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PMC: Mùxiāng, 木香, Costus Root, Reveal Date: 6/27: herb of classical Chinese Medicine

PMC: Mùxiāng, 木香, Costus Root, Reveal Date: 6/27: herb of classical Chinese Medicine

By Lily Michaud Jun 20, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with mùxiāng, 木香, costus root, whose scientific name is Aucklandia lappa.    Mù xiāng for promoting emotional connection and devotion to the human race warrants...

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Video: Dú Huó likes yonis and plant meditation

Video: Dú Huó likes yonis and plant meditation

By Lily Michaud Jun 20, 2024 0 Comments

Here is the report on Dú Huó, or Angelica pubescens, from Plant Meditation Club. This plant meditation had a very sex positive/empowered woman vibe. The herb can be used for...

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PMC: Black Cohosh, Reveal Date: 6/20

PMC: Black Cohosh, Reveal Date: 6/20

By Lily Michaud Jun 13, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Black Cohosh, or Actaea racemosa.   Black cohosh is well established as a support for women experiencing intense emotions and intense relationships....

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PMC: Shǐ Chāngpú, 石菖蒲, Acorus gramineus, Reveal Date: 6/13

PMC: Shǐ Chāngpú, 石菖蒲, Acorus gramineus, Reveal Date: 6/13

By Lily Michaud Jun 6, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Shǐ Chāngpú, 石菖蒲, Acorus gramineus, known in English as Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus). Possibly the weirdest plant meditation so far. But, in the...

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Video: Hashimotos, Metabolism, and Lust for Life

Video: Hashimotos, Metabolism, and Lust for Life

By Lily Michaud Jun 6, 2024 0 Comments

Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder that impacts the thyroid gland (which is shaped like a butterfly). This condition is ten times more common in females/afab. The incidence can be...

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PMC: Shepherd's Purse Flower Essence, Reveal Date: 6/6

PMC: Shepherd's Purse Flower Essence, Reveal Date: 6/6

By Lily Michaud May 30, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with Shepherd's Purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris, flower essence.   Shepherd's purse for moving from shame to "it is what it is" & then embodiment. Meditation...

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Video: Easter Lily for Sexuality, Resurrection, Lung Health, & PCOS

Video: Easter Lily for Sexuality, Resurrection, Lung Health, & PCOS

By Lily Michaud May 30, 2024 0 Comments

Spiritually and emotionally the flower has associations with resurrection and purity. Those drawn to this energetic essence may feel torn between the extreme goals of pure living, ie chastity and...

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PMC: 獨活, Dú Huó, Angelica Pubescens Radix, Reveal Date: 5/30

PMC: 獨活, Dú Huó, Angelica Pubescens Radix, Reveal Date: 5/30

By Lily Michaud May 24, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with Dú Huó, 獨活, Angelica pubescens radix, an herb from Chinese medicine.    Dú Huó, areas for further investigation: Plant Meditation Club comparison with...

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PMC: Thyme, Reveal Date: 5/23

PMC: Thyme, Reveal Date: 5/23

By Lily Michaud May 16, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with thyme, thymus vulgaris, a common but powerful herb. Many participated in this by zoom :) I hope you will join us soon....

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PMC: 車前子 ,Chē qián zĭ, Plantain Seed, Reveal Date 5/16

PMC: 車前子 ,Chē qián zĭ, Plantain Seed, Reveal Date 5/16

By Lily Michaud May 12, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated on Plantain seed, 車前子, Chē qián zĭ, Plantago asiatica.   Plantain seed, Chē qián zĭ, areas for further experimentation: plantain has often been seen as...

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New Video: Herbs for Embodiment

New Video: Herbs for Embodiment

By Lily Michaud May 9, 2024 0 Comments

Greetings! I filmed this video during the new moon in taurus, 2024. The month of May is full of Taurus energy which is all about enjoying life on Earth, including...

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PMC: Lapis Lazuli Gem Essence, Reveal date 5/9/24

PMC: Lapis Lazuli Gem Essence, Reveal date 5/9/24

By Lily Michaud May 2, 2024 0 Comments

 Plant Meditation Club: This week we meditated with Lapis Lazuli gem essence.    Of note: Use for mastery of a subject--this can come out in craft and voice, such as...

