Raw Natural Path

Imagine a tree that will meet all your nutritional needs, take care of you medicinally, and purify your water for you! Moringa appears to be this nutritional and medicinal cornucopia.

Ayruveda has known of the many benefits of Moringa oleifera. Its uses are as unique as the names it is known by, such as clarifier tree, horseradish tree and drumstick tree (referring to the large drumstick shaped pods) and in East Africa it is called "mother's best friend”.

Native only to the foothills of the Himalayas, it is now widely cultivated in Africa, Central and South America, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. This tree, though little known in the Western world, is nutritional dynamite. There are literally hundreds of uses for this tree. It is called a natural endurance and energy supplement of health. In other words, it’s perhaps one of those plants you wonder why you have never heard about it?

As spring groans into life, dew represents her blessing.  I am delightfully anticipating spring dew collecting as a personal celebration of Spring’s arrival. This article shares my secret little passion with dew.  

Dew is sustenance which arises as if by magic. Overnight, something mysterious occurs and when we wake water gilds the grasses and the fields. (Of course, the scientific processes are well-understood ~ it has to do with temperatures and condensation -- but I prefer to think of dew as a mystery.)  Actually, Dew forms in the night because of temperature differences in the air and the objects it forms on. It's the same principle that causes the outside of your glass to become wet when you add ice to your drink.

For me, Dew represents divine grace: omnipresent, mysterious, blessing everyone equally no matter who we are. If you've never gone outside very early on a spring morning and walked barefoot I invite you to do so this year! Yes, it can be cold on your feet but it is most invigorating. But this isn't just because it's cold. The dew is full of Earth and Cosmic energies and they transfer themselves through your sensitive feet and up through you Chakras. It's a real rush! I can't help it, I always get the Grateful Dead song "Walk me out in the Morning Dew, my honey....." going through my head. Corny but appropriate and becomes my morning tribal song. While you're walking around look at the plants and introduce yourself. “How dew you do? Go ahead and taste some (first checking that the plant isn't toxic or sprayed with chemicals, please!!!).