Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week Issue #62/ Make "Super Bowl" a "Super Soul" Sunday

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 62 - January 31, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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In This Issue
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1. Make "Super Bowl" a "Super Soul" Sunday
2. Take a Beer Bath
3. Essential Oil Video Tip: Freshen Your Laundry
4. Success Tip: Are You Focused?
5. Recipe of the Week: Super Bowl Veggie Chili
6. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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1. Make "Super Bowl" a "Super Soul" Sunday
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There are some people who have absolutely no interest in the Super Bowl football game this Sunday. I'm one of those people, although I do like to be supportive of the gang in front of the TV yelling and screaming as if they can move those little men and the flying football on the screen. And, of course, it's always fun to have a reason for a party. But the Super Bowl can give the "less-than-sports fan" a reason to have a day, totally separate and apart from the rest of the gang.

"Super Bowl Sunday" can turn into "Super Soul Sunday" by whipping up face masks and spa cuisine for yourself as you prepare the chicken wings and chili for the game. It's an opportunity to have a soulful day of self-care and pampering in your own bath and bedroom - far away from the beef and beer.

Here's how to set up your Super Soul Haven:
--Purchase a great CD for your player or download to your MP3/ipod (I highly recommended Ken Townshend's music http://www.kentownshend.com)
--Make sure you have a headset for your music (to block out the yelling at the quarterback)
--Prepare your bath ingredients: Bath gel base and one of the following essential oils:

lavender
chamomile
geranium

--Prepare your facial ingredients
1/3 c of fast cook oatmeal with 1/2 c water and cook for 1-3 min ¼ cup of honey added to cool oatmeal mixture - place in bowl

--Create a colorful dish of raw vegetables and a dip (Simply Organic is a great dip: http://www.frontiercoop.com)

--Brew some green tea - a beverage that often accompanies baths in Japan. After the wings are served - run your bath, take your tray of veggies and tea with you and slip into your Super Soul Haven for a great spa!
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2. Take a Beer Bath
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If you are not in the mood for an essential oil bath, and you would like to imbibe with your sports family but in your own spa-like way, take a bath in beer rather than drink it! Crack open a six pack of your favorite German brew and pour it into your tub for a healing experience. Since about 1997, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic have had breweries and spas offer wellness based beer baths to promote good health. Hedwig Bauer, owner of the Land hotel Moorhof in rustic Franking, Austria (http://www.moorhof.com) where they offer beer spa treatments, says "Beer is very good for the skin, because of the vitamins and the yeast."

To learn more about what "medicinal beer baths" can do for you: http://tinyurl.com/2rl5af
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2. Essential Oil Video Tip: Freshen Your Laundry
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Place a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a wet cloth and throw in your dryer with your clothes to deodorize and freshen your laundry. Check out this one minute video to see how to do it: http://tinyurl.com/38czzl

Order your essential oils from your Young Livingdistributor or by going to Young Living's Website
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3. Success Tip: Are You Focused?
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A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.
Anonymous
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5.Recipe of the Week: Super Bowl Veggie Chili
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Notice this touch of chocolate! Only for the daring!
CAFE BRENDA BLACK BEAN VEGETABLE CHILI
2 1/2 cups dried black beans
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 large carrots, diced
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 to 3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram or
1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano or
1 teaspoon dried Mexican
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons salt juice of 1/2 lemon
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds soy sauce sour cream, optional
1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese, optional

Pick over the black beans, then soak them in 8 cups of water for 6 to 8 hours. Drain them and cook in 8 cups of water until tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving all the cooking liquid. In a large skillet, sauté the onion in the oil until soft. Add the garlic, carrots, and celery; sauté 3 minutes. Add the bell pepper and jalapeño peppers; sauté 3 to 5 minutes longer.Combine the sautéed vegetables and cooked beans in a large pot. Add the herbs, spices, salt, lemon juice, and chocolate. Pour in about 1 1/2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid or as needed to keep the chili from drying up. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. As the chili simmers, place the pumpkin seeds in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Dry-toast them, stirring and tossing until the seeds glisten and begin to brown. Sprinkle a few drops of soy sauce on them and allow them to cool. Serve in bowls with the pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top. Add sour cream and/or grated cheese, if desired. Serves 8 to 10.

Source: Chili Nation January 1999 Jane and Michael Stern Broadway Books
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6. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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"Who Knew?"
--Panama hats are actually made in Ecuador.
--The Beach Boys toyed with the idea of calling themselves the Pendletons, thinking they might get free T-shirts from the clothing manufacturer.
--Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans) picked his stage name in honor of his idol, Fats Domino.
--Whistler selected his most famous model, his mother, when the model he intended to paint didn't show up for the appointment.
--The White House was originally grey. It was whitewashed to cover ire damage caused by the British in the War of 1812.
--While his wife spent long hours doing the actual posing, the model for the Statue of Liberty was Charlotte Bartholdi, mother of Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the French sculptor who designed it.
--Sunglasses date back to 15th century China, where they were worn by judges to conceal their expressions while presiding overcourt.
--Director Wes Craven named Freddy Krueger after a kid who bullied him in school.

(Source: Who Knew? by David Hoffman)
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