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Creo que creé una vela para Gusti 🌸💛

Igual que como con los sigilos ocurre que aflora el inconsciente (the unknown territory) para representar esos símbolos, me he dado cuenta de que en realidad creé una vela para Gusti... mi Gusti, de nuevo vivo en mis visualizaciones desde la sesión de fotos y vídeos que preparamos por tu cumpleaños hace quince días. Además pusimos una foto suya (no somos mucho de fotos en casa) en el comedor, y siento desde el segundo uno que es donde tenía que estar, me da PAZ.

-Jazmín:

Sweet and captivating. The exquisite aroma of Jasmine flowers encourages feelings of romance, euphoria, joy, and splendor. For thousands of years, Jasmine flowers have been associated with joy, happiness, love, and splendor.

Jasmine essential oil can be applied to pulse points for a calming aroma that uplifts mood and promotes a positive outlook. It evokes feelings of joy, peace, and self-confidence. In addition, Jasmine essential oil provides a myriad of benefits to the mind and body.

Jasmine essential oil provides several skin benefits. It promotes healthy-looking, glowing skin and reduces the appearance of blemishes, fine lines, and wrinkles. It can also be applied to the scalp to nourish and protect the skin.

https://www.doterra.com/US/en/jasmine-oil

Jasmine Oil — Mood Booster and Stress Buster

Jasmine oil, a type of essential oil derived from the jasmine flower, is a popular natural remedy for improving mood, overcoming stress and balancing hormones. Jasmine oil has been used for hundreds of years in parts of Asia as a natural remedy for depression, anxiety, emotional stress, low libido and insomnia.

Research suggests that jasmine oil, which has genus species name Jasminum officinale, works by positively influencing the nervous system.

Here are some of the most well-researched and loved benefits of jasmine oil today:

  • Dealing with stress
  • Reducing anxiety
  • Fighting depression
  • Increasing alertness
  • Helping to fight low energy or chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Reducing menopausal symptoms and working as a natural remedy for PMS and cramps
  • Helping with sleep
  • Acting as an aphrodisiac

Jasmine Oil Uses & Benefits

1. Depression and Anxiety Relief

Many studies have found improvements in mood and sleep after using jasmine oil either as an aromatherapy treatment or topically on the skin, as well as it being a way to boost energy levels. Results demonstrate that jasmine oil has a stimulating/activating effect of the brain and also helps improve mood at the same time.

A study published in Natural Product Communications found that jasmine oil used on the skin over an eight-week period helped participants feel an improvement in their moods and a decrease in both physical and emotional signs of low energy. (3)

2. Increase Arousal

Compared with a placebo, jasmine oil caused significant increases of physical signs of arousal — such as breathing rate, body temperature, blood oxygen saturation, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure — in a study done on healthy adult women. Subjects in the jasmine oil group also rated themselves as more alert and more vigorous than subjects in the control group. The study results indicate that jasmine oil can increase autonomic arousal activity and help elevate mood at the same time. (4)

3. Improve Immunity and Fight Infections

Jasmine oil is believed to have antiviral, antibiotic and antifungal properties that make it effective for boosting immunity and fighting illness. In fact, jasmine oil has been used as a folk medicine treatment for fighting hepatitis, various internal infections, plus respiratory and skin disorders for hundreds of years in Thailand, China and other Asian countries. In vitro and in vivo animal studies show that oleuropein, a secoiridoid glycoside found in jasmine oil, is one of the oil’s primary active ingredients that can fight harmful infections and increase immune function. (5)

Jasmine oil has also specifically been shown to have antimicrobial activity towards the bacteria that causes staph infections and the fungus that causes candida. (6)

Inhaling jasmine oil, either directly or by infusing it in your home, can help clear mucus and bacteria within the nasal passages and respiratory symptom. Applying it to your skin can also reduce inflammation, redness, pain and speed up time needed to heal wounds.

