Aromatherapy - an Ayurvedic View

27/09/08 08:50 Filed in: Treatments

The use of essential oils and aromatherapy has long been a part of Ayurvedic medicine. It is viewed as a supplementary therapy, to be used in conjunction with dietary balancing, constitutional treatments and the inner work, healing of the mind, and meditation that is at the core of Ayurvedic healing.

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Essential oils were perhaps first recognised for their mood altering and mood enhancing effects. The use of fragrant oils to calm the mind, to promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing and to enhance meditation stretches far back in the history of India.....

New Moon Visions

23/09/08 12:49 Filed in: Sources

I have long been a fan of the uplifting and marvelously inspiring artwork of Mara Friedman. I was first introduced to Mara's art when she was a student of Dr. Farida Sharan. Farida sent me several art cards, and was inspired to use Mara's paintings in her book 'Creative Menopause - Illuminating Women's Health and Spirituality.

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Overcoming Inertia

21/09/08 09:57 Filed in: Self Healing

One of the biggest challenges that we face when undertaking a path of self healing is the daunting power of inertia, which influences every facet of our lives from eating and drinking, exercise and sociability to relationships with work, family, friends, lovers, and to our own selves. It is a power that can work for, or against, our better selves and, in the process of self healing we have the opportunity to turn it into a tool for achieving our healing goals. Read More...

Breaking Your Fast

20/09/08 12:29 Filed in: Recipes

An ideal broth recipe for breaking a fast...
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Inspiration for Life

19/09/08 07:51 Filed in: About This Blog

A blog has the potential to be a wonderful tool for living communication of knowledge and inspiration. We all have our own experience of life, and mine has led me to extend the role of my profession to include the search for a life of genuine beauty. I feel that the potential for each person to embrace their gifts (so often misinterpreted as weaknesses) and to create a life of purpose and goodness is virtually limitless. This blog is my own experiment in sharing.

In my experience the pursuit of genuine beauty requires having your feet on the ground, your heart open and your mind awake and present to life and the moment. This combination of qualities is, in reality, one quality - intention - but in a practical way one builds this foundation by focusing on the following three facets of life.

First, the ground. To have your feet on the ground one needs to eat well, drink adequate fluids, support systemic weaknesses with herbal formulae, and create a lifestyle with a balance of exercise, rest, creativity, social interaction, work and play. Second, to open ones heart one needs to practise forgiveness, compassion, kindness and speak and 'think' the truth. And third, to have an awake mind means to be 'here' while you do it. Without this key ingredient of mindfulness, the singular intention of what you do becomes lost and it becomes impossible to achieve genuine depth in self healing.

Reconnecting with inspiration is a wonderful tool in achieving and maintaining mindfulness, and it is my goal with this blog to offer, in the ways that I can, support and inspiration for this way of life.

Naturally it will take some time before there are more than a handful of posts here to read. Over time I will be posting on a wide range of subjects including supportive therapies, healing diets, organic foods, lovingkindness, the contemplative arts, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I hope you enjoy this site and glean some of my own inspiration for a life of truth, goodness and beauty:)

Mini Bio

11/09/08 18:38 Filed in: About Bonny

I have experienced a rich and rewarding life in my search for love and kindness, knowledge, laughter, and adventure. The pursuit of these qualities isn’t always easy. Increasingly the world has become one where quality and content has been replaced by quantity and marketability. When deeper values really mean something to you, one can find oneself on a lonely path. As I have found though, kindred spirits abound. It is wonderful how many people there are that are genuinely caring and on paths of healing and personal evolution......
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Nourishment

11/09/08 17:39 Filed in: Healing Diets

Our relationship with nourishment genuinely reflects our relationship with both giving and receiving love and compassion. Nourishment is the essence of life. Our connection to our spiritual life, our relationship with ourselves, our parents, our family and friends, our community, and to our society as a whole, are all based on the giving and receiving, or lack of giving and receiving, of love and nourishment.

What is Self Healing?

11/09/08 16:36 Filed in: Self Healing

The motto of my work is ‘Truth, Goodness & Beauty in the Healing Arts’ as it is the pursuit of these three qualities in our daily lives that bring joy to living. This site is devoted to supporting and inspiring those who wish to heal themselves, to evolve in truth, goodness and beauty, and who see life as an opportunity to be appreciated. Life isn’t perfect for anyone. How we choose to deal with this reality becomes the essence of how we experience life. The more conscious this choice becomes, the greater our healing experience is. Read More...