Welcome the January Edition of the
   Green Deva         Newsletter
   All natural products for the mind, body and soul
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First of all we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year !
2009 is going to be a better year than last year!!  We hope for all !!
We would like to thank our customers for supporting our green business and
may we all prosper this year abundantly.

This months edition of the Green News includes:  new and exciting things, recipes, aromatherapy, 
how they work, sales for the month and another contest.

We would like to invite everyone to check out our myspace page, www.myspace.com/greendeva and our new
facebook page we also want to let you know about our blog located on the website. 
Check out some of the articles and let us know what you think.  www.greendeva.com

We have extended our special on shipping until the end of January! 
And we are extending our discounted price on the herbal teas until the end of January!
So…..Happy New Year!!

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Greendeva Product Of The Month Club

We have a new program for the year 2009.   We now have the Greendeva Product Of The Month Club .  
There are several ways you can sign up, 3 month club, 6 month club and 12 month club.  Our customers
that come out and purchase from us at the shows during the year get the price of 3 for $ 10.00 and this is
the price we are offering through our Greendeva Product Of The Month Club .   All the items on our website
that are listed at $ 3.50 can be combined into the 3 for $ 10 packet of your choice.  You pay one total price for
your items which includes a discount on shipping.  Pay for it once, forget about it and then let the Deva’s do
the rest of the work getting it to your doorstep every month.   Or maybe you would like for this to be a gift for someone.  During the month of January and February if you purchase a gift club membership for
yourself and someone else Greendeva will send you an extra 3 for $ 10 item of your choice. 
So to check out the new Greendeva Product Of The Month Club just click here and away you go….  ________________________________________________________________________________________________

We have a new blog…..instead of going to another site its on our Greendeva website.  All the articles are
now listed under the new header….BLOG !!  We welcome any feedback, comments or questions!

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Aromatherapy
A Little History of Aromatherapy

What comes to mind when you begin to peel an orange or a grapefruit? You immediately get the pungent
smell of crisp citrus fruit. Or if you are walking in some ones floral garden, what happens when you get a bit
of the aroma of the flowers? Or how about the very subtle smell of Sweetgrass growing in the field beside your house or in the car as you pass by a pasture?

Aroma evokes different kinds of emotions. They may remind us of something or someone. They may give us
a sense of peace or agitate us and we don’t even know the reason. When our olfactory system is at work it
sends information to the brain which evokes a response. Then the airborne molecules enter the lungs and are absorbed into the bloodstream. Different aromas affect different parts of the body.

Aromatherapy has been used for thousands of years. Essential oils are mentioned numerous times in ancient Chinese, Indian and Arabic texts. They were used for good health and increased spirituality. The Egyptians
were the most talented in the field of aromatherapy. 

It wasn’t until the 18thcentury that scientists were able to identify the elemental components of a plants
chemistry.   The word Aromatherapy means “treatment using scents”. Aromatherapy is a branch of
alternative healing that incorporates the use of concentrated plant oils, also referred to as “essential oils”,
to improve physical and emotional well-being. The term “aromatherapy” originated by
Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, a French chemist ….please visit the website for the continuation of the
article….  click here

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Recipe of the Month

Ok…I know everyone is probably done with the sweets at least until the end of the ….ok..reality check…the month!! 
We like everyone else has said “We are starting a diet…and gonna lose weight!!”.  Some days that works and
other days when you want to pull your hair out because you are stressed out….well here is a not so bad recipe.  
This is my recipe for great, good for you cookies.  You can make a lot and they freeze well!  Yum Yum Yum

Fruit Cookies
This is a recipe for a double batch.  I always make alot and then freeze them in snack batches!  Use organic ingredients if possible.

1 cup of butter                                                         1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of brown sugar                                              1 teaspoon of baking soda
3 eggs                                                                      1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 teaspoons of vanilla ext.                                         1/2 teaspoon of cloves
1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour                                   3 cups of plain uncooked oatmeal
3 tablespoons plain Soy powder  (Trader Joes)           1/4 cup of Hemp seeds ( www.nutiva.com )
1 teaspoon of zest of tangerine                                  3 tablespoons of dried hibiscus flowers
2 tablespoons of molasses                                         1/2 cup of unsweetened organic coconut flakes
2 1/2 cups of dried fruit

For the dried fruit I use a combination of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, cranberries, pineapple, cherries, raisins and apricots.  But whatever is
your favorite or whatever you have on hand will do.

Mix all wet ingredients together and add brown sugar.  Sift together flour, soy powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves.  Add this dry mixture to
wet mix and stir by hand until moist.  Then add zest, hemp seeds, hibiscus flowers, coconut flakes and dry fruit.  If mix needs more moisture add a
little molasses at a time, but mix should be clumpy and stick together but not wet.

Drop on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.  The cookies should fall and be flat and crunchy.

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Our Next Show
Come visit us at our next show located in Gainesville, Florida!
We are going to be at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire …..lots of fun, food and frivolity!
Please let us know when you come to the booth that you are a Greendeva customer. 
We love to put faces with names. 
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Win a free Sisal Soap Bag!!!
Answer this question correctly and first 50 correct answers given win a Sisal Bag from GreenDeva. 

These great bags help save your soap while giving you a nice scrub at the same time. They measure
5 1/2″ x 4″ with the opening at the top with a drawstring closure. Once you’re done hang bag with soap
so it can dry. Sisal is a natural fiber that is sometimes called Sisal Hemp. It is actually from the Agave plant family.

Name the 5 ingredients in our Miracle Facial Cleansing Grains?

If you think you know that answer to this question please send us an email from our website, the Contact Us 
page, with your name, email address and in the message portion put your answer.  Be sure to put our email
address’ in your contacts list so the emails from us don’t go into your spam box.   Those address’ are greendeva@swva.net and
greendeva@gmail.com

Thanks for participating and Good Luck!!

Peace and more Peace on this planet!
Tara and Kathy
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