Tag: life & soul magazine
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New Year Flower Power Poetry: Calla Lilly — Naturetelling — Life & Soul Magazine
Herald in the New Year, blow that trumpet, Calla Lily, Wind instrument-shaped flowers, symbolise rebirth, in Chile, New beginnings, let go of the old and that “Silly Billy”, Evokes a sense of peace, start as you mean to go on, stilly, Flowers for good luck, dress up your altar, helps when it’s hilly, Attracts pollinators… New […] […]
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Herbery Poetry: Chives — Naturetelling — Life & Soul Magazine
Makes a potato salad rock, that would have to be chives, Smallest of species, from the onion family it derives, Edible flowers, pink blossom with warm goat’s cheese arrives, Gastronomically versatile, unlike The Stepford Wives, Ward off negativity and the nasty – none survives, Perennial planted near roses, stops spotting like hives, Prepare a sachet… Herbery […] […]
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Turmeric: Health benefits of the “Queen of Spices” — Life & Soul Magazine
Turmeric, often referred to and rather aptly as the “Queen of Spices”, is a most wonderful healing spice. This glorious root, which comes from the ginger family, is orange-coloured and comes with much of the same energy, radiance and optimism of the very colour orange. Turmeric comes from the plant known as Curcuma, which is […] […]
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Sandalwood: Raising the spiritual vibes — Life & Soul Magazine
Sandalwood is one of the most valuable woods in the world. All parts of the sandalwood tree, particularly the heartwood and the roots, yield sandalwood oil. Sandalwood is a highly sacred tree that grows in India and is used in rituals throughout the country. With its sweet woody scent, sandalwood and its oils are in […] […]
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Mindfulness programme helps move youth in San Fransisco out of homelessness
California is awash with yoga and meditation studios but there is one, unique class taking place in San Francisco that is reaching out to and providing mindfulness teachings to an often neglected community, at-risk and homeless young people. The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, in partnership with Larkin Street Youth Services, has developed an […]