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Plant Medicine

As a little girl, I loved the idea of using pants for their healing medicine and wisdom! Is gather soft leaves, smash them on a cinder block, and then - not sure what to do next - would roll into little pastilles, and set them in the sun to dry... Mallow in the path As an adult, I learned lots from my botanist hubby and his mom, joined the local herb society, and took medicine making classes as I could. I cook with herbs, brew herbal tisanes and infusions, and infuse herbs in oil to use in my massage practice. About 20 years ago, I lubricated the track on my sliding glass door - and smashed my finger closing it!! (LMTs hate any hurts to our hands!!) The ND I work with said 'keep taking hypericum (homeopathic) as long as you notice it hurts, and apply hypericum oil or tincture!!' I did as he recommended - the fingernail did fall off! But regrew, with a faint line) I also used comfrey poultices and clay externally. Hypericum or St John's wort helps speed the heal...

Tune Up Time

For nearly 20 years, I've included tuning forks in a number of frequencies in my sessions, and healing harp for 30. Sound and vibration in many forms can help restore balance and effect healing. My harmonic tool kit includes Harp, drums, rattles, native American flute, Tibetan bowls and both weighted and unweighted forks. In 2005, I took the Acutonics basic practitioner training, & found a set of 'Intention Tuners' on e-bay, from a practitioner who was switching fields - serendipity! Vibrational healing pairs well with on body massage or Reiki, and Lightweaving which is done off the body. I use both weighted and unweighted forks during recent sessions, with great results! One long time client & friend told her husband, 'That was the BEST massage I've ever received!' "In water and watery solids, such as the human body, sound travels over 4x faster in the form of photons or sonic shear waves. As the sound emanating ...

Take it to the Journal

In our Intentional Creativity practices and classes, we often suggest, 'take it to the journal' especially when feeling stuck or seeking insights. For decades, I've kept journals with lots of words, and sketchbooks ... in our Intentional Creativity process we combine the two, and use art and color to assist processing and integration. Healed Enough journal Simple composition books make a great base for these creative journals, and is fun to decorate the covers, as we did in school! Another option is a sketchbook with blank pages - choose something you'll enjoy using! Simple art materials suffice and add interest - washi tape, markers, inexpensive paint, old magazines for collage, tools for making patterns, oil pastels, mod podge and glitter are fun ways to add color and movement. This is a great place to record your intention, ideas and insights that arise during a class or project. At times I participate in a friend's EFT tapp...

Coconut Milk Yogurt

This morning I started a new batch of coconut milk yogurt, using L-ruteri and L-rhamnosus for the culture. Coconut milk Yogurt The L-ruteri strain was common in our guts 75 years ago, but is rare now. It was originally cultured by a German physician (Reuter) from a Peruvian woman's breast milk, and is important for the health of the small intestine. Use of this strain increases the production of oxytocin and collagen, and has several additional health benefits. Many with SIBO find it helpful. In the 70s and 80s, I used full fat raw milk from a local dairy to culture my own yogurt, which our family enjoyed. When making yogurt using plant based milk, it's helpful to add prebiotics and sugar, as coconut milk tastes sweet, but the probiotics need more sugar to culture properly. The medium chain fats found in coconut milk are similar to that in human milk, making it an ideal medium for the culture! 13.5 oz tin full fat coconut milk 1 Tbsp green banana powder or ...

Vibrational Healing

In neatly 4 decades of offering bodywork and energy seasons, I have collected many modalities and tools. Reiki and other energetic offerings are surprisingly powerful when offered remotely, which gives us the opportunity to work together wherever we are in the World! When we combine Reiki with a dash of creativity, Magïc happens! In 2005, I traveled to my favorite retreat center, Breitenbush Hot Springs for a training in the history and use of Tuning Forks both personally and in sessions. Already a harpist, I had studied using sound as a vehicle for balance and harmony a decade before. Our training centered around use of weighted forks on acupuncture points - Ohm tuners and Acutonics . Around the same time, I acquired a set of Intentions Tuners (all but one unweighted forks which are intended for use off the body) "In water and watery solids, such as the human body, sound travels over 4x faster in the form of photons or sonic shear waves."...

Making space and moving

Throughout our lives, we move around. My parents grew up in rural communities, and I was about 3 when we moved from town to the country! At nearly 6, we moved back (to an acre just outside town) so I could go to school and my dad was closer to his job, then I went off to college 12 years later ... Z-man helping Over the intervening 54 years, I've been in different spaces from one -7 years, and in my little house the last 19! Now, my daughter and son in law are building me a Grannie Flat in their back yard (!!) So after nearly 2 decades, I'm engaged in downsizing and purging for that move, which will be in stages! During construction, I'll be mere yards away, in a back nook in their home! Able to watch over and bless the process at every stage! Deciding what to take with for that 3-6 months, what can go into short term storage! I've ordered my new mattress, but for the nonce, I'll borrow one of the kids bed, that fits in the space. My new room Note to self: ...