Sunday 24 April 2011

Crystal Arts And Health

Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts And Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/  
Happy Easter!

For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4

New Online training courses in Crystal Healing and Herbalism are available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop (Accredited by World Metaphysical Association)

My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=239922 or as a paperback.

My book, Herbal Primer, newly released, covers herbal action classification, herbal identification, herbal preparation and recipes, including herbal teas, incense and potpourri. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=796359 or soon as a paperback.

I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric and Physical Body"

See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Spring/Summer Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products, colognes, perfumes and make-ups. There are also lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags and wedding and event favours. New Crystal Essence TM Chrysanthemum shaped handmade soap makes a lovely spring or summer gift.

Check out the 10% off paycodes coupon for paypal purchases. Code is t2e6g When using online shop basket when the total amount is known, go to paycode link, put in code, click general unless ebay purchase, the amount due and shipping and then you will be redirected to paypal checkout where the 10% will be taken off purchase price

Crystal Healing

http://www.suite101.com/content/recycled-glass-art-a297478

New squidoo lens about crystal healing and the chakra system http://www.squidoo.com/crystalartsandhealth
Using Crystals and Yoga Meditation to Detox Stress http://chakrayoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/using-crystals-and-yoga-meditation-to-heal-and-detox-stress

http://www.brighthub.com/members/caramoore.aspx

Lunar Crystals

The moon represents emotion and powerful instincts, patterns, ancestral and karmic inheritances. For all moon signs it is recommended to meditate with a bloodstone at the full moon to uncover hidden unfulfilled desires that are controlling your life.

It is possible to reprogram patterns of behavior and facilitate healthy sources of nurturing.

Charoite – Enhances vigour and determination. Relaxes, helps overcome obsessions and obstacles. Mentally helps when making important decisions. Soothes pain, and cramps.
Healing Crystals, Michael Gienger

Herbalism

Article on Radiation
http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Surviving_Radiation.htm

http://www.suite101.com/content/building-a-diy-log-home-a337519

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-build-a-diy-sunroom-a335376

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/104373.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/bread-and-cheese-recipes-for-the-self-reliant-a335563

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/102909.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-backne-a331312

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-make-a-year-plan-for-self-reliance-a326528

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/100830.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-heart-ailments-a306407

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-cancer-a306056

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-depression-a297793

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-headaches-and-migraines-a297763
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-pregnancy-and-childbirth-a297020

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-arthritis-and-rheumatism-a292050

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-flu-and-viruses-a292081

http://www.squidoo.com/Herbalprimer

"These are the things I know: You always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, plant rosemary at your gate, keep lavender for luck and fall in love whenever possible." ~Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic http://www.alicehoffman.com/hoffman-bio.htm

Useful herb resource for vitamin and herb interactions:

http://www.baldwins.co.uk/perl/go.pl/healthnotes.html?%2fuk%2fassets%2fa-z-index%2fa-to-z-index-of-vitamin-and-herb-interactions%2f%7edefault

Elecampane (Inula helenium)

Expectorant, anti-tussive, diasphoretic, stomachic, anti-bacterial. Treatment irritating bronchial coughs, lung tonic, bronchitis or emphysema, Asthma, bronchitic asthma, tuberculosis. Dosage: Pour a cup of cold water onto 1 teaspoon of shredded root, let stand 8-12 hours, heat up and take hot x 3 a day.
Herbal Primer, Cara E. Moore

Yoga

http://hatha-yoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/yoga-practice-routine-for-office-workers

The two forces of mind and prana maintain the rhythm of life and consciousness. Everything in the universe is evolving. Matter in its ultimate form is energy. The goal of yoga is to turn the body into solid energy. – Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Namaste means "the divinity within me salutes the divinity within you."

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/690

Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose)

(vip-par-ee-tah car-AHN-ee)

viparita = turned around, reversed, inverted

karani = doing, making, action

Therapeutic Benefits
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Digestive problems
  • Headache
  • High and low blood pressure
  • Insomnia
  • Migraine
  • Mild depression
  • Respiratory ailments
  • Urinary disorders
  • Varicose veins
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Menopause
Benefits 

