Mood:  happy

God's Gifts of Healing

Happy Birthday, Mom!  We're sending our love to you!"Vibraceous, ND"

God always has a plan for our good.  Whether or not we follow that plan is up to us. That’s what free will is all about.  We can continually try to do God one better, right up to the point of genetically modifying the very food that we eat; or we can choose to live in accordance with original design.  It is built into our design to exude vibrant energy; and the earth is designed to support us in that.

This is a simple guide to simply living--a guide to the proper use of God’s gifts.

Read this book and give thanks for the gifts we’ve been given.  Have these gifts been tossed aside for new ways that really don’t seem to work?  It’s time to start truly living again!

We are currently planning a festval to celebrate the release of the book.  Please join us for a day of fun at the Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Festival on September 15th at the Hartville Community Park at Lincoln and Parklane Streets in Hartville, Ohio, behind the elementary school.  The festival is from 9-5, with evening activities in the works, too.  There will be speakers, vendors and plenty of good natural foods, so be  sure and join in on the fun!  There is no charge for this event.  There is a nice playground at the park, too!

 Vendors interested in taking part in this event can contact us at eolhec@aol.com for more information.  We have a limited number of spaces available, and we would like to have all of the gifts of healing highlighted in the book reresented.  This covers a wide variety of natural and holistic arts, so please contact us if you're interested at all!  The catagories are all in relation to natural healing, and they are: 

Vendors and Service Providers - If you think what you have to offer fits into one or more of these categories as related to nature, to healing, or in any way, then please contact us and ask how you can be a part of this fun event!  The space for exhiibits is free but it's limited, so please contact us soon!  There is no fee, but a deposit is required to save your space.  We would be happy to accept your donations.  (Suggested donation of 10% of product sales and 50% of services fees.)  This is, however, at your discretion.  The important thing is that we have fun and spread the good news about God's Gifts of Healing for all!

We do ask that items for sale be ALL natural (including fragrances) and that all food items be all natural and vegan.   Thanks!

So everyone please come and have a good time and learn.  We will have speakers on each of the above topics throughout the day, and wonderful fablulous food and activities for all!

You can preorder the book, "God's Gifts of Healing," if you would like, by sending $10 to Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center, 214 S. Prosect Ave., Hartville, OH 44632.  It will be available September 15th, but if you order now, the author will sign it and we'll pay the shipping to you anywhere in the U.S. 

This presale is to help us in planning the festival.  If you order 10 or more copies, the cost is just $7.50 each with free U.S. shipping for orders placed in advance.  We will be set up on PayPal soon, or just send in youir check to reserve your autograhed copy today!

Hope to see you September 15th...Also be sure and LIKE  the Essentials of Life Facebook Page to get the news on more upcoming events!

Thanks to everyone for all of your love and support in creating this book.  I dedicated it to my Mom, Frances Eshelman, who just recently passed away after breaking her hip in a fall.  I wrote it when I was staying with her. 

We used to read it together each day and strive to practice the healing principles expressed in the book.  We had a wonderful time in the doing, and my mother was able to get off all medication as a result.  She was 96 years old when she died, still living a meaningful life with her family at home.  It is my deepest and most sincere desire that what you will read in this book will impact your life in an equally wonderful way.

Naturally Yours in Good Health,

"Vibraceous, ND"

Dr. Jody Evans, ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

Director of Healing Ministries

Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center

www.essentials-of-life.org

eolhec@aol.com

Mood:  a-ok

I haven't been writing as many notes in this blog as I'd like to, but I've been busy getting Essentials of Life off of the ground after years and years of inspiration, prayer and hard work.  (I've also been very busy taking care of my 96 year old wonderfully sweet Mom...)

 BUT...here is the good news for you if you've been missing my writings...I will be writing, along with others, a weekly message for you through Essentials of Life!  It's called "GENESIS 1" and you can find it at www.genesis1.org.  I just posted the first message this week and I'm working on the next one right now.  I hope you find them helpful to you!

I will still be writing in Notes from the Naturopath, so please keep coming back here as well!  I will always keep posting here. 

Now...please read "my first message entitled, "In the Beginning..." and let me know what you think!  If you have any ideas for content or format, please let me know.  Essentials of Life is meant to be a place where people can come together and grow...it belongs to us all!  Thanks!

