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SPIRIT SPEAKS
"Vitality and Health"

 It is my Intention to deliver the Highest Truth for your Empowerment and Enjoyment.   

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Purpose
  
You are here on purpose
To be the Peace when others forget.
To be the Light when others see darkness.
To be the Love when others fear.
As you align with the vastness of Peace, Light and Love,
You join a mighty force that is the Truth of your Being.
                                                                 Namaste',
 Astara E. Edmonds  
 

INSPIRATION

 
Astara
 
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to the body and soul alike."
 
John Muir
 
 
AFFIRMATION
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I am in the process of positive change.  I am unfolding in fullfilling ways.  Only good can come to me.  I now express health, happiness, prosperity and peace of mind.
 

WELLNESS TIPS

 
Good Books:
 "The Vegetarian Handbook" by Gary Null
 
"Renewal" by Timothy J. Smith, M.D. 
 
 
 

HEALING CIRCLE

  Healing Hands
 
You are invited to join my
  Healing Circle
  to offer your healing intention and vibration to others and to receive healing for yourself.
 
 Our collective focus of loving, healing intention creates a unified field of energy.  We are all capable of joining and influencing this energy field. 
 
You can participate through meditation, visualization, sound therapies, Reiki or your method of healing. 
   
  
It can be helpful to write your intentions and focus on them with desire from the heart then
"let go" for the
highest good.
 
Every NEW MOON and
 FULL MOON
healing energy will be sent to personal and planetary intentions.
 
To participate in this healing circle, please sign up here:
Include your healing request or your intent to join the transmission of healing energy.
 The planetary focus will include the increase in:
 
 PEACE
PROSPERITY
HEALTH
COMPASSION
AWAKENING
 
 
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Astara Visions Newsletter is a monthly email publication by
 Astara E. Edmonds.
 
 
Issue: #19 October/2009

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  • SPIRIT SPEAKS by Astara E. Edmonds
 
Vitality and Health
 
We are all in a unique relationship with Mother Nature.  Our physical bodies depend on the nourishment that Nature provides us.  Eating foods filled with life offers the body a better opportunity for optimum health.
 
We gain wisdom through the process of planting a seed, tending to its needs and benefiting from its bounty.  The process of growing our food or carefully selecting our food is meant to be a conscious activity.  Good food is filled with nutrients and vitality that nourishes and energizes our bodies.  Let's remember to fuel ourselves with healthy food choices.
 
Our cells are intelligent powerhouses.  What we think, feel and eat influences the life force of our cells.  Having a healthy body requires personal dedication to that intention.  A healthy body moves through life's experiences and challenges in a more positive way.

We live in a world of fast foods, packaged foods and microwave ovens designed for quick meals with little thought or effort. Temptation looms in every isle of the grocery store.  It takes practice and personal choice to select products that add to the quality of our lives.  It is a personal choice to walk the path of healthy living.  The reward is in the results.
 
By feeding ourselves healthy foods, body weight normalizes and the immune system strengthens.  We become more resilient and lively.
 
From my personal experience with Reiki for myself and others, I have learned to respect and appreciate the ability of the human body to heal from illness and injury, to age gracefully and to remain creative, active, curious and vital.  I have found that small changes in diet, habits and positive intentions produce significantly improved results.
 
Our message-in-common is to honor our body, mind and spirit. Through honoring ourselves, we empower ourselves.  Through increased empowerment, we respond to life around us with more wisdom, compassion and understanding.  With greater awareness comes increased Grace.
 
Remember your power to choose wisely for your health and well being.  Our bodies are remarkable and deserve to be honored with life enriching food and life style.
 
Here are some tips and suggestions based on my personal experience.  Perhaps one or several ideas will offer you inspiration.
  • Drink plenty of good quality water.  Refrain from drinking soda pop, sugar drinks and gimmick-oriented drinks.
  • Read labels and learn what is in the food you eat.  Avoid chemicals, additives, dyes, hormones, MSG, flavor enhancers, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and other harmful ingredients.
  • Choose fresh vegetables and fruits and eat lots of it.  Eat what's in season from Farmer's Markets or your own garden.
  • Buy Organic.  Eat Organic whenever possible.  Organic is free from pesticides, chemical fertilizers and harmful chemicals.
  • Discover new recipes that "think outside the box". Literally.
  • Experiment with spices and herbs.  Be adventuresome.
  • Refrain from eating white flour which is devoid of nutrients.  Whole wheat, brown rice, oats and spelt offers higher nutritional value and easier digestion.
  • If you eat meat, choose meat free from hormones, antibiotics and other chemicals.
  • Minimize sugar intake.  Buy organic sugar, honey or stevia.  Look for sugar when reading labels.
  • Steam vegetables to retain the vitamin content.
  • Using a vegetable wash is an effective way to remove waxes and pesticides especially for apples, strawberries and grapes.
  • High quality oils such as grapeseed oil or extra virgin olive oil are beneficial to our diet.  Avoid oils grown with pesticides such as cottonseed, palm oil and others.
  • For baking muffins, breads, cookies or cakes, replace white flour with whole wheat flour, brown rice flour or oat flour.
  • Crockpots are great for soups, chili, beans and rice meals.
 
Nature is our ally.  
 Turn to her and allow the magic of
Mother Nature to lovingly nurture and support you.
 
    
 
 
                             Let Your Light Shine
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Astara is a gifted Psychic/Clairvoyant, an Usui/Karuna Reiki Master Teacher and Munay-Ki Mentor. 
 
Astara is available for Private Readings by phone.  
A One Hour Reading for $100  
A Half Hour Reading for $60. 
Tape included,  MC/VISA accepted
 
Contact Astara for all levels of Reiki Training. 
 
Contact Astara at (352) 447- 4104 or astaravisions1@yahoo.com
 
Astara E. Edmonds
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"Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it's beauty."
                                                               Albert Einstein 

 

 I walk the path of the Ancient Ones remembering the sacredness of Life, Love and Compassion.........Astara