The Power of Fragrance

It’s been awhile since I talked about aromatherapy which is hard to believe because it’s actually one of my favorite alternative therapies. “Aromatherapy is an alternative healing therapy that uses natural plant extracts called essential oils to promote health and well-being.” As a certified clinical aromatherapist, I’ve been using essential oils in my aromatherapy practice since 2000 through many uses. Some essential oils, such as Lavender, can be used directly on the body while others need to be diluted in another substance like a carrier oil. There are many benefits to incorporating essential oils into your daily practice. Aromatherapy can help ease stress, anxiety, depression, improve sleep and fight bacteria, fungus, viruses and inflammation when used on the skin.

One of the ways in which NUBODI uses essential oils is on the Chakras. While it is believed that there are 114 Chakras through out the body, those who work with the Chakras tend to focus on the main seven. The main seven are from bottom to top; Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra and Crown Chakra. “The seven chakras of the body are understood to be spinning discs of energy that should be open, aligned, and balanced for they have the vital task of absorbing our vital energy (prana) and redistributing it.”

Some essentials oils that can be used on each Chakra are as followed:

Root Chakra: Cedarwood, Frankinsense, Black Pepper, Patchouli, Spikenard, Vetiver and Sandalwood
Sacral Chakra: Ylang Ylang, Rose, Sweet Orange, Tangerine, Patchouli and Helichrysum
Solar Plexus: Sandalwood, Myrrh, Lemongrass, Ginger, Geranium, Mandarin, Juniper Berry
Heart Chakra: Rose, Jasmine, Melissa, Lavender, Rosewood, Rose Geranium
Throat Chakra: Blue Tansy, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Peppermint, Frankincense, Cypress
Third Eye Chakra: Juniper Berry, Lavender, Clary Sage, Frankincense, German Chamomile
Crown Chakra: Lavender, Myrrh, Neroli, Spikenard, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Galbanum

Essential oils are powerful tools to use in healing as the benefits affect the mental, emotional, spiritual and the physical. There are many ways to use essential oils aromatically. “Essential oils enter the body primarily in three ways—applied to the skin, inhaled, or ingested. Within each of these, there are many different kinds of application methods. For example, you can apply essential oils topically using compresses, sprays, baths, or massaging them into the skin.”

NUBODI (and NUBODI BEAUTY) have a variety of services and products that utilize Aromatherapy and essential oils that support individuals on their holistic health and wellness and beauty wellness journeys. NUBODI also provides education on properly using Aromatherapy. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone!! (technically the new year is in the Spring, but that is another post. =)

What a year we have had right?? Glad that year is over. This year we are in the year of the 7. What does a 7 year mean? The number 7 is a Universal number and focuses on a time of spiritual awakenings, learning, solitude, and inward focus. Collectively we are going through some major shifts. Each day, week, month and year gives us an opportunity for growth and change. With the different moon phases, eclipses and retrogrades during the year, we are able to bring into existence the life that we desire.You don’t have to understand or follow astrology to bring changes to your life.

According to Mind Body Green, here is a forecast for the year:

Here are the themes of each Universal Month of 2023. 

• January: money and power 
• February: completion and endings 
• March: new beginnings and the self
• April: partnership and balance
• May: communication and self-expression
• June: foundations and work 
• July: freedom and change
• August: relationships and healing
• September: spirituality and sacred calling
• October: money and power
• November: completion and endings
• December: new beginnings and the self

Each month will affect the zodiac signs differently so check out your specific sign to see how that month will affect you. For example, January amplifies your money and power. For some money will be coming in and for others they could be losing money. Life is about how you react to the things that are happening so getting a heads up can help prepare you.

NUBODI assists individuals with receiving spiritual guidance that can facilitate change. “Receiving spiritual guidance is the practice of deepening their relationship with the divine, or to learn and grow in their personal spirituality. Spiritual guidance can help you to become more mindful in your thinking. This helps you to stay in the present moment instead of focusing on things you might regret from your past or your fears of the future.” NUBODI has a licensed ordained minister that offers spiritual guidance from a holistic perspective through a variety of methods to assist individuals with acquiring a closer connection to spirit and themselves. This year give the gift of spiritual guidance to yourself or a love one.

