One of the most incredible things about this birth to me was an insight into pain. I had used Hypnobirthing last time for my labor and had gotten to experience much reduced pain for a couple hours from following that system. This time I didn’t feel as drawn to that, but I noticed that it had impacted me at another level.

My life is about to drastically change again. The rhythm of change can be so startling, and what bigger changes do we experience as human beings than the beginnings or endings of life? These immense transitions bookmark our experience, bring us together even with estranged family members, and weave us into the fabric of what it means to be human.

Thank you for the winter grace amidst the storms. Wishing you beauty, life fully lived, wonder and prayers coming true this New Years!

Autumn Awakens: It’s time to go inward, support the lungs, and boost your immunity with herbal medicine.

We believe in progress as though it were a given, and yet, the further we’ve come into the  promises of more convenience and technology, the further we’ve gotten from knowledge of how things actually work, wisdom that was hard won by our ancestors.