This is so easy to make and use and can lift your mood in your home and office setting.And if you are anything like me you will soon have several of them around the house to use at any time.
Air Freshener | Tools Day
Let’s start with the basic air freshener.
In a spray bottle combine:
White vinegar
20-30 drops essential oils of your choice
Play around with the amount of essential oils you are using, some are stronger than others and some of our noses are more sensitive than others.
Here are just a few ideas of which essential oils to use:
Lavenderwill help to calm the senses.
Peppermint will be more uplifting.
Rosemary has been proven to help concentration.
Lemongrass can help with those lingering cooking odors.
Most important is trying different options and learning what works best for you.Maybe get really creative and mix a few oils together.
To get other recipes follow our Youtube channel or if you want to learn more about us check out our website
A huge thank you to everyone who came and made our annual 100 Hours of Healing such a successful fundraising event. We hope you enjoyed everything we had to offer, with technical difficulties and all. We certainly had a lot of fun during this event and hope you were able to find something you enjoyed. The presentations ranged from supporting our emotional well-being like “Finding your Life’s Purpose” to “Getting Unstuck”. Maybe you were finding something more spiritual like “Karuna Sound Healing”. Did you need maintenance for your physical well-being and try the “Stretching Clinic” or “Nutritional Goal Setting”?
100 Hours of Healing annual event 2022
If you missed us over the weekend, don’t worry, we are offering our presentations through the end of the year.Simply go to our events pageand search through the list. You are sure to find something of interest and each presentation in only $5. With this small donation you can make a difference in someones life.
Your contribution will fund our charitable efforts, providing sliding scale or free classes to those in need. Our focus populations are: military/veterans, first responders, healthcare workers, education workers, elders, and those in financial need.
Also, if you are unable to support us with a donation at this time, you can help grow our communityby joining us and following our Youtube channel. We have many helpful tips for self care with our Tools Day program. There is much more to come in 2023, so please subscribe and you will be updated as we add more helpful information.
Getting ready for MEander2MEnd
Furthermore, I’d like to direct you to our upcoming events.Personally I am very much looking forward to second Meander2Mend movement event. This is not a speed competition, but more of a ‘let’s train together and encourage each other to get moving’ for a few months. On February 26th, 2023 we will gathering where we can show off our
MEander2MEnd
accomplishments.Everything will be virtual and online, so we would love lots of pictures during training, which will encourage other to keep going. We all know movement is good for our health, so let’s have some fun while we do it. Let your creativity shine, which is your favorite way to move? Bike, hop, skip, swim, meander, run, walk, or tell us your way of moving, let’s explore and then share with us. Thank you!
We have new Meander2Mend T-shirts this year, I just ordered mine. Here is the link to get your own.
And while you are there, you might want to consider getting a journal for your journey.
Sneak Peak into next year.
Additionally, our own Amy Alward will be starting a series of Reiki classes in January.
Level UP self-care with an Online Reiki Class
Anyone can learn! This class is for beginners who want to learn Reiki online from home. Together, we will explore the flow of energy in and around us. Practical lessons and “experiments” to try at home are part of the format. Questions that come up can be asked at the next class. If you need time to process and practice, if you need to stay home, this is your class.
In the past, the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT) has taught this class in-person as an all-day (8-hour) event. This class offering has the same curriculum, broken apart and delivered online. We offer classes this way to:
save fuel, time, and money (no travel)
limit sensory inputs (attend in your environment)
encourage exploration on your own between classes
improve class experience (more time to share)
get to know one another better (make connections to others like you)
And I, Moana Schwertsik, will be offering a series of talks on nutrition and am lining up a few guest speakers (dates to be announced).My goal is to give everyone some very good insights as to how our nutrition and our eating habits do affect our health. As a nutrition coach my goal is to help you make lifelong changes to your diet habits so you can go on with living your best and healthier life. One on one nutrition counseling will be offered starting in March.You can reach out to me by scheduling a 15 min free consultation here. Let’s chat and see if I can help in any way.
Help us help others
Please help us grow and expand our community. is there something specific you are looking for and not seeing it here or on our website?Let us know what yo are after and maybe we can add it to our list of offerings.
I had so much fun this year during our 100 Hours of Healing fundraising event and am already looking forward to next year. Before we get there we have a lot going on.Please check back regularly since we are constantly updating and adding new events to our calendar.
Lastly, as a thank you for your support we have a free gift for you, Karuna sound healing. This is a gift from our own co-creator Amy Alward. Please follow the link above and to receive your gift. And thank you for your support.
Many different dimensions are involved in optimizing our health and wellness.
So much goes into our overall health, and yes, diet is definitely a huge part of that. But there is so much more to consider.This topic has been contemplated for a long time. The association between diet and disease has been investigated and reported for thousands of years. The Greek physician and “father of modern medicine,” Hippocrates (460–370 BC), was perhaps one of the first scientists to recognize the connection between diet and health:
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. –Hippocrates.
