Deep Rest
Get so chill - your friends ask what you’re on (tell them it’s crazily deep-rooted grass called Vetiver)
the mindful essential oils edit
back to school - its all yellow
it's that time again - when the unstructured summer abruptly switches to scheduled days. possibly to 'get in the car!' and 'did you forget your.......'? when you're packing the pencil case - please pack a salute in there not just because students have been using rosemary for concentration, improved memory and focus for thousands of years (and it has been lab-proven to improve studies and exam performance), and not just because because it'll lift the moods, but also because its a powerful immune-booster. and everyone going back to school and college and offices - needs all the immune boosting we can get! so... 'did...
olympian lughnasa blessings
today is august first - in the celtic calendar, lughnasa. it marks the day about halfway between summer solstice and autumn equinox. it has always been a great festival time - the last celebration of the summer - marking harvest, and the beginning of the dying of the light. it's a time for taking stock and reflection, celebrating what we have manifested and created, and letting go. it seems a fitting time for us to come home and reflect on our four months of wandering, planting, being. lughnasa is named after the God Lugh - this is the middle name we gave our son...
going for gold in august
what a feast the Olympics are - every stroke, stride, backflip, volley, reach and the stories. the number of hours of dedication, the setbacks overcome, the strength of will, the pure intentionality. and it's great timing for this feast - because of all points of the year - THIS is the best point for setting out our own goals - whatever they may be. why? well many think that it must be January - new year... but our mind-body is much more in tune with the turning of the seasons than the turning of the calendar. at this time of year we've naturally...
essential oils for allergy and hives
itchy skin, raised red bumps and skin discomfort due to hives and allergic reactions can be one of the most irritating and uncomfortable experiences. and we make it even worse by starting to scratch that itch. today we will explore how essential oils can help hives.