Yesterday I visited one of my favourite places in Victoria - Lake Elizabeth.
This place is magical to me. It's hidden deep in the Otways and is simply beautiful! You walk through tall Eucalyptus Trees and huge ferns to get down to this amazing hidden lake
The lake is beautiful and in it you see dead trees that drowned when the valley was flooded more than 50 years ago.
This place is somewhat magical to me. Walking through the huge ferns and trees makes you feel small yet protected.
Apparently there is platypus in the waters of the lake, which can be seen early in the morning or at dusk. You can also see glow worms at night and of course there are also a lot of snakes during the summer months. A sanctuary for the Australian natives too.
I feel full of gratitude and peace from visiting this amazing place and also super inspired for the day ahead - the first day of the 28-day Transform Your Wellness Challenge.
I will leave you with this Saying;
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Just living is not just enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. Wherever you go, no matter the weather, always bring your own sunshine"
Enjoy the beauty around you & remember to count your blessings,
Karin xx
Today I felt I needed some happiness but also some calming aroma around in my office, so I decided to mix 4 drop of Orange which is such a joyful oil together with some Stress Away which is such a calming, yet joyous oil.
Wow! I love this combinations.
Give it a go and let me know how you find it.
Karin xxx
Now more than ever it's important to take care of our body, mind and spirit.
We are going through a time of Transformation - times of change.
The world is changing; like it or not, struggle with it or not....this is the time to awaken our body, mind and spirit!
The Yoga guru B.S.K Iyengar said
"Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open".
Being healthy and feeling good and in harmony, requires so much more than physical health, but having a healthy body certainly helps that is for sure.
Today I was in Geelong doing a few errands and as I was looking around in a few different area, a few things struck me. Firstly, how this period we are going through right now is changing the world. Business will close, people are losing their jobs, mental and emotional distress is high for many. I was feeling blessed to be in the situation I am, yet I am up for more change and challenges with many big decision to make and changes to make and more transformation to go through.
It's not easy to be challenged once again (yes, it's not my first time) but I feel blessed that I have health and that is not just physical health I talk about - it's that I have the ability to pull myself out of a negative mindset when it hits me. I count my blessings and I call upon that "Viking Warrior Spirit"!
This Viking Warrior Spirit awakens through challenges, through times of change and transformation.
I have it, but I know you have it as well! I have so much I can share with you and I cannot wait to help more people - perhaps even you - with strategies to "Transform their Wellness". It covers so much and I will guide you one step at a time.
For now, here are some simple things you can start by incorporating in your life:
- Move your body mindfully every day.
- Wake up and smile in your mirror
- Think about 3 things you are so very grateful for - feel it in your heart
- Spend time in silence
- Spend lots of time in nature - forest/ocean...
- Sleep peacefully
- Do things your love
- Smell Essential Oils daily - many times a day!
- Always now that "all is well and nothing is permanent"
- Fuel your body with alive and healthy food
- Remove toxins from your home and your personal care routine
- Connect to your inner "Viking Warrior Spirit" - I will teach you how to do this....
Click here to get your FREE copy of the e-book "Transform your Wellness"
For now, I send you lots of love and light,
Karin xx "The Viking Warrior Spirit"
I am not sure about you....but I love having hot baths.
I find this so relaxing and it gets me ready for a good night's sleep too. It also gets me clean from any energy I may have picked up from clients and people I have seen during the day.
Today I made this amazing Detox Bath Salt that I wanted to share with you.
You can see how it turned out in the picture below. It looks and smells amazing and makes an awesome gift as well.
Here are the ingredients:
- 3 cups of Epsom Salt
- 1/2 cup of Himalayan Salts
- 1/2 cup of Bicarbonate of Soda (with no aluminium)
- Dried Calendula
- Dried Lavender
- 20 drops of Orange Essential Oil from Young Living
- 20 drops of Lavender Essential Oil from Young Living
I added all the dry ingredients in a glass bowl and mixed them together and then I added the dried flowers and the essential oils.
It's so easy, it looks and smells amazing!
Have some fun making it!
PS. If you need to get hold of some of the ingredients, including the essential oils - comment below or send me a message.
Karin xx
The word “chakra” comes from Sanskrit and translates to “wheel” or “disk,”.
Chakras references a spiritual energy center within the human body, of which there are seven along the spine, and through the neck and the crown of your head.
There are 7 main Chakras and today I wanted to talk about the second of the seven chakras. This chakra is
located in the midline of your body, about three inches below your navel and is called the Sacral Chakra.
This sacral Chakra is associate with the colour Orange and the element of water.
When this Chakra is aligned or balanced - you feel great! You are passionate, friendly, full of wellness, abundance, pleasure and joy.
When this Sacral Chakra is blocked or out of under active - you feel uninspired and have some emotional instability. You may feel inability to cope with life's changes and experience a sense of lack of control. There are many ways you can balance this chakra.
One of my favourite ways are to use Essential Oils.
You can simply anoint your Sacral Chakra point with a drop or two of Young Living's Orange, Ylang Ylang, Inner Child, Sensation or Harmony Essential Oil. These are why favourite ones by far.
Harmony is created to balance all the chakras. Sensation is an amazing blend that inspires self-love and enhances pleasure, Orange is a joyful oil, Ylang Ylang helps to balance the female and male energies - it's the yin/yang of essential oils, Inner Child helps heal emotional wounds often linked from childhood.
Other ways to balance this Chakra is using crystals such as Citrine, Carnelian and Orange Calcite. Immersing yourself in water is also a beautiful way to clear this chakra and so is doing particular poses in Yoga such as sacred pelvic circles, bound angel pose and cobra.
