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CouchWasabi
October 26, 2012

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October 26, 2012

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CouchWasabi
October 26, 2012
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Proof of life. 🍀

Proof of life. 🍀

𝕋𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕖𝕨, 𝕪𝕖𝕥 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕣. This morning I had this Nawa (roasted date stones) tea with Frankincense from @nawa.arabia since I was advised to take a break from coffee and other acidic food for now.

Preparing it is just like your regular loose tea, I had 2 tsp in this tea infuser and poured in boiling water. In seconds, I was enveloped with the cradling scent of Frankincense--oh, it was so exciting!

I let it sit for about 5-10 minutes before pouring it in my cup. I still can't take anything that's too hot to protect my injury while it's healing so I got myself a cup full of ice and drank my tea cold--still as enjoyable and you can really smell the resin dancing in the air. 😍😍😍

PS, you can conveniently buy a bag from @cdlnaturals 😜

Join me at 10am today for another episode of LIVE

Join me at 10am today for another episode of LIVE WELL with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go Podcast as we talk about essential oils and vibrational healing with @adorawinquist

Learn about aromatherapy and how you can use it to support your wellbeing especially during these trying times.

Streaming is absolutely FREE on Spotify. Link is in my bio. 🎧🎙️

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria Ternatea) Flower is rich i

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria Ternatea) Flower is rich in anti-oxidants and anthocyanins that support well-being. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory properties that would help subside swelling due to trauma and injuries.

So I thought of picking some from our garden to make myself some iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. 💙

Do you have batteries lying around in your homes t

Do you have batteries lying around in your homes that you can't part with, simply because you're not entirely sure if they're still usable or not?

Today's blog teaches you how to make your own simple battery tester using supplies you can easily buy from your nearest hardware supplies store. It's a trick I learned from my grandmother when I was a kid. 💡

Hop over to http://www.couchwasabi.com/blog/

Get to know @cdlnaturals' Star Anise in today's #S

Get to know @cdlnaturals' Star Anise in today's #SmellTest video and learn why you should check this oil out if you want to add some autumnal vibes in your home in a truly Filipino fashion.

For most, the whiff of star anise can take us back to our childhood as we remember our mom's or Lola's cooking. But more than that, this oil is also a good respiratory support oil that may come in handy—esp. at this time.

Hop over on my YouTube channel or click the link in my bio to watch the full video.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?

Well, basically it's because we aim for quality over quantity and profit.

What is important to understand is that small brands that sell freshly-made micro batches don’t need to invest the same amount of money in machines, marketing, distribution, staff, & etc that a large company does— all costs that are added to the price of the product you purchase— but which don’t add to the quality of the product.

Small brands can therefore focus on the quality of the product – offering the finest ingredients for the same price that a large company would for average ingredients.

Micro batches would most often guarantee freshness as the products are quickly distributed and sold to the end user. Therefore by supporting micro-batch production we are reducing our carbon footprint. 👣

There's nothing wrong in scaling but micro-producers would always have a certain charm. The appeal of goods produced in micro batches —that are professionally made and comply with all the safety regulations—is their freshness and greater stability as well as the higher allowance within the product budget to select better ingredients.

SUN'S BACK 🌞 and your girl is back at sniffing

SUN'S BACK 🌞 and your girl is back at sniffing oils! This time let me take you to my little Ylang Ylang party as I compare our very own locally distilled Ylang Ylang oil from @earealagrofarm against some of the more famous international brands.

Drop by my YouTube channel within the day to find out the verdict. 😜

ℝ𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 🌧️

Today, I just want to share with you some of the things I'm grateful for:

🔹Every opportunity that the universe has thrown my way...

🔹My platform where I can openly share all the things I love (like aromatherapy!)

🔹Those who have been with me in this journey right from the start...

🔹Those who chose to learn and grow alongside me...

🔹 Those whom I've made meaningful connections with...

🔹Those who have been my personal cheerleader as I approach the crossroads of my life...

🔹 Those who willingly give sound advice...

🔹 Renewed friendships and putting things under the bridge...

🔹 Those who see and trust my abilities even if at times I shy away from it...