  • Relieves tired or cramped legs and feet
  • Gently stretches the back legs, front torso, and the back of the neck
  • Relieves mild backache
  • Calms the mind
Contraindications and Cautions
As with any inversion Viparita Karani should be avoided if you have serious eye problems, such as glaucoma. With serious neck or back problems only perform this pose with the supervision of an experienced teacher. If your feet begin to tingle during this pose, bend your knees, touch your soles together, and slide the outer edges of your feet down the wall, bringing your heels close to your pelvis
The pose described here is a passive, supported variation of the Shoulderstand-like Viparita Karani. For your support you'll need one or two thickly folded blankets or a firm round bolster. You'll also need to rest your legs vertically (or nearly so) on a wall or other upright support. 
  1. Before performing the pose, determine two things about your support: its height and its distance from the wall. If you're stiffer, the support should be lower and placed farther from the wall; if you're more flexible, use a higher support that is closer to the wall. Your distance from the wall also depends on your height: if you're shorter move closer to the wall, if taller move farther from the wall. Experiment with the position of your support until you find the placement that works for you.
  2. Start with your support about 5 to 6 inches away from the wall. Sit sideways on right end of the support, with your right side against the wall (left-handers can substitute "left" for "right" in these instructions). Exhale and, with one smooth movement, swing your legs up onto the wall and your shoulders and head lightly down onto the floor. The first few times you do this, you may ignominiously slide off the support and plop down with your buttocks on the floor. Don't get discouraged. Try lowering the support and/or moving it slightly further off the wall until you gain some facility with this movement, then move back closer to the wall.
  3. Your sitting bones don't need to be right against the wall, but they should be "dripping" down into the space between the support and the wall. Check that the front of your torso gently arches from the pubis to the top of the shoulders. If the front of your torso seems flat, then you've probably slipped a bit off the support. Bend your knees, press your feet into the wall and lift your pelvis off the support a few inches, tuck the support a little higher up under your pelvis, then lower your pelvis onto the support again.
  4. Lift and release the base of your skull away from the back of your neck and soften your throat. Don't push your chin against your sternum; instead let your sternum lift toward the chin. Take a small roll (made from a towel for example) under your neck if the cervical spine feels flat. Open your shoulder blades away from the spine and release your hands and arms out to your sides, palms up.
  5. Keep your legs relatively firm, just enough to hold them vertically in place. Release the heads of the thigh bones and the weight of your belly deeply into your torso, toward the back of the pelvis. Soften your eyes and turn them down to look into your heart.
  6. Stay in this pose anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. Be sure not to twist off the support when coming out. Instead, slide off the support onto the floor before turning to the side. You can also bend your knees and push your feet against the wall to lift your pelvis off the support. Then slide the support to one side, lower your pelvis to the floor, and turn to the side. Stay on your side for a few breaths, and come up to sitting with an exhalation.  
Follow-Up Poses
Viparita Karani is usually sequenced near the end of a practice just prior to Savasana or sitting pranayama.

The Enkindled Spring

D.H. Lawrence (1916)

This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green,
Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes,
Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between
Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes.
I am amazed at this spring, this conflagration
Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze
Of growing, and sparks that puff in wild gyration,
Faces of people streaming across my gaze.

And I, what fountain of fire am I among
This leaping combustion of spring? My spirit is tossed
About like a shadow buffeted in the throng
Of flames, a shadow that’s gone astray, and is lost.

Music




Take my Breath Away

Watching every motion in my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

Watching I keep waiting still anticipating love
Never hesitating to become the fated ones
Turning and returning to some secret place to hide
Watching in slow motion as you turn to me and say,

My Love,
Take my breath away

Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you, and turned to hear you say
If only for today I am unafraid

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game
Haunted by the notion somewhere there's a love in flames
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion as you turn my way and say

Take my breath away,
My Love
Take my breath away
My Love
Take my breath away
Take my breath away

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Monday 18 April 2011

Crystal Arts And Health Blog

Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts And Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/  
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4

 
New Online training courses in Crystal Healing and Herbalism are available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop (Accredited by World Metaphysical Association)

My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=239922 or as a paperback.

 
My book, Herbal Primer, newly released, covers herbal action classification, herbal identification, herbal preparation and recipes, including herbal teas, incense and potpourri. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=796359 or soon as a paperback.

 
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric and Physical Body"

 
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Spring/Summer Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products, colognes, perfumes and make-ups. There are also lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags and wedding and event favours. New Crystal Essence TM Chrysanthemum shaped handmade soap makes a lovely spring or summer gift.

 
Check out the 10% off paycodes coupon for paypal purchases. Code is t2e6g When using online shop basket when the total amount is known, go to paycode link, put in code, click general unless ebay purchase, the amount due and shipping and then you will be redirected to paypal checkout where the 10% will be taken off purchase price

Crystal Healing

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/recycled-glass-art-a297478

 
New squidoo lens about crystal healing and the chakra system http://www.squidoo.com/crystalartsandhealth
Using Crystals and Yoga Meditation to Detox Stress http://chakrayoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/using-crystals-and-yoga-meditation-to-heal-and-detox-stress

 
http://www.brighthub.com/members/caramoore.aspx

 
Lunar Crystals

 
The moon represents emotion and powerful instincts, patterns, ancestral and karmic inheritances. For all moon signs it is recommended to meditate with a bloodstone at the full moon to uncover hidden unfulfilled desires that are controlling your life.

