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This one again plays with the idea of nature being a healing, and indeed, restorative, place to be; a theme often used in fairy tales. I've got another deep-in-the-woods shoot today which I'm quite looking forward to :)
Model: Aly Darling.
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I love spending November mornings along the American River because it’s one of the few times of the year that Sacramento actually gets some lovely foggy conditions. It was a blissful misty morning spent at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in relative solitude, capturing wildlife and soft light on the landscape that provided a restorative mood boost in nature.
Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee, Michigan. Beautiful lake morning! Vacations are so necessary and restorative!
Raccoon-Dog Tea Ceremony Furnace Cover by Ninnami Dochai ca. 19th century
Repaired with resin, urushi lacquer and 24k gold.
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Portland Japanese Garden
KINTSUGI
The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru
Kintsugi, (pronounced keen-tsue-ghee), uses powderedgold over lacquer-repaired seams to magnify the beauty that emerges from breakage. This 500-year-old method ofmending damaged ceramics evocatively reminds us of theremarkable human capacity to overcome challenges and adversities. Artist and professional ceramics conservator, Naoko Fukumaru, combines state-of-the-art restoration techniques with traditional kintsugi repair methods to create work that highlights imperfections while exploring new possibilities for this noteworthy craft. Here in the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery, our kintsugi exhibition features Fukumaru's experimental work, which courageously divergesfrom tradition to express the redemptive potential [really?] born from the act of sensitively reconstructing something that has shattered. For Fukumaru, practicing kintsugi is not merely about repairing damaged physical objects, but finding new nways to celebrate the history, artistry, and symbolism of each piece by choosing to cherish rather than trash what has been broken.
Fusing kintsugi-repaired vessels with unconventional materials like thread, textiles, and surprising plaster forms of mushrooms, succulents, crystals, and animals, Fukumaru conveys a journey from vulnerability to strength. Urushi lacquer is at the heart of much of Fukumaru's work. In addition to helping rejoin the broken fragments, urushi can be layered to develop texture and three-dimensional forms.
It can also be used as a paint, which draws from the maki-e lacquer decorating tradition, where surface designs are meticulously painted with urushi then sprinkled with powdered gold or other precious metals to accentuate the designs. However, instead of the typical maki-e motifs of plants and animals, Fukumaru's urushi decorations are reminiscent of neurons, sparking connections between disparate pieces that she has attentively attached to the restored vessels. Delving into what it means to be beautifully broken, Fukumaru expands the horizon of kintsugi as a powerful art form.
The exhibition continues in the Pavilion Gallery
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Water, light, film, family (in some order). I am renewed.
Diana Instant Back+ with Fuljifilm Instax instant color film. Scanned as is and cropped square.
The Fig Fruit is a popular restorative food. Botanical name – Ficus carica. Grown in Egypt before 4,000 BC.
Fig fruit is low in calories. 100 g fresh fruits provide only 74 calories. However they contain health benefiting soluble dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins and pigment anti-oxidants that contribute immensely for optimum health and wellness.
The dry fig has a high nutritive value. Its most important food element is sugar which is formed of dextrose and fruit sugar.View On Black
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When the Jesuits first arrived in South America, the natives greeted them with an aromatic herbal drink served in samll hollow gourds. At first the missionaries rejected the drink and even tried to outlaw its use. but eventually they discovered the pleassure and health benefits of the New World herbal infusion and embraced it as their own. That herbal drink known to many as Yerba Misionera (Missionary's herb) was yerba mate. Originally was a restorative beverage bequeathed to the Guaram people by the God Tupa, who conseled them to "share this plant and use it to recover energy."
Today yerba mate is an important component in the diet of millions of people in South America and it is slowly being adopted by the health-conscious in Europe and North America.Over the past four decades mate has even found a place in the Middle East, where Syria has become the world's largest importer of the herb.
It would be difficult to find another drink as many nutritional ingredients including, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, B-complex, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, manganese, silicon, phosphates, hydrochloric acid, chlorophyll, choline, inositol, vitamin E and enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy in South America's earliest rural populations, which had no other source of ascorbic acid. Mate is also and excellent diuretic and promotes regularity. Mate is not addictive, but it can be habit-forming.
the traditional method of drinking mate is as an infusion, sipped through a silver straw from a hollow calabsh. Like the Japanese tea ceremony, the South American habit of drinking mate has been styled into folk ceremony with a rich cultural history ans symbolic language of its own.
