Self-Care During the Holiday Season (by Antje Rath)
Holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, filled with cheer, joy, and nothing but Hallmark moments. The reality, however, often looks and feels quite different. People are stressed, lonely, overwhelmed, or anxious. It doesn’t help [...]
Managing Inflammation Naturally
Emily Stock, an herbalist and founder of Sundial Medicinals, concluded her fall herbalism series at Moonflower with a class covering forms of inflammation in the body. Inflammation in the body presents differently depending on the source of inflammation. External inflammation [...]
Herbal Preparations: Crafting Medicine in Your Own Home
On Thursday, October 26th, Emily Stock continued her fall herbalism series with an interactive kitchen class covering herbal preparations, including drying, steeps, infusions, decoctions, and steams. Some of the information in this article was pulled from Emily’s class handout, which [...]
The Importance of Energetics
On Thursday, October 19th, Emily Stock (founder and owner of Sundial Medicinals) initiated her Fall Herbalism Series at Moonflower with an inspiring class on the philosophy and practice of energetics. Emily’s aimed to describe energetics in a way that conveyed its [...]
The Art of Wildcrafted Essential Oils
On Friday, October 14th, Moonflower hosted Eric Scott Bresselsmith. Eric owns House of Aromatics, an essential oils distillery based in Boulder, Utah. He taught an engaging class on his personal journey toward using and ultimately distilling his own wildcrafted essential [...]
Our bodies are beautiful gifts; say “thank you” (by Sarah Cook)
In my massage and health coaching practice, a common theme that rears its ugly head is the distorted image we have of our bodies. On a daily basis, almost out of habit, we speak to ourselves in ways that we [...]