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No Matter What Your Meditation, There’s A Colored Candle For It!
Using Colored Candles for Meditation
In today’s hectic, fast-paced world, more and more people are turning to meditation as a means of relieving stress and anxiety. Defined as a state of calm achieved by channeling energy on a single, restful focus, meditation has been linked to a wide array of benefits, including deeper relaxation, an enhanced immune system, improved circulation and blood pressure, and alleviation of pain from headaches and other medical conditions. Whether you’re suffering from a chronic illness or just feeling overwhelmed by a sink full of dirty dishes, meditation can help to detract your focus from the source of the anxiety.
There are many different methods of meditation used today, including yoga, breathing techniques, meditative music, and the chanting of mantras. Whatever type of meditation practice you choose, candles can serve as a highly effective and simple accessory for relaxation. Candles are a cost-effective way to add instant ambiance to your meditation space. Try turning off all artificial lighting and using only the illumination from the candles. The soft, flickering flame will help you to achieve a centered, tranquil state of mind, and can even be used as the focal point during meditation. By using scented candles, you can pair your meditation techniques with the widely acknowledged benefits of aromatherapy.
Go Green! Recycle Those Christmas Candles
How to Recycle Your Christmas
Green Living Expert Danny Seo Shares Some Environmentally- and Budget-Friendly Holiday Recycling Tips
(CBS) ‘Tis the weekend to take down the tree and pack away all that Christmas clutter of bows, ribbons & candles - but it’s also the perfect chance to go green with your decorations and ornaments.
Green living expert and author of “Simply Green Giving” Danny Seo stopped by “The Early Show Saturday Edition” to share some holiday recycling tips that not only help the environment, but also cut costs.
There are simple, resourceful and easy ways to pack up all the holiday decorations, recycle unwanted gift wrap and bows, recycle holiday string lights, reuse delicious holiday candles and much more using everyday items you can repurpose and reuse.
How to save or recycle holiday candles:
Holiday candles can look out of place after Christmas, especially if they are emblazoned with scenes of “Rudolph” and Christmas trees. To save your candles for next year, use a ripped nylon hosiery to protect them and pack them in a box with tissue paper.
If you enjoy the scent of a holiday candle, but not the look, you can also chip them up with a hammer and fill a tea strainer ball with the fragrant candle wax. Leave the strainer balls in your dresser drawers or hang it in the closet as an instant room fragrance freshener.
Even the Kardashian Sisters Are Getting Into The Candle Craze!!!
Kardashian Sisters Partner With For Every Body To Produce New DASH Candles
Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017389409#ixzz0bCrXy9kg
December 30, 2009
Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer
Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) - The Kardashian sisters have signed a deal with the largest woman-owned, soy-based, candle maker in the country to produce their new DASH candle and gel spray line.
Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe coordinated with For Every Body, the Utah-based candle company founded by Becky Anderson, to design the packaging and sent of their new products.
The new relationship started with a phone call from People Magazine after Kim chose For Every Body’s “Birthday Cake” as her favorite candle scent. Word reached the other party, and although the interview was never published, a new business partnership was developed.
The sisters’ candle line will be eco-friendly and will be sold in DASH store, as well as in department and retail stores such as Target, Macy’s and Nordstrom.
Kim said, “Our new DASH line of candles are designed and produced exclusively with each of our favorite scents in mind by For Every Body. They smell fabulous; we know everyone will love them.”
Down Mainers Capitalize on Candle Brainstorm
Machias Women Running Successful Candle Company
by WABI-TV5 News Desk · Dec 28th 2009 · See more Local News
Two women in Machias are proof that if you have a good idea, you should
act on it.
“Last November, Kelley Scoville and I were deciding what to do to make a little extra money for Christmas and our area sells a lot of wreaths, and we know that was over saturated and we wanted to be creative. And she said, I know how to make candles.”
From there, the Olde Tavern Candle Company was created. But they say it’s no easy task.
“First off, we have bulk candle wax we melt down and we specially color the wax to match the scent .”
Andrea Guerra and Kelley Scoville started the company and a few others have joined the team since.
Guerra says she’s in charge of the design and Scoville is on the technical side.
“So I researched different candle waxes. I researched for probably a month or two waxes, containers, scents, oils and color. I did a lot of work that way and it just all came together.”
