Anda #10 - December 16, 2023

Seasonal healthy, warm gifts for yourself or someone you love. Plus books for children and adults who want to learn more about Palestine. Anda means "egg" in Sanskrit: a vibrant zone of creativity.

Healthy and warm gifts for winter

1. Organic ghee lip balm from Pure Indian Foods

2. 100% merino wool beanie handmade in Donegal Ireland from Rathlin Knitwear on Etsy. Keep you and your loved ones toasty!

3. Organic mullein tincture - great, all-around lung tonic

4. Saavy Touch Rocket Fuel - opens up nasal passages and lungs with manuka honey for natural anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory action.

5. Neti Pot - my favorite, extra-large neti from a great company. And here’s their comprehensive video on how to use the neti pot.

6. Massage oil from Banyan Botanicals - a formula for all doshas, but they also have versions for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Warm up the oil, dry brush, and massage the oil into your skin before you shower.

7. Baby alpaca wool throw blanket - incredibly soft and warm, many gorgeous colors. Large enough to curl up in or use as a wrap for cold mornings when you are doing your sadhana. Will last a lifetime. $$$

8. Ma Sharanam Shakti Ladoos - Nourishing and energizing treats for colder months of the year. Will keep for weeks in the fridge.

Palestine Learning Gifts for kids and not-so-kids

1. Books about Palestine for Children
   We're in This Together by Linda Sarsour
   These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh
   We are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition by Reem Kassis
   Homeland: My Father’s Dream of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck
   Yalla, Let Me Show You Palestine by Nasser Nabhan
   Sitti's Key by Sahar Khader Ali

   

2. Books about Palestine for Adults
   Palestine by Joe Sacco - Unpacks the history of Palestine-Israel relations and the life of Palestinians in a comic book format
   The Hundred Year’s War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi, the definitive history of settler colonialism and resistance, 1917-2017
   The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Anthony Loewenstein. Winner of the 2023 Walkey Non-Fiction Journalism Prize. Shortlisted for the 2023 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing.

   

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