NUBODI has a variety of services that provide Spiritual Guidance to individuals to support their spiritual journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Endings and Beginnings

This year is coming to a close. We are roughly two weeks away from the start of a new year!! This year was a rough one, wasn’t it?? There were four retrogrades (one at the end of this month) and six retrogrades happened at ONE time during this year. If you are not familiar with Mercury Retrogrades, it is when planet Mercury is moving slower around the Earth than the sun is.

At the start of the year I did a rather basic forecast of the year ahead. I tried to explain that this year would be bumpy and influence certain zodiac signs more than others but that was an understatement as to what happened. Each retrograde can alter your life in different ways. “Mercury retrograde happens quarterly and is a check-in for you to evaluate how you communicate, how you can be more efficient with your daily tasks and how effectively you are marching towards your goals in life.” Venus is the planet of love so naturally Venus Retrograde is going to deal with your relationships, romantic or otherwise. Mars is the planet that rules your motivation, momentum and sex drive so that Mars Retrograde can agitate your ability to be productive and make things happen as well as how you direct your sexual energy. Jupiter is the planet that rules luck and gifts so it will affect how you achieve your goals. The planet Neptune is all about exposing illusions so when this planet goes direct, be prepared for the rose colored glasses to come off on situations and people. The planet Saturn is a little gentler than the others. During this retrograde we have an opportunity to look back at old ways to see how we can make changes and new ways of doing things and seeing things. Uranus is a planet that involves finances. For some this was a chance to improve the areas of money and career. Pluto is not considered a planet but its affect on our lives is still relevant. When Pluto is in retrograde, it forces us to look at how she show up in our own power.

All in all if you follow the retrogrades and or feel the affects of them, then you know these retrogrades are assisting you with ending cycles in your life that no longer serve you. In order for new beginnings to take place, the old has to come to an end. Depending on where you are on your journey, some endings can end effortlessly while others can be more challenging. For the more challenging endings, support may be needed.

NUBODI has a variety of services that provide Spiritual Guidance to individuals to support their spiritual journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Spiritual Guidance on TikTok

Look who’s on TikTok!! NUBODI had finally made it to TikTok doing readings with and without cards, talking about spirituality and giving spiritual guidance. There are only a few videos up as I get familiar with TikTok and recording so bare with me. LOL

Check out NUBODI on TikTok, like, FOLLOW and comment.

NUBODI has a variety of services that provide Spiritual Guidance to individuals to support their spiritual journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Hard Work Pays Off

Often times small businesses go through their daily lives feeling like the work that they do goes unnoticed. Being a small business, it is easy to get lost in the sauce. So when NUBODI was nominated for an award, win or lose, it was a great feeling to be acknowledged.

NUBODI – Holistic Health, Wellness was awarded Best Holistic Health and Wellness Consultancy National Capital Region 2022 by Global Health and Pharma Magazine for all of the hard work put into developing an authentic holistic health and wellness brand. The concept of NUBODI began in 2000 but the structure and formation was officially established in 2004 as a complimentary and alternative solutions business. NUBODI expanded into the holistic health and wellness and beauty wellness business that it is today to form a full service holistic experience for men and women. It feels good to have your hard work recognized and supported. For more info, check out NUBODI website for the link.

NUBODI has a variety of holistic health and wellness services that assist individuals with creating healthy habits that will support your wellness journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Beauty and The Beach

Hard to believe the summer is almost over. I’ve been working so much, I barely had time to enjoy myself. I had to take some time out for the beach before the weather decides to switch up on me. I haven’t been to the beach in a LONG time so when I was packing, my beach mate reminded me that we needed sunscreen. People generally don’t think that people of color need sunscreen, but we do. With the climate change being the way that it is, it is even more important for everyone to wear sunscreen. “Up to 80 percent of the sun’s rays can pass through clouds. Ultraviolet rays are always present, and they are the cause of sun damage and skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the United States and represents ~ 35–45% of all neoplasms in Caucasians, 4–5% in Hispanics, 2–4% in Asians, and 1–2% in Blacks.” Sunscreen is not just for fun at the beach. You should also protect your skin on a daily basis not just when you are hanging out at the beach. Sunscreen for the face is also important and can be incorporated into your daily skincare regimen.

