Household Tips
Home Health Remedies
Beauty Aids & Cosmetics
Ingredients for Homemade Beauty Aids
Guide To Carrier Oils: 21 Of The Best To Mix With Essential Oils
Homemade Ginger Extract (w/ lemon)
Lips
Hair Care
Gelatin Hair Mask (strengthens hair)
Shampoos, Conditioners & Rinses for Your Hair
Homemade Hair Rinses, & Hair Masks for Deep Conditioning
How To Make Your Own Hairspray
Shaving
Bathing
How to Make an Herbal Bath Bag
Oatmeal Bath for Soothing Skin
Spa Treatments
Detox Home Spa - For Long Term Health
Whole Body
Body Scrubs: How to Make Salt and Sugar Scrubs
Eyes
Home Spa Treatments for the Eyes (includes recipes for eye creams)
Hands & Feet
Paraffin Wax Treatment for Hands & Feet
Face
Home Facial: How To Give Yourself a Facial at Home
Skin Care
"Homemade" Oatmeal Soap (soothes dry, irritated skin)
Natural Beauty Remedies from the Kitchen
Homemade Body Lotion
Faith's Mild Brown Sugar & Aspirin Facial Scrub
Skin Care: Cleansing Creams, Toners, Moisturizers
Salicylic Acid Aspirin Masks, Scrubs & Skin Cleansers (for acne, blackheads & pimples)
Eyes
Hands & Feet
Cleaning
Decluttering
Cleaning Product Ingredients
Essential Oils For Cleaning Your Home
Homemade Ginger Extract (w/ lemon)
My Purchased Cleaners vs. Homemade
Environmentally Friendly Cleaners General Info
Environmentally Friendly Cleaner Ingredients
How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
23 Ingenious Uses for White Vinegar
Things You Should NOT Clean w/ Vinegar
51 Fantastic Uses for Baking Soda
15 Brilliant Uses for Toothpaste
Dish Soap
Laundry Soap
Homemade Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent
Baking Soda & Vinegar in the Laundry
Cleaning Grilling Equipment
How To Remove Tar (from car, pants, tools)
Bathroom Cleaning
Preventing Mold in the Bathroom
How to Clean Bathroom Mold & Mildew
Floor Cleaning & Polishing
Top 10 Things Not to Clean your Hardwood Floors With
3 Easy & Affordable Ways to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors
The Very Best Hardwood Floor Polishes
Restoring Shine to Wood Floors (white vinegar & vegetable oil)
Rug Cleaners
Homemade Carpet Cleaning Solution
Natural Stone & Marble
How to Get Stains Out of Marble
Sealing Natural Stone Surfaces (plus test to see if needs sealing)
Furniture
Silver & Other Metal Cleaners
Cleaning Tarnished Silverware
Wall, Cubboard & Granite Cleaning
Cleaning Kitchen & Bathroom Wood Cabinets
Cleaning Kitchen & Other Appliances
Cleaning Paste for Gas Stovetop
Cleaning the Inside of your Microwave
Dishwasher
Homemade, Eco-Friendly Dishwasher Detergent & Rinse Agent
Dishwasher Tip: Cloudy Glasses
If Your Dishwasher Is Not Cleaning Well
How To Clean Your Dishwasher & Remove Odor
Commercial Dishwasher Detergent Ingredients
Stain Removers
Window & Mirror Cleaning
Streak-free Outside Window Cleaner (No squeegeeing)
Home Fix-It & Appliance Maintenance
Plumbing
*How to Clear a Slow Draining Sink
How to Unclog a Toilet using a Plunger or Auger)
How to Unclog a Toilet without a Plunger
How to Fix a Leaky Faucet: Basic Steps
How to Replace Stem Cartridge Assembly on Dripping Delta Faucet
Bathtub Clicker Drain Adjustment
Should You Grout or Caulk Around Tub
Fans
How to Disassemble a Cyclone Fan to Clean It
How to Disassemble a Lasko WindMachine Fan to Clean It
Dishwasher
TV
Capentry
How to Finish Wood w/ Polyurethane Over Tung Oil
How to Fix a Misaligned Door Lock
How to Remove a Stipped-out Screw
Hardwood Floors
How to Repair Spots on Hardwood Floors
How to Remove Pet Stains from Wood Floors
Repair
J-B Weld (metal, plastic, etc. can be painted)
Furniture
Refrigerator
Electrical
Dimmer Switches: 3-Way vs. Multi-Location
How to Test an Electrical Outlet (for circuit & if grounded)
How to Test Christmas Lights With a Light Tester
Heater (Boiler)
How to Bleed Radiators (& check pressure of the boiler)
If the Pilot Light does not Stay Lit on Boiler
Painting
Pest Control
Bug Repellents
Homemade Chemical Free Bug Repellents
How to Burn Used Coffee Grounds for Mosquito Repellent (burns like incense)
Gardening & Houseplants
Weed Control
Garden Tools, Pots, Composting . . .
