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This New Moon is at peak on Wednesday March 4th in the sign of Pisces.  When the moon is dark it is an optimal time to set new intentions, to look inward and examine your true desires, and to reflect on expanding inner peace. The book NEW MOON ASTROLOGY Using New Moon Power Days to Change and Revitalize Your Life, by Jan Spiller has been an inspiration at Eviama in designing hope and integration during times of change.  
 
Jan Spiller maps out some specific formats for wishing with the New Moon in Pisces.  Pisces is ruled by Imagination, Inner happiness, Psychic sensitivity, Trust/mystic awareness, Spiritual healing, Compassion, Releasing helplessness

PISCES RULES ILLUSIVE STATES
Confusion, Sleep, Fantasy, Imagination, Chaos

“I want to easily find myself dealing with times of confusion in a constructive way that leads to growth”; “I want to easily find my mind and body deeply relaxing at night, for a minimum of ____ hours deep and restful sleep”; “I want the habit of insomnia easily lifted from me”; “I want the tendency to escape through sleeping too much totally lifted from me”; “I want to easily find myself replacing fantasy with constructive action to bring about the things that I want in my life”; “I want to easily find myself embracing chaos in a way that leads to peace of mind and serenity”; “I want my imagination activated, leading to new and positive views about life.”

PISCES RULES JOYFUL STATES
Internal happiness, Bliss, Ecstasy, Universal love
“I want to consciously and consistently experience the joy of my inner being”; “I want to feel spiritually fulfilled and happy”; “I want all resistance to experiencing bliss easily lifted from me”; “I want to easily find myself embracing the ecstacy of pleasure”; “I want to consciously and consistently experience the loving bliss within me”; “I want to experience the peace of universal love.”

PISCES RULES PSYCHIC SENSITIVITY
Emotional sensitivity, Gentleness, Awareness of subtle energies, Mystical states, Harmlessness
“I want to easily find myself staying in my own kind, loving nature”; “I want to easily find myself being more sensitive to others”; “I want the clear mind of the mystic in viewing my life and circumstances”; “I want to easily find myself attuned to the positive spiritual forces around me”; “I want the quality of gentleness to become a stronger part of my character”; “I want to easily find myself consciously living my life in a way that is harmless toward others”; “I want all debilitating sensitivity easily lifted from me.”

PISCES RULES RELIANCE ON A HIGHER POWER
Surrender, Trust, Spiritual awareness, Channeling of spiritual power
“I want to easily surrender all worries and anxieties into the healing hands of a Higher Power”; “In my daily life, I want to consciously and consistently remember that “Source is doing it all”; “I want to easily find myself trusting a Higher Power to successfully guide my life”; “I want to easily find myself trusting that everything that occurs in my life is working towards my higher good”; “I want to easily find myself wordlessly channeling healing, spiritual power as I walk through my daily life”; “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin working with the right spiritual teacher for me”; “I want to attract, recognize, and begin spending time with those who are on a spiritual path that is similar to my own.”

PISCES RULES SPIRITUAL HEALING
Meditation and yoga, Desire for inner peace, Angelic assistance, Quiet time, Spiritual purification
“I want to easily find myself focused on the inner peace of my own nature”; “I want to easily find myself meditating at least _____ days a week, a minimum of _____ minutes each time”; “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin attending the right yoga class for me at least _____ day(s) a week”; “When I am creating _____ (art/music/writing, etc) I want to find myself fully receptive to the support and influence of the Angels”; “I want to easily find myself creating regular quiet time for myself a minimum of _____ days a week, a minimum of ______ minutes each time”; “I want to experience the healing power of love”; “I want to easily find myself surrendering to a Higher Power and experiencing a total healing in _____.”

