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I asked Brighid Doherty, founder of Solidago School of Herbalism, if she had a most-recommended recipe for hot flashes. This was it! This infusion is composed of dried rose petals and sage leaves.
Rose petals are energetically cooling and nourishing to women’s reproductive and nervous systems.
They taste floral and divine. Sage leaves are cooling and drying. Sage is an astringent herb that is known to dry body secretions from sweat to breast milk, making it ideal for counteracting hot flashes and high pitta.
This tisane can be enjoyed in the evening before bed to cool night sweats or sipped throughout the day from a water bottle to help cool hot flashes. It’s most potent when made fresh daily, but it will keep in the refrigerator for up to five days.
To make a cooling face or body spritz, soak a washcloth with the tisane and rub it over the body, especially during night sweats, hot flashes, or reddening of the skin. Fill a spray bottle with the tisane and mist it on the face for cooling on the go.
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Red raspberry strengthens and tones the uterus; it has been used for centuries to prepare women for childbirth and to rebuild the uterus postpartum. Nettle provides much-needed minerals, and oat straw bolsters the deep tissues and nervous system. Bring a few jars of this infusion-or sachets of the blended herbs for enjoying later — to your postpartum friend.
(Best for Kapha)
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This astringent formula is tonifying for conditions of excess moisture, as well as deeply purifying.
Burdock and tulsi motivate the circulation and remove stagnation, while raspberry leaf and nettles lend a balance of cleansing and rejuvenating qualities. Each of these herbs also has a sweet taste—so pleasant to drink!
(Best for Pitta)
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Rose is a famous pitta balancer that reduces heat and calms the mind and nerves with its soft and sweet taste. Both raspberry leaf and red clover purify the blood, remove toxins, and support healthy reproductive tissues. Together this trio is cooling, nourish-ing, and cleansing, and it targets the rakta dhatu and generative system.
(Best for Vata)
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This overnight infusion contains nourishing and hydrating plants. The demulcent quality of marshmallow and slippery elm protect the membranes of the gut and support healthy elimination. Oat straw is a famous rejuvenator and nourisher that also has nervine actions that support feeling calm and resilient. Nettles supply minerals and a purifying punch to balance this building formula.
This is traditional northern New Mexico confection. These lite cookies are commonly made with white flour; this version with some whole wheat is also quite good. Bisochitos are often served during Christmas holidays and with special feasts for weddings, baptisms, and confirmations.
Dear Friends,
As the sun is setting over the rockies, the moon is rising, the wind is winding. I’ve decided to stop lighting my own fire, and adding oregano tea, green apples. All were intuitive insights to aid in the recovery of the much held grief in my lungs, which has turned into congestion.
My sister and her family and so many are facing their biggest nightmares right now. I did an interview with Daniel from Spiritual Rockstar and Your Sacred Purpose today. It was so full of truth, the whole dialogue was driven by what Buddha reminds us – suffering leads to compassion.
Dear Friends,
Sat Nam from the Rockies! I hope this finds you so well in 2025.
The worst mis-take you can make, is letting yourself down.
You let others down when you let yourself down. How can you lift anyone up without lifting yourself up? You let yourself down when you let the God in you down, when you disappoint yourself. In any situation, there is an opportunity to rise above your behavior of shrinking or distracting yourself from the pain.
The problem is the consciousness is scattered. Practicing yoga allows your innate skill to contain yourself to blossom and mature, so that you do not shrink away from any situation, because no situation is too big for you to handle.
Many Korean meals include dishes made with cheong gochu, bright green chiles that look like skinny and long jalapeño peppers and can range in spiciness from mild to flaming hot. They’re often stuffed with ground meat and eggs, but this version-made with the biggest jalapeños you can find, or small poblanos-employs a delectable combination of mushrooms, tofu, and more. You will have a little more filling than you need for this recipe; mix it with a little vegan mayo and eat on toast or in a sandwich.
Makes 8 appetizer servings (16 stuffed peppers)
