Affirmations for Addiction

Affirmations for Addiction

Affirmations

I lovingly take back my power. I release this old idea and let it go.

I give myself permission to change.

No person, place, or thing has any power over me. I am free.

I create a new life with new rules that totally support me.

The past is over. I choose to love and approve of myself in the now.

I easily and comfortably release that which I no longer need in life.

I am doing the best I can. I am wonderful. I am at peace.

I am willing to change and grow. I now create a safe, new future.

I refuse to limit myself. I am always willing to take the next step.

I choose to handle all my experiences with love, joy, and ease.

I move beyond past limitations into the freedom of the now.

I love and cherish myself. It is safe for me to care for myself.

I now choose to support myself in loving, joyous ways.

All desire for cigarettes [or alcohol or whatever it is you’re addicted to] has left me and I am free.

How to Make Antifungal Herb Pillows

By Megan Shoop, eHow Contributor

updated: May 7, 2010

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Put herbs in an antifungal pillow.

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Many people use herbal pillows for different things. Some fill them with rice and healing herbs and heat them or toss them in the freezer for later use on aching limbs or swollen wounds. Others fill them with soothing herbs like peppermint and use them as soothing eye masks or place them inside pillowcases to ensure a good night's sleep.
Some herbal pillows also help prevent fungus and mildew growth when placed strategically in storage bins and inside garment bags. With the right herbs, you can keep your stored items smelling and looking fresh.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Muslin or cotton fabric
• Scissors
• Needle and thread
• Antifungal herbs
• Sandalwood powder
• Lentils
• Large bowl

1. 1

   Cut a rectangle of muslin or cotton fabric about 6 inches wide and 12 inches long. Fold it in half with the wrong side facing out and stitch up the sides perpendicular to the fold. Turn the fabric inside-out; you should have a small bag with an opening at the top.

2. 2

   Add about ½ a cup of lentils and ¼ of a cup of sandalwood powder to a large bowl. The lentils will massage the herbs and help release their scent while the sandalwood will help preserve the scents longer. Mix well with your hands.

3. 3

   Choose antifungal herbs for your pillow. A few herbs include cloves, peppermint, lemongrass, licorice root, lavender, cinnamon bark and chamomile. Pick two or three herbs with scents that mingle nicely. For instance, lavender, cinnamon and chamomile would smell nice together, as would licorice root and peppermint.

4. 4

   Add about a tablespoon of each chosen herb to the lentils and sandalwood. Mix thoroughly with your hands and take a deep breath. You should be able to smell the mixture easily. If not, add about another teaspoon of each herb.

5. 5

   Pour the mixture into the bag made in step 1. Stitch up the opening of the bag by folding the edges of the opening down and in for a smooth edge.

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References

• Herbal Musings: Herbal Dream Pillows
• Old Fashioned Living: Herbal Pillows
• Candida: Antifungal Herbs

How to Make Herbal Eye Pillows

By an eHow Contributor

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Close your eyes, relax with a herbal eye pillow and let the rest of the world go by. Herbal pillows are not only soothing stress relievers, but they ease tired eyes and relieve headaches. Made out of your choice of fabric and your favorite herbal blend, herbal eye pillows make lovely, inexpensive gifts.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 8-by-8-inch piece of fabric
• Approximately ¾ cup of rice or flaxseed
• 6 to 10 drops of essential oil
• Sewing machine
• Needle and thread

1. 1

   Put the rice or flax seed in a small bowl and drop in 6 to 10 drops of essential oil. Let it sit as is for about ten minutes and then stir and let it sit for about an hour.

2. 2

   Fold the fabric in half with the right sides together and stitch along two long sides and one short side. Turn the pouch right sides out and sharpen up the corners with the eraser end of a pencil or with the cap end of a pen. Iron the pouch if you want the seams well-defined.

3. 3

   Fill the pouch with scented rice or flaxseed but don't overfill it. Sew the opened side closed with a needle and thread using very small stitches.

