Urban Shaman and I met and now have a great relationship with the Queen of Tea and have been enjoying nourishing herbal infusions ever since. At the same time, we have started a correspondence course with Susun Weed and have begun a wonderful in-depth study of herbs and their uses. So now we are starting to better understand individual herbs, their properties, tastes, smells, uses, etc. In addition to drinking Maude's infusions, we make our own, so it seems that we are never drinking plain water anymore these days! I love it because it is so easy for me to drink lots of water via infusions, than it is to force myself to drink plain water.
One of my favorite infusions I make myself is red clover with just a bit of peppermint. Red clover, in addition to being a fertility promoter, is also a great anti-cancer ally. We love its light floral taste and the way we feel energized after drinking it. Indeed, neither one of us have ever felt so much energy (especially in the winter months!) as we have had since drinking infusions daily. I highly recommend it.
Another one I like is plain oatstraw infusion. It has a very light taste that reminds me of hay, but I quickly get used to that and enjoy how refreshing it is. It is especially good to drink with a meal as it helps clear your palate without taking away from the tastes of your food.
Nettle is very good to drink, but it has a very strong, earthy taste. I have a hard time with nettles and prefer it mixed with other herbs to better mask the taste.
Pretty soon I'll be trying comfrey leaf infusion, and as part of our coursework we will be drinking it daily for 30 days. That will be a fun experiment.
Next time you are over at our house, I will give you a cup of nourishing infusion, you'll just have to be surprised by what I happen to have that day, whether it is from Maude or something simple of my own making :)
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cool School
I spoke with Susun Weed on the phone today!
No joke. Urban Shaman and I have signed up for a herbal correspondence course with her, to learn about how to make our own infusions, tinctures, vinegars, soaps, etc. using simple herbs. It is a course that you do at your own pace, and using your own learning style(s). The fastest student took 6 months to complete it, the slowest 10 years. We hope it will only take a couple years!
Susun herself was so sweet and uplifting. I believe this will be a fun process.
Urban Shaman and I are very excited to do this as a team. We're sharing all the materials and will learn together yet still read different things. It should work out really well because Urban Shaman really loves learning about plants and plant knowledge, and I love to be in the kitchen and cook/follow recipes. We've always wanted to have some practical skills, things that we can do with our own hands.
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Speaking of practical skills and working with your hands... today I visited school #5 in my search for where I will send Il Tonino in the fall. The schools are all soooo different. The two that I like the most, so far, really do emphasize practical, hands-on learning. As I am looking at them I keep trying to think back on my schooling experience and figure out what hands-on knowledge, if any, I learned. Honestly almost nothing. All of the hands-on stuff was extracurricular. Thus I would really like it to be a bit different for Il Tonino. Here Urban Shaman and I are, 20 years later, trying to school ourselves again so we can have that.
Of the schools I am looking at, one school is a K-8th grade only so that is not in consideration right now. Another school I have struck off my list -- it is a very good school but I just don't feel that *I* would fit in very well there. Il Tonino would do fine, but it is a little too mainstream for me. That's kind of funny considering I am looking at Montessori and Waldorf schools, which are about as away from the mainstream as you can get. (And yes, I like those schools.) I have an appointment to visit one more school this coming Tuesday, and after that I will work on making a decision (and I'll post about it).
No joke. Urban Shaman and I have signed up for a herbal correspondence course with her, to learn about how to make our own infusions, tinctures, vinegars, soaps, etc. using simple herbs. It is a course that you do at your own pace, and using your own learning style(s). The fastest student took 6 months to complete it, the slowest 10 years. We hope it will only take a couple years!
Susun herself was so sweet and uplifting. I believe this will be a fun process.
Urban Shaman and I are very excited to do this as a team. We're sharing all the materials and will learn together yet still read different things. It should work out really well because Urban Shaman really loves learning about plants and plant knowledge, and I love to be in the kitchen and cook/follow recipes. We've always wanted to have some practical skills, things that we can do with our own hands.
**
Speaking of practical skills and working with your hands... today I visited school #5 in my search for where I will send Il Tonino in the fall. The schools are all soooo different. The two that I like the most, so far, really do emphasize practical, hands-on learning. As I am looking at them I keep trying to think back on my schooling experience and figure out what hands-on knowledge, if any, I learned. Honestly almost nothing. All of the hands-on stuff was extracurricular. Thus I would really like it to be a bit different for Il Tonino. Here Urban Shaman and I are, 20 years later, trying to school ourselves again so we can have that.
Of the schools I am looking at, one school is a K-8th grade only so that is not in consideration right now. Another school I have struck off my list -- it is a very good school but I just don't feel that *I* would fit in very well there. Il Tonino would do fine, but it is a little too mainstream for me. That's kind of funny considering I am looking at Montessori and Waldorf schools, which are about as away from the mainstream as you can get. (And yes, I like those schools.) I have an appointment to visit one more school this coming Tuesday, and after that I will work on making a decision (and I'll post about it).
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