I searched long and hard to find a simple phone that does only calls and messages. I have found one. It does other things too – barely – but I don’t bother about that. It was the cheapest phone on the market and they will probably not exist for very long, so I better stack [...]
Archive for the ‘Wellness’ Category
THE MOBILE TERROR and disrespect
Posted in Lifestyle, Stress, Wellness, tagged Stress, respect, Uncategorized, mobile-phones, expectation, nonchalance, availability on July 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
BODY AWARENESS
Posted in Lifestyle, Personal development, Wellness, tagged aging, beauty, bulimia, obesity, plastic surgery, pride, youth on June 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I listen to many young people, and what is becoming more and more evident is this constant, incessant talk of body and weight. I am seriously disturbed by this. Like so many other girls, I grew up with a weight-fixated mother and that left me with disturbed body-notions. I was – of course – always [...]
TOO MUCH PARTY IN THE COLD
Posted in Aromatherapy, Wellness, medicine, tagged bacteria, benazoin, cold, coughs, essential oils, fever, head-ache, inhalation, lavender, lemon, rub, sneeze, tea tree, thyme on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I went to Sweden over the weekend to celebrate my daughters graduation. This event is always outdoors, which is fine when (if) the sun is shining – it wasn’t. At least the rain stopped in time. In cold, drizzly and gray weather I have stood outdoors dressed in a pretty summer-dress with only a thin [...]
SELF-HELP
Posted in Lifestyle, Personal development, Wellness, tagged balance, change, Goals, learning, Lifestyle, Personal development, self-help, success, tools, Uncategorized, Wellness on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a saying; “don’t give them fish, teach them how to fish”. Many people who come to see me want a “quick fix”, hoping that I will wave my magic wand and all that is difficult will just vanish. It doesn’t function like this. We have become so used to the quick fixes of [...]
ALLOPATHIC + ALTERNATIVE = COMPLEMENTARY
Posted in Lifestyle, Wellness, medicine, tagged alternative, body, complementary, doctors, healing, Lifestyle, medicine, soul, therapists, treatments, Wellness on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the 11th century doctors in Europe were widely called “leeches” or “barber-surgeons” and their trade consisted mainly of cupping and blood-letting – the universal cure-all. They used herbs, vinegars and wine in treatment, but very little was known about the human body, disease and hygiene. At the time the witch-hunt was on full force [...]
HOURLY STRESS-RELIEF
Posted in Lifestyle, Personal development, Stress, Wellness, tagged breath, cell, exercise, hormone-system, life-style, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal development, posture, relaxation, smiles, stimulants, Stress, stretching, thoughts, water, Wellness on April 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Plenty of people come to me for help with stress, expecting that a session or a workshop will make it all go away, which, of course, it doesn’t. Looking around I am not entirely surprised over this naivete, stress is on everybody’s lips and the definition of what stress actually is has been lost along [...]
THE COACH
Posted in Lifestyle, Personal development, Wellness, tagged client, coach, development, guide, Lifestyle, Personal development, Uncategorized, Wellness on April 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Compact Oxford English dictionary says: Coach: noun 1 an instructor or trainer in sport. 2 a tutor who gives private or specialized teaching. • verb train or teach as a coach. ”A coach just has a different perspective. The coach can see what you can’t see because you’re in the forest and they’re outside of [...]
HYDROSOLS
Posted in Aromatherapy, Babies & Children, Product information, Scents, Skincare, Wellness, tagged Aromatherapy, Babies & Children, distillation, floral water, hydrolate, hydrosol, hygiene, pH, plant material, Product information, Scents, skin, Wellness on March 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
A hydrosol (also called hydrolate) is the condensate water produced during steam-distillation of plant material for aromatherapeutic purposes. In distillation of plant material for essential oil, water-steam is pressed through the plant material which releases all chemical molecules light enough to travel with the steam. From there it goes to a condenser where the steam [...]
WHAT IS IN YOUR SKIN-CARE?
Posted in Lifestyle, Product information, Skincare, Wellness, tagged botanical, chemicals, cosmetics, INCI, information, Lifestyle, natural, Product information, skin-care, Wellness on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“The European Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (COLIPA) informed the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) that the Legal Services of the EU Commission has accepted the names in CTFA’s International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary (ICID) without translation. These names, which are now designated as International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) names, will be used by EU [...]
Rub Your Pains Away with Pregnancy Massage
Posted in Babies & Children, Massage, Wellness, tagged Babies & Children, childbirth, Massage, mood, Pregnancy, Wellness, women on March 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
When I was pregnant I had great help of essential oils and massage for all the little things that come: prevention of stretch-marks (4 children later and not one mark!) Nausea, lower back pain, leg-cramps, swelling and of course the Grand Finale: Birth!!! I gave birth to my last child at home in the living-room [...]