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PMC: Dodder Seed, 菟丝子, Tùsīzǐ, Reveal Date 5/1/24

PMC: Dodder Seed, 菟丝子, Tùsīzǐ, Reveal Date 5/1/24

By Lily Michaud Apr 22, 2024 0 Comments

This week the Plant Meditation Club meditated with Cuscuta chinensis, 菟丝子, tùsīzǐ, dodder seed, an herb of classical Chinese medicine.   Areas for further exploration: Dodder seed: how does it support emotional...

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Yerba Santa, Reveal Date: 4/22

Yerba Santa, Reveal Date: 4/22

By Lily Michaud Apr 16, 2024 0 Comments

Trigger Warning: This post discusses violence including Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Violence), and harm to children.    Yerba Santa, areas for further investigation: Physically: Yerba Santa for vein health. Emotionally: Recovering...

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Ginseng for Personal Resilience and Allyship

Ginseng for Personal Resilience and Allyship

By Lily Michaud Apr 15, 2024 0 Comments

The herb Ginseng, or Rénshēn (Bái) 白人參, has many traditional uses. In our plant meditation the herb felt fortifying and helpful for increasing the ability to sit with emotions—either your...

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Cyathula root, Niúxī, 川牛膝, Reveal Date: 4/16

Cyathula root, Niúxī, 川牛膝, Reveal Date: 4/16

By Lily Michaud Apr 8, 2024 0 Comments

 This week we meditated on Cyathula root, Niúxī, 川牛膝.  Mediator A: Mouth: Cooling, woody but light in flavor, sweet after steeping for a while. Feeling the throat/neck area being highlighted....

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Pear Flower Essence, Reveal Date: 4/8/24

Pear Flower Essence, Reveal Date: 4/8/24

By Lily Michaud Apr 1, 2024 0 Comments

Pear flower essence, areas for future investigation: Use for upheaval to the home, community, or local environment. Such as sudden moves, earthquakes, shocks to the community. This week we meditated...

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Chaí hú, Reveal Date 4/1/24

Chaí hú, Reveal Date 4/1/24

By Lily Michaud Mar 22, 2024 0 Comments

The root we tasted this week was Chaí hú, 柴胡, Bupleurum, also known as rabbit ear root. Interested in joining the mostly online Plant Meditation Club? Click here. I did...

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PMC: Yarrow, Reveal Date: 3/22/24

PMC: Yarrow, Reveal Date: 3/22/24

By Lily Michaud Mar 16, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club:   Yarrow, areas for further investigation: "The successful warrior is an average man with laser-like focus." -Bruce Lee This week we tasted the flowering tops of Yarrow,...

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PMC: Gāncǎo, 甘草, Chinese Licorice, Reveal Date: 3/16/24

PMC: Gāncǎo, 甘草, Chinese Licorice, Reveal Date: 3/16/24

By Lily Michaud Mar 8, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: Gāncǎo, or Chinese licorice root was the herb that we tasted this week. Mouth: This herb has a distinctive flavor, that is sweet, and reminded more than...

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Crab Apple Flower Essence, Reveal Date 3/8/24

Crab Apple Flower Essence, Reveal Date 3/8/24

By Lily Michaud Mar 1, 2024 0 Comments

Crab Apple flower essence, areas for future investigation: Feelings of impurity related to abuse (animals or people). Self-acceptance when your standards may be too high. This week's essence meditation was...

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Rénshēn (Bái), Reveal Date: 3/1/24

Rénshēn (Bái), Reveal Date: 3/1/24

By Lily Michaud Feb 24, 2024 0 Comments

This week we meditated on Rénshēn (Bái) 白人參 Ginseng Radix (Albae). This herb is new to me. One goal I have for this project is to better understand how herbs can move us...

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Linden, Reveal Date 2/23

Linden, Reveal Date 2/23

By Lily Michaud Feb 16, 2024 0 Comments

This week we meditated on Linden, also known as Lime tree, genus tilia, an herb from traditional Western herbalism.  I enjoy this herb but am very curious about it. I was delighted to share...

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PMC: 白朮, Bái Zhú, Atractylodes, Reveal Date: 2/16

PMC: 白朮, Bái Zhú, Atractylodes, Reveal Date: 2/16

By Lily Michaud Feb 9, 2024 0 Comments

Plant Meditation Club: This week's herb is the root of Bai Zhú, 白朮, or Atractylodes macrocephala, an herb commonly used to tonify spleen qi in Chinese medicine. Let's see what the experience...

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