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...
Listening to the Heart
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Your Natural Element
Your Body's Natural Element Your Dosha Illustrates a Natural Element in YouMuch like humours in ancient Greece, Doshas signify our personal and bodily reactions to life, our food, drink and...
Plant Pedigree–What’s in a Name?
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...
Self-Care Rituals with Rasayana
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...
Looking at the Heart Chakra
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. ...
Reawaken Your Senses
Reawaken Your Senses to the Power of Aromas, Scents, and Smells Reawaken to smells, scents and aromas and build positive energy in your life. Scent is a powerful tool of discovery. Scents you like...
A Plant’s Life Force
Do you have a favorite anti-microbial scent? One that opens the breath and calms your nerves? The aromas of essential oils contain protective substances known as anti-microbials ... Defined as a...
Aromatic Protection
You might be wondering how an aroma, a mere waft of scent-molecule-laden air, can possibly offer something solid, like protection? Insights follow into the inhalation or application of scents for...
Extremely Dry Heel Skin
If your heels are extremely dry, they are sending you a message. Likely, your dry skin has not been fed or moisturized for weeks or months, or longer! Once dehydrated, those outer layers want to be...
Your Sense of Smell
Your Sense of Smell No matter your personal history, there’s something that you have regardless of good or bad in life. It’s an awareness your body uses to inform you. Actually help you. You’re not...