The steps to prepare a good mate are as folows: first the gourd is filled with yerba mate to about one-half of the container and a small amount of cold water is added to swell the herb and prevent it from clogging the bombilla straw. Once the mate has settled for a few minutes, the bombilla is inserted into the center of the gourd at an angle, with the bulled strainer-end inside the herbal clump and the body of the straw leaninig on the edge. From that point on, the bombilla should never be stirred or moved, because it will clog. Once the bombilla is in place, hot water (but not boiling) is added to the mate, taking care not to spill or stir up the yerba mate.
The host always takes the first drink, because this first mate is strong and not considered the best. But the next mate is always given to the guest of honor, and succeding brews are passed around the circle, in turns, by order od social hierarchy. Each participant empties the entire mate before returning it to the host, who will refill the gourd and hand it to the next participant. This bears some similarity to the Native American Pipe Ceremony.
Mate purists will only drink the beverage from a gourd, with a bombilla and without any sweetener. However, you can add sugar, honey or mint to the tea. Some people do not like the idea of sahring a mate for hygienic reasons, or would prefer to drink the tea from a cup. Loose mate can be prepared like traditional english tea, and some tea dealers sell the herb in individual brewing sacks. There are many brands, and each has its own distintive taste. Generally, you will find a well-brewed mate somewhat smoky and aromatic with a flavor reminiscent of alfalfa. The mate will grow on you as your body gets use to its antioxidant and vitamin-rich chemistry, and your mind enjoys the lucid, clear-headedness it promotes without coffe's jitters. The best way to learn about mate is to brew a cup and enjoy it!
I may add that people in Argentina drink mate anytime during the day. They also enjoyed the mate outside in parks and beaches.
The clock is made of leather by an argentinian artesan and is called "The dream", the beverage conteiner is made of wood and is ornamental made by another argentinian artisan.
Last night's Wednesday class met at the serenely restorative and supportive Rubin Museum cafè.
(As always) we strove to:
Keep it simple.
See in shapes defined by values.
Allow richly loaded brushes to invade and push at watery areas.
and
See slowly and with care, and paint quickly, once the seeing is begun.
Here is what I did- looking at two levels of the Rubin. A concert of sitars on the lobby level, and museum visitor in the gallery below. What a joy to paint just for the fun of purring into the wind. The work of the students, Kenji and Betse, was luminous, serious, and animated.
I really can't tell you how proud and happy I am to be an encouraging voice to so many fine artists in these sessions.
Carry on! One piece of paper at a time! See you soon.
Child's Pose and a Supported Back Bend-- these are ideal partner stretches; both calming and restorative. Please practice these postures with your loved ones; your partner can be your spouse, sibling, child. I think sharing a yoga practice with others is one of the most important activities :-)
====Gar's Basement====
*Garfield Lynns made no secret of ransacking Mister Moth's lair in the wake of his death. He felt owed, having spent several hours anticipating a gruesome death at his hands. He found guns, bombs, moths. But his biggest find, the one that was undoubtedly the reason behind Carson's resurrection for the umpteenth time, was a Lazarus Pit. With Rigger's help, he baled the restorative waters into bottles, and poured them into a well at home. He had looked at his crackled skin too many times to resist the chance to rid himself of it. But when he rose from the pit, he was different, more erratic. For Volcana that meant a more exciting love life, for his friends, his behaviour was worrisome, and for others, his new pit was an opportunity to rid themselves of their own afflictions. When Gar announced he'd be hosting the Misfits games night, he was approached by all manner of C-Listers after his glowing cure*
Cobb- Lynns, I believe you're in possession of a Lazarus Pit.
Gar- Yep. You want to use it?
Cobb- I thought that went without saying. I do have cancer remember?
Drury- I remember, you wouldn't shut up about it.
Gar- Right, it's yours, but it'll cost you.
Cobb- How much?
Gar- Seven minutes in the closet with Orca... Kidding! Ah fuck, you should've seen your face. Two grand.
Cobb- Done.
Tockman- I was shot with a toxic arrow...
Gar- Two grand
Artie- Missing a hand..
Gar- Four grand. For being a dick.
