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The Many Healing Aspects of Henna

I have been amazed lately at the diversity of meaningful hennas that I have been doing lately. I feel so blessed to be asked to participate through mehndi design.

A few weeks ago I had a spontaneous request for a henna workshop. Turns out it was for a group of women who were gathering for a therapy meeting. The organizer was looking for a body positive activity for these young ladies. We all had so much fun learning about henna and drawing on each other. Looks like I will be doing more of those meetings in the future.

Last week, I had a request from a new friend to apply a henna on his forearm down his first two fingers. His idea was to watch his cravings for cigarettes fade as he watched the henna fade. What an awesome idea! I hope it was helpful to him in his journey to quit smoking.

As always, I am so honored to be allowed to decorate big pregnant bellies. A woman came into the store to get her belly henna-ed. She was more than ready to pop. I had a huge canvas to work with. She was hoping to have her baby in the next couple days so the henna would be a part of a film that she was going to participate in about natural childbirth. Unfortunately, she came into the store 3 weeks later to purchase a henna kit for herself so she could touch up her design. Two weeks overdue and looking miserable, she was hoping to have her baby before the deadline that her doctor set. I wish the henna could have helped sped here delivery in that case, but I did love her idea of having my henna in her film about birth. Maybe next time...

About a month ago, I got a special request from a woman to decorate her torso as a surprise for her husband for their 30th wedding anniversary. I went to her house to meet her. It took a lot of nerve for her to unrobe for me so that I could decorate her breast and belly with beautiful blossoming flowers for their special day. The design turned out so well. I didn't get a photo due to the explicit nature, but I will surely remember that one in my mind's eye. I hope her husband was plesantly surprised!

I am excited to see what will be the next request I get for a special henna design. Got a henna question or challenge for me? Want to make an event a little more special? Let's see what beautiful creation we can design together.

Thank you to everyone who allows me to decorate them with henna!

I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I do.