Last night on Netflix, I watched the 2018 documentary, The Devil We Know and was distraught and successfully annoyed by the corporate havoc of DuPont and the impact it caused Americans using the chemical, C8. The documentary exposed a great deal of information and emotional accounts from those who suffered. I just knew I had to share with the collective on what the chemical is and how to protect oneself and their family.
Read MoreYesterday Terracycle, the renowned global recycling company, announced its initiative to promote the use of reusable packaging for food, beauty, and personal care products. The initiative is called Loop and it is a one-of-kind program set to encourage major manufacturers to favor the sustainable shift from disposable to the new. Find out more here!
Read MoreYou want to sleep better tonight? What if I told you that how your room is set up determines how restorative your sleep will be? If you want great sleep, your bedroom should be peaceful, pitch-black dark, cooler, quiet and simple. In this post, I share four room changes you can make to promote a good night’s rest!
Read MoreAs we begin to take down the Christmas décor to welcome the New Year, I think it is just as important to preserve the mindful behavior as we clean out. This is especially true when we depart ways with the beloved Christmas trees. In this post, I share some green ways to help the environment post-holiday using the holiday arbol-icon.
Read MoreVisiting a friend in a different city or country and was given the welcome mat to their lovely home this holiday season? Are you aware of the customary manners as an honorary guest to their home? Let’s go over some respectable tips to make sure your welcome mat stays for a while!
Read MoreWhile there are many ways to cleanse your home, one of my personal ways of cleansing my sacred space goes beyond the physical practice. I spiritually cleanse my home often and my favorite tool to use is incense. The spiritual use of incense can be traced back as far as Ancient Egypt and it is mentioned quite often in the biblical texts. These can be very powerful aids to maintaining spiritual cleanliness and purity in the home. In essence, you can compare burning incense to a flare lit up to attract spiritual forces you wish to call upon. Even the scent can appeal to spiritual forces as well! Scent reaches you on both the conscious and subconscious level at the same time, invoking past life memory, affecting our moods and our state of mind.
Read MoreCleaning is not just limited to Spring! In fact, I highly recommend a seasonal cleaning routine that clears up the stagnant energy and cleanses your sacred space. I personally abhor the use of toxic household cleaners because of their noxious odor but it was so commonplace at the home growing up. These days, I kick those bums to the curb and adopted greener cleaning solutions. Here are four essential oils I swear by.
Read MoreIt can be a tough time for us eco-conscious folks during Halloween. You have what seems like an endless array of polyester costumes with matching accessories, colorful silly string cans, chemically loaded face paint makeup, and colossal-size bags of the sugar stuff. It is a list that is hardly sustainable but with a little know-how, you can keep your conscious values in check without sacrificing much during the ghoulish holiday.
Read MoreDid you know that over 400 million tons of plastic are globally made each year? What is more, one-third of that plastic waste ends up in our freshwaters and soils. Plastic is notorious for taking thousands of years to break down and deteriorate into smaller pieces (usually about five millimeters long in size) to eventually become microplastics. Microplastics are becoming more widespread as they are making their way into things we use on a daily basis: bottled water, honey, salt, toothpastes and hand sanitizers to name quite a few.
Read MoreRecycling is the most remarkable ways you can help restore the environment. But according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, everyone recycles only 34 percent of all the waste that we create. Only 9 percent of plastic is used for recycling! By doing your part with recycling and sustainable living, your small act can make a huge impact so that ecosystems can be saved for future generations.
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