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Everlasting
Gardener’s
Improving Your Herb Know-How
Publisher: Joanie Lapic Volume Number 2
Issue Number 1 Date: January 1, 2009 |
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“Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on
the face of the whole earth
. . . And to . . . Everything that has the breath of life in it I give
every green plant for food.’” Gen.1: 29,30
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If you have questions about any information in these articles, or if you
need any supplies or products, please contact
Joanie Lapic, Everlasting Gardener
Phone -- 724-846-4787
e-mail --
joanie@everlastinggardener.com
Following this link to my website may also get you what you are looking for:
http://www.everlastinggardener.net
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IN THIS ISSUE:
~ January Special
~ Upcoming Workshops and Classes
~ Herbal Highlight - Aloe
~ Helpful Landscape
~ Pocket Therapy
~ Happy New Year
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January Special -
Aromatherapy Party
This is a great time of year to discover essential oils and the therapy they
bring.
You can have Joanie bring, to any place you’d like, the magic of scents from
around the world.
Here are some ideas * your church group * fellow office workers * a
group of your relatives
* a Mother-Daughter get together * a friend‘s Birthday celebration * a
Pamper Day for you and friends
Your Party is FREE during the month of January, 2009, within Joanie’s
one-way 30 mile trip (a small fee
for Joanie’s round trip any further than 60 miles).
During the 2 to 4 hour session (your choice) everyone in attendance receives
the gift of experiencing
many exotic essential oils, their scents and therapeutic benefits.
ALSO, each person creates and takes home one bottle of customized massage
oil, or perfume or other project:
* Would you like to learn how to make a room spray that kills contagious flu
and cold germs - and smells good too?
* Other projects to choose from: Custom-made Perfumes, Aftershaves
* Bergamot and Lavender Bath Salts
* Bubble Bath - scented with real therapeutic essential oils
* Room Spritz - for Mood-Uplifting, Memory-Enhancing and Alertness
You might ask Joanie about the prizes that you, as hostess, may receive.
There’s no pressure to buy anything, just enjoy the relaxing experience!
Contact Joanie by January 25, 2009, to schedule your
Aromatherapy Party before January 31.
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Upcoming
Workshops and Classes
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Foot Reflexology
Workshop
At Dr. Richard Visone’s Holistic Healing
Wednesday, January 21 and Saturday, January 24, 2009
376 Main St., Wampum, PA 16157
Wed. class is at 6:30. Sat. class is a repeat, at 11:00 am.
Approx. class duration: about 2 hours
The fee is $25.00 per person, half of which ($12.50) must be left with
Dr. Visone’s Secretary, Chasidee, or sent to Joanie Lapic,
888 Tulip Dr., New Brighton, PA 15066
Each attendee will . . . .
1. receive printed information and a chart
2. learn the theory and basic techniques of Foot Reflexology
3. practice Foot Reflexology
4. briefly explore Aromatherapy, which compliments Reflexology perfectly.
Included will be therapeutic lotions for use during class.
So that Joanie can have your class materials ready for you, she must have
your deposit
of $12.50 in her mailbox (or at Dr. Visone’s ‘front desk‘) by Monday,
January 19, 2009.
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Aromatherapy for Health and
Happiness
At Succop Conservancy’s Heritage School, Butler County
Friday, January 30, 2009
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
$75.00 for the day, lunch included.
For sign-up information, please visit:
http://www.heritagefolkschool.org/course-schedules.asp
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Aromatherapy Workshop
Wednesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 18, 2009
At Dr. Richard Visone’s Holistic Healing
376 Main St., Wampum, PA 16157
Wed. classes are at 6:30 p.m. --- They are the same class, just on
different dates.
Fee - $35.00 per person Class length - about 2 hours
Each class participant will . . . .
1. Learn how Aromatherapy works, and sample and identify many essential oils
2. Study Methods of application, dilutions and carrier oils, and basics of
the complimentary
bodywork therapy, Reflexology
3. Receive recipes for many therapies (including Skin Care), and the “Basic
Care Kit”
4. Receive printed material and make and take an Aromatherapy project
5. Receive discounts on essential oils
To reserve your place at the Aromatherapy Workshop,
your deposit of $17.50 must be left with Dr. Visone’s Secretary, Chasidee,
or received in Joanie Lapic‘s mailbox, 888 Tulip Dr., New Brighton, PA
15066
by Monday, February 9, 2009
Any question at all, please call or e-mail Joanie
Checks should be made out to: Joanie Lapic
You must receive CONFIRMATION from Joanie before the class starts, so be
sure to give your
contact information. If you don’t have confirmation by the day before class,
you must call Joanie.
You can sign up for classes, or see a list of past and future classes by
visiting her website
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Act 48 Continuing Professional
Education Courses --
Joanie is offering classes for educators, for their Act 48 credits.
Each of Joanie’s courses gives ONE Credit.
The following two courses are held at the Midwestern Intermediate offices,
in Grove City, PA
Nature’s Medicine:
Herbs and the Curriculum II
There is no prerequisite for this course
Dates/Times: Saturdays, February 14 & 21 / 8:30a.m.-4:00p.m.
