Out of this world: conjure up sensual delights with these potions and pleasures.

October brings about a change in seasons that can awaken our cravings for comfort foods, candlelight and earthy, exotic scents. With children back in school and the first chill in the air, why not indulge yourself? To heighten your senses and evoke your creative spirit, simmer some organic wine and mulling spices oil the stove, draw a sandalwood-infused bath, light a long-burning candle and immerse yourself in these simple, super-natural pleasures.

Autumn Glow

As you immerse yourself in a sandalwood-scented tub, don a green papaya mask on yore face to make your skin feel velvety-smooth--then treat your body to a spicy cardamom and clove body smoother, replacing the minty; salty rub you used during the summer. Remove the papaya mask with a warm, damp cloth, and apply a potion containing the age-defying substance carnosine for an enchantingly youthful complexion. Finish by dabbing on an elixir of "dry" oils, including sandalwood and neroli--a precious bitter orange essential oil that, like sandalwood, boasts skin-balancing and mood-lifting properties. Both purify and regulate your skin's natural oils, creating an otherworldly glow. Finish with a lip balm containing sweet oil of tangerines.

To continue this warm, sensuous experience, try misting yourself as well as your home with a tangy. sandalwood-citrus mist. No synthetic perfumes to spoil this sensual feast--your soul knows the difference,

Beautiful You

While spending more time indoors during the cold winter months, focus your attention on yourself and your inner beauty.

Avoid indulging in unconscious eating, overbooking social obligations or watching TV--classic distractions from tuning into yourself, which is the ultimate beauty, ritual. Listening to music, writing in a journal or enjoying other creative projects are catalysts for self-discovery, which yields fire most beautiful gift you can share with others--yourself