What You”ll Need: ~pen, ~paper, ~ a candle, ~ a smudge stick or smudging herbs of some sort, ~a fire safe dish, ~access to the out doors, ~a toilet. Before the New Year Hits (before 12am) Sit quietly and light a candle and or some incense. Take a few deep breaths and ground yourself. Begin […]
Author: Jupiter's Labyrinth
Winter Tonic
Being in the dirt has always calmed me & brought me peace (well, I am a Taurus). And while I know getting elbow deep in garden beds isn’t everyone’s idea of a blissful afternoon there is definitely something about the Autumn season that brings us back into ourselves. It makes us turn inward, dig deep […]
Joyful Belly Digestive Love Tea
A perfect blend for over-eating, over-indulging and general digestive discomfort. xoA 1 part Chamomile Flowers 1/2 part Cinnamon bark 1/2 part Ginger root 1/4 part Fennel Seed 1 part Dandelion Root 1 part Peppermint 1/4 part Licorice Root Buy in the bulk section of your natural food store and then mix together when you get […]
Sea-Nut Brittle ~ Candy Chew
Here’s a delicious way to get more seaweed into you life! 1 ½ cup Raw Honey ½ cup Pure Maple Syrup 1 cup of toasted seaweed of choice (chopped/ground in coffee mill~ wakame or kombu is my favorite) 3 cups of seeds & nuts of choice (I used black and white sesame seeds, almonds, pistachios, […]
It’s Simple, It’s Free, It Could Change Your Life…
Good ole’ H2O. Yup. 9 out of 10 clients I see in my private practice are not drinking enough water. When I tell them that upping their water intake is the first place to jump-start their health, they don’t believe me. But when they do make that one shift and start drinking water consistently, they see […]
Vata Love
I love Ayurveda. It’s what propelled me into the world of health & healing, and well, it just makes perfect sense. In a very brief nutshell, according to Ayurveda, there are 3 major energies/qualities that are present in all of life: Vata, pitta & kapha. Every person, plant, animal, season, time of day, color, food, […]
Are You A Smoothie & Salad Lover?
Susun S. Weed & Brigitte Mars Raw vs. Cooked Foods Debate- well worth the watch! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Balancing Your Vata Dosha
~Here are some sure ways to bring your vata to a more balanced & peaceful state~….. -Follow a routine Vata is erratic so adhering to even just a little bit of a routine will help to ground this “run around with your head cut off” energy that vata rules. Simple things like waking up & […]
DIY Fear Blaster
Back in the day when I used to make an herbal product line I sold to the public, I made an aromatic spray called: Night Watch. I formulated this aromatic- flower essence spray specifically for children who were frightened- of the boogie man, of things seen and unseen, for any fear that they had warranted […]
If Your Heart’s Needing Some Love…
My favorite quote to come back to in times of struggle is “The Only Constant In Life Is Change.” It’s helpful for to me in trying times as it reminds me that nothing is permanent and “This too shall pass”, whatever the situation may be. Sometimes… or I think almost always, the darker the storm that faces […]