25% Off at Clary Sage Organics
Our photo editor and art director discovered Clary Sage Organics in San Francisco several months ago when shopping for a few items for a photo shoot and we’ve since tapped into the store’s merchandise and knowledgeable staff on more than one occasion.
Today the store is taking its mission to help people live healthfully to the rest of the world with the launch of its retail site. As is the case with the store, the website includes everything from beauty products and clothing to supplements, and it isn’t just about selling products, but about arming people with information to live better lives.
Get a discount code for 25% off after the jump …
The site’s Wellness Advisor section features all sorts of useful resources plus the option of contacting an advisor if you have a particular question you want answered. Because we want you to be able to take advantage of all they have to offer, we’re sharing with you a 25% discount code. Just type in HEALTHFUL in the coupon box during checkout to take advantage of the discount. Happy shopping!
—Amy Westervelt, senior editor
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Moon Therapy: Happy Autumn Equinox
Today’s post is from Lori B. Rosen, who writes Spa’s Zodiac Therapy each month.
According to myth, it is believed that the Fall Equinox is a time of balance, when “day and night” are equal. Many cultures celebrate this time with festivities and rituals:
- Higan is a week of Buddhist services observed in Japan during the September equinox. It is a time to remember ancestors’ and celebrate the spiritual movement from the world of suffering to the world of enlightment.
- In China the mid-autumn festival (Moon Festival) is celebrated around the time of the September equinox. Families travel far and near to celebrate together. Dragon dances are performed and offerings are made to honor the moon.
- Mythical creatures associated with the fall equinox: gnomes, mintaurs, and the sphinx.
Tuesday 9/22: Moon in Scorpio + Fall Equinox = Lunar Magic! Scorpio’s moon combined with the Equinox allows us time to delve deep and penetrate our inner psyche. Let’s collectively use this powerful vibration to meditate and reflect on what we want to hold on to and what we need to release. Now that we have reevaluated our visions and dreams, the time is ripe for planting our seeds of hope, passion, and devotion.
Thursday 9/24: Sagittarius Moon gallops in bringing favorable energy for travel plans, sport activities, and outdoor adventures. Word of caution to all Sags, please be super mindful not push the envelope and know when to say Whoa!
Saturday 9/26: Moon in Capricorn. Use this motivational moon to set long term financial plans, create your 2010 budget, or complete your “to do” list. Remember, your point of power is now.
I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it. —Albert Einstein
-–Live in Love, Lori B. Rosen
The Zodiac DIva / thezodiacdiva@yahoo.com
Lori is an astrologer and certified life coach life coach based in southern California. For zodiac reports and consultations, find her online on Zodiac Therapy’s Facebook Fan Page or her website.
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Maximum Weight Limit – The New and Improved BMI?
By now, most people are familiar with the BMI (Body Mass Index)—a tool that can tell you whether you are underweight, healthy, or overweight based on a mathematical calculation using your height and weight. (Don’t know your BMI? Try this calculator.)
Now George Fernandez, a professor of applied statistics and director of the Center for Research Design and Analysis at the University of Nevada, Reno, says he’s come up with a simpler way to calculate your healthy weight level. He’s calling it the Maximum Weight Limit.
Here’s his explanation: “For men and women, there is a baseline height and weight. For men, the baseline is 5-feet, 9-inches tall and a Maximum Weight Limit of 175 pounds, meaning that a 5-foot, 9-inch tall man should weigh no more than 175 pounds. For women, the baseline is 5-feet tall and a Maximum Weight Limit of 125 pounds …”
For men: Take 175 lbs and add or subtract 5 lbs for every inch that you’re under or over 5′9″. That will give you your Maximum Weight Limit.
For women: Take 125 lbs and add or subtract 4.5 lbs for every inch that you’re under or over 5 feet. Then you’ll have your MWL.
For example, a 5′9″ woman (me) wouldn’t want to weigh more than 165.5 lbs.
Phew! That’s enough math for me for one day. Try calculating your MWL. Do you think it’s better/easier than the BMI?
Perhaps looking beyond your weight with a body assessment is the real way to improve your overall health.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tcatcarson/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Happy Spring!
That has also been my approach to this recession we are experiencing bright and sunny!
On a recent television appearance on Canada AM, I was interviewed by Beverly Thomson about how spas are doing in this economy. I have received emails and letters about spas closing, some expanding with new locations; about corporate business down, but other spas flourishing because people recognize that they have to look after themselves in these times. So it is really varied across the country. What is most important is that we each look after ourselves in the best way possible.
We have had good news about new spas opening and there are some great deals to be had in spas offering treatments in their less busy times such as Monday – Wednesday. I’d rather see great deals than close the spa for three days a week. Another story to share - a spa in Ontario lost some business due to employee benefit cutbacks that no longer covered massage therapy. The good news is new clients started coming in and paying for their own massages because they wanted to feel less stressed and couldn’t afford a vacation south. So they stayed home and treated themselves to their local spa.
In intense times like these we need to recognize how to help nurture ourselves and move forward to positive results. Spas are a great answer! Our cover features one of the most romantic destinations in Canada, Le Château Montebello, the largest log structure hotel with an incredible spa – it is a great escape this spring.
As well we have our pages full of additional spas to help you rekindle, and escape to as well as recipes, health and wellness. We have added a business component for spas across Canada and now provide information on great products. For our readers looking to take wellness courses or change careers, you can now find schools and courses.
This is our opportunity here at Spa Life Magazine to let people across our country know about the great spas we have in Canada; from local day spas to destination overnight spas to medical spas. I invite you to see our new commercial at: www.spalifemagazine.com and click onto the link.
See you next issue,
Mary
