Blankets of Love - Bedspread Drive for Casa Hogar Sion Orphanage

I would like to personally invite you to do something very special for some amazing kids at the Casa Hogar Sion orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. If you have read my blog about Corazon de Vida Foundation, you will know that the Mexican government doesn't provide for the orphanages, and the kids rely on generous donations from kindhearted people, to have access to essential supplies, even toilet paper and soap. 

The last time I was at the orphanage, the woman who takes care of the children said they desperately need blankets (bedspreads) for the girls dorm, boys dorm, and the nursery. I thought I had secured a donor, but since I haven't heard back regarding these blankets for the last month, I decided to take action and organize a "bedspread drive" just in time for Valentine's Day. It is not a very big amount of items, and I know that together we can all pitch in, and "blanket" these sweet kids with our love and care! Here is the list of what they need:

The girls dorm needs 26 twin comforters.

The boys dorm needs 12 twin comforters.

The toddlers need 12 crib size covers.

I think that is extremely feasible, right, guys? If we can get a blanket or 2 each, we will get this done before February 14th, and already on the bus to the orphanage on February 21st! 

I have worked hard on creating this baby registry on Amazon, so those of you who are located far away from me, can still help the kids out by purchasing a blanket online!

The Link tells you how many of which items we need: http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/3AEFNC929HITT

You can also bring the blankets to my office at: SAIAN Natural Clinical Skin Care 7525 Ethel Ave Suite M, North Hollywood, CA 91605

Love you all, and thank you for your generosity!

Dasha Saian

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Organic Vegan Lentil Soup with Sautéed Arugula and Oven/Toasted Butternut Squash

Winter is the perfect season to indulge in soups, and to roast squash! If you have never made a lentil soup, now is the time, and this recipe will make you fall in love. I make my amazing all-organic vegan lentil soup with sautéed arugula and oven/toasted butternut squash sprinkled with cinnamon, and serve it with rustic olive bread and a sprinkling of pumpkin seeds! This perfect meal with warm your heart and nourish your body and soul! 

Ingredients (all organic)

4 cups water

1 cup green lentils1 tablespoon extra–virgin coconut oil

1/2 cup chopped sweet onion

3/4 cup chopped carrots

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup arugula

1 cup coconut cream

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

salt to taste

In the oven

1/2 butternut squash

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

The first thing I do, is preheat the oven to 350 deg, oil my baking sheet with the coconut oil, and put in my chopped squash. I chop it in cubes and douse it with cinnamon before spreading it out on the baking sheet. This is the most delicious thing you will ever taste, and I don't even want to begin describing the aroma which will spread throughout your home... Pure bliss, pure cozy comfort and love! You will want to only roast the pumpkin for about 30 minutes, and then take out the baking sheet and cool.

Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and arugula, and sauté until soft - about 10 minutes. In a large pot, add 4 cups of the water (or you may use chicken stock) to the lentils, and bring to a boil. Next, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. You may add a pinch of salt at this time. Last, add the coconut cream, and stir in well.

Add the vegetables to the pot, and puree with a hand-mixer until everything has become well-blended. Plate the soup, spoon the roasted pumpkin in the center, and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds, and enjoy! The perfect vessel for this heavenly meal is rustic toasted olive bread! I hope you will enjoy as much as my family does, because this soup was eaten, and everyone asked for seconds!

SAIAN Pure Collagen Mask Wins Best Mask of 2015 - Professional's Choice

The winners of Les Nouvelles Esthetiques & Spa's prestigious Best of the Best 2015 have been announced, and SAIAN Natural Clinical Skincare is the winner in the MASK category! Thank you for making our products award-winners 3 years in a row! The full list of winners and nominees is here: https://www.lneonline.com/pdfs/spread.pdf

The Best Microcurrent to Tone the Face

SAIAN Skin Pro II is a unique portable hand-held Galvanic/Microcurrent machine for professional use only. It is chargeable, and comes in a beautiful silk-lined, embossed box along with a power supply and a charging cradle. 4 Settings: Cleansing, Massage, Nutrition and Lifting. This small, but effective piece of equipment is perfect for a portable facial, and travels easily! When used with SAIAN peptide products, the Skin Pro II firms and tones the face and neck, stimulates collagen production, and visibly reduces signs of aging. It lifts the eyebrows, reduces wrinkles and crow’s feet, smooths out nasolabial lines, and tones the neck. Only 16 minutes with this machine will give the desired non-surgicalface-lift results your clients are looking for.

Gratitude

Gratitude thinking brings balance and prosperity, so take a moment and give thanks for your health, your job, your well-wishing friends, your loving pets, and everything else that makes you happy! Writing makes me happy, and what makes me even more happy, is being a frequent contributor to one of my favorite Esthetic Trade magazines - Dermascope! If you wish to read some of my recent articles, please do so here: http://saian.net/articles/

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