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Common Ground Holistic Wellness is a private clinical practice that provides compassionate and individualized care using evidence-based herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, and a whole systems approach to health.

A Series on VITALIST PRACTICES for cultivating INNER 🔥 in times of Seasonal Transition ~My constitution is cold and damp...
10/30/2024

A Series on VITALIST PRACTICES for cultivating INNER 🔥 in times of Seasonal Transition ~

My constitution is cold and damp. I'm at my most vital in Colorado's warm and dry summers. So when the seasonal transition from autumn to winter comes around, I start to feel energetically vulnerable — heavy, sluggish, deficient, and fatigued. I lean heavily on ancestral vitalist practices and herbal allies this time of year to help cultivate my inner fires.

Growing up, it was not uncommon to have arroz caldo (savory chicken rice congee) or a leftover chicken tinola (chicken soup with moringa) for breakfast. I always feel love and warmth from my late mother as I consume these savory soups in the morning. I am revitalized and fulfilled.

Do you have any practices to connect with the elements and cultivate warmth during this transition? Share below 👇🏽

In my FAM mentorships, I often guide folks to use the method as they transition away from hormonal birth control. They m...
03/14/2024

In my FAM mentorships, I often guide folks to use the method as they transition away from hormonal birth control. They may have already stopped or are thinking of transitioning as they look to other non-hormonal options in managing their fertility.

🙅🏽‍♀️ Transitioning away from hormonal contraceptives often comes with unwanted side effects that affect our skin, mood, libido, energy, immune systems, and overall vitality.

☀️ Supporting the body as it regains its natural hormonal rhythm with herbs, food as medicine, and nourishing practices rooted in Vitalism can offer us revitalizing replenishment and nourishment during the transitional phase.

If you are wanting to support your body in this way, I invite you to join my live online class!

✳️ WHEN: Saturday, March 30th @ 2-3:30p MST
✳️ WHERE: Live online via Zoom (recording available)
✳️ EXCHANGE: $35 + optional herbal ingredient kit ($12)

Sign up via 🔗 in b!0.

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Part 2 of my 6 part series on Herbs for the Menstrual Cycle.Part 3 will go over herbs specifically for the menstruation ...
10/05/2023

Part 2 of my 6 part series on Herbs for the Menstrual Cycle.

Part 3 will go over herbs specifically for the menstruation phase... Stay tuned!

✨ If herbal medicine, womb health, and Fertility Awareness are topics that interest you, consider signing up for the waitlist for my online cycle charting group course:

🌀 INNER RHYTHMS 🌀
A 5-week online group program to help you establish a cycle charting practice step-by-step using the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness, all while deepening your body and menstrual literacy. All bodies welcome.

This group program is taught through an herbalism and reproductive justice lens and is especially geared towards plant-loving folks, birthworkers, and creatives who want to deepen their body and menstrual literacy in an intimate group setting.

Runs from January-February 2024. Exact dates TBA.

This winter cohort will be capped at 8 students to maintain an intimate group setting.

Registration will honor the first 8 folks signed up on the wait-list.

Signing up for the waitlist will ensure you receive notification emails about the program in the coming weeks and be notified when enrollment opens in December.

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⚠️ Please note that there are some contraindications for some of the herbs mentioned. Work with a Certified or Registered Clinical Herbalist if you are seeking herbal medicine for your cycle or hormones and have serious medical conditions or are taking several pharmaceuticals.

⚠️ If you are pregnant or breast/chestfeeding, avoid the following herbs:
🌿 OCOTILLO (Fouquieria splendens)

Welcome, autumn.Have you ever made acorn cap candles before? They are such a delight. They burn a short amount of time (...
10/03/2023

Welcome, autumn.

Have you ever made acorn cap candles before? They are such a delight. They burn a short amount of time (10-15 minutes).

Simply melt beeswax and pour into acorn caps you've gathered. The larger the better. The caps I gathered were from the Canyon Live Oak in California, which produce really fat and robust acorns with HUGE caps.

⚠️ Only light these in water! They are unstable on solid surfaces.

When choosing herbal allies for your cycle or hormones, it's helpful to think of herbs based on their clinical actions o...
10/02/2023

When choosing herbal allies for your cycle or hormones, it's helpful to think of herbs based on their clinical actions on the body. Let's get to know herbal actions specifically for menstrual health!

