Peaches, Rainbows and Unicorns

Healthy Living Tips #4   Healthy Living Tip #3   Check out Susan Clements of Earth and Ocean Herbal and Wellness at www.earthoceanherbals.com. Recipes from HLT #4: Mature / Dry: Sunflower 1 pt, avocado 1 pt, castor 1/4 pt, 4 drops rose geranium essential oil Sensitive: Apricot 1 pt, sunflower 1 pt, borage 1/4 pt, 4 drops rosewood essential oil Combination / Oily: Jojoba 1 pt, apricot 1 pt, castor 1/2 pt, 4 drops grapefruit essential oil Sugar Scrub: 1/4 c sugar, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp hydrosol, 1 tsp carrier oil, several drops of essential oil.

On a recent visit my to sister-in-law and cousin in Michigan, I went to a women’s gathering on an incredible property by a lake where our host introduced us to a practice called “secret spot.” Essentially, you choose a place to kind of collect yourself – to sit quietly and observe the nitty gritty of what’s unfolding around you in nature. We were also supposed to collect things to later make artwork about the experience. This was all new to me – I didn’t know these women, I didn’t know this landscape – but it sounded interesting. After we discussed...

I’m part of an Agora (a gathering space) where women come together to share and reflect. We gather once a month over a potluck dinner at someone’s house to brainstorm, to discuss, to work over what we have going on in our personal and professional lives. A main focus is holding each other up to making a difference in the community where we live. Everyone has a different experience – from the woman who started a farmers market to the doctor who left her practice to create health organizations in poverty-stricken areas in Providence. We really get into the nitty...