Plum Blossom Wellness eNewsletter :: August 2008
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Plum Blossom Cooling Summer Favorites!
Here are two products sure to help beat summertime heat! As our body temperature balances with the summer heat, cooling down can be challenging.

Dr. Hauschka

Dr. Hauschka’s Lemon Body Wash

Dr. Hauschka's Lemon Body Wash gently cleanses and revitalizes tired, overworked skin. With the refreshing aroma of lemon oil and the purity of all Hauscka products, you are sure to feel uplifted and restored.

100% Pure Eucalyptus Sea Therapy Body Scrub

100% Pure Eucalyptus Sea Therapy Body Scrub is the most cooling product we offer! Just take a scoop and lightly exfoliate your entire body after cleansing. While the eucalyptus cools, crystallized sea kelp removes dead skin cells and replenishes lost minerals from sweating and exercise. After your shower, you won’t even need to hydrate the skin because there is a 100% natural oil base to the scrub that continues to hydrate and cool the skin. Get you skin glowing and feeling silky smooth with a sea kelp scrub that delivers minerals directly to the skin!

Tip of the Month
Survive the Summer Heat and Effortlessly Refuel Your Body
By Celeste Brinson, MSc


With the summer heat setting in, dehydration and appetite loss are common. Digestion becomes sluggish and water is lost faster than you can drink it! A well balanced diet is critical even if intake is minimal. The absorption and assimilation of vital minerals and nutrients requires proper hydration.

Raw PowerAn easy way to work with the heat and the sluggish digestion is to use a super food or a protein supplement as a meal replacement. This can also assist in weight management, but is intended to relieve the digestive tract and allow the body to store energy for exercise and work. Midday fatigue can be greatly reduced by replacing a full meal with a healthy green drink, and for those of us that require protein at breakfast a banana protein smoothie may be the healthiest way to go. Eating light will free up energy for the day and keep the afternoon fatigue from setting in!

Pink Sea SaltTo help hydrate the body, add a teaspoon of Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt to your smoothie or green drink to replenish the cell integrity, allowing for proper osmosis and fluid exchange. Dehydration is tough to beat once it has set in because the cells become resistant to water absorption. An adequate amount of potassium and sodium is crucial for cell absorption. Himalayan salt contains all of the trace elements and is the award-winning choice salt of chefs around the world. A pinch of salt in a liquid meal can help chase away fatigue and replenish your body with all that can be lost in the heat!

Give your digestion a rest and refuel with a meal replacement that is healthy and balanced!

Vitality Super GreensOur Favorite Meal Replacements:
• Vitality Super Greens by Body Ecology
• Berry Green by New Chapter
• Greens First by Doctor Greens
• Super Green by Living Fuel
• Raw Power Protein Shake (available in 3 flavors)


Recipe of the Month
Celeste's Coconut Smoothie

Celeste’s Coconut Smoothie
High in antioxidants, protein, fiber and Omega 3s!

10-12 ice cubes
1 cup of Cielo oxygenated water
1-2 tablespoons Raw Power Protein Powder
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon Salba Seeds (ground)
1 teaspoon Raw Amber Agave
3-4 tablespoons coconut flour
(more if you want it thicker)

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and process at high speed until well combined.  You may need more or less ice, depending on how cold you like a smoothie.  For a delicious chocolate flavor and even more antioxidants - add raw cacao powder from Plum Blossom!


What's New?
Tarot Happy Hour with Karen Knippa
Wednesdays in August: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
These readings have been so popular during our recent Happy Hour shopping events that we’ve decided to offer them more often!  For the month of August, Karen Knippa will be offering intuitive Tarot readings in the store every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 – 5:30.  Get a 15 minute, Daily Message reading at the special Happy Hour price of just $10!