Tips & Warnings

• Rose, chamomile and rosemary are great stress relievers and can also ease headaches and insomnia. Peppermint can relieve a hangover and lavender will help you sleep and give you sweet dreams.
• The herbal eye pillow can be stored in the freezer or refrigerator and used chilled to ease headaches or warmed in the microwave to relax tired eyes and release the scent.

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How to Make a Herbal Headache Pillow

By JoyNmyHeart, eHow Member

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Make a Herbal Headache Pillow

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If you are like many, and suffer from occasional headaches, you know that one of the best things you can do is to close your eyes and rest in a dark, quiet room. Place your head on an Herbal Headache Pillow and that headache will be gone in no time. Here is how you can make your own Herbal Headache Pillow and save some money while helping your head.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Two handkerchiefs or bandanas, or a small pillow case.
• 2 oz dried rose petals
• 2 oz dried lavender
• 2 oz dried wood betony
• 2 oz dried, crushed cloves
• 2 oz dried marjoram
• 2 oz dried mint (any kind will do)

1. 1
   

   Take two men's handkerchiefs, bandannas or a pillow case and sew the edges tight to make sure the ingredients don't leak out. Make sure to leave a small opening so you can fill your pillow with the herbs.

2. 2
   

   Take all of the ingredients and mix them together. I use a ziploc bag to mix it up well. Squeezing the ingredients will help release the aroma .

3. 3
   

   Fill the pillow or pillow case with the herb mixture and then sew the pillow up tight.

4. 4
   

   Lay your head on the pillow and breathe slowly and deeply.

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How to Make an Herbal Pillow
By DiDill, eHow Member
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The herbal pillow boasts a history that reaches as far back as the ancient Egyptians. Scented linen herbal pillows helped many a Pharaoh get some beauty sleep. Herbal pillows have since been used to lull little ones to sleep, relieve stress, induce dreams, relieve headaches and alleviate depression. They also serve as fragrant air fresheners, particularly in environments with poor sanitary conditions

Here's how to make an herbal pillow for yourself or a loved one:
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Linen or muslin fabric
* Sewing machine or needle and thread
* Iron
* Herbs of your choice
* Fixative
* Cotton balls
* Decorative fabric trim

1.
1

Cut your fabric into two square pieces. Each piece should be the same size as your finished pillow plus half an inch seam allowance. A six-inch square is good, but you can make it any size you choose.
2.
2

Place the right sides of the fabric pillow facing each other. Sew them together along three sides, leaving the fourth open for stuffing. Turn the sewn fabric the right side out and press with an iron.
3.
3

Place your choice of herbs in a bowl and add your fixative. Place the herbs in the pillow along with the cotton balls. Here are a few herbs you can use:
*Restful herbs
Chamomile, hops, lavender, rose petals, lemon verbena and mint
*Herbs for a crying baby
Lavender, catnip and mugwort
*Herbs to induce dreams
Balsam needles, lavender, rosemary, sweet marjoram
*Herbs to relieve headaches
Chamomile, lavender, rosemary
*Herbs for romantic slumber
Sweet marjoram, lavender, rose petals, lemon grass
4.
4

Leave your pillow in an air-proof bag for at least a day before you use it. This allows the scent to strengthen and enhances its therapeutic effects.
5.
5

At bedtime or naptime, tuck your herbal pillow inside your regular pillowcase, or just lay it beside you.



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How to Make a Herbal Dream Pillow

By J.M. Willhite, eHow Contributor

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The use of herbs to remedy sleeplessness and aid with pleasant dreams is centuries old. One of the simplest ways to use herbs in this fashion is to make a herbal dream pillow. The scent of the herb(s) helps to ease restlessness and promote pleasant dreams. For the purpose of this How To, we will use lavender and rosemary.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Piece of cloth 16 by 16 inches
• 1/8 lb. of lavender
• 1/8 lb. of rosemary
• needle
• thread
• straight pins
• natural filler (ie: cotton)

1. 1

   Fold the cloth in half lengthwise with the backside of cloth facing out. Cut along the bottom half so that you have two 8 by 8 inch pieces of cloth. Hold the two pieces of cloth together so that all four sides match up and are even. Use the straight pins to hold the outer edges together.