Drury- Gar, Cobb nuked a city...
Gar- But he isn't a dick.
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*Gar answers the door*
Gar- Mick, buddy, you'll remember Volcana
Mick- Clair...
Volcana- Rory.
*Mick shifts about uncomfortably*
Mick- Are you two dating-?
Gar- Dating. Fucking...
Volcana- Mutineering.
Gar- We're gonna kill Snow Flame.
Volcana- Lazarus sickness, he's babbling, let's go over here sweetie.
Gar- Like the new mug? It's sexy again. I can hook you up with the same treatment-
Mick- Uhuh.
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*Sharpe looked around. Once he'd have loved this kind of party. Now he couldn't help noticing the looks people were giving him. His role in Drury's disappearance public knowledge, the C-Listers didn't know if he could be trusted. Neither did he. But Drury believed in him, for whatever reason. Perhaps he just needed another friend after Blaze, perhaps the fear gas had taken it's toll, but Drury was determined to bring Chancer back into the fold, and he'd heard from the Misfits that he could be relied upon*
Chancer- Drury, I swear to god, just piss off. I don't know what you were thinking bringing me here but-
Drury- Chancer, you saved my life. I don't know why, or why you tried to kill me, but we've got to get past
Miranda- Why is he here?
Drury- Sweetheart, you remember-
*Miranda pulls a gun out and points it at Chancer*
Miranda- Yep
Chancer- Ok, how about we go outside
Miranda- I think we should stay, don't you honey.
Drury- I- uh
Chancer- Listen, you might be overreacting-
Miranda- You tried to destroy my family. Drury went missing, my dad landed in Arkham, all because of you.
Drury- Chancer, just apologise.
Chancer- No, I won't.
Drury- She'll kill you!
Miranda- Yeah, so don't apologise.
Chancer- I'm sorry, you crazy bitch!
....
Chancer- I'm *sorry*! But I was in a coma for years because of this idiot! No one stayed by my bedside while I was under, nobody! I woke up, and the whole stinkin' world had forgotten me! I let this thing inside, and I wanted nothing more than vengeance on the guy who'd cost me my winning streak. Does that make me the villain? Probably! But I spent enough time in Arkham to accept that. I didn't even end up killing him, did I? He's alive isn't he?
*Miranda lowers the gun. Part of her knows he's sincere. The other part hoped she could have shot him*
Miranda- I'm not going to forgive you for what you did, I'm not my husband. You're going to have to fucking prove yourself if you want me to give a damn about you. Ever.
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Mick- Gar, we need to talk
Gar- Mick, can't you see I'm in the middle of something? This isn't a CW show, I'm not going to let a hallway chat change my ways.
Mick- Listen mate. This ain't healthy. Having sex, getting burned, using the pit, a never ending cycle. One of these days Ra's al Ghul's gonna come looking for that Fountain of Youth. What then?
Gar- Plastic surgery?
Mick- And then there's Volcana
Volcana- I'm still here
Mick- I know. It's very distracting. I'm trying to help my buddy and you're still... being distractive
Volcana- So I've been told
Mick- Right, I'm going to try and ignore you. You're conspiring against Snow Flame now Gar, are you mad?
Gar- If I was, would I be out of Arkham?
Mick- First off, you escaped. Secondly you have diagnosed pyromania. And thirdly he's a God powered by cocaine! How are you going to kill him?
Gar- With a really big stick
*Ding dong*
Mick- We'll talk about this later.
Gar- No, we won't. Drury go upstairs and answer the door will ya?
Drury- *grumble* didn't become mayor to be bossed around by my protégé. A load of bollocks that's what that is *grumble* goddamn baby won't stop crying *grumble* goddamn Axel won't stop crying
Codpiece- Sounds like you need to get laid
Drury- Happily married! *grumble* unappreciative Misfit mates *grumble* I made them moderately well known *grumble* I'm creating something beautiful between Chancer and my family, does anyone care? *opens the door* Hi! How can I... Help.
*Drury's stomach churned. There was only one other person who could do that, break his optimistic exterior. That was Thawne. The other, was standing in the doorway, a pie in hand.
Joker- Just the man I wanted to see! I brought dessert!
roborant \ROB-uh-ruhnt\, adjective:
1. Strengthening; restoring vigor.
noun:
1. A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.
Naps aren’t only for toddlers. Approximately 1 in 3 American adults nap, according to previous Pew Research Center data.
