Thank You

Greetings! Thank you Michelle for this awesome blog. I've enjoyed feeling each of your presence through this avenue.
As for me, I just received my juicer and am about to order the herbs. I've been a little set back by money. But I am happy to report that I have not drank any coffee since returning from White Sage! I feel great. I have my own energy. I'm serving coffee at the cafe, but I am beyond the addictive pull. Now the desire/ habit to have sugar is beginning to fall away too. Even though I am not taking any tonic yet, my commitment is still intact and I feel my power building and my spiritual development is taking beautiful, wonderful strides forward.

I just completed a sacred journey to the mountain top where I live and received so much guidance. It was about developing my receptivity. Having no thoughts, turning off my mind and opening my eyes, nose, and ears. Becoming connected. obviously words fall short to describe it fully :)
An owl came to me and sat with me, swooped my hair twice flying low over my head. I am so honored and thankful for the journey, the learning, the path, and especially the company. Thank you all for being so inspiring to me and for co-creating a community where we can learn, love, laugh , and grow together!

Just want to say HUGE congratulations to Lindsey! So proud of you girl! You're amazing.
Liz ~you continue to inspire me with your dowsing ~ thank you
Rebecca ~ miss you and I'll be ordering parasite cleanses soon too :)
Michelle ~ so glad you have the nettles ~ let me know if you'd like more

Joanie ~ Tyler carried your pouch all hunting season and thursday morning he used it for the beautiful elk he harvested. He sprayed all around the animal and put cornmeal by his mouth and read the prayer, with much sobbing. Thank you for providing such a monumental tool that supports awareness of the preciousness of life. That will be the only meat we eat and will feed many people all winter. I am preparing the hide for drum/rattle making for us all.

Thank you Kathryn for lighting the way and sharing so generously.

Peace, Love and SO much Gratitude~
Cara - Azamacteis

Joy of Making Tonics

I finished my next tonic today and it turned out so beautiful and delicious.  This time I yielded so much more than the last time, as I added more water to the receiver and filled the bottom.

I am so grateful and honored.

PS:  My percentage levels have risen in all areas except for Jing so far....

Love to ALL of you,
Michelle

Gratitude to the Teachings of K&M

I walked in and crashed on my bed, it's been a busy week, staring back at me is my gifts our last give away ceremony.  The thought came to me, we have all grown so much, at least I have.   I remember my first class back at DiamondHeart and when it came to the give way ceremony, I was nervous, unsure of what to bring and a bit anxious to receive.  Now we are easily giving and receiving and sharing such beautiful gifts of our hearts and the earth.

I am feeling so incredibly grateful and just felt like sharing.

Aho,

Michelle Lynx

Comments not working- anyone else?

I am having a hard time leaving comments again on other's posts. Is anyone else having this issue? This link below seems to describe the issue.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2011/01/technical-sophistication-of-your-blogs.html
I would prefer not to open up my computer to accept all cookies in general. Michelle, can we move to a "full page" comment format? This might make it easier for comments if other are having comment challenges as well.
Kylara

Connection via Information and Love

Hi Folks,
Looking forward to our class on the first Saturday in November. Kathryn can you clarify if the following is correct? Daylight Saving Time happens on Sunday, Nov. 6th at 2am. So our class should be at 9:30 AM Alaska Time/10:30 am AZ time on Saturday, Nov. 5th(not 4th).
I am still in process of finding time and focus to make the tonic. Have had interesting opportunities with my family's health recently - to say the least. All are currently well and/or recovering. Learning a lot these days about empowerment vs. enabling and speaking up for myself gracefully.
Sharing questions as a way to be in the conversation. I feel a desire to connect and not a lot extra energy/time to do it with.

Questions/Topics re: Tonic prep
1.Poria prep prior to use.
This has been complicating my tonic because -according to the notes it takes 4 hours of soaking and 2 hours of simmering. By the time that is scheduled and done I have lost the focus and time to actually make the tonic. I am finding that making a tonic is multi-layered process timewise. Perhaps after I do it a few times it will be smoother.
2. Clean bottles
Same planning process with boiling the bottles. They are on my counter upside down having been boiled. Is that clean enough? Also if I boil a bottle that still ends up with a couple pieces of old tonic stuck on the inside can I consider them clean enough for my family use? It is hard to get the old stuff out of the bottles. Bottle brushes anyone likes?
3.Ordering bottles, etc. Would love a list of supplies to order from
4.Making Higher quantity
If I want to make in quantity for use as a "juice" - how do I plan for the volume I want? Ex. several juice bottles worth- Would I dilute after preparing or use a lot of water to steam with. I remember Kathryn saying "don't change the volume of herbs much" in this case. Would like more clarity about this.

