Goji Berry

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

Nightshade Family

  • Black Goji Berries (Lycium ruthenicum)
  • Red Goji Berries  (Lycium barbarum)

Goji Berries

The Goji berry is the high altitude strain of the lycii berry found in the Himalayas, Nepal, and Tibet

Other names:  Wolfberry, Matrimonial Vine


  • Symbolizes:  Longevity, protection, holding one’s own energy strong 
  • Flowers meaning:  transforming grief and sadness 
  • Associated with:  Brow Chakra

Health & Wellness

Goji berries are believed to slow signs of aging, increase immunity, strength liver, kidneys, lungs, muscles and bone, and improve memory and vision.  Goji berries increase white blood cell counts and stimulate tissue development.  They have high levels of zeaxanthin, lutein, polysaccharides and polyphenolics, which have been shown to improve vision, including the prevention of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.  

They are anti-inflammatory, an antioxidant, and a great source of calcium, fiber, flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin, hesperidin and rutin), iron, and the  vitamins; A, B Complex (thiamin niacin, pantothenic acid, and riboflavin), and C. 

Dried Bulk Goji Berries – Canadian sourced

Dried Bulk Goji Berries – Canadian sourced

Goji Seeds – Canadian sourced

A well known herbalist quote about the Goji:

In Spring you take its leaves, which are known as the Essence of Heaven.

In Summer you take its flowers, which are known as the Longevity of Life.

In Autumn you take its fruits, which are known as the Chinese Goji.

In Winter you take the bark of its root, which is known as the skin and bone of the Earth, or the Staff of the Almighty Creator.

Taking these four parts in the four Seasons respectively will give your life as lofty as Heaven and Earth…

Ways to enjoy Goji berries

Dried Goji berries are readily available and can be eaten dried as a snack and are especially good in trail mixes. You can soak them for a few minutes to soften and add them to cereals, salads, soups, stews and desserts. A tea infusion is also a nice way to enjoy them. Goji berries are also available in powder form to add to green drinks and juices.

Picking fresh Goji Berries in September and October is my favorite way of eating them. Their texture and taste are completely different than when eaten in dried form. Fresh berries are slightly sour with an interesting taste. When dried they become sweet.

When growing Goji berries in the future I would be sure to create a long row of plants similar to growing raspberries or blueberries. The berries ripen in the fall and are easily dried.

Dried Bulk Goji Berries – Canadian sourced

Dried Bulk Goji Berries – Canadian sourced

Goji Seeds – Canadian sourced


Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.


Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

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Wild Tobaco (Nicotiana rustica)

Not Edible Not edible

Other names:  Aztec Tobacco

Uses:  Ceremonial, Insecticide  & Seed Saving

#yyj Harvest:  Seed Pods & Leaves – first week of September

 

 

 

 

 


Drying Leaves

Wild tobacco is considered poisonous though was traditionally used by North American Indians for skin wounds and rashes.  It is still in use  during ceremonies. Nine times more potent than cultivated tobaccos, with more nicotine, it is a source of nicotine sulfate, an insecticide for the control of aphids, thrips, whiteflies and mites.

I grow it specifically for ceremonial uses and suggest keeping it away from small pets and children.


Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.

Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Naturally Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe

All the lovely scientific information you may wish to read is available to research on line.  This is the basic and simple recipe I used that created enjoyable results for me.

Equipment

  • Bean Crock Pot
  • Strainer
  • Measuring Cup
  • Kitchen Pot
  • Cheese Cloth or Cotton
  • Balloons
  • Bottles & toppers

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Dandelion Flower Heads
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 8 cups Water
  • 1 Orange ( 1 tablespoon Zest, 1/4 cup juice & slices)
  • Lemon (1 tablespoon Zest)
  • Lime (1 tablespoon juice)
  • Handful Raisins
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ginger, dried or fresh
  • Cloves

 #1 – Freshly Picked Flower Head Preparation

After picking the flower heads they must be washed and then pick off as much of the green base as possible.  This is an important step as the green base of the flower petals creates a strong bitter flavour that overpowers the petals.  Once the flower petals are ready add them to crock pot with water and let steep for 24 hours.

