Strategies for improving your vagus nerve tone and heart rate variability.
Earth Heart Meditation
Why we need vagus nerve tone now more than ever…
As human beings we are social creatures. Our survival has always depended on not necessarily being the strongest or fastest mammal out there, but being able to work as a team and a community to slay the mighty mastodon!
Fir Tip Vinegar
An exceptional spring tonic!
Grounding Qi Gong
Here is a short practice I recorded to introduce you to the practice of Qi Gong. It is helpful to be barefoot or wear leather shoes, and focus on the energy of the earth connecting with the soles of your…
7 Ways to Empower your Immune System
Tonify your Nervous System It seems that if you are being chased by a tiger, and simultaneously combatting a bacterial infection, your body will choose to circulate blood to your limbs to help you get away from that tiger, thus…
Chaga “Espresso” Shots
There is nothing quite like a hot cup of coffee in the morning! Your morning cup of coffee stimulates glucocortocoids and catecholamines- a compound of stress hormones- and increases blood pressure. It increases cortisol and epinepherine in the body- creating…
Sleep Like a Rock Star
You’ve completed the full liver detox, expensive visits to the naturopathic doctor, you’ve gone to a therapist to address trauma, you’ve even gone to yoga and meditation classes to enhance your breathing. You’ve changed your diet, exercise routine, even bought…
Foraging for Fiddleheads
The spring brings with it many delicious finds. Fiddleheads are the young unfurled plants of the ostrich fern, which are packed with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and phosphorus. They can be found near water in open areas with sun exposure.…
Unblocking Creative Flow Through the Liver
The liver has over 500 functions. It generates and stores blood, produces antigens and T-killer cells to protect the body against infection and has among numerous other responsibilities. It produces bile to dissolve fat in the blood vessels and helps…