Health Benefits of " Dandelion "

Health Benefits of " Dandelion "

1 ) Cancer : Dandelion root extract is unique..., and is one of the only things found to help with chronic myelomonocytic Leukemia and It is effective in treating Breast Tumors

2 ) Detoxification of vital organs : Because of the diuretic abilities of dandelion root, it is beneficial for flushing out the Liver, Kidneys and Gallbladder. İt works great to purify the blood and cleanse the system. This also makes it a good herb for Fighting İnfections.
It is also used for Arthritis, Osteoarthritis , Gout and Rheumatism

3 ) Dandelion tea actively ameliorates disease—it is a potent disease-fighter—and helps the body heal, helps Boost İmmunity and Heart Disease, and age-related Memory Loss.

4 ) Treating Anemia : Because of the high content of iron in dandelion root, it is beneficial for building red blood cells in the body to treat anemia.

5 ) Treating Diabetes : Dandelion root has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in patients. In Europe, it's used to treat Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes.

6 ) Digestive System : Dandelion root, when made into a tea, is beneficial for relieving constipation, flatulence and fullness.

7 ) Treating High Blood Pressure : Dandelion root is a natural Diuretic. When combined with its high potassium content, it is an effective treatment to lower blood pressure.

8 ) Dandelion tea helps reduce High Cholesterol.

9 ) High Nutritional Value : Dandelion root contains vitamins A, B-complex, C and D as well as the minerals İron, Zinc and Potassium. This combination of vitamins and minerals also makes dandelion root a High Antioxidant Food.

10 ) Mood Enhancer : Due to the high amount of vitamin B-complex, dandelion root can help to stabilize mood and Treat Depression.

11) It is very beneficial to Menopausal Women

12 ) Dandelion root is also used to treat skin disorders such as Acne, Eczema and Psoriasis.

13 ) Laxative : Dandelion root is also a mild laxative and is used to help with regularity.

14 ) Dandelion tea helps with weight control—especially with Weight Loss.

( Composting spent dandelion tea Blossoms, Leaves, and/or Roots, after drinking your dandelion tea, improves soil composition. )

( There are very few side effects linked to using dandelion root. Allergic Reactions to the herb have been reported. People taking prescription lithium, a diuretic, medication to lower blood pressure or medication to lower blood sugar should not take dandelion root. Women who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding should consult their doctor before taking this herb. )

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Gimmmee the Pink fuzzies!! ~~ Awwh Yeah! ;)

Ok, I am going to play with the energy of Jupiter & Venus in Taurus and Neptune in Pisces here,, and tell you all about a term coined by a good friend (and AMAZING astrologer) of mine, Mark Metheny when we were talking about Neptune on my radio show.

He inspired me to write this blog..

So what the heck is a pink fuzzy anyhow??
It might be easier to describe what it isn't first ----
One of my favorite things to do when I feel devoid of that natural sparkle IE. (pink fuzzies) that I normally radiate is ~ I first acknowledge what is keeping the *sparkles* away. If it happens to be something I can act on - then I get moving ASAP, but if its something that I really can't do anything about. Then, first - I honor my feelings, (this is really important to me, to acknowledge my feelings) and I take a step back from those devoid-ed sparkles. Then - I surround myself with something that makes me feel gOoD.

In acknowledging my feelings I am allowing myself to honor my human nature and the feelings and emotions we all go through - BUT - I am not allowing them to engulf me in an unnatural or unhealthy manor. By surrounding myself with things that make me feel GoOd -- I am allowing myself to take away the typical *mind chatter* that is up in my head, keeping the sparkles away,, and in that I am essentially inviting the sparkles to come back in and have some FUN! ~~ Because I don't know about you, but when I direct my mind to something I REALLY LOVE, then I can't help but feel sparkles back in my life!

Sometimes that gOoD thing is a fun, light, happy conversation with a good friend -- reading an uplifting book -- doing yoga -- inspiring myself by reading quotes that uplift my mood -- looking at art by some of my favorite artists, or new artists -- writing something inspiring (like this!) -- creating something with my hands -- working out -- a lot of the time for me its good funky music -- or a drive around South Florida in my convertible... It really depends on my mood on what I might use to help me find the sparkles again, but it never takes me long to find them again!

I know we all get in our moods - its part of the ebb and flow of life, no one is perfectly happy and content all the time. - Think of it this way, if it were the case that we were perfectly content all the time, then we wouldn't really know what perfectly content is! I actually like to honor that ebb part of the cycle, by allowing myself to deal with situations that may arise and how I can use my intelligence, and guidance from Spirit to work through those situation.