I rinse Dandelion Flower Heads in my homemade Apple Cider Vinegar Bath followed by a freshwater bath

#2 – Prep with the ingredients

After the flower petals have rested in water for two days, place them in a clean pot bringing water back up to 4 quarts adding sugar, citrus zests, orange & lime juices, raisins cloves and ginger.  Bring this mixture to a soft boil for up to an hour.

#3 – Crock Pot to Ferment 

(I leave flower petals in ferment however one can filter them out before adding mixture to crock pot)

After cooking to infuse the mixture for an hour pour back into the crock pot and cover with orange slices.  Cover the crock pot with cotton and put pot aside in cool dark space to rest and infuse.

#4 – Fermenting complete

Once the fermenting process is complete (stops bubbling) this brew can be filtered through cheesecloth or strainer and poured into bottles.  These bottle can be put away for 6 months to age before drinking them.

If one is uncertain about the fermentation process being complete a balloon can be placed over the bottle to observe if it expands.  If it expands it is still fermenting.  Leave ballon on until fermentation stops before corking.

#5 – Enjoy or give as gifts

Once the bottle has rested enjoy or gift away as gifts during the holiday season.


Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.

Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

 

Also known as:  Saint Roberts, Red Robin, Storksbill, Dragons Blood, Blood Wort, Cranesbill Herb

Uses: Adaptogen, antibiotic, antiviral, antioxidant, astringent, antitumour, diuretic to lower blood sugar, blood cleanser, diarrhea, digestive, dysentery, eyewash for inflamed eyes, gargle, gout, immune booster, increase energy and oxygen at cellular level, jaundice, poultice for lactating breast hardness, bruising and rheumatism pain, skin wash for ulcers and herpes sores, sedative, styptic for nosebleeds and wounds, clean up toxic metals and radiation in the environment.

Parts used:  Flowers, Leaves, Stems & Roots

Preparation: Culinary, Flower Essence, Remedy, Repellent,Tea, Tincture, tonic

 


  • Symbolizes:   listening to intuition, weaving heart & mind together
  • Language of Flowers meaning:  Steadfastness
  • Associated with: Sacral Chakra,  Throat Chakra
  • Element:  Water
  • Governed by:  Venus
  • Mineral Companions:  Blue Lace Agate & Clear Quartz

Dr. Otto Warburg, winner of Nobel Prize has stated:

“The prime cause of cancer is lack of oxygenation of the cells.” 

Germanium is a master oxygenator which means it has the ability to increase the oxygen flow into the human cells.  Increasing available oxygen to the cells increases the immune systems ability to fight off free radicals and illness.   Dr Warburg discovered that cancer cells could only exist in an anaerobic state created by a lack of oxygen which reduces the cells ability to regenerate.  An anaerobic state of the cells is the start of experiencing pain, disease, wayward cells and cancer.

Germanium also stimulates electrical impulses at a cellular level which is an additional benefit of consuming it in our eating plan.   Its remarkable effects have been documented in medical journals where it has been described as an energy and immune builder, preventative, and an adaptogen for alleviating minor or major health imbalances.

Herb Roberts contains volatile oil, tannin, Vitamins; A, B. and C, and calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus.  ellagic acid and geraniin compounds, and germanium.

This plant will be one of the first plants to grow in areas containing chemical waste like areas along railway ties that leave deposits of heavy metals in the soil or under electrical lines that leave radiation in the soil.


This herb was introduced by a new neighbour who left it growing in flower pots along the side of their house that  faced ours.  As luck would have it when its flowers turned into seed pods and dried, they exploded spraying seeds everywhere.   These past two years Herb Roberts has been readily available to munch on, infuse into tea, create oils and tinctures and then dry.

This year due to COVID 19, I have begun creating a daily infusion to drink during the day to increase my immune system and metabolism.  

When adding garden plant parts to infuse in water under the sun during the day, what I notice the most when drinking it is that it’s softer and somehow I am left feeling an increase in hydration.  More so than when drinking tap water.  Others things I notice is the flavour and aliveness of the water, which is 100 times greater than bottled water.

Once drinking freshly infused water with garden plants I can easily differentiate between the hard dead bottled water and the soft aliveness of freshly infused water.  There is immediate physical relief and sense of wet hydration that is missing when compared to the hard water that can actually choke on the way down.   Now with the addition of Herb Roberts plant parts this sense of hydration is even higher.

