Climate Change & Global Sustainability
Plant Baby Plant
Robin Wall Kimmerer Doomscrolling on Instagram two weeks ago, I came upon Plant Baby Plant Robin Wall Kimmerer’s call to creative resistance for a greener future. In this very short video she says, We will enact tree justice so that every corner of our neighborhoods have the healing benefits of nature. The highly respected author of Braiding Sweetgrass,…
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Hydration with Essential Rasa Tea
It’s hot. You’re dry. You’re thirsty. There’s dozens of sugary and/or caffeinated drinks out there, waiting to quench your thirst. Plain water is clearly a wiser choice. Are there other wise choices? What if you were to approach replenishing your tissues with long term kindness? Hydration with Essential Rasa Tea supports you in multiple ways. …
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Healthy Aging Menopause Ayurveda
Healthy aging menopause Ayurveda, these travel together, as Kate O’Donnell and I note on her recent podcast. You can listen to it here. Ayurveda balances conditions. If we’re depleted, it’s there for rejuvenation. If we’re toxed, it’s there for cleaning. Sometimes we’re both, and this can be dealt with, too. The four ashramas, stages of life…
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Grounding in the Present Moment
Ojas, the mind, the feet How to navigate these times? Talking with Kate O’Donnell on her podcast this week – it airs next Wednesday – I bravely spoke about protecting one’s mind stream, a k a consciousness. Yesterday I imagined calling this post Resting in Fresh Mind Stream, kind mind stream. By today my mind…
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Easy Healing Drinks Sustainable International Sleeper
I wrote a book Easy Healing Drinks from the Wisdom of Ayurveda with photographer Renee Lynn seven years ago. We wanted to create something beautiful and useful in the field of Ayurveda. We succeeded in this, yet stumbled in other ways. In past posts, I’ve written about other people’s creative strengths. It’s easier for me to…
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Shout Out to The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook by Kate O’Donnell with Cara Brostrom – the 10th anniversary edition has arrived with Spring!
(My writing can be found on Substack now. You can continue to find it here as well.) Ayurveda is an ancient nature-based system of health from India that offers strong support for getting back into healthy rhythms. Rhythms around nourishment, elimination, sleep, light, rest, and peaceful connection can make a big difference in how we…
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Healthy Connections
As we face what’s in front of us, healthy connections are crucial, starting off with ourselves. Here’s a very short Tibetan Cleansing Breath to clear our channels and our mind. Safe touch with marma points is another way to make healthy connections, resourcing inner healing. This can be hands-on healing, as you see here, or…
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Sustainable plastic free Easy Healing Drinks
As we approach the shortest day and the longest night, I’m looking at my values. Plastic diminished holidays are a priority for me. Less plastic means more hands-on interactions and nature-based experiences. If you’re looking for inspiration on how you can do this, here’s a great holiday guide from Beyond Plastics. As the Global Plastic…
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Adapt Recipes for Autumn Food Shopping in the Midst of Change
In the midst of many heart-wrenching events, this is a blog about grocery shopping. How to be resourced in the midst of intense times? One mundane support is grocery shopping. Bessel van der Kolk makes a great point in The Body Keeps the Score: “People can learn to control and change their behavior, but only…
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Ayurveda Ode to Buckwheat: a shout out to the Southern Hemisphere
Knowing that we’re in these last few weeks (perhaps) of winter here in the North, I’ve been especially enjoying warming buckwheat, before I begin to shift over to more cooling grains. As the Northern Hemisphere leaves winter behind, I’ve got a favorite warming breakfast I want to pass on to inhabitants of the Southern Hemisphere,…
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