4. Help with Falling Sleep

Feel like you’re always tired but have trouble getting good sleep? Jasmine oil exhibits a calming effect that can act as a natural sedative and help you sleep better.

A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology found that jasmine tea odor had sedative effects on both autonomic nerve activity and mood states. Inhaling jasmine along with lavender helped reduce heart rate and bring on feelings of calm and relaxation, which are all important for dosing off and avoiding restless nights. (7)

To diffuse jasmine oil in your home, combine several drops in a diffuser along with other soothing oils, like lavender oil or frankincense oil.

5. Decrease Symptoms of Menopause

Using jasmine oil either as an aromatherapy treatment or applying it directly to the skin can help decrease emotional and physical symptoms of menopause and work as a natural remedy for menopause relief.

In a study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, when menopausal women applied jasmine oil to their skin over an eight-week period, they showed improvements in energy levels, mood and menopause-related symptoms, including hot flashes, pain and depression, compared to women who weren’t using jasmine oil. (8)

6. Prevent or Improve PMS Symptoms

Studies show that jasmine oil is among a group of essential oils that help balance hormone levels by acting as phytoestrogens, plant constituents with a phenolic structure similar to estrogen. This gives therapeutic-grade oils, including jasmine oil, the ability to help correct PMS, menopause and other hormone-related issues.

For example, after testing women for 11 common symptoms related to hormone fluctuations — including insomnia, nervousness, weakness and headaches — researchers found that aromatherapy and massage with phytoestrogen oils helped decrease symptoms without causing any negative side effects. (9)

Massaging jasmine oil onto your skin or inhaling it can help to reduce PMS symptoms, including headaches, stomach cramps, acne and other skin flair-ups or restlessness.

7. Help with Post-Pregnancy Symptoms

Jasmine is known to help ease postpartum symptoms, including anxiety, depression, muscle pain and low energy, which isn’t surprising based on jasmine research.

A 2013 study published in the Journal of Health Research tested the mood-lifting effects of jasmine oil on 20 healthy volunteers and found an improvement in brainwave actives that help regulate mood. Jasmine oil was inhaled by all the study participants, and then central nervous system function and mood responses were tested. Participants had electrodes placed on their heads and also filled out personal questionnaires.

Compared to the electrode and test results prior to inhaling jasmine oil, the results after using jasmine oil showed a significant improvement in cognitive-emotional responses. Researchers observed improved levels of activity in beta wave power in the anterior center and the left posterior regions of the brain, which help control emotions and stress responses. Participants reported feeling an increase in positive thoughts and feelings — including a reduction in stress but a renewed feeling of being more active, awake and romantic. (10)

It also been used traditionally to increase production of breast milk. Additionally, applying jasmine oil to the skin may help decrease signs of stretch marks and prevent scarring.

8. Boost Concentration

Jasmine oil is scientifically known for its stimulating and arousing properties. Diffusing jasmine oil or rubbing it onto your skin can help wake you up and boost energy. Its active ingredients have been shown to increase heart rate, body temperature and brain activity that are needed for active learning and problem solving.

Forty healthy human subjects who were exposed to jasmine aroma felt more attentive, more energetic and less tranquilized than subjects in the control group. Also, these findings revealed a stimulating and activating effect and verified the use of jasmine absolute in aromatherapy. (11)

Try adding some to your bath water or rubbing it onto your skin during a morning shower to help you get ready for your day. Have a test coming up or doing a presentation? Sniff some jasmine oil.

9. Promote Healthy Skin 

A scientific review titled “Commercial Essential Oils as Potential Antimicrobials to Treat Skin Diseases” published in 2017 features Jasminum officinale for its use in dermatology for general skin care, revitalization, dry skin, anti-aging, reducing inflammation, oily skin conditions and psoriasis. (12) Talk about some major jasmine oil benefits for face concerns!

Try mixing jasmine oil into your face cram, shower gel or body lotion to reduce blemishes, improve dryness, balance oily skin, prevent wrinkles and fine lines, and calm shaving irritation. Just make sure to first test your reaction to any essential oil by applying a small amount to a patch of skin in order to check for allergies.

