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Winter Solstice Brazil Nut Hot Cocoa

12/20/2021

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Winter Solstice Blessing:
May you find peace, faith, and strength in the promise of the winter solstice. 


As we celebrate around the warming hearth and with grounding practices, it is a nice time to think about the powerful role foods can play in our health. Today, we are highlighting selenium. 
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Selenium is a trace mineral which means our bodies only need a little bit to do some pretty amazing things. In fact, consuming too much selenium chronically can be very detrimental, but getting a small dose daily offers powerful nourishing support. 
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Grapefruit, Avocado, & Kale Salad for Skin Health

7/26/2021

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​This summer we are excited to be focusing on nourishment for skin health. Our skin is our largest organ and plays a major role in immunity - so keeping skin strong, supple, and healthy is a top priority (1). We all know it is important to wear sunscreen. The sun's powerful rays can cause oxidative stress and long-term damage (1). But, did you know that there are foods that directly support skin health?  
Why we LOVE Grapefruit, Avocado, & Kale Salad for skin health:

​This vibrant salad is both delicious and super supportive for glowing healthy skin!


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Summer Abundance, Food, Energy, and Herbs!

6/22/2021

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PictureLilac and Rose Infused Raw Colorado Honey
Happy Summer, dear ones! 

​The Summer Solstice on June 21st marked the beginning of this beautiful season of abundance, flow, heat, fire, the heart, and the small intestine!


A nourished and balanced summer body and spirit feels amazing!!  Alternatively, an imbalanced summer body and spirit feels hot, tired, irritable, and dry.  

Right now I am sinking so deeply into the expansive, flowing, loving, overflowing abundance of slowing down with this season.

Summer is a combination of speeding up in some areas and slowing down in others.  Think about slowing down at work and speeding up on vacation or hiking as an example!

Right now I am speeding up in my gardening and activating my time doing silly kid things during the day.
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At the same time, I’m slowing way down and giving myself the gift of fully catching up to my level of development so that no part of me is left behind.  While winter is a time of integrating in the  dark quiet, summer is a time of integrating through shining abundant light on all areas that need tending.


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It's Broth Season!

12/24/2020

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It is BROTH season!

The truth is, we believe that every season is broth season, but especially Winter.

Broths are a powerhouse for combating winter cold and supporting wellness throughout the season (and every season). Broths warm, nourish, cleanse, and hydrate the body.  They also open the heart, and provide vitamins and minerals plus protein and collagen. Broths are comforting, soothing, and deeply nourishing making them foundational for winter health. 


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Winter Wellness: Healing in Winter

12/15/2020

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What an amazing time of year for healing! We've moved from the beginning contractive nature of Autumn to the deeply internal nature of Winter.  This is the time to invest deeply in your healing, to grow your roots, to pause, and to strengthen.

In many healing and spiritual traditions, Winter is a time of gestation and replenishment.  This season shows us how beautiful it is to slow down, relax and rest. In Chinese Medicine, Winter is associated with the Water Element and the Kidneys (plus the bladder and adrenals). This season is all about gathering energy for the growth and expansion of Spring. 
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