2. Welcome
Time to
Hello and welcome to the first issue of Being Magazine!
Crusoeden Body Wellness is excited to bring you this Winter edition,
especially as Winter can be a powerful time of change and transformation.
Outside you’ll see leaves changing colour and falling to the
earth, smell fresh cleansing rain and feel the crisp, Winter air
against your skin as nature prepares for Spring renewal.
Winter means longer nights and more time indoors and is also
the perfect season to reflect on and reinvest in our wellbeing
– Mind, Body and Spirit.
This could involve incorporating gentle movement into our
daily routine or nourishing our bodies with delicious, seasonal
wholefoods. Perhaps it’s time to release old thought patterns
or confront some of the emotional challenges or blocks we
are facing in life.
Over the following pages our team will give you some simple
tips on how Yoga and Reiki can boost your immunity and
share ways you can heal your hormones naturally. There’s
a great introduction to Ayurveda and we profile the healing
power of crystals. Finally we give you some simple solutions
to common winter health and beauty problems in our Winter
Wellness Essentials feature.
We hope you enjoy this gift from
our team to you.
Jayne Boyle
Accredited Holistic Counsellor and Complementary Therapist
Founder – Crusoeden Body
Reflect
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Can You Think
Yourself Sick?
Crystal Clear
Healing Your
Hormones
Ayurveda in
Winter
Winter Wellness
Essentials
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Can You Think Yourself
Sick?
There is a strong connection between our brain and our body and
sickness can sometimes become a case of mind over matter. This
area of medicine is called Psychoneuroimmunology. Not controlling
your psychological stress may increase your chances of becoming
unwell. Yoga and Reiki are great methods to help you stay healthy
and present this winter.
The colder months can bring with them all sorts of uncomfortable
ails such as a runny noses, inflamed throats, muscle aches and (of
course) the flu. Many of these dreaded symptoms are a result of poor
immunity. Our minds are a powerful tool in strengthening our immune
system and yoga can be a great way of tapping into our thoughts and
actions to help achieve overall wellness.
Yoga works through reducing stress hormones and calming nervous system activity. The variety of
breathing techniques and exercises that yoga offers help improve the mechanical efficiency of our lungs,
leading to a calming and soothing outcome on the body and the mind.
The mental focus needed in yoga provides the individual with a
soothing outcome on the body and mind.
It’s okay to practice yoga if you are ill with a cold or flu. Good breathing
techniquesduringpracticecanhelpmaintainthehealthofourrespiratory
system, and may reduce stuffiness, coughing, and a sore throat.
Another gentle practice that can enhance your immune system is
Reiki. Just like yoga, it assists with stress reduction and relaxation
through helping calm and balance all the energy centres. Reiki helps
curb distressing thoughts and feelings that weaken the flow of our life force energy, creating more freedom
for positive, enlightening thoughts that connects our mind, body and spirit.
Crusoeden Body recommends scheduling a Reiki healing session with a qualified Reiki practitioner around
4-6 weeks or whenever required. For those who are able to do Reiki on themselves, a daily practice is
recommended 10-20 minutes or longer.
To relax the mind takes
some effort, so just allow
the process to happen.
One way to relax the
mind is focussing on the
breath; this will help
bring our attention to the
present moment, feeling
calm and peaceful.”
Through supporting the
healthy flow of energy
within the chakras you
can achieve optimum
health and wellbeing
throughout the body.”
Healing Your Hormones
Naturally
Ah, hormones! They sustain our development, metabolism and sexual function and affect our health,
weight, and (of course) our mood. It’s vital to preserve a balance in order to support these functions.
Some believe being exposed to toxins and estrogen pills can disturb this balance.
If you are taking oral contraceptives, or follow a non-organic diet, you may have experienced never-
ending, troubling mood swings or perhaps increased cravings. These are signs that you may possess
a hormone imbalance. Other symptoms include fatigue, persistent acne, digestive problems and
nagging migraines.
Fortunately there are many natural methods of restoring this balance to improve health and vitality.
