It’s been raining in southern California for many days now. While I enjoy living in a place where this is the worst of our winters (sorry mom, but I don’t miss the rocky mountain snow), I’m still not a big fan of wet, chilly weather for days on end. Combined with the waning moon, mercury […]
Today’s lemon balm harvest! This beautiful plant (Melissa officinalis), in the mint family and originally from the Mediterranean, grows easily and abundantly in my backyard garden. These leaves will be infused in water, in alcohol, and dried to eventually become tea/tissane or tincture… all yummy and powerful medicine. Lemon balm is known to help ease […]
This is my first bloom on the rose bush I put in last fall! I’m beyond excited at the prospect of all the lovely healing medicine I’m going to make from homegrown roses and rose hips in the coming years.🌹Tending to my garden has become one of the single most powerful parts of my mindfulness […]
I went out into the garden today… a long overdue trip after an emotionally rocky winter. I was exploring rock energy for a class but got distracted by the new growth on my sage plant. As I marveled at her beauty and tenderness, I asked if she would share a leaf with me so that […]
Though the last few months have seemed rather uneventful, I’ve actually been very busy making things… I’ve crocheted several blankets, hats, and scarves; I’ve mixed up herbal tinctures, bitters, and elixirs with interesting new-to-me flavor combinations; I’ve made up several batches of honey-fermented cranberries (using this recipe); and I’ve harvested, bundled, and dried various herbs […]
This post originally appeared on the Full Circle Yoga & Healing Arts Blog on August 7, 2020. Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden. Whether watering my recent succulent transplants or pruning back overgrown herbs, I like to spend at least a little time each day communing with the plants and […]
This post originally appeared on the Full Circle Yoga & Healing Arts Blog on June 25, 2020. We’re headed into the height of summertime heat, and here in SoCal temps are certainly starting to rise. At the same time, most of us are still navigating the uncertainty of a global pandemic as well as picking […]
“When you settle a share of land, first plant an Elder tree, then make your home there.” ~T. Elder Sachs These days, it seems I can’t go a week without the immune benefits of elderberries being posted, shared, or pinned via one of my social media pages. BUT, there is good reason for it. All […]