Turning Point Nutrition

07/27/2019

Today
I gave up
On healing my trauma
I gave up
On practicing the skills
To become whole
Today I gave up
On evolving
Into that ever elusive
Better version of myself
Today I submitted
To the wound of love
I stopped pointing at it
Looking at it
Soothing it
Tweaking it
Fixing it
Finessing it
Hiding it
Polishing it
I stopped this game of separation
I crawled inside the wound
And spread it open
I decided to wear it like a gown
I accepted my total and utter
Failure
To be anything else
But me

~Maya Luna

{image: Juan Gatti}

07/22/2019

Connecting with all that is with respect and grace.

Ask permission.
Before cutting the branch of a tree or removing a flower, tell the spirit of the tree or plant what you are going to do, so that they can withdraw their energy from that place and not feel the cut so strong.

When you go to nature and want to take a stone that was in the river, ask the river keeper if he allows you to take one of his sacred stones.

If you have to climb a mountain or make a pilgrimage through the jungle, ask permission from the spirits and guardians of the place. It is very important that you communicate even if you do not feel, do not listen or do not see. Enter with respect to each place, since Nature listens to you, sees you and feels you.

Every movement you make in the microcosm generates a great impact on the macrocosm.

When you approach an animal, give thanks for the medicine it has for you.

Honor life in its many forms and be aware that each being is fulfilling its purpose, nothing was created to fill spaces, everything and everyone is here remembering our mission, remembering who we are and awakening from the sacred dream to return home.

06/25/2019

|By Steven Martyn| Herbalism, like many traditional skills that were essential to our very survival and our well being for thousands of years, has been reduced to a quaint hobby by industrialization. Yet, I believe many of us feel the pull of this ancient art in our bones. And with the toxicity of m...

06/07/2019

Wildcrafting isn’t as simple as going out and digging an identified plant out of the ground in order to use it! Learning and teaching others how to harvest plants must be combined with a fair amount of instruction on why one should harvest in the first place, which plants to harvest, when to harvest, and how to do it in a sustainable way. Ethics and sustainability should always be in the forefront of our minds as we forage!

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While there is a lot of information we herbalists should pass on to wildcrafting newbies, perhaps the most important is teaching about at-risk plants and why we should not harvest them.

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At-risk plants are either naturally rare in the environment or becoming rare through human influence. Just as some plants reproduce and spread quickly and are often termed as “invasive” plants, there are those that are quite the opposite. These are naturally rare – due to slow growth habits, habitat incompatibility, population isolation, genetic incompatibility, problems with seed dispersal, loss of pollinators (can be caused by human influence), or by competition from or overpopulation of invasive plants and animals ... and so forth!

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As herbalists, our work revolves around plants, so it is important we use plants in a wise manner—protecting and preserving them with their long-term viability in mind, not just for our sakes, but for the sake of the plant and the ecosystem. We must ask ourselves if we truly need the plant we’re considering using and we must help others understand this importance, too.

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If you would like to learn even more about foraging and harvesting plants in a sustainable, ethical way, check out the Herbal Academy’s Botany and Wildcrafting Course for more detailed information ––> https://theherbalacademy.com/product/botany-wildcrafting-course/

06/06/2019

Stephen Jenkinson’s performance ... so powerful. Saw him in Toronto last fall.

06/06/2019

I just began studying with Steven Martyn in May. The Sacred Gardener school takes four weeks over two years and worth every moment.

“I can truly say Reclaiming the Sacred is my life’s work. This reclamation has to start with fully realizing how hollowed out our existence has become, and subsequently how lost we are. Everything in our lives, from fire and shelter, to our healing and nourishing relations with the plants and animals, to our ancient arts like weaving and pottery, which were foundational touchstones, that lay at the heart of the sacred way, have been taken away from us, or given up to the tyranny of convenience. So the next step in reclamation must be to honor these divine marriages from which these living arts were birthed. And then. to start inhabiting this sacred life we were given”~ Steven Martyn

In September, Join Steven for Attending Divinity- Shawville, QC

Registration for The Sacred Gardener School- 2020/21 is now open.

05/28/2019

Bring the healing herbs in your garden in to your table!

As a nature-education organization, we at the P.i.n.e. Project know plants. We use them for food, medicine, fibre, shelter, fire, dyes, and teach others ho

05/27/2019

Looking forward to a weekend of deepening my learning of plant wisdom. Hope to see you there!

The Heartwood Gathering is about coming together to share our interests and passion for plants. Com

01/06/2019