Nature Mentoring and Peacemaking: by jon young

Interested in nature or peacemaking ? Check out Jon Young

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Zen and the Art of Chinese Medicine

“Throughout eastern Asia the square signifies Earth, the circle refers to Heaven, and the triangle is the potential of Humankind to stand on the Earth and reach toward Heaven – both physically and metaphorically.”
Zen and the Art
of Chinese Medicine
by Steven Alpern, L.Ac.
The scroll of Zen Buddhist monk Sengai (1750-1838) entitled Circle, Triangle, and Square is [...]

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The Art of Mentoring: Jon Young

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Lifesong Adventures: herbalism for the future generations

Bethany Staffieri ~ has been a long standing friend.
I first met Bethany when I was a guest instructor for Tom
Brown’s Tracker School. From Bethany’s first class with
Lifesong, her passion for nature and wild plants was
evident in her desire to [...]

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Natural Remedy: helps to alleviate everything from stomach ulcers and psoriasis to nail fungus

Copaiba oil has a long history of use in South America, where it has traditionally been used as a topical remedy to help clear up skin problems including dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, rashes, herpes, insect bites, injuries, wounds and boils.
Amazonian healers also recommend diluted copaiba oil for internal use as a treatment for a wide range [...]

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Antioxidants: foods of color

Antioxidants are present in foods as vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, and polyphenols, among others.
Many antioxidants are often identified in food by their distinctive colors—the deep red of cherries and of tomatoes; the orange of carrots; the yellow of corn, mangos, and saffron; and the blue-purple of blueberries, blackberries, and grapes. The most well-known components [...]

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Master Li Ch’ing Yuen: born 1678 died 1930!

Master Li Ch’ing Yuen, a Chinese herbalist, was born in 1678 in the hill country of southwest China. While still a “young man” of 50 , he met a venerable old sage who maintained his exquisite health by drinking a soup daily made from tonic herbs. Master Li started drinking this broth.
Master [...]

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Kundalini: women, sacred sexuality and ayahuasca

I know that when kundalini moves in me, she is sacred and not dangerous; she is alive, and so am I.
My sexuality, my healing prowess, and my abundant energies are all part of the same gift of the the Goddess in my sacred body.
The body is more than a sensual receptor, more than a [...]

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Massage: it’s real medicine

Having your honey rub your back is sweet, but it’s tough to compete with the hands of a pro. A good massage therapist can make you feel like a new person. And now research suggests massage can ease insomnia, boost immunity, prevent PMS, and more. Maybe that’s why hospitals are making it a standard therapy. [...]

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Suck Spectacularly: biology,information and wisdom

” Of course they feed us! Of course they heal us! Of course they get us high!
We’ve been co-operating together for eons
before arrogance and amnesia set in,
they are the manner in which we are rooted in biology,
they mediate between us and the sun.”
Stephen Harrod Buhner

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