Shortly after the birth of my second child I had my own cancer scare.

Just prior to my children’s birth my interest had been focused on herbology and then while having babies I studied homeopathic remedies to assist during their development and health stages.   Having been exposed to these philosophies I decided to have a dialogue with my Doctor about pursuing alternative health care for a time before going into the acute care of Western medicine.   During this pursuit I was lucky enough to tap into the expanding consciousness of that time.  A focus on structured water was just emerging.  What I learned was that water only entered into our cells to clean them of debris and hydrate them if the water had the same structure as when flowing over minerals and debris in the running waters of the stream and rivers.   Having that experience now when introducing infused waters with plant parts I can easily recognize  the similarities.  Cheaper?,  yes!  Convenient?, yes!

What truly gets me excited about infusing Herb Roberts with water is from experiencing this:

Another learning experience during my cancer scare was quite accidental.   This incident introduced the importance of the body’s electrical field to me. I couldn’t access a particular supplement locally so I had to order it.  When I moved towards it as it arrived I felt an electric field around my body engage.  I was shocked and looked around to see the source of the electricity.  Then when I picked up the box my hand chakra came alive.  My whole mood shifted and I remember a smile of pleasure come over me.  Wanting to have more clarity I began to research this phenomena.  I learned about the body and cell electrical field.  What I discovered is that the cell can only absorb what it electrically aligns with.   Hydration is important for the cell to flush and hydrate however it can only do this with water that is electrically designed so it can enter the cell.  If it’s not in alignment the cell doesn’t let the water in.  Knowing this has created an excitement around this little wild herb.

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Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.

Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

EdibleMortartea kettle

Solomons Seal

Also known as:  Dropberry,  Lady’s Seals,  Sealroot, Sealwort,  Solomon Seal, St. Mary’s Seal

Uses: Anti-inflammatory, Blood Pressure, Boils & Rashes, Bone Injuries, Bruises, Culinary, Digestive, Expectorant,  Insect Bites, Medicinal, Muscular-Skeletal support, Pain Relief, Piles, Tumours

Parts used:  Flowers, roots/rhizomes & new shoots *Berries are poisonous

Preparation: creams, Flower Essences, Herbal Tea, New shoots boiled like Asparagus, Poultice, Salve, Sleep Aid, Spray, Tincture, Topical Skin & Cosmetic Products


  • Symbolizes:  Protection
  • Associated with:  Brow Chakra
  • Element:  Earth
  • Governed by:  Saturn

 


Considered one of the top 10 healing plants in Asia
& of great value by early North Americans & Europeans

As a cosmetic Culpepper says:

‘the diluted water of the whole plant used to the face or other parts of the skin, cleanses it from freckles, spots or any marks whatever, leaving the place fresh, fair and lovely, for which purpose it is much used by the Italian ladies and is the principal ingredient of most of the cosmetics and beauty washes advertised by perfumers at high price.’

 

Solomon’s Seal Roots are used in treating a variety of ailments.  Some ways they have been used are:

  • blood cleanser
  • blood pressure
  • restoring damaged cartilage and connecting tissue.
  • easing inflammation, bruising, wounds and skin irritations.
  • healing bone injuries (broken, stressed) and associated connective tissues
  • increasing synovial fluid to reduce grinding in joints.
  • toning tendons, ligaments, joints and attachments associated with repetitive stress, injury and inflammation.
  • upset stomach
  • loosening mucous in lungs
  • pain relief
  • reproductive health
  • sleeping aid

Bones, Ligaments, Muscles, Soft Tissue, Synovial fluid

Solomon Seal can support healing of acute trauma to the body’s muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and cartilage. It encourages tightening or loosening of muscles, ligaments, and tendons as needed; helping damaged tissues return to their original states; creating a balance that can correct old injuries and help prevent new ones; and helping the body produce more or better quality synovial fluid so that joints have less friction. It has been used to support recovery from surgery.

Brain

Solomon’s Seal can support increased mental clarity, concentration, and sleep.

Heart & Blood

Solomon’s Seal has been used to lower blood pressure and clean blood.  It also lowers blood sugar.

Pain

Solomon’s Seal supports relief from pain.

Respiratory

Solomon’s Seal helps to clear congestion and loosen mucous in the lungs and soothe throat irritation.

