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I invite you to lean against a forest being. I wonder what this place smells like? I wonder who was the first lilac to bloom here over 200 years ago. I wonder who is blooming for the first time today @arnold_arboretum #lilactherapy #foresttherapy #forestbathing #foresttherapyguide #languageofinvitation

I recently learned that when a baby is born with ovaries that they are born with all their eggs which means that whoever birthed that baby was born with the egg that would one day grow that baby which means that we came into being in an egg at the birth of the person who would then eventually birth us. Fun fact about my mom: she’s been reading tarot since the 70’s. Here she is shuffling the same deck she’s had for over 40 years. She’s been giving me readings since I was a small child. #ancestralhealing #ancestralwisdom #ancestraltrauma #life #otherworlds #queenofcups #doors

One day, I went out to my car to find a note under my windshield. It was pouring rain and the note was carefully wrapped in plastic. I opened it and it read something like “ I believe I may have left a scratch on your bumper” and the note left a phone number in case I wanted to pursue the “damage”. So I walked around to the back of my car unable to distinguish one little scratch from another. Living in the city, bumpers are for bumpin and I am not one to get too caught up about bumper scratches. Regardless, I was so touched by the note that I texted the phone number letting the person know that I was not at all concerned about any scratches on my bumper and I asked if I could take them out for coffee or lunch or something like that out of appreciation for having left the note. So we met at a café and talked about life and reciprocity. She told me that she was an herb farmer and gifted me a little mason jar full of herbs from her farm to make tea with. I told her I was studying to become a forest therapy guide and when we shared our intentions in missions and there was much in common. On their website, they say "While we specialize in cultivating healing herbs for people we also believe in growing plants that are nourishing to the many animals, insects, and other living things with whom we share our field. Our organic and mindful practices ensure a safe environment for bees, aphid-eating ladybugs, and the other helpful creatures that aid us in keeping our crops healthy. We are also proud to grow milkweed for monarch caterpillars (before turning it into human cough medicine!)." Two years later, I am a proud CSA member and this past Sunday we collaborated and offered Forest Bathing at Muddy River Herbals Farm. It was my first walk to fully sell out this season and it was incredible. Such a sweet group of folks gathered with us on this 1 acre farm and we woke up our senses and found so many threads of connection. The farmer shared a very 1st harvest of this season's lemon balm along with some violet for our forest tea which made a greenish purple tea that was so tasty and lovely. When trail magic meets street magic the reciprocity is wild.