🔹 YOU for being here and reading this post up to this point.

Every day, I do an active role in making sure my prayers and journal is filled with gratitude. I stay away from toxic relationships and negative thoughts to be able to allocate all my energy in focusing on how I can improve myself.

If you have friends who just started using essential oils in the past year, be sure to invite them in our little oily community. This is to say that there are more exciting news up ahead of us, happy oilers, and I'm ecstatic to have you all here as it slowly unfolds. 🙏

Got some plant powered ayuda from @cdlnaturals and

Got some plant powered ayuda from @cdlnaturals and I'm totally mind blown by their incense stick! Look at how tiny puny midget mine compared to theirs!! 😱😱😱😱 SO EXCITED TO BURN THIS.

Smell Test video soon! 😍

Thank you @senorlorenzo for showering me with your Paulo Coelho vibes. ✌️

SWIPE PHOTO ➡️ Our fragrant rose of Castile or

SWIPE PHOTO ➡️ Our fragrant rose of Castile or Damask Rose (𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙖 𝙭 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙖) has been very generous and thriving.

I never really thought of myself as someone who is capable of tending to plants as I once killed a cactus plant. 😢🌵 So when being a 'plantita' became all the rage during the pandemic, I never really thought I'd understand the joy people would get out of it.

1️⃣ I first laid my eyes on our rose plant last March 18 bearing this cluster of bright, eye-catching magenta petals. It was planted by our amazing help who has the greenest thumb in the world. 👍🍃

2️⃣ It was a lone long-stemmed plant then among our Vietnam Rose plants. I've never really seen a rose plant in person—aside from those being sold in flower shops in malls—and so this really fascinated me and I kept my eyes on it since. Even my rescued dog Balto used to stare at it from our room.

3️⃣ Our rose plant grew tall about 6 or so feet, with two proud stems reaching for the sky. It was flowering so abundantly that I was able to harvest some last August, on my birthday, to make some glycerites.

4️⃣ I check our rose plant daily, taking off the dead buds and making sure every stem is a-ok. I also dehydrated some of the buds and used them as part of my salt soaks.

5️⃣ August 28 I did some home-made foot soak and instead of throwing the water down the drain, I decided to use it to water our rose plant. Turns out it was a brilliant idea.💡

6️⃣ The magnesium in my salt soak water through the dissolved Epsom Salt actually let our rose plant grew faster. In just 2 days, I noticed our rose plant grew SO MUCH and had so many axillary buds and new stems! 🌹🌹🌹 Our rose bush is now close to 8 ft tall!

7️⃣ Now you can see all those thriving tiny rose stems that continue to reach the sky. Turns out, magnesium is an essential element that helps rose grow faster with beautiful green foliage. Magnesium is needed for plants to generate chlorophyll and helps with photosynthesis. 🍃

8️⃣ This morning, we have about 6 or so rose buds waiting to bloom. I also asked our help to cut the towering cluster of stems and plant the cuttings down the ground to propagate our rose plant. 🌹😍🌹🌹

Good morning, my wasabis! If you've missed yesterd

Good morning, my wasabis! If you've missed yesterday's free EO101 webinar yesterday via Zoom, I'll be uploading the replay on my YouTube channel within the day OR you can join our @alliance.phil.aromatherapy Facebook group to catch it NOW and get exclusive access to future FREE webinar for our members.

Today, let me invite you to my latest LIVE WELL with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go Podcast episode and let's talk about ⓗⓨⓟⓝⓞⓢⓘⓢ as a therapy for wellness.

Join me at 10am and get to know today's guest as we navigate into what hypnotherapy is and how you can use this to support your wellness especially now that we're treading these unprecedented times.

As usual, link is accessible through my bio 🎧🎙️

My first international podcast guesting, done on m

My first international podcast guesting, done on my birthday this year, is with one of my favorite aromatherapy teachers Amy Anthony of NYC Aromatica @nycaromatica

Come and join our conversation this morning via Spotify or listen in through @alliance.phil.aromatherapy bio🎙️🎧

https://open.spotify.com/episode/188UdKVNfIjKauTolSKlUH?si=maqqFYCdQTmQqw88-_fr_Q&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1

Are you new to using essential oils or do you know

Are you new to using essential oils or do you know someone who's just started oiling?