And as one of my teachers stated: The whole constitution of man must be taken into consideration, not merely the treating of the body as a chemical or mechanical machine. – Dr Stone
That statement was a turning point for me, it made so much sense. Of course food is top of the list, we cannot survive for long without it. But looking at our overall health and wellbeing we need more to thrive. Our mental and emotional health is important and well.
Healing nature with grounding rocks
The definition of health is: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Key factors to staying healthy are these six dimensions of wellness; emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual. Therefore addressing all six dimensions in our lives builds a holistic sense of wholeness and fulfillment. We have to remember that we are living beings and our journey through this life is continuously changing and evolving. Wellness views health from a holistic perspective- mind, body, and spirit. And as such all of these dimensions work individually, but also need support from each other. Let’s dive a little deeper into these dimensions.
The many different dimensions of wellness are quite intertwined.
Our emotional wellness depends a lot on our outlook on life. Are we being positive and mindful?Are we beating ourselves up when negative emotions come up?How is our relationship with food and our health?How can we improve on our relationship with food?
What is called occupational wellness is considered what we do in life.Are we enjoying our job?Are we volunteering and enjoying the company we interact with?Is there a personal satisfaction related to these activities?
Physical wellness encourages the balance of exercise, rest, nutrition, and mental-health.Are we respecting the responsibility for taking care of our bodies, both physical and emotional?
Improving social wellness can also improve our emotional wellness. Are we enjoying a healthy social network?This can help give a positive outlook on life.
Intellectual wellness expands your horizon and will give us a sense of fulfillment in life.Never stop learning and participating in activities.This in turn supports your emotional and occupational wellness.
Spiritual wellness means having personal faith in something that deepens feeling of belonging and peace with oneself and the world.Our spiritual wellness can be defined in terms of religious faith, personal values, ethical/moral beliefs. Or simply a general acceptance of an underlying mind-body-spirit connection. It helps to create a greater sense of meaning and purpose in life which enhances all other dimensions of wellness.
Meditation walk on spiral staircase
In conclusion, there is much each one of us can do to improve our health and wellbeing. So many of these ideas mean that you have to tune in to yourself and trust your inner self. Acknowledge what your body is asking for, it is usually right if we are honest.
Forget what is best for others, be selfish here.What is best for you is not best for the person next to you.I am on my journey of the best well-being path I can be on for me.And I understand that we all have a different path, but we can share our experiences and share our stories and with that help someone along on their journey. I hope in some small way I could support you and let you know you are on the right path if you are trying something new, even if it something very small, to improve your well-being.
If you want to learn more about me and my journey check out Whole Self Unity and maybe join me there to learn more about yourself. You can also find different tools on our Youtube channel.
Cranio Sacral and Polarity Therapy specialist, empowering people in their wellness process. Co-founder of Whole Self Unity.
Let me share a body scan technique that has worked for me to get my life back on track and feeling happy and relaxed again.
The uncertain times we are living in right now are likely to cause anyone to feel confused and unsure which is a great cause for stress and anxiety. The whiplash effect of ever changing news are truly a pain in the neck.
Maybe your body has become tense and tight? Are you feeling stressed or depressed? Maybe you have reached the point of feeling trapped by anxiety and pain. When overwhelming stress, pain and anxiety seem to rob you of your health, you’re not alone. At some point everyone realizes they have stress in their lives that’s causing physical pain and anxieties. With this realization comes the power to transform your life.
Research has found that when relaxation takes place, the parasympathetic nervous system switches on a particular gene that enhances your digestion, memory and immune system. When you practice relaxation techniques you can:
Boost your immunity
Lessen irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and improve digestion
Quiet your mind for relaxing sleep patterns
Lower blood pressure
Prevent inflammation linked to heart disease, asthma and joint pain
This technique can be used for relaxation and self awareness and will help reduce your stress, anxiety, and pain. The more regularly you practice this technique, the deeper it will become rooted to the benefits.
I suggest you set a timer for 15 minutes once or twice a day and practice.
To start, find a comfortable position, either sitting or lying down. Most people prefer to lie down for this exercise. Your eyes can be open or closed, uncross your arms and legs and let them be supported by the ground or the chair.
Take a few deep breaths and tune into your body, starting with the head and work your way down.
Scan your head and neck and simply notice if you feel tense, relaxed, calm or anxious. Just notice how you feel in your body, do not judge the body.
When you notice tension take a deep breath and see how much you can spread any sensation of softness and relaxation to soothe the tense areas of your body. Take a few deep breaths here.
Take your time and scan all the way to your feet, noticing how you feel. A few more breaths here and then open your eyes slowly.
