands. Allow yourself to see images that will anchor you in that feeling. 
  
•    Identify what that vibration would smell like. What smell would you most associate with what you’ve chosen? (Hint: You might want to pick your favorite smell since I’m going to ask you to get it and smell it every day!)
  
•     Select a color that most reminds you of that feeling. What color would best evoke the feeling you’ve chosen?
•     Find a phrase — an expression, a line in a prayer, a part of a poem, or something you write yourself. For peace, for example, it could be “Be still and know that I am G-d.
•     Pick two other synonyms for the frequency. For peace, for example, you might pick “serenity” and “contentment.”
  
•    Choose a song that matches the vibration you want. Go through your iPod or put your word into the iTunes store. Find yourself a theme song for the year (I created a whole playlist!). 
  
•    See two behaviors that you can do every week this year that would bring forth the feeling inside of you. For peace, it might be going for a walk in a park near your home, going to pray in a spot that you like, or reading part of a book.
  
•    Find a beautiful piece of paper or notebook. In your best handwriting (or most beautiful font on your computer), write out all these details — the images, the smell, the color, the phrase, the synonyms, the song, and the behaviors. Make copies of your list and put them around the house so you will be reminded.

Finally, each and every day of this new year (and at least for the next 21 days straight), spend a minimum of two minutes at the beginning of the day and before you go to bed holding that piece of paper, reviewing your list, listening to that song, smelling that smell, repeating that phrase. Bring yourself into the presence of the frequency. Feel the vibration. Bask in that feeling. Close your eyes and ask the powers that be to support you in bringing forth the highest expression of the state of being you have chosen. You won’t have to worry about your resolutions or your goals. You’ll get everything that you desire.

Sending you love and blessings for an incredible new year.  Let me know your experience : )

Source : Debbieford.com

…life’s a theatre. As souls, we come here to learn to live, love, create and forgive. Each lifetime is like a play. We each take on various roles in it: Some are heroes, others, heroines…some, villians and victims; others clowns and fools. It doesn’t matter which role we play, because by the end, we’ve played them all. The only thing that really matters after all is said and done is that we remember that it’s all a Divine play and we as Spirit, are the creative writers, directors and actors in every scene.

The point of the play is to remember that we are here to create as Divine Beings - and to forgive all the bad plays we’ve ever written and starred in, and try again. There will always be another scene, another chance, another opportunity to get it right, because we have free will and can do it all over another way if we choose. And the right play, the best play, is the one in which we love with abandon, laugh at everything, forget and forgive quickly and completely, and are eternally grateful for the chance we’ve been given to play in this Divine theatre called life in the first place.

November 25th - January 12th
8-week series, Monday nights @ 7:30 pm
$120 for 8 week series OR drop in for $20.00 /session
Location Bathurst & Eglinton

Meet your Spirit Guides
Join us Thursday December 11th for a special evening where we’ll embark on a  journey to meet your spirit guides through guided meditation. 

Thursday December 11th @ 7:30 pm 
$15.00  Pre-register required
Location Bathurst & Eglinton

For more class information and to register please email info@blissholistics.com.

Photo: Gaia Yoga Retreat, Bali .
Bliss Holistics - All rights reserved

Yup,  we’re talking about PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome)… Stay tuned as we turn our focus to helping you understand and manage your monthly cycle.  Every month can be a happy month without you missing a stride and feeling like the goddess you are.

While out shopping yesterday I saw an advertisement that offers women a ’solution’ to having their monthly period.  I couldn’t believe it!  Medication that actually makes you have your period less often.  Before you start jumping up and down for joy, I have to tell you how absolutely mortified I was.   A women’s menstrual cycle is one of the most natural things that takes place and her menstrual cycle effects her overall health.  I shudder to think of the hormonal effects on the body with this medication.  The endocrine system is so sensitive, yet so foundational to our overall health. 

