Devil's Club: Authenticity, Boundaries, and Deep Love
As the Earth's energy rises this Spring, we too, are invited to receive this energy rising up within us, connecting us to our own inner...
Happy Lughnasadh! Ways to Honor this Mid-Point of Summer
Photo by Kitfox Valentin This time of year, late July and early August, enters us into the season of Lughnasadh. Often celebrated 8/1,...
Engaging with True Reciprocity: A Relational Approach to Earth and Plant Medicine
Part of what I love about engaging with Earth Medicine, is this relational approach to the Earth, the seasons and the plants. The...
Plants + Humans = LOVE
I feel so nourished and uplifted as I write to you after getting back from a neighborhood stroll. I'm so filled by all the scents and...
An Herbal Ally for Emotional Times
One of my favorite things to do when I’m feeling emotional, chaotic, or just a bit ungrounded, is to sit with the plants. I find a tree...
Quaking Aspen and the Web of Life
Amidst a moment of deep despair over the changing climate, I reached to my altar for a Quaking Aspen branch that I had found in Utah,...
Sacred Reciprocity: A plant medicine story with Oregon White Oak
Last week I ventured to Sauvie Island on a whim to be out in the crisp sunshine. As I meandered the trail, my eyes were drawn into the...
The Best Possible "Gateway Drug"
Image from United Plant Savers This is a story about one of my first powerful plant spirit medicine experiences. It was one that took...
Plant Spirit Medicine: working with local plants
We are well on our way into October, one of my favorite months, as the liminality of the Otherworld begins to shine through. I've already...
Embodiment: Teachings from Redwood
This past weekend I journeyed to visit the Redwoods in Northern California. I hadn’t visited them for 10 years and was immediately taken....