Praise

"I had been using Nicole's services for my son initially to help with his allergies.  We had tried every pill and inhalant under the sun, but he still continued to suffer. Imagine my complete joy at his miserable state vanishing on the second day of using her cream!  We ended up treating him also for sensory issues and treating myself for various health issues for stress management and sleep.  Her unique approach has made an enormous positive impact not only on our physical health without the use of pharmaceuticals, but on our family dynamic. I can't express enough how much she has helped us. She is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and supportive.  I would recommend her highly for anyone who is looking for a safe, natural way to better their health. I consider Nicole now a permanent part of my family's wellness team." - RD/textile designer

Conscious Parenting: Asking for your child's permission

I recently posted on Facebook:

"ConsciousParenting: Ask for your child's permission to post pictures or any information about her/himself on Facebook or any place."

The social media experience can be fun and engaging. It is another avenue for us to connect with and learn more about each other's lives, via photos and personal information. When posting, the adult makes the decision to share whatever he or she chooses, which could include photos of family members, vacations, details of a child's status in school, and so on. But, what about the child? Does she have a say in whether her picture or any details about her personal life gets posted?

Asking your child for permission shows respect and a sincere honoring of her rights. She will learn by your example and add this approach to her conscious and subconscious list of belief systems. It builds inner self-value and nurtures healthy communication and interpersonal relationships.

I encourage you to consider the other areas in your child's life where it is appropriate to ask for his/her permission...and honor it.

-N

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Conscious Conception: Factors to Consider When Ready to Conceive

Your intentions of creating a baby:
Is the desire to conceive a baby born out of a place of love, loneliness, fear, or other?

Being honest with yourself as to the purpose of getting pregnant will bring forth clarity and the opportunity to move forward in your decision from a place of consciousness and empowerment.



Feelings about yourself and partner:
It is crucial to consider how you truly feel about yourself, your openness to give and receive love, and the role of motherhood.

What role does your partner play in the decision to get pregnant? Will he or she be present and fully involved in the journey? Will you choose single parenting? What resources would you like to assist you?



How’s the health of your womb?
Preparing the womb space to conceive is essential in ensuring a safe and healthy home for your baby to grow. If there are any health challenges, consider utilizing natural therapies, such as aromatherapy and herbs, as complementary and alternative approaches to address the issue. They are gentle and non-toxic on the body.



How’s your diet!
It is best to consume foods that strengthens, cleanses and nourishes the body; which include appropriate portion and food pairing, moderation and listening to your body when it signals a need for food.



How much and what kind of water do you drink?
It is best to drink ½ your body’s weight in ounces up to 100 ounces daily. For instance, if you weigh 150 pounds, 75 ounces of water is the minimum daily amount. Preferably distilled water – many of the impurities have been removed through distillation.


How clean is the air in the home and work place?
Realize that unless you are getting really clean/fresh air, as well as breathing deeply, you may also be having challenges with the proper oxygenation of your body.

Go for a walk outside and slowly take deep breaths to fill the lungs.



Are you getting the appropriate type of exercise?
Exercise has been known to repair and strengthen the body, improve moods and assists in reducing pregnancy discomforts.

Light, gentle stretches and brisk to medium paced walking are appropriate exercises that promote circulation throughout the entire body.



What are your stress levels and how do you deal with them?
This is a main source of depletion of the essential elements that sustain a person’s body health. Naturally, stress is involved in the life experience, how you deal and address it is key. Meditation and/or listening to soothing music have been known to help with stress reduction, along with an innate belief in trust.



Lifestyle Choices:
Refrain from smoking, alcohol consumption, and recreational drugs. The health ramifications can be quite extensive, including anemia, blood and heart challenges. Most drugs cross the placenta, so if you are already pregnant, this may cause a direct toxic effect on the fetus, including possible and drug dependency. After childbirth, drugs can be passed to the baby through breastfeeding.




Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC is a Certified Aromatherapist and Licensed Natural Health Care Practitioner and Educator, and owner of a holistic health practice. Nicole’s mission is to put pleasure back into pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the family collective. She is available for private sessions, via telephone. 
 
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Mastering Your Choices: How to Clearly Define Your Positions of Mother and Woman

Defining the roles of mother and woman helps you to set clear boundaries within yourself, your relationships, and life experiences.


At times, it can be a very thin line when steering each. One can get lost within the other and vice versa. Yes, as a mother, you are both a mother and a woman. As a woman, what identity have you structured for yourself? Is being a mother your identity? Or, have you created two interdependent identities that support or clash with each other? What does it mean to you to be a mother and a woman?