Naps come in all shapes and sizes. “Some people take restorative daytime naps in order to compensate for insufficient nighttime sleep,” says Shanon Makekau, MD, chief of pulmonology and sleep medicine director at Kaiser Permanente in Honolulu. “Others may take ‘prophylactic’ naps to prepare for an overnight shift.”
And then there’s the power nap.
“A power nap is a nap that's short — less than 30 minutes long,” says Safia Khan, MD, a specialist in sleep disorders and an assistant professor in the department of family and community medicine and the department of neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
It provides the restorative benefits of sleep without adversely affecting one’s ability to fall asleep at night, Dr. Makekau adds.
Is It Healthy to Nap?
Yes, but follow these tips from Alex Dimitriu, MD, a Menlo Park, California–based psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician, so they don’t mess with sleep at night!
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Excessive sleepiness during the day (watching TV, work, driving).
Wake up groggy or tired in the morning, no matter how many hours you've slept.
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What Counts as a Power Nap?
Some experts say the power nap should be even shorter — 20 minutes max. But all agree it shouldn’t exceed 30 minutes. That’s because the body enters a deep sleep around that time, and waking up from a deep sleep can lead to grogginess, according to the Sleep Foundation.
This state of grogginess or drowsiness is also called “sleep inertia.” It’s when your body feels like you need to sleep more because your brain has already started to get into a deeper state of sleep, Dr. Khan explains.
Sticking to the shorter time frame keeps the body from dealing with sleep inertia so you wake up feeling recovered rather than sleepy. “With a power nap, you stay in the lighter stages of sleep,” Khan says. “When you’ve been sleeping longer than 30 minutes, it’s more difficult to wake up and you wake up feeling groggy versus when waking up from lighter sleep.”
Power naps are the most beneficial type of nap for most adults, according to the American Sleep Association.
What Are the Benefits of a Power Nap?
The main benefit of a power nap is to help you feel refreshed, so you feel more awake through the rest of the day. “When you take a power nap, it energizes you and makes you more alert for the next four to six hours,” Khan says. “You feel like you can get a lot more accomplished.”
According to Mayo Clinic, napping can help you feel relaxed, reduce fatigue, increase alertness, and improve your mood as well as your performance, such as by increasing your reaction time and memory. “Power naps can help people with jobs requiring high vigilance (for example, drivers and pilots) to recharge, thus reducing the risk of accidents and errors due to drowsiness,” Makekau says.
Napping can also boost the immune system and reduce stress. A small study published in February 2015 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found short, 30-minute naps had stress relieving and immune benefits for a group of healthy young adult men.
And if you needed another excuse for a midday break: Naps may keep your heart healthy. A study published in December 2019 in Heart found that participants who napped once or twice a week had a lower risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event.
Just remember that 30-minute limit to ensure the nap doesn’t interfere with nighttime sleep, Khan says. “It's easier to wake up from a power nap, and it does not significantly affect your nighttime sleep,” she says. “A longer nap will affect your ability to fall asleep at night.”
RELATED: Are You Sleeping Too Much?
Does a Caffeine Nap Actually Work?
Some people take the power nap to the next level by consuming coffee (or other source of caffeine) immediately before falling asleep.
“By the time coffee gets absorbed into the system, the effect of the caffeine will start working and will help wake you up,” Khan says.
A study published in the September–October 2020 issue of Chronobiology International had participants drink 200 milligrams of caffeine right before a 30-minute nap. (For reference, that’s about two cups of coffee, according to Mayo Clinic.) Those individuals tested higher on careful attention and fatigue in the 45 minutes after waking up from the nap compared with those who did not consume caffeine before sleeping.
Whether or not it’ll work for you depends on how you respond to caffeine. “There are some people who get wired immediately as they drink their coffee,” Khan says.
If you decide to give it a try, do it in the early afternoon. “We don't recommend drinking coffee past 3 or 4 p.m. because it can disrupt your nighttime sleep,” Khan says.
Who Are Power Naps Best for and How Do I Know I’m Doing It Right?