Is jasmine oil good for your hair? Using jasmine oil for hair not only can result in your locks, it can also help to counter dryness and add shine, just like it does with your skin.

10. Create a Calming or Invigorating Massage Oil

Depending on what other oil it’s used with, jasmine oil can make a massage more on the uplifting or soothing side. Want an energizing massage? Try combining the floral oil with invigorating peppermint or rosemary oil plus a carrier oil of your choice.

Looking for a calming massage? Combine jasmine oil with lavender or geranium oil and a carrier oil. Jasmine oil can increase alertness and arousal when needed, but it can also have relaxing and pain-reducing effect that makes it a perfect massage oil. It has been used topically for centuries to reap its anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. (13)

11. Serve as a Natural Mood-Lifting Perfume

As I mentioned earlier, studies have confirmed jasmine oil’s mood-lifting benefits. Instead of using expensive store-bought perfumes, try dabbing jasmine oil onto your wrists and neck as a natural, chemical-free fragrance.

Jasmine oil has a warm, flowery smell similar to many women’s perfumes. A little bit goes a long way, so only use one or two drops at first, and mix it with a carrier oil to tone down the strength of the smell if you’d like.

https://draxe.com/essential-oils/jasmine-oil/

- Siempreviva:

El aroma dulce y a tierra del aceite esencial Helichrysum angustifolium

https://www.fragrantica.es/notas/siempreviva-12.html


- Lavanda: 
Lavandula angustifolia

-Piedra natural: cuarzo rosa, claro.

Why I Quit DoTerra (And What I’m Doing Instead)

 

OCTOBER 28, 2015 BY  

http://becomingpeculiar.com/why-i-quit-doterra-and-what-im-doing-instead/

Now I’m just a simple Mennonite girl with a degree in literature. I felt like I needed a business degree just to make sense of all the offers and programs to get a decent price on the products. I knew I was spending more than I wanted. For what?

Finally, I decided enough was enough.

Here are some features of Eden’s Garden that won me over.

Excellent quality. From what I can tell, the quality of oils offered by Edens Gardens is every bit as high as doTerra’s. (Read their information on quality here.)
Stupid simple: you see which oils you want on their website, you buy them. No commitments, no membership fees, no complicated rewards programs, no grandiose titles. No nonsense.
Lower prices: like I said above: for most of the oils I wanted, I could get them for about 40-60% what I’d pay at doTerra. The website explains that they’re able to sell them for such discounted prices precisely because they don’t have all the fanfare associated with MLM.  They sell directly to the consumer — no middlemen. No fancy office buildings, no special prizes for top sellers, etc. (Read more here.)
Different size options: Eden’s Garden oils can be purchased in four different sizes, including a 5ml option. This is perfect if you just want to try out a certain oil without making a huge commitment — I bought a bunch of 5ml bottles for that reason. Many (most?) of them are under $6. (DoTerra, by contrast, only has one size option, which is typically 15ml, so you better hope you like it! Especially if you’re buying an $80 bottle!)
Much greater selection: doTerra offers around 45 different single essential oils and 20 blends. Edens Garden, on the other hand, sells about 131 single oils and 39 blends. You’re sure to find what you want! (Sure, doTerra sells all kind of other products like lotions, cleaners, supplements, etc, but I wasn’t interested in those).

I thought it would be nice to offer an honest, unbiased opinion where I can’t possibly profit. 


