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How Is The Secret Language of Herbs by Alice Peck
I started to get big into gardening in the last few years, ever since we moved to a house with a big backyard with plenty of room for my green thumb needs. I’m still trying to perfect this, we’ve lost some plants along the way. One book that has been a huge resource for me is The Secret Language of Herbs by Alice Peck. The Secret Language of Herbs Book This little herbal book covers 55 herbs broken down into four chapters. Healing & Hope, Love & Joy, Protection & Guidance, and Ritual & Promise. There’s a little bit of history, folklore, magic, spiritual meaning, and your personality traits based…
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Can a 40-Day Revolution Through Yoga Really Work?
40-Day Yoga Journey Here’s to the start of my yoga journey. Are you a believer in everything happens for a reason and happens at the right time? I admit sometimes at the moment, usually, when it’s going against me, I do not. Then inevitably once I see the full truth, I realize that the universe knows what it’s doing…most of the time. After being on this spiritual enlightenment journey for a better part of a year. I now realize that when I started, I wasn’t fully ready for that shift. I felt like I was trying to mold myself into something that wasn’t yet fully thought out. But now things…
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How To Know If You’re Going Through an Ego Death
What is ego death? First, one must bring it back a layer and start with the ego… Ego death ultimately involves our ego. Ego is the Latin word for “I,” In the simplest sense, the ego is defined as “a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.” Our ego is where we develop our sense of self, usually well-defined (or at least you think) at a young age. Which makes sense; kids are always so sure of who they are and stand in their convictions. However, this sense of self can often wavier over time once the outside world becomes stronger than the “I” we had believed in for so long.…
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Anxiety Soother by Herb Pharm – an easy, go-to support
Natural Remedy For Anxiety Relief One of my favorite products I found to manage my anxiety I came across at my local co-op is a liquid supplement by Herb Pharm. What I absolutely love is that their products are certified organic or made with certified organic ingredients. What they are not able to grow enough of in Oregon they make sure to source ethically from growers and wildcrafters across the globe. Just in case you’re wondering because I didn’t know at first; wildcrafters are people who harvest plants from their natural, or ‘wild’ habitat, for food or medicinal purposes. Now you can say you learned something new today 😁. From…
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Nettle – One Amazing and Versatile Herb
Nettle (Urtica dioica) is one versatile herb with Many Medicinal Properties Nettle or Urtica dioica is a versatile herb noted best for its ability to help relieve allergy symptoms. Urtica – “to burn.” Dioica translates roughly to “of two houses,” meaning that this magnificent plant can produce both male and female flowers. Its use has been traced back thousands of years, and in that time, Nettle has spread far and wide, reach to Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America. In North America – or at least in my yard Nettle spreads far and fast. I never once intentionally planted Nettle in my gardens, but it has shown up in…