Plant Hike

I went on an amazing plant walk in Malibu Creek State Park this weekend, facilitated by Tellur Fenner of the Blue Wind Botanical Medicine Clinic & Education Center in Ukiah, CA.

Perimenopause

The Mayo Clinic defines perimenopause as “the time period during which a woman’s body makes its natural transition toward permanent infertility (menopause). ” So it’s the transitional phase. Here are some ideas about how to traverse this phase gracefully.

Another Tour Around the Web

As I cruise around the Internet, I make a note of links you might find interesting. Here’s this installment! 8 Things to do when you just can’t… What it means to “hold space ” for someone, and how to do it well Beautiful Skin vs An Exciting Life 13 Things to Remember if You Love…

Basic Herbal Remedies for Cold & Flu Season

We are most definitely in cold and flu season, even here in usually sunny southern California. Nobody really wants either, but most of us are not particularly good at avoiding them. They are viral infections; antibiotics won’t work, although doctors have been known to prescribe them anyway, just to satisfy their patients. Both are infections…

Weekly Web Links Wrap Up

I feel like the title should have more alliteration… Anyway, here’s my weekly list of web links I found, on the web, as I was puttering around… It’s short this week, I was busy; August is my headless chicken month. How to strengthen your liver & Kidneys 12 healing herbs for your garden On Death…

Herbs for Stress

Sometimes it helps to have something you can take, to help you de-stress, even when you have a lot of personal-growth tools you are using already. I find a nice cup of herbal tea can help, and there are also herbs you can take, internally and externally,  that will help shield you against the stress…