Skin

Solomon’s Seal can be used as a poultice on boils, skin irritations and bruising.

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Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.


Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Betony (Stachys officinalis)

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

MortarDyetea kettle

Betony

Also known as: common hedgenettle, betony, purple betony, wood betony, bishopwort, or bishop’s wort

Uses:  Dye, Herbal, Tea, Medicinal, Poultice, Topical Skin Products, Sleep Aid

Parts used:  Flowers, Leaves & Roots

Preparation:  Tea, Tinctures, Flower Essence, Skin Care, Soap-making, Lotions, Ointments, Infused Water

 

 


  • Symbolizes: Protection, Purification, Love
  • Language of Flowers:  Surprise, Healing
  • Associated with: Jupiter
  • Element:  Water
  • Governed by:  Venus, 3rd Chakra

Properties

Betony is anthelmintic, antiseptic, astringent, carminative, mildly cathartic, cholagogue, digestive, diuretic, mildly emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, sedative, sternutatory, tonic and vulnerary.


Culinary

The leaves can be brewed into a caffeine-free substitute for black tea similar in flavour and colour.

Health and Wellness

Betony works directly on the nervous system and is a remedy for headaches and nervous tension and in combination with its muscle relaxing properties it makes an effective remedy for sleep issues.  Betony can be taken for anxiety, headaches, pre-menstrual complaints, poor memory and tension.   It’s astringent properties makes it an effective mouth wash and topical for wounds.

Dye Plant

Picked fresh, all parts of the plants are used to make dye.  Used with Alum it produces chartreuse.

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Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.


Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

 

Yellow Bedstraw (Galium verum)

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

MortarEdibleDyetea kettle

Our Lady’s Bedstraw

Also known as: Catchstraw, Cheese Rennet,  Lady’s Bedstraw, Maid’s Hair, Our Lady’s Bedstraw, Petty Mugget, Yellow Bedstraw, Yellow Cleavers

Uses:  Culinary, Dye, Herbal, Tea, Medicinal, Poultice, Topical Skin Products

Parts used:  Flowers, Leaves & Roots

Preparation:  Tea, Tinctures, Vinegar,Oil, Flower Essence, Skin Care, Soap-making, Lotions, Ointments, Infused Water

Photo credit:  https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady%27s_bedstraw_(Galium_verum),_Heartwood_Forest_(28529823823).jpg

  • Symbolizes:  Love, Rejoicing, Rudeness
  • Associated with: New hope, ideas and grace. Freedom from the past, vulnerability, and release of grief and sorrow.
  • Element:  Water
  • Governed by:  Venus

Yellow Bed-straw was once used to stuff mattress. It has been written that Mary stuffed the bed for Baby Jesus with Yellow Bed-straw.  It has a fresh fragrance of vanilla and cut grass.

Culinary

  • The seeds are edible and can be roasted and ground into a caffeine-free, coffee substitute.
  • The young shoots can be boiled for ten to fifteen minutes as a veggie topped with butter or  added to a salad.
  • The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.
  • The leaves and stems can be used as a curdling agent in cheese making.
  • The flowers infused in water creates a refreshing beverage.

Health and Wellness

Lady’s Bed-straw has been used for treating cancer, epilepsy, hysteria, spasms, tumors, loss of appetite, gravel, stone or urinary disorders, and chest and lung ailments. It is also used to increase urine output (as a diuretic) for relieving water retention, especially swollen ankles. It soothes reddened skin, reduces inflammation making it useful in  a poultice for cuts, skin infections, slow-healing wounds etc.

Well known Herbalist Culpepper suggested the juice from this plant for earaches.

The leaves, stems and flowering shoots are antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, and high in C making them good for spring tonic and scurvy.  As a wash or lotion, it is said to fade freckles and sunburn and great for psoriasis.

Dye Plant

A yellow dye is made from the flowering stems and used as food colouring and hair dye, and red dyes are extracted from its roots. A yellow dye is obtained from the flowering tops.

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Recent research by Schmidt et al (2014) has supported Galium verums traditional use as an anticancer remedy, as it demonstrated DNA protection against benzapyrene, a toxic compound in cigarette smoke.


Traditional uses and properties of herbs are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns or if you are pregnant, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.