In Grace,
Kylara

Rainbow Warrior

I am done! I've completely finished Forrest Yoga Teacher training here in Houston!

It was physically intense, surprisingly fun and wildly rewarding, I highly recommend it to everyone!
I am fortunate that I was so well prepared from all the work I've done with Kathryn and Michael and our wonderful group of healers aka you all and I'm proud to say that I took my tonic (that I made in advance) every single day!

I got exactly what I came here to get, plus some unexpected delicious treats in self discovery. I am leaving here changed and with teaching skills that are priceless to me and the deep seeded confidence in knowing that I can teach and am an awesome teacher at that! Standing in front of a room still rattles my nerves but those feelings are no longer debilitating and I have the tools I need to transmute that energy and even change it completely, from terror to excitement! I feel so confidant in my skills as a teacher and know in my deepest core that I have valuable gifts to share with the world and I can hardly wait to get home and start sharing!!

From the very first day to the last we got up in front of a group of people and taught something we didn't know how to teach AND we had to sing, dance and make all sorts of weird gestures and noises while doing so. Day after day we were forced to conquer our individual and specific fears and limiting beliefs about teaching, failing and embaress ourselves and then we had the awesome opportunity to get over it.

All of this was done in ceremony, calling in the 4 directions and sacred ones every morning. We are all leaving here rattled, inspired and changed for the better. Eager to carry the Forrest yoga style out into the world and share this amazing medicine with others.

I feel so fortunate and blessed to have had this opportunity to work with Ana T. Forrest and her amazing team! The program was flawless and full of intent to mend the hoop of the people. We (our group) was given the tittle the rainbow warriors and I wear this name with pride!
I pledge to carry the message of Forrest yoga, all the incredible knowledge that Kathryn has bestowed upon me (which is in a class all it's own, I learned that again while here how rare and valuable your teachings are) and Food As Medicine out into my community and shine light on the dark to awaken human consciousness and planetary healing!

To all my brothers and sisters upon this awe-inspiring path, Aho
-Lindsey

PS I look forward to getting home and to start playing with my herbs, oils and tonics again!!

Miraculous News

Yesterday I talked by phone with my parents, who live in Mesa, AZ. My father told me he had some really great news for me, and I could not imagine what it could be.

Before I go on, I should let you know that my family had not expressed an interest in trying any of the cleanses or methods that Michael and I have been using for the past 15 years to advance and maintain our physical health. They have always been supportive, but never with any desire to become involved.

This past July, all of that changed when my sister came to White Sage Landing to initiate dietary and lifestyle changes that can change the course of her life from this point on. It was so wonderful to share our tools and foods with her.

Now, my father, who is about 85 years old, has decided to experiment with some of the suggestions in the Food for Ascension book. Six weeks ago, all on his own, he eliminated all dairy products, eggs, and red meat from his diet. He replaced all fats with cold-pressed olive oil. And in only 6 weeks, he has lost 11 pounds, and his blood pressure (which was very high) has dropped 40 points!

He just proved it one more time, that we are never too old to heal and regenerate! Thanks, Dad, for having the inspiration and desire for trying something new... and for sharing your story!

Dowsing for Jing and Chi

Hello all,

Since the "results" of taking the tonics are subtle and somewhat delayed (except in Vicki's case!), I had the idea to dowse for my initial Jing and Chi levels, on a scale of 0 - 100. I will dowse for my Jing level before I started the tonics, since this is the energy we are born with and which depletes during our lifetime (I'm very curious what mine is!). I will then track it with dowsing every now and then to see what is happening with my Jing. Just wanted to post this in case anyone else was interested in doing the same thing.

