I get so many requests – much more than I can fulfill – to produce audio recordings of the various meditations, visualizations, and exercises I sometimes guide patients and students through. 
This one is a simple guided meditation for Deep Sleep.
Tips: Creating a soothing...

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be...

I want to shout out and give great thanks to Alexis of www.wortsandcunning.com for creating this awesome graphic explaining how to find your place on sliding scales. Please read their full article here.

The land is burning, and so are our lungs. Here's a list of my favourite respiratory protectors. Drink them up, and be sure to share them with the vulnerable people in your life such as small children, elders, and those who are immune compromised.

If you want to learn more about herbal medicine...

Botanical Name: Crataegus spp.

Common Names: hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry.

Crataegus is a genus of several hundred species of shrubs and trees in the Rose family, Rosaceae. The species often found where I live in southwestern Canada are...

Sharing our whole self with someone else is risky. It requires boldness and daring to reveal our so-called imperfections, our fears, our longings, our locked away stories. Those parts of self we are taught to hide away from the world. The older I get the more I learn vulnerability takes courage,...

Healing Grief: Natrum Muriaticum

When I was 21 years old, my father unexpectedly died 10 days after my birthday. He was 47 years old. Death is strange. It's as natural as birth, we all know it's going to happen, yet when we see someone grieving the loss of a beloved we treat them like an...

Today, I share with you a very simple and yet effective Grounding meditation I share with students. Sometimes I'll share it in clinic too when someone is in crisis. 

I use it myself after hearing bad news or someone sharing a story that really caught my heartstrings.

It's a great way to fill...

While I don’t really burn when exposed to the sun, many members of my friends and family do. I wish I could credit who I learned this recipe from – It might be that I read a version of this from Rosemary Gladstar or James Green decades ago. Nonetheless, this is a simple recipe I want...

As we near the spring Equinox and the pagan holiday Ostara the nettles beckon from the field behind my home.

Ostara, or spring equinox, is the holiday celebrating birth and renewal as the sun warms the earth. The sun coaxes the plants upward to receive nourishment. New life sprouts out of the...

Nothing says spring like the intoxicating scent of lilac blossoms. Their sweetness reminds me of childhood, my mother's birthday, and the hope and renewal that spring rains bring. Their fragrance is so heady and delicious that I've always wanted to eat them - and you can! While I enjoy lilac...