Flower medicine from Italy

"Because our skin is not simply a boundary, but acts truly as a filter of outside influences both physical and subtle, the healing properties of plants are selectively absorbed through the skin membrane to impart their magic to our very core..." -Dr Michael Tierra

Whilst in Italy I was lucky enough

to collect some beautiful herbs and flowers with which to make tinctures, essences and add to massage oil.

 Jasmine, Lavender, & Rose Otto

Lemon blossom from trees grown in terracotta pots on the sunny terrace overlooking Lake Maggiore... as they have for the past 40 years, each season bearing lemons to dress the local seafood dishes, and make the delicious house "Limoncello", renowned as the best in the region

 lemon blossom opens the heart and gives energy & zest...

The abundant herb garden offered me Rosemary, Marjoram, Basil, Lemon Thyme, all under the smiling benevolence of Pere.  His generosity in letting me take pictures and handfuls back to the UK with me reminds me there is more than enough for us all.

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Plucked under the Piedmont sun a few days before mid-summer, these beautiful samplings of Italian La Dolce Vita will become sacred medicines and provide a beautiful massage, given as a talisman for protection and good luck, or as a herb pillow during long winter months.  


Their sunny climate energy is healing to my dear clients who will require it wherever I bring them in the world.

Count these blessings!

Hi beautifuls!  As I'm still piecing together our week in Italy and it's gorgeous meal-lessons, I wanted to remind you of a great way to improve your everyday.  It's the act of Gratitude.  Do you know, it's been so thoroughly proven that an attitude of  GRATITUDE increases general well-being that the exercise of a Gratitude journal is part of course curriculum taught by Dr Tal Ben-Shahar at Harvard University?  Yup, Harvard, that's right!  But how often do we forget to count our blessings, and instead dwell upon the one or two bug-bears we carry along with us?  Let me help you become a happier person this minute by sharing 3 things I'm so blessed by, that I know you share, too!  Join me to count to 3, according to studies, it's all you need daily to start feeling more optimistic on a regular basis...

1.  Eyesight.  Wow.  It's a miracle.  How lucky are we to see and share this beautiful world with the miracle of sight??

the sublime Tagliatelle au Ragu- a dish tradizionale of Bologna

2.  A comfortable space to write to you... with the amazing invention of electricity for lighting, heat and power, a lovely computer and the incredible tool that is the WWW

3.  The power of DESIRE.  What are you hungry for right now?  Water?  Connection?  Understanding?  A big hug?  Sunshine on your body?  


"The door to the future is made of our Visions & Expectations.  Desire is the key we hold which unlocks it."

Sunkissed in Italy

"Bring your Peace to the Puzzle"-  Debbie Ford

Wherever you are this afternoon, I am with you...
be it
somewhere you love, and must move on from
a place you don't like, and are committed to making better
a space breath-defyingly beautiful, so beautiful you pinch yourself with how lucky you are;


We have all been here, and will be again.
love and blessings on your journey, and thank you for your love and blessings on mine!

Samantha
xxx

gorgeous pictures of italian lakes and cities to come soon... these have been heavenly, sun-kissed days....

A week in Italy? Fresh, healthy, happy, fresh- or fat?

Hi dear friends!  as lovers of the good life and all things bella, I invite you to WATCH this space.  I'm about to embark on a week long indulgence trip in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy- the foodie capital of the world to Italians; and fluent deliciousness to the rest of us- Parma ham, parmesan cheese, balsalmic vinegar, tagliatelle au ragu, the orignal lasagne... 

An 1800 calorie a day diet and 45 minutes exercse may be hard to maintain, as I'm committed to enjoying the luxury of fresh quality foods of the region. So, I've decided:  Calories out the window.  Taste and freshness paramount!  You can follow my meals and dishes right here- we start today 15.06.11, at 118lb.

Here's what we'll be looking at!

Daily dishes

Approximate calorie count

Food & Mood

Exercise/Activity

Any changes at week's end:  next Thurs

If days are delayed, please checkout my facebook page, where I hope to share with you some great pics.

Is creating a beautiful life and body part of your daily daily focus?  Then I can help you.  Check in here- my Integrative Nutrition blog, every Wednesday, to read Weight-loss whispers!  Once a week I'll be making this themed blog post, bringing you new insight to the types of eating and behaviours that slim, fit and healthy people do on the quiet!

To book your free initial consultation and help uncover what your unique best health strategies are, just click to get in touch!

Face Your Fear of overeating or weight-loss!  Hints and tips on my IIN blog- Click here to view now :))

Keep going!

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not;the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "Press On" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

- Calvin Coolidge

Selling your home with Feng Shui

Having difficulty selling your home?  Here's a remedy from the black hat and compass schools of feng shui- and a little bit of activation with the Law of Attraction-  which I have helped clients implement with great success!


"To sell your home with feng shui, get a photo of it in an advertisement, and paste it to a red piece of paper or cardboard.  Write "sold" or place a sold sticker over it, and be sure to feel confident and happy as you do so.  You can even plan how you're going to celebrate the sale! 

Place the picture in the South of the home.  In this area should also be a mirror, ideally round, with a gold frame.  Green leafy plants and lighting candles (best number: nine) here also activates the powerful fire element to encourage change.  Next, in the North West, place pictures of your angels, deity, or spiritual beliefs, any crystals you have, a bamboo or metal windchime, and pretty flowering plants. 

Activating the South and the North west simultaneously helps the home pass into wonderful new hands in a very blessed way.


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