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02/14/2026

It’s the simple things… ♥️

02/02/2026

I can’t imagine my herbal journey now without the inclusion of medial astrology. Before I struggled to see the relationship between person and plant. Intellectually I understood the person and the plant individually but I couldn’t bridge the two . I would look at symptoms in an allopathic way, much like the modern medical system and then I would look up a corresponding herb that treats that symptom. This kind of herbalism will work sometimes, but it’s really a herbal Russian roulette - throw something at the wall and hope it sticks. Often times it didn’t stick and I was left frustrated and disheartened; why did it work sometimes but not all times?.

I was memorizing herbal actions and affinities but couldn’t make that translate into treating the person - there are lots of herbs that assist insomnia but what was I supposed to use, all of them? How was I supposed to choose?

Medical Astrology is not horoscopes and cliche generalizations - Medial Astrology explores how the zodiac signs, planets and elements correspond to different parts of the body, constitutional patterns and seasonal rhythms. So now if we look at the symptom of insomnia from the perspective of a Leo and an Aquarius we see two very different patterns.

A Leo pattern sleep issue may come from excess heat, emotional drama replaying at night, or heart centered overstimulation. It’s a “too much fire” presentation 🔥

Energetic supports for Leo would be:
• Cooling calming herbs like Chamomile
• Heart soothing nervines like Hawthorne flower
• Herbs that release emotional heat like Linden

While an Aquarius sleep pattern struggles often stem from an overactive mind, static-like nervous energy, or a chilly constitution that struggles to settle.

Energetic supports for Aquarius would be:
• Warming hypnotics like hops or California poppy
• Nervous system restoratives like milky oats
• Mental-quieting relaxants like passionflower

Same symptom, different people - based on where the plants were at the time and location of their birth (astrological natal chart).

Medical Astrology allows herbalists to see the blueprint of the individual and not just a presentation of generic symptoms or pathology.

02/01/2026

Aquarius Season is here 🏺 and arrived like a breath of the coldest, crispest air - clear, bright and full of possibility 🌬️

As the Sun moves through Aquarius, our attention shifts upward to the mind, the nervous system, and the subtle electrical currents that animate the body. In medical astrology, Aquarius governs the circulatory system, the ankles, and the flow of blood and nerve impulses. Energetically, this is a time to notice where circulation of ideas, energy, or vitality has become stagnant.

This is the time when the collective shifts from Capricorn’s grounded discipline into the airy realms of vision, innovation, and inspired thinking. The Water Bearer pours insight, clarity, and fresh perspective into our lives, encouraging us to break old patterns and imagine new ways of being.

We’re entering the realm of fixed air - a cool, charged current that governs circulation, nerve pathways, and the subtle electrical flow of the body. In medical astrology, Aquarius carries cold and dry energetics, mirroring the deep winter landscape where clarity is sharp but movement is minimal. This is a time for ideas and insight but also a moment to tend to the body’s warmth and inner flow. Herbal allies like warming ginger, rosemary, skullcap and linden support this seasons airy brilliance - warming the periphery, grounding our mind and keeping energy moving.

Tag an Aquarian friend 👇🏼

01/14/2026

Wednesday 14, the studio will be closed today due to school closure and providing school is open again tomorrow there will be adjusted hours on Thursday and Friday 9-11am to accommodate two half school days.

Wednesday - closed
Thursday - 9-11
Friday - 9-11

Stay warm and safe, Beaver Island.

01/12/2026

If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, you’d never believe anything could return from the barren slumber of winter. And yet, year after year, life returns, blossoms, and bears fruit—answered by our wassailing: a quiet offering of song, faith, and remembrance to what sleeps must stir again.

Preparing to honor the orchards with the ancient ritual of wassailing this month.

01/08/2026

🗓️ Winter opening hours for both retail and treatments at Clarion Vitality - January, February and March.

While the world is still wintering I’m seizing this opportunity to focus on my herbalist studies, researching, writing and finessing operations in the background in time for spring. This means narrowing my availability for treatments but the good news is that while I’m studying/working in the studio I can have expanded retail hours - which is also great for cold and flu season, with lots of products to help you manage your symptoms and boost immunity!

If you are feeling under the weather know that you can order online and pick up curbside - just shoot me an email after you’ve checked out to arrange a pick up time. I’m also happy to delivery if you work or live in St James and can’t make it to me during opening hours.