 
It is possible to reprogram patterns of behavior and facilitate healthy sources of nurturing.

 
Orange Calcite – Courage willpower, vigour, courage, stability and good mood, promotes sense of community. Physical – improves quality of blood, stimulates small intestine, metabolism, circulation, blood flow.

 
Healing Crystals, Michael Gienger

 
Herbalism

 
Article on Radiation

 
http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Surviving_Radiation.htm

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/building-a-diy-log-home-a337519

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-build-a-diy-sunroom-a335376

 
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/104373.aspx

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/bread-and-cheese-recipes-for-the-self-reliant-a335563

 
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/102909.aspx

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-backne-a331312

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-make-a-year-plan-for-self-reliance-a326528

 
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/100830.aspx

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-heart-ailments-a306407

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-cancer-a306056

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-depression-a297793

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-headaches-and-migraines-a297763

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-pregnancy-and-childbirth-a297020

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-fertility-and-menopause-a296647

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-the-digestion-system-a294272

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-sensuality-and-reproductive-systems-a293986

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-frostbite-and-poor-circulation-a264565

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-stress-and-sleep-a274726

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-hayfever-and-colds-a274380

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-dandruff-and-eczema-a291431

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-arthritis-and-rheumatism-a292050

 
http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-flu-and-viruses-a292081

 
http://www.squidoo.com/Herbalprimer

 
"These are the things I know: You always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, plant rosemary at your gate, keep lavender for luck and fall in love whenever possible." ~Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic http://www.alicehoffman.com/hoffman-bio.htm
 
Useful herb resource for vitamin and herb interactions:

 
http://www.baldwins.co.uk/perl/go.pl/healthnotes.html?%2fuk%2fassets%2fa-z-index%2fa-to-z-index-of-vitamin-and-herb-interactions%2f%7edefault

 
Echinacea Purpurea Root (Echinacea angustifolia) Anti-microbial, alterative. Used in treatment of boils, septicaemia, useful in infections of laryngitis, tonsillitis, catarrhal nose and throat, mouthwash for pyorrhoea, gingivitis, externally speed the healing of septic sores and cuts. Dosage, 1-2 tsp of root in one cup of water, bring to boil, let simmer for 10-15 minutes, drink x 3 a day

 
Herbal Primer, Cara E. Moore

 
Yoga

 
http://hatha-yoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/yoga-practice-routine-for-office-workers

 
The two forces of mind and prana maintain the rhythm of life and consciousness. Everything in the universe is evolving. Matter in its ultimate form is energy. The goal of yoga is to turn the body into solid energy. – Hatha Yoga Pradipika

 
Namaste means "the divinity within me salutes the divinity within you."

 
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2476

 
Uttana Shishosana (Extended puppy pose)

 
Benefits: Stretches the spine and shoulders

 
Contraindications and Cautions: Knee injury

 
Follow-Up Poses: Balasana

 
Therapeutic Applications: Stress

 
  1. Come onto all fours. See that your shoulders are above your wrists and your hips are above your knees. Walk your hands forward a few inches and curl your toes under.
  2. As you exhale, move your buttocks halfway back toward your heels. Keep your arms active; don't let your elbows touch the ground.
  3. Drop your forehead to the floor or to a blanket and let your neck relax. Keep a slight curve in your lower back. To feel a nice long stretch in your spine, press the hands down and stretch through the arms while pulling your hips back toward your heels.
  4. Breathe into your back, feeling the spine lengthen in both directions. Hold for 30 seconds to a minute, then release your buttocks down onto your heels.

Poetry

 

Horizon’s Place And Time Meet by Cara E. Moore Chapbook

 
Poem from this collection http://www.gaias-garden.co.uk/library/ACheerfulCanvas.html

 


 

Surprised by Joy- -Impatient as the Wind

 
William Wordsworth

 
By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide

 
Poem lyrics of Surprised by Joy--Impatient as the Wind by William Wordsworth.

 
Surprised by joy -- impatient as the Wind

I turned to share the transport -- Oh! with whom

But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb,

That spot which no vicissitude can find?

Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind --

But how could I forget thee? Through what power,

Even for the least division of an hour,

Have I been so beguiled as to be blind

To my most grievous loss? -- That thought's return

Was the worst pang that sorrow ever bore,

Save one, one only, when I stood forlorn,

Knowing my heart's best treasure was no more;

That neither present time, nor years unborn

Could to my sight that heavenly face restore.