After spending only around ten to fifteen minutes in the water, I had to go lay down. The waves, the sun and the peopling was too much. Applying sunscreen is not the only thing that you need to do while hanging out at the beach to protect your skin and body. “Stay in the shade, or wear a hat, sunglasses, and light clothing such as a UV blocking shirt.” We all need to stay safe when we are out here in these streets trying to have fun and live our best lives.

NUBODI has a variety of holistic health and wellness services that assist individuals with creating healthy habits that will support your wellness journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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What’s Next?

It’s the first full week in June, half of the year is over and Mercury Retrograde just ended. So what does that mean for you? Well let’s roll back for those who don’t know what Mercury Retrograde is or means. “Scientifically Mercury Retrograde is an optical illusion that happens usually three or four times a year, in which the planet appears to change course and move backwards in the sky. Mercury normally moves faster than Earth around the sun. But when Mercury is retrograde, it is moving slower than Earth around the sun.”

During a Mercury Retrograde there has been a whole list of Do’s and Don’ts floating around the internet such as NOT making life changing decisions or relying on electronics to work properly. Mercury Retrograde is said wreak havoc on lives and affect certain zodiac signs the most depending on what time of the year it is happening. At the time of this past Mercury Retrograde which began May 22nd and ended June 3rd, it was said that the signs directly affected were Taurus, Gemini, Scorpio, and Sagittarius. Although Mercury Retrograde can cause miscommunications, misunderstandings, distractions and disorientation, this can also be a time for healing.

Anytime is a good time to heal and work on self, not just during a Mercury Retrograde period. According to research, during these times, working on such things as self love and love for others is heightened during the Mercury Retrograde. There’s so much to unpack when it comes to Mercury Retrograde as it can affect individuals differently. So now that Mercury Retrograde has passed, what’s next for the year 2022? “According to psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed, 2022 will be an opportunity for reevaluation, repair, and rapid expansion.” There are a lot of good things to look forward to in the remainder of the year depending on how you look at it.

“Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.”

NUBODI has a variety of spiritual guidance services that assist individuals with getting in tune with their mind, body and spirit that will support your journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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NUBODI BEAUTY

The NUBODI brand was established in 2004 as resource of holistic health and wellness services through coaching, counseling and education. The NUBODI Beauty brand, established in 2018, is an authentic beauty brand of NUBODI that offers organic and natural haircare, skincare and cosmetics for women and men.

The word BEAUTY doesn’t just apply to women. When I created the beauty brand, I always had in mind the inclusion of products for men. I wasn’t thinking how the word “beauty” would affect my male customer base though. I feel like when men hear the word beauty, when it comes to products, that they think of it as exclusively for women. I do want my male readers and male customers to know that the brand is inclusive.

I also couldn’t think of another term for “Beauty Wellness” that would represent the brand and the message that I was trying to convey as it relates to holistic health and beauty wellness. For me, and the NUBODI brand, it is all about the Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness as it relates to services that support that journey holistically. The NUBODI Beauty brand represents the Self-Care to the Face, Hair and Body through clean beauty products, diet and nutrition as well as Self Care and Self Love services.

Men can be and should be a part of that too. I’ve met several men who have said either a current girlfriend or an ex put them on to the beauty game like how to properly take care of their skin or schooled them on hair and scalp health so that they don’t lose their hair. We’ve all seen those videos where a guy is sitting there in a green clay face mask that he let his girlfriend put on him and he’s making faces like he’s not enjoying it but we know he low key loves it. Men like to be pampered too and NUBODI Beauty can show you ways to do that.

I know plenty of guys who wash their faces with a hot cloth, nothing more and keep it moving. Men are becoming more conscious of ingredients that go in their bodies and ON their bodies. I am going to share with women and men not only how amazing organic and natural products of NUBODI Beauty are, but also how to incorporate healthy habits into your life that will make your Mind, Body and Spirit look and feel beautiful from the inside out. So I hope you will continue to stick with me, my blog and my brand as we journey through this together. Check out the NUBODI BEAUTY Store to see what’s new.

NUBODI has a variety of holistic health and wellness and beauty wellness programs to assist individuals with getting in tune with their mind, body and spirit that will support your journey. Email NUBODI at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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New Beginnings

Well Happy New Year!! lol I know the new year has already begun, I am behind. smh Thank you to my loyal readers who still stay with me. At the end of every year I write out my goals for the new year. I still had so much that I wanted to complete before the close of 2021. I ran myself ragged y’all. I got sick. At first it was more like I was exhausted and I tried to keep going to finish my To-Do List and made myself worse.