For some, this may be the answer to better periods, each person is different and will have different experiences.  My hope is that you will take time to research alternatives that can help you naturally and I am happy to answer any questions you may have and pass on whatever I know.  From working with clients, I can offer this advice, a combination of really understanding your body, your menstrual cycle .. when you ovulate etc, thoughtful nutrition, and lymphatic drainage combining massage and aromatherapy (use of essential oils) can be extremely beneficial and helpful in easing discomforts and emotional upsets associated with the female reproductive cycle.

It’s true, essential oils don’t just smell nice, their packed with tons of healing properties and not just for PMS.  The therapeutic and healing properties of the oils assist with improving circulation, clearing congestion, balancing hormones, premenstrual syndrome and menopause, easing fatigue, fibromyalgia, insomnia and headaches, treating skin conditions, easing muscle tension and relieving digestive disorders.  The list goes on.   But our focus today is on PMS and the female reproductive system.  

So here are a few good oils.  

You should consult a Certified Aromatherapist before use - especially where pregnancy may be suspected or contra-indications with other health conditions.   These oils should be used externally only and always diluted with carrier oils (fractionated coconut oil, jojoba oil, almond oil)  or creams/lotions.

For preventing or easing menstrual pain 
Chamomile, Rose Otto, Basil, Sage, Yarrow, Jasmine, Cypress, Cajeput, Juniper Berry, Peppermint

Normalizing Flow (Heavy)
Yarrow, Juniper Berry, Cypress, Frankincense, Chamomile, Rose, Vitex (Chasteberry)

Normalizing Flow (Irregular)
Geranium, Vitex (Chasteberry), Rose Otto, Clary Sage, Peppermint

For hormonal balancing
Vitex (Chasteberry), Geranium, Clary Sage, Sandalwood, Rose Otto, Ylang Ylang, Sage

Just a little snippet on how this natural based treatment can help you find better health.  More to come on the emotional aspects and how our cultural beliefs & societies influence can play a part.

If you’d like more information on how this therapy can help you achieve better health or how you can get your three wishes, email me at info@blissholistics.com or leave a comment on the website. 

 … OOOOMMMmmmmmmm …

Article reference material created by Julianne Bien  - Color Science Consultant  www.spectrahue.com

Article reference material created by Julianne Bien  - Color Science Consultant  www.spectrahue.com

Green is known to be cooling, relaxing, balancing and it’s the color of the heart chakra - pure and innocent. Taking the time to connect and feel the depth of your heart will open your connection to self and the spiritual realm.   Used in color therapy, this color helps reduce swelling in the joints and tissues, calms the body and reduces inflammation.  It helps to create oxygen and chlorophyll.  Light green awakens cellular memory, and leads to heart awakening in each cell of the body.  Green helps us assimilate love and other positive emotions. 

…..  Hmmm everybody needs GREEN!

Article reference material created by Julianne Bien  - Color Science Consultant  www.spectrahue.com

• Upcoming Chakra Meditation Classes starting end of August.  Curious to delve into your chakras and discover your rainbow body?   Join me for an 8 session workshop, one night a week for a guided meditation, wrapped up with specially blended chakra oils and the mystical power of crystals.  Each week we’ll focus on a different chakra.
• Pre-register: $120.00, Drop-in: $20.00/class - please call ahead.
• Classes starting: Saturday August 16th 8:15 am, Monday  August 18th 7:30 pm, Wednesday August 20th 8:15 am

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• Relax and Heal on a Bed of  Crystals.  Allow yourself to melt into the warmth of the Amethyst Bio Mat.  The biomat is the only mat of its kind to combine Far Infrared, Negative Ions and Amethyst Therapies for a true mind, body and spirit healing experience.  On it’s own or added to any treatment, the Bio-mat offers deep relaxation, eases joint pain & stiffness, reduces stress & fatigue, improves the immune system, removes bodily toxins & assists in detoxification and helps speed injury recovery.

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• The Power of Reiki.  Learn this ancient hands-on healing technique.  Open yourself to the gifts of Reiki, open your heart to healing Self & others, open your thoughts to embrace intuition, open yourself to the magic of the universe.

