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6 Ways to Celebrate Mabon

Mabon is the second harvest festival of the Wheel of the Year. It’s also known as the fall equinox.  Most years, the date of this will fall near or on September 21. Equinox marks the time when daylight decreases steadily until the Winter Solstice. Then, at the winter solstice, daylight will again begin increasing, continuing […]

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How to Use Mindfulness to Expand Your Creativity

How to Use Mindfulness to Expand Your Creativity Mindfulness can expand your creativity and open up your thinking.  You’ve probably heard about mindfulness, and maybe you even have a regular mindfulness practice. It’s not just useful for keeping you calm and focused. Here’s how to use mindfulness to expand your creativity and help you reach your

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Plant Profiles: Lavender

Every aspiring home herbalist, needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens. This post is part of a series on 8 common herbs that can be used for medicines. You might want to consider adding these to your garden and home apothecary.  Of course, there’s much more to know

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Plant Profiles: Echinacea

Echinacea is another one of those herbs that many home herbalists, including me, adore. This plant medicine series is all about inspiring you to grow your knowledge of common herbs along with your gardens. In this series, you’ll be introduced to  8 common medicinal herbs and how you might want to use them in your

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Plant Profiles: Violet

Every aspiring home herbalist needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens.  Today, I’m featuring the violet. They can be seen growing freely in the springtime everywhere, from yards to woodlands. This series of blog posts will introduce you to 8 common medicinal herbs and weeds and how you

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