When I bleed, my modes self-expression stretch infinitely deeper than words can reach—my hands demand to speak; in sinew and string, in cedar leaf and soup pots. I stitch and stir in rhythm with the
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Wild Foods + Foraging
Cooking With Yucca
Yucca blossoms check all the boxes for me when it comes to wild edibles. They are abundant, widespread, and of course, delicious! Additionally, when harvested correctly, your meal won’t harm the plant one bit. There
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Formulae
Soothing Summer Smoke
This light, bright, and seriously relaxing herbal smoking blend is one of the first formulas I ever made and offered through La Abeja Herbs. As I recall the time I first enjoyed this blend, I
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Practices
Medicine Is Everywhere
We are defined by the spaces we inhabit—and in turn, they are defined by us. No matter where we go, the medicine we need will find us; our every presence calls it forth. Notice now what
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Recipes
Pinole
Pinole is a versatile food made from ground and toasted grains and spices. It can be consumed as a beverage, porridge, or baked into small cakes, as in the recipe below. Pinole has its origins
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Recipes
Chia Fresca
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Herbs
Chia
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Formulae
Chia Face Mask
This uniquely moistening mask will breathe life back into your skin. Masters of conservation that they are, desert plants have a supernatural ability to restore suppleness to even the more tired of tissue. In the
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Garden Party
Radiant Renewal
This clay mask has transformed my skin. I had no expectations when I first threw it together for a girlfriend and myself during a weekend visit at my cabin in the Texas Hill Country. We
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Recipes
Blush
This is one white wine that’s sure to make you blush. Just a few sips will get your blood flowing and inspire amorous sensations throughout your body. Don’t fret if you don’t have all the
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Wise Guides
APHRODISIA
Herbs For LovemakingA P H R O D I S I A a guide to herbs for lovemaking When lovemaking becomes a sacred practice, its potential for healing is truly limitless. Making sex sacred need not be
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Herbs
Rosemary
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Daily Practices
Time: An Ancient Perspective
“It is not more time that we need, it is more timelessness that we need.” – Michael Meade – The Ancient Greeks understood two distinct kinds of time. The first, Kairos, refers to the
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How-To
Marigolds
When we know a plant deeply, and when we feel an embodied sense of connection to the place where we live, we are far are less likely to do harm. When relationships to plants and
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Practices
Adorn The Wild
My past 10 years since becoming a mother have been about re-finding that forgotten playful child self—and discovering anew the splendor, darkness, and light that got buried when I left my imagination behind. Slowly, I
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Herbalism
Tulsi Yarrow Tea
As Autumn arrives, our bodies begin to ask us for more subtle support and deep nourishment. It is a time to rest deeply and often, to pull on our favorite socks and sweaters, and take
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Herbs
Piñon
There is, perhaps, no other tree or plant that my life has become as interwoven with the Pine. Her changing gifts mark the turning of the wheel of the year–wood harvested in Spring, cured in
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Recipes
Special Coffee
This coffee really is special. As someone who is allergic to dairy, but remains wildly devoted to all things rich and frothy, this recipe has become one of my all-time favorites. It’s also a great
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Recipes
Jewel-Tone Kale Salad
This stunning end of summer salad will make you feel as vibrant as it looks! The magenta center of the watermelon radish and the emerald hues of the kale combine to make a dish as
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How-To
Sun Tea
Sun Tea is probably the simplest herbal preparations you will ever make, and also quite possibly the most wonderful! In the Summer, this wholesome preparation becomes a integral part of my daily rhythm and an
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