☀️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...
vivirae
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Backyard Salad
I love this time of year in Maine, when mama Earth warms up after the long cold winter, and the spring blooms fill the air with their...
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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...
vivirae
- 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...
vivirae
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Creating Ceremony
My last blog post was about creating an altar and setting sacred space to honor the unseen energies, creativity, and presence. For this...
vivirae
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
Creating an Altar
Building an altar connects us to the unseen energies, the natural world, helping us build self-trust, creativity, intention, and presence...
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- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
Late Summer Meals
Late summer calls us to harvest fully ripened bountiful veggies and mingle their delightful flavors in all our meals! Here are some of my...
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...
vivirae
- 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...
vivirae
- 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....
vivirae
- 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...
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