Scent and Sound Works

10/16/2020

A little new moon autumn gong music.

10/13/2020

Come join us this Friday eve.

New Moon Gong Meditation with intention setting. This Friday, Oct. 16, 7-7:45 pm., at The Center. Register at www.thecenterfrederick.com.

05/02/2020

Join us tomorrow, May 2, on The Center • Sound • Mind • Body Instagram site for our streaming events for Frederick’s MayFest First Saturday Online.
We’re excited to virtually welcome you to our new meditation and yoga space.
• 10:30-11:30, Active flow yoga with Marianna
• 1:00-1:30, Gong meditation with Maren and Michael
• 5:00-6:00, yin yoga and gongs with Mari and Maren
You’ll find us at:

01/25/2020

According to the Five Element Theory, the liver is the yin organ of the Wood element. Thus, it embodies the yin energy of Wood which manifests in humans as the ability to develop a vision (on a physical level, the liver is said to “open into the eyes”), plan and see life on a material, intellectual and spiritual level, and to create, expand and grow. It is the energy of birth and rebirth.

The gall bladder, on the other hand, is the yang organ of the Wood element, and it embodies the ability to make decisions and implement our plans and goals in the outer world. Hence, the liver can be compared to an architect and the gall bladder to the builder.

01/02/2020

https://www.fairobserver.com/more/science/sound-baths-healing-relaxation-science-news-physics-culture-news-34891/

Coherent sonic environments such as “sound baths” recalibrate moods and nervous systems.

12/16/2019

10/26/2019

Gonging for the opening ceremony for the “Out of the Darkness” community walk. American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.

10/18/2019

Illuminate Frederick, this Sunday, 10/20. Come stop by our Center for Sound, Mind, Body booth, and see what Marianna and I are up to ... we’ll be offering sound sessions, yoga therapy consultations, as well as aromatherapy and sound products.

10/11/2019

Saturn now has 82 known satellites.

10/04/2019

Love this!

A Health Lesson From The Rosebush

"Let us say that during a summer's walk while taking the fresh country air, you come upon an abandoned farm's overgrown garden. You spot a rosebush choked by tall weeds and note its thin stems, pallid leaves and frail-looking flowers.

"Your first thought would not be: 'This plant looks like it can use some antibiotics and steroids.' Rather, you would instinctively know that the first action necessary is to clear the tall weeds so that the rosebush receives adequate fresh air, sunshine and room to grow and expand. You would also conclude that it needs to be properly watered and nourished, and perhaps its trellis should be repaired to lend it a healthy posture. In other words, the most important step to take in bringing this plant back to health is the restoration of the required fundamental elements of life.

"The above compelling logic supports the practice of artfully employing the fundamental elements of life as the primary tools for restoring and maintaining health."

- Bruce Berkowsky, N.M.D., M.H., H.M.C.

https://www.naturalhealthscience.com/article_Natures-Therapies_070605.php

07/24/2019

From the depths of the oceans all life began; and the currents of an individual life can mirror a calm day at sea, with gentle waves propelling us forward into creative inspiration or wild waters consuming us as we are sucked into the depths, shattered in unforeseen ways.

Yet like the upwelling and sinking downward of diverse currents; the displacement of upper layers by the rich, revitalizing, colder waters from below, the inexhaustibly fertile, ever-changing waters of the psyche are sustained and rejuvenating. Traversing the Great Waters brings one side (dness) face to face with its opposite shore. The bitter salt of engagement with unknown depths can be transmuted into wisdom.— The Book of Symbols

07/20/2019

If you love Sandalwood ...l

Every time I use sandalwood oil I think back to a blending workshop that I attended in England in 1994. I was trying to dispense a few drops of sandalwood oil from a bottle with a dripulator.

Sandalwood oil is a very viscous liquid and it resisted leaving the bottle. The lecturer noticed how this was testing my patience and gently reminded me to enjoy the moment as dispensing sandalwood oil is such a wonderful meditative experience.