PISCES RULES VICTIM MENTALITY
Defeatist attitudes, Procrastination, Panic attacks, Deception, Addictions, Disappointments
“I want all tendencies to self-deception or deceiving others easily lifted from me”; “I want all thoughts of suicide totally lifted from me”; “I want to easily find myself free of the addiction to ______ “; “I want to easily surrender my addiction to _____ and find it replaced by natural spiritual contentment within myself”; “saying no when it is in my overall best interests to do so”; “I want the habit of passive behavior easily lifted from me”; “I want the habit of playing victim role easily lifted from me”; “I want the habit of procrastination totally lifted from me”; “I want all  psychic disturbance totally lifted from me”; “I want feelings of panic to dissolve into the conscious recognition that I am protected and cared for by a Higher Power”; “I want all anxiety totally lifted from me”; “I want all feeling of disappointment replaced by the recognition that everything is working toward my highest good.”

IN MATTERS OF RESTORING HEALTH, PISCES RULES:
Colds, Feet, bunions and corns, Lymphatic system, Poisoning and toxicity
“I want a total healing to occur in the area of my ______”; “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin working with the right healers for me that restore my ______ to perfect health”; “I want to attract right information that leads to a total healing of my tendency to ______”; “I want to easily find myself taking action that leads to my successfully restoring my ______ to perfect health and beauty.”

                                  

This New Moon is at peak on Wednesday February 2nd in the sign of Aquarius.  When the moon is dark it is an optimal time to set new intentions, to look inward and examine your true desires, and to reflect on expanding inner peace. The book NEW MOON ASTROLOGY Using New Moon Power Days to Change and Revitalize Your Life, by Jan Spillerhas been an inspiration at Eviama in designing hope and integration during times of change.  
 
Jan Spiller maps out some specific formats for wishing with the New Moon is in Aquarius.  Aquarius is ruled by Inventive solutions, Seeing the future, Humanitarian attitudes, Revelations, Humor, Friends, Avoiding excessive detachment…    

AQUARIUS RULES THE FUTURE New trends and uncoventional approaches, High technology, Long-range goals, Following your heart’s desire “I want to be aware of the beginning of new trends, and cooperate with them in a way that is in my best interests”; ” I want to easily find myself filled with the courage to revolutionze my life!”; “I want to easily find my self courageously and successfully following my dream of __________”; “I want confindence in continuing to apply changes in technology to my personal life”; “I want to easily find myself taking the first step toward making my dream of ___________ come true”; “I want clarity in seeing those long-range goals that will give meaning to my life.”  

AQUARIUS RULES REVELATIONS Excitement, Unexpected results, Surprises, Revitalizing experiences, Freedom “I want to greet unexpected events as positive opportinities for growth”; “I want all fears that lead to my refusing new revitalizing experiences totally lifted from me”; “I want a new revelation to show me the right path for me in the matter of _____________”; “When sudden change occurs, I want to see the hidden opportunity that will allow me to benefit”; “I want to easily find myself making those changes that create a greater feeling of freedom in my relationship with __________”; “I want to find myself embracing the possibility of happy surprises in my daily life”; “I want to easily find myself open to attracting exciting, revitalizing experiences.”  

AQUARIUS RULES FRIENDSHIP Friends, Groups, Networking, Open, friendly approaches, Forthrightness, Giving and recieving platonic love “I want to easily find myself making choices that are in my highest interests in promoting healthy friendships”; “I want to reestablish support and friendship in my relationship with ________”; “I want to easily find myself being honest about where I stand in my friendships, even if the other person feels differently”; “I want to easily find myself graciously accepting help, love, and support from others”; “I want to be filled with happy, healthy self-confindence in welcoming new people into my life”; “I want to attract and begin lots of happy, healthy new friendships”; “I want to easily find myself feeling comfortable and self-confident in group situations, relating to others with helpfulness”; “I want to easily find myself networking with peers, successfully operating for the fulfillment of commonly held goals”; “I want my instinctive response to others to be one of friendliness, encouragement, and support.”     IN

MATTER OF RESTORING HEALTH, AQUARIUS RULES Ankles and calves, Circulation, Cramps and spasms, Varicose veins “I want a total healing to occur in the area of my _______”; “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin working with the right healers for my that restore my _______ to perfect health”; “I want to attract right information that leads to a total healing of my tendency to _______”; “I want to easily find myself taking action that leads to my successfully restoring my _______ to perfect health and beauty.”

