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Organic Feature: Fed By Threads – Setting the Standard in Eco-Conscious Fashion by Organic Contessa

  It’s been awhile since I last featured an ethical & eco-conscious fashion label, you may remember my post on dear friend and fellow eco-beauty; Natasha Gindin and her brand LAVUK. Well this week our “organic spotlight” is on a new company that has my heart all a flutter; Fed By Threads. I first learned [...]

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Benefits of The Sun & A Revolutionary Approach to Sun-Care; Coola Organics Plant UV Protection by Organic Contessa

Here comes the sun – spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner. Now is usually the time when articles and post come out on the dangers of sun exposure. As someone that loves the outdoors and yes, the sunshine, luckily I graduated years ago from being a total sun worshiper (scary moments of being drenched in [...]

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What Do You Do The Moment Your Values Are Turned Upside Down? by Kirsty Greenshields

In a 2010 a study called “The Moment That Turns Your Values Upside Down”, a group of women and men were studied over a lifetime, and surveyed about their life values, before and after experiencing a ‘Quantum Moment‘. The results of the women’s case study group were very revealing in relation to the common internal [...]

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Spring Wellness (Part 2) Cleansing & Living Clean by Rachael Richardson

If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, it is a beautiful and informative passage by my personal beauty mentor, the Organic Contessa. I especially relate to the end of the article, when she talks about treating yourself with more love and care, and how that imparts beauty not only for yourself, but stretches [...]

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Spring Wellness (Part 1) How Detoxing Helps Our Bodies, Skin & Well-Being by Organic Contessa

  In case you you missed my feature on Living Green Magazine - catch the full piece here! We are constantly exposed to pollution and toxins through the air we breathe, foods we eat, water we drink and products we use on our skin and in our homes.  Being mindful of what we feed our bodies, inside [...]

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Fulfilling Desire and Creating Destiny: By Kirsty Greenshields

An ancient Ayurvedic text, the Upanishads, states: “As is your desire, so is your will,  As is your will, so are your deeds As are your deeds, so is your destiny Your desires can become your destiny”   Have you ever thrown yourself in to something, given it all you have, only to find after a [...]

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Creating Margin In Your Life, It’s Not Just About Cleaning Out Your Closets by:Debby Stone

Springtime is here and for many of us that means spring cleaning.  I really enjoy cleaning out my closets and organizing my home and office.  Cleaning out my closets and cabinets gives me margin.  It allows me to create physical space for any new items I want to buy and to see what I already [...]

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Spring Wellness; Liver Cleansing Foods by: Rachael Richardson

Your liver is your body’s work horse. It has been studied to handle more functions than any other organ in your body. The liver has 3 main jobs – breakdown, storage, and detox. Breakdown: One of the primary jobs of the liver is to breakdown nutrients from the foods we eat & drink for our bodies [...]

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My Favorite Inspirational Quotes For Spring by: Organic Contessa

  Awaken sleeping beauty, the time for rebirth & renewal is here. Spring is such a magical season filled with color, life and anticipation. Spring breathes light into the past season of darkness and chilly weather – and with the light there comes strength. Coming up from the earth you’ll find lilacs, tulips, and daffodils [...]

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Relationships & Money, How They Fit Together by: Mary Williams

“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.”-Calvin Coolidge The responsibility lies within each of us to be respectful in our relationship with money … I was raised by very conservative parents, and like many of us whose parents lived through the depression, we were taught not [...]

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