Flowers are the answer to a lot of things!

Ok Im feeling a little under the weather today... I took four drops of Yarrow Environmental Solution. Bio dynamic, organic.   Yarrow, echinacea flower essence, pink yarrow, golden yarrow.   Millefleurs and sea salt.  Every day is an adventure into the garden of life.  


I think I will dream up a healthy flower cocktail for a dinner party that's coming up. You know you can cancel out toxins with flower remedies!    Never settle for the ordinary!

Happy Thursday and may all greatest aspirations be realized!

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When Life is Coming at You in All Directions - It's trying to tell you somthing!!

Its a fast world with so much going on for each of us every day.   There is no perfect and there is no need to chase perfect as it can only be found within.    When things go right we are happy and when things go wrong we are sad because we feel there might be something wrong with us or that people will judge us thus.   Guilt and the pursuit of happiness on an external level only lead to a lonely place.

This past few weeks have been amazing, frightening, joyful, blissful, sad and awakening.   There is always more to learn, more to love, more to let go of and more to give and importantly more to receive.
I could make a list including a few things - my mother now is in a nursing home so when i go to call her she is no longer where I always found her for her loving advice.   (She has handled this like the angel she is and it has revealed in me a more vulnerable side).   My apartment was flooded through an accidental fire above,  then out of the blue .... literally, by the sea and sky out back of my apartment building  - I fell in love, purely and without hesitation because ...well it just feels right.  The way we met was magic, deep and beyond. I feel this person makes me a better person and I hope vice versa.  Other things are also going on... such as normal life and personal stuff so its been a wild ride to this point.   This I see as purification and the gifts that come after. Angels have been coming from everywhere to support and throw verbal flowers my way.

Whether its been chaos or bliss there is a contentment I am feeling throughout all of it.   I know this is because of my constant practice and working with my heart/mind - alternating study (wisdom) and practice of meditation and other Buddhist practices as taught by Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche. The aim is to understand the true nature of my own mind in order to benefit others.   I have been awakened to this and worked for many years and of course, I still make mistakes like most of us. It's going to be a long road and the journey is the best part.

My work is informed by my experience which I only wish to be as meaningful in my life as any other thing I do.   I am a creative and understand both creatives and the ones that facilitate them to be so.

This week I am working with those in the corporate and creative worlds and will be offering special prices on my treatments.

Whether your looking to do something for a group, at work or alone check out my wellness work on the Menu Page and give me a call to set something up.

April has been a special month for me and I want to share my great energy and work by offering some special pricing and party discounts.

I am adding fresh herbs to all of my body treatments including parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and other special ingredients for detoxification.

Have a gorgeous day!

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UNION

Its been a little while since I have written on my blog.  I admit I have felt a little guilty and we all know guilt is a no win fight with oneself.   This being said I will forgive myself for being slack.   Priorities change however consistency is crucial, so I will take a good deep look into the reason for my writers block.

As far as my work and inspired output of same, I feel better than ever.   There has been an merging quality of all aspects of my life.   This was not out of the aforementioned guilt but with one simple absorption in the understanding of the word experience.    I am experiencing the life I wish to live... not conceptualizing and grasping at it.   The proverbial brass ring, or is it a gold or platinum ring these days?

Today I would like to share the word Union.

If we can see the union of all things there is no longer any separation of things.  Perhaps in the beginning we must be aware of differences but once we know them it is easy to accept them and find a way to bring a union to any opposite polar in the realm of our experience.

I have been experimenting with this in my Spa products.

This past week I found a way to bring union to some interesting oil blends by extracting alive scents from flowers as absolutes dispersed into raw blends.   What is so amazing is the subtleness of the aromas.    What came to me is that all unions are different not only with people but in nature too.   The pungent strength of the flowers was tamed by the very same nature from whence they came (the garden) into the more subtle nature of another living substance (found in the garden also).

Isn't it wonderful how different we all are?.   A gregarious person can fall for a very introverted person if they can allow the other to be who they are and vice versa.

So for me my work always reminds me of something about myself and others.

Have a beautiful day.

This weeks exotic blend is raw oil of gardenia, blended with coconut oil and other oils with a hint of Ylang Ylang.  Ylang Ylang is an aphrodisiac used on the marital bed in Thailand and other Asian countries.

**UNION
 noun

1.

the act of uniting two or more things.