Join us tomorrow Sept 4 (Sat) at 2pm for our EO101 class by my friend and co-admin at Alliance of the Philippine Aromatherapists (APA) @lourdesmargarita_c

Alliance of the Philippine Aromatherapists (APA) is a group of Filipino Certified Aromatherapists who care about safe, responsible, and respectful use of essential oils and other aromatic plant products. We empower you through our monthly webinars. Join our Facebook group while the classes are still FREE.

SIGN UP for our FREE EO101 tomorrow by clicking the link in @alliance.phil.aromatherapy bio.

Brunch with @mattswafflesph 🥞

Brunch with @mattswafflesph 🥞

Brought out my Frankincense resin to sniff while s

Brought out my Frankincense resin to sniff while studying and attending today's class for the Animal Aromatherapy course from @stillpointaromatherapy Institute.

Today's topic is one of the things I've been looking forward to—animal Chakras. 🤍💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

Yesterday I made this batch of moisturizing handso

Yesterday I made this batch of moisturizing handsoap using the rose glycerite I prepared last week with the freshly-bloomed roses from our garden and the fragrant Ylang Ylang hydrosol from our local farmers in Aurora.

I was expecting the pink color of my rose glycerite will not carry through the final product but it was amazing how the color changed twice during the process of making the formulation. 🤓

Watch the video through the link in my bio

I revered мy мorɴιɴɢѕ тo мyѕelғ. It is

I revered мy мorɴιɴɢѕ тo мyѕelғ. It is important for me to 'own my mornings' in a way that I should be able to spend it exactly how I want it to be.

There are days when I'd get slow mornings, days when my calendar or to-do list is blank and I can basically laze around all day—today wasn't the case. I have very specific to-do lists in mind (yes I like taking mental notes as a form of exercise for my brain). I have things to finish before 7am.

I woke up late for a class—albeit a free one—but I consider every learning opportunity with equal value. So I had to scurry a little and catch up.

It's 9am and I'm glad I'm back to owning my mornings. I was able to send the mails I intended to for today. I was able to attend the class I wanted, and now I'm reading through this 400-paged book that I wanted to finish within the week (one of two volumes, apart from the other 2 books I intented to finish in the coming days) while I take my morning tea. 🍵

How about you, how's your Friday morning? 🌥️⛅🌤️

I wasn't into journaling until the pandemic starte

I wasn't into journaling until the pandemic started. The transition to everything digital has somehow tainted my love for longhand writing.

But I guess we all "had too much time" in the beginning and I somehow wanted to "allocate" something to that time.

And so I started to bring out my stash of colored pens—kept in this old (but still pretty) Japanese chocolate box—a few months back when I decided I wanted to try journaling.

Now I have another reason to look forward to when journaling—this cute @morinotes Unicorn print pursebook is ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. 🦄 Plus, it reminds me of my Sweet Valley Girl days (you may now guess which of the Wakefield twin I love more 😜).

Thank you to my sister from another mother @mitziuychan for my new Mori Notes purse book and to my sister sister @julaenie_lachele for my cute unicorn snacks. Thank you for spoiling me with all these unicorns. 🦄🦄🦄

On the few occasions that I can truly call my down

On the few occasions that I can truly call my downtime, I like spending it with my aromatic plant materials.

Just like what @gabrielmojay advised, one way to balance your qi /chi/ is to actually work on these plant aromatics using all your 5 senses—be it by making your essential oil blends, or taking a short walk outside in the park, or tending to your plants, or, in my case, I've been enjoying making these handcrafted natural incense. And I seem to enjoy making them when the weather is gloomy and I can hear the sound of the rain in my background.

The process of making it in itself—from choosing the plant materials, to exploring new ingredients that I wish to try, or thinking of the person I'd like to gift it to—makes it really therapeutic for me.

Grateful for these plant materials and for the aromatherapy community that I am in—for the amazing people I've met along the way who continue inspire me to learn more, to do more, to become more, and to inspire more. 🙏

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