The time for the metal element comes after the Earth Element. As the beautiful qualities of summer and fall start…
Summer Foods That Balance the Fire Energy
Summer is here which means we have transitioned from the wood element into the fire element. Within Traditional Chinese Medicine…
How To Use Flower Essences for Energetic Healing
Flowers have been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. When my parents would…
Medicinal Uses of Wild Violets
Wild violets are one of the first spring flowers that grow in abundance in Colorado. Among the wild and scattered…
Spring Foods That Help Balance The Wood Energy
Spring is the time of the wood element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This idea stems from the Yellow Emperor’s Classic…
10 Useful Medicinal Herbs To Grow In Spring
There are so many medicinal herbs to grow. It can be hard to choose when you are starting a herb…
Medicinal Uses of Pasque Flower
The 70 degree temps, pops of green starting to cover the earth, birds making their nests, winter snow turning to…
5 Herbal Cookbooks For Herbal Infused Recipes
There are so many good herbal cookbooks out there that help get inspiration flowing and I have discovered a handful…
How to Make Ayurvedic Squash Soup To Stay Balanced In Early Spring
At the farm stand this week they had a few winter squash left over so I grabbed a butternut squash…
Tree Medicine of The Rocky Mountains
The first day of spring on the lunar calendar is always on Chinese new year. Many believe that this time…
How To Grow, Harvest, And Use Echinacea
The Magical Powers of Echinacea Echinacea is a potent medicinal herb that I have used for a long time mainly…
The Healing Traditions of Tea, Camellia sinensis
Tea: The Great Teacher of Life There are traditions around tea that celebrate this ancient and wise tree, Camellia sinensis…