It begins with intention.

I think that everything that we do repeatedly and on a daily basis is worth looking at and reassessing from time to time. And this includes your skin care practice. 

There are physical aspects of skin care worth reassessing every once in a while, like: 

1. How does my skin look and feel? Is it healthy?

2. Do I enjoy using my current skin care products? And do I feel that they work for me?

3. Do I have any new skin health concerns? If so, do I need support to address them or do I know exactly what to do?

4. Am I devoting enough time to care for myself?

5. Is there any room for improvement?

But there also are emotional aspects to our skin care practice and I would argue that they are actually more important than physical care.

Is the intention behind what you apply, why and how you apply, a conscious one? Or are you simply moving through the motions every morning and every night?  Is your practice self-loving, is it self-loathing or is it disconnected and robot-like?

These are simple questions that you may want to ask yourself. Being present and observing your self-talk while you go about your skin care routine or when you are wanting to purchase more or new skin care products is important. And it is the first step to overcoming potential self-destructive perceptions and becoming loving towards yourself.

I hope that we would all agree that intention behind whatever we do in life is very important. For example, giving generously to a charity because you wholeheartedly want to help fellow humans carries a very different energy from giving to a charity for the pure purpose of gaining respect and importance within the community. Exercising because you don’t want to be fat carries a very different energy from exercising because you want to be the healthiest you can be.

It is very much the same with skin care. If you buy and apply your products because you hate your skin, or are scared of getting older, you’ll probably keep on hating your skin and you’ll not only see it getting old but you’ll start feeling old.

If instead you chose to make a conscious decision to purchase and apply skin care products to add vibrance, health and loving care to your life, it will be a completely different experience. 

The first one is self-loathing, driven by fear and focuses on lack and I guarantee depletes your life force. The second is loving, health and life-force building.

These two perspectives will certainly offer you a very different life experience. Which one will you choose for yourself?   

Magdalena xo

Cleansing, mindfulness and tending to the garden of your skin.

Here is a tiny excerpt from my latest article for The School for Aromatic Studies.

‘From the way we are taught about our skin at school, to the way we are encouraged to care for it, it is obvious that our relationship with our skin has become very mechanical. No attention is given to the innate wisdom of the skin or the life which pulsates within it.’ Continue ridding HERE

I hope that you will enjoy it:)

Magdalena xo

Aromatics in Skin Care

I can’t imagine my skin care practice or formulations without essential oils. I actually can’t imagine my life without them. If you ever came to my home for a visit you’ll find a small antique wooden chest trunk filled with essential oils. I have couple hundred ++ bottles of both very common and very rare aromatic finds.

I use them daily to keep the air clean, to uplift my mood, to relax, in baths… and of course on my skin.

Here is my article Aromatics in Skin Care which I have recently contributed to the The School of Aromatic Studies Have a read and let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Love and light,

Magdalena xo

In Between Visits with Dr. Kristy | Podcast | With Magdalena Tomczak: On Mindset

Deep gratitude to Dr. Kristy Lewis for the amazing opportunity to share about my work and about mindful beauty!

Dear Kristy, is an Ottawa based naturopathic doctor and she is also a natural when it comes to podcasting! Thank you for asking meaningful questions Kristy!!! I truly enjoyed this conversation.

Listen to this podcast HERE

Listen to this podcast HERE

New Beauty Blueprint | what every woman should know.

I have prepared a recording for you on the subject of beauty. I’ve had good intentions to record it in a very professional way but then decided that there is no better time than right now. So, I have picked up my phone and went for it.

I hope that you will find this information very helpful. It really has put things into perspective for me, many years ago when I was first introduced to it. I also hope that you will be able to hear beyond my Polish accent, a sound quality which is not that of a recording studio and probably more than one English language mishap.

Have a listen and please let me know if you’ve enjoyed it. Should we do more of this in the future?

Love, Magdalena

Apply what you know!

Knowledge without application is useless. It’s true!

We take courses, read self help books listen to countless webinars online and then
most of the time we do nothing with the acquired information. It’s just more clutter for your mind.

I want to encourage you to make an assessment of info and knowledge that you have gathered in your life and select that which can support you
during this time and put it into practice. Make it useful for yourself and people in your home.

A home guasha practice won’t make all the life difficulties go away but I can assure you that it can make your face and you feel way more relaxed and more at ease.

When I teach my guasha class to our clients, I actually recommend that after learning the strokes you do your practice with your eyes closed. .

This way your tool becomes the superpower tool helping you discover tensions that you never new existed in your tissues. Eyes closed invite you to go beyond the surface of the wrinkle and to connect to what is possibly creating the wrinkle.

We are going through a rough time now and wrinkle creation is in action big time for most of us. .
Emotions are running high and we are trying to keep it together for ourselves, for our kids, for our community and for our clients.

If you have a guasha tool in your possession take it out of your drawer and wash it with soap and water. .
Cleanse your face well, pat dry and mist with your favourite hydrosol then apply a little bit of oil or balm (not too much and not too little. You need a bit of a grip on the skin.) And get going. .
Use what you have learned, use the tool that you bought. Work on yourself or your partner. Apply what you know.
Your guasha practice should be a soothing experience.
This is not a practice dedicated to self-criticism and staring in the mirror searching for imperfections. It is a practice of bringing ease and releasing what is weighing our face down.

Close your eyes and explore. Happy guasha-ing! Let me know if I can be of help.

Love to everyone❤️
Magdalena

Woman Divine Touch as Medicine™

Over the years of my practice, I have learned to apply Touch as Medicine.
Mastery of an intentional, focused and skilled touch has been somewhat of an ‘obsession’ of mine. Even though I’ve been practicing for over 25 years I am humbled by the healing that touch can carry with it.

In the skin care industry touch is often applied in a very practical and detached manner; product application, product removing, extractions, skin care machine operation. Utilitarian, non-personal and often without true consideration for the person on the receiving end.

Touch can be healing, touch can be hurtful, it can be soothing or stimulating, it can bring pleasure or it can be sensual... Loving and caring touch is absolutely essential for the proper development of a child and it is fundamental to the well-being of every living person.

At Woman Divine, we are very aware of its essence and we consciously choose to use Touch as Medicine. #mindfulbeautypractice

How mindful are you of the effect your touch has on others? .

Water. How much should you drink?

Ok, I wanted to show off my new copper water vessel:) It is really beautiful and handcrafted from pure untreated copper. According to Ayurveda the best way to store your drinking water is in a copper container.

Since WATER is on my mind I wanted to share a few thoughts on the subject.

I think it's really sad that most of us no longer have an inner knowing in regards to how much water our individual body needs on a given day.

Most feel that everyone needs to be drinking so many glasses of water per day. Some even say that you need a specific amount of water per each pound of body weight. This makes as much sense to me as the idea that your ideal weight should be determined according to your height.

Yes, water is essential to us and to our health but we are all different. Drinking water ought to be a need fulfilled on an individual basis. Please, start paying attention to your body's needs. Observe! If you become mindful you will know exactly when your body needs water replenishment. Don't rely on others to measure your thirst. The knowing is within. Please listen! It's your body!

Your body needs clean water. Don't drink straight from the tap. Water is sacred, it holds memory and remembers everything it touches. Violently pumped through plastic pipes... It needs time to unfold itself to its natural state after rushing out of the tap.

Spend some time with your water. We have forgotten what Water is all about. 

Magdalena xo