Holistic Health and Me

SWIHA and SWINA are looking for “The Natural Face of Caring”

Have you ever thought about what a ‘caring face’ looks like? Is it clearly beautiful in form and line? Is there delicate bone structure, full lips, high cheekbones, clear skin, glamorous eyes? Or rather, do you see laugh lines around the mouth, joy in the eyes, creases of sympathy in the forehead, skin that has turned up to the sun, an expression of love, a smile on the lips, a tear of compassion, the serenity of patience, or a deep knowing of care radiating out from within?

Most find it true that general society holds a modern ideal of what a ‘cover model’–a face deemed pretty enough to grace the covers of most fashion magazines–should look like. Flashes of lithe mannequin women gracing the fonts of Glamour, Vogue, and Cosmo leap to mind. But what if this ‘cover model’ beauty standard was judged not by the common bastion of beauty displayed skin-deep, but by the level of caring a person holds in their essence, deep inside, and acts upon by sharing their caring with the world?

Do you know someone with that inner beauty who fits the latter? A person—male or female—who is an extremely caring and giving spirit but never really gets recognized for all that they do? Maybe they do volunteer work with seniors, hospice, their church or at a homeless service organization. Perhaps they work in their community and contribute to society and the world as a whole.

Here’s a chance to honor that caring person you know and receive a little caring for yourself as well.   “The Natural Face of Caring” is a campaign kicking off on July 1^st at SWIHA / SWINA.  All you have to do is write about the caring person that you know, and send their picture and story to www.NaturalBeautyAz.com/caringpeople.

Just for submitting their name and story, you will BOTH receive a complementary facial. Plus, each month, one person chosen from the  “Natural Face of Caring” campaign will receive a ‘care package’ of spa services from SWINA and SWIHA.  And—here’s the rub—he or she will be featured in Natural Awakenings Magazine.  This is a 6-month campaign, and at the end of the 6 months, one of the featured entrants will appear on the cover of Natural Caring Magazine.

So, take heart, it suddenly does seem possible that the ideal ‘cover model’ does not have to be a display of simple, superficial prettiness, but one that offers a beauty which radiates out from the heart and soul.

~Merry L