For almost a year now, I’ve been doing a YouTube series called “Herb of the Week.” These are short, hopefully enjoyable descriptions of various seasonally-relevant herb energetics. These energetics are part of life—not just the life of an herbalist. That’s why I thought I’d share one of these little weekly herb messages right here on…
We are coming up on my favorite day of the year, March 4th. Why March 4th? It’s an incredible day: March Forth! It’s in the early spring, and what more perfect day to have the spirit of March Forth in the Wood element? So what does it take to March Forth, with a sense of…
Conflict of Interest in Partnership: More Wood for the Fire The spring-into-summer time period is about the transition between Wood and Fire, and the relationship between Wood and Fire. It’s a close relationship, because in this system, the Liver and the Heart Mediator are considered to be the two ends of a single meridian, called…
Finger Scissors Here is a Gallbladder and Colon meridian disentangling exercise for people who are really not sure about the difference between their rage and their shit, and they don’t want to fling shit at somebody when they are angry. I learned this back when I was obsessed with what I called meridian entanglements, or…
Safety in Treating Anger What is healthy anger? It’s something that can get very politicized, very tangled into other agendas. I’m wanting to make it clear that being right and being healthy are two different things. You can be totally right, and having a stroke. You can be totally right, and acting out in ways…
The Art of Waiting I love spending the first moments of a workshop waiting. For people who haven’t waited with me before: I really noticed how completely I could destroy my health while waiting. The winds that would come up, the dust devils, the incredible things that would happen to me while waiting, that were…
Songs of Awakening Anybody know any waking up songs? I know a lot of lullabies to help people go to sleep. But what are the songs for waking up? “You can get it if you really want…” That’s a good one. “Oh, what a beautiful morning.” Exactly. There you go. That’s so good. Because, you…
Winter into Spring Seasonal Resources The “energetic medicine” of late winter is not the same as early winter. While pre-solstice early winter is about greeting the darkness with a willingness to rest and relax into the mystery that surrounds us (rather than being afraid of the dark), post-solstice winter is about the slow steady return…
Living the Elements: Wood Spring Seasonal Resources Last spring, after my Wood music, arts, and culture blog, people wrote in with some fabulous Wood suggestions. I discovered some new music that still carries me forward. I’m grateful, and I’m looking forward to what folks have to suggest this year. Meanwhile, I’m sharing the tunes, the…
Living the Elements: Wood Springtime! There are a number of different serious blog pieces still in the works, but right now, I really just want to have some community fun. I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite Wood-element art and music. I’d love to hear from you: Are you listening to, looking…
