Self Care Products and Spices from Banyan Botanicals AND Poem for the New Year!

 

I hope you had a safe and healthy new year.

To get us off to a good start in 2022,  I will be ordering Products from Banyan Botanicals (see below for recommendations), and here is a Poem for the New Year that I am reading in my classes this week:

 

Joyful Noise by Danna Faulds

 

Pick up the trumpet

and put it to your lips.

Who cares that you

don’t know how to

blow or where to

place your fingers?

Your joyful noise

will make a difference

in this world.

 

Are you so sure you

know what music is

that you would resist

the impulse, silence

the notes that rise

from who knows where?

Far better to risk failure

than never hear the

melody that’s been

waiting for a lifetime

to be shared.

 

If you live within an easy drive from Silver Spring, MD and would like me to buy some items from Banyan Botanicals for you (at a 15%  to 20% discount and no shipping charge) , here are some products I like. They are all organic.  Get In touch by Friday, January 14 if interested. dhelfeld@starpower.net

 

Nasya oil:  Keeps sinuses moist and helps keep toxins out of your nasal passages (especially great during these Covid times), especially good in dry and cold weather.

 

Chyawanprash: A jam like paste which is a strong antioxidant and supports proper functioning of the immune system and is nourishing for the body..  Its main ingredient is Amla, an Indian fruit that has 20 times the amount of vitamin C as an orange.

 

Massage Oils:  Good in all seasons but especially helpful to massage your body when the weather is dry and cold.  Oil massage provides lubrication to the body, is grounding for the nervous system, nourishes the tissues, and is a wonderful self-care practice. The Daily Massage Oil is good for everyone, and there are dosha specific oils as well.

 

Beauty Balm and Joint Balm: Beauty Balm is a good general moisturizer, especially for the face, neck and hands.  Joint Balm is good for all joints, and I use it frequently for my knees.

 

Ghee: Has many wonderful properties for digestive and all around health.

 

Indian Spices: Most spices are available.  They also have organic split mung dal, which can be hard to find, and organic basmati rice.

 

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