Herbs to balance the seven energetic chakras. Everything is connected. Mind, body spirit. When we begin to heal on one plane, we naturally activate healing on all planes. They are so interconnected.
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This lightening of the load isn't purely physical. When we cleanse our bodies, we are cleansing our spirits and our minds too. As we rid our bodies of some of the dis-eases we carry, we are making space to have a deeper connection with spirit.
Read MoreThe smoothie I am drinking daily that reduces stress, relieves anxiety and stabilizes blood sugar.
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Tea is a daily ritual for me. If my energy is feeling scattered, and ungrounded I always drink some tea to chill out. When I drink it, it's usually in a ceremonial kind of way.
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The darkest time of the year can bring us down easily if we don't make extra efforts to connect with the natural world. I find making a priority, and discipline of getting outside mandatory or I get into a cycle of forgetfulness. Snowshoeing up a trail to find beautiful pine trees, collecting a few lovely ferns, and gathering some dead branches for art pieces are some of the most fulfilling ways to embrace winter. By taking the magic of Earth back into our homes via tea, art, or home decor allows us to live alongside the true wisdom and lessons of what that plant has to offer
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As we reach that time of the month, our womb is preparing for birth, and we are birthing so much even if it's not a child. We are impregnated with soul, passion and cosmic truths of our being. This is why spending time alone during the moontime phase is absolutely crucial to our entire months cycle; it gives us time to harness that sacred, and create it in our everyday life.
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For my intentions to blossom I am literally infusing them. I love making my medicine with purpose, and especially around the moon, so this moon I decided to try something new(to me), and make a solar/lunar infusion.
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We get sick when we find it difficult to adapt. So instead of trying to fight these not so easy times of transition, let us get into the same wave length and work with the season. This syrup is literally made to do just that:
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Thanksgiving is upon us in Canada and fall is in bloom. So many of my friends, co-workers and family have colds, and so do I. To embrace thanksgiving, but to also help heal myself and my family I made this Herbal Golden Milk(inspired by EarthSprout) that is warming, medicinal and so yummy.
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hen we hear the word Alfalfa we usually associate it with the sprouts we find on sandwich and salads in health food stores and restaurants. Few of us would think directly to the plant that could even be growing in our backyard. Its luscious green leaves are packed with so many nutrients and the Arabs named it Alfalfa which is from a phrase that meant "father of all foods."
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Basically fasting is a reset button. It is a way to rekindle that healthy gut fire that we need to maintain a digestive system that works for us, not against us. How many of you have digestive problems? Even just a few times a week? We all do once in a while, and of course there are a million reasons why that could be happening, but I am saying that fasting helps. Allowing our bodies to release what they need to release, to empty themselves. To heal your body.
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Astragalus also called Milk Vetch of Huang Qi is a type of bean or legume and has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has many uses and benefits but only recently has been gaining more attention in the west. The root is said to stimulate the immune system, works efficiently on the heart, and promotes longevity.
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Matcha green tea is a powdered form of the tea leaves that tend to grow in Japan. Near the end of each growing cycle the farmers put the plants in the shade which adds extra chlorophyll; hence this beautiful green colour.
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One way to stay grounded is to eat and drink the right foods. Fresh and local root veggies, tea, and even touching and making your own food more often.
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With bundles of herbs hanging on every wall of the house, and cupboards full of super foods, I'm bound to whip up intuitive tea blends and herbal elixirs now and then. This tea blend is the end result of just that.
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Certain plants bloom near the Summer Solstice, and some at the Fall Equinox. Picking plants on the full moon, and making medicine on the new moon. We live in cycles. Our world lives in cycles. I love connecting and tuning into the natural rhythms.
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"Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would."~E.V
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I have been buying herbal and superfood powders for a few years now, but I haven't dabbled too much, or any at all into making my own powders.
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Its the full moon today and what better way to celebrate than to make super energizing, healing and highly medicinal treats. These little guys are packed with so much nutrient density that they'll keep ya going for a the whole morning/afternoon. I was looking through my cabinet full of ingredients, trying to conjure up that perfect recipe when I decided I am going to make two different kinds.
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As many of you know, Venus has been in retrograde for some period now. She is only beginning now to be seen in the sky again. The last few weeks have been rather intense times of love, past loves, relationships with oneself, mending broken connections and letting go of withered ones.
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