Annual Mother’s Day Contest

I want to continue the tradition of Personal Alchemy’s Mother’s Day contest. So, for 2009, I would love to hear about your favorite memory of you and your mother doing something together.

• How old were you?
• Where were you?
• Were you cooking, crafting, or something totally off-the-wall and crazy?

How exciting!!! A new product is coming soon!

Leave your comments below telling your story and you could win a gift from the Personal Alchemy line. For now, the gift is “under wraps” because it is a new product! You could be the first to receive and use it.

Be sure to take our dosha or scent quiz to determine which scent is yours and let me know. Good luck ladies (and gents too!)

Namaste,

Lena

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Change of Hands

Hi everyone! It’s wonderful to be a part of such a wonderful, fact-filled blog. I recently acquired Personal Alchemy from Tiffany, who is pursuing other interests involving a new business and blog. Although she will not be an active author here, she is helping behind the scenes. I encourage you to check out her cookie blog here.

I can only hope that you will welcome me here as I post about what I am learning from the ayurvedic lifestyle. Please keep the comments coming and look for new posts weekly. Leave a comment and tell me what you think about the new blog look.

Isn’t living natural just wonderful? It’s amazing what resources we have been given to heal ourselves–mind, body and soul. Journey with me as I learn more.

Lena

Personal Alchemy

Unveil your bliss

For those of you that have visited the Personal Alchemy web site, you’ve undoubtedly seen the phrase “Unveil your bliss” on each page. That phrase is there for a reason.

But what does this mean? How do you unveil true bliss in your life? One should start by defining the word bliss, and what it means in your life specifically.

There is a sanskrit word, ”Ananda” which means bliss. Ananda is what puts meaning in our lives. It’s the thing that brings us happiness, in even the smallest of moments. It can be a moment in time, or a lifetime journey.

Think back to the last time you had a truly great belly laugh. The last time somebody told you they love you. The last time someone’s smile brightened your day, or an act of kindness warmed your heart.

This is Ananda. Those moments and feelings that put pure joy in our hearts. Can you remember the last time you pursued something that truly made you happy? This could be a hobby, a career, or a person. Either way, you felt pure joy, happiness, contentment, and reason for being, in that moment.

When your body is in balance, you have Ananda. When you have true health and vitality, you have Ananda.

So take a moment to think about what creates Ananda in your life. I’d love it if you would share it with me here at the blog. What brings bliss to your life? How do you “unveil your bliss”?

Namaste,
Tiffany
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And the winner is……

The winner of the Mother’s Day Blog Contest is….

 Sadie from All Natural Me. Here is the comment she posted.

My mother is amazing. She is definitely why I am an environmentalist today. Maybe it was the protest she took me to when I was ten years old to shout how we didn’t want a toxic incinerator in our back yard that initially inspired me.

My mother is a school teacher and continues to inspire me with her activism with recycling and land restoration on the school grounds.

Even at home, she is an eco-super star. Every spring, my mother cleans up a two mile stretch of road by herself and frees it from litter. She also is passionate about reusing paper and has been know to be pretty crafty with upcycling old greeting cards into fun place mats.

Cara, is a woman after my own heart.

I love you Mom!!!

This is what Sadie had to say about herself:

“Online, I’m known as Sadie from allnaturalme.com.  I run a website that promotes

eco-friendly issues and natural living in a fun and humorous way. 

All Natural Me has connected with thousands of people over the years

and it’s been a great way to show just how much one person can do.

 

Offline, I am your typical crunchy green fanatical mama happily raising her cubs. 

When I’m not changing poopy diapers or trying the change the world,

I enjoy dancing, sewing and eating organic chocolate.”

Thanks for posting your comment Sadie! I’ll be sending you and your amazing Mom a Personal Alchemy Body Cream in the scent of your choice. Congratulations on winning! Happy Mother’s Day.

Tiffany
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Listen up!

Folks! If you are taking any Ayurvedic medicines, Click here - this is a ”must-read” and very important article. I encourage you to read it from beginning to end.

While it may appear at first that I am trying to tell you that Ayurvedic treatments are dangerous, what I’m actually trying to convey and encourage is the use of good common sense.

1. Like any form of medicine, it’s never a good idea to self medicate. Please see a practitioner.
2. If you travel to India, once again, do not self medicate. Don’t purchase Ayurvedic remedies that promise one thing or another, and trust the package/labeling. While India is an amazing country, their laws governing food and medicine are very different from ours.
3. If you do see a practitioner, find out where your medicine comes from!!! These days, it’s not all that hard to have a practitioner prepare you a remedy made from herbs grown here (In most cases).
4. Pay attention to the list of products in this article. Be sure you are not taking any of them!!!

Ayurveda is an extremely effective method of healing. But used improperly, it can also be harmful. Please, please, please…. pay attention to the remedies you purchase. Not all medicines are created equal!

To your health
Tiffany
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Ayurveda and Mother’s Day

For those of you who receive my monthly newsletter, you’ve read my article on Ayurveda and Mother’s Day. But for those of you who don’t receive my newsletter, I thought I would get your feedback on how you celebrate this special day.

While there are those who would write it off as a day that Hallmark makes a ton of money, most people use the day to truly appreciate the woman who gave them life.

For all the hard work she’s done, how do you celebrate this woman? How do you show her that you truly appreciate all the love and care she’s given you?

I’d love to hear your stories. Leave a comment here on how you celebrate Mother’s Day. I will create a post of all your comments on May 11, 2008. I will contact the person with the most unique way of celebrating, and send that person, and their mom, a free gift for Mother’s Day! Plus, I’ll write a post about you and Mom, and what makes your story so unique.

What a great way to show Mom you’re shouting her name from the roof tops! Just email her a link to my blog so she can read her story, and your praises!

Hope the day is filled with love for you and Mom!
Namaste
Tiffany
Personal Alchemy

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