We are only a few weeks away from the scariest of all nights of the year, Halloween. Although we joke and jest about Halloween, and the traditional acts of scaring others by dressing up as witches and warlocks, fear is not a joking matter for many. Fear is a real and daily demon. Anxiety is […]
As we discussed last time, our bodies are not all made the same and an ancient, medical tradition still in practice today, called Ayurveda has isolated three different types of body constitutions called Doshas, Kapha, Pitta and Vata. These constitutions stem from the belief that our body contains three dynamics of the universal life force […]
I have vivid memories of my many heightened experiences with anxiety. Triggered by an event (which many times was outside of my awareness), my relentless negative self-talk would start up and be something I could not stop. Typically, it was worries of a negative outcome, a perceived failure or an anticipated altercation with someone. Certainly […]
Autumn Is On The Way Can you feel the change in the air? My mother always used to ask me this around this time of the year. And she was right. There is a shift in the air at this time of year. Somehow, it feels less intense outside, even though temperatures can still reach […]
Most modern Western herbalists would say they practice holistically. We hear the term all the time but what does it really mean? First of all, holistic medicine recognizes that it takes more than a pill or cream to improve a person’s sense of wellness. Traditional Medicine Models Holistic approaches to wellness look at the entire […]
SUBURBAN SAGE PARTY SUNDAY JUNE 10TH 1 PM TO 3 PM 36 VALHALLA COURT AURORA, ONTARIO L4G 5W4 Women’s Wellness Empower yourself by learning and experiencing ancient wisdom from both the East and West. Bev Mcleish, a modern western Herbalist who has a strong drive to share her knowledge of the ever available potent and healing properties of […]
We are now at the threshold of summer when the growth in our forests and fields is in full swing and the plants await our picking! Wildcrafting, or the harvesting of plants from the wild, is becoming more popular as natural health alternatives are shared in social media and do it yourself skin care techniques […]
In this blog, we are going to explore what anxiety looks like, what it feels like, and how it shows up in our lives. I am talking about anxiety that is not productive. You know, the kind that keeps you up at night, that stops you in your tracks, that makes you and everyone around […]