 

Music

 


 
http://shootingpeople.org/cards/caraemoore

 

Vocal Training

 
http://www.mostentertaining.com/tutors/cara/

 


 

Eddie Reader


 
Bell, Book and Candle

 
The blue around the morning noon

The colour of your eyes

I remember holding you

Fall through summer skies

You're everything that I've become, every word I say

I need a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 

White horses on a troubled sea

Your smile will flash through time

Up ahead a blackbird's wing

Your hair will come to mind

Every night I see your face when I have to pray

I need a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 

Keep your ghost away, keep your ghost away

I need a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 

Just before the thunder roars

I sense you next to me

And as I move through nature

I know where you will be

So I must keep myself apart,here is where I'll stay

With a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 

Keep your ghost away, keep your ghost away

I need a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 

The blue around the moring noon

The colour of your eyes

I remember holding you

Fall through summer skies

You're everything that I've become, every word I say

I need a bell, book and candle to keep your ghost away

 


 

 

 
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Saturday 9 April 2011

Crystal Arts And Health Blog

Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts And Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/  
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4

New Online training courses in Crystal Healing and Herbalism are available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop (Accredited by World Metaphysical Association)

My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=239922 or as a paperback.

My book, Herbal Primer, newly released, covers herbal action classification, herbal identification, herbal preparation and recipes, including herbal teas, incense and potpourri. Is available as an ebook from http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=796359 or soon as a paperback.

I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric and Physical Body"

See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Spring/Summer Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products, colognes, perfumes and make-ups. There are also lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags and wedding and event favours. New Crystal Essence TM Chrysanthemum shaped handmade soap makes a lovely spring or summer gift.

Check out the 10% off paycodes coupon for paypal purchases. Code is t2e6g When using online shop basket when the total amount is known, go to paycode link, put in code, click general unless ebay purchase, the amount due and shipping and then you will be redirected to paypal checkout where the 10% will be taken off purchase price

Crystal Healing

http://www.suite101.com/content/recycled-glass-art-a297478

New squidoo lens about crystal healing and the chakra system http://www.squidoo.com/crystalartsandhealth
Using Crystals and Yoga Meditation to Detox Stress http://chakrayoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/using-crystals-and-yoga-meditation-to-heal-and-detox-stress

http://www.brighthub.com/members/caramoore.aspx

Imbolc to Ostara http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/79505.aspx 

Belltane http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/80613.aspx

Wiccan Symbols, Spells And Rituals: http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/90540.aspx

Wiccan Prayers http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/94544.aspx

Pagan Symbols & Meanings: http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/95295.aspx

What is Druidism: http://www.brighthub.com/society/religion-spirituality/articles/103181.aspx

Lunar Crystals

The moon represents emotion and powerful instincts, patterns, ancestral and karmic inheritances. For all moon signs it is recommended to meditate with a bloodstone at the full moon to uncover hidden unfulfilled desires that are controlling your life.

It is possible to reprogram patterns of behavior and facilitate healthy sources of nurturing.

Azurite-malachite Helpful, disperses inner turmoil. Helps resolve conflicts. Normalises disharmonious cell growth, releases cramps, fortifies liver and detoxifies.

Healing Crystals, Michael Gienger

Herbalism

Article on Radiation
http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Surviving_Radiation.htm

http://www.suite101.com/content/building-a-diy-log-home-a337519

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-build-a-diy-sunroom-a335376

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/104373.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/bread-and-cheese-recipes-for-the-self-reliant-a335563

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/102909.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-backne-a331312

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-make-a-year-plan-for-self-reliance-a326528

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/100830.aspx

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-heart-ailments-a306407

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-cancer-a306056

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-depression-a297793

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-headaches-and-migraines-a297763

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-pregnancy-and-childbirth-a297020

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-fertility-and-menopause-a296647

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-the-digestion-system-a294272

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-sensuality-and-reproductive-systems-a293986

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-frostbite-and-poor-circulation-a264565

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-stress-and-sleep-a274726

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-hayfever-and-colds-a274380

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-dandruff-and-eczema-a291431

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-arthritis-and-rheumatism-a292050

http://www.suite101.com/content/herbal-remedies-for-flu-and-viruses-a292081

http://www.squidoo.com/Herbalprimer

"These are the things I know: You always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, plant rosemary at your gate, keep lavender for luck and fall in love whenever possible." ~Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic http://www.alicehoffman.com/hoffman-bio.htm

Useful herb resource for vitamin and herb interactions:

http://www.baldwins.co.uk/perl/go.pl/healthnotes.html?%2fuk%2fassets%2fa-z-index%2fa-to-z-index-of-vitamin-and-herb-interactions%2f%7edefault

Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbrens) Anti-inflammatory, anodyne, hepatic. Used in arthritis treatment, inflammation of joints, used in liver and gallbladder treatments. Dosage: ½ to 1 teaspoon in a cup of water, simmer 10-15 minutes, drink x 3 a day.

