A bit of Aster Medicine for us ~ even though I’d add more to this video & change a few things I still wanted to share.
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They are unique in their own way (w/o comparison to Goldenrod, which), and lovely & as we’ve deepened our relationship I would change a bit how I understand their Medicine. They are much more calming & sedating, and to me, evoke a deep sense of calm in the body + mind + nervous system. Mmmm. So good 💜 Regardless, still hopefully a supportive video from Fall 2019! xo {Also, please do your research, see a trusted practitioner/medicine person before working w Plants, especially for things like Asthma shared here!}
Ring by: @nativemadeshop
#plantmedicine #herbalism
Ezaawaabagonii/Ajidamoowaanow {Goldenrod} Medicine ☀️🌾
{Video from last Fall}
Hearing their Medicine call loudly this Season. They are even more abundant than usual. Spending time making Medicines w them & listening deeply.
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Here’s a little video I made last year; keeping in mind 10min is not near long enough to get to know their Medicine. And that each year we learn more & grow. I’d add to this video now if I could!
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Get out to the Land if you can & sit with them, smell their flowers, taste their Medicine {w love, respect, permission}. I hope you find this video supportive, Kin! Please feel free to share & tag 🧡☀️ Hearing they want to be known ☺️🌻 How do you work w these beautiful ones?
(And if someone knows how I can add closed captions to my videos easily please lmk, or if folks can download an app to view captions?)
#goldenrod #igtv #herbalism #plantmedicine #flowermedicine
Entraining w the Earth, Sun, Stars, Water is a necessary part of returning to ourselves. To Creation. Of protection, sovereignty & living our original instructions.
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I’ve noticed for myself, the more attuned w Natural rhythms & ways I become, the more sensitive I am to dissonance - things being off. My body becoming like a musical tuner, notifying when resonance is lacking. When the outside, words or displays, are not in Harmony.
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Attunement allows us to flow w our own rhythms & cycles; vs pushing our bodies, minds, spirits in an unnatural way. Honouring our path, trusting our pace, timing & details, even if they don’t look exactly as we thought. We can FEEL Truth. Releasing what others expect, society expects of us. Not abandoning ourselves.
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I’ve noticed, for me, Mothering & Medicine Making requires constant alignment. When I am off Center, destabilized, my little one picks up on this & expresses the energy.
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Working w the Plants requires us to come back too. To attune. Harmonize w Creation. Making Medicines as a vibrational song of Love, Creating & Healing.
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We must remember, embody, what it means to be attuned to these rhythms & ways. Letting the Stones & Water show us. In our ‘modern’ world of inauthenticity, quick dopamine, noise & air pollution, GMO food & dissonance - returning to the Land, ourselves, is vital in keeping aligned to our path-our Medicine-our unique vibration & song.
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This harmony guides us, allowing what is to be, to be. What we are meant to share & create, to flow. How we are meant to contribute to Creation, to have space.
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Time w the Plants, Stars, Sun, Water - reminds our Cells & Blood how to function. There is ‘Science’ behind this. But the energy is one of being in divine communion w all that is. Allowing what we receive & perceive, to flow out through our interactions w the World.
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Our intuition & ability to SEE increases as we become more sensitive to these subtle energies.
{{Behind the scenes - what you don’t see is me in my comfy clothes setting up photo shoots 🤪}}
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Like many of you creative beings - I am a one Humxn show. It’s just me. I grow the Medicines, vision the formulas, craft the Medicines in Ceremony, do the write ups, take the photos, edit the photos, package, ship, ‘market,’ etc. I drew my logo by hand & taught myself how to make a ‘vector’ (first I taught myself what a vector was lol).
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I also run all of the online courses solo. The courses also come through in visions. So, I have to have space to see. I do all of the backend - I taught myself Teachable, the platform I use. (I’m not tech savvy) All of the writing, all of the bundling of Medicines, etc. I am customer service, ‘marketing’ director, etc.
