Health and Wellness with Allison

Make Your Own Lavender Spritzer For a refreshing way to cool off this spring and summer, make your Lavender spritzer. Making the spritzer is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Lavender is a wonderful plant, with a rejuvenating aroma and many healing properties. What You'll Need Lavender Essential Oil Clear, Unscented Alcohol Water Spray Bottle First, add 10 drops of lavender essential oil into a spray bottle. Next, add a little bit of clear, unscented alcohol. Finally, fill the rest of the bottle up with water. Spray and Enjoy! Namaste*

Healing White Sage Salt Scrub White Sage is a plant that speaks to me. I have benefitted from its healing properties by using it in many different ways: as an essential oil, a hydrosol spritzer, a tea, and smudge bundles. I use White Sage products from Lucky Six ( luckysixfarms.com ). They have the highest quality and best White Sage products in the market. The sage is wildcrafted, and the oil is made by hand in small batches. Their products are truly phenomenal! White Sage is an adaptogen . It is a plant that can both stimulate and calm you, depending on what you need. If you are feeling stressed, it can relax you. If you are feeling lethargic, it can energize you. White Sage is highly revered in Native American culture and is one of the most healing and medicinal plants in the world. I have chosen to make a salt scrub out of this plant, but as always, I encourage you to make this product your own! Find a plant that speaks to you (may it's lavender or rosemary?) and tr

A lesson on  Allowing. I finally fixed my bike! It had been a big "to do" for me for many months. The bike is my grandpa's. It is old (I found out that the brand of bike no longer exists, and some parts will have to be special ordered) but in great condition. I was able to put off the project for such a long time because I had many excuses . . . and a car! The biggest reason why I hadn't started the project was that I told myself "I didn't have time" for it. Finally, on this past Saturday, different factors aligned so that I could finally fix my bike. It was a beautiful day, I felt energized, and I had one less commitment and therefore a window of time to dedicate towards the project. My bike went from being another "to do" in the back of my mind to being my top priority. I had so much fun fixing my bike !! at The Bicycle Works, a bike co-op in San Anselmo. It is a very welcoming environment with lots of creative energy and fun people.