Soy Candles Lighting The Way To A ‘Perfect World’.
Gift Guide: Thoughtful gift for humanitarians
By ALLISON BAGLEY
Dec. 6, 2009
Your sister-in-law rivals Angelina Jolie in her humanitarian efforts.
She uses her vacation time to donate shoes to orphans in Guam, spends weekends learning Cantonese for her next international volunteer mission and says she doesn’t need anything this year but life’s necessities. Relieve the guilt (for both of you) by choosing a present from Altru, a company that contributes to the nonprofit In a Perfect World.
Invocative of faraway lands and exotic locales, Altru’s soy candles are named for attributes one would find in a “perfect world” - i.e., harmony, integrity and wellness. The rich designs and hammered copper votive make for an impressive presentation.
Your selfless relative can enjoy soothing candlelit fragrances from the Persian lilac candle and white freesia candle, knowing her much-deserved relaxation helps to empower the globe’s children even when she can’t.
$48, Neiman Marcus, 2600 Post Oak Blvd., 713-621-7100; www.neimanmarcus.com
Allison Bagley is the editor of www.HoustonTidbits.com.
Hey Wait! This Has Nothing To Do With Candles! But A Nice Story Anyway
Candle Club keeps flame bright
The interior of the supper club is dim, though.
BY DENISE NEIL
The Wichita Eagle
Part of what makes the Candle Club the Candle Club is that its owner rarely agrees to talk about it in the media.
He doesn’t advertise the club, and he doesn’t actively recruit members.
Instead, owner Louis Thompson allows the Candle Club - a mysterious, throw-back supper club with carpet on the walls and no identifying sign on the building - to grow organically, building on a reputation developed during 50 years of business.
Candles Can Solve Just About Any Problem!!!
Candles can solve problems large and small
By STACY DOWNS - McClatchy Newspapers
Candles create a festive glow for celebrations. With the recent introduction of battery-operated candles, there is more variety than ever.
Many manufacturers tout soy as a natural alternative to paraffin, the byproduct of refined petroleum and the most frequently used candle wax. The rise in popularity of soy candles coincides with rising gas prices and concern about use of fossil fuels.
Smelly Things Candles Hits The Air In St. Louis
Smelly Things Candle Company to appear on STLTV on December 16th
2009 By: smellythings
ST. LOUIS - Smelly Things Candle Company, a locally owned St. Louis City company, will be a featured guest on STLTV on December 16th, 2009.
Smelly Things Candle Company is owned and operated by Thomas Fortenberry who started the company in 2004 to fill a much needed niche market for extreme scented candles. All of the HANDCRAFTED custom candles are made with 100% Soy Wax, soot free wicks, and are 100% environmentally recyclable. Smelly Things Candles have been sold at the St. Louis Zoo gift shops and will soon be featured in a number of local St. Louis City shops.
Post Your Holiday Photos. Win Free Candles! A Win, Win Situation!!!
Free Holiday Candles To Winner of Facebook Holiday Photo Contest
Wick-edly Sent Soap and Candle Company is offering a Facebook Holiday Photo Contest where a lucky winner will win a free case of holiday candles.
November 28, 2009 — It’s time to dig up those old holiday photos, they could help you win a free case of holiday candles from Wick-edly Sent Soap and Candle Company. The company is holding their first Holiday Photo Contest, where fans of their Facebook Page can upload and vote for their favorite holiday photos. The winning photo will appear as a label for the free case of holiday candles.
“This is a great way to post your holiday photos,” Scott Mackey, co-owner said. The owners came up with the idea from all the holiday greetings they received in previous years, which showed holiday photos of family, fri, and their loyal customers. Now with social media tools such as Facebook, sharing holiday photos have never been easy.
Check Out theses Fabulous Candles. Great for Holiday Gift Candle Giving!
Unique Candle Art is Oprah Pick for the Holidays
GeoCandles is Designing Exclusive Candle Art to Offer Style to this Holiday Season. The Candle Line is Offered online at GeoCandles.com
As the holidays draw near, we search for that perfect gift - one that will reflect the season and enrich homes and times shared with others. GeoCandles are handmade candles by Klaus Haagen of Bloomington, Indiana. Candle designs include contemporary Christmas trees and geometric shapes made of 100% natural material. A host of colors and shapes are found at www.Geocandles.com and select boutiques across the country.