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Seasonal Health Tips
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At BIOM, we find that when we live in
a way that's true to our aspirations, when the time is
right, our inner compass points in the right direction,
the pathway becomes clear, and opportunities arise.
Following that feeling has made this Spring a time of
significant change here at BIOM.
Just like our new neighbors in the forest and gardens,
we've been expending significant energy transplanting
ourselves to our new location at the north end of Bainbridge Island, on
Agate Point - just down the road from beautiful Bloedel Reserve.
Our new home is in a geodesic dome (keep an eye
out for our upcoming photo gallery), serenely situated
on two and a half acres of woodland gardens in a
towering forest of Maple, Fir, Cedar and Hemlock.
We're still working our roots into the ground, and at
the same time things are going serendipitously well;
why serendipitous - because the arithmetic of 'work'
says we should be exhausted, but we're feeling
pretty inspired. In upcoming newsletters we'll share
that inspiration with you as we add photo galleries
and video clips to our website for you to take
a 'virtual visit' to the outer and inner places we've
been enjoying.
So, as BIOM continues to evolve, we invite you to
come along too. If you have any questions, feel free
to ask. Or just relax, breathe deeply, and wait until
the next time we speak 'Along The Way'.
Wishing you health and well-being ...
Kitty & Michael
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| Calming Springing Nerves |
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May is the height of "Liver season," and if you're
experiencing any of the common discomforts that arise
during Spring you've probably recognized you've
got a problem that you want to relieve. Now is a
good time to learn how to decipher what your body is
telling you and find out what you can do to make
sure the discomfort doesn't repeat itself-or become
more serious over time.
Stressing Your Health
Insomnia and restless leg syndrome have become
common problems today because of the panoply of
stressful situations that have become common in
daily life. According to 5 Element Theory, the Liver
affects the health of your nerves; a relationship that
flows both ways, causing the function of your Liver
to be weakened from the accumulation of things
that "get on your nerves." On the positive side, if
you follow the advice of Oriental Medicine, and treat
your Liver, you'll find many Spring-related discomforts
begin to dissipate and your general level of health
improve.
Insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome
Insomnia and restless leg syndrome are nerve-related
problems that take hold when your Liver is
unbalanced, and being called upon to deliver energy
that it doesn't have; like someone who uses their
credit card to spend more money (energy) than they
have in the bank forcing their finances out of
balance. Uncomfortable symptoms are your body's
way of sending you a message to get things back
into balance; just like when the bank sends you a
letter reminding you that your account is out of
balance.
So if you're experiencing flare-ups of
insomnia, restless leg syndrome, or any other of
Spring's common health
problems, now is the time to
invest in your health and rebuild the strength of your
Liver.
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| I Sing the Body Electric |
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"I sing the body electric,
The armies of those I love engirth me and I engirth
them,
They will not let me off till I go with them, respond to
them,
And discorrupt them, and charge them full with the
charge of the soul." - Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass)
I was walking through the woods on a recent night,
down the long gravel drive connecting BIOM to the
tree-lined road that loops around Agate Point, on the
north end of Bainbridge Island. It had
been raining hard and regular for about a week; the
end of winter's drought ... wet woods ... drenched in
starlight ... feeling the springing energy of Maple and
Salmonberry, Cedar, and Elderberry, Alder and
Huckleberry -- pulsing in the night.
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