As your garden plan evolves this spring…or as you continue to sow…or at whatever stage your garden is, be sure to leave some room for a few beautiful, edible garnishes! There are dozens of edible flowers you could sow, and not only are they beautiful, but they add a vibrant pop of color to any summer dish – sweet or savory. Also, adding flowers to your garden – vegetable or not – is helpful to attract and support pollinator populations.

Today’s exploration will be through essential oils that work especially well for massage therapy.

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity.  Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto).  And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tun

Mother's Day is just around the corner! If you haven't gotten her anything yet, don't worry, we've got you covered. While grand gifts are always fun to receive, we all know moms are happy just to spend time with their kids. And if you think about it, your mom’s favorite Mother's Day gift is probably a piece of art you made when you were in pre-school. While she does deserve the best – after all she's the reason you’re alive – it may not be in your budget to buy her, say, a brand new car.

Never had your astrological chart read? Always wanted to know what it's like? Tune in here for Basmati Editor Ursula Squire's first time getting her Soul Chart read!

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Ursula:  Hi, Andrea. It's so nice to meet you. 

A dear friend gifted me the book How Yoga Works by Geshe Michael Roach. After tearing away the wrapping paper to expose a yellow cover displaying the chin mudra and the title How Yoga Works, my initial thought was, Okay, an instructional book about yoga…nice.

Join Basmati.com every week for a Q&A session with one of Basmati’s practitioners, Melissa Hill (FDN-P)! We know that there is a lot of confusing information out there, which can make applying health advice overwhelming.  Sometimes, it’s best to ask a practitioner directly, so each week we’ll cover a common health question!

Experts are unanimous on this one – routines are good for children. As part of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), researchers tried to find a link between intellectual development and bedtime routine on over 11,000 children aged seven. The children were tested on three grounds – mathematics, reading and spatial awareness.

Merriam Webster defines the noun “mother” as: “a female parent.”

Merriam Webster also defines the verb “mother” as: “to give birth to or to give rise to.”

Black rice has been known as the Forbidden Rice in China for millennia because it was only served to the Emperors. Research done by Judith A. Carney reveals that the grain was imported to the Carolinas in the United States with the slaves who established it as a crop.