To strengthen my intuition I worked with blue lotus flower, I made it into tea and drank it twice a day. I noticed my energy was calmer, i stayed more to myself. I slept better and had more vivid dreams. To improve my concentration, ginseng is my go to! It was a life saver for me in college during my late nights in the library! Ginseng keeps me focused and i feel awake/ alert the same way coffee does, I take it as a capsule 2 a day. For mental health support ashwagandha is my go to. The ways I nourish my mind is by journaling so I know exactly what thoughts are swimming in my brain, spending time in nature to help stay grounded. I also nourish my mind by avoiding low vibrational activities, drinking water, eating right and getting my rest.

I sat with peppermint and eucalyptus. Eucalyptus is my favorite scent. I rubbed the eucalyptus on my chest before going to bed and I would put drops of peppermint on my pillow case. I also made respiratory steams with both of the herbs. I felt easy to breathe, the weather here has been all over the place and I have had a little cough. I noticed I had less congestion and did spit up phlegm a lot. I haven’t been mothering myself the way I should be, I’ve felt unmotivated lately so its been difficult to even focus on the tasks I have at hand and complete them. I haven’t even been able to sit still and focus in my meditations. But the cooling effect of the herbs reminded me to slow down and be patient with me.

The herb I sat with was motherwort. I drank it as a tea twice a day. I found this very helpful since I was menstruating. I had really bad cramps and I thought the flow would be really heavy,but I noticed motherwort helped soothe my cramps and that my flow was lighter and shorter than normal. I try to connect with my heart through heart chakra meditations and carrying heart crystals. I know I can get emotionally disconnected from my heart, once I notice that disconnect is normally when I use these practices to reconnect and come back to balance.

I decided to sit with a few herbs there is an Indian drink called golden milk that has black pepper, turmeric, ginger, cardamon. While working on my digestive health I made it daily with oat milk, tumeric, ginger and cayenne with honey to sweeten. It is still cold here in the east coast and I felt like it was not only keeping me warm internally but I felt relaxed as well. I don't normally have any digestive issues or notice my digestive health but I did feel more grounded and motivated. The motivation I believe came from the fact that these herbs are working with my solar/sacral. I have been having a hard time feeling motivated and enjoying simple things, I definitely felt more balanced out

I connect with my sacral center through movement (dance, yoga), meditation and self love. When I feel that I have been in to much of my root/survival mode. The sacral reminds us of the goddess way which is to flow. When I find myself out of balance here I slow down and tend to my body, making teas, face masks, baths and journaling. I worked with blue lotus, red clover and hibiscus. Hibiscus and red clover are my favorites for when my period is approaching/painful periods. I feel they help cleanse me and shed the stressors for the previous 28 day cycle. I use blue lotus for meditations, I find it not only helps me stay in the present moment but that I am able to connect with my higher self. I also sleep really well and sometimes have really insightful dreams as well.

@Jennifer woolery thank you!

Some of my favorite ways to boost my immune system are through teas and respiratory steams. Some of my go to immune boosting teas are elderberry with lemon and raw ginger, echinacea tea and turmeric with cinnamon tea. My go to capsules are black seed (cumin) . I take those daily, along with my ashwagandha tincture. For respiratory steams I like to use eucalyptus leaves or oil, orange peels, lemon peels, ginger, oregano oil and cinnamon sticks. I’m vegetarian but if I feel myself getting sick I avoid dairy and sugary foods as well.

The nourishing herb I chose was red clover as a tincture. I chose this herb since it states to improve the whole body and support/clean the uterus. (I get EXTREMELY heavy periods.) After consuming the herb within 1 min daily I felt it in my forehead around my 3rd eye. I felt a sense of calmness with a boost of energy for the day. As I would take it first thing in the morning. I noticed through out the week I was a lot more mindful of my womb. Engaging my core more when I would walk, or ever making sure I stretch deeply my hips and lower back in yoga. Now at the end of the week I see the connection to the buzz feeling I would sense around my 3rd eye to my womb. It was intuition. I know the womb is a source for intuition/higher self. I was mindful of what I was eating during this time. I dont eat meat but I cut out dairy for this as well because dairy is bad for the womb especially for my crazy periods. I noticed I was able to really trust myself and my first instinct more. I’m an overthinker and have anxiety. But this week if something or someone didnt feel right then I wanted nothing to do with it. My right knee makes a cracking sound a lot and I noticed that I didnt hear it this week or feel the pain. I slept better too, I think it probably had to do with the fact that my mind wasn’t running as crazy as it normally does. Oh also! I felt very connected to my grandmother this week. I could feel her reassurance and guidance as I go through this transitional period in my life. I’m not sure if it's connected to the herb, but I feel like it might be since red clover works with womb energy. the energy was so loving and warm I am grateful to have felt her so clearly.