This is part 1 of a 6 part series where you'll learn in-depth about which herbal actions to use during your menstrual cycle to support your hormones, emotional body, alleviate physical discomforts and hopefully help you feel more at ease in your body.

⚠️Please note that there are some contraindications for some of the herbs mentioned. Work with a Clinical Herbalist if you are seeking herbal medicine for your cycle and have serious medical conditions or are taking several pharmaceuticals.

⚠️ If you are pregnant or breast/chestfeeding, avoid the following herbs:
🌿 D**G QUAI (Angelica sinensis) and ANGELICA (Angelica archangelica) - Also avoid if you have heavy menstrual cycles. Avoid using with any blood thinning drug like warfarin, salicylates and anticoagulants.
🌿 BLACK COHOSH (Actaea racemosa) - Use cautiously if you are taking Lipitor.

Your s*x and stress hormones need cholesterol.Cholesterol is essential for life. We make it in our bodies, in addition t...
09/18/2023

Your s*x and stress hormones need cholesterol.

Cholesterol is essential for life. We make it in our bodies, in addition to getting it from animal-based fats in our food.

Cholesterol is a vital component of our cell walls. Our brain and the myelin sheath that covers our nerves are made of cholesterol.

Cholesterol is imperative for cell communication, nutrient absorption, nutrient transportation, and steroid hormone production (i.e. estrogen, progesterone, vitamin D, cortisol).

So, why has dietary cholesterol gotten such a bad rap? It all started with the Lipid Hypothesis 150 years ago.

That hypothesis has since been debunked by the on-going multigenerational Framingham Study which has proven that dietary cholesterol does not increase blood cholesterol, and that blood cholesterol does not increase your risk for heart disease.

The root of hormone health starts on the cellular level. And that begins with nutrition. Are you giving your cells the building blocks and cofactors they need to function optimally?

You can start nourishing your hormonal health by eating more high-quality saturated animal fats (from pasture-raised animals), which are rich in cholesterol. Unfortunately, plant-based saturated fat like coconut oil does not contain cholesterol. So, animal fats are your only source of dietary cholesterol.

Animal fats from land & sea:
(think Omega-3 essential fatty acid sources)

* Fish (Mackerel Anchovies Salmon Herring)
* Fish oil supplements, cod liver oil
* Wild game and grass-fed animal protein
* Eggs
* Cheese (from grass-fed cows)
* Grass-fed butter or ghee
* Lard (rendered pork fat)
* Tallow (rendered beef fat)

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Do you have an understanding of how Vitex supports your hormones?It works on a neuroendocrine level (regulating pituitar...
09/15/2023

Do you have an understanding of how Vitex supports your hormones?

It works on a neuroendocrine level (regulating pituitary hormones which then affects estrogen and progesterone levels). When used appropriately, herbs can be amazing allies in our hormonal and menstrual health.

You can learn more about herbal allies for hormonal health in my upcoming online group FAM course:

🌀 INNER RHYTHMS 🌀

You'll learn the foundations of charting your cycle using the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness while learning about supportive herbal allies for your menstrual and hormonal health. Plus, you'll deepen your body literacy and feel more connected and in sync with your cyclical rhythms.

If this sounds like your jam, get on the wait-list ASAP. This next cohort is capped at 8 students!

Inner Rhythms starts January 2024. Wait-list in lynk in b!0 ✨

I started my clinical herbal practice straight out of herb school during the pandemic in 2020. I named it Common Ground ...
07/14/2023

