I love wild harvesting and growing my own medicinal herbs. A few weekends ago, I came across a huge nettle patch. I approached with cauti...

When I was a little girl both of my grandmothers canned. I loved watching my Nanny Ray pick fruit off her giant fruit trees in Californi...

Magical Calendula! I have patiently and tenderly been loving on my garden here at the Ivy Cottage. I have a couple calendula plants that ...

I love Thai food! Basil, peanut sauce, hints of lemon grass... It is all sooooo good! Just a little too far for trip across the globe. Th...

This cold.....digging deep to embrace it. It requires not only a mental shift to feel good during these long cold winter days but a physi...

A few months ago I was talking to a friend and asked her if there was something off between us that I had missed. She told me she just d...

My veggie patch is having a rough year. First time since I started it a few summers ago. Had crazy good lettuce and mustard greens and now...

As a yoga teacher, I have the joy of sharing my passion with so many amazing people. Some have become friends, some have become private ...

I am sure like many of you, I woke this morning thinking how is it possible that today is the last day of 2018?! Time flies. Not origin...

I absolutely adore Facebook memories. I start most days by looking at what those memories are. Most of them make me feel very happy. S...

"We are all born free and spend a lifetime becoming slaves to our own false truths." -Atticus A year ago, I journaled this. It resonates...

The Universe has a really beautiful way of letting you know you are exactly where you are supposed to be & doing it well. For this, I am...

I remember as a little girl making lists of things I loved. I would cut up magazines and catalogs and cover old boxes and bottles with i...

"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What yo...

Here in Central Pennsylvania, spring has officially arrived!  The sun is rising sooner and setting later.  It is amazing just how much mo...

"I am divinely created & guided. I lack nothing & am abundant in all ways. In the protective embrace of faith, I know I am loved & I am s...

Valentine's Day...the day where we proclaim our love to those around us with store bought greeting cards & chocolate.  But what if this y...

Many years ago, I gave up New Year resolutions & began the practice of choosing 3 words that represented my intentions for the year. 2017...

A personal altar is about creating a sacred place in your home (or maybe your work) to serve as your Soul Center. It is not just a beauti...

Winter is the perfect time to reconnect with our essence, our divine spark. Happy & Healthy New Year! Yesterday was the 1-year anniversa...