Imagine Your Life in Colors
Your skin absorbs the healing properties of these traditional Ayurvedic medicines, enhancing your practice on a cellular level as you flow. Some of the benefits of our Chakra Mat may include smiling, pure joy, and ecstasy. If that's not enough to make you want to practice on one, here is an array of extra health benefits too:
Madder Root: Root Chakra
Supports reproductive health
Blood purifier
Supports lymphatic detox
Anti-inflammatory
Annatto Seed: Sacral Chakra
Antimicrobial
High antioxidant levels
Vibrant, healthy skin
Wound healing
Turmeric: Solar Plexus Chakra
Powerful anti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Supports digestive health
Supports radiant skin
Turmeric and Indigo Blend: Heart Chakra
Indigo: Throat Chakra
Supports a healthy immune system
Supports the lymphatic system
Combats infections like the cold and flu
Antiseptic
Indigo and Sappan Wood Blend: Third Eye Chakra
Sappan Wood: Crown Chakra
Activates blood circulation
Antioxidant
Anti-bacterial
Earth Day Every Day
Experience Earth Day, Every Day!
Earth Day is an annual global event celebrated on April 22 in more than 193 countries.
First started in 1970, it is now celebrated by over 200 million people. So how can you get involved? There are lots of fun and easy ways to celebrate Earth Day that can have a meaningful impact on the health of the Earth—not just on Earth Day, but all year long.
🌎Explore this activity guide and grab your friends this Sunday to do your bit for Mother Earth:
Plant something. Try bringing more plants inside your home. Studies show that many plants scrub pollutants from the air and help to provide your indoors with much-needed oxygen.[i] Even the smallest apartments or tiny homes have nooks where you can put plants. But don’t stop there—get outside and plant trees, flowers, or a vegetable garden on your property. You can also support nonprofits that plant trees in cities or forests and join them for an event. In honor of Earth Day, Shaklee will plant one tree for every Get Clean Starter Kit you purchase. #OneKitOneTree.
Get outside. The choices are endless when you step out your front door. We often forget what it is like to walk among trees or how good the soil smells when working in the garden. Try going for a hike, bike ride, walk, or run.
Support animals. While there has been some debate over the last few years, nonprofits like the Audubon Society suggest it is a great idea to feed wild birds. It is also especially important to provide them with water during the winter and dry seasons (and even more so during droughts). Bird feeders do need to be cleaned from time to time to help prevent the spread of bacteria among the birds that feed there. You can also help wild animals by supporting nonprofits that support animals. Consider donating to or volunteering with your favorite group. 🐕🐦🐈
Travel together. The cars we drive are one of our biggest impacts on the environment. Try carpooling, using public transportation, walking, or riding a bike.
Enhance energy use: Try adopting different strategies to reduce energy use depending on the situation. You can reduce your energy use by simply caulking around doors and windows, or make a bigger commitment by installing solar on your roof. Unplug appliances, video game consoles, and old DVD players that are not in use (they drain energy even when they are not turned on). Your air-conditioner/heater uses the most energy in your home, followed by the hot water heater, refrigerator(s), lighting, and televisions/home entertainment units, turn down the dials. Start small, unplug a device!
Take a break from technology. Taking a break from tech may not only reduce your energy use (see above), but it can also help you to get outside and enjoy the day. Try putting a pause on the digital dive. ⏸
Contribute. The world needs you to help maintain and restore the natural environment. Many beaches schedule cleanup days on Earth Day. If your favorite spot does not have an activity, organize one! 🌲Plant trees, fix trails, repair old homes.
Make a year-long commitment. Use Earth Day as a beginning to make a year-long commitment to support some part of the environment. Use less energy, walk to work, eat more vegetables, or support worthy causes. Need an easy one you can commit to for the year? While shopping, use reusable bags and try to avoid products with too much packaging.
We hope everyone enjoys our Earth each day!
[i] Wolverton BC, Johnson A, Bounds K. Interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement.
Garden of Possibilities
Plant seeds of possibilities. Tend to your garden and fill it with gratitude.
Rosemary
Associated with the Air Element
“Rosemary is known to be soothing and encourages a sense of peace within your environment. Rosemary also removes negative energy from places and spaces.” - Jane
“the smoke from Rosemary emits powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations.” - Sunshine Spirit Co.
Receive a custom wrapped, reiki infused dried rosemary bundle just for you.
Hand-wrapped by me, Jamie Rose.
Exploring Crystals
Crystals are a powerful way to connect with Universal Life Force Energy.
Each crystal, stone, gem, is a gift. Honor its energy.
When embarking on your crystals practice, continue trusting your intuition. This can feel like, letting crystals choose you. When studying the varieties, you may notice that they can be categorized based on the elements, chakras, astrology, and more!
It is easy to fall down a rabbit hole of insights about these powerful stones. From my personal practice with crystals. I cherish the special moment when a crystal speaks to me. Feeling this exchange of energy aligns me with my intuition and what my guides are here to teach me through the medium of earth’s gems.
I trust that each crystal is unique and has healing properties. Intuitively working with them allows us to select the stones that align with the energy that is needed to foster our natural flow.
There are a variety of practices to charge crystals. I suggest trying what flows with your rituals and routines. I love to charge crystals with sound vibrations of Tibetan Tones singing bowls and stating the intentions that I wish to activate the gem’s natural gifts. This may be as simple as the mantra, “May the natural properties of this stone be activated and aligned for the highest good.”
