HOLLOWEE'N, HOUSES AND MASKS

Do you sometimes dream of house? This morning, I was meditating to find a topic for this blog. This lead me to my heart chakra where I found a wonderful house, welcoming, well lit and with bright windows and cheerful colours. This was a start contrast to the state of the gloomy, decrepit houses I used to dream about years ago when I was healing from burn out. They looked like Hollowee’n houses, without moonlight. I also also wanted to bring something fun to this blog for Hollowee’n, so here's an experiment in mask making.

RECIPE - 2 FABULOUS EXFOLIANTS

1. For the Vata and Kapha constitutions, therefore for cold-dry and cold-oily skin. Excellent to calm acne.

1/2 teaspoon of honey 1 cup of boiling water 5 bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon of sage powder 5 fresh neem leaves or 1/4 teaspon of neem powder Method: - Infuse the herbs in boiling water. - Gradually dilute honey in approximatez 1 Tbsp of the infusion to obtain a texture that is smooth but not runny - Apply on your face and let penetrate for 11 minutes. - During that time, drink the rest of the tea. - Rince with tepid water. Use a coloured facecloth to avoid visible stains!

2. For the Pitta constitution, therefore sensitive hot skin, use: 2 teaspoons of rice syrup 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric 1/4 teaspoon of neem leaf approximately1/4 teaspoon of rice milk or organic cow's milk Method: - Make a smooth (but not runny) paste with all the ingredients. - Let penetrate for 11 minutes. Meanwhile, enjoy a nice cup of mint tea.

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BEAUTY TIP - CHECK YOUR FACE FOR CLUES

Consider your face as a map on your journey to beauty. Pimples, wrinkles and other blemishes in various areas of the face indicate an area of depletion, stress, emotion and loss of balance of one element:

FOREHEAD: a loss of balance of the air (Vata) element; a discomfort or problem in the colon and/or can related to emotions of anxiety, fear and worry

NOSE AND CHEEKS: a loss of balance of the fire (Pitta) element; related to the small intestine and/or emotions of anger, jealousy and frustration

MOUTH, CHIN AND NECK: a loss of balance of the earth (Kapha) element; issue relates to the chest and stomach and/or to emotions of grief, depression and attachment.

Identify what is happening on you face and in your emotional life. See how this relates to the above.

Reviewing what you know about the elements and what you discovered about the emotions to which you gravitate most often, what will you do to bring back balance to your skin?

I FEEL GREAT BUT... STORIES THAT CAUSE PIMPLES

Yesterday, I had a booth at the Journée de la culture event in Embrun, Ontario, and as usual was offering free assessments. I had the opportunity to meet a women who gave me a topic for today’s blog. Her face was tight and serious, she had pimples in the lower part of her cheeks and her eyes were dull.  She asked what I could do to help her skin.

Given the location of her pimples, I surmised that the source was constipation and/or grief or depression. Her shallow breath and shoulders held high and very tight, as if defending from something, also struck me. She mentioned that she has constipation, is chronically depressed, and that people have been mean to her since childhood and keep putting her down. She repeating that story several times during the session.