Herbal Primer, Cara E. Moore

Yoga

http://hatha-yoga.suite101.com/article.cfm/yoga-practice-routine-for-office-workers

The two forces of mind and prana maintain the rhythm of life and consciousness. Everything in the universe is evolving. Matter in its ultimate form is energy. The goal of yoga is to turn the body into solid energy. – Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Namaste means "the divinity within me salutes the divinity within you."

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/1705

Simhasana (Lion Pose)

Contraindications and Cautions

If you have a knee injury, always be cautious in flexed-knee sitting positions and, if necessary, sit on a chair to do the pose

Benefits

• Relieves tension in the chest and face.

• An often-overlooked benefit of Simhasana is that it stimulates the platysma, a flat, thin, rectangular-shaped muscle on the front of the throat. The platysma, when contracted, pulls down on the corners of the mouth and wrinkles the skin of the neck.

• Simhasana helps keep the platysma firm as we age.

• According to traditional texts, Simhasana destroys disease and facilitates the three major bandhas (Mula, Jalandhara, Uddiyana).

Modifications and Props

If you find the leg position described above to be uncomfortable, simply sit in Virasana. Sit on a block positioned between your feet.

1. Kneel on the floor and cross the front of the right ankle over the back of the left. The feet will point out to the sides. Sit back so the perineum snuggles down onto the on the top (right) heel.
2. Press your palms firmly against your knees. Fan the palms and splay your fingers like the sharpened claws of a large feline.
3. Take a deep inhalation through the nose. Then simultaneously open your mouth wide and stretch your tongue out, curling its tip down toward the chin, open your eyes wide, contract the muscles on the front of your throat, and exhale the breath slowly out through your mouth with a distinct "ha" sound. The breath should pass over the back of the throat.
4. Some texts instruct us to set our gaze (drishti) at the spot between the eyebrows. This is called "mid-brow gazing" (bhru-madhya-drishti; bhru = the brow; madhya = middle).Other texts direct the eyes to the tip of the nose (nasa-agra-drishti; nasa = nose; agra = foremost point or part, i.e., tip).
5. You can roar two or three times. Then change the cross of the legs and repeat for the same number of times.

Poetry

Horizon’s Place And Time Meet by Cara E. Moore Chapbook
Poem from this collection http://www.gaias-garden.co.uk/library/ACheerfulCanvas.html

Amazon link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horizons-Place-Time-Meet-%20Collection/dp/0955539404/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1272790461&sr=8-1-catcorr For Ebook download Direct Link: http://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=25453

To My Mother

Edgar Allan Poe

By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide

Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Therefore by that dear name I long have called you -
You who are more than mother unto me,
And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you
In setting my Virginia's spirit free.
My mother - my own mother, who died early,
Was but the mother of myself; but you
Are mother to the one I loved so dearly,
And thus are dearer than the mother I knew
By that infinity with which my wife
Was dearer to my soul than its soul-life.

Music

Cara E. Moore http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/audio_player/detachable_player/artist_487603?autoPlay=true
http://shootingpeople.org/cards/caraemoore

Vocal Training
http://www.mostentertaining.com/tutors/cara/

http://musicaltheatre.suite101.com/article.cfm/vocal-training-posture-and-warm-ups-key-to-best-performance

Aretha Franklin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DZ3_obMXwU

Respect Aretha Franklin

(oo) What you want
(oo) Baby, I got
(oo) What you need
(oo) Do you know I got it?
(oo) All I'm askin'
(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone
Ain't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo)
All I'm askin' (oo)
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

I'm about to give you all of my money
And all I'm askin' in return, honey
Is to give me my profits
When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)
Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)
When you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

------ instrumental break ------

Ooo, your kisses (oo)
Sweeter than honey (oo)
And guess what? (oo)
So is my money (oo)
All I want you to do (oo) for me
Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re)
Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re)
Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)
When you get home, now (just a little bit)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB

Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
I get tired (just a little bit)
Keep on tryin' (just a little bit)
You're runnin' out of foolin' (just a little bit)
And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit)
(re, re, re, re) 'spect
When you come home (re, re, re ,re)
Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)
And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)
I got to have (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit



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