• Reiki I:  Wednesday August 6 & 13, Weekend August 9 & 10, Wednesday August 20 & 27.
• Reiki II: Saturday September 6 & 13.

Preferred dates & locations available upon request.

Ah brilliant orange!  It’s taken me a while to get back to my blog, but I’m back and we’re talk’in about orange .. juicy, shiny, happy orange. This vibrant frequency opens our hearts and enlightens our inner sun. It infuses with vitality and youthful playfulness.  It symbolizes joy, happiness and helps raise the spirit.

Orange is recommended for revitalization and replenishment of the body and soul, replenishing the body and nourishing the soul with new energy. Use for emotional depression and fear, menstrual difficulties and hormonal cleansing.

Shine orange on your third eye to awaken spiritual happiness any time of day.

Article reference material created by Julianne Bien - Color Science Consultant
www.spectrahue.com

Red is recommended for impeded circulation, the muscular system and the cardiovascular system. It has a positive effect on chronic illnesses as it stimulates and has a clearing effect.

Article reference material created by Julianne Bien  - Color Science Consultant  www.spectrahue.com

 Our modern style is different from that of our ancient predecessors in one unique way — we live our lives inside. We spend most of our time in closed quarters, be it in our offices, stores, factories, theaters or homes. We place our children into classrooms for the most part of their days, since their early years. We travel in closed vehicles, often with shaded glass to block the sunlight, or commute and shop entirely under ground. We have become concerned over the ozone hole in our atmosphere and its potential harmful consequences, so we readily vacate sunny beaches and often replace them with timed sessions in man-made light-emitting pods.

 Ever since the early humans discovered they could make fire at will, the importance of the sunlight was made relative. Nowadays, we routinely substitute daylight with various types of illumination of our own making — candle light, gas light, light from incandescent bulbs or fluorescent tubes. Our lives hence offer minimal exposure to sunlight. When we do venture outside, we continue to shield ourselves from the sole source of life in universe — sunlight — by wearing sunglasses, hats and long sleeves, by applying sunscreens and staying in the shade as much as possible. We consciously choose to live an unnatural life in artificial surroundings. Only a hundred years ago most people spent 75% of their time outside, today the reverse applies. Yet, we were not made for such an existence.

 Full spectrum light, at the proper intensity, is essential to the production of Vitamin D in our skin and the metabolism of calcium; the amount of calcium in the system regulates not only our bones, but also our nerves and the thinking process. Nevertheless, we do not readily associate ailments and disorders with our confined lifestyle. Only recently have we identified one – seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – and only in a certain percentage of the population (statistics show that 10 to 25% of North Americans occasionally exhibit symptoms of SAD). Meanwhile, we are faces with myriad conditions, afflictions and diseases for which the Western allopathic medicine offers no compelling explanation or treatment. Chronic anemia, unexplained organ failures, the surge of cancers regardless of age and gender, mental illnesses, depression in all of its modalities and forms — all these signals are diagnosed, recorded and addresses solely as independent events in the lives of individuals (or as statistical data), not as symptoms of a single, planetary condition. Medical doctors always look at ill people to establish what is wrong with them; they do not study the healthy population to understand and define the essence of health.

Naturally, our bodies do not use incandescent or fluorescent devices; to survive, they require the color energy carried by light, which they emit for internal and external communication. Light, when shone through a prism, splits and reveals itself through seven specific colour categories ranging from red, having the longest wavelength, to violet, being the shortest — this is our visible colour spectrum. It is a perfect mirror image of our rainbow. Have you ever wondered why we get so excited, feel like a child again and marvel so much at a rainbow after a spring shower? Perhaps, it is a reflection of our own true inner beauty, our inner source of light. Whether we admit it or not, at a spiritual level, we all feel our inner child within and will chase rainbows until we find our pot of gold outside ourselves, which, of course, doesn’t exist. Perhaps we need to discover our rainbow located within each and every one of us at a soul/heart level. When we find that ‘pot of gold’ within, we will not need to search anymore. You’ll know, it is an all-encompassing, complete ‘inner’ knowing. Colour can assist you in achieving the unimaginable.. .but for now, let’s focus on how colour therapy can assist in the physical healing.