2.

the state of being united.

3.

something formed by uniting two or more things;combination.

4.

a number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some 
common purpose: student union; creditunion.

A simple reminder - Breath & Trust

I want to remind myself and all of you out there about a little thing called trust.    I think trust and the breath go hand in hand.  

Every time I get afraid, think too far ahead, worry about how the bills will get paid, the old brain kicks in. It takes over like a run away train, jumping off the rails and falling again to move ahead anyway.   Life has its secret combination.   I believe that to be tcb as Elvis used to say "Takin Care of Business" or the taking care of the relative as my teacher Khentrul Rinpoche speaks of.   Then there is the heart/mind. The all knowing conscious other reality.   When I stop and stand back to watch my breath when I think too much I notice I am not breathing, just short little shallow breaths to get through.  My brain has become a monster, creating stress, tension lack of clarity and above all panic.    

This is when we need to stop, slow down and breath, tongue behind teeth, mouth slightly open with long deep breaths.   Rest and drop the shoulders, align to a straight spine and just become conscious of your breath.    I am not going into any mantra recitation here.   Lets just keep it simple.  

Think about the challenge at hand and relax.   Action is important, however trust is imperative. Take refuge in your all self knowing knowledge that all will be as it should be.  There is the relative and the absolute.  Finding a way to utilize both is the way to go.

While I am at my computer I make sure I am comfortable, have plants and ground the wires with large stones.   Light a small candle and use some unobtrusive essential oils to calm.   Get up and stretch, go for a walk and if you pray ...remember to take refuge.   Just sit and feel your own self knowing true nature.   Once you return to a sense of calm then go back to what you we were doing.

If you are interested in meditation please join us Mondays at Katog Tingzin Ling www.katogtingzinling.com

Breath and welcome every challenge with trust and the hard work that must accompany.

Have a gorgeous day and stay tuned for my Valentine's day specials <3

Karina

Sail

 the interior of a sail boat is much like the interior of our bodies..... compact and just big enough to hold everything, practical and streamlined with external beauty to comfort our aesthetic disposition.


As we sail along the water and my client lays down to receive  healing touch with fresh mixed potions of marigold and liquid amber.  I am struck by the backdrop of of turquoise  ice atop the  deep royal blue ocean, the sound of whales trumpet breaking the serene quite of majestic trees. Vivid green peaks sprinkled with black spots moving as birds.    This I have the pleasure of  watching through a round porthole framed in oak. The cosy rosewood furnished room, I have drenched with colorful flowers, yellow, cornflower blue and red.  This now moment is one that will linger a lifetime.

We all deserve to work at what we love and at the same time enjoy the beauty of this planet and all that we work for.   If not then we are not taking anything away from our experiences.   Now is the time to jump on the sail boat and go to some destination unknown in the realm of our experiences thus far.

Alaska, a land of plenty. One destination in a world with plenty to offer.

Scent and Wellness

Its fascinating the way we are drawn or repelled by different aromas, colors and sounds.

Today I am working with African pink pepper, Western Australian Sandalwood and Jasmine.   Pink brown and yellow are the colors of warmth and calm is the effect of these oils.   I am blending them into an exotic asian inspired oil I created a few weeks ago for a wellness client.

Besides smelling gorgeous this floral, yet earthy perfume brings one to a place of grounded quiet.   It gives one the feeling of sitting in a great cathedral or brings to mind the ambience of a majestic museum.   In fact, museums are often painted with amber hues to promote calm and quietitude.

Music, Scent and wellness therapies work beautifully together for me.  All of the work work I do resides in the realm of music with bass, middle and top note.  This is the basis of alchemy.  Each note evokes a special feeling, mood or memory.

Our world is indeed one of continual wonder and boring is not a word in my vocabulary.  Let's play.

Have a wonderful, peaceful holiday and may all of your dreams and aspirations come true.
Love Karina

Sunspirit

This company in Australia has some of the best essential oils and herbal extractions in the world.  I healed my hand after it being battered and bruised in one evening with the Arnica ointment.
http://www.sunspirit.com.au/page/about

Enjoy

Smell the Secret Seducer

Each of us have a personal scent or body odour, an olfactory chip.  Pheromones are present in all of us.  What matters in the body scent is the sum of all odours given off by a person.

Body odours or our olfactory chip are connected with race and upbringing, eating habits, hygiene and living conditions...values seen as the aggregate "+#chemosphere™".  We can recognize another by their body smell.

