Autumn leaves

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

Autumn
outside my window
wind twirling, whirling, dancing
until the last leaf falls
straight at my window
as an invited Angel
how could I not love you
Autumn

How to Preserve the Colors of Fall Foliage

by Annie B. Bond

I saw the most beautiful peach-red leaf today, one of the most beautiful fall foliage colors I have ever seen. This is a leaf I want to keep!

My mother had a trick she used to preserve the color in fall foliage leaves, and I have since seen this technique suggested in old folk formula books. It really works, and the leaves stay on the branches and keep their color for weeks. I’m happy to share this tip, and use it myself. Here is her secret:

All you need is a little bit of vegetable glycerin, water, and newly cut branches with colorful leaves. Just put about 1/2 a teaspoon into a vase full of water, stir, and then add the branches. With this, the leaves stay on the branches and keep their color for weeks. Refresh the water and glycerin every week. Pure vegetable glycerin is available in health food stores.

Here:
How to Preserve the Colors of FallFoliage
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The Gerson Therapy

Amazing Tea

Nutrition Meditation

One of my favorite ways of showing gratitude for my food is to eliminate all distractions before eating and to remain fully present with every bite to the end. I love to breathe and savor every sensation that goes through my body as I eat vivacious raw food. Sometimes I like to contemplate what nutrients each of the foods in the meal contains and what parts of my body those foods/nutrients serve most directly. -
Jinjee

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Awarenes of the breath

The Peaceful Power of Breath
by Cait Johnson

If you want to feel more serene and focused, try breathing! For centuries, people have used awareness of the breath as a means of becoming more conscious and relaxed. Unlike other physical processes - like the heartbeat, for instance - breathing is easy to control and open to a lot of variation.

Here are some simple-to-do, time-honored ideas for playing with your breath to reduce stress and become more peaceful.

Be sure to do only what feels comfortable to your body. If you suffer from shortness of breath, for instance, be mindful not to push yourself too hard.

1. At several points in your day, simply become aware of your breathing. This could be as minimal as saying to yourself, “Here I am, breathing. This is the way I breathe. Good to be breathing. Good to have air to breathe.” Send gratitude to the air with your out-breath. Draw in the air like nectar.

2. How long can you hold your breath? Time yourself and see. Try this once a day for several days and you may find you are able to hold your breath for longer stretches at a time. Nothing heightens our awareness of the importance of breath like stopping it for awhile.

3. Try counting your breaths, and witness how long you go before you lose count or get distracted. Vary the ways you count. Some Zen Buddhist meditations count “one” on the in-breath, “two” on the out-breath, continuing to ten and then starting over again, unless thoughts intrude (which they always do), in which case you start over again with “one” at that point.

4. Consciously vary the tempo and depth of your breath. Pause for a count of three after inhaling, again for a count of three after exhaling. Pauses allow a place of rest and spaciousness to form. Or try doing a short panting breath for a few seconds, followed by a series of long, expanded breaths with pauses. Take note of your reactions, both mental and physical, to these variations on the theme of breathing. Which ones feel most comfortable? Which helped you feel more relaxed or focused?

Adapted from “Earth, Water, Fire, and Air” by Cait Johnson (Skylight Paths, 2002).

From: The Peaceful Power of Breath - Green Living.

How to massage away shoulder pain

Learn how to relieve shoulder pain with massage techniques. Whether it's for yourself or for someone else, this film will give you the essential know-how you need.

Really great video:
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There is Text Version also.
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Green Smoothie Revolution

Eating plenty of greens is one of the best medicine we can give our body.
I try to make green juice or green smoothie every day. I like greens and I know that I give my body the best. Of course fresh, organic or from own yard is the best!
I always try to have some greens in pots. I have parsley, basil, mint, and even my dandelion in my mini yard.

Here is recipe with dandelion from beautiful book:

Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Toward Natural Health

Dent de Lion
Valya Boutenko Yields 2 quarts

1 bunch dandelion greens
2 mangoes
2 cups apple juice
2 pears
1 cup water





All you need is a juicer and some good quality greens, and you're off.

Excerpt from Victoria Boutenko book:

If you have a high-speed blender, we recommend not peeling
organic fruit such as mangoes, apples, kiwis, and pears. You can also
blend apples and pears with their seeds. If you have a regular blender
that runs at slower speeds, peels and seeds will not blend completely
and might destroy your blender..... .

You can blend greens whole, however I usually remove the stalks
from kale, collards, and chard as they add a peppery taste that I don’t
like. I always leave the stalks on finer plants such as spinach, dandelions,
parsley, cilantro, and others.... .

Read Ode To Green Smoothie" for benefits of drinking Green Smoothies and Green Smoothie Recipes.