Yoga aims to improve the body’s overall circulation through
performing yoga postures. According to Crusoeden Body
Osteopath Dr. Kimberley Coad, yoga aims to improve the
function of the body as a whole.
The aim of Ayurveda is to have the Doshas
in balance – Ensuring all our bodily functions
are working how they should be, including our
mind and spirit.
This traditional healing system helps achieve
optimal health and wellness through restoring
balanceandmayreducetheneedforprocessed,
pharmaceutical hormone replacements.
According to Reiki, each endocrine gland corresponds to one
of seven Chakras- These chakras influence hormone secreting
activities. Crusoeden Body Founder and Accredited Holistic
Healer and Reiki Master, Jayne Boyle, says Reiki assists
in balancing the body’s energy systems and encourages
individuals to engage in a healing session.
YOGA
AYURVEDA
REIKI
“It allows the body
to better control
homeostasis
including that of the
endocrine system.”
“Our objective as
healers is to help
support a healthy flow
of energy within the
chakras for optimum
health and harmony.”
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Ayurveda
in Winter
“Always eat slowly
and mindfully.
Eat in moderation –
think about the stomach
being satisfied when
it is two thirds full.”
Ayurveda is one of the
world’s oldest, traditional
mind-body healing systems.
It teaches us to harmonise our body and
mind with the universal laws of nature through
combining yoga, meditation, and cleansing.
The importance of food as medicine is a key
element of this practice and helps ensure our
doshas are kept in balance.
It is imperative to counteract an imbalance in
your doshas to help allow the promotion of
good health. The food that we eat is important
in achieving this. It is recommended to eat
a colourful, flavourful diet for nourishment.
A variety of foods helps guarantee the right
quantities of proteins, carbohydrates, good
fats, as well as vitamins and minerals.
Crusoeden Body advocates eating according
to the seasons and your dosha. To boost
immunity this winter eat a diet of fresh
seasonal fruits and vegetables. Nuts seeds,
grains, legumes/beans, dairy products and
eggs can be eaten in moderation.
“By eating a good supply and
variety of these foods, all vitamins
and minerals will be provided,
ensuring healthy immunity.”
There are many benefits of a plant-based diet.
For those who aren’t vegetarian, try to cut
down on red meat and chicken and introduce
more fish, as it is easier to digest.
To help you on your Ayurveda journey we have listed the foods you should and shouldn’t be eating
regularly to help balance your dosha and pave the way for good health and immunity:
TAMASIC FOOD
These foods should be eaten the least and are
difficult to digest. They require more energy to
digest and are known to be the least helpful to the
mind and the body. These foods include those that
are stale, overripe, deteriorated or processed such
as tinned, frozen or preserved food products.
SATTVIC FOOD
These should be eaten the most and are usually easily digestible. These foods nourish the body, purify the
mind and heal imbalance in the body by generating good health, energy, vitality, mental alertness, peace
and strength. Foods include: vegetables, fruits, herbs; whole and unrefined grains; protein rich foods
such as legumes, nuts, seeds, some dairy; and natural sweeteners such as honey.
RAJASIC FOOD
These foods should be eaten occasionally and are
foods that are not as easily digestible. They include
refined sugar, very spicy, hot, salty, bitter, sour,
pungent, or sweet foods; hot spices such as red
chili powder and black pepper, stimulants such as
onion, garlic, tea, coffee, chocolate and wine.
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Crystal
Clear
Western medicine has no doubt proven an effective
means of helping to cure illness. However many
are also looking at more holistic approaches
(including crystal healing) as a means to connect
the mind, body and spirit for enhanced wellness.
Crystal healing is a type of natural therapy that has
been around for centuries and its healing properties
are as rich as its history. Just admiring or touching
a crystal can evoke a psychological effect releasing
suppressed emotions and memories.
Even though many aspects of this amazing therapy
cannot be fully explained by medical experts,
holistic healers have confidence that science will
one day be able to catch up.
HOW DOES CRYSTAL
HEALING WORK?
