Sedona Spa - Nurturing Your Spirit

Achieving a total sense of well being requires the synergy of body, mind and spirit. To that end, we’re pleased to offer a special idea each season to help promote the concept of reaching and maintaining a beautiful and healthy body and spirit. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at info@sedonaspa.com

One of the ways we may begin the healing process and allow our environment to start the recovery journey, is to reduce our carbon footprint.

Pledge to reduce your carbon footprint and accept the challenge! Follow the chart below and discover how you will be able to, by taking one step a month, reduce the amount of energy you utilize, and the carbon by-product. You can trim approximately 3,000 pounds of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in 12 months.

Take the Green Pledge! Here’s the formula, developed by The Green Guide:

MONTH	ACTIVITY	CALCULATION	CO₂ SAVINGS (pounds)
September	Caulk and weather-strip your home	72 pounds/month x 12 months	864
October	Take the bus to work one day a week	13 pounds/month x 11 months	143
November	Clean your refrigerator’s coils and defrost unit	58 pounds/month x 10 months	580
December	Replace one 70-watt bulb with a 9-watt LED	5 pounds/month x 9 months	45
January	Turn down your thermostat by 2 degrees	53 pounds/month x 3 months	159
February	Run the dishwasher only when full and on its energy-saver mode	70 pounds/month x 7 months	490
March	Wash clothes in cold water rather than hot	42 pounds/month x 6 months	252
April	Keep tires properly inflated	21 pounds/month x 5 months	105
May	Dry half your clothes on a clothesline or drying rack	60 pounds/month x 4 months	240
June	Raise your thermostat from 72 to 73 degrees this summer	40 pounds/month x 3 months	120
July	Plug electronics into a power strip and turn off when not in use	20 pounds/month x 2 months	40
August	Insulate your water heater	26 pounds/month x 1 month	26
We all can contribute to making a difference on this planet and the above suggestions with respect to our carbon footprint are so doable. Consider taking the Green Pledge!		YEAR TOTAL:	3,064 pounds more than 1½ Tons!

“All forms of life are interdependent. In having reverence and respect for the earth, we enrich our spiritual journey. Without it, the journey is incomplete. As we gain understanding of the spirit in all things, we better appreciate the importance of cooperation within natural systems as well as among people. Too often, we have lost that connection to the natural world and our awareness of our place in it and our responsibility to nurture it. If we truly care for ourselves, our families, our communities, then we must also show that loving attention, thoughtfulness, and protection for the living earth. Open yourself to reconnection with the natural world.”
— Maggie Oster