E SSENTIAL H EALING AND M ASSAGE
M ARCH 2009 N EWSLETTER
V OLUME 1, I SSUE 5
M ARCH T HE G REEN M ONTH OF MANY POSSIBILITES
F LOYD
M arch ,That “almost Spring”
month where we chafe to be outside
feel the sun on our skin. The sun
has already shifted higher and there
is more light each day, yet we can
still be caught in the blast of heavy
snow and freezing drops in tempera-
ture . We are so ready to move for-
ward with new sprouting ideas and
plans; seeing ahead such promise in
the first sprouts of crocus and snow-
drop that help us to imagine some-
thing past the bleak white and dor-
mant landscape. The first day of
Spring is March 20, when the Spring
Equinox occurs to mark the official
change of season. March is also inter-
national Mirth month, it is appropri-
ately Gardening, Nature and Ecology
Books Month , and Foot Health
Month. I’ll bet you did not know it
was Noodle Month, and my favorite:
the second week of March is Procras-
tination Week. This is a green
month, and the color green is associ-
ated of course with growth and
change. Another aspect of this is ex-
pansion and making SPACE for the
new. What better energy to assist us
While we are getting our feet under
ourselves during these challenging
times. We are at our best when faced
with challenge, because we then use
our creative imagination to see from
a different perspective, and to con-
sider new possibilities we may have
dismissed.
N EWSLETTER D ATE M AR 1 2009
B Y H ELEN S PECIAL POINTS OF
We live more fully-feel more alive- in For Animal Lovers—
those moments that we tap into our
true creative genius . If we can
imagine for a moment that there is
Search and rescue
 The DOGPILE search engine
at www.dogpile.com is on
NOTHING standing in our way, and a mission to help pets in need.
you have a clean 360 degree view, They call it their Search &
then it is possible to replace " I can't Rescue program. When you
ever do that” with something we search with Dogpile, a por-
tion of the revenue generated
would NEVER have thought of before.
will be donated to the pet
charity ASPCA®.* The
Garden and Heirloom seed more you search, the more
initiative: are rescued. Their goal is to
It is the time to consider the Garden raise $1 million for pet
and what we will plant in the warming
rescue by the end of 2009.
soil. We have become members of the  See video of the famous piano
Seed Savers Exchange playing cat Nora at http://
(www.seedsavers.org). A dedicated www.ravenswingstudio.com
non-profit organization in Iowa with  Reiki Spring (Vernal)
access to thousands of nearly-lost Equinox Healing Attune-
varieties of seeds. We will be ment Sunday March 22
attempting to start several flats of 11:00 Am to 5:00 PM
heirloom seeds to be available for (By Appointment)
those who might want to experiment
with growing these older treasured IN THIS ISSUE :
varieties of garden vegetables and
M ARCH M ONTH 1
herbs. Nebraska Wedding tomato, OF MANY THINGS
Amish Pink, and authentic Italian AND G ARDENING
Plum, in addition to Grandma Enk’s dill INITIATIVE
are some of our picks. We will have a
M ARCH S PECIALS 2
limited number of plants in April, free
to those who want one. April 15 is
R ECIPE : S WEET 2
usually considered the last frost date P OTATO AND KALE
here in the Midwest, and it is best to SOUP
keep plants indoors till then. Heirloom
seeds allow the gardener to grow the P EPPERMINT 2
same variety again from seeds off of ESSENTIAL OIL
the plant, unlike the limited hybrid Spring Equinox 3
stocks available in most catalogs, so Healing
you do NOT need to buy seeds again. Attunement
For the next year. Event
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S WEET P OTATO
AND K ALE S OUP
This sweet, creamy soup is power
-packed with nutrients: beta-
carotene from the sweet potatoes;
calcium minerals, and fiber from
the kale. It is
strengthening
for both the
spleen and liver.
Ingredients:
 1 tablespoon olive oil
 1 sweet onion, chopped
 1 shallot, chopped
 2 carrots, chopped
 1 stalk celery, chopped
 4 medium (about 2 pounds)
sweet potatoes, peeled and
cut in chunks
 1 bay leaf
2 branches of fresh thyme

 Sea salt
 1 bunch kale, chopped in 1-
inch strips.
