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PLANT SPIRIT HEALING SPOTLIGHT: PATCHOULI
If you’ve experienced quality patchouli essential oil, you’d know it’s a different animal compared to what’s commonly sold. The cheap Patchouli is clear, lacks body, and has a musk that is crude and loud. The note offers no subtlety or modulation, like an one note instrument or a speaker without volume control. Quality patchouli, distilled with expertise, has aged
THE DIVINE FEMININE AS A ‘TREND’
We can all agree that patriarchy wants to silence, control, and exploit the Divine Feminine, but how about examining healing and the Divine Feminine as a “trend”? When we dress or adorn ourself or our physical spaces in a certain ‘Priestess’ aesthetic are we attempting to silence and control, or exploit Her? When we use spiritual platitudes or abuse words
A LITTLE ABOUT ME…
My name is Mimi Young, and I am the owner of Ceremonie and a spirit medicine practitioner. I smell things. People’s auras, spirits, messages, warnings, omens, and things I am still not totally clear on. The term to describe this is called clairolfaction. (If you hang around with me long enough, you may find that I sometimes ask those in
WHAT IS A HOME?
What is a HOME? Well, I would say it’s not about the walls, the square footage, the furniture, the styling, the neighbourhood, the property value. A home is about the warmth that is found there. Home is acceptance. And nourishment. And affection. And a place of allowing. Home is where you can create beautiful memories in solitude and with others.
2018 to 2019: Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New
Empty glasses are scattered around, evidence of the mirth in our home these past few days. Messes were made; every pan, wooden spoon, and bowl in the kitchen was used. Today, with strong tea, was a cozy day in, the kids out to play since Vancouver is having a mild winter so far, and the adults at home (my partner
SKIN FOOD: CHICKEN SOUP WITH TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBS
People often ask me what I do for my skin, and I’ll be doing a deep dive on how I approach skin at my upcoming workshop, SACRED SKIN + CYCLES, at The Well on Bowen Island on Wednesday, November 21. There, I’ll share: Practical skin science What your skin truly needs through Traditional Chinese Medicine face mapping How to nourish
PLANT SPIRIT HEALING SPOTLIGHT: PATCHOULI
If you’ve experienced quality patchouli essential oil, you’d know it’s a different animal compared to what’s commonly sold. The cheap Patchouli is clear, lacks body, and has a musk that is crude and loud. The note offers no subtlety or modulation, like an one note instrument or a speaker without volume control. Quality patchouli, distilled with expertise, has aged
THE DIVINE FEMININE AS A ‘TREND’
We can all agree that patriarchy wants to silence, control, and exploit the Divine Feminine, but how about examining healing and the Divine Feminine as a “trend”? When we dress or adorn ourself or our physical spaces in a certain ‘Priestess’ aesthetic are we attempting to silence and control, or exploit Her? When we use spiritual platitudes or abuse words
A LITTLE ABOUT ME…
My name is Mimi Young, and I am the owner of Ceremonie and a spirit medicine practitioner. I smell things. People’s auras, spirits, messages, warnings, omens, and things I am still not totally clear on. The term to describe this is called clairolfaction. (If you hang around with me long enough, you may find that I sometimes ask those in
WHAT IS A HOME?
What is a HOME? Well, I would say it’s not about the walls, the square footage, the furniture, the styling, the neighbourhood, the property value. A home is about the warmth that is found there. Home is acceptance. And nourishment. And affection. And a place of allowing. Home is where you can create beautiful memories in solitude and with others.
2018 to 2019: Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New
Empty glasses are scattered around, evidence of the mirth in our home these past few days. Messes were made; every pan, wooden spoon, and bowl in the kitchen was used. Today, with strong tea, was a cozy day in, the kids out to play since Vancouver is having a mild winter so far, and the adults at home (my partner
SKIN FOOD: CHICKEN SOUP WITH TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBS
People often ask me what I do for my skin, and I’ll be doing a deep dive on how I approach skin at my upcoming workshop, SACRED SKIN + CYCLES, at The Well on Bowen Island on Wednesday, November 21. There, I’ll share: Practical skin science What your skin truly needs through Traditional Chinese Medicine face mapping How to nourish