FW: Ellen Zimmerman's December Herb of the Month

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Ellen Zimmermann [ellenzimm]

Sunday, December 07, 2008 10:17 PM

Ellen Zimmermann

December Herb of the Month

 

 

 

My Dear Herbal Enthusiast:

 

 

 

Thanksgiving has passed and I am so grateful. We had a wonderful holiday

full of family, friends, birthdays, celebrations and lots of love. I can

hardly believe that 2008 is coming to an end. It has been a great year for

EZ Herbs and The Austin School of Herbal Studies. I have taught many

classes while meeting dozens of delightful, inspiring students and teachers.

I have consulted with many individuals over this past year and my most

sincere hope is that I was somewhat helpful to them. I have given many

presentations on herbs to various groups and I have sold many hand-made EZ

Herbs products.

 

 

 

I would like to extend a year-end sale to all of you. First of all, all of

my 1 oz. tinctures are now on sale for $10.00. Please check out my website:

http://www.ezherbs.net/tinctures.htm They are regularly priced at $12.50.

Also, if you place an order online through Paypal, or by email, phone or a

visit here, for at least $50.00, you will receive a bonus gift valued at

over $12.00. So take a look at the website, do some holiday shopping for

yourself and for those you love and I will send you my gratitude with a

gift.

 

 

 

For those of you interested in a basic herb class, and I know many of you

have requested this, I am offering one on Saturday, January 24th, 2009.

Please check out the page on my website and as always call or email with any

questions:http://www.ezherbs.net/medicinal_herbalismjan09.htm

 

Please feel free to pass this information on to a friend. Hope to see you

at the start of the year so we can learn how to grow and use the herbs and

plants from our own environment. Learn to enjoy and maintain a practical,

sustainable way of living during this precarious, unsure time.

 

 

 

I am grateful and honored to continue to have " connected " with all of you

over these past years. This month's newsletter is a continuation of my

Lessons from the Garden. It is in honor of that Connectedness. I hope you

enjoyed the last entry and I always appreciate a quick response from you if

this article touched you in any way.

 

 

 

Have a great December full of merry times, loving holidays, hopefully some

moisture for our plants, and many days filled with love, joy and compassion

for all. Now on to the newsletter. Many Green Blessings, Ellen

 

 

 

 

 

Connectedness - Herb of the Month,

 

December 2008

 

Lessons from Garden - Entry Two

 

 

 

The holiday season, from Halloween through the New Year brings a lot of

energy to me. We enjoyed Thanksgiving, my daughter's 34th birthday, my

husband's birthday and mine within one week's time. Phew. I love it, it's

fun. It reminds me of how glorious it is to be with others you love..and

how vibrant it feels to know that we truly are all one.

 

 

 

I wanted to write this month's newsletter as a continuation of my Lessons

from the Garden. This is Entry Two and it is a reflection about

Connectedness. Feeling connected, having a sense of belongingness, is listed

on Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as one of a human's highest needs.

Maslow is known as The Father of Humanistic Psychology and a great healer

himself.

 

 

 

Connectedness is a feeling, a sense, of belonging with others, to others, as

well as a connectedness to one's self. We truly are a part of one another.

We are dependent on each other for love, we depend on the plants for food

and we learn over our lifetime that we are all connected. I have worked on

connecting with myself, with creating and then enhancing a sense of

self-worth and self-esteem for many, many years. Throughout my young life, I

often felt unconnected to those around me. However, I did feel a deep

connection to the earth, the plants and being outside in Nature. Yearning

for the sweet connection to other human souls, I began my search, starting

within. Through years of counseling, reading and various other methods of

introspection, I believe I found that connection. I believe that one must

connect with themselves, deeply, before the ability to connect with others

can arise.

 

 

 

Being in the garden and being in Nature has taught me the value of

connectedness. Listening to the sound of the wind and the songs of the

birds on an early morning garden walk has shown me, without a doubt, that

universal connectedness. We are all one. This sense of connection brings a

peacefulness that is exquisite. Life often throws us into stressful

circumstances. Seven years ago when my husband was very ill, I sought out

the peacefulness and connectedness of the garden. The garden calmed me,

helped me to relax, be in the moment, and feel a sense of accomplishment and

success. Then it was back to caretaking.

 

 

 

Feeling connected to Nature, has enabled me to connect in even a deeper way

to myself. The garden is my Sanctuary, my church, my walking meditation.

Knowing that we are all connected, a manifestation of the same energy, has

encouraged me to study and practice the philosophy and the teachings of

Buddhism. Buddha realized that all beings, all material things are the same,

only residing in different containers for a specific time period. Buddhism

is teaching me many things about connectedness.

 

 

 

Feeling this powerful sense of connectedness in my garden has led me to

practice other methods of experiencing deeper connections. Another practice

that I love is Yoga. Becoming disciplined and practicing Yoga several times

a week has helped lead me to feel a fuller sense of freedom. Freedom in my

body, freedom in my mind and freedom in my spirit. The physical postures

are wonderful. They stretch your muscles, helping to keep your joints supple

and strong, and encourage you to go a bit behind your comfort zone. My

meditation practice has helped me to realize the immense love that is within

me, for all other living beings, for the animals, the plants and for all

life. My wish for you is to find this profound sense of connection.

 

Begin in the garden.

 

 

 

and see the lovely pictures of special loved ones

connecting:http://www.ezherbs.net/archive%20herb%20of%20the%20month/08/lesso

nsfromthegarden-2.htm

 

 

 

Ellen Zimmermann

Sharing the Wisdom of the Plants

www.ezherbs.net <http://www.ezherbs.net/>

512-301-5838