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Anza Borrego in Spring (2011)

5/21/2011

The Ohlone Herbal Center goes to the DESERT.
A magical time full of flowers, animals, spirits and adventure.

Join Tatiana Almendral and Jim Hall for a spring wild flower trip
to Anza Borrego Park in Southern California.
We discussed the medicinal properties of desert
plants and flower/environment/gem essences.

March 15 – 20, 2011

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day dreaming

5/10/2011

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thewheatfield - etsy.com by Katie Daisy Asheville, NC, United States

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May Day

5/1/2011

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May day is well known for a spring celebration, called Beltane. where traditionally druids celebrate the season of life. and today many people dance around a pole colorful ribbons in hand embodying the spirit of pan, horns and all. choosing a May queen, and hanging May baskets on doorknobs. many fruitful women get pregnant on this warm spring day, humping somewhere in a meadow, birds and bees buzzing.

it was traditional to light a fire to honor the sun and the longer days the spring season is famous for. an honored bow to the flora and fauna of nature celebrating the fertility and abundance of spring.

The Worker's May Pole 1894 by Walter Crane

during the up rise of peoples rights in the mid 1800's; may day evolved to include celebrating workers rights. humanitarians all over the world fought to have a celebrated day off.

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tatiana

i'm a practicing clinical western herbalist
aromatherapist
wild woman
thriving in Berkeley, CA

you can find me on a hike or a leisurely walk watching the plants push through the cracks

i love to cook healthy & delicious gluten free & frequently grain free sweet & savory wild foods

while setting intentions--i burn frankincense, copal & wild-crafted pine resins on hot coals filling my space with aroma to please my spirit

i'm driven to learn so i read the latest health articles, metaphysical literature & how-to books

i choose love, hold hands, take a 6 point pulse, ask good questions and adore getting to the root of things