2/12/15

We passed around these 3 today: clove, melaleuca & eucalyptus. They are all from a tree/shrub group and are good for the immune system.

Teacher Nalani blew some bubbles for us and we enjoyed watching them.  Then we used the visual of seeing our thoughts as bubbles that just float away so our minds can be clear. We also talked about having a bubble around us which protects us, but also allows us to receive back all that we send out in love and gratitude tenfold.

Our meditation involved a safe place and a heart healing meditation (in honor of Valentine's Day - or rather, the public school accepted term, Friendship Day).

We watched and discussed 2 short videos, on melaleuca and Breathe (a blend containing melaleuca and eucalyptus). We spent a bit of time in our reference books, and I heard several students reading aloud at once; I think that's a great sign!

Everyone bravely tried 2 breads: Yogurt Herb and Spice. Each had 4 to 6 oils in them. Most everyone really enjoyed the Yogurt Herb flavor, so the recipe from Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions is attached.

2/5/15

We started out talking about some of the benefits of meditation. Ask your student what s/he remembers! Or, perhaps better yet, what s/he is personally experiencing.

We passed around Roman Chamomile, Helichrysum, Rose lotion, and Jasmine to smell and choose from for use during our meditation. 'Oh, well. Peace' was our way to guide our attention back from distracting thoughts. We practiced putting our attention & intention on feeling our heartbeat, then moving the sensation into our hands (which can help for headaches), then into our faces (redirects bloodflow from the kidneys).

We watched an essential oil intro video for some review and a couple of new facts. We each looked up one of the oils from our meditation in a book and shared something interesting from what we found (like Roman Chamomile having the nickname of ''plant's physician"). Then we saw pictures of blends and their ingredients, including the oils for the day, and smelled the blends which were Deep Blue & Immortelle.

To complete our class, we pulled out some craft supplies, including a few plant stencils.

We missed you Isaac!