Ground
Touch The Earth.
Stabilize and release energy into the earth through grounding practices.
Feel the energetic connection.
Place your bare hands and feel on the earth and feel your energy ground into the planet.
Notice how your your energy shifts. What is your intuition telling you?
Observe the lessons shared in The Earthing Moving to learn more about the remarkable science of grounding.
Bonsai Tree
I gave a Bonsai Tree to my Dad as a gift and am researching the care process and looking forward to documenting our growth journey. The tree seeds have been germinated and cooled for a week.
The seedlings are now on a North West windowsill. 🌱
Our first Bonsai tree seed did not make it. We are grateful for the lessons that we have learned along the way. When traveling to the Botanical Garden in Colorado, I was deeply inspired by their Bonsai Garden. There I learned the age of each tree and their trainer. Looking into each unique tree, I felt the spirit and soul. It was beautiful to see the expression through the bark and leafs. It was truly magnificent.
Greens Please!
Simple solution to adding great greens into your routines!
I add a scoop or two when blending my smoothies for an extra boost of organic greens!
Greens never tasted so yummy! What is your favorite smoothie flavor?
Fruity, chocolatey, how do you blend your greens?
Rose Quartz
A stone of love from the Earth. Notice when you’re wearing rose colored glasses, and when you may want to consider putting them on.
The Heart Stone
Unconditional Love
Releases worry, fear, anxiety
Calming — Cooling
Receptive to beauty
Heals emotional wounds
Dissolves stress and tension
~ Insights via: Dreams East | Sea Cliff, NY
Citrine
Dissipate Negative Energy
Stone of Abundance
Merchants Stone
Cleanses the Chakras
Self-Esteem & Self-Confidence
Promotes Inner Calm
~ Insights via: Dreams East | Sea Cliff, NY
Quartz
Clear Quartz
Healing, energizing physically, mentally, and emotionally. (A Time for Karma)
Quartz
“Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica. The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO₄ silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO₂.” - Wikipedia
Clear Quartz Associations
Chakras - Crown Chakra
Birthstone - April
Zodiac - All birth signs
Planet – Sun
Element – All (Earth/Fire/Air/Water)
Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Pure Quartz is colourless or white
Healing with Clear Quartz
♥ Harmony ♥ Energy ♥ Healing ♥ Psychic abilities ♥ Clarity ♥ Calmness
”Clear Quartz is known as the "master healer" and will amplify energy and thought, as well as the effect of other crystals. It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. Clear Quartz draws off negative energy of all kinds, neutralising background radiation, including electromagnetic smog or petrochemical emanations. It balances and revitalises the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes. Cleanses and enhances the organs and subtle bodies and acts as a deep soul cleanser, connecting the physical dimension with the mind. Clear Quartz enhances psychic abilities. It aids concentration and unlocks memory. Stimulates the immune system and brings the body into balance. Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz, Rock Crystal) harmonises all the chakras and aligns the subtle bodies.” - Charms of Light
Rhodochrosite
“Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO₃. In its pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. It streaks white, and its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4. Its specific gravity is between 3.5 and 3.7.” - Wikipedia
Rhodochrosite Chakra Healing and Balancing Energy
“Rhodochrosite reflects the Light of the heart and love and stimulates the Heart Chakra. The Heart Chakra is located near the center of the breastbone and regulates our interaction with the external world and controls what we embrace and what we resist. It gives us the balancing ability to be ourselves within the environment and helps in our relationships.
Rhodochrosite’s task is also to clear and activate the Solar Plexus Chakra, the energy distribution center, and the chakra of relationships. This chakra is located between the ribcage and navel and controls the immune and digestive systems. When balanced physically, we have the strength to fight infections, are free of allergic reactions, and are able to use the nutrients we ingest. When the Solar Plexus is out of balance spiritually, we feel fear – of the disappointment or displeasure of others, or to subordinating our life and pleasures to the will of others. Spiritually, when the Solar Plexus is in balance we are free to interpret the world through our own thoughts and emotions and not live in fear of violating the dictums of others.” - Crystal Vaults
Garden of Possibilities
Welcome to the Garden of Possibilities.
Where we are planting seeds of possibilities. May we continue growing together.
How do you nurture your garden?
Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Element: Ether
“Tulsi is an adaptogenic herb. This means Tulsi balances the adrenals to create a better stress response. Long-term work with Tulsi may create an easier response to stress and anxiety as well as an overall better mood. Tulsi is sometimes used to help those suffering from chronic anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. Tulsi comes from India and is a very common herb in Ayurveda. Tulsi is customarily planted outside of Ashrams in India. It is said the different varieties of Tulsi relate it to different Hindu Gods and Deities. By working with this plant you are working with Holy energy. Tulsi is said to be protective and clearing. It is often used to cleanse the chakras. Tulsi is often referred to as the Queen of the Herbs as it can be helpful for many things, mostly because it aids in the balance hormones and endocrine system, fights inflammation, and can be helpful for diabetes, high blood pressure, and is overall high in vitamins and minerals.” - Via Potions By Liri, Intuitive Herbalism Course
“Fumigating (smudging) Tulsi emits anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal smoke that purifies the environment and leaves a subtle and divine atmospheric energy.” - via The Queen of Herbs