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What are your feelings about eating meat? After 12 years as a vegetarian and one year as a vegan, eating meat again was impossible without a massive paradigm shift. My health had steadily declined in spite of “clean eating” – mostly whole foods and very little sugar or processed foods. Over those 12 years, uncomfortable…
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What is Tarot Reading? Tarot reading typically involves drawing cards from a deck (often the 78-card Western “tarot” deck) and interpreting the symbolic imagery of the cards in relation to a question or life situation. In practical use it has evolved beyond simple fortune-telling: many practitioners treat the cards as prompts for self-reflection, metaphorical dialogue…
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Dreamwork (a.k.a. dream interpretation or analysis) and Active Imagination are two related psychodynamic and depth-psychology practices aimed at exploring the unconscious, and they offer potential benefits for mind, body and spirit. Dreamwork involves reflecting on and unpacking the images, emotions and narratives that occur during sleep. It is based on the idea that dreams provide…
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Holotropic Breathwork (HB) is a guided breathing practice developed by Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof designed to help individuals access non-ordinary states of consciousness for emotional healing, self-exploration, and spiritual growth. Physically, the practice of sustained, deeper or more rapid breathing activates the autonomic nervous system and can improve circulation, reduce muscular tension, and enhance…
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Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic yogic tradition that blends movement, breathwork (pranayama), mantra, and meditation to stimulate the flow of kundalini energy — the innate creative and vital force believed to reside at the base of the spine. Physically, its rhythmic postures and breath practices can support strength, flexibility, nervous-system regulation, and improved respiratory function.…
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The first time I set foot on the property, I immediately sensed there was something special about it. The house looked and felt like it had been loved. It smelled of cedar and lavender. It felt imbued with a peaceful, spiritual, healing energy.
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I love that the deer feel so safe and peaceful here that they will lie down for a rest and cud-chewing sesh within steps of our front door. ![]()
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They are hanging out in an area where we recently ripped out some junipers – with the plan to make this area a bog sitting atop a fountain/waterfall/pond. Glad to see the deer enjoying it as a rest stop in the meantime.![]()
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#deer #happydeer #deerfamily #wildlife #wildlifeathome #rurallife
Peekaboo, I see you! Some wacky angles of the new shelves and their residents. #plants #houseplants #orchids #plantlover
Three propagation jars await their next cuttings! Thanks to the gift of these shelves from my sister, which fit in with our decor beautifully, my plant family has a little room to grow. The slider faces east and plants in this window enjoy the gentle hug of early morning sunshine and a generous view of the sky all day.![]()
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The bottom tier awaits tanks where I will cultivate three different types of aquatic moss and perhaps one other kind of aquatic plant, which I haven’t decided on yet. I’m doing some research to find out what is easy to grow, in demand, and easy to ship. Feel free to make a recommendation!![]()
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#floatingplant #FloatingPlants #plants #plantsmakemehappy #containergardening #waterplants #aquaticplantgrower
Before and after. This is my third minipond with a bog filter and waterfall, also home to 4 white and orange lamé medaka rice fish. The new waterfall rocks unfortunately cover the bog pot, but I believe there’s enough space between the rocks for the creeping jenny that’s planted in the bog pot to find its way through. I believe the birds will really enjoy the flat surfaces for having a drink and bathing themselves. I ordered some cardinal flower for the right side, and I need to do something with the top, but I’m not sure yet. Needless to say maybe, but this is a work in progress, as all the miniponds perpetually are.![]()
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#minipond #patiopond #watergarden #medaka #ricefish #patiofountain #patiowaterfall #deckgardening #containergardening
I am proud and excited to share that I AM A RICE FISH MOM!!! Today when servicing and revamping my miniponds, I noticed that the newest minipond, which is a still water setup with a beautiful papyrus plant, has tiny fry swimming about!!! Since this setup is only a few weeks old and has never been home to adult rice fish, eggs must have been attached to the roots of the floating plants that I pilfered from other ponds.![]()
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Just this morning I shared some pics of the new minipond and said that I’d added rosy minnows to it and that I’d like to have rice fish in there in the future – well, the future turned out to be today!!! ![]()
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The minipond water looks a little dirty because I took out the papyrus and corkscrew rush so I could net the minnows and move them elsewhere – I don’t want minnows eating my babies! ![]()
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This was sort of a happy accident because fry have a better chance of survival in still water with no adults around to eat them. I really hope that a good number of them grow up! It will be really fun to witness. ![]()
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#Ricefish #medaka #watergarden #patiopond #minipond #fishfry