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First Friday Women Only Sauna Night

UPDATE: No reflexology this month (December)!  Come anyway! 

Black Friday got you feeling a little stressed?  Holidays are coming, and they aren’t going to wait for you to be ready.  Guess what?  Taking a little time for you could be just the thing to slow down the pace.  Come try the HBC Sauna next Friday, December 4th.  On the First Friday of every month, the Heavenly Bodies Clinic Healing Team hosts a free* Women Only Sauna Night.  That’s right, just us girls.  We talk, laugh, tell stories, eat delicious food (like Power Pesto and GWF cakes!) and just learn to RELAX at the end of the work week.

No reservations necessary, unless you want a reflexology appointment with Marlene.  Just hit “Comment” on this entry or call us at 703.528.8272 if you are interested and we’ll make sure to save you a spot.*  The holidays were never so relaxed until now.

The Sauna Center is located at 5801 22nd St North, Arlington (1.5 miles west of the main clinic). Call us if you would like directions 703-528-8272.

*$30 for 30 minute reflexology appointment

Chinese Medicine Detox Soup Recipe

A healthy way to blend fall into winter

As the weather changes, its a good idea to give your body a day or so to adjust by feeding it something that will not only clear some toxins, but also nourish it.  You can do this by fasting for a day (or four), “eating” only clear liquids that include chicken broth.  Or you can try the Heavenly Bodies Clinic’s legendary Chinese Medicine Detox Soup Recipe. It will fill you up, nourish you, satisfy the five flavors, and get your ready for the next season.

Chinese Medicine Detox Soup Recipe

• ½ C dried barley (sweet, salty)
• ½ C fox nuts* (bitter)
• 6 large green onions  (use white and green part although cleansing property is in white only) (pungent)
• 1-2 cans of tomatoes (or fresh tomatoes if preferred, or omit if you hate tomatoes) (sweet, sour)
• 1 head of bok choy (pungent)
• 1 green pepper (pungeant)
• 1 celery bunch (salty)
• ½ C fresh parsley (pungent)

1. Combine barley and fox nuts in a pan, bring to a boil in 3C water, then simmer, covered, until soft (about 30 minutes).
2. Chop vegetables (make the pieces quite small) and put in a large pot.
3. When barley and fox nuts are soft, add them, and their cooking water, to the vegetables.  Add more water to cover the vegetables.  Bring to a boil.  Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

*If you can’t find fox nuts in your local eastern food store, let us know so we can get some in the mail to you.