Summer Savings throughout August!
For the rest of August, we will be offering a variety of special discounts in the store.  Every day, something you love will be marked down.  To begin with, ALL the products mentioned in this newsletter will be 10% off now through August 10th!  Stop in often to find out what the current specials are!
Get a FREE Dr. Hauschka 40th Annniversary Kit!
Spend $150.00 on your favorite Dr. Hauschka Skin Care products and receive a FREE 40th Anniversary Kit.  Each limited-edition tin contains three classics in their original 1967 packaging:

Cleansing Cream (1.0 oz)
Dr. Hauschka Kit
Facial Toner (1.0 fl oz)
Rose Day Cream (1.0 oz)
Retail Value $59.99

Offer valid while supplies last.

Sheng Zhen Qigong with Francie Shimaya
Wednesdays, July 30, 2008 - October 1st: 7:15pm - 8:30pm
In the ten one-hour class sessions of Sheng Zhen Qigong (The Qigong of Unconditional Love), you will learn two seated, moving forms. Some Qigongstanding movements will be interspersed so the body can remain flexible and relaxed. The class will end with a 15 minute meditation.
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Cost is $18/class or $150 for the 10-class series.  Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited.

Plum Blossom Events

Sheng Zhen Qigong with Francie Shimaya
Wednesdays, July 30, 2008 – October 1st: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm

In the ten one-hour class sessions of Sheng Zhen Qigong (The Qigong of Unconditional Love), you will learn two seated, moving forms. Some standing movements will be interspersed so the body can remain flexible and relaxed. The class will end with a 15 minute meditation. tell me more

Cost is $18/class or $150 for the 10-class series. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited.


Living La Vida Luna with Donna Woodwell, MA
Saturday, August 2: 10 am - 2 pm

Want to live in closer harmony with the natural world? Learn to follow the cycles of the Moon. In this class we’ll discuss Moon signs, working with the phases of the Moon, void of course Moons, the progressed Moon, lunar return charts and more. Celebrate your sacred luna-cy!

Cost is $25 per person. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited!

Reiki Level I Healing Class with Karen Knippa, LAc, MSOM, LMT, Usui Reiki Master
Saturday, August 16th: 10 am – 3 pm

Reiki is the Japanese phrase for “Universal Life Energy.” The Usui System of Reiki Healing is a hands-on healing practice. Reiki – universal energy – is channeled through the practitioner’s hands for self-treatment or the treatment of others, addressing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

By the end of this class, you will be able to utilize these techniques yourself for personal use or to weave into your healing practice.

Cost is $120 per person. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited!


The Energy of Emotions with Lynn Arial, MA, LPC
Thursday, August 21st: 7 pm – 9 pm

Emotional Aikido is an experiential technique and practice that teaches us to be present with our internal experience without resistance or judgment. This work is in alignment with the teachings of Eckhart Tolle on Presence.

Our emotions, moods and physical sensations are signposts that point our way toward our deeper needs, desires and passions, and the wounded places in us that need healing and resolution. So often in our culture, we have learned to avoid or ignore our emotions and physical sensations, resulting in a weakened communication with our inner-self, our intuition, and other undesirable results such as dis-ease and stress related symptoms.

By using the Emotional Aikido technique, we can pay attention to these signposts and find our way to the deeper truths within our selves. Imagine what it would be like to trust your inner process and guidance without resistance or fear. What things might be possible? What might you learn about your Self?

Please join Lynne Arial, MA, LPC, Transpersonal Psychotherapist and fellow traveler for this evening of learning and discovery.

Cost is $20/person. Please call 306-7344 to reserve your spot as space is limited.

Ongoing Events

In-Store Art Exhibit

Our current art exhibit by Karin Dreyer, entitled "the decisive moment", is currently on display. Please stop in and view this gorgeous body of work during store hours.
www.karindreyer.com


Smoking Cessation with Karen Hansen, Licensed Acupuncturist
Tuesdays, 7-8pm

Group acupuncture for smoking cessation, fee on a donation basis.

Download a flyer here

Interested in renting our space? Call 306-7344 for info.
Plum Blossom Wellness
1700 S. Lamar, Suite 230  Austin, TX 78704
(512) 306-7344
  www.plumblossomwellness.com