Naturally Yours in Good Health,

"Vibraceous, ND"

Dr. Jody Evans, ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

Healing Ministries Director

Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center

www.essentials-of-life.org

www.facebook.com/eolhec

Disclaimer - As always, nothing I say is meant to take the place of a medical doctor's advise.  But as a minister, I surely can tell you that God has infinite power to heal and has provided us with the means. 

Please visit www.genesis1.org and God Bless!

I'm getting married! 

I made a wish...wrote it down...prayed about it...and then I met the answer to my dreams in Dean! 

Please visit our wedding website to share in our joy.  Read our story, sign our guestbook, and please wish us well, if you will! 

Dean is a part of all that I do and I am.  I'd like to introduce him to my readers...as a matter of fact, that's what drew him to me.  He was a reader once, too. 

Now we're working together, learning and teaching about natural health and holistic healing.  I'm happier than I've ever been!! 

 http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/DeanEvans&JodyEshelman

 Naturally Yours in Good Health..."Vibraceous, ND"

Love of the Loved (Lennon/McCartney) 

Each time i look into your eyes
I see that there a heaven lies
And as i look
I see the love of the loved.

Someday they'll see that from the start
My place has been deep in your heart.
And in your heart
I see the love of the loved.

Though i said it all before
I will say it more and more,
Now that i'm really sure
You love me.

And i know that from today
I'll see it in the way
That you look at me
And say ah you love me.

So let it rain, i'll never care?
Deep in your heart, i'd still be there.
And when i'm there
I see the love of the loved.

Though i said it all before
I will say it more and more,
Now that i'm really sure
You love me.

And i know that from today
I'll see it in the way
That you look at me
And say ah you love me.

So let it rain, i'll never i care?
Deep in your heart, i'd still be there.
And when i'm there

I see the love of the loved.
I see the love of the loved.
I see the love of the loved.

All profits from the products, professional services or educational programs which are offered by All Natural HealthWorks go to the Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center to help in funding free natural health programs and holistic healing support.  All donations to Essentials of Life go to this cause.

Essentials of Life just opened a page on Facebook!  There you will find events, discussions and a forum of friends.  Please join us there.

Essentials of Life works to raise people's awareness of how to make use of God's gift's of healing which have been with us since the beginning of time.  When the earth was created and decreed good, everything we needed to live happy and healthy lives was provided to us.  Those gifts are still ours today.  These are the true essentials of life!

Naturally Yours in Good Health,

"Vibraceous, ND"

Dr. Jody Eshelman (soon to be Evans!), ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

(Just call me Jody or "Vibe" for Vibraceous, ND!)

Director of Healing Ministries, Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center

www.essentials-of-life.org

eolhec@aol.com

Mood:  accident prone

We're all disabled in one way or another, considering that we were all created in the image and likeness of God and just take a look at us all.  We were created with perfect design, yet we don't always quite fit the bill!

But there's a norm...and then there is that which goes beyond that into a realm where functioning in the norm isn't as easy as it ought to be.  Outside the lines, so to say.

I live in that realm.  I have a disability which makes certain things abnormally difficult for me to do.  It doesn't really matter which part is malfunctioning severely...the point is that it doesn't have to mean the end of the world.  For me it's my brain.  I incurred countless serious injuries to my brain for a number of years when I was quite young.  That's all I'm going to say at this point in time, because this isn't a story about what happened to me.

But a disability of any type means that it's difficult every day in some way.  It's all a matter of degrees, but it's always there.  Life is difficult every day in some way to everyone, though...so it's not really that we're so different than them, it's just that we have physical things which make it harder on top of all that.  

Sometimes it can be so hard to get it all in perspective!  We just have to try harder, that's all!  And also we have to do things differently to achieve the same goal.  If we can't use our legs, we have to figure another way to get from point A to point B, but it doesn't mean we can't go!

Soooo...no matter what it is that's getting me down in any one day...be it a huge cloud of confusion and forgetfulness soaked with rainy moods and emotions...or horrendous bodily pain (repetitive concussion syndrome causes a whole lot of pain that people don't always see)...or if it's fatigue that has me beat down...I find that I have to try harder...even if trying harder means taking a nap.

