We have more of our conversation with my favourite shaman/healer/and all-around wise woman, Mandi Mack . I get to dive into her toolbox of tips and techniques she shares with clients about moving through the emotions of grief (yup, it's a universal experience right now), building emotional resiliency, and simple but powerful ceremonies for getting through grief. If you missed Part One, where we talk about emotional ninjas—yes, ninjas!—you can catch up on all of the fun here.

At some point, when I wasn’t paying attention plant chemistry became cool. You’ve noticed this too, right? If you’ve ordered a turmeric...

EFL: Let’s talk about grief! What sparked my interest in having a conversation with you was a video you put out during the pandemic. You said, ‘if you haven’t done any grief work, it might be coming up for you now’. I wanted to talk to you because I’ve learned that grief isn't just about what we experience when somebody close to us dies. We can have grief over a loss of any kind, so it’s a timely topic! MM: That’s exactly it. The etymology of the word grief is about sorrow,

You don’t need me to tell you that 2020 has been A LOT, so here’s your friendly reminder to check-in and take care of your energy. What does that mean? You can think of your energy as existing in two reservoirs—one is your light force energy, and the other is your life force energy. Your Light Force energy is your ability to attract what you want into your life because it builds up your magnetic field. It’s the field around you that strengthens your immune system and harmoniz

My obsession with peonies is no secret and a quick glance around social media tells me, I’m not alone! When we started our research into...

What would you think if I told you that there are five plants that could help you in your everyday life right now, AND you probably...

I simply call this drink ‘ginger juice’. But it occurs to me that I'm a bad custodian of this recipe because I don't remember it's proper...

Can we talk about the work-from-home situation right now? Let's be real,this is an everything-from-home situation right now, which makes carving out intentional spaces at home challenging AF. Everyone is home, everyone has a different schedule, needs etc.If you're like me, you're going to need some of your own space right now, whether it’s physically, mentally or emotionally to stay balanced and happy! Here are my top tips for setting an intentional vibe in three different s

Grief touches us all. It’s simply part of the human experience. I don’t know why this is the case, and I won’t tell you that there’s a higher purpose to it, or even worse ‘that everything happens for a reason’ because that feels to difficult to hear. My only observation is that it happens and usually it feels hard a.f. I wanted to share what I’ve learned about how plants can help us through these times. This isn’t about avoiding grief, or finding a shortcut through it—I’m not

She's the kind of woman that once you meet her, you can never be the same again. Tanah and I met five years ago at her ranch in southern Montana. Her ranch, her home is a special place. Indeed, it's appropriately called called Sacred Ground Ranch. Tanah Whitemore at her home, Sacred Ground Ranch. When you arrive, she'll smudge you, hug you and enthusiastically get you a glass of water—blessed water that comes from a pure spring on her property and helps you get in-synch with

Essential oils are having a moment. And they should be! They are the super-concentrated superheroes of botanical extracts. And like all...

Maybe it’s just the people I hang out with, but it seems like everyone's using crystals! Are they really a panacea for everything that...

I’ve read the fine print and it turns out that the spiritual journey, or even just everyday life for that matter, isn’t all dancing deer and butterflies. Shocking, right? If you are alive and breathing today then you are on a spiritual journey because, as I’m sure you’ve heard, you are a spiritual being having a physical experience. We’re all in this together! When the journey gets hard, and you know it will, here are three things to remember: 1. Everyone has a right to their

When you have your own mind under control, intuition will give you all of the knowledge of the world” —Yogi Bhajan Big decisions can be tricky because they're often emotionally charged and in those situations the ego voice, logical mind, conditioned thinking (what you've been taught to think), and advice from others all start to play out in your mind, and pretty soon it feels like all of this dialogue has deteriorated into an argument between yourself and...yourself. At momen

You’ve likely seen sage bundles, and even sweetgrass braids? Many of you love our Liquid Smudge, and last year we took things a step...

The Great Giveaway—have you heard about it? No, its not a seasonal sale at the department store, or something you need to stand in line for. It’s actually a very ancient practice that teaches about the power of giving and receiving. In the Potawatomi language the word for the great giveaway is minidewak, which means “they give from the heart”. This is an ancient ceremony and celebration where the Native Americans, and the people of the Canadian First Nations would gather and

What's your vibration? Well, everything (including you) is made up of energy and all of that energy vibrates. In other words: you're a vibrating field of energy. The entire world, which includes all of our plant buddies are also made up of energy and frequencies. Those frequencies are constantly communicating with each other. We can visualize these energetic frequencies using specialized equipment. Below is a picture generated using biometric equipment called gas discharge vi

When people learn that I study plants for a living they most often ask, "What do you think about cannabis?" It's a timely topic, with...

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Once upon a time the Vikings ruled the world. They were brave, adventuresome and fearless. And they had a secret weapon. Their secret weapon was the birch tree. ​ The vikings were so successful in their time because they believed there was nothing in life to be afraid of. Even facing battle, they were’t afraid because they knew there was nothing in life, or even in death to fear because they knew they were eternal. No wonder they were such a force! ​ Without fear, you can lit