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adventures in fairyland

Emily Cooney July 29, 2022August 1, 2022 blog, habit change, habits, healing, health, inside job, making space, medicine of nature, nature, nourishment, progress, travel Tagged adventure, aliveness, camping, daily habits, deep desires, heart wisdom, making space, morning practice, movement practice, nourishment, regenerative habits, support 3 Comments

I have a confession to make. It’s about a bumper sticker ~ some of you have surely seen the one. It says “Tree hugging dirt worshiper.” I’ve been seeing...

what i learned from covid

Emily Cooney July 5, 2022July 7, 2022 blog, cleanse, healing, health, inside job

a few weeks ago, my son brought something home with him from camp. it was a virus… that one that’s going around. we all got it. it looked a...

nourishing travel menu… road trip edition

Emily Cooney June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 blog, emily's kitchen, habits, health, nourishment, recipes, travel Tagged adventure, camping, CCF tea, matcha, morning routine, real food, road trip, travel, travel menu

last june, my son and i drove from albuquerque to massachusetts for an extended family visit… then back again. we camped along the way. it was quite the adventure....

farmer’s market inspiration

Emily Cooney May 30, 2022January 29, 2026 blog, emily's kitchen, habits, health, nourishment, recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged farmer's market, homemade broth, lovage, micro-greens, turnips, vegetables

On my first visit to the farmer’s market this year, I was overjoyed to find some lovage. It was on my radar from years past and I never see...

amaranth, traditional foods, and the interconnection of our personal and planetary health

Emily Cooney May 23, 2022June 2, 2022 blog, emily's kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment, recipes, simple meals Tagged alternative, amaranth, biodiversity, connection, diversifying species, Dr. Mark Hyman, Edible NM, edible weeds, food as medicine, food sovereignty, healing, local ecosystem, local food, microbiome, porridge, regional food, Standard American Diet

A nutritious weed. An ancient storehouse of ancestral wisdom and powerful healing. A symbol of food sovereignty, a powerful connector of peoples and generations. A tiny seed, which also...

borrow a leaf from someone’s book

Emily Cooney April 20, 2022April 22, 2022 blog, coaching, habit change, habits, healing, health, progress Tagged Carol Dweck, change, daily habits, growth mindset, habit change, learning, learning from one another, mindset, school, small changes, willingness

Studio art class. Smith College. 1998. The light pours in from a wall of windows, concentrates in this room. The floors dance with ink-splotches and paint stains. It smells...

make it a practice

Emily Cooney April 12, 2022April 14, 2022 blog, coaching, habit change, habits, health, medicine of nature, nature, progress Tagged Bosque, daily habits, evening walk, Great Horned Owl, medicine of nature, owl, practice, Rio Grande, simplicity, walking meditation, woods

My Spring Cleanse this year was all about inviting balance and rhythm into my days. My main priority was restoring a sense of deep relaxation in my nervous system....

delicious springtime dal

Emily Cooney March 29, 2022July 15, 2023 blog, cleanse, emily's kitchen, health, nourishment, recipes, simple meals, soups, stoke the fire / reset Tagged Ayurveda, cleanse, dal, ghee, red lentils, seasonal, soup, spice mixes, springtime recipe, springtime spices

I came up with this ridiculously simple and delicious recipe this morning, and am definitely going to be keeping this one on repeat through my spring cleanse. 1 3/4...

sprouts ~ and a minor crime at the food mart

Emily Cooney March 29, 2022January 29, 2026 blog, emily's kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment Tagged antioxidants, children, greens, nourishment, nutrition, protein, seeds, sprouts, vegetarian

It’s the early eighties ~ 1983 or so. We’re at the grocery store, cool and brightly lit. It seems like such an enormous place to me. I’m still looking...

arugula beet salad

Emily Cooney March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 blog, cleanse, emily's kitchen, health, nourishment, recipes, simple meals, stoke the fire / reset Tagged arugula, beets, salads, springtime

An arugula beet salad is so delicious, and especially supportive in the springtime. You can make this with sliced or shredded roasted beets, pickled beets or roasted beets that...