I invite you to register for my next live teleseminar, in which I will present key steps to clearly define these roles, allowing you to acknowledge and honor each, while truthfully deciding your self-identity.


Learn more and register at Events.

Registration closes at 7:00pm on July 9, 2012
 
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I Love My Work!

According to an article in the New York Post, women who suffer stress during pregnancy transmit their anxiety to their unborn child from as early as 17 weeks, research indicates. Stress levels in fetuses only four months rise and fall in line with those of their mothers.


The findings prompted calls for employers, family and friends to be aware of the risks. The research is published in the May edition of Clinical Endocrinology. One of the study’s authors, Professor Yvette Glover, has previously shown a link between stress in pregnancy and the baby’s IQ. (Times of London)

This truth serves as one of the reasons I conceived and gave birth to my practice. My goal is to guide mothers in remembering that they are a powerful part of the birthing journey, before, during, and after pregnancy, through their thoughts, conscious decision making skills, diet, and their perception about themselves and their pregnancy and, motherhood in general.

By assisting mothers in understanding the significance of demonstrating love in the womb, they will ultimately be able to transmit that energy to baby, increasing the chances of birthing a happy baby whose beginning foundation in this life is in joy and love. This foundation then continues to grow and build the essence of the individual, giving rise to a self-empowered, emotionally nurtured, conscious participant on the life journey who contributes his or her gifts to the world with love and care.

My unique approach to natural health care for pregnant women, new moms, newborns and childbirth all offer the support and assistance necessary to foster such a beginning and rapport. I invite you to explore these options and how I may be of service.


With Love,

Nicole

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Mastering Motherhood

I see mastering motherhood as honoring both the mother and woman within you. Knowing when to wear the mommy hat and when to switch gears and flip on your woman hat. It is so vital to create an intimate relationship with both. They need each other for support and guidance on how to powerfully navigate both worlds. Your children know the mother. Your husband/partner/career sees the woman. You own both.

At times, it can be a very thin line when steering each. One can get lost within the other and vice versa. The key is to set clear boundaries within yourself and with the people in your life, if you choose to acknowledge the two separately.

If you are a mother, I invite you to start to define the two roles and how you would go about setting the appropriate boundaries to regard both.

My next live tele-class in July will be on this topic. I would love to hear your views and position on Mastering Motherhood. Please feel free to forward your email address to be notified of the date and time of the class.


With love,
Nicole

Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC is a mother and woman-honoring wellness practitioner. Her mission is to put pleasure back into pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the family collective. Click here to get to know Nicole and all she has created just for you.

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Your Conscious Family: 3 Proactive Steps to Transform Your Family from Mundane to Vibrant

When you make the decision to nurture your family into The Conscious Family, you immediately place your family in a position of power to create and build healthy and proactive participants within the family collective, thus, setting the foundation for a strong and harmonious family structure. This commitment fosters a conscious marriage + conscious parenting + conscious children.


I invite you to join me on this live tele-class (telephone-communicated) as I present key steps to positively transform and enhance the physical and emotional health of your family with natural and organic resources.

Learn more and register at http://site.mawebcenters.com/wholecreations/events.html
Registration closes at 5:00pm EST, June 15.

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Weekend Deal for Moms and Babies :-)

I'm a big fan of the marriage of 'Deals + Healthy, Quality Products'! I'm sure you are as well :-)

I looked at the products I create, attempting to decide which ONE to offer you as a sale. After a quick contemplation, I decided - let's put ALL of the 'Sweet Butterfly Mommy & Baby' Aromatherapy Products on sale this weekend!

Click on this link => Sweet Butterfly Mommy & Baby Products to view all of the lovely products. Order directly from the website.

Here are some highlights:

* ALL products contain natural and organic ingredients, meaning - they add more value to your skin and health without the worry of harmful ramifications.

* ALL products are lovingly hand made with consideration to what benefits your family's health.

* Buy them as the perfect gifts for family, friends, and all loved ones.

* I know that 'A healthy family = A more harmonious family'. You'd be amazed to discover the impact healthy ingredients have on your physical, as well as emotional well-being.

* ALL products are also suitable for children. p.s. Most of our products contain coconut oil, so please know if you are sensitive to that type of oil before using.
This special offer ends at 12:00am Monday, May 28.


Enjoy your shopping experience!
With Love,

Nicole
Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC
Certified Aromatherapist

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Conscious Parenting: Emotion Accountability

Parents, are you conscious to the fact that your children are aware of your feelings, whether you verbally express them or not?