I use this type of dowsing before any fast or cleanse I do, testing the current level of vibrancy of each of my organs or body in general, and then several days into the fast, and then afterward. The results are always amazing, and I feel they are very accurate. I have even tested the degree of parasite infestation before and after a parasite cleanse. If anyone else decides to do this, I'd love to hear about it!

Gratitude...Rebecca

Congrats to Lindsey!

I wanted to let everyone know that Lindsey was awarded $20,000 this morning for her "innovative" business idea, "Food as Medicine!" She is still out of town at yoga school, so Kevin and myself have been representing her (and very busy doing so) the past week, but it has all been worth it! Congratulations to us all, and to spreading health and consciousness to western AK. I am so excited that the judges believed in her idea so much!

On a tonic note, I am glad that I've had mine to support me in this somewhat chaotic week. I have been taking it faithfully (2 Tbs. a day), and have managed to get pretty far on little sleep, waking up amazed each day at the amount of energy I had.

Thank you all for your support, and thank you Kevin for all of the amazing work you did to assist Lou (he was REALLY awesome).

Finally

Brewing Mullein hydrosol as I write.  So excited that the ones around my home have held on this long to offer them to this hydrosol.  Love this.  Thank you Kathryn for sharing this we all of us, it's such a gift.

Love, Michelle

Update!

I wanted to wait a full week before posting my progress with the remedy... yet am so excited I just can't wait another day! I noticed right away that since taking my tonic I have not had any hot flashes - either by day or night. I was guided not to take my usual assortment of tinctures while taking this remedy. While there are small amounts of them in the remedy, in comparison to what my daily intake was in the past - it just didn't seem (in my mind) logically possible for me to experience change so quickly. I thought it would at least take 3 days, even a week, before I would feel the results. These chinese herbs are freaky awesome!! (Yes, that's a good thing. LOL) Results were immediate. I did experience an underlying headache the first four days, and now that seems to have passed. I've also noticed my face detoxing too. I've been waking up with blotchy skin/break-outs of rosacea acne, and have been told that is due to the new facial creme I've been using (my creation). Which is also a good thing!

In short - Life is Good!

Hugz & Kizzes,

ThunderHeart

Connection

Whahoooo! I am breathing a deep sigh of relief. It looks like I am able to create a post. That's all for now. I am off to bed. Please send prayers for easy process for me and my family. My mom is doing well and has a ways to go to be independent again. I have been feeling a desire for balance. I need to my focus back on my self care. So glad to be in your company. Peace, Kylara (first syllable rhymes with eye).

Bioneers via webcast now

Hi All, you can receive the Bioneers live webcast of the plenary speakers now online at:

http://www.bioneerslive.org

This conference offers inspiring information. Tim Meyers (Rebecca and Lindsey's dad) of Meyers Farm (http://www.meyersfarm.net/) in Bethel, AK will be presenting at the local Alaska Bioneers this weekend.

Please check it out :)
Liz

Shen for Sugar Ray?

Hi,
I am guided to make tonics for my kids Raquel 12 and Taylor 22. Today I found out my wonderful dog Sugar Ray 13 wants one too! He wants his made with raspberries and served with his nightly treat of salmon/olive oil/flax/ buckwheat/kale. Wow, I wonder what benefits he will receive! Will it dowse SHEN???!! ha! because of his radiance? He is having some arthritis in his hips and having trouble jumping up into the back of the car and getting up in general. Mary and Raquel are doing energy work on Sugar Ray in the photo.

Michelle, thanks so much for creating the blog. It is so helpful! What a great way for all of us to connect and share!

Rebecca, thanks for the info on the crab apples and the film.
with love,
Liz

Hydrosols and a great documentary

My neighbor has a crab apple tree, and gave me permission to pick as many as I wanted yesterday. I'm not too familiar with crab apples, but they were so beautiful and I felt like they would enjoy being used for something. I picked as many as I could reach, and came home and made a beautiful distillation (thanks again Liz!) of crab apple juice. I added 1 qt. of water to the middle section, and the entire process yielded 4 "wine bottles" full! The hydrosol dowses very high, and if anyone has any info. on the nutritional benefits of crab apple, I'd love to hear about them - there is not much on the Internet. Nonetheless, I sense it is loaded with at least Vit. C, and think that a dropperful (or more) a day would be a great addition to my juices. Today, I am going to do the same thing with rose hips, as my own tree is fully loaded this year! I love using this distiller, the process is so easy and fun.

