Tuesday, July 21, 2015

This blog has moved to www.facetograce.com

Dear readers,
Thank you for following this blog which has now moved to the reconstructed www.facetograce.com, which, thanks to WordPress, provides a space for the blog at the bottom right of the first page.
Looking forward to meeting you there.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

UNE MONO-DIÈTE DE KICHADEE POUR LES "NETTOYAGES" SAISONNIERS

Avant d'entreprendre tout programme de détoxification au printemps et à l'automne, il est préférable pour les femmes de faire une cure plutôt qu'un jeûne pour éviter de perdre trop de fer, de minéraux et de force. L'un des plats les plus propice à cet égard est le kichadi car en cuisinant la fève mung et le riz ensemble on obtient une protéine complète. Les épices lui donnent un goût savoureux et chacune a des propriétés médicinales non négligeables.

Voici une recette simple à réaliser.
Donne 6 portions

Thursday, April 2, 2015

SUPERFOODS FOR DRY SKIN

One of the most common complaints during winter is related to dry skin, but dry skin can happen at any time of the year. Apart from the obvious moisturizing solution, look at your diet to added help. Foods for the dry season are sweet, sour, salty, heavy, oily, moist foods provided you can digest them well.

The following are superfoods that will sustain you all winter long and help not only your avoid constipation, dry skin, hair and nails, but also

Monday, March 23, 2015

PANCHA KARMA #4: A YEAR OF INTROSPECTION

There were eight of us signed up for our annual pancha Karma at Anjali in Kannur this year, 7 women and one man. This time around the atmosphere was mostly introspective. With our Vata and Pitta doshas relatively balanced levels and no illnesses, the main focus was to pass through minor discomforts without judgment, raise our blood pressure, quieten the mind and go within to discover the mysteries of our life and beauty.

Sand-scripting


Meditating on the beach before sunrise and receiving teachings from

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

HOT, SEXY, HAPPY AND HEALTHY MÉNAGE À TROIS

You want to boycott the cold and humidity that make you feel tight and withdrawn? Call on black pepper, jasmine and pink grapefruit essential oils in sesame oil with a touch of vitamin E oil for a savvy solution. 

This trio will perk Lady Kapha and Dame Vata like no other. Everyone around them will notice that they are up for the best pleasures life has to offer. Definitely can be worn under the sexiest red lamé dress for a sultry night out while making you healthier.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

TURTLE, TURTLE, LA LA LA

This turtle is estimated to weigh more than
1000 lbs.
No, I’m not referring here to the commercial chocolate-caramel candy but to the giant turtles that I saw in the Galapagos Island of Santa-Cruz recently. I'm talking about huge turtles, very old turtles, some as 230 years old.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

BOOOO, BOOOO: WHAT HAUNTS YOU?

On Hollowe’en, children play at being ghosts, pirates, witches, ghouls, clowns to play out all kinds of fearful to ridiculous aspects of the human psyche.

Some adults love to dress up too on that occasion, most often than not, expressing repressed aspects of themselves in some way or other to experience them and laugh at them. Others won’t even consider wearing a costume, so tight in their repression, fear or disdain. The dynamic of Hollowe’en is great to reveal aspects of what haunts us, what we judge, what we fear.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

THYME AND THYME AGAIN

Sylvianne Latus, left, learned from her mother,
who learned from her mother, to use thyme
for herself and her family when they get colds.
Five years ago, all I knew about thyme was that it grows in Europe and here in Ottawa's gardens to spice up salad dressings and other dishes. That was until a colleague recommended it for coughs and colds. Since then, I keep finding more about its benefits. Healers of the past have counted daily on this mult-purpose herb and today’s researchers keep adding to the body of knowledge.

Thymus vulgaris
Like oregano, wild thyme is a member of the

Friday, September 26, 2014

FASHION, FOODS AND FLAIR FOR VATA SEASON

Nothing like a colourful
turtle neck sweater
to stay warm and cozy.
A former colleague and fashion aficionado, Madeleine, used to say that she prefers fall and winter because the colours and textures of clothes are richer and more cozy. I suspect that her preference was guided by her dosha. However, it is true that colors and textures contribute greatly to balance the body, mind and spirit.
According to ayurveda, everything in the universe is energetic and gives off a vibration, including colors, animals,

Sunday, August 31, 2014

A BASKET FULL OF POSSIBILITIES THIS FALL-WINTER

Life, Love, Health, Beauty, Joy, Gratefulness, Peace. Those are qualities or vibrations that make us who we are, maintain us and bind us. We sometimes feel that our basket is so full that we want to share its content with everyone around us. Isn't  that when everyone tells you how beautiful and radiant you are? 

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

ELEGANT QUEEN ANN'S LACE GIFTS FOR A WEDDING

My friends Rémi and Rebecca got married this past weekend. They rallied the help of their friends to create a true community event. Some prepared food for 60 people. Some sang and played music instruments, recited poems, and our teacher lead the spiritual ceremony and hosted the event in her beautiful garden. The mother of the bride, a consummate potter, made candle holders. Children--young and old--were asked to blow soap bubbles. I was asked to take charge of making bouquets for the banquet tables while another friend used her ikebana skills to make arrangements for the buffet table.

Monday, June 23, 2014

SOAP MAKING: DELICATE - HANDLE WITH GLOVES

Cranberry harvest in B.C. by Paul Woodcock. What a
gorgeous colour for soap! 
Making soap can be done anytime, but I prefer summer and fall as this is when all things fresh are available to fuel creativity and productivity.

It can be very simple or quite complex depending on what type of soap you want to make,

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

SWEET FACIALS OF SUMMER

Whether home is in Papete, Mexico City,
Gatineau or Sydney, a facial picnic
with friends will always be fun.
How delicious it is to reach summer! You can almost feel the taste of the sun on your tongue and its sent on your skin. Skin is such a fascinating organ, the largest of your body, sensitive to what is going on inside the body as well as outside, and a great communicator between the two. This summer give it a facial it will remember for a long time.

Ayurveda and aromatherapy for beauty
Taking care of the skin with ayurveda and aromatherapy is a delight, especially

Friday, May 23, 2014

ONLINE BIOVEDIC FACIALS AND TREATMENTS: SO MUCH FUN, SO PRACTICAL

No time is the best time. A great illustration
by my friend Hughes Chassé.
One of the great pleasures and mysteries of energy work is that is knows not the boundaries of time and place. As a practitioner I can give facials and treatments from home or while traveling and you can be at home, at the cottage or anywhere else to receive it. The precision and quality of the facial, treatment as well as the sense of intimacy are the same whether we are geographically in the same room or 35,000 km apart.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

CACAO, EGGS AND EASTER

Yesterday evening I meditated with cacao absolute*. It was an experience that illustrated the paradoxes of life and its kapha* aspects: heavy, humid, slow, patient, motherly and loving nature. It also showed sluggishness, muddiness, pain and depression as well as the importance of acceptance, dreamtime,  sacrifice, infinity and the process of birth, death and rebirth. In the process, it provided a glimpse of