They may be unable to say everything that you are feeling, but, in most cases, they mirror and demonstrate your mood and emotions.

Have your child displayed temper tantrums and other emotional upsets? It may be helpful for you to explore your emotions to identify your own hidden emotional upsets, there is a great possibility that your child may be mirroring upsets within the parent(s) or home environment.

It helps to foster a home environment in which a healthy awareness of one's emotions is acknowledged and appropriately addressed. Reactions, such as temper tantrums, reflect misdirected and inappropriately addressed emotions.

To nurture your commitment to Conscious Parenting, incorporate healthy approaches to wellness for the whole family, such as responsible communication, wholesome nutrition, Aromatherapy and Flower Essences.


To your conscious health and wellness,

Nicole

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Is Your Family Dehydrated?

Drinking water is a powerful, healing necessity that is a daily requirement! Much of society have come to overconsume coffee, tea and juice, while devaluing the importance of drinking pure water.

Water is essential to the proper growth and thriving of any life. Literally, without it, the body dies...just think, if you stop watering your plant...it dies! Our lives depend on it...all internal organs and body functioning, such as liver, heart, stomach, eyes, intestines and so on rely on water in order to function well.

Because we are all built in different sizes, the amount necessary for each individual is different. It is recommended that you consume 1/2 your body's weight in ounces, for example, if you weigh 150 pounds, 75 ounces of water is what your body requires; preferably distilled water, all of the impurities are removed through distillation. Is it recommended that you sip every 10 to 15 minutes to gradually hydrate the body.

It has been stated that 80% of society is dehydrated. Rule number one for identifying dehydration is thirst. If you are feeling thirsty, you are already dehydrated.

Possible signs of dehydration include:
Allergies
Digestive issues
Dry skin
Blemishes/Skin discoloration
Dark color around the eyes
Brittle/thinning hair
Constipation
Womb challenges
Weight gain
Mood swings

The above may also indicate other challenges within the body.

"Water" with fructose and minerals in it, is not pure water. The body has to process the fructose and minerals, instead of experiencing the natural cleansing and hydrating of pure water throughout the entire body.

Benefits of appropriate water consumption include:
Removing waste and toxins from the body
Improves heart health, resulting in higher energy and circulation
Proper digestion
Assists in balancing your emotions and mental health
Promotes healthy and glowing skin
Assists in keeping the body more alkaline (disease cannot live in an alkaline body!)
Improves dental health
Increases recovery from illness

Choose drinking clean, pure water everyday a commitment within your home.

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Children’s Allergies: From Fear-filled to Healthy Immunity

Whether it is seasonal allergy and/or food allergy, these forms of hyper-sensitivities indicate an imbalance within your child’s body. Common allergic reactions include hay fever, hives, eczema, aversion to food, asthma attacks and to a growing number of medications, as antibiotics, penicillin, and aspirin.

On a physical level, an allergy is considered a disorder of the immune system and can be digestive and respiratory related. Your child experiences a hyper reaction to a foreign substance that is otherwise considered safe.

Allergies can be potentially dangerous, especially in children. It then becomes vital to address immediately with a safe and gentle protocol. Most allergies begin in-utero, so moms it is important to examine your own diet, emotional health and response to stress, especially if you are breastfeeding, as these potential factors may have contributed to your child's allergies.

Key areas to explore when implementing preventive measures and addressing your child’s allergy symptoms include:
Refrain from introducing too much food too soon to your child. His or her body needs time to develop a relationship with each food; too much may be too taxing on the body.

Proper mastication of food – teach your child to chew food, until it is soft and mushy. This prevents her stomach from attempting to break down big pieces of food, which may lead to indigestion.

Choose organic produce that is free of pesticides. Prolonged exposure to pesticides can cause a build up of toxins in the body, which in turn slows down the body’s ability to naturally process environmental and food elements.

Choose conscious eating – decrease and/or eliminate microwave, prepackaged, and high sugar food from your child’s diet as they too can increase toxic load within the body. The body innately gravitates to fresh foods, any preparation outside of that requires your child’s body to work extra hard to process. The food that is unprocessed or undigested stays in your child’s body as waste. Read labels/ask for ingredients when purchasing store bought food as most contains sugar, dairy, and nuts, which children tend to be sensitive to.

