Podcast: Sistah Goddess Radio Premiere

Greetings and welcome to Sistah Goddess Radio! I am kicking off my very first interview with a special guest all the way from Ghana. Today I had a wonderful conversation with Faiza Ibrahim Taimako. She is the a living network, a generational botanist, spiritual healer and herbalist. She is also the coordinator of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medical Practitioners (GHAFTRAM), the Regional Secretary of the Ghana Psychic and Traditional Healers Association, niece of the Chief of Bongo and niece of the lead elder of the Ten-Zu Shrine and a in-law of the Chief of Gushe. If that is not it she is a wife, mother and businesswoman.
Join us as she speaks of spiritual healing, traditional practices and connecting the diaspora to the continent.

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Gifts from Sistah Mama Earth That Heal You

I have longed believed that we can heal ourselves using what is around us. A herbalist I once knew told me what grows around our homes is what we need. When I take a walk around my neighborhood I take notice of what grows in my neighbor's yards and what grows along the sidewalks. A plant I see often is dandelion. I have heard people call dandelion a weed but it is one of the most beneficial herbs for the digestive system - especially when it comes to digestion of fat. This herb also helps to relieve cramps. You can eat the leaves in salad or use the roots and leaves in a tea. NOTE: Don't harvest it from your lawn unless you are sure the ground is free from insecticides.

Recipe for the Mid-day Sluggishness

Take 1 heaping teaspoon of dried dandelion root boiled in 1 1/2 cups of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
Boiling it for this long allows for you to extract the full medicinal properties fo the herb. Let it cool and drink warm.

This is a great solution for those times when you are experiencing a low from too much caffiene and sugar.

Spiritually, dandelion is said to sharpen your intuition and to assist with making sense of your dreams.

Peace,
Sistah Camara

Travel Alert! Free Trip To Zanzibar!

I was just speaking with my good friend Upsei Mtambuzi from the Oakland area last night and I shared that I was now bloggin' for the sistahs. Out of that conversation came the invitation to sistahs (and brothas) to come to her family's very beautiful beachfront Zanzibar Bed & Breakfast for her February 12-28, 2008 Spiritual and Healing Journey Retreat. I am attaching pictures because many us don't know the paradise that awaits us in our motherland. Upsei and her husband are wonderful Afrikan hosts and they will have guest teachers presenting classes/workshops on spiritual healing and yoga.

SPECIAL FOR SISTAH GODDESS READERS!

EARN A FREE TRIP TO ZANZIBAR!
Get six people to attend the Spiritual and Healing Journey Retreat and go for free!!! OR (the communal way) have seven people pay the price of six to go. Eitherway, it is a savings of $3500. For more information on the Zanzibar retreat and other retreats go to their website at www.enterafrica.net/tours.html

If you can't make the February retreat Upesi has more events happening. You can also just come and enjoy the bed&breakfast for a little R&R. The home/center is located in Bwejuu in Zanzibar (Tanzania). Upesi has a special relationship with the community and on her site you can see a community project she is working on with our East Afrikan Sistahs. Also, support Afrikan owned businesses and travel spots - you may get more out of it than a vacation. Tell her you heard about it on the Sistah Goddess Blog.
Peace,
Sistah C