Each of the various hues, shades or tints of colour emit specific energy frequencies. The theory that stands behind colour light healing (colour therapy) is to capture specific colour rays or beams of these various wavelengths of light and reintroduce them into the physical body for cellular communication to re-structure, re-position, re-energize, re-nourish, re-organize, re-produce, re-balance, re-harmonize, re-adjust and re-align the body as a complete, multi-dimensional matrix for optimal health in a 2000 — 2001 century existence.

In this type of colour therapy, the health professional focuses coloured beams of light onto specific locations on the client’s body — locations that correspond to the traditional acupuncture points on the skin or other established grid systems based on kabalistic concepts, astrology and numerology. This technique was perfected in Europe and around the world through extensive research in the last five decades of the twentieth century and is based on case studies performed by early pioneers who used colour in healing. The therapist employs the material properties of colours (their respective frequencies) to achieve potential therapeutic effects at the physical, emotional and spiritual level. The therapist can be either a trained medical professional or a trained colour therapy enthusiast and sessions can be performed almost anywhere, including clinics, hospitals or in the comfort of person’s own home.

 How do we achieve optimum effects of colour light?

Each colour beam, generated by a simple, non-invasive hand held colour-ray illuminator, such as LumaLight2000, introduces a specific frequency (based on a specific protocol), through the tonation of colour light onto the skin. The light beam does not necessarily need to touch the skin. The information encoded in the colour frequency than begins its journey along the body’s meridian channels (etheric energy highways) and is absorbed into the system by the entire organism. Colour light replenishes the body’s natural energy supply on all levels, specifically with those frequencies (i.e. colours, which went “missing” through various pathological causes).

The targeted colour light ray gives a spark that moves the blocked energy and thus can relieve any pain the person feels, but it isn’t simply “nudging” the stagnant energy; it is also changing (transmuting) the character of the energy it encounters. Located throughout the body, from head to toe, are highly efficient etheric memory storage facilities that can be programmed for eternity. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that emotional traumas, physical injuries and psychological scars remain with us for decades; although the entire cell count in the area has long ago been replaced by new cells. These ‘memory computer chips’ are localized knots of “scrambled” energy code, encrypted as a result of sudden trauma or shock that we may or may not know still exist somewhere in our mind-body-soul matrix. Therefore, it stands to reason, forgotten past memories and skeletons stashed away quietly in tightly sealed cl6sets eventually begin to rattle as physical symptoms, mental clutter, depression and confusion.

 Pure colour frequencies shone onto the body’s countless energy portals “reprogram” and “unscramble” this harmful mind/body set patterns. Thus they not only can eliminate physical and emotional pain almost instantly, but also prevent it from recurring, while revitalizing the body.

 Each individual illness or disease has a unique frequency of its own and manifests itself differently in each person, depending upon their constitution and life’s ‘energetic” experiences.

 Check in this month to read more about the psychological and therapeutic effects of colours. 

Article by Julianne Bien  - Color Science Consultant  www.spectrahue.com

In the month of June receive a complimentary Color Light Facial with any Reiki or Chakra balancing treatment  OR  refer a friend and receive a complimentary Color Light Facial.

• Right hand straight into the left armpit
• Left hand held over the seventh cervical vertebra - fingers must be spread
• Hold for 10 minutes, 3 to 4 times daily

A tingling will start in the left hand, then the left foot, followed by the right foot, then right arm.

Article referenced from ‘Hanna Kroeger - New Dimensions in Healing Yourself”

Skin brushing or dry-brushing stimulates the lymphatic system, improves circulation, gently exfoliates the skin and helps the body clear itself from congestion and eliminate toxins.   It’s best to brush daily  in the morning before you shower - hence dry-brush to dry-skin, using a natural bristle brush.