Choosing the right perfume is totally unique and individual and some scents just don't work with our particular body scent.    When I use rose or light geranium people go crazy...yet when my girlfriend wears the same mix, people turn their nose up and ask "what is that smell, smells like mosquito repellant".

Making a personalized scent is the way to go.   Finding the perfect blend.

Today I made myself an Asian inspired scent to warm and sit next to my heart.

Let me know if you are interested in your own blend from my Company Faith and Science. Each recipe will be stored with your personal number.. get your potion and number for life.

Happy Holidays
Karina
Faith and Science

Unique Australian antimicrobial oils for your Family and Fall fallout

Today I am working with essential oils from my homeland Australia.   I feel transported by these medicinal oils... reminded of the bushland, trees and unique birds of my blessed childhood.    Lilli Pilli trees and giant red gums bleeding sticky sweet smelling nectar.   No wonder I always feel well back on the land, nature emanates its goodness into the air to cleanse and purify.

We rarely got sick because we were either running around amidst these wonderful trees or in the fresh salt water swimming and surfing.

The oils I am working with today are in the tea tree family but smell so much sweeter and can actually be used in perfumery.  As we move into winter we need to adjust our diet, homes and clothing appropriately.   Even though I am in Florida I make the effort to move with the seasons as our visitors bring with them the colds and flus from their home States and we experience a mild change of weather with chilly night.  Please read below for two very interesting topicals you can use to stay well.

Nerolina (Melaleuca quinquenervia) is distilled from the same Australian tea tree species as Niaouli. Nerolina Oil possesses a woody yet floral aroma reminiscent to lavender. Nerolina's content of the terpene alcohol linalool and the sesquiterpene nerolidol is responsible for imparting Nerolina Essential Oil with its sweet, floral, lavender-like aroma. Nerolina is used in perfumery/natural fragrancing. Nerolina Oil is a natural antiseptic and anti-bacterial and is useful during the cold season to treat head and chest cold.   This is the perfect time of year to be using an oil such as Nerolina.     
Try using a base of almond oil and add a little lemon essential oil to cut the edge.




The other essential oil in the tea tree family I am working with is Rosalina - (Melaleuca ericifolia) also known as Lavender tea tree.  Direct from distilleries in Australia, this is the gentler form of tea tree, an excellent choice for children and those seeking an antimicrobial oil with a softer aroma.

Walked into the #CityNationalBank Conference room to a warm welcome back for their day of wellness. I looked to the white board full of smiley faces Welcome to TOTAL BLISS.  So gratifying to see such happiness and feel so welcomed.

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Timing is Everything

#Timing, #alignment, #synchronicity.  There are many names for the feeling of right timing.

No matter if you know something and your partner ~friend~ business partner cannot see the reality of a situation.  We can never force that person to get what you might already get.  If we push for outcomes we push for early decisions that may not be ready for the other person.  It's up to us to decide whether this feels right for us.  Do we fit are we really right for each other.  Will this business flourish if these stagnate issues are unresolved... your mind may work faster than the other person's mind.  Surrender is key if we are to feel the purity of a decision that sits right within us.  We get scared because we do not wish to lose something so sometimes we add to the stagnation and keep it stuck, motionless and dead.  

Business is practical and decisions must be made without the emotions.   If a business is run by emotions then we are in big trouble. If we sense something is wrong then it usually is.  Sensing is not emotion..it is other and counter to emotion.  Go with the sense but wait for the right timing.  Things are right to move when it is ready. Meantime tame the emotions, like stroking a wild cat, the clarity will come in the calm purring hum ... against the quite walls of a sacred space.

Today get your focus and stay calm.  Try citrus on your temples with a touch of lavendula augustafolia, sandalwood and rose to calm the heart and tonify the lungs.  

Check out my Menu of Services for a weekend treatment if your spirit calls you.

Have a beautiful day.

Wellness as an Art Form

Your health is your wealth.

Faith and Science

When faith and science began to merge together astrologically about ten years ago (btw I know little of astrology but do keep some fine company that are experts in this field), it was as if everything changed overnight.   For the few of us that worked in the realm of wellness and the healing arts and had long known the links between nature, science and the esoteric philosophies of most religions this acknowledgment came with a great sigh of welcomed relief.