              

Overview: This shrub appears bewitched in many ways. In the autumn, when most of nature begins to rest,fragrant yellow flower with narrow,ribbon-like petals appear between the hazelnut-like leaves, enveloping all the branches like small stars. The long fruits, angular at the top, do not mature until the following summer to autumn so that the shrub beard the fruits and flowers simultaneously. When the fruit reaches full maturity,it bursts open at the top, scattering the seeds a distance of many feet. The firming effect of witch hazel appears to be reflected in the controlled or reserved expression of this shrub. Values for its astringent and firming properties, witch hazel promotes a clear, healthy complexion.

Source: Hamamelis Virginiana leaf and bark

Cultivation Method: Biodynamic/Certified Organic

Found in: Over thirty Dr.Hauschka Face care, Body care, Bath and Shower and   decorative products, including Cleansing Cream, Deodorant Fresh, Eye Shadow, and Rose Body Wash

This Plant Portrait is taken from Dr. Hauschka’s 2009 Autumn Newsletter

                              

                This New Moon is at peak on Friday November 5th in the sign of Scorpio.  When the moon is dark it is an optimal time to set new intentions, to look inward and examine your true desires, and to reflect on expanding inner peace. The book NEW MOON ASTROLOGY Using New Moon Power Days to Change and Revitalize Your Life, by Jan Spiller has been an inspiration at Eviama in designing hope and integration during times of change.   

Jan Spiller maps out some specific formats for wishing with the New Moon is in Scorpio.  Scorpio is ruled by Empowerment, Change, Crisis skills, Self-mastery, Soul mates, Financial partnerships, Avoiding power struggles.

SCORPIO RULES CRISIS
Taking risks to gain power, Compulsions, Obsessions, Intense interactions, Living of the edge
“I want to easily find myself responding to crisis with clear, competent thinking and action”; “I want the habit of constantly creating stress and crisis in my life totally lifted from me”; “I want the habit of entering disastrous situations totally lifted from me”; ” I want to easily find myself taking those constructive risks that lead to a new sense of empowerment”; “I want to easily find myself expressing my intensity in ways that are not threatening to others”; “I want to easily find myseelf noticing the intensity of others without taking it personally”; “I want my ___________ (obsession/compulsion) with _________ totally lifted from me”; “I want to easily find myself experiencing mutual empowerment with others in a way that is healthy and happy for me.”

SCORPIO RULES TRANSCENDENCE
Transformation, Eliminating old “baggage,” Change, Restoration, Forgiveness
“I want a positive transformation to occur in the area of _______”; “I want to easily find myself releasing old ‘baggage’ from ________ (my childhood/all previous relationships)”; “I want to confidently find my self embracing change in the area of _________”; “I want to easily find myself restoring my relationship with __________ to one of mutual support, understanding, and respect”; “I want to easily find myself forgiving _________ in a way that is empowering for me”; “I want to easily find myself gaining power by ceasing to blame others for my circumstance”; “I want positive change to enter into my relationship with ___________.”

SCORPIO RULES SELF-MASTERY
Good versus evil, Strength, Self-discipline, Commitment, Depth of character
“I want to easily find myself choosing good over evil; the high road of integrity that is best for me in every area of my life”; “I want to easily find myself filled with strength and making changes in my life that are in my overall best interests”; “I want to easily manifest self-discipline in the area of ________ (smoking/ drinking/ excessive eating/ etc.)”; “I want toeasily find myself fully committed to success in ________”; “I want the fear of commitment easily lifted from me.”

