If you are interested in a PDF to print out NEON cards to send with your gifts, E-mail me from here and I will send the PDF.
Nurturing Each Other Now, a movement started in 1985 to nurture women who are the nurturers.
Send a surprise package to any woman who need nurturing, and then she will send something perhaps to a woman she knows.
In this way we continue to nourish each other.
Include some card explaining NEON.... mine will do if you want to use them.
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A photo and writing journal since 1994
February 26, 2006
The pottery of Tashimaya, Japanese Antiques, more...
Born in China in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), tenmoku has captivated viewers for centuries with its shimmering, otherworldly quality. In Japan, a small handful of contemporary Japanese potters have heeded the call and devote their lives to keeping this ancient technique alive.
The works of one tenmoku artist, Koji Kamada, shine particularly bright among them
Mr. Takashimaya Master potter, using tenmoku glaze. In Japan, you can see what pottery sells for by one who has made a lifetime of working with other great potters. Here in Japan, pottery work is honored.
When I was in Nagaoka, many years ago, small rice bows were selling at a gallery at a local department store, for 6,000.00 dollars. Most everythng including huge ginger jars almost as large as me, were sold. Not that size is everything. People equate size with price, but that is not always the case.
Look at diamonds.
Take a look around this extensive site of Japanese pottery and other items. Great for the soul that loves beauty.
This is an Ikebana flower arrangement bamboo basket.This is in the shape of a gently cradled double gourd with pieces of twisted wisteria branches which have fantastic natural knods. bamboo basket from Japan on Wisteria branch Antique basket
antique cake mold Japanese for conissiere Other Japanese antiques; books, etc.
February 23, 2006
SAKYA MONASTERY
Tibetan Buddhism at Sakya Monastery:
Sakya Monastery Seattle
Video blog with mantras etc.
"Om Mani Pädme Hum" Mantra
Sakya Monastery Seattle
Video blog with mantras etc.
"Om Mani Pädme Hum" Mantra
February 22, 2006
My newest batch of chinese herbs
An online herb Store Not what I am using, but interesting stuff here.
Drink once in evening , once in morning after meals, for 4 days, come back in a week to have pulse taken , look at tongue... get more herbs...it appears now that I will have to take the herbs longer than originally thought, since this problem has been going on a long time. The trauma goes very deep, and there has ben so much upheavel and so little support, the chinese MD said, that I need help to get well. Between love from friends, and my herbs, and new found family in France, I am sure I will recover soon. Pamela is making a bracelet for me. when I get it, I will blog it. A gift made with love, and healing in mind.
Cook: boil, simmer 1 hour, strain, drink, yum yum..(not really but not so bad)
Cooking up a new brew:
< Hsin Kuang
Meu grupo mais novo de herbs chineses
Trabalho de arte de Sonia Madruga
Contagem! Presentes de Nice dos caros amigos...
O sistema da supressão da tensão de NTI para TMJ
Herbs chineses em segundo round
Triplets dos bebês do porco-espinho
"a corpo-mente é uma não pirâmide, mas um círculo da interação entre os órgãos internos e seus aspectos emocionais.
Dia 2 de herbs chineses
Local Interativo Da Arte Do Divertimento
Flores do slideshow de Kim Carney, "algo ver"
La mia più nuova serie di erbe cinesi
Opera d'arte di Sonia Madruga
Segno! Regali de Nizza dai cari amici...
Il sistema di soppressione di tensionamento di NTI per TMJ
Erbe cinesi in secondo luogo in tondo
Tripletti dei bambini del porcupine
"la corpo-mente è una piramide non, ma un cerchio di interazione fra gli organi interni e le loro funzioni impressionabili.
Giorno 2 delle erbe cinesi
Luogo Interattivo Di Arte Di Divertimento
Fiori di slideshow di Kim Carney, "qualcosa vedere"
February 19, 2006
February 16, 2006
Score! Nice gifts from dear friends...
