Daily Gratitudes

Calistemon

Today I am grateful for

1) A peaceful night’s sleep

2) the universal love and healing energy that surrounds me

3) unconditional love

4) EFT

5) creative energy

6) cleansing Calistemon

7) 1 more sleep and the baby will be home

emotional support from my loved ones

my daily gratitudes

Today I am grateful for

1) Going to see Rock the Ballet last night – it was Fantastic!

2) I sold my big old desk and now my darling is building me a custom built all purpose new one

3) The beautiful healing I was able to do with my friend

4) Starting to relocate my home office downstairs and separating out business and personal space and making room for a yoga studio upstairs

5) Acknowledging it’s time to rest and giving myself permission to do so

Self care ~ self pace ~ self love

Turmeric & Ginger Tea with a twist of intuition

Another intuitive concoction came to me yesterday. Honest, my kitchen looked like an apothecary from days gone by and I must admit I felt very at home brewing my potions In fact, I felt soothed by the simple act of cutting fresh herbs, peeling roots and not thinking about why or how much, and just giving over to intuitive health. Imagine my surprise on googling healing properties of both of these concoctions!

Turmeric & Ginger Zinger

1 medium size turmeric & ginger root (no bigger than a two fingers each). I prefer to use fresh organic turmeric and ginger root rather than powder.

4cups boiling water

Add grated turmeric and ginger to boiling water and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Strain and add a squeeze of lemon juice and a dash of honey if preferred. I like to make enough of this yummy tea so I can have a cup while it’s hot and then chill the rest to make iced tea.

Other interesting stuff I just found out:

An herbaceous plant in the ginger family, turmeric is native to South Asia. However, it’s become a popular culinary and medicinal herb around the world. Most praised for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties, it’s also known as a powerful gastrointestinal remedy, and as a treatment for wounds and skin infections, chronic stomach upsets, gastrointestinal disorders, acne and skin disorders, arthritis and bursitis, and bad breath and gingivitis.

Turmeric’s healing benefits are attributed to curcumin, the compound responsible for the herb’s yellow pigment. Practitioners of Ayurveda, a traditional Indian medical system, believe the herb can cleanse and heal the entire body when taken internally. Use any of these turmeric tea recipes to make your own healing beverage.

Basil Tea & Intuition

Yesterday I made myself basil tea. I have grown basil for years and never really knew the healing properties of this magnificent herb. A friend recently introduced me to Tulsi tea which was delicious and got me thinking, why not make my own? As I write, I am sipping my iced tea and thought I would google basil tea. Can you imagine my delight when I found this?

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