Shekinah Wellness

Now more than ever, it is important to make sure your immune system is strong. There are some tried and true things I have done with my fami

Curious about essential oils and what all the hype is about? Essential oils are oils that come out of the seeds, flowers, bark, rind, and leaves of plants that are extracted and distilled. This oil is the lifeblood of the plant and carries all the good stuff that the plant has to offer. In fact, up until about 150 years ago all medicine came from natural sources. Our first "medical book" dates back to 1500 BC www.localhistories.org/medicine.html and it followed Hippocrates' f

But is it soon enough for you? Are the winters long, gray, and taxing on your emotional health? Have you considered St. John's Wort? St John's wort is a pretty little shrub with cheery yellow flowers that have medicinal properties and is especially beneficial to those affected by the sun (or lack of!). It has become pretty common knowledge that St John's wort is a good, safe alternative to antidepressants but did you know that the form you take it in will have an effect on it

Recently Starbucks and Teavana has made "Good feels Good" their marketing campaign. Do they know the magnitude of their statement? What does it mean to be "good"? It seems like such a nonchalant statement, but reading through Genesis, when God created the world, after each thing He created He said ... "and it is good". Then, after 6 days of creation, He looked at all He created and said in Genesis 1:31... "it is VERY good". So again I ask, what does it mean to be good? It app