The good people at Traditional Medicinals (TM) were kind enough to send me a care package of their teas, plus a few extras (like a gorgeous tea mug and cover). And, like the consummate tea-drinker and herb-junkie that I am, I drank, gave away, and shared as much of the tea as I could.
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Product Review: Traditional Medicinals
15 Mar
Aren’t You Tired Yet?
7 Jan
I know I am. But January always does this to me–all this pressure to start over, to change, to improve. It’s too much. No one could do it. So I’m rebelling. Who’s with me?
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Autumn Derangement
8 Oct
Every year, I spend the entire summer looking forward to fall. I mean, I kind of hide out for three months until the temperatures start to drop. (Yeah, I know. We’ll talk about being in the moment and enjoying where you are right now, later). But here’s the thing: come autumn, I always get just a little deranged.
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The Dominant Species
10 Sep
After a summer, terrifying with its heat, I’ve lately been giving a lot of thought to extinction. And, yes, I’m a member of The Wilderness Society and I donate money, sign petitions, and protest against furthering our never-ending quest for developing every last bit of human-free space out there, but that’s not the sort of extinction I’m talking about.
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A Kind of Sadness
1 Sep
I feel as though I’ve been remiss in my postings. I keep up with my little photo hobby, but I know this space is meant for more than that.
I think part of the problem has been this deep sadness that I’ve been experiencing. This isn’t a sadness for myself or my personal life, which is going rather beautifully, but a deep sadness for what has been, I fear, irrevocably lost. Between the drought which has plagued much of the country and reading about the ‘sponge effect’ (in which the drought is perpetuated by the atmosphere sucking moisture from ground and trees which will only get worse as temperatures increase), I’ve had little energy left to attack the issue in writing.
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Pin This (Rant Warning)
19 Jul
I’ve been dealing with enormous amounts of anger lately. Being a yoga instructor, I have plenty in my bag of tricks and, normally, when I feel this way, I dive into asana, the physical practice of yoga. Well, enter Monday. Apparently I was so driven in my practice that I made the very stupid mistake of moving into a series of backbends before I was sufficiently warmed up. Long story short, I’ve done some painful damage to my lumbar spine. Anyway, who cares? That’s not the point. The point is that my go-to resource has been taken away. I am immobilized. Somehow I’m guessing there’s a lesson here.
But you know what? I’m sick of lessons. So, instead of meditating on my anger, I’m just going to release it (lucky you–you can quit reading at any point, as I’m sure you realize). I’m exceedingly pissed off for any number of reasons. I’ll just list a few here.
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Practical Magic
12 Jul
So, I’m trying to include more practical herbal articles in the blog, but I’ve been busy and distracted lately. Anyway, yesterday I noticed that a cut on my thumb was mightily infected. My first thought? I should totally blog about this. (I know. Gross, right?). Seriously, though, this is a perfect opportunity to share with you the absolute wonder and magic of herbal medicine.
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