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Continue reading →The Beet Parsnip Soup supports the wood/spring organ pair of the Liver and Gallbladder. This is the perfect soup to gently detox these organs. This pair of organs, when in balance, support our growth and creativity. It is essential to assure that these organs are not constrained during the spring season. Otherwise, we are likely to experience increased irritability and even outbursts of anger. So dance, paint, play music, write poetry, garden and generally express yourself and create. This is the season of action – making your dreams of winter your reality. Fill your gallbladder with vibrant green light Compliance … Continue reading →
The Asparagus Turnip soup exquisitely blends the rootedness of winter with the upward sprouting energy of spring. A simple soup is the perfect way to cook with the asparagus fresh in your yard or fresh from the spring markets. The vegetable combination supports the fire organ pair of the heart and small intestine – our imperial fire organs – which peak in the summer season. Asparagus promotes blood circulation, clears heat and detoxifies; turnips promote digestion and clear phlegm. Spoiler alter: this soup might just become your favorite welcome to spring winter soup favorite. The soups can be created and enjoyed … Continue reading →
This Lentil Cilantro Soup exquisitely supports the water/winter organ pair of the Bladder and Kidney. This is the perfect soup to catch the tail end of winter in harmony food support. This pair of organs, when in balance, support our need to restore, unplug, dream and merge into higher states of consciousness. The seeds of the year are planted during the winter, sprout during spring. come into full bloom in summer and return to the earth during fall. What have you planted this winter in the quiescence of the season? The soups can be created and enjoyed in any order. … Continue reading →
Soup Cleanse base recipe can be found a few posts back (click here). Wanna dive deeper into the cleanse with spices, soup toppers and self-care actions? Check back in for our upcoming posts or follow our blog to have the posts delivered to your email The final soup in the in the nourishing winter soup cleanse is my favorite Wednesday soup. Yup, Wednesdays are a busy day committed as a Hometown Hero to Habitat for Humanity building houses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. That means I need a quick lunch to take in the thermos for on-site break time or a … Continue reading →
Soup Cleanse recipes can be found a few posts back (click here). Wanna dive deeper into the cleanse with spices, soup toppers and self-care actions? Check back in for our upcoming posts or follow our blog to have the posts delivered to your email Water is the representative element of Winter. The Kidney Bladder organ pair and the Adrenal glands (as the endocrine extension of the Kidney) are manifestations of Water in the landscape of the human body. *Read about lifestyle practices and self-care actions to take now for best Winter health* This energy of this trio peaks during the … Continue reading →
Soup Cleanse recipes can be found a few posts back (click here). Wanna dive deeper into the cleanse with spices, soup toppers and self-care actions? Check back in for our upcoming posts or follow our blog to have the posts delivered to your email The soups can be created and enjoyed in any order. However, the order of the soups as presented journeys you through the 12 organ network in order of energetic flow. This and upcoming posts provide organ specific self care suggestions as well as spices and toppers to add to each soup to power up the … Continue reading →
Soup Cleanse: Stock Variations The soup cleanse is developed with simplicity in mind. However, onion and garlic base may not be the best fit for everyone or we might tire of the same flavor or feel creative. A percent of people are sulfur intolerant; in these cases, I suggest a simple vegetable stock or herbal tea. My favorite long game way to create vegetable stock is to consistently contribute all the trimmings from my organic vegetable meal prep into a collective freeze. I save all the heads, tails, skins, peels, cores from vegetables and fruits that cross my cutting board and … Continue reading →
Focus Each season has a corresponding set of organs that reach their energetic peak during the 73 day period. Water rules the winter season. The bladder, kidney and adrenals are expressions of the water element in the landscape of the human body. In addition to the organs and the yin/yang organ pair (kidney = yin & bladder = yang). The water element manifests as the physical organs, their energetic pathways (meridians), the hair, teeth, bones, brain and spinal cord. You can learn more about simple, harmonious ways to support the water element here. Supporting the practice of focus is one … Continue reading →
There are just a few basic ‘rulz’ and a lot of room for making it your own. In my practice, I have learned that co-creating plans supports your wellness journey. No Grazing. Allow 4 to 5 hours between each meal. This allows the nerve complex known as the migrating motor complex to move food out of our stomachs through the small intestine, optimizing nutrient absorption, maximizing digestive power while sweeping misplaced bacteria into the colon for elimination. The MMC starts two hours after eating. Snacking between meals slows or stops the digestive process. Fermented Foods. Add one to two servings … Continue reading →
