Plum Blossom Wellness eNewsletter :: September 2008 |
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Plum Blossom Loves Coconut!
We believe in the healing properties of coconuts enough to supply the best coconut oil, milk powder, chips, water, kefir, flour, and Cocochia snack mix (coconut flakes and chia seeds). With the antifungal, anti-candida properties of caprylic acid, the fiber in the coconut flour, and the healing properties of coconut oil (internal and external), you can’t go wrong adding a little (or a lot!) of coconut to your diet. Coconut water is the best re-hydrant in the heat of the summer months and makes amazing Kefir for digestive and immune health. Use our Body Ecology Kefir Starter to make your own, or pick up the bottled Body Ecology Coconut Kefir ready to drink! Coconut oil is great for cooking, baking, and bathing. We carry a special centrifuged coconut oil that you can’t find anywhere else. It is so pure and so condensed, that you will notice the difference after just one use. Mixing coconut chips in cereal, yogurt, or steeping with tea is a delicious and healthy addition!
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Cleansing for Body, Mind and Spirit
By Celeste Brinson, MSc
Fall is a time for setting aside the old and integrating the new. While the weather is changing and the heat is subsiding, our bodies begin preparing for the colder months of less activity and energy output. A great way to smooth this transition is to cleanse the body and start the renewal process. A successful cleanse often affects the body, mind, spirit and cleanses at a deep, cellular level within the body. When we remove old cell tissue and built up toxins, memory, and emotion, we open up our bodies to new input and vision. In my experience of personal cleanses and cleanse coaching over the years, shift occurs at many levels for most people and the cleansing process is seen as a gift and an accomplishment. The body rewards us by staying leaner, producing more energy, offering more resistance to illness and allergens and looking more youthful. The mind rewards us with more clarity, better communication with our internal and external environments, and new pathways to explore. The spirit is simply lifted and freer; more abundant.
A cleanse can be anywhere from 1 day of fasting to a month of deep internal cleansing. Depending on the level of toxicity of the organ, certain protocols can be followed to ensure safe and successful cleansing. Plum Blossom offers a variety of internal cleansing systems and cleanse coaching to further the success of your cleanse. We often start with a colon cleanse, as it is the body’s natural detoxifier. Without a clear passage out, toxins will re-circulate within the body and symptoms can occur. Once the colon is clean and free of debris, the body is prepared to allow toxins in the other organs to release. With the help of a coach, you can find the best protocol and timeframe for your cleansing needs. Cleansing will help with fatigue and general health and for those for us with imperfect diets, weight management issues, disease, allergies, and other ailments, cleansing is one of the most effect remedies available. Call Plum Blossom to set up an appointment for a free cleansing consultation.
Cleanses to look for at Plum Blossom:
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The Amazing Liver Gallbladder Flush |
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Health Force Nutritionals Intestinal Drawing Formula |
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Dr. Ohirra’s Professional Strength Probiotics |
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Flora’s Flor-Essence Whole Body Detox |
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Renew Life’s Heavy Metal Cleanse |
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Health Force Nutritionals Liver Rescue III+ |
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Coconut Flower Brownies
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1 8 oz. box organic cream cheese softened |
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1/2 cup organic butter (1 stick) softened |
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1 cup coconut flour |
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2 T ground Salba seeds |
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3/4 cup organic sugar (or agave) |
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4 organic free-range eggs |
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2 tsp organic vanilla |
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1/3 cup organic heavy cream |
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1/3 cup raw cacao powder |
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1/2 cup walnuts chopped |
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Plum Blossom Coconut Oil |
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush sides and bottom of 11x7 pan with coconut oil.
Whip butter, sugar, and cream cheese with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Add cacao powder and heavy cream; beat well. Add eggs one at a time and whip until the mixture looks like a smooth, creamy, fluffy chocolate pudding. Add flour and vanilla to the chocolate mixture and whip on medium speed and then turn up to high speed and beat until mixture becomes stiff.
Pour chocolate mixture into prepared pan and sprinkle chopped nuts on top, patting gently into batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely and enjoy!
TIPS: These brownies taste best a day later so for the best flavor, when cool, cover the top of the pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight. If you want to get a little fancy, melt 2oz of bittersweet chocolate and drizzle over brownies, and/or sprinkle with raw coconut chips.
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Gear Up for Allergy Season!
 Texas Medicinals makes a fantastic Allergy Relief Tincture for Adults and one formulated for Children! With Allergy season so close, start your preventative protocol now! Add Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics and an Allergy Relief Tincture to your daily regimen and beat allergies this season. If your allergies are more extreme, acupuncture is especially beneficial for managing symptoms, and check out NAET for allergy elimination.
Tarot Happy Hour with Karen Knippa and Kelly Bahe
Wednesdays, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
You have enjoyed our happy hours so much, we’re continuing them through the month of September! Every Wednesday from 3:30pm – 5:30pm, Kelly Bahe will be offering chair massage and Karen Knippa will be offering intuitive Tarot readings in the store. Get a 15 minute, Daily Message reading at the special Happy Hour price of just $10! Bring a friend!
