Would you like to feel relaxed yet energized? Craving balance for the season?

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Wonders of Amethyst!

Have you tried our biomat at Alberta Orchard Wellness?

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What is a Biomat?

The Biomat is an FDA licensed medical device that combines state of the art Far Infrared light and Negative Ion technology with the healing power of Amethyst crystals. The Biomat is a ground breaking health care tool approved by the FDA as an over the counter medical device. It is a non-invasive product, easy to use, and portable. It can be placed on a chair, couch, or bed while you watch a movie or read a book. You can even sleep on it for sleeplessness! 

This amazing mat provides therapeutic benefits at home or at your natural health care provider’s office..book today. All you have to do is lay down and relax for 50 minutes!

We chose Richway for its biomat products. Be sure to explore their website for product information.

Official Richway Biomat Website

Buy Local. Costs are standardized by the company. Alberta Orchard Wellness has been a Richway representative since 2008.  Please contact our office for sessions, mat rentals, or purchase.  Official Richway Biomat Website

Appointments can be requested online, email at albertaorchard@gmail.com, or by phone 205.758.8108 .
Contact us with questions or concerns about booking, deposit, or payment

How Biomat works:

Biomat’s far infrared rays penetrate deep into the body promoting good health and balance therefore it is used to treat a wide range of health issues. A study published in 2012 provides the results of the biological effects and discusses potential medical applications of far infrared radiation exposure. 

Gemstones! 

Gemstones are of the mountain. A natural gemstone is a mineral, stone, or organic matter that can be cut and polished  for use as jewelry, an ornament, or as part of a medical application such as the amethyst biomat. Gemstones are not commonly found. Gems tend to be scattered sparsely throughout a large body of rock or to have crystallized as small aggregates or fill veins and small cavities. The United States Geological Survey has a publication available in pdf all about gemstones and how they form. We love science!

Why amethyst?

Scientists and healers have acknowledged and used amethyst  for centuries.  Today, modern science recognizes amethyst’s highly conductive properties.  Amethyst crystals produce the most consistent and powerful means of delivering far infrared light waves and the ionic effects to our bodies.

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 Envision a kindred benefiting from a Biomat session?

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Try it for yourself.  Rent a full length or mini mat today! We invite you to reserve and pick up a mat to try at home.  You are your most valuable asset!  You can take care of yourself by giving a gift of self care.

Step One: Pre-Pay Click Here

Step Two: email us to arrange pick up

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What specific conditions and symptoms can the Biomat treat?

US FDA’s Medical Device 510K indications for use:

• Relaxation of muscles,
• Increase of local circulation where applied

 

Temporary relief of:

• Minor muscle pain, Minor joint pain and stiffness
• Joint pain associated with arthritis
• Muscle spasms, Minor sprains, Minor strains
• Minor muscular back pain

 

Other benefits found from the Biomat:

• Reduces stress and fatigue
• Soothes and relaxes
• Supports the immune system
• Improved sleep (if associated with pain relief)
• Reduced inflammation (where applied)
• Promotes relaxation by application of heat
• Promotes restful sleep for those with occasional sleeplessness

 

Product Information: Unlike an electric blanket that uses electric coils to create heat, the Biomat® uses a combination of fabrics and amethyst stones to generate far infrared rays, which are then transferred to the body as heat. The heat comes from friction generated within the body through the effects of far infrared rays. Far infrared rays warm the inside of your body and the part of your body making contact with the Biomat®. Should the temperature of any part of the Biomat® exceed the set temperature, the thermal sensors distributed throughout the Biomat® will cut off the electric current. When the Biomat® reaches the selected temperature, the E.D.N.I. lights will come on and will stay on until the Biomat® needs to raise the temperature. The Biomat® comes with an external control box which allows you to adjust the desired temperature and usage time (between 2, 4, 8, or 12 hours). As an added safety feature, when the controller is set to 131°F or higher, it will automatically step down to 113°F after 4 hours.

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Metal/Autumn Season  Mountain Meditations

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The Metal Element manifests as:  mountain, West, value systems, reflection, the skin, lungs, large intestine (colon), letting go of that which no longer serves, exactness, the edge, righteousness, integrity.  A powerful seasonal meditation is to visualize and connect with the mountain. 

Mindfulness is a state of being awake and in touch with our existence. Meditation techniques, like the Mountain Meditation, can help incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives, which will in turn bring about positive change in behavior and emotions.

METHOD:

• Sit down in a comfortable position on the floor or in a chair.
• Focus on your breath for a few moments, then imagine the most beautiful mountain you know of or can image. Visualize its various details and its unmovable, stable presence grounded to the earth.
• Allow yourself a few minutes of developing this clear image in your mind, then imagine the mountain inside yourself and you becoming the mountain!
• Imagine yourself sitting in stillness and in calm, simply resting and grounded as weather patterns, storms, and seasons pass before you.
• Just as a mountain withstands constant changes and extremes, we also experience changing thoughts, emotions, challenges, and life experiences.  Let your mind visualize these experiences as external, passing, and impersonal events, much like passing weather patterns.
• Feel yourself unmoving, rooted in stillness, amid the constant changes of your internal and external life.
• This meditation is ideal to last about 20 minutes. It can be shortened or lengthened based on the your time availability and state of mind as well as adapted for morning or evening.
• Add on for morning session: Once you have embodied the stillness of the mountain within, imagine yourself ascending the mountain, enjoying the technicolor show of leaves, hearing the rustle of leaves underfoot, watching a leaf fall from above, dancing on the currents of the wind to the ground ~ letting go peacefully of that which on longer serves.  
• As you continue to climb higher, you notice that climbing the mountain is much easier that you could have ever imagined.  Freedom, expansiveness and inspiration fill you.  As you ascend ~ surefooted ~ step by step, you catch glimpses of the greater majestic mountain range and a lush, gentle valley.  In a short time, you have, almost effortlessly, reached the mountain top.
• Inhale beauty and completeness. Exhale gratitude. Allow ease, success and clarity to permeate your dreams, goals and visions. From this mountain top,  breathe in and breath out fully unlimited possibility as you begin your today.

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This Seasonal  Mountain Meditation allows us to become grounded and connect with our inner strength when faced with stressful and challenging situations, both internal and external.

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Meditation is  a self-regulatory practice that we can do for ourselves to promote good health and well-being. Research shows that better health outcomes for those of us who learn and practice these skills. In particular, research has shown that the ability to concentrate attention can promote deep relaxation in the body, and that the ability to be more mindful in each situation can help break the damaging, habitual reactions to stress.

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ENJOY LISTENING TO A GUIDED MOUNTAIN MEDITATION
MP3 Padraig O’Morain adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn

original source: www.freemindfullness.org