How to be a Goddess even when you Hate your Job article on elephant journal
elephant journal just published my article, “How to be a Goddess even when you Hate your Job“! It’s my first-ever article with them. I jive with their mission: “elephant is dedicated to bringing together those working (and playing) to create enlightened society.” Hey, that’s me! I’ve been hearing a lot of my patients bemoan how […]
Margarita’s Turmeric Face Mask Recipe On Long Island Pulse Magazine
Sometime last year, Sharon Feiereisen of Long Island Pulse Magazine asked me to contribute a DIY face mask recipe for her upcoming article, which she just published! It’s called, “4 DIY Spa Recipes From the Pros“. Check it out! I jumped at the chance to talk about turmeric and honey, both of which I love […]
Why Epsom Salt Baths Are The Highly Sensitive Person’s BFF
Epsom salt baths have been used for centuries for detoxification and relaxation. However, epsom salt baths are much more powerful than the occasional soothing soak! For the everyday Warrior God/dess, there comes a time when we need to replenish ourselves – on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. And epsom salt baths are part of […]
5 Ways To Renew Your Goddess Energy (Yes, Even If You’re A Man, And It’s NOT What You Think!)
Goddess Energy resides in us all. Chinese Medicine recognizes that we all have Yin (feminine) and Yang (masculine) components to our being: Yin = internal, soft, cold, heavy, delicate, containing, female Yang = external, upward and outward, hard, hot, loud, dispersing, male To be balanced individuals, it is important to hone, and honor, both aspects, to live […]
"Waterhouse: The Crystal Ball" by freeparking :-|, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
Crystal Work: How To Use Your Crystals
So, let’s say you’ve just purchased, or received, a gorgeous, awe-inspiring crystal geode, single terminated wand, tumbled stone, rough specimen, cluster, sheet, pendant, bracelet, earring set, or amulet. Maybe you may hold it in your hand and feel the energy emanating and jumping out from it. Maybe you’re transfixed with how pretty it is, and you just […]
"Raw crystals" by 8ShroomFairy8, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
Are You Cleansing Your Crystals The Right Way? A Guide To Crystal Clearing
What do brown rice, salt, and white sage have in common? Aside from being borne of the Earth, they are also cleansing agents for crystals! There are so many ways to cleanse healing stones. Or, as I sometimes call them, allies from Mother Gaia! What I’m referring to is not the physical debris that can gather […]
"Jade revealed" (cropped) by adurdin, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
How To Tell The Difference Between The Forces Of Light And Dark
“How can you tell the difference between good and bad energy?” “What is the difference between high-vibrational and low-vibrational energy?” “How can you tell if an entity is good or bad?” My patients tend to be gifted (whether they’re aware of it yet or not), so I often field versions of these kinds of questions in […]
"peace goddess" by brian donovan, used with permission under CC BY 2.0. Source.
Consult These 3 Goddesses When You Experience Your Dark Night Of The Soul
We all embody the Goddess energy. Just as we all embody the God energy. The Divine Feminine, the Divine Masculine. Yin and Yang. We are complex beings – spiritual, powerful beings having a very human experience. Part of learning our personal brand of humanity involves moving through our dark night of the soul. We all […]
Top 5 Ways To Nourish Your Spleen In Chinese Medicine
In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen is responsible for the transformation of the food we eat, and transporting the nutrients to the rest of the body. This is an important function, because the Spleen is the source of the formation of Qi and Blood. And, considering that Qi travels with Blood, and Blood is needed to nourish all systems […]
The Gift Of Levity And Love During Times Of Trauma
The happy notes on the piano echoed strangely throughout the church. Each note rang strongly, quickly, and lightly. It was the last song my little sister had been practicing as part of her Suzuki piano method before she’d passed, many years ago. And, her piano teacher was playing it at her funeral to honor her. At first, people were uneasy […]
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