Ritual and celebrations

6 tips for a green wedding

A wedding should be a feast for the eyes, and Mireya Navarro‘s ” Green Wedding” will help you achieve this whilst keeping your carbon footprint to a minimum. Will full colour photos, “Green Wedding” contains all the information you need to plan your eco friendly celebration. The average wedding costs a small fortune, but have…

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Planing a natural wedding?

Seasonal, eco chic, vintage, DIY – if these words spring to mind when planning your wedding I have a treat for you! Louise Moon has written “The Natural Wedding Book”, published by Sawdays. When you bear in mind a wedding can be all about love for your partner, but an assult on the earth, Louise…

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Celebrating Wesak – Buddha Day

Wesak, or Buddha Day is an important festival in the Buddhist calender because on this day the Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and died. All three of these significant events fell on the same day. The festival is celebrated with lots of colour, joy and fun where temples, streets and homes are cleaned and…

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A green and eco friendly Valentine’s Day

Yes I know we’ve only just put Christmas away, but planning an eco friendly Valentine’s Day can take a bit of organising. Conventional ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day can use a huge amount of the earth’s resources. From trees cut down for cards, carbon emissions for transportation to pesticide laden roses; the true cost of…

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How to bring meaning into Christmas celebrations

This week I was browsing the magazine racks and nearly every women’s magazine had some Christmas theme. It was not so much the theme but the wording that caught my eye: “How to have a Perfect Christmas!” said one. “A perfect Christmas table setting!” read another. “How to make perfect Christmas presents!” promised another. “A…

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Nurturing mind, body and spirit during winter

Last night I selected a page at random from a book to inspire me to write. The page was titled ‘Darkness’. It said: “The good news is that darkness never lasts. Life pulsates. Life is about rhythm. Just as we breathe in and out and as our heart closes and opens, so good follows bad…

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What could you do for Gaia today?

One book which remains faithfully by my bed for moments of inspiration is “Goddesses for every season” by Nancy Blair. It’s a collection of 52 Goddesses; one for every week of the year. There is a beautiful illustration for each Goddess, a brief description of her energy and advice for how to use her energy…

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Celebrating Easter with children

Here at Chez green, we don’t celebrate Easter. We celebrate Ostara instead. I know many of you will be having an Easter festival today, so rather than write about celebrations myself, I’m handing it over to people who do – the experts in celebrating Easter with children! You’ll find three great ideas to make a…

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The power of simple rituals

I find it interesting how the smallest of rituals can have the biggest meaning. In fact my life coach used to ask me, when I was feeling overwhelmed “What is the smallest step you could take right now that would make the biggest difference?” Sometimes it was as simple as stopping and taking three deep…

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Questioning beliefs on Ostara

After going to a mainstream C of E school for 2 years and a few months spent enjoying herself at a local church group once every week, Little Miss Green began to struggle with her beliefs. She was getting more and more ‘I don’t like church’ and I listened to her voice her concerns and…

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