• In Chinese Medicine’s Five Element theory, water is the element of winter and it governs the kidney and bladder meridian channels. Welcome to the north, place of coldness, the Great Mystery, that liminal place between birth and death, hibernation, and gentle yet powerful underground transformation. Miles and miles of infinite expansive water flows, seen and unseen, across the planet. 60% of our bodies are water. Read more about the principles of winter tonification in my @mountainroseherbs blog! I discuss how to tonify Qi, Blood, Yin, and Yang.
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    In Chinese Medicine’s Five Element theory, water is the element of winter and it governs the kidney and bladder meridian channels. Welcome to the north, place of coldness, the Great Mystery, that liminal place between birth and death, hibernation, and gentle yet powerful underground transformation. Miles and miles of infinite expansive water flows, seen and unseen, across the planet. 60% of our bodies are water. Read more about the principles of winter tonification in my @mountainroseherbs blog! I discuss how to tonify Qi, Blood, Yin, and Yang.
  • 🌑 New Moon in Capricorn⁠
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The Guest House⁠
(Jelaluddin Rumi. Translation by Coleman Barks)⁠
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This being human is a guest house.⁠
Every morning a new arrival.⁠
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A joy, a depression, a meanness,⁠
some momentary awareness comes⁠
as an unexpected visitor.⁠
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Welcome and entertain them all!⁠
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,⁠
who violently sweep your house⁠
empty of its furniture,⁠
still, treat each guest honorably.⁠
He may be clearing you out⁠
for some new delight.⁠
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The dark thought, the shame, the malice.⁠
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.⁠
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Be grateful for whatever comes.⁠
because each has been sent⁠
as a guide from beyond.⁠
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📷Johannes Rapprich⁠
#rumi #newmoon #poetry
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    🌑 New Moon in Capricorn⁠ .⁠ The Guest House⁠ (Jelaluddin Rumi. Translation by Coleman Barks)⁠ .⁠ This being human is a guest house.⁠ Every morning a new arrival.⁠ .⁠ A joy, a depression, a meanness,⁠ some momentary awareness comes⁠ as an unexpected visitor.⁠ .⁠ Welcome and entertain them all!⁠ Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,⁠ who violently sweep your house⁠ empty of its furniture,⁠ still, treat each guest honorably.⁠ He may be clearing you out⁠ for some new delight.⁠ .⁠ The dark thought, the shame, the malice.⁠ meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.⁠ .⁠ Be grateful for whatever comes.⁠ because each has been sent⁠ as a guide from beyond.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ 📷Johannes Rapprich⁠ #rumi #newmoon #poetry
  • Pine⁠
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(Pinus spp., Pinaceae)⁠
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Steep yourself a cup of light pine needle tea. Uplift your senses while grounding yourself in the Earthy wisdom of ancient alpine arboreal forests. Take shelter under these elders for shade, solace, and support. Deeply inhale pine’s sticky resins to open your Heart, root your Spirit, and nourish your resilient joy.⁠
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PARTS: fresh needles, resin⁠
PREP: tea, essential oil, tincture, salve, incense, oil infusion⁠
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#visitventura #herbs #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalist #venturaherbs #herbsforhealth #chineseherbs #chineseherbalmedicine #ojaiherbs #santabarbaraherbs #malibuherbs #herbsforhealth #herbalistsofinstagram #jilingherbs #pine #pinaceae #tea #tincture #oilinfusion #essentialoil #incense #pineneedles #pineneedletea #shelter #elders #home #mountains #shadows #sunset
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    Pine⁠ .⁠ (Pinus spp., Pinaceae)⁠ .⁠ Steep yourself a cup of light pine needle tea. Uplift your senses while grounding yourself in the Earthy wisdom of ancient alpine arboreal forests. Take shelter under these elders for shade, solace, and support. Deeply inhale pine’s sticky resins to open your Heart, root your Spirit, and nourish your resilient joy.⁠ .⁠ PARTS: fresh needles, resin⁠ PREP: tea, essential oil, tincture, salve, incense, oil infusion⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #visitventura #herbs #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalist #venturaherbs #herbsforhealth #chineseherbs #chineseherbalmedicine #ojaiherbs #santabarbaraherbs #malibuherbs #herbsforhealth #herbalistsofinstagram #jilingherbs #pine #pinaceae #tea #tincture #oilinfusion #essentialoil #incense #pineneedles #pineneedletea #shelter #elders #home #mountains #shadows #sunset
  • Our @vbgventura Ventura Botanical Gardens backyard is bursting with succulent flowers right now. ❤️❤️❤️
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    Our @vbgventura Ventura Botanical Gardens backyard is bursting with succulent flowers right now. ❤️❤️❤️
  • Hundred Crossings DU20 . 百會 . Bai Hui⁠
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Feel the crown of your head lifting up through your spine, plumb-line solid, simultaneously rooting you down to the Earth as you rise up to the Sky. Initiate your movement from your core, rooting and rising in graceful aligned power. Gather your intentions for meaningful actions.⁠
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#jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #mindbodyspirit #venturacalifornia #downtownventura #visitventura #acupuncturist #naturalmedicine #chinesemedicine #tcm #tcmlivingwell #acupuncture #travelingacupuncturist #venturaacupuncture #californiaacupuncture #sportsacupuncture #acupunctureforsurfers #acupunctureforclimbers #ojaiacupuncture #oxnardacupuncture #malibuacupuncture #cupping #santabarbaraacupuncture #acupuncturistsofinstagram #acupressure #jilingacupuncture #jilingacupressure #acupuncturepoints #du20 #cstreet
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    Hundred Crossings DU20 . 百會 . Bai Hui⁠ .⁠ Feel the crown of your head lifting up through your spine, plumb-line solid, simultaneously rooting you down to the Earth as you rise up to the Sky. Initiate your movement from your core, rooting and rising in graceful aligned power. Gather your intentions for meaningful actions.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #mindbodyspirit #venturacalifornia #downtownventura #visitventura #acupuncturist #naturalmedicine #chinesemedicine #tcm #tcmlivingwell #acupuncture #travelingacupuncturist #venturaacupuncture #californiaacupuncture #sportsacupuncture #acupunctureforsurfers #acupunctureforclimbers #ojaiacupuncture #oxnardacupuncture #malibuacupuncture #cupping #santabarbaraacupuncture #acupuncturistsofinstagram #acupressure #jilingacupuncture #jilingacupressure #acupuncturepoints #du20 #cstreet
  • Osprey! Roosting across from our balcony. Hopefully they will nest here.
❤️Happy new year❤️
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    Osprey! Roosting across from our balcony. Hopefully they will nest here. ❤️Happy new year❤️
  • Full Moon
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    Full Moon
  • gathering joy
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    gathering joy
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and your family!
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    HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and your family!
  • Winter Solstice Sky
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    Winter Solstice Sky