IN MATTERS OF RESTORING HEALTH, SCORPIO RULES:
Rectum, color, bladder, and organs of elimination, PMS and menstruation, Sexual diseases, Sexual organs

Sample Wishes to Maximize Good Health in Areas of the Body Specifically Ruled by Scorpio:
“I want a total healing to occur in the area of my _________ (above body area ruled by Scorpio)”: “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin working with the right healers for me that restore my __________ (body distress associated with Scorpio)”: “I want to easily find myself taking action that leads to my successfully restoring my ___________ (body area ruled by Scorpio) to perfect health and beauty”; “I want all PMS totally lifted from me.”

                                
              

                            Rosmarinus officinalis

       The bright blooms of summer give way to the changing season, preparing us for colder days ahead;  the crisp air enlivens us and the rich hues of colored leaves delight our senses.  It is so beautiful, and yet with a pep in our step we knowingly prepare for the transition to winter here in the North East.  At the same time  our bodies are adapting too…there is less moisture in the air, our metabolism slows, and we need generate much more heat internally to stay warm.  Here, nature provides for us…stimulating plants such as Rosemary are warming herbs that uplift and improve circulation of blood.

      Rosemary,  a favorite culinary and medicinal herb for this season stands tall throughout the fall months even though she prefers the hot and dry climate of the Mediterranean.   Unprotected, rosemary will not survive outdoors through a Philadelphia winter…it is the harsh wind and ice that freezes her needle-like leaves,  creating a condition from which she cannot recover.    The shape of Rosemary’s leaves is a morphological adaptation created especially by nature.  The smaller surface area helps the plant conserve water in native hot and dry climates.

    Sir Thomas Moore writes that Rosemary is the herb sacred to remembrance, and, therefore, to friendship.  Since at least the 1600’s Rosemary has been revered for its ability to strengthen memory and affect the heart which has made it a common gift to give at weddings and ceremonies through the ages.  Women also planted Rosemary at their front door so that they might be remembered by their lover, thus protecting against infidelity.  And in early times, Rosemary was freely cultivated in kitchen gardens and came to represent the dominant influence of the house mistress ‘Where Rosemary flourished, the woman ruled.’ (Grieve, 1931)

    Rosemary’s actions on the head and heart are due to its unique combination of plant chemicals working together synergistically to protect the plant from harsh environmental conditions in its native Mediterranean climate.  Luckily for us, a beneficial relationship between plants and people provides that these very same natural plant chemicals, or constituents, are active in us as well. 

                   
             Rosmarinic Acid - an active constituent of Rosemary

     Rosemary contains key active constituents such as volatile oil (1-2%) containing camphor and flavonoids, tannins, rosmarinic acid, diterpenes and rosmaricine.  Rosmaricine and the volatile oil are stimulant and pain relieving analgesics; and rosmarinic acid and flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory effect.  Flavonoids also strengthen the capillaries.  Today scientific research has shown what was known so many centuries ago when the only instrument we had was our senses…the stimulant properties of rosemary combined with the strengthening of the capillaries allow blood to travel efficiently to the head (or surface of the skin where rosemary is applied) - giving our brain a boost of nourishment and improving mental activity and memory. 

        Thank you, Rosemary!

                          

We invite you to bring some Rosemary into your life. Here a few products that contain rosemary - which Eviama swears by:

Bath Packets-

Cold & Flu Bath-Camphor & Menthol-by Abra

Muscle Therapy Bath- Eucalyptus & Rosemary -by Abra

Vine Leaves for Stimulation-By  Dresdner Essenz

Dr.Hauschka Skin Care and Body Care

Rosemary Leg and Arm Toner

Rosemary Aromatherapy Bath

Rosemary Foot Balm

 Neem Hair Oil

Neem Hair Lotion

Oshadhi

Rosemary Highland Essential Oil - single note 5ml

Eau de Cologne with Lemon, Petitgrain extra & Lemongrass 50ml

Weleda

Rosemary Hair Oil

Skin Food

Birch Cellulite Oil

Birch Body Scrub

So we have you covered - whether you want a hand cream, an entire cellulite melt regimen, legs that feel like wonder woman’s, something fetching for your pulse points, or an opportunity to explore your spiritual relationship with rosemary essence.

