Dear Readers: Here’s a quick round up of some of our favorite articles from this month! As always, we look forward to presenting you with up to date news and information about holistic events, health and well being from both the scientific and the spiritual perspectives, nutrition, vegan lifestyles, and more.
This Month’s Recommended Merlian News Articles:
Merryn’s Musings by Merryn Jose
The Miracle of Castor Oil Packs
Merryn’s personal experience using castor oil packs for healing. ‘What I find most fascinating is that all parts of the castor plant are extremely poisonous to eat, but when the oil is extracted from the seed of the Ricinus communis plant, the poison remains in the seed, and it becomes “the oil that heals.”
Liminal Moments by Cheryl Shainmark
The Buddhist Soul in Me
I am many things, but I am not a Buddhist. Still, every so often the secret Buddhist in my soul demands to be fed: lighting a little incense, placing a flower in a bowl like an offering, sweeping a spider out the door (instead of squishing it), or taking a day trip to the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY.
Dreams
How You Know You’re Not in Kansas Anymore by Robert Moss
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow.” – Dorothy, in the movie version of The Wizard of Oz. Robert Moss writes, “I am thinking about the moments, in the midst of a dream adventure, when we wake up to the fact that we are not in ordinary reality. You look in a bathroom mirror and you see a very different face. You are with people and suddenly remember that in the regular world they are dead… Such moments are prompts to dream lucidity.”
Nutrition
Summer Tuna or Salmon Salad by Priscilla Warshowsky
Priscilla writes, “This is a quick and simple salad to make for warm weather evenings. While tuna has high mercury, the Skipjack Wild tuna is a smaller tuna with much lower levels of mercury. Wild Planet is a good brand.”
Website of the Month
www.jsjinc.net
Wellbeing/Healing
Keeping Up Your Kidney Energy for Strong Bones by Mitzi Adams
Jin Shin Jyutsu® physio-philosophy is an ancient art of harmonizing the life energy in the body. This art brings balance to the body’s energies, allowing the body to function, feel better and heal more quickly. With the high occurrence of osteoporosis, osteopenia, and other fragile bone conditions, prescriptions for Fosamax and similar drugs are given routinely. There are other alternatives if you are willing to take the time and give this a try.
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Merryn Jose – Editor In Chief & Publisher
Cheryl Shainmark – Senior Editor