One thing that scientists and natural healers alike
do agree on is that a life force exists within and
around all living beings, which creates an energy
field. This energy vibrates to a certain frequency
that affects our health, emotions and our thoughts.
Each crystal has a chemical composition that
produces a unique frequency and has the ability
to store and transmit energy. The vibration of
the crystal is completely reliable, consistent and
accurate- akin to quartz used in watches in order
to regulate the movement of the arms to give an
accurate time.
Just like a crystal, our energy field, meridians,
chakras, and all of our organs vibrate to their own
frequency. When we become unwell that frequency
is altered and this reflects in our energy field. The
crystals work to lift and restore the frequency of
the imbalanced energy to allow positive, healing
energy to flow through our body. This outcome
Physical Benefits
Blood; Circulation; Skin; Helps to
regulate appetite; Tension; Sexual Issues;
Rejuvenating
Emotional Benefits
Nurturing; Love; Self Love; Balancing;
helps with stress and worry; Calming;
Being positive; Confidence
Spiritual Benefits
Imagination; Vision
Physical Benefits
Skin; Healing
Emotional Benefits
Calming; Balancing; Helps with stress, fear
and mild depression
Spiritual Benefits
Creativity; Harmony
Physical Benefits
Assists realisation of optimum health;
Helps with brain, lungs, and inflammation;
Supports energy flow within the body/
meridians
Emotional Benefits
Enhances awareness and Perception;
Balancing
Spiritual Benefits
Spiritual connection; Assists with
meditation: It is also used to help find
mislaid objects.
is called resonance and can be compared when
tuning a piano.
There are a number of ways we can use crystals.
They can be used directly by placing them on the
body, on corresponding chakra centres. They can
also be worn as jewellery, or by placing suitable
crystals within our environment, such as in our
home or car.
The mystifying power of crystal healing is alluring
and fascinating. Crusoeden Body has profiled
three different healing crystals below and hope
this will help you to feel more informed when
exploring a craft market or a crystal shop.
Pink Quartz
Green Aventurine
Chalcopyrite
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Essentials
Winter Wellness
Winter is here. Some of us embrace it and some loathe it. Either way,
this time of the year can affect our body, inside and out. No matter what
winter blows in, Crusoeden Body has you covered from head to toe.
PROBLEM
During winter our skin is constantly exposed to the changing temperatures of crisp, frosty wind, to the
warm office heater that leads to parched skin.
SOLUTION
Natural Body Lotion with Shea Butter - 250ml
Rich in Protective Shea Butter, Nourishing Apricot Kernel Oil and Soothing Macadamia Oil, Crusoeden
Body’s Natural Body Lotion will leave your skin feeling radiant. Ideal for all skin types, including
sensitive skin.
PROBLEM
Winter can bring on dry, cracked and painful lips.
SOLUTION
Soothing Lip Balms 10gm in Spearmint,
Peach, Lolly Musk and French Vanilla
Crusoeden Body’s soothing lip balms contain
moisturising Sunflower and Coconut oils.
PROBLEM
Cooler temperatures can make muscles and joints
ache. High humidity can intensify some conditions,
including arthritis and fibromyalgia.
SOLUTION
Crusoeden Body’s
Muscle Ease Range
Crusoeden Body’s Muscle Ease range contains
the amazing anti-inflammatory properties of
100% pure essential oils to provide welcome
pain relief. Eucalyptus, Blue Gum Peppermint and
Peppermint are known for their remarkable pain
relieving qualities. Pour Muscle Ease Soak into a
relaxing bath or pamper yourself with the Muscle
Ease Massage Oil, Muscle Ease Rub or Muscle
Ease Cool Balm.
PROBLEM
Winter is cold season, which can mean blocked
noses, headaches and sore eyes.
SOLUTION
Pure Breathe Ease
100% Essential Blend 12ml
Crusoeden Body’s Pure Breathe Ease Essential
Oil Blend includes peppermint for clarity and
alertness, refreshing and reviving lemon and
stimulating and purifying eucalyptus. The perfect
way to enhance your body, mind and spirit.
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