I just came home with a box full of goodies, from Kimmie's. She found these at one of her special places she frequents, and graciously decided to give them to me. I was over Superbowl Sunday ( dare we speak of that day?) it was also a birthday celebration for several people, me included, ( I am now , hmm, 26)..and we had a great time visiting everyone...
Kim's is always the best place to go, warm, loving, beautifully decorated, homey, and lots of the best food compliments her Mom, Mother, Diane. ( I went over yesterday, and took back empty containers from left overs, and viola, I came back home with, FULL containers of leftovers, (I call them elegant aftermaths when they come from Diane's kitchen!) I helped her concoct a new recipe (I stirred, and brought some home..I am soooo talented!) It was mac n' alfredo sauce, with pesto and artichoke hearts, YumE!
Love you Diane. Thanks for a wonderful, Ful Filling, visit!
Kim's fantastic blog
So check out these freebee dishes I got gifted me, and check out Kim's fantastic blog.
Love you Kimmee.
Kim's is always the best place to go, warm, loving, beautifully decorated, homey, and lots of the best food compliments her Mom, Mother, Diane. ( I went over yesterday, and took back empty containers from left overs, and viola, I came back home with, FULL containers of leftovers, (I call them elegant aftermaths when they come from Diane's kitchen!) I helped her concoct a new recipe (I stirred, and brought some home..I am soooo talented!) It was mac n' alfredo sauce, with pesto and artichoke hearts, YumE!
Love you Diane. Thanks for a wonderful, Ful Filling, visit!
Kim's fantastic blog
So check out these freebee dishes I got gifted me, and check out Kim's fantastic blog.
Love you Kimmee.
February 13, 2006
Chinese herbs second round
After my four days of taking my herbs, I was just crushed. There was no improvement. went back to Dr. who took my pulse, and said it was the same.
They decided it was not a strong enough dosage, and that since I had been this way for so long ( unable to sleep, relax, be rested) that it might take a little longer, happiness is assured they said.
They don't want me to take western medicine, but melatonin is ok, they said, it is natural.
So they changed my herbs some, said to use 3 cups of water, boil , simmer for 1 hour, and drink 1 cup ( shoud be one cup after 1 hour) The add 2 cups water, boil, simmer 30 minutes, save the one cup for after breakfast,. Ths morning I had a glimmer of love feeling.
Ordered 3 books about passive aggressive men last night. Long overdue.
Living with a passive aggressive man
Take a look.
They decided it was not a strong enough dosage, and that since I had been this way for so long ( unable to sleep, relax, be rested) that it might take a little longer, happiness is assured they said.
They don't want me to take western medicine, but melatonin is ok, they said, it is natural.
So they changed my herbs some, said to use 3 cups of water, boil , simmer for 1 hour, and drink 1 cup ( shoud be one cup after 1 hour) The add 2 cups water, boil, simmer 30 minutes, save the one cup for after breakfast,. Ths morning I had a glimmer of love feeling.
Ordered 3 books about passive aggressive men last night. Long overdue.
Living with a passive aggressive man
Take a look.
February 12, 2006
Porcupine Babies triplets
This just came as an attachment in an e-mail. It is so adorable, I had to blog it.
February 08, 2006
"The body-mind is not a pyramid, but a circle of interaction between the Internal Organs and their emotional aspects.
Search here:
Chinese medicine, search for information here
Interesting differences between Chinese and Western ideas concerning emotions/body and health.
Chinese Medicine
Five Emotions: anger, joy, sorrow, fear and rumination, as well as others, and explains their significance to the practitioner. "The body-mind is not a pyramid, but a circle of interaction between the Internal Organs and their emotional aspects. Whereas Western Medicine tends to consider the influence of emotions on the organs as having a secondary or excitatory role rather than being a primary causative factor of disease, Chinese Medicine sees the emotions as an integral and inseparable part of the sphere of action of the Internal Organs.... Since the body and mind form an integrated inseparable unit, the emotions can not only cause a disharmony, but they can also be caused by it"
Anger, according to tradition, affects the liver; rumination taxes the spleen; sorrow depletes the lungs; excessive joy affects the heart, and fear affects the kidneys.
