Sunday, January 25, 2009

Beautiful Gifts For Yourself and Others: Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamps


Warmest Greetings

As some of you know, it has been a great blessing for me to make a new connection with Kathleen Whalen, who lives in Seattle and who, among other things, has amazing gifts to share. For Christmas gifts this year, I purchased a total of seven Himalayan salt lamps. They are incredibly reasonably priced, and I paid much less than I would have at somewhere like New Renaissance Bookshop here in Portland.

Here is what Kathleen writes about the Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamps and Abundance Bowls:

These salt lamps are made from all natural, hand-mined salt found deep within the pristine Himalayan Mountains. These large veins of salt were formed approximately 250 million years ago, during the Jurrassic era.

These salt lamps are cyrstals, give off negative ions and balance the energy of your home or office. They are often used to revitalize rooms.

This is unique salt; it is not only ancient, it is also crystalline in structure. Crystals are formed from heat and pressure in just the right environment.

These salt crystals are from ancient sea water caught within the mountains, exposed to intense pressure and heat over time, only to be unearthed today. There are up to 84 trace elements and iron in these rock crystals. The high mineral content is what gives each piece its unique coloring; ranging from sheer white to shades of pink, rose, and deep reds.

The lamp is soothing just from its natural glow, and it is an air freshener. They transform your environment by putting off negative ions.

When salt is warmed, the crystal releases negative ions as part of the natural process of evaporating water particles. Negative ions have been associated with creating relaxation while balancing the positive ions in the air associated with toxicity and technology by-products and the oxidation of modern living. Negative ions are what we feel and smell after a rain or near mist of a waterfall.

Salt crystals have been used historically for their healing properties and are used in spas by health professionals and individuals. Underground salt caves in Germany and Eastern Europe are commonly used to treat asthama patients. It is interesting to not that the air in the caves is evidently free from any bacteria.

For more information, please go here http://biznik.com/members/kathleen-whalen-ms-aom or email Kathleen at kikiwhalen@comcast.net. It isn't often that I feel moved to actively promote products, but this is definitely an exception.

Brightest blessings ~ Molly

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson

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