How to Harvest Thistle for Green Smoothies

The most common question I’m asked about thistle is:
“How do you get it into your blender without cutting yourself up?’
Here are the steps to harvesting thistle.
The Yoga of Mother’s Day, Matrika, Receiving + Chocolate

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Invasive Superweed Smoothie Contest

I’m back in Idaho sitting at my counter sipping my fresh invasive superweed smoothie. This morning as I added the cucumber, pineapple, and apple mint to take the edge off the thistle I reflected on how I used to get allergies in spring.
Who are you becoming?

Awhile back I had a coach who encouraged me to invoke the person I wanted to become. When we have an evolutionary perspective of who we are we get that we are always present and we are always becoming. It’s the becoming part of us that desires growth, and is aligned to change, that craves […]
Uplevel your Relationship Agreements on the Evolutionary Path

“Basically, it goes like this,” I started. “We either have articulated or unspoken agreements in our core relationships. If the agreements are unspoken, they can quickly become outdated. If we’re operating on outdated, unspoken agreements the relationship isn’t as dynamic, inspired, evolutionary, supportive, or connective as it could/should be. When you take the time to step back, and consciously update your relationship agreements, you redefine your life, based on your current potential.”
Senses, Santosha, and Time to Refresh

Dear You, Thanks to those who emailed me after the Intuition/Resistance piece from last week. Lately, I’ve taken to pointing my awareness to sensory pleasure. I’m not sure why exactly this is a big breakthrough for me. I know I’ve been “taught” about accessing the now through fully taking in through the senses. This subtle […]
Are you opening the front door or back door?

The nature of nature is pulsation. On, off. Hot, cold. Heavy, light. We sway between poles. We contract, we expand. The constant change and our evolution go hand in hand. We are stimulated and soothed. As we realize this is who and what we are, we embrace the fluctuations. We pulse between true hunger and […]
Self Massage + Foam Rolling
I live in Mexico half the year and spend a chunk of time each week on a paddle board. We have a fleet to meet the different conditions and opportunities. I’m studying paddle technique because I’m clearly not doing it in a sustainable way. My left piriformis is in a knot, my right trapezius is […]
Wellness Experts + Experts to be… are you doing this?

Dear Friend, I want to tell you about one of my dearest friends. I have a long-time girlfriend who thinks she wants to build her own Signature Program. Her name is Denise, and she’s been a guest on my podcast. Denise has been a holistic practitioner for 20+ years. She’s been heavily trained and worked […]