Teach your child to respond with a peaceful and a calm attitude when facing his life experiences and to openly and appropriately express his emotions. On an emotional level, an allergy may indicate fearful thoughts your child is holding onto about life and the world and he overreacts or becomes hypersensitive when he perceives an attack, hence the definition of an allergy.

Most, if not all conventional medicine products for allergies come with a list of potential adverse effects that are counterproductive to addressing the issue long-term and often creating new health challenges. Consider natural and alternative wellness options to strengthen your child’s immune and digestive system. The stomach rules every aspect of health and approximately 60% of the immune system is located within the stomach/gut. Incorporate the right digestive enzymes into your child’s conscious eating lifestyle, along with immune-boosting essential oils, and the appropriate amount of distilled water everyday. If your child weighs 50 pounds, 25 ounces of water everyday is the best fit for his body.

As soon as you notice a food or environmental intolerance in your child, respond right away. Your early response is the key to preventing the onset of life-altering allergies.

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Stomach Rules!!!

Whether you are experiencing food allergies, painful menstrual cycles, morning sickness, infertility, special needs challenges, one thing each person has in common is a challenge in the stomach. When the health of your stomach becomes compromised, all other systems of the body are affected as they all rely on what is first processed in the stomach. This could leave your body vulnerable to varying health issues.

Your stomach is responsible for processing EVERYTHING – your thoughts, emotions, life experiences, and food. The health of your stomach is affected by food nutrition, your response to stress, and your belief about ‘digesting’ your life experiences.

Common symptoms of stomach problems include:
• Gas
• Stiff shoulders/neck/joints
• Headaches/migraines
• Cold hands/feet
• Poor memory
• Insomnia
• Muscle aches and pains
• Abdominal cramping after eating
• Diarrhea/constipation
• Weight issues
• Fatigue
• Anxiety
• Loss of libido

You must address the health of your stomach in order to fully address any health challenge. First, examine your nutritional intake; remember good nutrition helps to heal and bad nutrition helps to deteriorate and foster dis-ease.

Other support for building a healthy stomach includes drinking the appropriate amount of water daily, taking the right enzymes, which help to repair and optimize functioning of your stomach and entire body; add essential oils to your daily lifestyle - they create gentle, positive changes in your stomach; choose a more relaxed and grounded response to stress and how you process your life experiences.

Essential Oils: Your Family’s Natural First Aid

Scenario: your son trips on one of his toys, falls and cuts his leg. What first aid ointment do you use? How much do you know about the first aid ointment you apply?

Did you know that when you place a combination of lavender and chamomile essential oils on the cut, it heals from the inside out with no adverse effect to your son’s skin and health?

Essential oils are extracted from flowers and plants and their therapeutic properties are used in a gentle way to assist the health of your family. Also known as Aromatherapy, the essential oils have certain qualities, such as natural and safe anti-bacterial, antibiotic, and antiseptic that can be used by every member of your family.

As you may already know, any oil, ointment, cream that is placed on the skin is absorbed into the body and has an affect on your physical body, mood, behavior, and thoughts. Both lavender and chamomile essential oils assist to heal the cut and repair the skin, as well as soothe and relax your nervous and digestive systems. The multi-purpose of essential oils provides added wellness benefits for the user.

Your Aromatherapy first aid kit can consists of essential oil creations for cuts and scrapes, sleep support, coughs and colds, headaches, and so on. It can be used in combination with your traditional first aid kit.

Most traditional first aid kit consists of medicines that have warning labels of potential adverse effects, so research what works best for your family. Always prioritize safety and effectiveness first.

For additional information regarding Aromatherapy first aid support, please contact me at NicoleATucker@aol.com.

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Experience The Feel-Good Energy Of Aromatherapy During Pregnancy Bedrest

Aromatherapy means “therapy or treatment through aromas.” It entails using essential oils, which are considered the spirit of nature’s oldest inhabitants: flowers, plants, fruits, and trees.

This ancient form of healthcare is safe for everyone, including pregnant and postpartum mothers on bedrest. It requires no challenging movement to inhale the aroma or to apply an aromatherapy blend. In fact, the marriage of gentle touch combined with the essential oils helps to promote a feel-good energy within the mother as a type of self-love and self-nurturing.

Essential oils are typically extracted through distillation, and their unique therapeutic properties (such as antiviral, antibacterial, antibiotic, sedative, nervine and digestive) are used to address your health concerns.

The oils may be experienced through inhalation and/or topically (combined with a variety of base oils, such as canola, olive, or almond). The added base oil helps to transport the essential oil into the bloodstream, where it can “work its magic.”

