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HEALING SPIRITUALITY now available in Grande Prairie

The feedback has been so overwhelmingly positive, it is unbelievable. Thank you to all of you for sharing and celebrating this exciting moment with me.

Get your signed copy now! Over 20% off the regular price. Now only $25.00 including GST (Regular $31.95).

Contact me at gudrun@rainbowhealing.ca or phone 780.532.2464.

Book signing event: Tuesday, October 18 at Homesteader Health Gateway.

Soon to be available online, directly from my website and later from Amazon.com and Indigo/Chapters.ca. Stay tuned for more information.

Thanks again and green blessings from under a cover of snow,

Gudrun

BOOK RELEASE DATE

Thank you for sharing your excitement about my upcoming book.

It is getting VERY close now. I will let you know as soon as it is available on AMAZON – hoping for the beginning of October at the latest.

Photo: Crab Apple flowers used in the preparation for the Bach Flower essence. Crab Apple Bach Flower is used for cleansing of all aspects and helping to shift one’s focus.

Praise for HEALING SPIRITUALITY

I am so happy that Dr. Aung has given his blessings to my upcoming book.

“Among all natural healing modalities, flower remedies often deserve more modern recognition for their gentle and sensuous qualities, as they provide a safe and effective treatment option that is largely free of hazardous side effects. Gudrun Penselin has created a comprehensive and insightful work on the inherent healing qualities of Bach Flowers in Healing Spirituality: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Working with Bach Flowers. Flush with historical insight, practical guidance and a thorough understanding of the vibrational healing powers of Bach flowers, this book is a must-read for both beginners in the field as well as experts, who will benefit from an enriched understanding of remedial flower therapies.”

Steven K. H. Aung, CM AOE MD PhD FAAFP
Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Adjunct Professor, Faculties of Extension, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and Rehabilitation Medicine and School of Public Health
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Getting close, only a few weeks until the official release date. Stay tuned for more news…

Green Blessings,
Gudrun

CARROT CAKE WITH COCONUT FLOUR – GLUTEN FREE

Ingredients (recipe can be doubled)

1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup coconut milk
6 eggs (preferably free range, organic)
1-2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1-1 1/2 cups grated carrot
1/2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts
Optional: raisins

FROSTING

Cream cheese
Lemon
Maple syrup

DIRECTIONS

1. Beat the eggs, add melted butter, coconut milk, and vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl mix together coconut sugar, salt and spices. Adjust spices to personal taste.
3. Add dry mixture (#2) to wet mixture (#1) and mix.
4. Sift coconut flour, add baking powder and add to other ingredients.
5. Mix very well (whisk) until the mixture has no more lumps.
6. Fold in carrots and nuts.

BAKING

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Grease baking dish (approx. 8×4 inches; bread pan)
3. Pour batter into baking dish
4. Bake for about 40-50 minutes. Baking time depends on moisture content. To check if the cake is done, insert fork in the centre; when it comes out clean the cake is done.
5. Take out, let cool and remove from baking pan.

FROSTING (optional)

Choose any frosting you like. I prefer to make it with cream cheese, freshly squeezed lemon and maple syrup. Amounts to taste. You may add pineapple and/or decorate the frosting with walnuts or pecans.

BE CREATIVE – ALL MY MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE AND I ADJUST THEM FREELY AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS.

CALENDULA OIL – PROPERTIES & APPLICATIONS

The oil is made from Calendula officinalis often referred to as Marigold. Many plants are called Marigold and therefore the Latin name is required for correct identification.

Why not plant some Calendula this year in your garden? The flowers are bright yellow and orange and have many therapeutic properties. It is easy to grow and harvest. The oil can be made into a healing salve which is a favorite of many of my clients.

PROPERTIES

anti-inflammatory – wound healing – anti-fungal – anti-bacterial/anti-microbial – anti-septic

Calendula oil is used topically and primarily used in SKIN CARE because of its great anti-inflammatory and wound healing actions.

