Welcome everyone to the blog of Crystal Arts & Health Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts & Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/

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My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals. 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 & Physical Body"

See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.

Crystal Healing

Garnet – Base Chakra. Speeds up healing process. Can be used with clear quartz healing wands for this purpose. Energizing, warming, good against cold, sluggishness and for improved circulation.

Herbalism

Bitters enhance the liver and digestive processes. If bitterness is disguised by sugar completely, the beneficial effects no longer occur, often used in tonics.

Gentian (Gentiana lutea) Bitter, gastric stimulant, sialagogue,( stimulates the secretion of saliva from the salivary glands) cholagogue (stimulates the flow of bile from the liver). Useful for dyspepsia and flatulence, stimulates digestion. Dosage put ½ tsp of shredded root in a cup of water and boil for 5 minutes, drunk warm 15-30 minutes before meals, or any time when acute stomach pains from feeling of fullness in stomach. Tincture: 1-4 ml of tincture three times a day.

Rue (Ruta graveolens) Warning: Herb and the oil of rue should be avoided during pregnancy Actions: anti-spasmodic, emmenagogue, (herbs that stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus) anti-tussive, herbs that suppress the body's urge to cough. Mainly used to regulate menstrual periods, used to bring on suppressed menses. Used to relax smooth muscles in digestive system, and stopping spasm of spasmodic coughs, lowers elevated blood pressure. Fresh leaf can be chewed to relieve tension headaches, ease palpitations and other anxiety problems. Dosage pour a cup of boiling water onto 1-2 tsp of dried her and leave to infuse for 10-15 minutes drunk x 3 a day. Tincture 1-4 ml x 3 a day

Yoga

The Fish Matsyasana (counter position to the Shoulderstand)

Benefits stiffness in cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions, increasing nerve impulse and blood circulation in these areas. Gives natural massage to shoulders and neck, corrects rounded shoulders, increases capacity of the lungs, helps relieve asthma and other respiratory problems, energizes the parathyroid glands, stimulates and tones pituitary gland, pineal gland, regulates moods and emotions, relieves stress and mental agitation, increases prana to the neck and shoulder region, relieves pranic blocks from lung, stomach, and spleen meridians.

Poetry

Poetry submission

http://www.poetcasting.co.uk

New Canadian Poetry Magazine

http://www.ditchpoetry.com/

Music

Music funding

http://www.euclid.info/

Music Education

http://www.soundrights.org.uk/

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