Again, a reminder: Edens Gardens has no idea I’m writing this. Just wanted to spread the word! If you’ve been looking into essential oils, here’s an option you might want to consider!

https://www.facebook.com/KathleenBecomingPeculiar/
https://www.instagram.com/kathleenquiring/?hl=es
https://www.instagram.com/edensgardenoils/
https://www.edensgarden.com/ (blends like Anxiety Ease and Head Ease recuerdan a esas dos sinergias de que hablaban para dolor por neuralgia del trigémino, parestesias, el roll-on Stress Away y la mezcla de 5 aceites esenciales, Panaway by DoTerra). I like Joy, Align, Meditation, Quiet Time, Harmony.
https://www.edensgarden.com/blogs/news (The Drop is their essential oils blog)
https://www.edensgarden.com/blogs/news/essential-oils-for-anxiety-and-stress-relief

aceites esenciales de grado terapéutico

Aceite esencial de Siempreviva: imprescindible en tu aromateca

https://aromatraining.com/siempreviva-un-aceite-esencial-imprescindible-en-tu-aromateca/

Helichrysum angustifolium. “El sol de Oro”. La flor de Gusti, nuestro perrito índigo y dorado, mi kankin.

Los helicrisos son un género conocido desde la antigüedad. Una curiosidad de esta planta es que para muchas culturas antiguas se consideraba sagrada y la protegían con especial interés. Pero no ha sido hasta hace pocas décadas, cuando se ha re-descubierto su valor en la formulación de cosmética natural de calidad. El extracto natural de Helicriso, contiene numerosos principios activos como: aceites esenciales, triterpenos, ácidos orgánicos, flavonoides, taninos, etc. Pruebas científicas recientes han constatado que tiene propiedades medicinales y hoy en día son muchos los estudios que destacan sus propiedades: antisépticas, anti-inflamatorias, anti-seborreicas, expectorantes, diuréticas, propiedades anti alérgicas, digestivas y hepatoprotectoras y tónicas del hígado, entre otras. Destaca, entre ellas, para su uso en cosmética natural y ecológica, su poder cicatrizante, regenerante y antioxidante.

A día de hoy la Agencia Europea del Medicamento (EMA), ha aprobado su uso para tratar la inflamación de la piel. Además, tiene un gran valor en el mundo de la cosmética ecológica, pues se considera el aliado perfecto para tratar el envejecimiento prematuro de la piel, y cuidar la piel sensible o irritada, el acné, los eczemas, la dermatitis, e incluso la psoriasis. Es el ingrediente por excelencia de las cremas antiedad y serums reparadores de las marcas de cosmética natural certificada. El extracto de siempreviva es el ingrediente definitivo contra el envejecimiento de la piel, pues ayuda a combatir las arrugas y la falta de firmeza, mientras dota a la piel de un brillo y luminosidad único, ayudando a unificar el tono de la piel. 

Son destacables la actividad antimicrobiana, antiinflamatoria y antioxidante. Aplicaciones prácticas con hematomas y cicatrices.

La palabra helichrysum deriva del griego “helios” que significa “sol” y “chrysos” que significa “oro”, en clara referencia al color brillante y dorado de las flores de este género. Sus flores tardan mucho tiempo en marchitarse, de ahí su nombre común de «siempreviva», «inmortal», «eterna» o «perpetua», como se las denomina en varios países.

extracto de siempreviva

https://ecocosas.com/plantas-medicinales/siempreviva/

Las siempreviva amarilla o helicrisos o por su nombre científico Sempervivum son un género de plantas crasuláceas que crecen principalmente en terrenos y superficies rocosas y en regiones como los Alpes, los Pirineos, el Cáucaso, los Cárpatos, España, Francia, Italia, Marruecos, Grecia y montañas de las Islas Canarias, , principalmente.

https://www.saper.es/extracto-siempreviva-combate-envejecimiento-prematuro/ *

Extracto de Siempreviva ecológico: El ingrediente definitivo para combatir el envejecimiento de la piel.

El ser humano ha buscado siempre la belleza y cuidado de su piel, queriendo parecer más joven, como forma de estar más a gusto con uno mismo. 

Y la naturaleza le ha brindado siempre, desde la antigüedad hasta nuestros días, los ingredientes naturales necesarios para llevar a cabo esta misión.