Copyright 2014 – 2020  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Gardening for the Crown Chakra: Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

Violet Rainbow

Violet Crown Chakra Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

Adding dimension and balance to your gardening lifestyle can be as simple as integrating the value of each plant beyond their aesthetics in landscaping.  You may be surprised that some of your garden plants are considered nutritious and that others interact with various physiological and neurological body functions.  Interactions that enhance mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and universal functions.

In the box above are some trees, shrubs and garden plants that are considered to be in the essence of the Crown Chakra grown in the Greater Victoria gardens of this author.  The garden has become a valued learning resource enhancing the quality of this authors environment, life and relationships.   When not gardening or creating  plant essences, natural dyes, oils & tinctures this author mentors others through experiential programs for cultivating personal awareness.  Programs to enhance the quality of physiological and neurological body functions,  lifestyle and relationships.

This author has learned that the benefits of cultivating an interdependent relationship and awareness of the plants growing around you increase connection, groundedness, health, safety and support.  It reduces anxiety, fear, loneliness and pain.  It also less expensive!

Violet Chakra Physiological & Neurological Body Systems← click to read more

Violet Chakra Emotions & Foods← click to read more

Feeding the Violet Chakra← click to read more

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Traditional uses and properties of foods are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering.


Copyright 2014 – 2022  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Gardening for the Throat Chakra: Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

Blue Rainbow

Blue Throat Chakra Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

Adding dimension and balance to your gardening lifestyle can be as simple as integrating the value of each plant beyond their aesthetics in landscaping.  You may be surprised that some of your garden plants are considered nutritious and that others interact with various physiological and neurological body functions.  Interactions that enhance mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and universal functions.

Throat Chakra Plants

Here are some trees, shrubs and garden plants that are considered to be in the essence of the Throat Chakra grown in the Greater Victoria gardens of this author.  The garden has become a valued learning resource enhancing the quality of this authors environment, life and relationships.   When not gardening or creating  plant essences, natural dyes, oils & tincturs this author mentors others through experiential programs for cultivating personal awareness.  Programs to enhance the quality of physiological and neurological body functions,  lifestyle and relationships.

This author has learned that the benefits of cultivating an interdependent relationship and awareness of the plants growing around you increase connection, groundedness, health, safety and support.  It reduces anxiety, fear, loneliness and pain.  It also less expensive!

Blue Chakra Physiological & Neurological Body Systems← click to read more

Blue Chakra Emotions & Best times to eat ← click to read more

Feeding the Blue Chakra ← click to read

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Traditional uses and properties of foods are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering.


Copyright 2014 – 2022 Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000

Gardening for the Solar Plexus Chakra: Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP – Living in Natures Love Lifestyles @insideawareness.com

Yellow Rainbow

Yellow Solar Plexus Chakra Edible, Medicinal, Natural Dye & Tea Plants

Adding dimension and balance to your gardening lifestyle can be as simple as integrating the value of each plant beyond their aesthetics in landscaping.  You may be surprised that some of your garden plants are considered nutritious and that others interact with various physiological and neurological body functions.  Interactions that enhance mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and universal functions.

Here are some trees, shrubs and garden plants that are considered to be in the essence of the Solar Plexus Chakra grown in the Greater Victoria gardens of this author.  The garden has become a valued learning resource enhancing the quality of this authors environment, life and relationships.   When not gardening or creating  plant essences, natural dyes, oils & tinctures this author mentors others through experiential programs for cultivating personal awareness.  Programs to enhance the quality of physiological and neurological body functions,  lifestyle and relationships.

This author has learned that the benefits of cultivating an interdependent relationship and awareness of the plants growing around you increase connection, groundedness, health, safety and support.  It reduces anxiety, fear, loneliness and pain.  It also less expensive!

Yellow Chakra Physiological & Neurological Body Systems← click to read more

Yellow Chakra Emotions & Best times to eat ← click to read more

Feeding the Solar Plexus Chakra← click to read

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More on Gardening for the Chakra’s:


Integrate Chakra Lifestyle:  

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Traditional uses and properties of foods are for educational purposes only.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  Every attempt has been made for accuracy, but none is guaranteed. Any serious health concerns you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering.


Copyright 2014 – 2022  Living in Nature’s Love by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000