How to Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden
Use Kitchen Scraps in the Garden without Composting
Flower Gardening
Invasive & Noninvasive Flowering Vines
Macrame Plant Holders (Word Documents .docx)
Some Basic Macrame Knots (.docx)
No Ring Macrame Plant Hanger DIY (.docx)
Exercise & Well-Being
Well-Being
Muscle Buidling Foods
Yoga
The Corpse Pose & Savasana (finishing relaxation poses)
*Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) (morning awakening poses)
Moon Salutation (evening meditative, calming quality)
Sitting Postures for Pranayama & Meditation
Pranayama: Breath Control & Exercises
*Easy Posture (Sukhasana)
Hero Pose (Virasana)
*Kneeling Posture
*Ankle Lock
*Perfect Posture (Siddhasana)
*The Lotus
Yoga Exercise Sequences
Yoga Practice Schedule - My Yoga Teacher in Mystic, Connecticut
Melt Stress w/ One Yoga Pose a Day
Basic Yoga Session - Yoga Exercise and Poses
Yoga for the Neck & the Upper Back
Yoga Exercises
Neck Exercises (Neck Rolls)
1. Yoga Warm-Ups (list from Yoga, Youth and Reincarnation by Jess Stearn)
Chest Expander (stretching)
Cat Stretch (stretching)
The Pendulum (stretching)
The Hugging Exercise (stretching)
Invisible Wings (stretching)
The Pulley (tensing)
Knee Presses (tensing)
Knee Squeeze (tensing)
Shoulder Squeeze (tensing)
Arm Lift (tensing)
The Flower (tensing)
The Roots (tensing)
Rock 'n' Rolls (flexing)
The Pump (flexing)
Neck Rolls (lubricating the extremities)
Finger Flexing (lubricating the extremities)
Ankle Bends (lubricating the extremities)
Rippling the Back (lubricating the extremities)
Rippling the Arms (lubricating the extremities)
The Fountain (balance)
One-Leg Stands (balance)
Angle Balance (balance)
The Rooster (balance)
The Stork (balance)
*Pelvic Stretch (several variations)
*Leg Split (several variations)
*Lion Pose (Simhasana) - facial muscles, throat
9. Yoga Poses - Relaxation/Finishing Asanas
The Corpse Pose & Savasana (finishing relaxation poses)
Child Pose (Balasana)
*The Corpse Pose (Savasana)
Legs Up the Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)
Yoga Asanas for Reducing Abdominal Fat
*Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
Wind Relieving Pose (Pavanmuktasana)
*The Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
*The Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)
*Seated Forward Bend (Paschimothanasana)
The Stomach Lift, Abdominal Lift (Uddyiana Bandha)
Dandayamana-Dhanurasana- Standing Bow Pulling Pose
Cat Pose (Bidalasana/Marjariasana)
The Lying Abdominal Twist Pose (Supta Udarakarshanasana)
Half Boat Pose (Ardha Navasana)
Wide-Legged Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)
*Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana)
Side Plank (Vasisthasana)
*The Tree Pose (Vriksasana)
*Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
*The Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana)
Downward Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
Exercies/Yoga Poses to Soothe Spinal Stenosis
Adapting Yoga for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Exercises for Spinal Stenosis (medical field)
Yoga Sequence for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
My Sequence for Spinal Stenosis
Yoga Poses to Soothe Sciatia
Yoga for Sciatica
- Simple half spinal twist (ardha matsyendrasana)
- Full version of ardha matsyendrasana
