Summer Solstice- Herbs and Rituals for Connection and Healing

  What exactly is the summer solstice? It’s a phenomenological event that happens each year, around midsummer,  when the rotational axis of the Earth is most inclined to the Sun.  Consequently, it is the longest day of the year. It is certainly an auspicious time, and cultures the world over since time immemorial have marked […]

Early Summer Sensory Explosion

Right now, the weather has been heating up here in NWLA, although we have had some amazing rain storms that have resulted in ridiculously lush gardens and general vegetation.  It’s around this time that I start to miss the cleavers and chickweed and other tender wild greens of springtime that have long since withered or […]