Natural Living

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. -John Muir I have become what some would call a bona-fide solo female backpacker. My journey began months ago when the draw of solitude — and the …

According to countless ancient ways of knowing, all plants possess a sacred spirit… …a spirit that goes well beyond, and vibrates deeper, than its physical constituents. It is this pure and hallowed nature of plants {and our inter-connectedness} that has led to their traditional/medicinal use in :: healing {physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual} cleansing {a space or our …

You know what super sucks?!?! Getting older…that’s what!!! It hasn’t been until the last year that I’ve really started to notice a significant change in tautness of the skin on my face. It isn’t horrible, yet…but ladies, I know you know what I’m talkin’ about! So needless to say, I’m on a mission to hold …

lin•i•ment [ línnəmənt ] pain-relieving liquid rub: a liquid rubbed into the skin to relieve aches or pain, e.g. one containing alcohol and camphor As defined above, a liniment is an external application that is rubbed into the skin primarily for the purposes of pain relief — and my Cannabis Herbal Liniment recipe was created …

For so many of us, dandelion needs no introduction. With her iconic yellow-petaled flower and deeply-toothed leaves, she is readily found growing and harvested wild nearly everywhere in North America — as she likewise, invades with unrelenting force our yards and fields…signaling the arrival of Spring. For centuries, the early, young, and tender Spring leaves …

Although smudging may seem like a new and trendy practice… …smudging has been used by countless cultures, for millennia. When you smudge, you connect the present with a timeless spiritual practice — while igniting the passions of all the people who practiced before you. Today, science confirms what our ancestors knew (without knowing)…that the smoke …