Chinese medicine, search for information here
Interesting differences between Chinese and Western ideas concerning emotions/body and health.
Chinese Medicine
Five Emotions: anger, joy, sorrow, fear and rumination, as well as others, and explains their significance to the practitioner. "The body-mind is not a pyramid, but a circle of interaction between the Internal Organs and their emotional aspects. Whereas Western Medicine tends to consider the influence of emotions on the organs as having a secondary or excitatory role rather than being a primary causative factor of disease, Chinese Medicine sees the emotions as an integral and inseparable part of the sphere of action of the Internal Organs.... Since the body and mind form an integrated inseparable unit, the emotions can not only cause a disharmony, but they can also be caused by it"
Anger, according to tradition, affects the liver; rumination taxes the spleen; sorrow depletes the lungs; excessive joy affects the heart, and fear affects the kidneys.
Day 2 of Chinese Herbs
These are photos of my Chinese herbs.
I have been given 4 days worth.
My cost was 6.00 per bag or per day, for a total of $24.00.
My herbs cooking.
The recipe is as follows:
Pour 4 cups ( as in coffee cup) into a pan, add herbs, Boil, then simmer for an hour.
( reducing liquid to 1 cup)
Drink the one cup.
(after dinner, or one hour before sleep)
Any leftover can be used for breakfast.
Cooking of herbs.
This smells like a very strong vegetable soup.
That is what it tastes like to me.
My cup of Chinese herbs, served with a small treat to make taste buds," taste," better.
Hmm. What to do with these leftover herbs?
Too good, too gold, to throw away.
I add water, boil, reduce, and use for breakfast.
If you have any questions I would be glad to share personal experience, as it goes on.
Comment with an address, or e-mail me through my blog profile.
A brief explanation of Chinese Medicine
Chinese herbs for; trauma, sadness, depression. Ailments such as headaches, TMJ, sleep apnea, allergies, lack of motivation, inability to relax.
What are the causes of Disease?
What is the secret of the Chinese life order that is so remarkable for its longevity and health?
The journalist wanted to study her own experience in China to give an answer to the question. In a couple of weeks after coming to China Muscovites felt wonderfully, the cheeks were blushing while some time before they seemed to be faded away in Moscow's haste; wrinkles became smoothed out and people hardly recollected their own diseases.
What is the secret of the Chinese life order that is so remarkable for its longevity and health?In China, a person of any age feels he is needed in the family and in the society in general.
Till the extreme old age Chinese keep lucid minds and keen memory. They are extremely kind and quiet with respect to each other. In China, people at the age of 60-70 are not old indeed.
Correct nutrition means regular meals; Chinese take meals every four hours. While having meals they disregard any other problems.
The main forms of modern TCM can be traced back 2,500 years: in particular, the concept of Yin and Yang, which forms the basic idea behind I Ching - the Book of Change. From Yin and Yang comes a belief that health requires a constant adaptation to circumstances, and that illness is the consequence of an inability to change. From this comes the idea of a free-flowing energy of life Qi (pronounced Tchee!) which is in living people but cannot (as yet!) be pinpointed in the laboratory. Qi requires a living body to manifest itself, and a means to form and nourish that body: Xue (Chway) or 'Blood'. From the interaction of these four ideas, Yin, Yang, Qi and Xue comes much of our understanding of health according to TCM
I have been given 4 days worth.
My cost was 6.00 per bag or per day, for a total of $24.00.
My herbs cooking.
The recipe is as follows:
Pour 4 cups ( as in coffee cup) into a pan, add herbs, Boil, then simmer for an hour.
( reducing liquid to 1 cup)
Drink the one cup.