Por eso hoy vamos a conocer un poquito más de cerca el extracto de siempreviva, uno de esos “ingredientes mágicos” que se utilizaban siglos atrás, y que hoy en día, es un “must” de la cosmética natural y ecológica de calidad, por sus importantes propiedades regenerativas, hidratantes y antioxidantes. Sus flores amarillas dejan un intenso y peculiar perfume incluso una vez secas. Su aroma es delicado y sutil, recuerda una mezcla entre regaliz, curry y otras plantas aromáticas como el romero o el tomillo. El aroma del helicriso, más conocido en fitoterapia como planta del sol de oro, es único y típicamente mediterráneo.

https://www.cuerpomente.com/guia-plantas/perpetua

La perpetua, siempreviva o helicriso se emplea con eficacia en remedios para la alergia (los herbolarios recomiendan la perpetua como uno de los mejores aliados para plantar cara a las alergias primaverales, como son las provocadas por el polen de determinadas plantas: gramíneas, parietarias, chopos, cipreses, etc).

, aliviando la tos y la congestión; contra la candidiasis y otros hongos y en conjuntivitis y síntomas alérgicos en los ojos.

Se emplea también para combatir infecciones del aparato digestivo, en caso de gastritis y gastroenteritis.

Es asimismo un eficaz remedio depurativo y reparador tras alteraciones hepáticas, como hepatitis o inflamación de la vesícula biliar.

https://www.kyreo.es/propiedades-leyendas-la-siempreviva/ 

La Siempreviva da buenos resultados en el tratamiento de infecciones (como ya sabían los antiguos para la conjuntivitis, otitis, faringitis y demás inflamaciones e infecciones de las vías altas respiratorias).

En la actualidad destacamos esta planta por sus propiedades inmunomoduladoras, hepatoprotectoras y reepitelizantes.

La Siempreviva, una planta muy bella para decorar nuestros jardines, y más bella aún por sus múltiples y maravillosas propiedades medicinales.

https://www.notasnaturales.com/usos-aceite-esencial-siempreviva/

The first time ever I saw your face 🦊🧡

A Fox’ Story – About the life of a wild red fox called Ticky

http://www.roeselienraimond.com/a-fox-story/

The runt of the litter; A mini fox kit!
The first time ever I saw you, you were SO little and your face was so…special, that I couldn’t even take a picture. You looked almost like some kind of new, unknown species. You looked funny and far beyond cute.
I soon discovered that not only did you look different, you actually were different.

Everything was dirty, soggy, cold and swampy. Many of these hours, I truly wondered what on earth I was doing there. Until you suddenly showed up, out of the blue. In my memory, it stopped raining immediately and the sun came through. Sometimes you just calmly sat next to me, sometimes you watched me. Sometimes you just sat there, so intensely happy that you looked like smiling. What you were thinking? I truly had no clue.  You were great, thank you..super fox ….

When it rained your hair used to curl and that was another part of you that was different. Fox’ coats don’t curl at all, but yours did, which made you look like a gorgeous little rat.

Although you remained smaller than the rest of the litter, you did grow up to be an energetic and enthusiastic fox kit.

A fox full of surprises!
 almost un-foxy soft

For months and months I enjoyed watching you grow up and gradually take the shape of a real fox. A bit of a strange fox, with your way too long nose and misshapen teeth, but for me you were the most beautiful fox ever. 

You might not be fully formed as a fox was intended, but your posture was magnificent, proud.

On your own…
No one who looked like you. No one left with these gorgeous almond-shaped eyes and golden hair, but you…. All alone.

the Peacemaker
What a brave little fox you were! You didn’t resign to your fate, but picked up your fox stuff and…moved.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ6KkPrAHRD/

Foto del perfil de roeselienraimond

“One of a Fox” †
03-2013 |01-2016 🦊🧡
Unique Beauty
It's been 5 years ... but I still remember how brightly she colored her world and how her departure took some of these colors with her.

(If you are interested in her story.. I will share it in a story)