If you get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep at night (per guidelines from National Sleep Foundation published in March 2015 in Sleep Health), wake up feeling rested, and have plenty of energy throughout the day, you probably don’t need to worry about power napping. But, if you tend to feel drowsy in the afternoon or you’ve had a poor night sleep, a power nap could indeed be beneficial, Khan says.
Power naps may be especially helpful for shift workers, especially those who need to avoid drowsiness for safety reasons, such as truck drivers or doctors prepping for surgery. “This reduces risks of errors in judgment,” Khan says.
Khan says it’s okay to power nap regularly. “However, if you need to take a power nap daily, then you may benefit from increasing total sleep time at night,” she says.
RELATED: How Much Sleep You Really Need
Here are a few tips from the Sleep Foundation on how to get the most out of your power nap:
Don’t nap too close to nighttime sleep. A good rule of thumb is to nap at the midpoint between the time you wake up and the time you go to bed.
Set an alarm for 10 to 20 minutes to ensure you wake up feeling alert instead of groggy.
Find the right spot to rest. The best sleep environment for napping is the same one for nighttime: You want a cool, dark, quiet, and comfortable place. Your bedroom is ideal, and ear plugs and an eye mask may help, Makekau says.
Power naps aren’t for everyone. You may not be able to make it work schedule-wise or you may be the type who wakes up feeling disoriented or even more tired than you were before, regardless of the duration of the nap.
But, Khan adds that she’s personally a big fan. “Most people do benefit from taking a power nap,” she says.
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A nap is a short period of sleep that usually occurs during the day. For many adults, naps can help to maintain alertness or overcome daytime fatigue.
Nap needs and the benefits of napping can vary among individuals. Knowing the facts about napping can help determine whether to take naps, and tips for better naps can enable healthier napping habits.Benefits of Naps
Naps can deliver a number of benefits. Brief naps can be restorative and reduce fatigue during the day. After a night of insufficient sleep, a nap may counteract daytime drowsiness
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. Naps can be particularly beneficial for shift workers who struggle to get enough sleep and have to be alert at irregular times.
A short daytime snooze may also boost workplace performance
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. A nap can improve cognitive functions such as memory, logical reasoning, and the ability to complete complex tasks.
Some studies have found that physical performance can also improve after napping
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. Athletes may experience improved endurance, reaction times, and cognitive performance if they take a daytime nap.
Napping may provide other health benefits. One observational study found that napping one or two times a week was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular problems
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, such as heart attack, stroke, or heart disease. However, more research is needed to understand the complex ways that the frequency and duration of naps affect heart health.
Napping may also reduce the impacts of insufficient sleep. For example, a small trial found evidence that naps relieved stress
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and supported the immune system in people whose sleep was limited the night before.
Additionally, naps may contribute to the well-being of specific groups of people. For instance, a study of people diagnosed with intracranial aneurysms found that regularly napping was associated with a lowered risk of a rupture
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of the aneurysm.How Sleep Works During Nap Time
Whether at night or during the day, sleep unfolds in a series of stages that make up a sleep cycle.
Stage 1: Stage 1 is the lightest and briefest stage of sleep, lasting only one to seven minutes.
Stage 2: Stage 2 follows stage 1 and lasts about 10 to 25 minutes. During stage 2 sleep, the muscles relax, and body functions slow. However, sleep in this stage is still relatively light.
Stage 3: Stage 3 is a deeper, more restorative stage of sleep, and it can be difficult to wake up while in this stage. Stage 3 usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes.
Rapid eye movement (REM): During REM sleep, the body’s muscles are temporarily paralyzed, and the eyes move quickly under closed eyelids. Dreaming tends to take place during REM sleep.
When sleep periods last several hours, the body cycles through these stages several times. During a nap, though, there is not enough time to go through multiple sleep cycles.
In fact, during a short nap, a person may not be asleep long enough to spend much, if any, time in stage 3 or REM sleep. This can actually make it easier to wake up refreshed from a quick nap.
Longer naps, such as those lasting more than 30 minutes, can cause the sleeper to enter deep sleep, and deep sleep may start even sooner in people who are sleep deprived. Grogginess often results from being woken up during deep sleep.
One of four photos taken this morning on my way back from walking two of my grandchildren to school in Toronto. It was a beautiful Autumn day so I extended my walk and walked along the Waterfront Recreational Trail, a Shared Path aka Mimico Waterfront Park.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy each day.