So this I leave you with ~ make a list of things that you like to do when you feel inspired. I shared a bit of my list with all of you in this article, use that as a starting point - but make one that inspires YOU.. And next time you are feeling devoid of those *sparkles* (or whatever you want to refer to your happy side as) - break out the list and GET MOVING!

Key word here is GET MOVING - don't allow stagnation to take place because that can be your worst sparkle devoid mechanism! Especially for us super fixed people like myself - I am speaking from experience here!

Love, ((huggles)) and lots of pink-fuzzy-sparkles!
~Starlene Breiter
http://www.RockStarAstrologer.com
http://www.RocksAndReiki.com

Listen to Your Own Inner Guidance

Listen to Your Own Inner Guidance

Let's think about our own inner guidance and the wisdom that comes from Spirit. One of the things that I have learned to do is trust my own intuition as no one can know what is good for me better than I know myself. Trusting my inner guidance and intuition is something that often gets better or easier with practice. And once you get it down, you feel safe and stable in life.

Think about all the different things that you do in your life, one of those things could be going to college and getting a degree in business because that's what your father and grandfather did. So when you graduated high school, you decided to go to college because that's what you were "supposed to" do. When you realize that it's not college, or even business - that you really want to do. What you really want to do is play sports, become a farmer, go to ballet school and on and on.

Now think to yourself, where does that idea of what were "supposed to" do come from? Sometimes it comes from our parents. Sometimes it comes from our friends. Sometimes it comes from feeling like we aren't good enough because we compare ourselves to an older sibling who is really smart or something along those lines. Sometimes it even comes from what you feel society wants you to do. So, despite not listening to your own inner guidance here, you end up doing what you don't want to do and find yourself down the road unhappy and not really understanding why or how to get out of that unhappy feeling.

Of course you can't go back and change the past, but you can live in the now and trust your own inner guidance to make decisions based on what you feel is right for your self - and not what others feel is right for you.

Sometimes this takes a little soul-searching, and that's okay!

Do yourself a favor and get in tune with your inner self. One of the ways you can do that is by having "quiet time" every day to just be with you. You can do this through meditation, and you can do this just by sitting quietly and thinking about your life and what makes you feel fulfilled. Daydream that you are living your life that you want to live.

Most importantly it's imperative to make YOU important to yourself. Listen to what your inner heart is telling you, that inner heart and Spirit I am talking about ~ is your connection to Spirit or God, or whatever name you call that Spiritual Oneness that is all of us. Once you listen to your inner heart, take steps to be - or do - what your inner heart is telling you to be, or do. Always remember that the first step is listening to your inner guidance then the second step is putting action towards that inner guidance, and the third step is getting yourself out of the way & trusting that inner guidance!

Once you start to work on yourself, and listen to your own inner guidance, little by little, you'll realize that it's actually easy to put you in high rankings of important people in your life!

It's my opinion that if you don't take care of yourself first and you are healthy in mind, body and spirit - then you can't really help other people. So many people, when you tell them to take time out for themselves have the excuse of - I don't have time because I'm busy helping other people - well if you first take care of yourself before moving on to other people then you have no excuses of not having time. If you can't give yourself the time to be quiet and listen to your own inner guidance, then that's okay too, just know that you might not be living to the highest potential that you could be.

So today take some time out to listen to your own inner guidance and follow your heart to an inspired and beautiful life!

Love, Blessings, Inspiration,

Starlene Breiter RMT

http://www.starlenebreiter.com
http://www.RockStarAstrologer.com 

My Business Is Prosperous

My Business Is Prosperous

I got the inspiration for today's blog from a little affirmation card that came from one of Louise Hay's affirmation decks. I love the simplicity of the message but at the same time you can take it to many levels and apply it to your life in general.

So the affirmation on the card goes like this:

My Business is Prosperous

I rejoice in other people's successes because I know there is plenty for everyone.

What comes to my mind after the initial warm fuzzy feeling I get after reading the card is:

The thoughts that we put our focus on.

In my last blog, I spoke about keeping your thoughts on the positive side of things and manifesting yourself prosperity. This takes it to another level, a level outside yourself. Because, sure, that affirmation works for me ----> And it works for YOU too!

