Blog – Gaia Essentials

Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.

- Thich Nhat Hahn

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Happy new day!

I wish I had said this. I do feel it in my bones not just at the new year, but with every quiver of energy that vibrates through my body....
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Great journeys never end, they just...

Hi! My name is Courtney! Some of you may recognize me as a longtime local on the California coast. I am a yoga practitioner, a masseuse, a mother, a lover...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Solutions to summer skin ailments

Let me preface this entry with the disclaimer that I am not a doctor so my advice should not be interpreted as professional medical opinion. That said, I do get...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Sustainable farming practices: What to know...

So, what do chickens have to do with soap and skincare? On the surface, not a whole lot, but when I came across this little video produced by the Sustainable...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Choose your vegetable oils wisely!

Okay, let's talk about vegetable oil. Is it good for you, bad for you? The stuff is often billed as a panacea of sorts. For example, some have been said...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
agriculture• biodynamic• ccof• cdfa• certification• community• eco-friendly• ecosystem• environment• farmers' market• farming• fresh• future• GMO• growing practices• ingredients• invest• local• organic• produce• skincare• small business• sustainable• sustainable farming• toxic• usda
Preparing to take the formidable path...

Thirty years ago— two decades before this business was born—I would have never believed I would one day be headed down the long road paved with massive accounting procedures &...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Determining the right moisturizer for you

Our skin works hard to protect us from the elements so it makes sense to give it some good TLC in return. After consuming a healthful, nutritious diet the next...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone
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Aren't Farmers' Markets fantastic?

Similar to the Town Square in times past, Farmer Markets draw the community together. One of the highest regarded benefit is the social gathering. People come together, chat about current happenings in their life...
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Mar 21, 22 • By Simone

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gaia essentials recognizes that radiance truly comes from inner resources. What we eat, who we are, and living in tune with nature are a few of the vital elements composing our glow. May using the organic, simple and wholesome products offered by establishments like gaia essentials reaffirm our vibrant living, wise learning and graceful aging. The pure & natural ingredients affirm a key factor in the vital health and happiness of not only us- but this precious earth as well.

Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.

- Thich Nhat Hahn

Tagged: small business

Happy new day!

Great journeys never end, they just...

Solutions to summer skin ailments

Sustainable farming practices: What to know...

Choose your vegetable oils wisely!

Preparing to take the formidable path...

Determining the right moisturizer for you

Aren't Farmers' Markets fantastic?

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