This has happened to me before where I ignored the signs that my mind, body and spirit were giving me to slow down. I didn’t want to be behind when the new year rolled in and pushed, pushed and pushed myself some more until myself said ENOUGH.

I trained myself years ago on how to listen to my body. Your body will tell you what foods it likes, or smells or basically anything. When we don’t listen to that voice from the body, the body reacts. Your spirit is no different. Your will tell you what makes it happy and what makes it said, we just ignore the signs or red flags. While I am stressing a bit that I am behind on all of the work that I had planned, I committed to being healthy and slowed myself down.

NUBODI has a variety of holistic health and wellness programs to assist individuals with getting in tune with their mind, body and spirit that will support your journey. Email me at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Body Consciousness

Art by James E. Whitely

Now more than ever we need to become more conscious of our bodies. Your body will tell you a LOT if you just listen. After the birth of my daughter, the doctors told me that she was allergic to dairy. No one ever told ME that I was allergic to dairy so I continued drinking milk, eating ice cream and eating anything that contained dairy. I wasn’t into holistic health and wellness then. After I got certified as a nutrition specialist, I started taking my health more seriously. I gave up all dairy for 30 days. I had already given up beef and pork so why not. A little history of my health issues prior to my spiritual and holistic journey, I had REAL bad cramps, like crippling painful cramps. When I gave up the beef and pork, the cramps lessen tremendously. I was excited. When I gave up dairy, now THAT was a game changer.

After the 30 days, I wanted to test my body to see if dairy was in fact one of the culprits for my health issues. It was. I went to our local ice cream shop and got a medium size bowl of ice cream, should have gotten a small, and I ate it. I don’t think I even got through the whole bowl before my stomach started making these loud and painful sounds. I ditched the ice cream and headed home to the bathroom. Even though I had given up pork years before, I wanted to test this on pork. Yeah that wasn’t a good idea. My body told me immediately that THAT wasn’t a good idea. From that point on, I really started to listen to what did not agree with my body and life was better for it.

Your physical body isn’t the only “body” that you have. “An individual is divided into seven bodies.  The first body is the physical body which is visible and we all know it.” When you become tuned into this body, you can easily sense things around you. Depending on how conscious of your body you are and how wide your field is, you can sense things around you long before it reaches your physical body. I learned this about my own physical body during a mediation group exercise we did. I had to stand with my back turned towards another person in the group. That person stood probably ten feet away and had to walk towards me. As they walked towards me, I had to sense when they walked into my field where I could feel them. I had this person stop pretty far back. Not only did I feel this person walk up on me but I felt their energy which was pretty funky to my spirit. (I didn’t mention that part to them or the group lol)

I thought that exercise was pretty cool because when you are paying attention, you can sense danger. The issue is, we (or me) are not always paying attention. It is through these subtle bodies that you are able to feel this. “A subtle body is a “quasi material” aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings.” Being conscious of your body can also help you mentally and emotionally. When someone says or does something that hurts you and you get that uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach, that’s your Solar Plexus Chakra, or when you get that sinking feeling in the middle of your chest after you have been hurt, that is where your Heart Chakra is.

The Solar Plexus Chakra, the third chakra, is located in your stomach area. “It’s responsible for confidence and self-esteem, as well as helping you feel in control of your life. It is emotionally associated with self-confidence, happiness and joy. A healthy solar plexus chakra will help us feel strong in personal power, have a sense of “knowing”, and a good sense of belonging. You will feel a sense of peace and harmony with yourself, and life in general.” Emotions and trauma can be trapped anywhere in your body, however, being aware and conscious of your body will help your to heal those areas when they are unbalanced. The Heart Chakra, in the center of your chest, “deals with unconditional love and emotional power.”

You can benefit from becoming body conscious in so many areas of your life. NUBODI has a variety of holistic programs that assist individuals in becoming body conscious that will support your journey in life. Email me at info@nu-bodi.com for a FREE 15 minute information session to assess how NUBODI services can support you on your journey.

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Peace & Blessings!!