• Begin at your feet and stroke upward toward your heart.  Apply enough pressure to stimulate circulation, but not so much that it hurts you.
• Make circular motions around the knees and at the top of thighs, where lymphatic tissue is located.
• Brush your abdomen in a clock-wise circle following the direction of your intestines: start from the your lower right abdomen and move upward and across the abdomen above the navel; then continue downward along your left side.
• Circle around your breast or chest.
• Brush upward from your hands to your shoulder joints, another site of lymphatic tissue.
• From the base of your neck, stroke downward to your heart.
• On your back, stroke up and down along your spine.

It’s simple and extremely effective - you’ll feel the benefits within days.

Article referenced from ‘Roberta Wilson - Aromatherapy - Essential Oils for Vibrant Health and Beauty’

What is reiki?  Reiki is a Japanese phrase which means “Universal Energy”. Its history is enshrouded in myth, legend and parable, but the simple fact is, it works. Reiki is simply the process of channeling Universal Energy through oneself and into some one (or something) else. The vast range of uses for reiki range from healing oneself to opening and balancing the Chakras and even charging objects and food with the energy.

Getting Started,  reiki is safe and simple to use. To get started simply sit or lie down in a comfortable position. Put on the music of your choice and relax. Place your hands over your face with your palms over your eyes. Touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth with the tip of your tongue just behind your front teeth.

As you inhale just open up and feel the energy flow down through the top of your head and down to your heart chakra, then feel it flow out along your arms and out through your hands and into your face. At the simplest level that ALL you have to do. The energy will go wherever it’s needed and do whatever is required of it. You don’t have to send it anywhere in particular or try to control it.

Getting Deeper,  reiki flows through you simply by your ‘intent’. You just have to intend to open up to it and you’ll find it readily available. You may feel many different things while giving yourself a reiki treatment. Your hands or the part of your body covered by your hands may get hot, cold or tingly. Some people feel it very easily and others take awhile to open up to it. The simplest explanation that I’ve found is to think of what the emotion ‘Love’ feels like, and then just relax and let it flow.

I hope this simple exercise helps some of you who’ve been interested in reiki, but just haven’t made the leap into studying it yet.

Article by Robert Morgen

What is an herb? How is it different from a spice? An herb is a seed-producing plant of the type that does not develop persistent woody tissue, such as that of a shrub or a tree, but remains more or less soft or succulent (having thick or fleshy stems or leaves which can hold a large quantity of water). Some examples of common herbs would be catnip, chamomile, hyssop and spearmint. A spice is any of the various vegetable plants that are also fragrant or aromatic and are pungent to the taste. Allspice, cumin, paprika and rosemary are all spices. So an herb may also be a spice, like cinnamon or mace.

Most herbs and spices are sun-dried or cured in their indigenous environment. For example, the ginger root is harvested then cleaned before it is dried and exported. Sometimes ginger root is also peeled and sometimes the ginger root is boiled in sugar and preserved before its exportation. Cloves are the dried unopened flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum, a tree of the Myrtle family, while peppercorns are the dried berries of the Piper nigrum plant. The nutmeg is the hard, aromatic seed of an evergreen tree called Myristica fragrans. The seed is dried and ground or grated and used as a spice.

Herbs can act as astringents (something that slows or stops the flow of blood or other secretions), alkalinizers (something that raises the pH above 7.0), acidifiers (something that lowers the pH below 7.0), tonics (something that refreshes, invigorates or strengthens), diuretics (something that promotes the flow of urine), diaphoretics (something that promotes perspiration), laxatives (something that promotes bowel movements) and also as nervines (something which excites or relaxes the nerves). Many herbs act as more than one of these, such as Acacia, which has a soothing or softening effect on mucous membranes, an astringent effect, limiting secretions of glands and nutritive qualities as well as nourishing the tissues to which it is applied.

