Medicine Wheel Garden: Creating Sacred Space for Healing, Celebration, and Tranquillity
Author: E Barrie Kavasch
The American Indian medicine wheel was an ancient way of creating sacred space and calling forth the healing energies of nature. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study with native healers, herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch offers a step-by-step guide to bringing this beautiful tradition into your own life--from vibrantly colorful outdoor circle designs to miniature dish, windowsill, or home altar adaptations. Inside you’ll find:
• Planting guides for medicine wheel gardens in every zone, from desert Southwest to northern woodlands
• A beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of 50 key healing herbs, including propagation needs, traditional and modern uses, and cautions
• Easy-to-follow herbal recipes, from teas and tonics to skin creams and soaps--plus delicious healing foods
• Ideas for herbal crafts and ceremonial objects, including smudge sticks, wind horses, prayer ties, and spirit shields
• Seasonal rituals, offerings, and meditations to bless and empower your garden and your friends, and much more
Practical, beautiful, and inspiring, The Medicine Wheel Garden leads us on a powerful journey to rediscovering the sacred in everyday life as we cultivate our gardens . . . and our souls.
Library Journal
The transcendental nature of gardening is the focus of this pair of books. Both discuss humans' innate need to cultivate and nurture the earth. Ethnobotanist and herbalist Kavasch (American Indian Healing Arts) delves into Native American mystical symbolism to describe how to put together a garden that heals body and soul. He clearly explains the basic layout of a "medicine wheel" garden a circular arrangement built along axes running north/south, east/west, and even into the air and into the ground and how to adapt it to every zone. Also covered are traditional plants and why certain colored plants belong in the different quadrants of the circle. He also offers an illustrated encyclopedia of 50 healing herbs, as well as recipes that incorporate those herbs. Norfolk, a retired English osteopath, uses a much less structured approach in his lovely meditation on the importance of gardening in today's hustle-and-bustle society. During his 40 years of practice, he observed that his happiest and healthiest patients were green thumbs. Here, he introduces his concept of the "soul garden." He draws from literature and scientific studies, among other sources, to back up his claim that, like Voltaire's Candide, people would be happier and less stressed out if they would just sit back and watch their gardens grow. Kavasch's book is recommended for public libraries whose patrons appreciate Native American mysticism and gardening; Norfolk's is recommended for all public libraries. Pam Matthews, M.L.S., Olmsted Falls, OH Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Barbara Por Atras: A Latin Woman's Guide to Fitness
Author: Barbara Trujillo
LATINAS-ENHANCE YOUR GOD GIVEN CURVES AND CADERAS
...Barbara Por Atras is not only a guide to fitness and a healthier lifestyle but also a book of acceptance of who you are as a Latin woman. Over the past year there has been an increase in media attention aimed on healthy and fit versus the "need" to be skinny.
You will embark on a soul searching journey of physical acceptance letting go of the stigma and daily challenges trying to look like "Hollywood" or "supermodels" and finally accept the beauty within while never compromising one's culture and beautiful physical assets.
In addition, you will learn how you can still eat classic Latin foods while staying healthy and fit. Delicious healthy Latin recipes are provided for your pleasure in addition to workouts for all from the beginner who has never worked out to the advanced seeking a new challenge. This is truly the only guide to a hotter, healthier Latina you will ever need!
What People Are Saying
Colin Dopson
"Motivational and informative . . . this book provides nourishment for both the body and the soul."--(Colin Dopson, Author of Overweight Planet)
Rick Gebhart
"Barbara clearly has walked the walk and they share their insights on how personal acceptance is possible through a fit and healthy lifestyle."--(Dr. Rick Gebhart, Author of Fatigue Factor)
Isabelle R. Shaw
"The authors do a great job conveying their point that fitness is not one size fits all . . . a smooth read with easy to follow workouts."--(Dr. Isabelle R. Shaw, Author of The Shoe Diet)
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