This past summer was absolutely enchanting! Life has become vibrant, bountiful and enriching, as my summer has been spent going on several plant walk adventures, traveling, wildcrafting and creating.
The phrase, "What you seek is seeking you," couldn't have rang more true as opportunities presented themselves. This summer I also: attended the first annual Great Lakes Herb Faire and D-Town Farm's 9th Annual Harvest Festival, attended a couple Herbal Chat & Chew events, had a marvelous time at Sage Smoke (gathering of community healers), cat-walked through botanical gardens, participated in community healing spaces, went camping for the first time, or as me and my friend Lottie called it glamping (glamour camping).
I began this blog after years of vision boarding/journaling sessions during which I'd written and drawn out my desires to pursue my passion for holistic health and merge it with my love for communications. In a split moment I decided to stop my whining and belly aching and get started putting my desires in motion. It was the best decision ever, as I still love my job working full-time in the creative arts field; I'm now able to create healing spaces while sharing what I've learned along the way.
It's my hope that you too will be encouraged to follow your dreams. You may not have it all mapped out right now, but take it one step in the direction of your dreams and the rest will begin to fall in place. I feel so much more alive because I don't feel creatively stifled, I'm able to bring my A-game to my work and personal life.
I have soooo much more to share of the wonderful blessings that have been set in motion, please stay tuned and check back often for additional resources, information and updates. Oh, and a few of us Detroit-based wellness advocates will be opening an apothecary in a few weeks, check it out here.
In the meantime I wish you much success in going after your purpose >>>muah<<<
D-TOWN FARM HARVEST FESTIVAL
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Face painting at D-Town Farm
Harvest Festival |
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| Signs of harvest season at D-Town Farm Harvest Festival |
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Free hayrides for kids at D-Town Farm's Harvest Festival
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Paying homage to Detroit's
own food justice warrior, Charity Hick |
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| Pokeweed at D-Town Farm |
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International herbalist, Phe teaches learn-shop at D-Town
Farm's Harvest Festival. Attendees learn
how to make immune boosting tonic
formerly known as Fire Cider |
GREAT LAKES HERB FAIRE
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Lisa Rose with her
Burdock & Rose Botanicals products |
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| Energy field and plant meditation lead by Stacey Quade |
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Internationally renowned herbalist
and keynote speaker: Jim McDonald
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| Tinctures bought at this year's Great Lakes Herb Faire |
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| Tincture I'm making... |
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Opening panel discussion from
the Great Lakes Herb Faire |
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| Yurt and classroom during Great Lakes Herb Faire |
Working on Wellness (WOW) Summit at Exhalation Integrative Wellness Center
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| WOW Summit panelists |
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| WOW Summit Attendees |
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Dr. Karla Mitchell speaks about
alternative healing models at the WOW Summit |
BOTANICAL GARDENS
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| Echinacea at the Chicago Botanical Garden |
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| Cool pic in downtown Chi |
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Chicago's botanical garden
encourages you to stay on your
path, how fitting ;) |
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| Me at Miami Botanical Gardens |
HERBAL ADVENTURES & WILD FINDS
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| Me wildcrafting herbs |
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| Lottie wildcrafting herbs |
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| Huge tree had to snap a pic |
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Bleeding hearts...
is nature trying to tell us something? ;) |
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| Garlic Mustard's flower |
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| Vinka a.k.a. periwinkle |
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| Mullein growing... |
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Deer in the woods at work...
ironically, this wasn't during the plant walk |
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| Winding road through the woods |
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| Red clover |
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| Milkweed |
- Avec Amour