It has been my experience through social networking websites and getting myself out there through my radio show, my websites, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Blogger, etc... Whatever sort of venue that I put myself on to meet others.

A simple rule is: the more I connect, network and communicate with other successful people ---- the more successful I become.

I think a lot of this has to do with how confident and positive you really feel about yourself.

I can tell you, I have a girlfriend that I have known for a million (in internet time) years... and she and I both make jewelery, we both pretty much started to sell our jewelery in our businesses at the same time. Through our connecting with others, and us helping one another out with ideas, brainstorming, positive reinforcement or just being there for the other - BOTH of our jewelery businesses are thriving and we BOTH have more clients all the time because of this. The whole worry about someone "taking" your business - has no place in an attitude that says we rejoice in other's successes --- because if you start to think like that. You will look for reasons to feel like that, and therefore create a moment of seeing that.

I could give you a good example of what I mean here.

So my girlfriend (I am gonna pimp her store out at the end of this blog too) Sloan is her name, she and I have our little Facebook pages of our shops on Facebook and someone that has been a client of mine sees her page and meets her. Then my client buys something from her too...

Now I could look at that two different ways. I could think to myself (which I totally don't)

"Wow, that client of mine went to Sloan and could have bought something from me - I lost a sale."

:(

Or

I could look at it like this (which is often how the story goes)...

"Wow, that client of mine went to Sloan and got something from her -- oh and it was that garnet ring I was eyeballing!! Lucky girls, they both are, I am glad they connected with one another!"

:)

"...Oh and, look ---- one of Sloan's clients just bought something from ME!"

See, it is your perception in the whole idea of this scene I just shared with you. I think that Sloan's client would have probably bought something from me either way --- I really think when people shop they feel a connection to a certain thing, or they don't --- so it is not about you or someone else as much as it is about what the shopper is looking for. Besides - there is no room for "loosing a sale" because before you know it --- The Universe pays you back!

Now I do want to point out that perception is an energy, its an energy of thought. If you are perceiving the world in a worry, fear, loss, stressful way. Then quite simply, that is what you are going to see. If you perceive the world as an abundant place for many people to be prosperous, and lots of prosperity for all, then quite simply - that is what you are going to see --- and --- therefore ---- BECOME!

So ask yourself next time you see someone succeeding at what they do (or even at what you do too) How can I pat that person on the back and congratulate them? And how can I allow that happy energy for another inspire me to be the great and inspiring person that - I AM?!

See, it goes right back to having that inner confidence!

Instead of spending your energy in a negative or worrisome way - maybe look for a buddy that you can connect with, and continue your journey of prosperity with!

Thanks Sloan's ~ My sweet and ever LOVED Spirit~Sister,,, for allowing me to share a little of ourselves with others. I get lots of business questions, and although I am not a business advisor - I can see many principles that you and I naturally do, could help just about anyone in their work!

So check out Sloan's ~ Celtic Crossing Etsy Shop

http://celticcrossing.etsy.com

And of course Fan her page on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/Celticcrossing

Love and Much Prosperous Success to ALL!!!

Starlene Breiter RMT

http://www.starlenebreiter.com

Money, Money, Money!!!

Want to know how to make more money, be more prosperous and feel worthy? There are a couple simple steps to get you moving in that direction --- read on to learn how simple it truly is!

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Of course the title of this blog caught your eye, most of us are looking to have more money in our lives! Have you ever read anything by T. Harv Elker? He is a wonderful author that is inspiring and helpful in teaching one to use those inspirations. One of this thought's and ideas that I love I wanted to share with all of you here...

Decide you're worthy.

If you say you're worthy, you are. If you say you're not worthy, you're not.

Either way you'll grow into your story.

I liked this thought for several reasons. I find that a lot of people that come to me for intuitive readings or guidance are stuck in this rut of feeling they are not good enough or they are not worthy of things, whether that be success, money, happiness, love or whatever. Some people have even said to me, how do you do it? How do I make myself worthy?

Well for one I start off with saying it, even if you don'™t believe it at first, say it! Affirmations are funny like that, we don't usually believe them at first or well, quite frankly, we wouldn't need them in the first place if we did, right?'

So say it, keep saying it.

I am worthy.

Then you start to do the things that make you feel confident and secure in what you are worthy of. If you want to be worthy of success you need to start taking a stand and believing in yourself. To be quite blunt and truthful no one is going to do it for you, so if you choose to be worthy then you are. If you choose not to be then you won'™t be.

