Guest Posts

Guest Posts

 

       

This section is for people who wish to contribute articles to Soulfully Connecting without committing to becoming a regular author on the site.

We thank everyone in this section for the pearls of wisdom they send from time to time.

Are You an Introvert?

Poetry can help you access your inner treasures “Quiet people have the loudest minds”. – Stephen King   I presume I’ve always been an introvert. And when I was younger I looked at that as a drawback, a negative side. For many years I’ve silently longed to be one of those cool kids that easily steal…

5 Vegan-Friendly Foods That Are Packed Full of Nutrition

We all know that it’s important to maintain a healthy and balanced diet that contains all the vitamins and nutrients we need. But there’s more than one way to go about healthy eating. Many people, for one reason or another, have chosen to adopt a vegan diet.  It’s possible to maintain a healthy lifestyle without…

Introducing Helen Sanders

As a busy mother of two who slipped into a very unhealthy lifestyle I decided it was time to take action and start looking after my well being. At first I thought it would be difficult, however, over time I’ve picked up on one or two tricks to lead a healthy balanced lifestyle. I am…

Antibacterial Essential Oils

Primary. Benchmark; Tea tree; Thyme linalool These three oils are very effective at killing bacteria. I have university evidence of each of these oils killing off MRSA bacteria, in vitro, within 24 hours. Supportive. Cumin ; Eucalyptus (lemon-scented) ; Fragonia; Geranium;  Lavender; Lemon ; Lime ; Marjoram ; Melissa ;  Myrtle (lemon scented) ; Palmarosa…

The Power of Essential Oils

Maggie first became interested in alternative medicine back in the early 1970s when it was called ‘fringe medicine’.  Her involvement with essential oils began shortly afterwards and became the mainstay of her medicine chest during pregnancy, childbirth and the rearing of three children with all the usual childhood diseases. She was one of the first UK published…

Essential Oils – One of Nature’s Antibiotics

Essential oils, the mainstay of aromatherapy, are well known and much appreciated for their ability to uplift emotions, energise a tired body, help induce restful sleep, as well as improve the condition of the skin.  Not so well known is the fact that some essential oils are ‘natural antibiotics’ and that over the course of…

Stay Green

Good Morning, I must say I am blessed to be Soulfully Connecting with you on a regular basis!  I am blessed in this life I lead, as an organic farmer, our 100% grass fed beef is our career.  We respect the land, the animals and ourselves.  Our growing customer base appreciates what we are doing…

The Guiltaholic In Us All

Virtually everyone is plagued by guilt at times in their life, including the kind that can seem crippling if we let it. In talks I have given to parents of special needs children, invariably there would be someone in the audience who brings up the word “guilt” or “guilty” as a way of signaling how…

The Driven Factor

Often I find myself pushing myself to ‘enlighten,’ which isn’t always a bad thing but it can mask programmes inside that could be addressed. In the moments when I become aware of this inner ‘driven factor’ kicking in, I remind myself to stop and breathe, not in a driven or pushing way but in a…

Who is Rumi?

Rumi’s poetry is very beautiful with meanings hidden from the linear mind. I have always felt connected to this mystical poet due to his sharing my birthday and his date of death being my father’s birthday. The poetry of Rumi is haunting and still quite a mystery to me, yet it brings great peace of…