Articles & Inspiration to Support Your Mind, Body, And Spirit
Herbal Gift Ideas
Many years ago, I was the herbalist at a garden & nature center. Every year I would lead a workshop on Herbal Gift Making. I was thinking about these fun and informative classes and thought I would share these ideas with you today. These are perfect gifts for...
Blissful Beauty Sleep
I asked for suggestions for blog posts and found that many people would like ideas on how to beat insomnia (trouble sleeping). Insomnia can mean different things to different people. Some people have trouble falling asleep, some have trouble staying asleep, and some...
Getting Comfortable with Joy
Getting Comfortable with Joy How comfortable are you with feeling joy? I know that question might seem silly, and you may be thinking, ‘Of course I’m comfortable with feeling joy’. The truth is that most of us aren’t. From a young age, we’ve been doing...
The Pandemic and Your Hormones
For years, I’ve been checking hormone panels for females experiencing many different hormonal symptoms. Overall, the most common pattern I’ve seen is referred to as estrogen dominance. The estrogen level is normal while the progesterone level is low. This creates...
Health Basics Check-In
This blog is about returning to the basics. I'm not sure what it is about our society. We seem to have an "all-or-nothing" approach to health. If we're not greatly restricting food, exercising in a bootcamp style, or majorly pushing our limits, we don't really do...
The COVID Conundrum
Life is getting more and more open. Things are slowly returning to normal. Yet, many bodies are not. I’m seeing more and more people who are concerned about weight gain they haven’t been able to resolve with diet and exercise, fatigue that doesn’t go away after rest,...
Summer Health
It's Summer Solstice time! As the seasons change, so does our health focus. Health Focus: Heart & Small Intestine In Chinese Medicine, there are two organs that correspond to the summer season: the heart and small intestine, the organs of the Fire element. They...
What’s Your Body Telling You?
One of the most interesting things about my work is how often people already know exactly what's going on with them. They already know the foods that bother them, the lifestyle changes that would make the biggest difference for them, and the general idea of why they...
Why Every Woman Needs Holistic Pelvic Care™
I’ve gotten a lot of interesting reactions over the past 6 years since I began doing Holistic Pelvic Care™ (HPC), a technique that combines inter-vaginal massage with breath work to help women* clear stagnation and other issues in the pelvic area. Some people have...
Who Knew Soluble Fiber Did So Much?
When cholesterol levels are elevated in otherwise healthy people, I begin to wonder if it's an issue with soluble fiber intake. A lesser known reason for elevated cholesterol levels has to do with what happens to cholesterol once it reaches the gut. After the liver...