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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This week's meditation was on Ruby gem essence.* More on experiences and properties of this essence tomorrow, I am in the middle of a move and got a little behind...
What makes life magical? Connection! Communication with plants, animals, and people certainly can be a way to feel that connection has indeed happened. This is especially important in a world...
Chrysanthemum, Júhuā, 菊花, Herb of Classical Chinese Medicine This week for herbs of classical Chinese medicine, along with the online participants, I did a plant meditation with my family, including...