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Whew!! It’s a lot. I’ve never shared this, but I think it’s important to see all that goes into behind the scenes of this screen. It may be tempting to look at others work & think it looks easy. My 3.5 year old is only in childcare part time & I’m also the financial provider for my Home.
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Some days I am hard on myself bc I forget to think about dinner & we end up eating whatever I can pull together, or my home is a mess, or laundry piles up, etc. I’m Humxn💕
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People sometimes ask for business advice - or, balancing ‘work’ + ‘home.’ For me, it is listening to my body + spirit. I don’t feel like a ‘business’ or ‘entrepreneur.’ I create from my Heart. I listen deeply. And I pray that I have the energy + time to bring these visions to Life. To share with you all ✨ I don’t even have a website, but I’m hoping that comes soon.
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So, if I ever forget to reply, miss an email, or shipping is a little slow - just know I’m doing my very best to honour being present here, w myself, the medicines, the Garden & Home - while also being in integrity w myself & path, in order to share from a very clear + aligned Space💕🌸
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I am so grateful for you all! I see each of you, also balancing the needs o
Gregorian New Year’s reminder that we each have different cycles & wherever you are in yours is where you need to be 💜 Moving forward with grace, flow, trust & ease ✨
Ways Cedar supports us, Part 1. So much is left out, such as sweat ceremony & the power of working with Cedar over our throat to clear blockages, and use our voice. Part 2 coming next. Please share if you enjoy! #igtv #igtvcommunity
Connecting us with Cedar, our Ancestors, Traditions & Land. More Cedar Medicine to come! 🌲🌙
Goldenrod abundance, healing, traditional ways of working with this being. Video cuts off ;) Let me know if you sit w them or make any Medicine!!
Join me for a little time with Ontario Plant Medicines & late Summer abundance 🔆🌿
Sacred Δ
May you feel held by the Earth - knowing each step you take is on Sacred {and Stolen} Land ♥️
May you feel the remembrance in your bones - the grief yes, but also, the joy. The gifts. The wisdom. May you reclaim your Traditions, as you walk in your Ancestors footsteps.
No matter your lineage - you carry gifts. You, beautiful humxn, have the responsibility to honour those gifts too. To care for one another & this beautiful Earth we call home. When you remember these gifts, it becomes unfathomable to take from others. You remember the beauty you hold within your Spirit & people.
It might not be fair that Traditions have been lost & taken. We have been harmed & we have harmed one another greatly. There will probably be pain, grief, guilt & anger as you reconnect. They are vital - you cannot bypass the feelings that arise as you remember. Let them have space. Invite your grief & anger to teach you. It is up to us to remember the way - to come back to the Earth. To dig. To seek. To uncover. To listen. They are waiting. Your Ancestors are waiting for you with open arms - smiling as they ask you, what took you so long? ♥️🌿🌀🔆✨
Do you Remembering doing this as a little one? Gathering plants & making potions. Wander the garden with me as I share about making this simple & powerful, sun infused flower water 🌸☀️
How playing in the dirt & connecting with the Earth actually impacts our overall health & changes our physiology 🌱 {Video cut off so I had to edit the intro ;)}
Goldenwort Medicine ☀️
Join me in Asha Frost’s Membership for monthly mini-Plant Medicine shares. Link in my bio to learn more🌿
This was recorded for January, but I would use the name Goldenwort & not St. John’s Wort now. Always evolving 💚 {and as always, this short video only scratches the surface of this beautiful Plant’s Medicine}
5 Things You *Must* Consider Before You Start Your Own Herb Garden 🌻🌱 {Hint: my favourite tip is the last one 😉}
If you’d like to learn more, check out my course, ‘Grow Your Own Medicine.’ Early bird pricing & free seed medicine bundle ends Thursday March 21st 💫 Spring is around the corner!! I can’t wait to have a Spring filled with Abundance & Plant Wisdom with you all 🍃
https://pachamama-medicines.teachable.com/p/grow-your-own-medicine
A rambling on a few of the energetic aspects of soil 🌱
Spring is on its way - sharing about growing Ashwaganda & starting other seeds indoors ♥️