New Products:
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We now offer 5 flavors of VitaCoco coconut water (an Austin favorite!) including NEW Tangerine and a NEW large size VitaCoco for making coconut Kefir or on hot days for complete hydration! |
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Organic India Tea now in Jasmine. All the benefits of Tulsi in a delicious Jasmine blend. Calms and uplifts the spirit! |
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Deep Steep foaming handwashes in Grapefruit Bergamot, Honeydew Spearmint, and NEW Tangerine Melon! |
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Tea Tree Oil Toothpaste. Tea tree oil's antiseptic properties in a toothpaste! |
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We’re expanding our Banyan Ayurvedic line.... now over 15 Ayurvedic formulas! |
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New Chapter’s Rhodiola Force now in 300 mg. Stress management in a higher dose. |
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Waleda Arnica Massage Oil! A Plum favorite, wonderful fragrance and pain relief! |
Get a FREE Dr. Hauschka 40th Annniversary Kit!
We Still Have a Few Left!
Spend $150.00 on your favorite Dr. Hauschka Skin Care products and receive a FREE 40th Anniversary Kit. Each limited-edition tin contains three classics in their original 1967 packaging:
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Cleansing Cream (1.0 oz) |
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Facial Toner (1.0 fl oz) |
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Rose Day Cream (1.0 oz) |
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Retail Value $59.99 |
Offer valid while supplies last.
Kelly Bahe, LMT Massage Special
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Get an extra 15 minutes for FREE!
For the month of September schedule a 60 minute massage with Licensed Massage Therapist, Kelly Bahe, and receive 15 extra minutes of scalp, hand, or foot massage FREE! Remember you can always add a custom blend massage oil for only $10. |
Plum Blossom Wellness Welcomes Two New Practitioners!
 Autumn Elias, LMT
An Austin native, Autumn Elias graduated from Lauterstein-Conway Massage School with 750-hours of training in Anatomy, Physiology, and various Massage techniques, receiving her State of Texas Massage License in 2003. Autumn combines her continuing education and 5 years of professional and personal experience to create a safe space for multi-leveled healing for her clients. Focused on your well being, Autumn provides personalized body work sessions utilizing the following techniques:
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Relaxation Massage |
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Deep Tissue Massage |
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Shiatsu |
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Sports Massage |
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Lomi Lomi |
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Structural Integration |
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Body Mobilization Techniques |
After a personal consultation, Autumn will custom blend these techniques for optimal results for your whole body wellness.
 Simel Bey, LAc
Simel E.J. Bey is a Licensed & Board Certified Acupuncturist (L.Ac), by the Texas State Medical Board of Examiners for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is certified by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). He is a Clinical & Field Herbalist, Ethno-Botanist, and holds a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM). Simel Bey's practice is designed to provide affordable Oriental Medicine services such as Acupuncture, Planetary Herbalism, Dietary Awareness, Therapeutic Exercise (Tai-Chi, Yoga, and various martial arts) and Spiritual Awareness (Meditation and Fasting) with humility. Simel specializes in women’s health, male reproductive health, gastrointestinal health, and depression.
He credits his great-grandfather, grandfather and their mothers for his interest in botany (beginning at age 7) and the healing profession:
"My great-grandfather was the botanical curator of Wormsloe Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe was incorporated before the state of Georgia. He gave tours for well known persons of the era, on the identity of various plants in Wormsloe for over 50 years, just as his son did for 50 years after his father. I owe this passion to my ancestors and my mortal teachers."
For an appointment with Simel, please call his direct line at 512.536.0801. |
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Sheng Zhen Qigong with Francie Shimaya
Wednesdays through October 1st: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
In the ten one-hour class sessions of Sheng Zhen Qigong (The Qigong of Unconditional Love), you will learn two seated, moving forms. Some standing movements will be interspersed so the body can remain flexible and relaxed. The class will end with a 15 minute meditation. Tell me more
Cost is $18/class or $150 for the 10-class series. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited.
An Evening of Messages with Sarah Good
Friday September 12th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Internationally Renowned British Metaphysician Sarah Good, founder of THE METAPHYSICAL SCHOOL OF TEXAS. Sarah has been working as a Metaphysician for 19 years, and will be hosting an Evening of Messages. Sarah works on intuitive, psychic and mediumistic levels.
Down to earth, lively and fun. If you have not heard of Sarah Good you need to check her out! Tell me more.
Cost: $40 prepaid, $50 at door. Please call 306-7344 to sign up.
www.sarahgood.us
Astrology and Midlife Awakenings with Donna Woodwell
Saturday, September 13th: 12:00pm – 4:00 pm
Major transits involving the outer planets underlie the so-called midlife “crisis.” Learn how to harness these cosmic energies to turn moments of “crisis” into “awakenings.” As part of the class, participants will receive both their personal astrological chart and a timeline of their personal midlife transits. All you need to know is the date, time and place of your birth.
Donna Woodwell is the founding president of the Astrological Society of Austin and a member of the national board of the largest U.S. astrological association, NCGR.
Cost is $40. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited. When you sign up for class, please be prepared to provide the date, time and location of your birth.
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In-Store Art Exhibit
Our current art exhibit by Karin Dreyer, entitled "the decisive moment", is currently on display. Please stop in and view this gorgeous body of work during store hours.
www.karindreyer.com
Smoking Cessation with Karen Hansen, Licensed Acupuncturist
Tuesdays, 7-8pm
Group acupuncture for smoking cessation, fee on a donation basis.
Download a flyer here
Interested in renting our space? Call 306-7344 for info. |
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