The herbs with mostly astringent (causing blood or other secretions to slow or stop) effects are Acacia, Acorn, Agaric, Agrimony, English Alder, Amaranth, Trailing Arbutus, Balm, European Birch, Bistort, Blackberry, Black Willow Bark, Cinnamon, Black Cohosh, Eyebright, Fireweed, Fluellin, Houseleek, Jambul, Pilewort, Red Root, Red Sage, Peruvian Rhatany, Rhubarb, Rosemary and Scullcap.

Herbs with a mostly alkalizing (raising the pH) effect are Dandelion and Kelp.

The general tonic (nourishing, invigorating, strengthening or refreshing) herbs are Agrimony, English Alder, Alstonia Bark, Angustura, Asafetida, Balmony, Balm of Gilead, Bamboo Brier, Barberry, Berberis, Beth Root, Blackberry, Boneset, Box Leaves, Bugle, Catnip, Celery, Chamomile, Culver’s Root, Dandelion, Eyebright, Gentian, Golden Seal, Juniper Berry, Lemon, Mistletoe, Nux Vomica, Peruvian Rhatany, Rosemary, Snake Root and Tansy.

Herbal Tonics for specific areas are the Heart Tonics made from Butterbur and Mescal Buttons, Intestinal Tonics made from Cascara Sagrada, Nerve Tonics made from Damiana and Oats, Stomach Tonics made from Burdock and Sassafras, Strengthening Tonics made from Lucerne and Simaruba and Weight-adding Tonics made from Lucerne.

Herbs having a mostly diuretic (causing urination) effect are Agrimony, Arenaria Rubra, Asafetida, Asparagus, Belladonna, Bilberries, American Bittersweet, Black Currant, Black Haw, Blue Flag, Boldo, Boneset, Bryony, Buchu, Burdock, Butterbur, Caroba, Celery, Coffee, Black Cohosh, Couchgrass, Damiana, Dandelion, Figwort, Garlic, Goat’s Rue, Jambul, Jewel Weed, Juniper Berry, Kelp, Lily-of-the-Valley, Night-Blooming Cereus, Onion, Paraguay Tea, Pitcher Plant, Queen’s Delight, Soap Tree and White Bryony.

The herb with a mostly diaphoretic (causing perspiration) effect is American Bittersweet. Many other herbs have this effect in addition to their main use.

Herbs having a laxative (causing bowel movements) effect are Agar, American Black Alder, Asafetida, Ash, Asparagus, American Bearsfoot, Benne, Blue Flag, Boneset, Burdock, Cleavers, Culver’s Root, Damiana, Dandelion, Fig, Hartstongue, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Olive, Pitcher Plant, Queen’s Delight and Rhubarb which has the mildest laxative effect.

Herbs that affect the nerves are Black Willow Bark, which eases inflammation of the nerves, Passion Flower, which eases nerve pain, Asafetida, which is a nerve stimulant, Gentian, which is another Nerve Tonic and Black Currant, which restores the nervous system. For nervous disorders, use Arrach, Belladonna, Caroba, Chamomile, Gelsemium, Gentian, Golden Seal, Kelp, Lobelia, Mistletoe, Muira-Puama, Oats, Passion Flower, Rosemary or Scullcap.

Various parts of the herb are used - the flowers, leaves, buds, stems and also the root. Preparations vary as well. Sometimes the part or part used will be steeped and used as a tea, sometimes as a wash, sometimes as a tincture, where alcohol is the activating agent and other ways as well.

Consult an herbal professional or documentation before using herbs. While most herbs are completely safe to use, some herbs are OK just in small doses, but sometimes harmful in larger doses. Learn as much as you can about the herb and follow dosing instructions carefully, especially if using them for children.

Luckily, we have much information available on the Internet, on herbs and other topics. There are libraries in most towns and cities where one can find specific information on herbs and herbal remedies. Health stores that carry herbs and herbal preparations are more plentiful than they used to be and there are more and more healing practitioners versed in using herbs, so gathering beneficial and comprehensive information should not be a problem.

by Michael Russell