(after dinner, or one hour before sleep)
Any leftover can be used for breakfast.
Cooking of herbs.
This smells like a very strong vegetable soup.
That is what it tastes like to me.
My cup of Chinese herbs, served with a small treat to make taste buds," taste," better.
Hmm. What to do with these leftover herbs?
Too good, too gold, to throw away.
I add water, boil, reduce, and use for breakfast.
If you have any questions I would be glad to share personal experience, as it goes on.
Comment with an address, or e-mail me through my blog profile.
A brief explanation of Chinese Medicine
Chinese herbs for; trauma, sadness, depression. Ailments such as headaches, TMJ, sleep apnea, allergies, lack of motivation, inability to relax.
What are the causes of Disease?
What is the secret of the Chinese life order that is so remarkable for its longevity and health?
The journalist wanted to study her own experience in China to give an answer to the question. In a couple of weeks after coming to China Muscovites felt wonderfully, the cheeks were blushing while some time before they seemed to be faded away in Moscow's haste; wrinkles became smoothed out and people hardly recollected their own diseases.
What is the secret of the Chinese life order that is so remarkable for its longevity and health?In China, a person of any age feels he is needed in the family and in the society in general.
Till the extreme old age Chinese keep lucid minds and keen memory. They are extremely kind and quiet with respect to each other. In China, people at the age of 60-70 are not old indeed.
Correct nutrition means regular meals; Chinese take meals every four hours. While having meals they disregard any other problems.
The main forms of modern TCM can be traced back 2,500 years: in particular, the concept of Yin and Yang, which forms the basic idea behind I Ching - the Book of Change. From Yin and Yang comes a belief that health requires a constant adaptation to circumstances, and that illness is the consequence of an inability to change. From this comes the idea of a free-flowing energy of life Qi (pronounced Tchee!) which is in living people but cannot (as yet!) be pinpointed in the laboratory. Qi requires a living body to manifest itself, and a means to form and nourish that body: Xue (Chway) or 'Blood'. From the interaction of these four ideas, Yin, Yang, Qi and Xue comes much of our understanding of health according to TCM
February 06, 2006
February 05, 2006
Slideshow Flowers of Kim Carney, " Something to See"
Well, I couldn't swipe one, so these photo's are mine ( my first year Dahlia), and (2Lips) ...
But this is Kims.....slideshow
Slide Show of Kim's beautiful flower shots
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February 03, 2006
On The light side...Maude says
Men are always whining about how we're suffocating them. Personally, if you can still hear them whining, you're not pressing hard enough on the pillow!
The Mother of all Diseases
Chinese Medicine The Five Stagnations:
(C)2004 SMSIn ancient times, part of a physicians’ job was to help change vices into virtue. This was called "Culturing the virtue". Healing occurred when vices were changed to virtue. Taoism, the underlying philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine focused on changing personalities.
February 02, 2006
Chinese Medicine...What If?
See a Chinese Doctor, they take your pulse, give you herbs bad you get well
Research Chinese Herbs
Tonight I was eating at a Chinese restaurant., and I began talking with the owner, a wonderful friendly Chinese woman. We were talking about China, and suddenly I found myself telling her what my friend had said about Chinese medicine healing you.. "oh yes, " she answered. I was very sick from stress, was very unhappy, very sad, depressed, (Taboo words for Americans today) I saw my doctor, he took my pulse, looked at my tongue and he doesn't charge for this, he only charges a small amount for herbs. It tastes awful, you boil and strain, drink it, I got well. It cost me $12.00.
Herbs for TMJ plus explanation:
Inhibited Sexual Desire Impotene: Just thought I might get some traffic from this one...cure is100% in 88 cases.
Insomnia
Depression Great healing record here. Even on this site, cheaper than anti depressants. But seeing a Chinese Dr better.
Migraine
Tension/cluster headaches are in another chart.
Menopause
February 01, 2006
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