Australians will well remember Dickies towels. I think I even saw some recently, the famous name perhaps bought out by some foreign company! This is Brisbane City Council Tramways Drop Centre tram no. 277 undergoing some maintenance at the Brisbane Tramway Museum Society premises at Ferny Grove.
These trams were so named as the open section in the centre was at a lower level than the closed in ends. Nice and airy for our hot climate but a bit dodgy during a thunderstorm with torrential rain when they rolled down some blinds and crossed fingers!
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Nami from League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game.
Her people believe she is the Tidecaller, a chosen one destined to complete a quest essential to the survival of her entire race. She channels the primal energies of the ocean, harnessing its mystical restorative properties and commanding the raw power of the tides themselves.
Supanova Expo, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 18 June 2016)
Hand reamers and files used for locating and shaping root canals in teeth. Whilst sometimes a necessary evil they are probably best avoided !!
I can't recall a more prolifically blooming spring. Walks have been a real restorative in grim times.
I endured the long and fatiguing walk back to Montauk village from Montauk Point, sustained by the vision of a restorative beer from the Montauk Brewing Co.’s taphouse before catching the train back to East Hampton. It was a short window, and if I missed that 16.52 train, I’d have to wait to 22.30 before the next departure. Guided by Google Maps, I strode through the open door, and noted the chalk board outside advertising Montauk Brewing’s beers.
To my surprise and chagrin, I wasn’t given a warm welcome, but I was served a beer nonetheless - duly photographed. No other guests, but just four women staff talking merrily away in what sounded like Polish. I was happy to pay and leave. I even contemplated not leaving a tip.
Outside, I noted to my dismay that I had not been to the Montauk Brewing Company but to another establishment that stood in front of it. Worse, I later discovered that the place I had visited was officially closed for the day and it was open solely for a private get-together. In retrospect, I can only apologise for the interruption I caused and I express my appreciation for getting served at all. I am relieved that I did at least leave a tip.
Old age and tiredness must have clouded my judgement.
Just arrived Amsterdam so staggered to local coffeeshop for a restorative - been up since 430 so a bit worse for wear
Chattanooga yoga teacher, Jeri Harris, leads a Gentle Yoga class for adults on the 4th Floor of the downtown branch.
Gentle yoga offers restorative stretches and relaxation techniques. This is a nurturing, slower-paced class with a focus on basic yoga postures and connecting breath to movement. Props are available and encouraged to allow the body to fully achieve each pose comfortably. Perfect for beginners, as well as more experienced students looking to slow down and fine tune their practice.
This is a free community class and donations for the instructor are accepted, but not required. A limited number of yoga mats will be available on on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Namaste!
The Yukon Government appears to be undertaking some restorative work at the historic Robinson Roadhouse on the South Klondike Highway. That said, the outbuildings remain as they were so I thought it a good time to take at least one more photo before things change. Here, you can see some of the aging outbuildings which were part of the Robinson Roadhouse operation.
Photo taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 7-14mm f/2.8 Pro. The uncropped raw image was processed in Lightroom.
Silte Church (Swedish: Silte kyrka) is a medieval Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
Silte Church dates in its entirety from the 13th century. During restorative work carried out in 1971-72, the remains of a stave church was however found under the floor of the presently visible church, pre-dating the present church with around one hundred years. The oldest part of the now visible stone church is the choir, dating from the middle of the century and in an early Gothic style. The nave is only slightly later, and apparently by the same workshop, while the tower seems to have been added at the end of the century.
The church is an almost unaltered medieval church. Unusually, even the window openings are original. These, as well as the portals, are decorated with stone dressings in alternating colours. The southern portal is also decorated with carved ornaments in Norse style. One of the choir windows contains some original stained glass window panes, dating from the time of the church's construction. Inside, the church is decorated with frescos from four different periods. The earliest date from the time of the church's construction, and are purely ornamental. On the western wall of the nave, a number of frescos from circa 1300 depict several saints: Philip, Paul, Peter, James and Bartholomew. Next to these is a fresco depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ; these date from the middle of the 15th century. A final set of frescos, dated 1495, adorn the souther wall of the nave.
