” focuses on localism, creative arts & ecology by engaging artists, musicians, poets/writers, performers, community organizers, environmentalists, homemakers, students, teachers, parents, activists, local/independent businesses & self-employed individuals, artisans, farmers — really, pretty much anyone interested in sustainable living, social justice or improving one’s own quality of life.. “

There is a brief question page at sign up- just fill out what you feel comfortable with & we can go from there.After signing on, you’ll get your own page to do whatever you want-or not.

My plan with the meditation group is to get a community of people together with regular meditation practice as a common goal.

You don’t need any experience. Just show up, say hi, post your thoughts, ideas, questions, inspirations or enjoy a breath.
More to come on the topic of a regular practice space in South Jersey & Philadelphia.

BE WELL & HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON !

Heather

click to see trees reflected

It’s snowing again today .

Things are getting canceled.

I just made a pot of tea for the week, mostly to use as a base for other drinks. Today’s pot of love includes a variety of things that happened to be in my cupboard:

Horsetail, Pau D’Arco, Cat’s Claw, Barberries, and some mystery herb that I’m pretty sure is Gravelroot.

These days, I order herbs on line mostly from Mountain Rose Herbs.  Often I’ll include Goji Berries, though chose Barberries this time due to certain benefits related to a woman’s monthly cycle. Barberries have a number of other amazing qualities including anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory effects & lowering of blood pressure. Frequently served in tartlets and sweet meats,  they nicely sweeten and harmonize a bitter brew such as the one pictured here.

http://www.nefa.org/events/connecting_new_englands_creative_communities

A summit to ignite New England’s creative potential is taking place this March 9-11th in Providence, Rhode Island.

Goals are stated as, though not limited to :

• To share strategies cities, towns, regions, and self-defined communities are using to engage the creative sector
• To begin to develop a regional network of communities leveraging creative community development to enhance their prosperity and quality of life
• To discuss a regional approach for collectively promoting and supporting creative community development through policy, research, programming, and resource development
• To build the capacity of the creative sector to take a leadership role in making New England a better place through creative community building

Hassen and I plan to make the trip – details to come !

today’s juice:

Carrot, celery, apple, zucchini, lemon, ginger

Some of the documented benefits of juicing include :

• increased nutrient intake- juice is nutrient dense
• less energy spent digesting heavy meals = more energy available for the day
• less energy spent digesting heavy meals = more energy available for cellular clean-up & detox
• clear, radiant skin
• healthier kidneys & liver
• sense of self care, nourishment & overall self value

Juicing is of great benefit to the liver- signs that your liver is happy and functioning well are emotional balance, ability to deal with anger, mental clarity, good digestion, clear skin, and healthy stress management. Our liver is regenerating itself all the time, though a few  things that you can add to your juice to aid this process are beets, celery, apples, ginger, and lemon.

Monday I made two batches of juice- carrot, celery, apple, ginger, lemon in the morning. Later around 1Pm we had apple,  celery, lime, ginger, spinach.

Today:  apple, celery, lime, ginger, spinach juice.

The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime again.

[Thomas Paine The Age of Reason]