Preparation:
In a large saucepan warm the olive
oil over medium heat. Sauté onion,
shallot, carrots and celery until the
onions are translucent, about 5
minutes. Add sweet potatoes, bay
leaf, thyme, and enough water to
cover by 1 inch. Bring soup to a
boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer
until vegetables are very tender,
about 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf
and thyme branches and puree the
soup with a vertical blender. Add
sea salt and kale, cover, and cook
an additional 10 minutes. Serves 6
For our March Specials:
Thai Yoga Massage
$10.00 off
Thai Massage has roots in the an-
cient healing traditions of Ayurveda
and Thai Buddhism. The practi-
tioner uses hands, feet, arms,
and legs to guide the recipient
through a series of yoga pos-
tures involving fluid move-
ments, gentle stretching, and
breathwork. Performed on a floor
mat in comfortable clothes, this
assisted yoga creates a therapeutic
"dance" leaving the recipient feel-
ing both relaxed and invigorated.
(in honor of Foot Health month )
Foot-Soak and Reflexol-
ogy Treatment : $50.00
A 10 minute soak for much-
deserving feet with essential oils
and therapeutic salts followed by a
foot reflexology treatment. Approx
45 –50 minutes . Reflexology is an
ancient art that promotes balance
( homeostasis) in the body by
stimulating all of the internal or-
gans and energy meridians of the
body. As the old saying goes
“everything goes to the feet”.
Give yours some loving care this
month!
M ARCH 2009 N EWSLETTER
Peppermint Essential Oil:
(Peppermint piperita)
The humble peppermint plant has
quite a list of attributes, and is an
essential oil we’ll highlight this
month. The herb peppermint is a
perennial originally from the
Mediterranean region. The P.
Piperita species is a natural mix or
hybrid of watermint and
spearmint. The essential oil is
distilled from the plant just before
flowering. Among its properties
are these of an analgesic, making
it useful in sore and swollen tissue
combinations, it is anesthetic,
antiseptic, antispasmodic,
astringent, carminative, cephalic
( clears the head), cordial,
decongestant, expectorant,
febrifuge (fever reducing), hepatic,
nervine (relaxes the nerves),
stimulant, stomachic (aids
digestion), and helps nausea. It
also has the attribute of making
other essential oils it is mixed with
more potent. In double blind
studies, both peppermint and
lavender essential oils proved to
be more effective at treating
migraine headaches than
prescription drugs. The
combination of the two is
especially
effective,
and the anti
-nausea
properties
of
peppermint
are of
double value in this regard. It may
be used to ease the stomach
during travel and ward off
headaches by simply smelling the
essential oil, and a drop or two of
diluted peppermint oil rubbed
onto the soles of the feet or at the
back of the head for headache
already in motion.
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Spring (Vernal ) Equinox Reiki Healing

Quote:
Attunement Event
sons we may effect tremendous Thousands
Our Spring Equinox Reiki Healing
Attunement event will be held “new growth” and changes in all of candles
Sunday March 22nd from avenues of our lives. The keynote
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is for this season is creation and can be lit
by appointment. Each session is expression of the new .It is the
drive to move our lives upward , like
from a single
approximately 20 minutes and is
$25.00. Helen and Melissa are both Reiki a seed pushing out of the earth. candle,
Master Teachers in the Usui Tibetan tradi- These energies propelling us are ex-
tion, and will be facilitating this event. cellent for initiating a new order in and the life
ones life, and for balancing the mas-
The Actual Spring Equinox occurs on March culine and feminine energies within
of the candle
20 this year when the sun crosses the true us. The overseer of this season is will not be
celestial equator – or the line in the sky symbolized by the Archangel Raph-
above the earth’s equator – from south to
shortened.
ael , appropriately known as the an-
north. . We move from the quiet inward gel of brightness, beauty, healing
-focused time of winter associated with the and life; and associated with science Happiness
inner purification symbolized by the overseer and knowledge . never
Gabriel, to the vibrant energy of spring.
decreases
This is a time to focus upon conscious trans- Please email
mutation in our lives, If our previous clean- Helen@essentialhm.com or call by being
sing and preparedness have been accom- us at 630) 863 4712 for an ap-
plished via our efforts in the prior two sea- pointment.