- Standing twist
- Standing Hamstring stretches
- Modified Gomukhasana (cow’s face pose)
- Raja kapotasana (king pigeon pose)
- Variation of king pigeon pose (standing)
Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana)
*The Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
Cow’s Face Pose (Gomukhasana)
King Pigeon Pose (Raja kapotasana)
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose (Supta Padangusthasana) & variation
*Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
Extended Triangle Pose
Half Standing Forward Bend (Ardha Uttanasana)
Extended Side Angle Pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
Bharadvaja's Twist (Bharadvajasana)
Pelvic Tilt Exercise
Press-Up Exercise
Straight Leg Raise Exercise
Yoga Poses at your Work Chair
Chair Yoga Poses
- Chair Cat-Cow Stretch
- Chair Raised Hands Pose (Urdhva Hastasana)
- Chair Forward Bend (Uttanasana)
- Chair Extended Side Angle (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
- Chair Pigeon (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)
- Chair Eagle (Garudasana)
- Chair Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana)
- Chair Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I)
- Chair Warrior II (Virabhadrasana I)
- Reverse Warrior
- Final Relaxation: Chair Savasana
* in Yoga, Youth and Reincarnation by Jess Stearn
2. Yoga Poses - Standing Poses
Classic Standing Poses Sequence
1. Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
2. Lunge Pose
3. Warrior Pose I (Virbhadrasana)
4. Warrior Pose II (Virbhadrasana II)
5. Reverse Warrior
6. Extended Side Angle Pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
7. *Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
8. Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana)
9. Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
Repeat on the Left Side
Revolved Triangle Pose
Hands to Feet (Pada Hastasana)
Standing Side Stretch Pose
Chair Pose I
Chair Pose II
*Standing Forward Bend
*Eagle Pose - balance
*Toe Balance
*The Swan
*The Tree Pose (Vriksasana) - balance
Crescent Moon Pose
*Deep Lunge
Warrior Pose III (Virbhadrasana III)
3. Yoga Poses - Sitting/Forward Bend Poses
Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
*Seated Forward Bend (Paschimothanasana)
Garland Pose
Full Boat Pose
*Head-Knee Pose
*Shooting Bow Pose
Spread Leg Forward Fold
*Cow Head Pose (Gomukhasana)
Cat Pose (Bidalasana/Marjariasana)
Wide-legged Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)
4. Yoga Poses - Twists
Sage Twist (Marichyasana)
*The Twist
Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana)
Revolved Side Angle Pose
5. Yoga Poses - Supine Poses (lying down)
Wind Relieving Pose (Pavanmuktasana)
Leg Reclining Lunge
Leg to Side Pose
Leg Pulls
6. Balance Poses
Crane Pose (Bakasana)
*The Cock (Kukkutasana)
*The Crow
*The Peacock
*Knee Stretch
7. Inverted Poses
*Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana)
*The Plough Pose (Halasana)
*Head Stand (Sirshasana)
Hand Stand
8. Yoga Poses - Backbends
*The Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
*The Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)
*The Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
*The Fish Pose (Matsyasana) - Supine backbend
*The Locust Pose (Salabhasana)
*The Wheel Pose
*The Scorpion
*Frog Pose
*The Inclined Plane
