Willow of Light Holistic Studio

08/20/2024

Reflexology is an holistic therapy in which pressure is applied to reflex points on the hands or feet.
It is based on the principle that these reflex points are related to the internal organs and glands, and are laid out in the same arrangement as that in the physical body, forming a map of it.
The treatment helps to stimulate the normal function of the organ involved in this aids self healing, bringing about physical and mental well-being.

05/02/2024

May:

Mother Nature is the nurturing aspect of nature, personified in the form of a woman who sustains and protects the landscape.
She is the creative force behind every living thing, the divine feminine power who made the planet. It is thought the idea originally came from the Ancient Greeks.
They named the first goddess Gaia, an earth deity thought to be the mother of all creation, who gave birth to the universe. As time passed, she evolved into Mother Earth and then Mother Nature, a representation of earth's life-giving ecosystem.

05/02/2024

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"The Dandelion is the only flower that represents the three celestial bodies of the sun, moon, and stars: The yellow flower resembles the Sun, the puff ball resembles the Moons, and the dispersing seeds resemble the Stars. ☀️🌕🌟

The Dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in the evening to go to sleep.

Every part of the Dandelion is useful: root, leaves, flower, seeds. It can be used for food, medicine, and dye for colouring.

Up until the 1800s, people would pull grass out of their lawns to make room for Dandelions and other useful “weeds” like Chickweed, Malva and Chamomile.

The name Dandelion is taken from the French word “dent de lion” meaning Lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves. 🦁

Dandelions have one of the longest flowering seasons of any plant.

Dandelion seeds are often transported away by a gust of wind and they travel like tiny parachutes. Seeds are often carried as many as five miles from their origin! 🌬

Birds, insects, and butterflies consume nectar or seeds of dandelion. 🐦 🐛 🐜 🦋
Honey from bees pollinating Dandelions is quite delicious. 🍯🐝

Dandelion flowers do not need to be pollinated to form seeds.
Flowers can be eaten fresh or made into fritters, syrup or mead.
Dandelion Root can be used as a substitute for coffee.
Leaves can be sautéed or added fresh into a salad.
Seeds are edible as well.

Dandelion is used in folk medicine to treat infections and liver disorders. Tea made of dandelion act as a diuretic.

All parts of the Dandelion can be infused in oil and used in cooking, massage, soaps or salves. You can also infuse in Apple Cider Vinegar for dressing, marinades, bathes & more.

If you know Dandelions, they’ll grow shorter stalks to spite you, so you can’t mow them.

Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful plants that exist. They are masters of survival, persistence & resilience worldwide."

Dandelions are usually the 1st flower a child picks to give as a gift 🥰💛🌟
I believe they intuitively know Dandelions Magic and Wish for us to know it too!

05/01/2024

Blessed Beltane 💚

WHAT THE IRISH DID ON THIS DAY!

The first day of May corresponds with Bealtaine, a festival celebrated in Ireland since pagan times, officially heralding the beginning of the summer.

Hiring fairs were held on the first day of May. Folk looking for work would arrive carrying a symbol of their skill - a spade, a hay fork, a reaping hook or a spancel which signified an expert milker. A spancel was a thick rope of twisted hair, about two feet long, with a wooden k**b fixed at one end and a loop at the other end, into which the k**b was thrust so as to fasten the spancel around the two hind legs of the cow. Women did all the milking, of course, except in monasteries. Anyway, I digress, back to Bealtaine.

Butter made today was believed to be the best base for salves and ointments. Everyone who visited the house was encouraged to take a turn of the churn, accompanied by a prayer such as ‘God Bless the Work', and holy water would be sprinkled on the churn and all other objects associated with dairying, including the cows themselves. Any herb picked at random before sunrise today was a sure cure for warts. Also, if you wanted to keep rheumatism away for a year, all you had to do was eat nettle soup three times during the month, beginning today.

Here are some other traditions/beliefs/sayings associated with Bealtaine...

~ Bonfires were lit to mark the coming of summer and banish the long nights of winter.

~ Rain and wind was expected and, indeed, welcomed. 'A wet and windy May fills the barns with corn and hay'.

~ Young women foretold the man they would marry using snails on flour to indicate his initial.

~ If bees were seen, it was a good indication. 'A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay'.

~ As I explained in my post yesterday, between sunset last night and dawn today it was safer to stay close to home but, if you did have to go out, a piece of iron in the pocket gave protection, also a spent cinder from the hearth or a sprig of mountain ash. A favourite prank of the fairies was to make a person lose their way by bringing down a mist and one way to protect against this was to wear your coat inside out. The disguise was meant to confuse them and offer a means of escape.

~ It was said that a child born on the first day of May had the gift of being able to see the faeries.

~ If you heard the call of the cuckoo today, to hear it call on your right brought good luck, on the left, ill fortune. If you heard it call from a church yard, it meant a death in the family and if you heard it before breakfast, a hungry year was ahead.

Finally there was a traditional saying, 'I wash my face in water that has never rained nor run and dry it in a towel that was never wove or spun.' That meant you should wash your face in the dew and dry it in the open air. It brought luck and also worked wonders for the complexion, making you look younger for longer. Now if you'll excuse me, there's something I need to do outside... 😉

Blessed Bealtaine, everyone! 🥰

(M) ☘️

04/19/2024

Thank you for understanding 💜

04/05/2024

I will not be taking any appointments until further notice! Asking for positive thoughts & prayers.. Thank you 💜

04/04/2024

Immersed in harmony: Exploring the healing power of singing bowls at the studio!