What will help any disability?  Well, there are plenty of things.  Allow me to list a few:

• Give thanks for everything and don't judge good or bad
• Remember to breathe deeply and fully at all times
• Look for the good in your life
• Learn to love life!
  
• Drink lots of pure water (a gallon a day would be great for most folks!)
• Let go of resentments...forgive yourself and others
• Eat fresh, local, unpoisoned, unprocessed food from the earth
• Limit poisons as much as you can...in your food, in your home, in your workplace, in your medicine, etc.
  
• Seek natural means to undue the damage (i.e., herbs for deep cellular cleanses, liver and other eliminatory support)
• Spend time outdoors in the sunshine each day
• Smell the flowers...REAL flowers!  Synthetic fragrances are poison to breathe!
  
• Get plenty of exercise...stretch what you can stretch and move what you can move every way it can move!  Don't become more inactive than you need to be.
  
• Listen to your body...rest when tired, eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, cry when you need to cry (but also be sure to laugh!)
  
• Take up a hobby
• Spend time with friends
• Love, love, love!
  
• Be nice to yourself and others
• Don't give up!!!!!!!!!!!!  Always believe there's a way your life can get better!
• Only give into self-pity a little (to deny it altogether would be "denial")
  
• Join a support group.  Here's a good one online:  Calling All Disabled
  
• Keep learning about natural health!!!

Gee, isn't that a pretty good list for everyone?  See what I mean about that?

Naturally Yours in Good Health,

Vibraceous, ND

 Dr. Jody Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

allnatureworks@aol.com

Mood:  not sure

Healing can begin with so many things.  It can begin at any moment.  It can begin with an herb, with a smile, with a prayer, with a mineral bath.  It can begin with something as simple as deciding to do something nice for yourself or for somebody else.  It can begin with cleaning the basement out, which is what I'm working on doing today.  Healing can begin anew every day!

It's gross in my basement.  It stinks.  That can't be healthy, I'm sure.  It has mold and bacteria all over the place. 

Besides all of that, it has junk that I have held onto that's no longer useful.  To continue holding on to that is symbolic of holding onto the past or to not having faith that I'll have what I need in the future.  You know, the "I might need that someday" kind of thing.  I have to trust that I'll always have what I need, so there's no need to hang onto things that aren't any good!  That's a much healthier outlook to have, don't you think?

So, today I'm working on cleaning my basement out, and giving thanks that I always have what I need.  I'm also giving thanks for natural cleaners to use!  I'm taking down a bucket of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar water along with some essential oils.  And I'm coming back up with a whole bunch of junk to go in the trash!  

While I am down there, I'm going to think about what kinds of old types of thinking I'm still holding onto.  Are there opinions and attitudes which no longer serve me and are rotting away in my mind?   Those can make a person even sicker than bacteria and mold, so it's good to take inventory every once in awhile!

Natuirally Yours in Good Health...

Vibraceous, ND

Dr. Jody Eshelman,ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center

www.essentials-of-life.org

All Natural HealthWorks!  Holistic Education and Research Unlimited...

www.allnaturalhealthworks.com

Nothing I say is intended to take the place of a medical doctor's advice.  I simply teach ways to improve your overall experience of health!  

Mood:  sharp

The We Can Make It Group is a grassroots establishment designed to help anyone needing a way to lift themselves up to a higher expression of good, no matter their present situation in life.  The apparent lack of finances, health, resources, or creative ability need not hamper anyone's ability to be a viable part of our group and take equal part in any way.  What you don't know, we can help you to learn, and what you don't have we can help you in overcoming.  And most importantly, we can help you find the natural beauty and strength that's in YOU. 

In an effort to meet our mission of helping to Give Folk Medicine Back to the Folks, we are Teaching People to Teach People to Teach about natural health, and about how to make simple natural products for everyday use.  It is always better for your health to use all natural products, instead of using products with more and more chemicals and toxins to meet our basic needs.  We make products like soaps, skin care products, first aid kits, household cleaners, pet products, and so many, many more things!

The Can Make It Group also offers a fabulous way for individuals and groups to make money.  Aren't FUNdraisers more fun when they're FUN?  Aren't they more worthwhile when the group is learning something valuable and laughing and working together making products that will help bring people closer to the goodness that nature provides?

