Do you remember a pause in the wedding ceremony between the Groom giving Bride the ring and breaking the glass? It wasn’t just an excellent photo opportunity, the Ketubah (Marriage Agreement) was being read.
Handcrafted Ketubah by Yehudit Abinun
The Ketubah – A Users Guide
December 1st, 2009, by Shoshana Savyon
The Jewish Woman, the Alchemist
May 13th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonThe centrality of the feminine aspect in developing, actualising and perfecting creation is evident even in the opening passages of the Torah. The Hebrew language abounds with hints as to the importance of the feminine. The word for Creation (briyah) is its self in the feminine tense. Torah and Shechina (G-d’s indwelling presence) are both feminine. All of the items of service in the Holy Temple are either feminine forms or become feminine in their plural (shulchan/shulchanot, aron/aronot). As a part of the manifestation of the feminine in creation, we are required for our own development to explore what HaShem is telling us about the feminine. We are talking a bit one sided. examining mainly the feminine. But, after all that is our side to fulfill.
Gemmotherapy–Plant Stem Cell Therapy
May 8th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonGemmotherapy uses the embryonic portions of plants to create remedies that focus treatiment at the cellular level. The bud, rootlets, young shoots and inner bark portions of the plant contain primary meristems, or herbal stem cells. They contain the full potential of the plant.
Gemmotherapy remedies are prepared through special tincturing methods to preserve the potential of the plant material and are prepared in a 1D strength. As trees are the highest on the chain of plants, they are used for these remedies.
Eco-Pyschology
May 6th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonEco-Psychology is the art and science of reconnecting with your natural resources for personal growth, problem-solving and more….. As we rush through our lives, we are surrounded by an un-natural and un-supportive environment. We all know it and talk about natural foods, how good it is to have a plant, walk in a park….
What is Holistic Medicine?
May 6th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonThe American Holistic Medical Association says, “Holistic medicine is the art and science of healing that addresses the whole person – body, mind, and spirit”.
The practice of holistic medicine integrates conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease, and most importantly, to promote optimal health. This condition of holistic health is defined as the unlimited and unimpeded free flow of life force energy through body, mind, and spirit.
What is Holistic Homoeopathy?
May 6th, 2009, by Shoshana SavyonHomoeopathy was developed in the early 1800’s by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Disaffected by conventional medicines, cures that were often as lethal as the disease process, Dr. Hahnemann searched for an application of medicine that was capable of “complete and gentle cure”. His researches lead to his development of homoeopathic potentized remedies and the homoeopathic system of medicine, based on several ‘Laws’. Read the rest of this entry »