The Dalai Lama was suddenly placed up there in the academic field with the physicists of the world and was brought into great discussions and experiments utilizing his knowledge and expertise on meditation, the importance of faith and acceptance of universal laws to find true lasting happiness.

For so many years the healing arts and associated modalities of acupuncture, massage, aromatic medicines, natural remedies and prevention were seen as woo woo and without merit or credibility. Again overnight we wellness practitioners were suddenly being welcomed into the more open minded hospital wards to bring our warm healing touch and old world remedies.   Simple, wholesome, healthy preventative measures and modern medicine coming together to serve body mind and spirit. 

I myself ran a small wellness and spa program in Malibu and able to take my small child to work with me to play on the beach and watch the dolphins while I worked my own magic. To be able to create a work environment conducive to motherhood was a great gift. 

I am writing about this as we continue to move into the Aquarian age and to experience these great changes, not that I have a choice.  Being connected and information is where we are right now.   I have to remind myself of the great things that are happening.  It is easy to get jaded and lose faith when things change so drastically, it can be hard to keep up and keep your sense of the simple real values in life. Each time change happens we have to surrender to the truth of what is. What is doesn't always match the way we would like it to be.

Schools sometimes get bogged down by the bureaucracies they must serve.   By attending such schools we can tend to get "stuck" in that belief system.  Its important to trust your own inner wisdom and then back it up with some education in the field.  However it is experience and truly listening to each individual to attain results that defines us as wellness practitioners.

Today I am looking into new oils from the Amazon for some of my new scents that I am working on. I am grateful to be able to work in America and have access to scientific minds now open to work with people such as myself and work with age old nature which remains when all the astrological ages and people within in them disperse to the ground of all things.

Faith, science and nature truly have come together. We are living in challenging times of adaptation.  We need the courage to surrender to our own true nature and the way things are.  Here is an interesting link to an astrology article I found today.  http://return2thesource.wordpress.com/2011/01/  Please contact me if you are interested in any of my wellness treatments listed on my blog on my Menu of Services page.

Have a beautiful day from +#beatRootsThursdayes™

The Cardigans - Rise and Shine

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Oh Yeah! Get in your Skin!

I love this track featuring Ulysses Perez and Buffalo Brown two of my favourite Miami musicians.

When it comes to music you know its good when it makes you feel right at home.  Good to be in your skin.  When it gives you goosebumps, makes you want to move, kiss, make love.   You know its good when you want to rewind and listen to a part over and over again.   Ok its great to tool around on Facebook and connect virally.  When was the last time you got into your SKIN.   

Get out and dance, sweat and feel your skin soften under the Miami moon.    OH Yeah!

Inside the Skin of A woman

She walked in beauty through the night

and held her face up to the light, never thinking at the time

No it never crossed her mind

Just 5 minutes in a stranger's bed ..just long enough her youth deceived

and left her with a mouth to feed

So much more to her skin so deep, so much more than a fading beauty

If you look beneath you will see

Inside the Skin of a Woman

She left all of those she knew

thought there was something better she had to do

like embarrassment makes beautiful the shade of rose

so with the vulnerability she exposed

shes so much more than her skin  so deep

much more than a fading beauty if you look beneath you will see

Inside the Skin of a Woman

Now her babies have left home

she feels invisible and all alone

so much more than this skin so deep

much more than a fading beauty

If you look beneath you will see

Inside the skin of a woman

#Musings by #karinaHayes~

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TODAY'S SKIN CARE REMEDY- #iAmSpa~^~

The Skin is an organ that reflects what we feel inside.  When our organs our sick.When we are off balance or we do not eat right our skin will let us know.

I am a big believer in the old remedies.  My girlfriend called me in a panic, "my face is falling off, it's burning". She had just put a very potent essential oil on her face undiluted.  Her face was burning and getting red and raw by the second.

I had her find some oats and a stocking, fill the stocking with the oats... soak in warm water... when the oats became milky, squeeze the milk and it apply all over her face.  The burns were gone and skin soothed within 20mins.

This is an old remedy. You can fill a stocking with oats and tie it to your bath faucet... let the water run over the oatmeal to make a beautiful milk bath.  All of the expensive colloidal products you find in the pharmacy are derived from oatmeal.

This remedy is also great for diaper rash, dry skin, and makes a wonderful face mask when you add egg and honey.

Enjoy.

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