More than 95 percent of consumer products claiming to be “green” commit at least one greenwashing offense, according to a report released by TerraChoice, a North American environmental marketing company and part of Underwriters Laboratories’ global network. The worst offenders are toys and baby care products, with 100 percent and 99.2 percent, respectively, guilty of some form of greenwashing.

TerraChoice defines greenwashing as the act of misleading consumers about the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. The environmental company’s seven “sins of greenwashing” are:

1. Sin of the hidden trade-off

2. Sin of no proof

3. Sin of vagueness

4. Sin of irrelevance

5. Sin of lesser than two evils

6. Sin of fibbing

7. Sin of worshipping false labels

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed several revisions to its ”Green Guides” to help companies avoid making misleading environmental claims.

The study, “The Sins of Greenwashing: Home and Family Edition,” also reveals that BPA-free claims are up by 577 percent and phthalate-free claims increased 2,550 percent since the 2009 study, with two-thirds of these claims appearing on toys and baby products.

However, the study also finds that greenwashing has declined slightly since 2009 even with 73 percent more green products on the market today than in 2009. Nearly 5 percent of products do not mislead consumers with green claims, compared to only two percent last year.

The study also finds that marketers and product manufacturers are getting better, with greenwashing down among those who have focused on environmentally preferable practices longer than others. The proportion of products without green offenses is five times greater in “mature” categories like building, construction and office products than in “immature” categories like toys and baby products.

The survey also finds that good eco-labeling helps prevent — but does not eliminate — greenwashing. Of the products certified by a recognized third-party certification, more than 30 percent do not contain false green claims.

Big box retailers also are stocking more green products (22.8 percent) that provide legitimate environmental certifications than specialty (11.5 percent) or green boutique-style stores (12.8 percent).

The TerraChoice study surveyed 5,296 products in the U.S. and Canada that make an environmental claim. Products evaluated include baby care, toys, office products, building and construction products, cleaning products, housewares, health and beauty products, and consumer electronics. Between March and May 2010, TerraChoice visited 19 retail stores in Canada and 15 in the United States.

 Article taken from www.environmentalleader.com

                         

We use essential oils in all our treatments.

We self-treat ourselves, and appreciate their use in Dr.Hauschka’s Skincare. At Eviama we avoid all wannabe artificially manufactured scents. We carry one of the best organic and wild-crafted lines: Oshadhi. We carry their amazing synergy blends and selected single notes. But here’s recognition and use of true essential oil plant essences we’re thrilled to report.

 

We recently received a very interesting email from Dr. Starwynn.  

He wrote about a news article that examined how more hospitals are implementing the mandatory use of essential oils in their care regime. One of the largest hospitals in America has recently incorporated the use of essential oils. After a little research, here is what he found:
Essential oil therapy is being used to kill germs, calm patients, reduce cross infection, reduce the use of psychotropic drugs, increase the appetite of patients and increase the will of patients to survive.

And the following hospitals mandate their use:

1. Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2. Aurora Healthcare System, Foxpoint, WI
3. Banner Health, Mesa, AZ
4. Beth Israel Complementary Care Center, New York, NY
5. Children’s Healthcare, Roseville, MN
6. Elk Regional Health Hospital, PA
7. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, AK
8. Florida Hospital Medical Center, Orlando, FL
9. Goshen General Hospital, Chardon, OH
10. Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI
11. Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY
12. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Oakland, CA
13. Manilaq Hospital, Kotzebue, AK
14. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
15. Mercy Holistic Health, Cincinnati, OH
16. Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg, PA
17. St. Barnabas Healthcare System, Toms River, NJ
18. St. Croix Valley Memorial, WI
19. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
20. St. John’s Riverside Medical Center, Yonkers, NY
21. St. Luke’s Medical Center, New Bedford, MA
22. Sentara Healthcare, Wilmington, DE
23. The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
24. University of Michigan Hospital, MI
25. Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

This is just a short list!  There are many, many more hospitals using essential oils every day.  There is a tremendous wave of renewed interest in what traditional eastern and western folk medicine has practiced and used for thousands of years. 