The church has two particularly noteworthy furnishings: the altarpiece and the baptismal font. The altarpiece is unique in its style on Gotland. Its outer wings are painted, and depict St. Michael, Mary and, on the back, the annunciation. These painting date from circa 1500. The central panel, by contrast, is decorated with wooden sculptures depicting the final judgement, and date from the 13th century. The baptismal font dates from the late 12th century and is thus older than the stone church. It was made by Master Sigraf, and is richly sculptured.[1] Most other furnishings such as pews date from 1902, when a renovation was carried out. The pulpit is however from the middle of the 18th century.
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Silte kyrka är en kyrkobyggnad som tillhör Havdhems församling i Visby stift. Kyrkan är centralt belägen i Silte socken.
Den välbevarade grunden till en tidigare stavkyrka påträffades under den nuvarande kyrkans golv vid en restaurering utförd 1971 - 1972 av arkitekt Leif Olsson. På triumfbågsväggen finns även avtryck av stavkyrkans långhusgavel. Den medeltida murade kyrkan består av rektangulärt långhus med smalare rakt avslutat kor i öster samt kyrktorn i väster. Byggnadsmaterialet är i huvudsak sandsten. Koret är från 1200-talets mitt, långhuset tillkom något senare. Vid 1200-talets slut tillfogades tornet, stympat vid okänd tidpunkt. Kyrkans fasader är vitputsade, med hörnkedjor och omfattningar i huggen olikfärgad kalksten. De smala rundbågefönstren är ursprungliga. Tornets ljudgluggar utgör en heterogen samling av hopplockade stenhuggeridetaljer. Långhuset och det lägre koret täcks av tegelklädda sadeltak, tornet kröns av en åttkantig spira. Tre ingångar finns: långhus- och korportal i söder samt tornportal i väster. Långhusportalens tympanonskiva har huggen slingornamentik. Långhuset täcks invändigt av två tältvalv, åtskilda av en bred gördelbåge. Det kryssvälvda koret upplyses av ett trekopplat östfönster samt ett mindre sydfönster. Ringkammaren täcks av ett högt sittande tältvalv. Triumf- och tornbågarna är svagt spetsbågiga. Kalkmålningar finns från 1200- och 1400-talen. Glasmålningarna i korets östfönster är från byggnadstiden. Inredningen härstammar i huvudsak från en restaurering 1902.
Dopfunten tillverkades av Sighraf vid slutet av 1100-talet. Cuppan har scener från Jesu barndom.
Predikstolen är från mitten av 1700-talet och saknar ljudtak.
Altartavlan har skulpturer från 1200-talet.
Orgeln tillverkades 1900 antingen av A V Lundal i Stockholm eller av Åkerman & Lund Orgelbyggeri. 1985 renoverades orgeln av J. Künkels orgelverkstad i Lund. Orgeln är mekanisk och har följande disposition.
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Folkloric
- Roots used for diarrhea, dysentery, boils, diabetes, snake bites, leucorrhea,.
- Roots used as restorative for phthisis.
- Roots externally applied for swellings and rheumatic pains.
- Tap root used for gonorrhea and dysentery; also as an emetic.
- Bark used externally as paste for inflammation and skin eruptions.
- Stems and bark used for headaches, snake bites, asthma, dental caries.
- Gum used for diarrhea, dysentery, menorrhagia.
- Fruits used for urinary problems.
- Leaves, ground and mixed with milk, used for urgency and painful urination.
- Leaves, ground into a paste, used for skin eruptions.
- Flower petals, squeezed and soaked in human's or cow's milk, used as soothing application for infant's conjunctivitis.
- Dry young fruit used for calculous affections and chronic inflammation of the kidney and urinary bladder; used for strangury and all causes of mechanical dysuria.
- Fruit used for weakness of the genitalia.
- Seeds, alone or combined withy cumin and anise-seeds and an eighth part of silicious bamboo secretion, used for gonorrhea and associated urethral discharge, chronic cystitis, consumption, catarrhal infections
- "Cotton" used externally for padding splints and covering burnt and inflamed surfaces.
- In Guinea, roots as used as emetic.
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Repository: California Historical Society
Digital object ID: CHS2013.1218.jpeg
Creator: Geo. H. Baker, Lith. San Francisco
Date: 1871
Format: Poster
Preferred Citation: Henleys Indian Queen Hair Restorative - A beautiful clear tincture, courtesy, California Historical Society, CHS2013.1218.jpeg.
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