holistic wellness
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Imbolc: Light a Candle, Light YOUR Candle
Midway between the longest night of the year and the dawn of spring, Imbolc stands like a white candle in the snow on a quiet morning. Imbolc is bi-directional, energetically speaking: contemplative and quietly anticipatory. It is a time of hope, of ideas and clarity, of knowing that the inner light is enough to sustain Continue reading
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Turning Inward, Don’t Leave Out the Light!
We are now on the dark side of Winter Nights—the dawn of the cooling season, marked on 10/31-11/1. We light candles to symbolize warmth and light. Some of us get the woodstove warming the house for the first time since last winter. I’m conservative of firewood, so I wait until the downstairs gets a chill Continue reading
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Dust, Dignity, and the Divine
Cleaning homes is a beautiful thing. Many people see it as drudgery, the bottom of the barrel. They see someone pushing a mop and all they see is someone pushing a mop. But the deep value of cleaning homes is in the why. Why do we need to clean our home, outside of the obvious, Continue reading
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Happy Friday
I love this time of year, when the grass is cool and dewy, and I can step outside and connect to the earth. This is a most calming practice, walking where the grass remembers you, taking note of everything that is currently thriving and blossoming. We can be like the zinnias, opening wide to the Continue reading
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Gratitude on the Plate: How Blessing Your Food Nourishes You Twice
We are often inspired when we go on road trips to visit friends and loved ones, and they dish out their very best, family-loved meals. My step-son got his favorite Zuppa Toscana for his birthday, and I’ll be making it soon. His wife served up Blueberry Dutch Baby for breakfast, and I’ve added it to Continue reading
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Five Reasons To Make Decluttering a Top Spring Priority
Spring is synonymous with renewal—a chance to embrace fresh energy and let go of what no longer serves us. Decluttering your space goes beyond aesthetics; it’s a profound act of self-care and transformation. Here are five compelling reasons to prioritize decluttering this spring: This spring, let decluttering be your first step toward a brighter, more Continue reading
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Home As Healing Assistant
Making simple adjustments within our physical environment can contribute immensely to psychoemotional wellness. There are various popular applications around the world that put this to practice, such as feng shui (Chinese: “wind and water”) and hygge (Danish: “hug”), but here I will illuminate a more introspective approach. It’s as simple as analyzing the story of Continue reading
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Simplify Your Surroundings for Peace and Healing
We’ve cycled back around to the time of year – warming sunny days as we draw nearer to spring – when we seize opportunities to move stagnant indoor air out the windows. We deep-clean, we dust. We empty from our living space all that isn’t appreciated for either form or function. Delores Canon once mentioned Continue reading
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Balance Your Home, Balance Your Life
If your mind is scattered, if your heart hurts, if your soul is yearning, if your body could be in better shape: these can be remedied through acting on the understanding that there is a mutual support network between you and your home. Just as there are layers to the human, there are layers to Continue reading