The products we will be making are reflective of the beauty in all of God's creation.  We believe in the natural goodness of what has been given to us in nature, and we strive to create products for sale that will bring this goodness into all of our lives. 

In our sessions, we not only learn how to make products, but we also learn why natural products are better for us, and how to incorporate these changes into our lives.  The information and knowledge being passed on in this group is information that could help you to live in a much healthier, happier way! 

We Can Make It...it's more than just a good name.  It's our commitment to you. 

 Benefits

·         To participants

o   Learn more about natural health

o   Learn how to make natural products to use in your everyday life

o   Earn money for self, family, or special causes or opt to receive products for free in return for your talent and time

o   Develop leadership skills

o   Gain job experience

o   Put in as much or as little time as you’d like

o   Develop the outlet of creative expression

o   Enjoy the company of others and have a great time

§  One way to not only feel better, but also to actually see improvements in health, is to become involved in group activities - particularly creative endeavors. 

·         To consumers

o   Non-toxic products

o   Health rejuvenating products

o   Quality ingredients

·         To animals and the environment

o   No toxic chemicals to produce or put back into the earth

o   No animal by-products

o   No animal  testing

Structure of Group

·         Educational component

o   Presentation once every month (Examples below…)

§  The Healing Benefits of Camaraderie and Creativity

§  The healing benefits of natural products

·         Aromatherapy vs. Neurotoxins

·         What Goes on Your Skin Goes In

§  Common ingredients in conventional products

·         Impurities and fillers

·         Chemicals

·         Animal by-products

§  Relaxation and Health

§  Ways to incorporate natural products into everyday life

·         Personal Care

·         Home

·         Work

·         Travel` 

·         Children

·         Pets      

§  How to make natural products

·         Group instructed by nationally certified traditional naturopath

·         Financial Arrangement

o   1/3 of all money taken in every month goes back to Essentials of Life

§  Advertising, program development, equipment, and other expenses

o   1/3 of all money taken in goes back into the group fund for supplies

§  Wholesale prices are set at approximately 3x the cost of ingredients and supplies used to make

o   1/3 of all money taken in is split amongst the participants

§  Time sheets to be submitted by participants showing how many  hours each month they put into a project or projects giving a brief description of how time was spent

·         Must be reasonable and productive time spent

o   Receipts for any money put in

§  Pre-approval must be obtained in order to claim reimbursement

o   Wholesale price of products is 2/3 of suggested retail

§  Receipts signed by vendor upon delivery

o   Books to be reconciled at the beginning of every  month for the previous month

o   This is a free enrichment program offered through the Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center.  There is never a charge for the classes we give!

·         Leadership Opportunities – Leadership experience gained which can be placed on resumes or used in  future endeavors.  People are needed in all areas of group involvement.

o   Marketing

o   Production

o   Quality Control

o   Record Keeping

o   Group Organization

o   Education

o   Events

·         All different skills are appreciated, such as sewing, cooking, artwork or simply just a willingness to learn! 

·         Children and youth can participate in some of our activities if they are interested and non-disruptive.  We hope to have a program soon especially for kids.

·         Everyone welcome.   The only requirement is that you behave in a respectful and conscientious manner.

·         The group may be held at different locations and at various times according to what works out best for each group.  Each group may choose different projects, as well, and several projects may be going on at one time.

·         The group’s progress depends upon group production and combined efforts at helping to market the products.  Money to continue is raised through the sales.

·         Only the official We Can Make It Group, a program of Essentials of Life, is entitled to use the group name.  In this way we can maintain quality control over the products we offer for sale.

·         Our mission is to Teach People to Teach People to Teach, in an effort to give Folk Medicine Back to the Folks!  Our hope is to become more aware of God’s gifts of healing in nature and to pass it on as we go.

www.essentials-of-life.org/WeCanMakeIt.html

Right now we're meeting in Hartville, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia.  If you're in the area, please come!

What one person can't accomplish alone can often be done in a group! 

Naturally Yours in Good Health,

Vibraceous, ND

Dr. Jody Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP, D.D.

Healing Ministries Director, 

Essentials Of Life Holistic Enrichment Center