I started my clinical herbal practice straight out of herb school during the pandemic in 2020. I named it Common Ground Wellness and aspired to help everyone and anyone within my scope of practice. I soon found out that I had a knack for working with gut health and complex hormonal problems. The 2 years that Common Ground was up and running was a steady one. I had the honor of supporting clients in feeling more at ease in their bodies and to be seen and heard in all their complexity. I saw the magic that herbal medicine + whole foods nutrition could do in transforming health on a slow, yet deep level.⁠
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In 2021, after a traumatic birth, I became a mom. And after experiencing a deeply challenging postpartum period, it changed the course of my "why." (It's always good to reevaluate your "why" regularly in doing the work that you do.) And for me, I realized that the womb is a both a miracle and a mystery. And, I wanted in on the mystery. After all, the womb is a portal into existence. I felt transformed by the act of giving birth, as though I had tapped into the mystery and come out the other side changed. Generative Cycles is the new iteration of my practice, inspired by the mystery of birth and the deep-rooted knowing that the health of our planet relies on nurturing the root of humanity: the womb.⁠
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Women & folks with uteruses need more practitioners who are bridging the divide between conventional and traditional medicine. Postpartum parents need community and a village of support now more than ever in this hyper-individualized capitalist world. Folks need more than the pill or synthetic hormones to feel at ease in their menstruating bodies. Folks looking to optimize their fertility and start a family need more than an OBGYN and expensive fertility clinics. Both women and gender-expansive folks with uteruses need care that is gender affirming and validates their experience. My hope is that Generative Cycles can fill the gaps in reproductive and generative health where modern medicine can't.⁠
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I'm excited to get this offering out in the world!I'm stoked to continue sharing my knowledge and experience of all thin...
05/04/2023

I'm excited to get this offering out in the world!

I'm stoked to continue sharing my knowledge and experience of all things FAM + herbalism + functional nutrition + embodiment + body literacy 🌟

Early bird pricing ($297) lasts until May 15th. Price will go up after that!

Have questions? Get in touch via DM!

Happy May & Beltane 🌼☀️ Dandelions are poppin' over here in the Front Range of Colorado. Dandy flowers only last a few w...
05/01/2023

Happy May & Beltane 🌼

☀️ Dandelions are poppin' over here in the Front Range of Colorado. Dandy flowers only last a few weeks before the heat of summer comes in and they go to seed. While still fresh in flower, I gather them and add them to my meals. Or dry them to store later for teas or dried edible flower sprinkles. Honestly though, the best way to enjoy the medicine of dandy flowers is just to eat them straight up!

🌼 Dandelion flowers are rich in polyphenols and carotenoids, particularly lutein and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants have been shown to protect the macula lutea of the retina against UV damage and the potential development of macular degeneration. Studies have also shown that the carotenoids in dandy flowers are protective to the respiratory system and may help prevent inflammation in the lungs.

⚠️ You may want to avoid eating dandelion flowers if you have an allergy to sesquiterpene lactones. Other herbs that have them are Chamomile and Ragweed.

💀🌿 On depletion and nettles When I'm coming off my period, I feel my most vulnerable in my cycle. I feel weak, I'm easil...
04/07/2023

💀🌿 On depletion and nettles

When I'm coming off my period, I feel my most vulnerable in my cycle. I feel weak, I'm easily fatigued, and overall I'm feeling exhausted and depleted. Anyone else feel this way?

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, blood is considered a yin fluid and a vehicle for Qi (energy). As we shed our uterine lining during menstruation it is dominated by the movement of blood and Qi. So it makes sense that as we lose blood during menstruation, we also lose our Qi and we feel fatigued and depleted.

As my period begins to taper off, I love taking nutritive herbs such as nettles to build my blood and bolster my energy (Qi) back up.

Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica, U. urens), or simply known as Nettles, are considered a nutritive and blood restorative due largely to its trace minerals, chlorophyll, and proteins (enzyme secretin). In helps in replenishing blood deficiency partly because of an increase in red blood cells and mainly because it enhances and regulates metabolic functions as a whole.

I love how nettles are also known as "nature's multivitamin" as they are incredibly nutrient-dense and chock full of bioavailable minerals, which can provide you with a little "zing" of energy.

Below is a bolstering yet nourishing tea blend that incorporates nettles. I love drinking it warm to start my day as I'm ending my period and entering my pre-ovulatory phase. It contains liver supportive herbs + gentle nervines and adaptogens that blend beautifully with the grassiness of nettle and the warmth of cinnamon.

* Burdock Root
* Rosehips
* Milky Oat tops
* Nettles
* Schisandra berry
* Cinnamon chips (I like Ceylon)

The last in my 5 post series on Things FAM Tells You About Your Cycle 💫I've combined all 5 posts in a blog that you can ...
04/03/2023

The last in my 5 post series on Things FAM Tells You About Your Cycle 💫

I've combined all 5 posts in a blog that you can access thru the lynk in my b!o ~

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Boulder, CO
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Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm

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