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sunset at white sands, New Mexico. Photo by EMily Flynn. #proud

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:51:09 -0400

sunset at white sands, New Mexico. Photo by EMily Flynn. #proud

"Forever is composed of nows."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:49:05 -0400

“Forever is composed of nows.”

- Emily Dickinson

Impatient

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:40:59 -0500

Don’t you sometimes feel completely overwhelmed by all the things you want to know and do, and the relatively little amount of time we have to know and do all these things in?

At the very least, I WILL (somehow) make it to Turkey this summer to visit my ever so amazing friend, May.

Istanbul- a city on two continents.

Jjjord

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:36:55 -0500

Jjjord

Cherry blossoms everywhere!! (at Dimond District)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:52:01 -0500

Cherry blossoms everywhere!! (at Dimond District)

The everyday violence against pregnant women in India

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:25:36 -0500

The everyday violence against pregnant women in India:

Some perspective for ya.

“India’s other sexual violence is the failure to care for pregnant women, medically and socially…The majority of Indian women who die in childbirth are poor, uneducated, and young.”

Roasted Sunchokes!

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:23:00 -0500

Roasted Sunchokes!:

For health and deliciousness

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the..."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:25:08 -0500

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.”

- Kurt Vonnegut (via lunaoki) (via lovealaska)

"Real love came much later. It lay at the end of a long and arduous road, and up to the very last..."

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:07:37 -0500

““Real love came much later. It lay at the end of a long and arduous road, and up to the very last moment I had been convinced it wouldn’t happen. I was so surprised by its arrival, so unprepared, that on the day it arrived I had already arranged for us to visit the Holocaust museum at Auschwitz. You were holding my feet on the train to the bus that would take us there. We were heading toward all that makes life intolerable, feeling the only thing that makes it worthwhile. “”

- Joy by Zadie Smith

Joy by Zadie Smith

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:05:39 -0500

Joy by Zadie Smith:

READ THIS to feel rooted in all that is good in your life.

Listened to this song on repeat today while riding the bus home,...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:55:29 -0500

Listened to this song on repeat today while riding the bus home, and couldn’t help but shed a few tears. All while wearing those neon colored paper floppy sandals they give you after a pedicure because I never remember to wear sandals. Sometimes, my life is ridiculous. I loved every minute of it.

"Nothing lasts; everything changes. People die, and marriages dissolve, and friendships fade, and..."

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:25:10 -0500

“Nothing lasts; everything changes. People die, and marriages dissolve, and friendships fade, and families fall apart, whether or not we appreciate them; whether or not we give thanks every waking moment or one night a year. For the act of returning to the same table, to the same people and the same dishes—to the same traditions—can blind you to life’s transience. It can lull you into believing that some things, at least, stay the same. And if that’s what you believe, then what have you got to be grateful for? None of our Thanksgivings are ever coming back; we’ve lost them. They’re gone. And so this year, let’s go somewhere with strange customs and unfamiliar recipes and the latest collection of ill-assorted chairs, and give thanks—not for everything we have, but for everything, instead, that we have lost.”

- http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/badaily/2012/10/michael-chabon-thanksgiving.html

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Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:51:32 -0400

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Yes yes and yes!

"Data has shown that nurse practitioners provide good health care. A review of 118 published studies..."

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:18:06 -0400

“Data has shown that nurse practitioners provide good health care. A review of 118 published studies over 18 years comparing health outcomes and patient satisfaction at doctor-led and nurse practioner-led clinics found the two groups to be equivalent on most outcomes. The nurses did better at controlling blood glucose and lipid levels, and on many aspects of birthing. There were no measures on which the nurses did worse.”

- Family Doctor, Minus the MD by Tina Rosenberg (via apwbirth)

May all beings be nourished! (Taken with Instagram at Green...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:52:38 -0400

May all beings be nourished! (Taken with Instagram at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center)

Green gulch farm and zen center, muir beach, ca (Taken with...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:51:19 -0400

Green gulch farm and zen center, muir beach, ca (Taken with Instagram at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center)

Herbal Remedies for Navigating Greif

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:48:55 -0400

It seems fitting, and lucky, that I had never really experienced death on a deeply personal level, until I had witnessed and came to know birth. Since then, it seems there is death all around me, although I guess there always was, I was just previously un-attuned to it. Death makes a lot of sense in the context of birth- as a completion of a circle. Which, although comforting, does not ease the pain of death.

Not only am I talking about the death of a person, but all the little deaths too- of relationships, and dreams. Loss. There are very few outlets that allow us to honor greif. With that in mind, I’d like to offer some herbs as a way to honor your process through loss, however big or small that loss is. Make yourself tea. Make tea for others. Throw some herbs in a bathtub and soak. Purchase a tincture. Or steam.

Linden-

A heart tonic- opens the heart and increases circulation, allowing grief to move through you and not become stuck.

Violet-

cools down fiery greif, especially that of anger from grief. Moves the lymph, removing emotional blockages.

Hawthorne Berry-

“To bring back life’s juiciness”

Common Sage-

Grounding. Replenishing. Lots in food or steam.

Mullein-

Lung tonic. Flower essence helps easy regret associated with loss. Provides a gentleness around harsh feelings toward yourself and others.

Astralagus-

Eases fatigue.

Passionflower-

For relaxation- to aid insomnia.

American Linden

I am not a herbalist. Always use herbs with caution, especially if you are currently taking any prescribed medications. Purchase high quality herbs from brands/herbalists that you trust, or grow your own. Let me know if you have questions about where to find these herbs.

"There’s no harm in being wrong, ya know, in fact to me it’s common ground."

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:09:02 -0400

“There’s no harm in being wrong, ya know, in fact to me it’s common ground.”

- Paolo Nutini

"The noodle or tender spring pea would be narcissistic to imagine it already contained within..."

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:34:53 -0400

“The noodle or tender spring pea would be narcissistic to imagine it already contained within it’s cell walls all the perfection it would ever need. We seem, too, to feel that we are failures at being tender and springy if we need to be seasoned. It’s not so: it doesn’t reflect badly on pea or person that either needs help to be most itself.””

- Tamar Adler in An Everlasting Meal

awesome Ted Talk with Mariam Zoila Perez- radical doula in NYC!

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:47:47 -0400

awesome Ted Talk with Mariam Zoila Perez- radical doula in NYC!