In Good Health

10/16/2022

Organic Lavendar harvest for making sachets and teas.

10/11/2022

Hands-on herbal medicine in the garden at Gil Tract Farm with our amazing students !

07/11/2020

"The fermentation process increases the antioxidant activity of food."

An intriguing new study by researchers in Europe suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality rates are likely to be lower in countries where diets are rich in fermented vegetables.

04/30/2020

Chinese herbal medicine is so powerful and amazing. I'm so happy to get to know and work with the deep-thinking and open-minded folks who study this rich tradition year after year.

08/08/2019

Inspired, creative, warm, illuminated and fun learning going on with these awesome peeps. 20+ years, and Asian medicine just keeps bringing it, with more and more beautiful healing gifts. Thank u!

06/17/2019

08/25/2018

Some of our favorite doctoral classes.... Classical Chinese herbal medicine is so powerfully helpful for good health!
- with Dr. Huang Huang

10/10/2017

Studying herbal medicine formulas is especially fun when it's also an art project!

08/24/2017

We're giving our herbal learning garden a make-over with beautiful new plants, full of medicine. If you like this, let us know & we'll keep doing it... Would be happy to have you join our next magical planting party!

08/15/2017

Last day teaching herbal medicine classes for the summer, with great students, sweet-potato & sesame cake, and aloe babies!!

08/12/2017

Never Give Up

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07/21/2017

We've got an awesome crew of plant lovers in our herbal medicinal garden. They're growing Plaintain for the liver, Astragalus for Immunity, Angelica for the blood and Balloon Flower for coughs.

02/28/2017

Free Webinar: Food is Medicine
This Tuesday Evening,
February 28th

7:30 - 8:00pm (Pacific Time)

with Lana Farson, L.Ac., M.S.

Six culinary herbs from your kitchen with medicinal benefits, to support immunity, warmth and digestion.

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01/17/2017

Kids actually love acupuncture and Eastern medicine. Marguerite Vance Knudtson specializes in treating children. Marguerite is amazing and works with children with behavioral challenges, Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD. She has some openings this month in our Lafayette, CA office. If you know of a family that could benefit, here's a link to her website to pass on:

An Eastern medicine practice using a holistic approach to treat children with behavioral challenges and their families.

01/15/2017

Chai Tea was consumed to naturally heal the body beginning in the Vedic Period in India. Black Tea has antioxidants to lower blood pressure & cholesterol, promote heart health & prevent some cancers. All the herbs aid the digestion.

Chai Tea (Serves 4)
4 Black Peppercorns
1 Stick Of Cinnamon
6 Green Or Black Cardamom Pods
6 Cloves
1 Inch Ginger Root, Sliced And Peeled
1 Tablespoon Loose Black Tea Or 2 Black Tea Bags
3 Cups Water
1 Cup Whole Milk or any Nut Milk
+/- 1-2 TBS Coconut Sugar, Molasses, Stevia or Other Sweetener

Put spices in pan with water, bring to rolling boil. Cover, let simmer 5 min. Remove pan from heat, let steep 10 minutes. Return to a boil. Remove from heat and add black tea, Let Steep 3 To 5 Minutes. Strain and return to pan. Add milk and sugar, stir and serve.

Chai Tea

01/15/2017

Hi Friends, our colleague, Jasmine, has a new calendar that captures some medicinal Asian herbs commonly used in cooking and as tea. Just ordered one for our office. Get yours here:

Buy Chinese Herb Garden 2017 by Jasmine Rose Oberste (Calendar) online at Lulu. Visit the Lulu Marketplace for product details, ratings, and reviews.

01/02/2017

Happy New Year...

12/23/2016

Just finished 15 weeks of herb classes with this great group. Time to take a winter break to refresh and restore....