May 2022 Issue 162

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possible to listen to plants’ symphonies. And they are all different, authentic. That is pretty amazing. No less amazing though, than the fact that there isn’t a single person on this earth, neither in the past, the present, or the future, that is similar to you. And just like plants are made of cells that are made of molecules that create their own unique melody, so does your body. Simple logic: Plants sing. Plants are made up of living cells which are made up of molecules. So their molecules and cells sing. Water exposed to harmonious sounds, water droplets take on the shape of mandalas. You are 80% water. Therefore 80% of you becomes mandalas. It is safe to conclude then that if 80% of you becomes mandalas, you become a mandala. You might have heard of the Mozart Effect, or the fact that plants and animals are positively influenced by harmonious music. Sound is vibration and rhythm. From its source it travels through the various media to reach our ears, our skin, and penetrates our bodies. And the rhythm

combines with the rhythms that keep us alive, like breathing, heart-beat, brainwaves, not to mention sleep rhythms and digestive rhythms. Well, there you have it. Sing, chant, or even hum – as explained in the book The Humming Effect – it creates healing and wellness. It tunes into the rhythms that are subconsciously directly connected to our connection with life energy: heartbeat and breathing. You can think of sound as an essential nutrient. In chanting we charge sound with words that are symbols, manifestations of energies expressed by different deities. They can express compassion, transformation, freedom, motherhood, generosity, embrace, devotion, and so on. Those symbols are charged with positive, healing feelings. And we know that feelings imbued with healing resonance fulfill every creature’s most basic pursuit in life: the pursuit of joy, happiness, delight. So don’t just sing in the shower. Find opportunity to sing and chant. Sound is earth bound.

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Cut Broom in Bloom

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page 76

May Forecasts

5min
page 77

Community Song Voice Sound Nature Mornings

2min
pages 74-75

Time for Some Financial Spring Cleaning

2min
page 72

Stamp Collecting is Alive and Well in the Cowichan Valley

2min
page 73

Imagine Being Given a User Manual for Your Life

1min
page 69

Transformation Through Movement

2min
page 68

Caring for the Caregiver

2min
page 64

Support our Local Farmers with CSA’s

2min
page 67

Wart did you Say?

3min
pages 65-66

Cowichan Summer Camp Guide

9min
pages 58-63

Planning a Vegetable Garden

2min
page 53

Cedricks Coffee House Helps K.I.D.S

2min
page 57

Local Food Security - Planning For The Future

3min
page 52

Building a Better World Together

7min
pages 47-49

Understanding the Role of Fungi in Soil Bamboo, a Scourge in the Garden or a Lifeline to our Planet? 48-49

1min
page 46

Reflexology for Relaxation

4min
pages 43-44

Mother’s Day Gift Guide Celebrating Charmian Horner Co-Founder of theCFLA Garden

3min
pages 40-41

Tour

2min
page 45

Lessons From My Mother

2min
page 39

Hub Spring Sale

1min
page 38

A Gift of Love

3min
pages 36-37

Love’s Triangle

1min
page 35

A Spring Refresh for Your Home Cowichan Family Life Association Garden Tour Revived for 2022 44

2min
page 24

Ryan McMahon Live at the Chapel

1min
page 25

A Thriving Arts and Cultural Community

4min
pages 32-33

BC Spot Prawn Linguine

2min
pages 20-22

Yasmeen Olya Community Healing Fundraising

2min
page 29

Grow Your Wine Collection This Spring

2min
page 23

Citrus Spot Prawn Salad

1min
page 19

Farm Table Inn’s Mother’s Day Brunch to go Package

2min
pages 12-13

May Events

3min
pages 5-7

Ukraine Blue & Yellow the Palette at Rainforest Arts

2min
page 8

CVAC Arts this Month

1min
page 11

Greener Tea: May in the World of Tea

2min
page 18

39 Steps Back by Popular Demand

2min
page 17

Cowichan Artisans Spring Tour

5min
pages 14-16

What is Right

3min
pages 9-10
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