Manifest from Your Bathtub / Issue #110 January 2, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 110 - January 2, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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Home Spa Lady ~ Simple Solutions for Self-Care At Home
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In This Issue
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1. Manifest from Your Bathtub

2. Steam Bath Healing And Health Benefits

3. Essential Oil Tip: Dream Catcher

4. Success Tip: Mae West

5. Recipe of the Week: Tuscan Pasta Bake

6. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

* See F'ree TeleWebcast Below

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1. Manifest from Your Bathtub
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If you were one of the lucky Home Spa Lady readers on January 1st
to open your email with this recipe and use it to amplify your
intentions for 2008 then I can assure you you're well on your way
to attract what you want in this upcoming year! (If you didn't do
it then - you can still do it now - the recipe is below).

Bathing can offer us many things ~ stress reduction, relief from
muscular aches and pains, and other great health benefits as
well.

But did you know it can also help you attract what you want in
your life?

Might sound kooky, but there surely are laws of nature at work
here.

How many times I've heard from people "I get all of these great
ideas when I'm in the shower or tub."

Well that makes perfect sense to me - especially from an
energetic perspective!

Here are some reasons why:

--Water helps to conduct electricity, and your electrical body
(energy field) is where information is transduced. So if you've
beckoned information from any source including your Higher Self
(such as making decisions or gathering ideas) and are immersed in
water - you will get an influx of ideas and answers.

It is also valuable in the broadcasting of intentionality as in
"putting your request out to the universe".

--When you add salt (as in a salt bath) it increases
the flow of electrical current through water.

--When you add essential oils (therapeutic grade without
additives or fixatives as found in perfume grade oils) you have
the wonderful scent but more importantly you also are bringing in
life force. Life force has intelligence and responds to
intention.

--When you add your stones - such as river rocks or crystals -
there is grounding and expansion (depending on the stone).

--And yes, the relaxation helps induce the alpha brain wave state
which will help in giving and receiving information.


Here is the recipe for your "Manifestation Bath":

--Fill your bath the warmest water you can tolerate.
--Add 1 quart of Epsom salts and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
--Add 1 tsp of Apple Cider vinegar.
--Your intention!

Optional ingredients - but highly recommended!

--Your favorite essential oil

--If you have a special stone such as an amethyst, place it in
the tub with you.

Soak in your bath with your intention for the New Year.
Think affirmatively.
Visualize the achievement of your goals.


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2.Steam Bath Healing And Health Benefits
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The positive effects of steam bathing have been
understood for thousands of years.

Hippocrates found that fever could cure many
diseases, and steam baths and saunas have been
producing 'simulated' fevers ever since that time
and maybe even earlier than that.

There are excellent healing attributes of both
saunas and steam baths but the steam bath is
especially good for respiratory troubles like
bronchitis, asthma, and allergies the since it
offers an elevated moisture content.

The steam bath is also useful for cleaning and
toning the skin surface. The increased volume of
sweat that is induced by the steam bath and sauna
leaves the skin soft and supple while the bathers
are left feeling re-energized and recharged.

--Steam Baths - Special Benefits

As previously discussed, a steam bath is excellent
for respiratory ailments since steam can remove allergens and
mucus from the lungs.

Doctors have been advising that patients breathe
steam for various respiratory problems for a long
time now. The steam bath allows the user to inhale a larger
concentration of steam than by using a vaporizer.
This allows maximum benefits to those with breathing problems.

Steam has a soothing quality for the breathing passages
since it raises the moisture level in the lungs, throat and nose.

People that suffer from the problems of asthma or the common cold
will find they feel much better after indulging in a steam bath.

No matter how good the sauna bath might feel by relieving
symptoms it is not cure for respiratory diseases. The temporary
benefits of relief from the symptoms are good enough that many
sufferers go back to the steam bath again and again.


--Skin Benefits

A good sweat is excellent for healthy skin. Dermatologists
understand the benefits of steam to create a beautiful, healthy
glow.