I watched "Forks Over Knives" last night, a documentary featuring the work and studies of T. Collin Campbell (author of The China Study), among other great researchers and doctors.  It was really impressive, and beautifully summarizes the benefits (backed by irrefutable research) of whole-foods, plant based diets.

I'm so grateful I have a group to share my passions and interests with, thank you!

Gratitude to Liz

Thank you so much to Liz, who loaned me her distiller for a couple of days (and to Kylara for offering). I was able to make my first tonic on my own yesterday, and the process was amazingly easy and fast. I came up with 1  3/4 qt. of tonic, and my dowsing was really specific. It was an amazing process and, like Vicki and Michelle, I set mine out last night under the full moon. It froze, so I am just waiting for it to thaw out so that I can take my first dose! During the entire process, I felt very connected to the Chinese Masters and the Plant Spirits...I felt almost like I was in a little "bubble" - it was very nice.

One interesting thing is that I was guided to use 2 carrots in mine, as well as other fruit and berries. I also wanted to share that Lindsey made a strictly vegetable tonic a few weeks ago, and it was delicious! It tasted similar to the tomato/pepper juice Maggie made several times at White Sage.

How long is everyone steaming/boiling their tonics for? I did mine for 30-40 minutes, but wondered if I could have gone longer?

Great idea Vicki about keeping a log for your tonics...I am going to do the same thing, complete with notes on any observations I make regarding the tonics. It will be interesting to go over it a year from now and see how things have changed.

With Love, Rebecca

My Heart is Flowing Gratitude

Today I created the most beautiful heart pink tonic.  The time presented itself on this day of the full moon and after spending the morning with Chinese herbs, Flower Essences, Essential Oils, Fruits and the distiller, my first "on my own" tonic was created and now sits in the Medicine Wheel awaiting the shine from Grandmother Moon.

Shortly after I finished, I received a call from Michael that connected more dots to my healing and filled my heart with gratitude, joy and Love.

I am humbly grateful to ALL of you for our connection and for this knowledge.

I deeply Love you ALL,

Michelle Lynx

Created My Tonic :0)

Hello Everyone,

Today was a very exciting day for me as I was finally able to pull out the distiller and create my new vibrational remedy. It was interesting in that the portions of chinese herbs were way smaller then what I dowsed for at White Sage. They tended to be in the 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon range. Yet it feels absolutely perfect! My soul was SO excited to create my tonic - I could hardly wait for it to complete. :o) The flavor this time is similar to a real sweet cough syrup. With strawberries, cranberries, cherries, and dates combined with peppermint oil, neem, and a drop of rose otto - it's no surprise it taste's that way. Of course, there are additional essences and tinctures added as well.

I decided to create a log of everything I dowsed to put in, along with notes that I felt the herbs were working for. Every herb made sense and will support that which I have been having issues with. My intention is to track my progress for future reference. I was also guided to place the tincture in the copper pyramid for 1/2 an hour, and then place it outside for two nights to receive the energies of the full moon. And is she ever a beauty!!

Many Blessings to You All & Thank You for the added Support through the Blog!

Asheera (Vicki)

Mullein

Blog Issues

I have invited all of you again to the blog as some are having access issues.  I hope this fixes the issues and we are all able to view, comment and post.  Happy Tonics!!

Love,
Michelle

Enjoying the Blog

Hi Everyone,

I am finally home from a very long (and great) trip to Bethel, and am home for awhile now! I got online to order a distiller, only to find that the company is sold out until 2012 :( I can not wait to re-join you all in the tonic journey, and I think I will make myself some Kidney Renewal tonic to take until I can figure something else out.

I have been following everyone's posts while I was away (the e-mail notifications help tremendously!) and just wanted to get on and say hello. I'm so glad to be a part of this unique, amazing group.

Love, Rebecca

Euphoria with Tonics

Hello!

I did a ceremony for my tonic yesterday in the MW connecting to the plant spirits. My tonic is so delicious. Last night I asked if there was a message for me and the spirits of the plants of the Chinese master herbs answered. This seemed to be a collective spirit of the herbs that I purchased. I was told they will teach me. They went on to say this is the way to health, healing and ascension, happiness, well-being, euphoria and laughter. They said this was a trajectory to blossoming and to have full light in my life. That it will clear and activate my prana, my heart and make my physical body ring with bliss. Yeah! Thank you!!!

