The holiday season is a time for celebration, warmth, and togetherness. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills teaches us to use our senses to self soothe, to keep grounded in the here and now, in order to manage feelings of anxiety.

Updated December 31, 2021. Benton MacKaye pioneered the concept of land preservation for recreation and conservation. Back in the early...

A quiet landscape for observation, presence, and gentle plant-based reflection. Flower Essences as a Complementary Practice Flower essences are a complementary, non-invasive practice that some people use for emotional reflection and support. In my own work, I approach them as a symbolic and experiential form of plant-based care , rather than as a medical or psychological treatment. Flower essences are discussed here as a complementary, symbolic practice  within integrative me

Here’s another easy remedy for you to make for simple comfort in everyday life. Make this salve for use in your home and to give to friends, too! Making salves with plant essences is a lot like cooking. So, if you like to cook as a hobby this is a meditative fun way to pass a rainy day at home!

Originally posted June 19, 2018. I wildcrafted dandelion flowers last week. I missed picking the dandelion flowers in my yard! I kept...

Originally posted May 29, 2012. ”Therapeutic horticulture...provides positive distraction and attentional engagement…(which) mediates ...