2. 2

   With the needle and thread stitch along the outer edges of three of the sides about an 1/8 inch inward.

3. 3

   Once you have stitched along three of the sides, turn the pillow case back right side out.

4. 4

   Fill the pillow case with the filler, lavender, and rosemary alternating one then the other til the case is 3/4 filled.

5. 5

   Stitch the fourth side closed.

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How to Make a Dream Pillow With Dried Herbs

By Linda St.Cyr, eHow Contributor

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Dream pillows are used for inducing sleep and vivid dreams. They are easy to make with little effort since herbal shops and also regular stores sell dried herb with fixatives already mixed as a potpourri. Once you make your dream pillow slip it into your pillow case or underneath your regular pillow. The subtle scents that emanate from your small dream pillow will aid in better sleep and more lucid dreams.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Thread
• Needle
• 2, 5-inch square pieces of fabric (any design)
• Dried herbs: Lavender, chamomile and Valerian root
• Ground cinnamon bark

1. 1

   Thread your needle and place the fabric squares together so that the fabric looks inside out. Sew three sides of the squares with simple row stitches.

2. 2

   Once the three sides of the fabric squares are sewn flip the fabric so that it is right side out. This should hide the stitches that you have made yet also leave one side open to be filled with the dried herbs.

3. 3

   Mix your dried herbs of lavender, chamomile and Valerian root together with the ground cinnamon bark fixative. The cinnamon bark fixative is used to keep the dried herb scents from diminishing. Without a fixative the herbs scents will fade away.

4. 4

   Fill up the dream pillow with the dried herb mixture. Leave a 1/2-inch open at the top so you can sew the dream pillow closed. Fold this top area over and sew together with simple row stitches again.

5. 5

   Place your dream pillow inside your normal pillow case with your pillow or place it underneath your normal pillow. When you go to sleep at night and move around the dried herbs will get crushed releasing a subtle scent into the air. This scent will help promote a deeper sleep and also add to the lucidity of your dreams.

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How to Make a Dream Pillow

By an eHow Contributor

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Dream pillows were once called comfort pillows because of their use with the sick. Relaxing herbs, like lavender and chamomile, also helped crying babies get to sleep. The shamans of old believed dream pillows carried messages from the gods. These days, you can make a dream pillow for yourself or others and help everyone sleep and dream like a baby.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Needle and thread
• Your choice of fabric
• Mesh bag to hold your herbs and a string to close the bag
• Herbs and flowers; try a mix of 1 part dried chamomile, 1 part dried lavender
• 5 to 7 drops essential oil. Some good choices include sandalwood, jasmine and geranium
• 2 tsp. orris root to retain the wonderful scent
• Pillow stuffing
• Velcro

1. 1

   Choose your fabric and cut it into two pieces about 6" by 11". One will be the top of your pillow, the other will be the bottom. Silk is a great fabric choice. Although other fabric is fine, silk is cool and soft and works nicely in case you wish to place your dream pillow on your forehead to help banish a headache.

2. 2

   Sew the two pieces together so the wrong side is on the outside. Stitch three sides of the fabric together. Turn it inside out so the right side is on the outside.

3. 3

   Fill a mesh bag with your choice of herbs and flowers. Add some fragrance oil and orris root, a member of the iris family and a perfect fixative in dream pillows. Tie the bag with some string.

4. 4

   Slide the herb-filled bag inside your pillow and pack a bit of pillow stuffing around the bag. Don't over stuff because the herbs will need room to release their magical scents.

5. 5

   Make your pillow refillable and washable by stitching some Velcro on the open end of the pillow. Insert your dream pillow inside your pillow case and let the calming scents carry you off to dreamland.

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