Healing Plants:
Herbs and the Curriculum III
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Dates/Times: Saturdays, February 28 and March 7 / 8:30a.m.-4:00p.m
Please use the following information to sign up for these 2 courses through
the Midwestern Intermediate Unit.
To obtain registration forms and info, please contact:
MIU IV Continuing Education Department
724-458-6700 x 209, for Gail Myers, Program Secretary
gail_myers@miu4.k12.pa.us
OR x 238, for Lorinda Hess, Program Director
lorinda_hess@miu4.k12.pa.us
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Herbal Highlight
Aloe
Aloe vera
Fresh juices from the leaves heal skin wounds and burns.
Aloe is used in cosmetics such as hand creams, suntan lotions, skin care
products and shampoos.
Using the fresh sap is the best way to heal wounds or soothe burns. Many
households keep a plant
on a nearby windowsill, to deal with kitchen burns or scrapes and wounds.
The plant is happily one
of the best indoor plants - in full or part sun, the same kind of site
outside, but only in frost-free
weather, no lower than 41 degrees. Aloe enjoys sandy, well-drained soil,
either in pots or outdoors in the ground.
How to use:
In Cosmetics - the leaf sap makes a soothing and healing moisturizing cream,
suited for all skin types. For itchy, dry scalp, mix the sap into shampoo.
For a healing, soothing effect, add to suntan lotion.
For Medicinal Uses - For burns, eczema, dermatitis or chapped skin, use
either the sliced leaf or the crushed sap as a poultice. For small burns,
break a leaf and apply the sap. For large burns, split a leaf, open it up
and lay the sappy side to the injured skin. Lightly bandage so it stays put.
Renew often. Make sure to see a health care provider for serious burns.
WHOLE Aloe leaf may be used internally when a cathartic is needed (a
cathartic is a substance that purges the body, usually the intestine, and
cleanses the system). In a small dosage it increases menstrual flow, when it
should be combined with carminatives (which stimulate the peristalsis of the
digestive system and relax the stomach), to reduce griping. Many naturalists
recommend the use of a drink containing the juice of the INNER leaf to
soothe stomach ulcers, and the entire digestive tract, as when the colon is
extremely aggravated.
(some information obtained from "The
Complete Book of Herbs“, by Leslie Bremness, and from "Holistic Herbal" by
David Hoffmann.)
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Helpful Landscape
You may have plants in your landscape that can be used for your healing. My
personal philosophy is
that God created this earth to be supportive of our health and happiness,
and that He planted the whole earth with herbs, bushes and trees that are
for our health and our nourishment. So, what’s growing in your yard that
could contribute to your health? How about the commonly used
Arborvitae? The bush never gets huge - even if it grows 65 feet high, it
doesn’t get much more than 6 feet in diameter. It’s “needles” are actually
small, green, overlapping scales. Its Latin name is Thuja occidentalis, and
is also known as white cedar.
What is it good for? When you have a cold, bronchitis or respiratory
congestion, it is very useful in clearing the lungs. A tea made from an
ounce of the green leaves and twigs steeped in a quart of boiling water for
about 15 minutes, will also give relief from headaches and the pain from
angina. The dose is: one tablespoon at a time, sipped about 4 times
throughout the day. Soaking a cloth with the warm tea, applied as a
compress, eases arthritis and the achiness muscles can get. It clears up
skin problems and infection because of its antiviral and anti-fungal assets.
Because its main volatile oil, thujone, can be toxic, it can not be used for
more than 7 or so days at a time, in case it could start to accumulate in
your system. Never use during pregnancy.
What else do you have in your healing landscape?
Stay tuned for more tips, and see Joanie’s list of
Herb Plants for sale:
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Pocket Therapy
Joanie is happy to offer you her new line of Aromatherapy products ~
~ Easy to Apply ~ Handy to Carry ~ Concentrated Therapy
One-half ounce tins of all-natural salve, infused with concentrated
essential oils and
herbs. Easy to take anywhere, ready to deliver effective therapy whenever
needed.
BREATHE FREE - Relieves congestion and pain in sinuses, lungs, bronchials.
Rub on sinuses,
nostrils, throat, chest, bottoms of feet - for better breathing.
CALMING - Helps relieve headaches, stress, anxiety, depression. Rub on
temples, back of
neck, wrists, nostrils - for feeling peaceful and ‘in control‘.
JOINT RESTORE - Eases pain & tension of joints and muscles, meant for
arthritis, flu,
over exertion. Rub where needed anywhere on the body.
TRYING TO REMEMBER - Designed to enhance brain function, memory and
alertness.
A favorite with students, teachers, office personnel and seniors.
Used on the temples, wrists, back of the neck.
Watch for Joanie’s NEW Pocket Therapies for OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS.
You can find a list of the ingredients of these Pocket Therapy products, and
how to order
them, on Joanie’s website:
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Happy New Year
May God’s richest blessings be yours throughout 2009.
I pray for you and yours, Peace, Health and Prosperity.
“I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8)
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