Blessings to all on your tonic walk!
Liz

Making Hydrosols????

Hello All,

I am wondering if the process is basically the same as the tonic only with the plant instead of fruit and such.  Meaning water in the bottom and receiver?  I am also going to harvest some OSHA root with my friend (she uses the root to make medicine) and wondering if I can use the plant to make a hydrosol without the root or include both?

Thank you,

Michelle

Clarify Tonic-Making Process?

Hi All,

I thought I would remember our process but I guess I was so excited. Now that I have started making my tonic, I am confused on parts of the directions. I would be grateful if someone can clarify this.

1. When we start do we put any water in the receiver pan or just in the bottom pan that is sitting on the stove element? I put a bunch of water in the lowest pan, perhaps too much. I also put 1 quart water (with the essential oils and environmental essence) in the receiver pan.

I am confused because step 4 of the instructions says to add 1 qt. water and the EO and FE to the receiver. Step 12 says to repeat checking the water level and simmering until the hydrosol equals one quart. Well, I started with 1 qt. water in the receiver pan.

2. How much water goes in the bottom pan?
3. How much water, if any, goes in the receiver pan?
4. Where do the essential oils and the flower essences go? on the fruit?

I would appreciate any help. Thank you so much!
Liz alias "Confused in AK"

Hydrosols Before Snow

Hello All,

I made 3 hydrosols with Horsetail, Lady's Mantel, and Comfrey. I have been hoping the plants would hang on until I received the distiller so I was covering them with row covers, etc. . The plants definitely did not look their best but connecting with the plant spirit I was instructed to go ahead with the hydrosols.

Even though I filled the bottom water resevoir, I only got about 3/4 wine bottle of liquid in the process. There was always lots of water in the bottom pan. I distilled some plants for about 1.25 to 1.75 hours until the plant spirit directed me stop.

The liquid came out not clear but colored. The Lady's Mantel was lavender-colored from the start. The comfrey was green. The horsetail is greenish brown. I am doing Yarrow now. I hope to do Labrador Tea.

Be really careful not to burn yourself when pouring the liquid out of the distiller. It is easy to do. Ouch.

I have never made a hydrosol before. If anyone has any suggestions on the process please tell us. Thanks!
with love,
Liz

Labels

Liz - many thanks. The labels are beautiful, and thank you Michelle for being the point person for this blog. I think I've found a little house in Eugene that will be available Oct 15th. I'm heading down there tomorrow to finalize the process. Everything has moved along in divine timing, releasing the old and starting to bring in the new in so many areas of my life. I've purchased the juicer and the herbs will be coming soon. I had an opportunity to speak with Daniel from Mehu Liisa while in Eugene and relayed what I remembered of the process with the juicer. He cautioned about not using enough water in the bottom level saying that it was really easy to let it boil empty and says the bottom will definitely melt if it gets hot enough and dry. Told him I would pass that on, but I'm not sure I had the right info for him, not having my notes with me. Can't wait to make my tonic.

Sharing Tools

Hello,

Liz sent me an email with her beautiful labels that she created for her herb jars. She asked me to share them with all of you.

On the right side of the blog there is a box labeled "Helpful Tools" click on "Shared tools" for the link to her form that can be downloaded, printed and so on.  This was a clean way to get all of you the form through the blog.

If anyone else has anything like this or any forms to upload, I am happy to do it, just shoot me an email.

Love and blessings,
Michelle

A few questions???

Hello Everyone,

I have been offline doing some body healing but while in that process my supplies can in. I have a couple of days till I can begin creating but very interested in hearing how it is going for all of you.

I am wondering what size bottles you have all ordered, was then one we made 16oz or 32oz.

With the EZlid bottles (like the ones Lindsay used for her berry tonic she brought), do they seal as tightly so they can rest on the shelf till opened or will they need refrigeration from the start?

Has anyone made a hydrosol from a local plant yet?

Cara, I haven't heard back from you so just let me know when you are ready and send your address.  I look forward to your Nettle Hydrosol.

Love to all,

Michelle