Make good choices, because whatever you chose to be - you are.

I choose to be worthy, how about you?

((hugs))

Rev. Starlene Breiter RMT

http://www.starlenebreiter.com

Organized Chaos Jewelery Line

One of the things that has kept me busy this past year is that I have created a jewelery line called Organized Chaos Jewelery. It is really beautiful and all the pieces are one of a kind. Mostly they are made of gemstones, crystals and wire wrapped stones. You just have to see them to understand them!

I really love how each piece turns out, and I feel the energy of them in my hands... Take a peek at my page of Organized Chaos Jewelery and let me know if I can make YOU a piece for yourself!

http://www.lightandlovereiki.com/organizedchaos

Namaste, Starlene

http://www.spititjewelers.com

Little Vacation but Home Sweet Home

I have been on a little vacation from blogging for a while and even when I have been posting something, it has been sparse. Lots of things have been transpiring in my life lately, most wonderful ~ amazing things that I am going to happily share with the world through this blog... So those that are with me here on this healing journey -- Stay tuned, to hear more from me, more often!

I also wanted to share a few new links with everyone too. I have been using Facebook as a tool to share some of the things I am up to. I created several pages there that I offer different services through. I also do little contests and give stuff away on them too,, take a look at them and please share them with others!



http://facebook.com/StarleneBreiterRMT - this is my personal page, I post astrology musings and other things I am up to here

http://facebook.com/SpiritJewelers - This is where I share my beautiful jewelery creations with the world!

http://facebook.com/RocksAndReiki - This is where we share the new rocks that are posted on the Rocks And Reiki site & the new Rocks and Reiki Etsy shop

http://facebook.com/LightAndLoveReiki - This is where we post updates about the Light And Love Reiki site and we are soon starting a Reiki shared on the page too!

So check those out, we post on the pages fairly regularly and love connecting with others through Facebook. It has been a wonderful networking tool and way to meet lots of great people. And for those of you that wonder how on earth I do all this stuff... I have enlisted the help of Ann (my mother) and Ellie (my daughter) to pull it all together and make it happen! So thanks to them, this is all possible :)

Soooo see ya soon & check out those links!

Much Love, Starlene

Some Centering and Grounding Techniques for Reiki practitioners

Grounding Techniques for Reiki Practitioners -

This should be done before you start a Reiki treatment in order to ground your energy to the earth's energy field, which will further prevent your energies from "flying" off, so to speak. If you find that you are "floating", or feel "tired", "headachy" or "spinney" after a Reiki session, it usually indicates that you were not fully grounded beforehand.

Tree Root Method:

1. Sit comfortably on a chair or you can also do this standing

2. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths and relax

3. Your intention and focus is to visualize tree roots spreading from your root chakra (the base of your spine or buttocks) down through the soles of your feet and continuing to the centre of the earth

4. See the tree roots spreading out in all directions, attaching themselves to the earth's centre

5. Feel and know that you are grounded firmly to earth energies

Cleansing - This is especially important to do after each Reiki treatment in order to disconnect your energy from your client's (this is done apart from washing your hands after each treatment). Cleansing can also be done during the day, as needed, especially if you are out in crowds - monitor your feelings and thoughts for negative changes to your overall well-being.

Dry Brush Method

1. From a standing position, use the palms of both hands to gently brush or dust yourself off starting from the top of your head and working down to your feet

2. Your intention and focus is to feel and know that you are cleansed from all debris, toxins, impurities, energy blockages or lower vibrating energies (also called negative energy)

3. Feel and know that these will flow to the centre of the earth to be transformed into higher, finer vibrating energy that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

Waterfall/Shower Method

1. Sit comfortably on a chair or you can also do this standing

2. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths and relax

3. Visualize standing under a waterfall or shower (this can be clear, a specific colour or a rainbow)

4. Your intention and focus is to feel and know that the water is washing and cleansing away all energy blockages, all lower vibrating energy, plus all toxins and impurities from your body. Know that these will flow to the centre of the earth to be transformed into higher, finer vibrating energy (also called positive energy) that will be re-used by the universe at the appropriate time

5. You can cleanse several times per day if you feel that you have absorbed outside energies (E.g. you may start to feel a headache, or your energy may feel drained or you may become irritable or uneasy, etc.)

Protection - This helps to separate your energy from your surrounding environment or from the energies of others. After giving a Reiki treatment, make a habit of putting your client in a soothing, protective bubble of colour to induce further relaxation, protection and healing.

