☀️Gathering Sunbeams☀️
Four years ago, I made a New Year’s resolution to take a walk every morning; I’m happy to report that it’s one resolution I have kept!...
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vivirae
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Backyard Medicine
In my last blog post, I highlighted some of my favorite backyard wild plants for a spring salad. This month’s blog features some of my...
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- Apr 4
- 3 min
Pelvic Steaming
For the past two years, I’ve been learning about womb care to support myself, clients, and friends. One of the most supportive practices...
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- Mar 7
- 2 min
Plant Medicine
In my last two blog posts, I explained the snake and moon images of my new logo. This is the final installment of the series, and I will...
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- Feb 7
- 2 min
Moon Medicine
In my last post, I began a description of my new business logo, beginning with the symbolism of the Snake. In this post, I describe the...
vivirae
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Snake Medicine
This fall, I began to contemplate a new logo for my healing arts business. After much thought, prayer, and dreamwork, I eventually...
vivirae
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Summer Breakfast Recipes
The summer sun feels hot, fiery, and humid, even on the Maine coast. The season is busy caring for the garden, harvesting blooms and...
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- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Holistic Mouth Care
Even after 12 years of practice, I’m continually fascinated by the amount of support that plant care offers and how far our culture veers...
vivirae
- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to Protect from EMFs
In my last post, I wrote about our water bodies and how they are highly affected by all external and internal energies, including...
vivirae
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Water is Medicine
Water has been held in awe and reverence throughout history--think, for example, of The Fountain of Youth, Lourdes water, The Ganges, and...
vivirae
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
Presence with Food
In my last few blog posts, I’ve shared some favorite healthy recipes, which leads me to the focus of this one: relating to our food with...
vivirae
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Food is Medicine, Snack Recipes
According to Ayurvedic wisdom, digestion takes about 4-6 hours and encourages us to allow our stomachs to fully absorb nutrients before...
vivirae
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
Food is Medicine, Special Treat Recipes
Sugar has snuck into ingredient lists of most packaged, processed, and homemade foods. Ayurveda, as well as many healthy diet/food...
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- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
Food is Medicine, Winter Lunch/Dinner Recipes
Ancient Ayurvedic wisdom recognizes digestion as the seat of health, and prioritizes balancing one's constitution with nourishing foods....
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Food is Medicine, Winter Breakfast Recipes
Do the seasons guide your routines and eating habits? Ancient Ayurvedic wisdom inspires us to thrive by paying attention to our...
vivirae
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda (Ah-yer-vey-duh) is one of the world's oldest systems of holistic healing, developed in India thousands of years ago. In...
vivirae
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Boosting Immunity
There are many simple ways to boost immunity and relieve stress! Here are just some of them.
vivirae
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Magic of Earthing
Our ancestors walked barefoot, slept on the ground... and research shows that this Earth-body connection is necessary to our health.
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