~ This article was sent to us by one of our wonderful clients. Thanks for thinking of us!

Article from the NY TIMES, Sept 20th, by RONI CARYN RABIN

Does a good massage do more than just relax your muscles? To find out, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recruited 53 healthy adults and randomly assigned 29 of them to a 45-minute session of deep-tissue Swedish massage and the other 24 to a session of light massage. All of the subjects were fitted with intravenous catheters so blood samples could be taken immediately before the massage and up to an hour afterward. To their surprise, the researchers, sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health, found that a single session of massage caused biological changes. Volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol. They also had increases in the number of lymphocytes, white blood cells that are part of the immune system. Volunteers who had the light massage experienced greater increases in oxytocin, a hormone associated with contentment, than the Swedish massage group, and bigger decreases in adrenal corticotropin hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol. The study was published online in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The lead author, Dr. Mark Hyman Rapaport, chairman of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai, said the findings were “very, very intriguing and very, very exciting — and I’m a skeptic.”

                                

This New Moon is at peak on Thursday October 7th in the sign of Libra.  When the moon is dark it is an optimal time to set new intentions, to look inward and examine your true desires, and to reflect on expanding inner peace. The book NEW MOON ASTROLOGY Using New Moon Power Days to Change and Revitalize Your Life, by Jan Spiller has been an inspiration at Eviama in designing hope and integration during times of change.     Jan Spiller maps out some specific formats for wishing with the New Moon is in Libra.  Libra is ruled by marriage, negotiation skills, harmony, sociability/diplomacy, refinement, healing codependency, and teamwork.     LIBRA RULES REFINEMENT:  Luxury, Elegance, Pampering, Good taste, Grace   Sample Wishes to Develop Refinement: “I want to be fully receptive and appreciative of being pampered by others”; “I want to easily find myself filled with the energy of grace and elegance as I move through my daily life”: “I want to naturally find myself attracted to purchasing items that are in good taste at a price I can easily afford”; “I want to easily find myself fully appreciating the luxury that is in my life”; “I want to easily find myself graciously accepting gifts from others in a happy, healthy way”; “I want to consciously and consistently be aware of the grace that is present in every moment” ; “I want to easily find myself dressing in a style that others perceive to be elegant.”    IN MATTERS OF RESTORING HEALTH, LIBRA RULES: Adrenal glands, Buttocks, Kidneys, Diabetes (sugar imbalance)   Sample Wishes to Maximize Good Health in Areas of Body Specifically Ruled by Libra: “I want a total healing to occur in the area of my ___________”; “I want to easily attract, recognize, and begin working with the right healers for me that restore my __________ to perfect health”; “I want to attract the right information that leads to a total healing of my tendency to ___________”; “I want to easily find myself taking action that leads to my successfully restoring my __________ to perfect health and beauty.”   LIBRA RULES TEAMWORK: Giving and receiving support, Collaboration, Supportive relationships, Cooperation, Team identity   Wishes to Encourage Teamwork: “I want to consciously be aware that we are ‘all in this together’ and easily lend my support to the others”; “I want to easily find myself supporting Eviama in a way that also works for me”: “I want to easily find myself cooperating with others in a healthy, happy way”; “I want all resistance to being a team player totally lifted from me”: “I want to easily find myself crating a strong sense of mutual support in my relationship with Eviama”; “I want to easily find myself collaborating with Eviama in a way that results in a win-win situation.”