Bubble of Color

1. Close your eyes, take 3-deep belly breaths and relax

2. Visualize surrounding yourself in a bubble of color - any color that you are attracted to use; don't be concerned about the significance of the color's meaning

3. Visualize surrounding the other person in a different bubble of color

4. This separates your energy from the other person

5. Know and feel that you are always protected from outside lower vibrating energies (also called negative energies)

Many deep breathing techniques are influenced by martial art teachings and if you recall, Mikao Usui sensei was an expert aiki jutsu martial artist; therefore he would have utilized this knowledge and skill to strengthen and maintain his energy state while practicing Reiki.

Other benefits for practicing deep breathing are that it helps reduce stress levels by lowering your heart rate, blood flow and the amount of adrenaline produced during your "fight or flight" mode. You become calmer, less agitated and more focused with increased clarity as your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies become aligned and balanced.

Change Your Regular Breathing Pattern - most of us are used to breathing in quick short breaths from our chest, otherwise known as shallow breathing. But you can actually control and protect your energy level through conscious awareness in which you take deeper slower breaths. It takes time to change from old habits, but once mastered, you can then consciously move or circulate Ki or energy throughout your body at all times.

1. With your inhalation, slowly push your stomach out and then pull the air up into your diaphragm, hold for a moment

2. On your exhalation, slowly push the air down from your diaphragm and then contract your stomach inward toward the small of your back

3. Continue breathing like this slowly and rhythmically

4. Your goal is to adapt this method of breathing as your new, regular breathing pattern

Visit my websites at:
www.LightAndLoveReiki.com (many Reiki attunements & information)
www.RocksAndReiki.com (Reiki blessed crystals, jewelry, candles & more)

Usui Reiki Principles

These are the Usui Reiki principles as taught by Dr Miako Usui.

The original Japanese Principles/Affirmations

The Secret Method of Inviting Blessings
The Spiritual Medicine of Many Illnesses

For today only, do not anger, do not worry.
Do your work (meditation) with appreciation.
Be kind to all people.

In the morning and at night with hands held in prayer, think this in your mind, chant this with your mouth.

The Usui Reiki method is to change your mind and body for the better.

The Western style versions of the Principles/Affirmations have adopted the following format.

They have been “Westernized” to be better understood but still have tremendous value.

Just for today, I will not anger.
Just for today, I will let go of worry.
Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
Just for today, I will give thanks for my many blessings.
Just for today, I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing.
Just for today, I will honor my teachers.

Some pretties that have been keeping me busy...

Here are some pretties that have been keeping me busy... Hope you like... If your interested in purchasing any of these, just let me know (but hurry as they are 1 of a kind)!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Starlene
www.spiritjewelers.com
Namaste, Starlene Breiter RMT




This set is made of lava stone, black onyx and tourmaliated quartz... It would be great for someone that wants to connect to the earth and its wonderful grounding energy!















This set is made of Red Sponge Coral and Sunstone (Heiolite chips) it is a really vibrant piece that will help to awaken the root and sacral chakras... Sunstone is also wonderful for giving one energy so wear this set in caution!












This very looooveeely bracelet is made of dyed howlite that looks like turquoise.. Super cute and super fun to wear! I also attached a little bell so you jingle as you wear it! The turquoise howlite is an awesome stone for calmness, peace and tranquility!







This magickal necklace is made of different colored tourmaline, pink, blue, green & black and the focal is rhodonite along with some sphere rhodonite beads I snuck in there... I have contemplated keeping this one,,, its the only rhodonite focal heart pendant that I have like it,,, so its a unique one! This one has some super heart chakra energy to it,,, gotta love that!















This hot little number is real turquoise and super niiice!! The feel of this energy is so soft, calming and reminds me of the ocean. I am sure whoever winds up with this one is going to love it! Turquoise is helpful at healing, protection and promotes spiritual communication with the Spirit world!









I have also be wire wrapping a little, here is a brecciated jasper pendant wrapped with black copper,, its super energetic and brecciated jasper helps one to retain their balance and centering. I thought the black copper would make a perfect companion for this pretty!










If you are looking to purchase any of these pretties,,, be sure to check out the links above or contact me! I am happy to make something special for you or a loved one for the holidays too,,, just contact me and let me know what types of things you want to work on and I will choose special stones just for you! Those things could be anything from love, centering, grounding, healing, intuition, psychic energy or any other things you may want to work on!