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12/31/2025

Happy New Year, friends! We got outside for our hour today and now I’m ready for bed 😅🥂 Be well, be safe, be happy! BIG LOVE for an insane year! 🐍

12/31/2025

Winter has a quiet kind of wisdom ❄️
It sharpens us, but it only does that if we get outside!

Rosy cheeks in winter are the outward signal that something metabolic is happening…

When your cheeks turn red in the cold, your body is activating a smart heat-protection response ❄️

Cold sensors signal your nervous system to protect core temperature. Blood vessels briefly constrict to conserve heat, then reopen—sending warm, oxygen-rich blood back to the skin. This rebound flow causes that rosy glow.

At the same time, brown fat turns on, mitochondria increase energy output, and metabolism subtly rises to generate internal heat.

Brown fat, also called brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a special type of body fat whose main job is to produce heat, not store energy.

What makes brown fat different?
• It’s rich in mitochondria (the “power plants” of your cells), which give it its brown color
• Instead of storing calories, it burns energy to generate heat — a process called thermogenesis
• It helps regulate body temperature, metabolism, and blood sugar

White fat stores energy.
Brown fat burns it. 🔥

How does winter help produce and activate brown fat?

Cold exposure is the key signal.

When your body senses cold:
1. Your nervous system activates brown fat to keep you warm
2. Brown fat cells ramp up mitochondrial activity to create heat
3. Some white fat cells can even convert into “beige” fat, which behaves like brown fat
4. Over time, repeated cold exposure can increase both the activity and amount of brown fat

This is an ancient survival mechanism—humans evolved to adapt to seasonal cold by becoming more metabolically efficient.

More mitochondria = more efficient energy production 🔥
More internal heat = a body that adapts, strengthens, and energizes itself naturally.

Winter isn’t just something to endure—it’s an invitation to awaken resilience at a cellular level. Embrace the chill. Your body knows exactly what to do.

Ways to get outside this winter:

❄️ Snowshoeing
🎣 Ice fishing
🎿 Cross country skiing
⛄️ Build a snowman
🏂 Skiing/Snowboarding
🛷 Sledding/Tubing
⛸️ Ice skating

For more inspiration follow

12/22/2025

The first day after the Winter Solstice

That quiet, holy moment when the earth exhales… and the light begins its slow, steady return.

Today, the sun lingers just a little longer.
Light grows by seconds—small, nearly imperceptible shifts that still mean everything.

As the world brightens,
may we tether ourselves to the light we each hold inside,
trusting that we are brighter, braver, and more whole
when we allow others to witness how we shine.

❄️ Wintering ❄️

This season isn’t a mistake to push through—
it’s a biologically essential time of restoration.
In the darker months, our bodies naturally shift:
• Increased darkness boosts melatonin,
• And melatonin drives cellular repair,
• Encouraging deep rest, antioxidant activity, and inner recalibration.

Winter slows us down on purpose.
It invites us inward—into warmth, reflection, gentleness, and repair.

What if winter isn’t an inconvenience to overcome…
but a gift for your health and spirit?

A season that begs to be embraced,
softened into,
trusted.

The light is returning—yes.
But winter’s medicine is still here.
Receive it. Rest in it. Let it rebuild you.

May we honor the dark and the returning dawn.

12/19/2025

Meet Vesta: Fire Cider with a Fiery Soul 🔥

Handcrafted in small batches, Vesta Fire Cider starts with something truly one of a kind — hand pressed apple cider vinegar made from ancient apple trees on Beaver Island: a near perfect genetic vacuum, 32 miles off Michigan’s West Coast. These old growth beauties have weathered over a century of Great Lakes sun, storms and seasons… and now their strength is bottled for you.

Infused with a bold blend of garlic, horseradish root, ginger, onion and raw Michigan honey, Vesta is your daily immunity ritual for warmth, wellness, and that unmistakable cider kick this Winter!

Why Vesta?

Goddess Vesta in Roman Mythology is the keeper of the eternal flame — reminding us that vitality endures when we tend to our inner fire or Agni.

Whether you’re stoking your internal fire for Winter or adding a spark to your day, Vesta is here to light the way and ignite your immunity.

Taste the tradition. Feel the fire. Honor our deep roots 🍎

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38230 Michigan Avenue
Beaver Island, MI
49782

Telephone

+19062982256

Website

http://www.clarionvitality.com/

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