Serious sweating washes the skin better than soap and water
since it unlocks the pores and lets deep-seated grime along with
dead cells to be washed out.

Also a steam bath increases the blood circulation to the skin
contributing to a healthy, glowing manifestation, you will
glisten!


--Pain Relief Benefits

Heat is a useful tool for management of muscular pain. Taking a
steam bath after a substantial bodily workout is an excellent
method of speeding up the healing progression of hurt tissues and
muscles. Heat allows the blood vessels to enlarge which boosts
the blood circulation, letting increased oxygen to arrive at
injured parts of the body. This has the twofold effect of pain
reduction and improving the healing speed.


--Relaxation Benefits

Deep sleep is one of the best medicinal ways to heal the body.
Our contemporary life is filled with daily stresses, and these
stresses will build up over time and can induce stress linked
illnesses such as high blood pressure and hypertension.

A sauna bath is a excellent method of unwinding and help relieve
the daily stresses. The heat of the sauna allows the muscles to
loosen up, and the steam makes available a comforting atmosphere
for calming the mind.

You will discover that a steam bath ahead of bedtime is an
excellent method of promoting a deep restful sleep. You come out
of the steam bath experiencing a relaxed and calm state. When you
take a steam bath on a regular basis, you will reap remarkable
benefits for your health and your state of mind.

So, go ahead and indulge yourself and reap the rewards of a sauna
bath. You will be pleased with the results of regular sauna baths
for your overall health and mental state.

For more information on the steam bath and sauna health benefits
please visit Sauna-Health-Benefits.info where you will quickly
and easily find tips, advice and resources on saunas and
steam bathing.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Gorman


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3. Essential Oil Tip: Dream Catcher
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Dream Catcher is an exotic formula designed to enhance
visualization. The ability to hold onto your dreams can lead
to manifestation of your desires and staying on the path of
fulfillment.

Wear this on your temples and pulse points. Put on bottom of
feet. Add a few drops to your favorite bath.

Very powerful to use at night before going to bed.

Sandalwood, tangerine, ylang ylang, black pepper,
bergamot, juniper, anise and blue tansy.


For more info or to order contact your Young Living
distributor or go to: http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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4. Success Tip: Mae West
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"When in doubt - take a bath."


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5.Recipe of the Week: Tuscan Pasta Bake
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This is a very good low glycemic index meal. It will keep your
blood sugar levels even all day. It's great for vegetarians!

And, a good way to get rid of the leftover red wine from the
holidays!

Five minutes prep time
Serves four


7 oz pasta twirls
3 sticks of celery
14 oz can cannellini beans, drained
14 oz can of tomatoes
¼ bottle of red wine
1 vegetable stock cube
2 oz black olives
1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
½ teaspoon salt



--Put the pasta in the base of an oven proof dish.

--Chop the celery and add it to the dish along with the tomatoes,
olives, beans, herbs, stock cube and salt.

--Gently mix all the ingredients together with a large spoon
being careful not to damage the beans.

--Add the wine and briefly mix it in.

--Top up the dish with water until the liquid almost but not
quite covers the pasta.

--Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven
at 190°C/380°F.

--Cook for 25 minutes then stir the contents of the dish before
putting it back in the over for a further 20 minutes. 5 minutes
before the cooking finishes remove the foil to give the pasta a
golden brown finish.


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6. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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A baby-boomer beauty with more looks than brains heard that milk
baths would make her beautiful.

She left a note for her milkman to leave 15 gallons of milk. When
the milkman read the note he felt there must be a mistake. He
thought she probably meant 1.5 gallons, so he knocked on the door
to clarify the point.

She came to the door and the milkman said, "I found your
note to leave 15 gallons of milk. Did you mean 1.5 gallons?"

The boomer said "I want 15 gallons. I'm going to fill my bathtub
up with milk and take a milk bath."

The milkman asked, "Pasteurized?"

She replied "No, just up to my neck."


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