Dec 20, 2023 | Mind-Body Connection
Listening to the Heart – a program by herbalist David Crow According to clinical herbalist-teacher-mentor David Crow, our Heart is a messenger. “Listening to the Heart” is an online program about the heart and its capacity to receive energy from the...
Oct 4, 2023 | Mind-Body Connection
Your Body’s Natural Element Your Dosha Illustrates a Natural Element in You Much like humours in ancient Greece, Doshas signify our personal and bodily reactions to life, our food, drink and relationships. I must confess that I’ve admired the philosophies...
Sep 22, 2023 | The Aromatic Plants
A photocollage of cover and 2 inside pages of “The Science of Spice” by Stuart Farrimond. See References, below. Cinnamon and Cassia, Leaf or Bark? Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil (Cinamomum verum) is a somewhat controversial essential oil. Most of the time,...
Aug 25, 2023 | Mind-Body Connection
Self-Care with Rasayana A rejuvenating self-care ritual is known in the system of Ayurveda by a really sweet-sounding term, a “rasayana”. From “rasa” which means gold, the term referred to the historical process of alchemy in India long ago. These days, Rasayana is an...
Jul 26, 2023 | Mind-Body Connection
Thinking about the Heart as a center of energy in our bodies, a very interesting thing is this: the color associated with the Heart Chakra, the emotional heart center, is not red, or even pink. It’s green! There are many shades of green, right? Green, signifying...
