While in the mountains recently, I reconnected with a much loved body butter recipe. This luxurious body butter is one of my all time favorite recipes. It truly rocks when it comes to protecting, nourishing, and soothing dry skin during the autumn and winter months. The addition of Pinon pine is AMAZING! I hope you…
How to Make Your Own Cough Syrup
Cough Syrup: A Simple Honey Cough Syrup for Adults and Adolescents over the age of 7. For those between ages 5-7, half dosage of essential oils. For those below age of 5: use tea with a little honey mixed in. **Do not use honey for children under 1 year. Here’s what you’ll need: Equipment: ◻︎…
Our Famous Respiratory Salve
I have been making, using, and sharing this respiratory salve for as long as I can remember. It is a favorite among our students for sure! And each year I make a batch of salve along with cough syrup for gifts to family and friends. Whether someone has a cold or is just feeling a…
How to Make a Coffee Scrub
Cardamom Coffee Body Scrub How’s this for a yummy delicious scrub for the body and mind: a combination of vanilla bean infused coconut oil with coffee infused sesame oil added to finely ground coffee and sugar with a hint of cardamom, black pepper and ginger essential oils…..sheer delight and beauty! Here’s what you’ll need: Equipment:…
Warming Chest Salve
Warming Chest Salve Recipe makes: 5 – 25ml jars and 1 – 50ml jars. 1/2 ounce of beeswax 1/2 cup of jojoba oil 1 tsp. honey Place the ingredients into the top of a double boiler. Gently heat until all the beeswax has melted. Stir well with a fork or spoon. I put the honey…
Winter Essentials: Balancing Kapha
KAPHA SEASON Winter through mid-Spring Mid-November through Mid-March (spring) The kapha dosha arises from the Earth (Prthvi) and Water (Ap or apas) elements. Kapha is stored in: the brain, joints, mouth, head and neck, stomach (the primary site), lymph, thorax including the lungs, heart and esophagus, and fat. The term kapha is derived from the…