Yin Tonics – Nourish the Fluids

Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 20:25 | Category : Uncategorized
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Here is the long time in coming follow-up to a post I did a while back about Kidney Yang tonics. I realized in I need to resolve the ‘wintery’ topics and start thinking about ’spring’ topics. From browsing some of my favorite herb blogs, I have fully realized how behind Northern Minnesota is, seasonally speaking. [...]

Cloud Medicine

Saturday, 12 April 2008, 15:18 | Category : Action Categories
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I heard Matthew Wood mention cloud medicine in a class.
“Cloud medicine acts on pituitary gland. Imagine that it can go through keyholes. People can embody cloud medicine; think sparkly people that seem to be walking an inch off the ground. They are so open you can’t resist them, they reflect contagious good energy.”
The herbs [...]

April Showers – Minnesota Style

Saturday, 12 April 2008, 10:19 | Category : Uncategorized
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Yesterday and today it snowed. Blizzard, actually. Spring hasn’t really started yet here, but as always I am patient.
 
 It was up to my knees. The air was moist and almost smelled like a spring thunderstorm…almost.

I became a little lonesome for those first plants to awaken from their winter hibernation, so I started to plan my [...]

Plant Spirit Medicine – Episode Blackberry

Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 10:49 | Category : Plant Spirit Medicine
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…not the electronic device.
While interning in Vermont last summer, I gave myself permission to meet plants. I met them before, of course, but not on such a personal level. It started the second night in my dreams. Before sleep I asked aloud to meet in a dream the plant I was supposed to become acquainted [...]