APPLICATIONS

SKIN DRYNESS & IRRITATION
The oil helps to moisturize the skin, soothes the area and reduces pain.
Conditions: diaper rash, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, minor cuts and wounds, bed sores, insect bites, frost bites

FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Athlete’s foot, ring worm and jock itch

INFLAMMATION
Swelling from injuries i.e. sprained muscles and bruises, leg ulcers, spider and varicose veins

HISTORICAL USE
Applied externally for abdominal cramps and constipation

FOOD IS MEDICINE

There is no such thing as “health foods”.

fruitveggiesIf what we eat does not nourish and support our bodies it should not be called food. Therefore at least 80% of what is sold as “food” in the grocery stores does not classify as food. It fails to provide the building blocks to the body required to maintain healthy cells and tissues.

It not only does not provide what is required by the body to function properly, but it also typically burdens and damages our body with chemicals such as preservatives, colouring agents, pesticides, herbicides, and genetically modified/engineered foods. A high percentage of so called health issues can be remedied with a change in dietary habits. I see this happening every day in my practice.

Many people would never feed their animals the food and drinks they themselves are consuming on a daily basis. Why not? Because they know all too well that their own diet would not be good for their pets!

So, I suggest make your foods your medicines and if you do this you will be surprised how your energy increases, your skin clears up, no more phlegm, achy joints …. I recommend you eat 70% raw on a regular basis.

As always, green blessings,|
~Gudrun

Healthy Snack Ideas

– Seeds and nuts: Both are full of healthy fats and protein, which help stabilize blood sugar levels. Avoid pre-salted nuts.

– Seed and nut butters with fruit or vegetables: The classic “ants on the log” (nut butter spread on a celery stick and decorated with raisins) – fruits such as apples dipped in nut butter.

– Veggies and dip: Any vegetable you enjoy for example carrots, celery, broccoli, tomato, cucumber and cauliflower etc. can be enjoyed with a healthy dip such as hummus or guacamole. Avoid commercial dips such as ranch. Typically they have very little nutritional value and are high in fat and therefore calories.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

… it takes 4,000 kg (8,818 lbs) of rose petals (2.5 acres of rose bushes) to obtain 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of essential oil of rose,
.

... 150 kg (330 lbs) of flowering tops of lavender to yield the same amount of essential oil?

Please keep this in mind when using essential oils and I suggest that you use them sparingly.

Have a wonderful and happy, healthy week.

Green Blessings,
Gudrun

SNEAK PREVIEW – BOOK RELEASE COMING SOON

I am excited that the manuscript of my new book has been completed and is now going through the final steps for the release later this summer. Stay tuned for more information including pre-sale order opportunities.

Green Blessings,
Gudrun

Healing Spirituality

COMMUNICATION

– the more tools we have the greater the challenges and breakdown in communication – with consequences reaching way beyond what we might imagine.

ESCAPED

I have escaped to work without interruptions on my next big project – the revision of BACH FLOWERS UNFOLDING, hopefully to be released later this year as part of an amazing book.

Edward Bach, just like Mother Teresa, had the strong desire to ease suffering and has left a legacy behind that lives on.

Bach Flowers are an amazing healing tool with their effects often being underestimated.

“The action of these remedies is to raise our vibrations and open up our channels for the reception of our Spiritual Self, to flood our natures with the particular Virtue we need, and wash out from us the fault which is causing harm. They are able like beautiful music, or any gloriously uplifting thing which gives us inspiration, to raise our very natures, and bring us nearer to our Souls: and by that very act, to bring us peace, and relieve our sufferings.” Edward Bach

The need for the revision arises because of the changes in the Earth. As the vibrational frequencies have increased the Bach Flowers (as well as other plants) are bringing forth new information.

For anyone not familiar with BACH FLOWERS UNFOLDING please go to my website www.rainbowhealing.ca for more information.

As always, green blessings.

thebeach  coral