Essential oil preparations can also be utilized as a massage cream application, foot and body bath, perfume, compress, mouthwash and air diffusion.

As an aromatherapy spray, the pleasant, uplifting aroma will positively affect the atmosphere of the bedrest room; this provides further support as frustration and upset can be common responses to being in the same environment for extended periods of time.

Because there are countless therapeutic properties to each essential oil, aromatherapy is suitable to assist the variety of reasons why you are on bedrest. For instance, essential oil of sweet orange assists digestion and promotes positive attitude and mood; this oil would be helpful for a mother who may be experiencing morning sickness, nausea, loss of appetite or any other form of digestive upset, along with possible emotional upsets. An aromatherapy blend can be created for you that can be inhaled, apply on the stomach area of your body, or all over the body.

A positive shift in emotions supports a healthier pregnancy and mommy and baby bonding experience.

Now offered in hospitals throughout the world, aromatherapy is considered a complementary and alternative approach to healthcare. It may be used by itself or in partnership with other healthcare options. Aromatherapy can be used throughout pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, postnatal, and beyond. I recommend consulting with a certified aromatherapist to have products specially created for your specific health concerns.

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“My Special Baby” Body Oil for Babies/Children with Special Needs

Contact: Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC
Certified Aromatherapist
NicoleATucker@aol.com
(201) 926-9757

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Announcing the launch of “My Special Baby” Body Oil, stress reduction support for babies and children with special needs

Hudson County, New Jersey - February 7, 2012 – Babies and children with special needs make up 10.2 million of the US population with each special needs child experiencing similar everyday stressors. Oftentimes, stress reduction support is more readily offered to the care provider, not the babies and children.

Parents often share their pain and frustration about the challenges their baby or child endure, the impact on the marriage and other siblings, and fears about their child’s future health and socialization skills. Reducing the stress in babies and children with special needs plays a critical role in nourishing and improving his/her daily life and quality of living, as well as, the entire family wellness.

Containing gentle, non-toxic ingredients of essential oils, “My Special Baby” Body Oil assists in reducing stress commonly experienced in babies and children with special needs. Easily applied on your baby’s hands, feet or body, “My Special Baby” Body Oil works in partnership with your baby/child’s medicine regime and offers a pleasurable way to handle stress management. “My Special Baby” Body Oil is suitable for newborns and older.

Sold in a one-ounce amber glass bottle with a dropper top, the cost of one bottle of “My Special Baby” Body Oil is $50. Conveniently order by calling Nicole at (201) 926 – 9757 or email her at NicoleATucker@aol.com.

Nicole A. Tucker is a Certified Aromatherapist and creator of “My Special Baby” Body Oil. She owns and operates a holistic health practice for pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, newborn, and baby health.

Contact:
Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC
Certified Aromatherapist
NicoleATucker@aol.com
(201) 926 - 9757

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Teaching Children The Tools of Empowerment

To nurture the greatest potential in children, it is important to teach them how to consciously develop and access their belief systems about themselves and life. Therein lies the tools to assist them to consciously co-create and navigate their life experiences. These tools can assist them to understand and trust their innate knowing, learn about their bodies, understand the menstrual cycle and puberty, how to communicate and express themselves, be able to identify their creative process and much more.


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What Is Aromatherapy and What Health Challenges Can It Assist?

Aromatherapy entails using essential oils, also known as the lifeblood of nature's oldest inhabitants, flowers, plants, fruits. The oils are extracted through distillation and their healing properties are then used in a gentle and safe manner to assist your health concerns. The essential oils have certain qualities such as antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiseptic, antibiotic, antidepressant, and/or many other qualities that assist your holistic (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual) health. A trained person can work with these qualities to educate you on how to use these essential oils for your own personal benefit. When inhaled and/or placed on the skin, there is an effect within the body. There are different ways of using essential oils: as a massage oil or cream, air spray, mouthwash, in a douche and more. A massage oil or cream is the method I find most efficient and my clients have found most effective. With a massage oil or cream, essential oils are combined with a carrier oil, such as olive, canola, and almond or in an unscented cream. I educate you in the appropriate essential oils to use and how to use them.

Aromatherapy Assists:

ADHD
Fertility
Allergies
Fibroids
Asthma
Insomnia
Skin issues
Ear infection
Breast milk flow
Menstrual challenges
Post-traumatic stress
Post-partum emotional health
Preventive health
And much more

- Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC
Certified Aromatherapist
Clinical Aromatherapy Student

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