If you use sandalwood oil, it is imperative that you source it from sustainable suppliers and please use it thoughtfully.

All around the world there are strict laws in place to ensure that sandalwood remains sustainable.

In this monograph I will talk extensively about the strategies that have been taken to ensure our grandchildren will also enjoy nature’s most precious gift to humanity.

We all have a responsibility to preserve the sandalwood tree which provides us with a precious oil of enlightenment for future generations.

Read the full monograph here
https://www.perfectpotion.com.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/A4_EssentialOilOfTheWeek_SANDALWOOD_1304161.pdf

06/20/2019

Spiritual PhytoEssencing places great emphasis upon the use of “imaginative consciousness” which enables one to go beyond analysis of the physical properties of a given essential oil via a complementary perception of the spiritual roots from which these physical properties arise. While these spiritual roots are beyond the reach of the senses and rational consciousness, they nevertheless are the source of the material nature of an essential oil.

Read more from Dr. Berkowsky: https://www.naturalhealthscience.com/article_Spiritual-PhytoEssencing_081110.php

06/20/2019

Research-based study on essential oil inhalation for hypothyroidism in women.
https://franklinhealthresearch.org/energy-hypothyroidism/

One feature of this study not found in previous work is the natural setting and self-administration of the aromatherapy inhalation. This increases generalizability for women with fatigue.

06/15/2019

06/03/2019

A wonderful monograph from Salvatore Battaglia on Melissa.
Lemon Balm grows so abundantly in this area. One of my favorite plants to grow and distill for hydrosol and the small amounts of EO it produces.
http://www.salvatorebattaglia.com.au/melissa-monograph/?utm_source=Sals+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c6cc854493-MAY19_+Melissa+Monograph+-+Sal%27s+database&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_296fcd5b7c-c6cc854493-230772093

05/13/2019

A moment of Sedna, Mars and Venus gongs.

05/07/2019

The ancient human-Earth relationship must be recovered in a new context, in its mystical as well as its physical functioning. There is a need for awareness that the mountains and rivers and all living things, and the sky and its sun and moon and clouds all constitute a healing, sustaining sacred presence for humans, which they need as much for their psychic integrity as for their physical nourishment. – Thomas Berry, Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community, 2006.

(art by Autumn Skye ART)

05/04/2019

Illuminating Your Depths, Navigating Our Times A Free Virtual Event With Transpersonal Psychologist Stanislav Grof, MD and Philosopher Richard Tarnas, PhD

04/13/2019

One of my favorite oils right now ... Linden Blossom Absolute. The Linden Tree is feminine, nurturing, loving. In Norse and Germanic mythology she is sacred to Freya, Goddess of Love. Linden is the essence of love and compassion, the Green Tara of trees. It can be used to meditate on the Mother energy; it represents love in action, compassion and caring.

03/29/2019

Angelica (Angelica archangelica) Essential Oil: Another specific recommended by Dr. Berkowsky for today's hectic lifestyle, spiritually as well as physically.

03/25/2019

A wonderful and heart filled space was generated during our Spring Equinox Gong Meditation. So thankful for those who joined us to travel the sound current.

03/15/2019

Alchemy at work.

Matricin to Azulene
Chamazulene is biosynthesized from matricin, a sesquiterpene with anti-inflammatory properties that is found in the actual plant and is green in color. When matricin is exposed to the high temperatures used during the oil extraction process, it reacts with heat; it is transformed into chamazulene and becomes blue.

03/08/2019

Recently, the aromatherapy world has begun discussing the truth behind the so-called "French," "German," and "English" aromatherapy "schools," as if they actually existed.

03/05/2019

The effects of a 20-minute gong meditation revealed in the blood.

02/28/2019

Yes. This is my experience.

"If essential oils are blended together with an understanding of the true self of each oil, the oils in the blend will merge and form a unique soul entity which is more powerfully charged with soul force than the sum of its parts."
-- Bruce Berkowsky, N.M.D., M.H., H.M.C., http://www.naturalhealthscience.com