Breathe Again

Breathe Again

With everything going on in the world, the one thing that can help us calm down is to ​breathe. Yes, Breathe. Such a charged word in light of recent events, namely; the Coronavirus pandemic affecting the lungs and respiratory system, and George Floyd’s death due to...
Re-opening, re-building and moving forward

Re-opening, re-building and moving forward

By Kristen Mark ND This year has brought a wave of challenges in every area of life – every person, business, and community has been affected. Fatigue, frustration and anger are common and normal reactions to the upheavals we’ve experienced over these past few months....
Life Beyond Busy

Life Beyond Busy

No one does well when being pushed to DO all the time. We’ve been so afraid to rest for so long now. Be it consuming information, working, fixing, tidying or just listening to our whirling thoughts. We rob ourselves of our nourishment, our care and so much of our...
Cleansing, miraculous watercress

Cleansing, miraculous watercress

Cooling, pungent and bitter- sweet, watercress is a natural diuretic helping to clear excess fluid from the body. It impacts the lungs, stomach, bladder and kidney systems in TCM and strengthens the Qi (or vital energy) in the body. It also is helpful in not only...
Spring Foods and Cleansing

Spring Foods and Cleansing

Spring is a season full of powerful, forceful and creative energy. Just like that little seed that pushes through all the resistance of the surrounding earth after the dormant winter, we too have seeds of inspiration, hopes, dreams or plans that also want to grow and...
Resilience in the time of Corona

Resilience in the time of Corona

During this time where everything in the world seems uncertain, we are being faced with a huge challenge. The challenge of innovating a brave new dawn, and taking a hard stop to pause in stillness. As emotions like fear and anxiety ensue after such an upheaval and...