When the basil is out of season or you'd prefer to avoid the plastic packaged herbs at the supermarket, why not use what nature is providing for you right in your backyard? To make the base of this pesto, you'll need a handful of healthy foraged weeds. Avoid weeds that have been sprayed or look unhealthy. The more vibrant, the more you'll receive from them. Use this guide to identify some edible weeds you could you use in your creation.  What you'll need*: A handful of foraged, edible weeds. We love using Mallow, dandelion, chickweed & wild mustard leaves. A handful of nuts or seeds of choice (we chose a mix of cashews and pumpkin seeds) A couple of tablespoons of...
Daylesford Apothecary was birthed from Bree's childhood love of making flower and herb potions in her home in Daylesford. Making everything by hand, using the ingredients that nature provides to us in our backyards, our communities or along our daily walks is really how this all evolved. There is so much magic to be said about seeing a herb or flower in its little spot of soil, or on a tree or bush, thriving under the sun. When we see a plant when it's still alive and attached to it's roots and soaking up the nutrients of the sun we can feel the vibration. The healing is so much more potent and full of energy.So, if you're lucky enough to...
The menstrual cycle is a beautiful part of the female life, and when we understand the deeper intricacies of our monthly flow, we are able to look to it for guidance and insights about our health and where we might need to make adjustments to ‘flow’ better. Our cycle is made up of four distinct phases which somewhat mirror the four seasons or the moon cycle. It’s pretty incredible that our bodies are so in sync with the larger cycles of nature and truly goes to show that we are intricately linked to everything around us.Similar to our beautiful moon, our cycles repeat every 28 days, however differences in our bodies can cause slight variations to this. Large variations from this,...
Energetic cords are created when we connect with other people, objects or events. These cords connect themselves to our chakras and through this attachment we can exchange energetic information. The more we get attached to a person, object or place the stronger these cords connect and the more we can share intuitively.For instance, have you ever ‘felt’ what someone dear to you was feeling even without them opening their mouths. Or maybe you’ve ‘felt’ the feeling of being at home somewhere, or an object that stimulates strong emotions within you. These are all energetic messages passed to your through these energy cords.Like relationships, energetic cords can be both good & bad depending on how they make you feel. Positive energetic...
The life path number comes from Numerology & is said to represent the age of your soul in this physical realm. The most common numerology that is used today was created by Pythagoras who believed that the physical world was made up of numbers expressed as energetic vibrations, and thus this numerology was born.The Life Path Number specifically, represents your skills, strengths, weaknesses & ambitions, and casts the overall theme of your life. Calculating your Life Path Number To calculate your life path number, you’ll need to find the root of your birth date (00/00/0000) by treating each number as a single digit, then adding them together until you get to a single root number. 11 and 22 are exclusions from this...