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Handmade Lavender Salve and the Most Exquisite Hand Massage Ever

11/30/2015

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We gave our hands some serious love on Sunday at the Sweethaven Farm Pop Up Shop. In the first workshop of the Herbal Wellness Series we made our own thick and luscious lavender salve. It's really easy to do...these are the instructions I gave to the ladies:​
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After doing a bunch of research and making it home a few times, I found that this was the easiest combination to get some great results. *I will say that if you want it to be a bit creamier/softer, add more olive oil or sweet olive oil. 
While our concoctions cooled I taught them a little bit about the anatomy of the hand (27 bones in the hand and wrist!) as well as some of my favorite Shiatsu points. Then we worked through the following sequence on one another. It's easy to practice on yourself.
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The Shiatsu points we worked on were:

Pericardium 6: "The Inner Gate" - good for nausea 
Heart 7: "Spirit Gate" - relieves pain in your upper side ribs and helps with insomnia 
Large Intestine 4: "The Great Eliminator" - helps with constipation and will induce labor. 
*Side note: if you really learn how to work this point you will be the most popular girl at a destination bachelorette party FOR SURE. Or with any group that is very dehydrated...don't do it on a pregnant friend unless she's ready to give birth! 
Pericardium 8: "Palace of Anxiety" - calms the spirit (and apparently helps relieve mouth sores...)
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Thank you to everyone who came!!
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