Ziziphus jujuba, aka Jujube, or Dà Zǎo was our plant meditation subject this week. We had this as a tea. It is a food herb that can be eaten raw or prepared...
This week we meditated on mullein flower, an herb of traditional Western herbalism. Pre Meditation I thought this herb smelled like saffron (but not strong like saffron) but the taste was more...
This week we meditated on guā lǒu shī, 栝樓實, Trichosanthes cucumerina fruit, snake or king gourd. Pre Meditation Sweet flavor. The flavor lingers. Meditation 1 Me: I have a strong headache come on...
Filaree is known to be helpful for repetitive thoughts (like OCD). I discuss second arrows, a name for emotions and judgements that compound the "first arrow" of the main condition you are...
This week we meditated on an oat tops, scientific name Avena sativa. Pre-meditation The taste is "weird and musky, a little like b.o.". I found it warming, comforting, and taste is...
Gégēn, also known as kudzu and arrowroot, is a widely available herb that has been traditionally used to help with alcohol abuse, overeating, and some of their physical impacts. It...
This week we meditated with bitter root, kū shēn, 苦参, Sopharae Flavesentis, an herb of Chinese Classical Medicine. Pre Meditation Bitter!!!! I am guessing this herb is high in alkaloids. It tastes a little...
Herkimer is a lovely gem essence. I like to use it for "you are great the way you are". There is a completeness in this double pointed quartz. It also...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on orange flower essence. Meditation1 My daughter: There was some bread baking in an oven. Someone dropped some of the flower essence on...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Angelica sinensis, an herb of classical Chinese medicine, commonly known as Dong quai or female ginseng. Its pinyin name is dāngguī, in simplified Chinese it...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria, an herb of traditional Western herbalism. Pre-Meditation Mildly astringent. A little sweet, mild green taste. Meditation 1 My daughter: I saw...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Bái Sháo, white peony root, scientific name Paeoniae Radix, an herb of Chinese Classical Medicine. Pre-Meditation I found this tea to have a very...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with the gem essence of rhodochrosite. Meditation 1 Me: I saw pink moving in different areas of my body as my energy shifted....
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Gégēn, Kudzu root, or Chinese arrowroot, scientific name Pueraria lobata, which is an herb of classical Chinese medicine. This herb is often...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with parsley, Petroselinum crispum or sativum, an herb of traditional Western herbalism. Taste and pre-Meditation impressions: My daughter and I had different takes on this...
Not sure if you are having an experience with plants? This video highlights different types of experiences you may have with a plant. Taste, physical changes, energy shifts, and emotions...all...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with Bǎi Hé, 百合, Lily bulb, the bulb of Lilium brownii, an long used herb of Chinese Classical Medicine. Pre Meditation, Flavor, etc Mild,...
Trans is Beautiful is a gem and flower essence made to support anyone who has experienced trauma or been misidentified. I discuss the essence in general and in particular talk...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with pink alstroemeria flower essence. Information from the essence: My daughter: "I kept seeing a plant that was dying over and over again...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with Mài mén dōng, 麦门冬, Japanese hyacinth, scientific name Ophiopogon japonicus. Mài mén dōng, areas for further investigation include: use for restoring yin, emotional...
Shepherd's purse is a wonderful herb used for the reproductive health women and nonbinary folx. Historically it has been particularly helpful for uterine fibroids, uterine prolapse due to muscle weakness,...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditate with Angelica archangelica, commonly known as angelica. This herb is related to a previous, Chinese herb we meditated with: Dú Huó, 獨活, Angelica pubescens radix. For my in...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we tasted and meditated with Job's tears, or coixseed, yì yǐ rén 薏苡仁, scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi. Alyssa, my daughter, and I were in attendance. We...
Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with jade, a gem essence. Meditation 1: My daughter: This meditation was hard. I did see a summer scene with people on a blanket,...
