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all about that inner beauty

Emily Cooney September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Blog, Coaching, education, health, inside job, medicine of nature, nature Tagged Anatomy & Physiology, appreciation, beauty of nature, bronchial tree, daily habits, deep intelligence, empowerment, fractals, health coaching, holistic health, immune system, inner beauty, kidneys, love, lymph nodes, Self care, self-understanding, spleen

When I sliced open this tomato, what I saw inside stopped me in my tracks. I have drawn this before ~ I have taught from this drawing. This tomato looks uncannily similar...

busy

Emily Cooney August 11, 2022August 12, 2022 Blog, habit change, habits, healing, health, inside job, making space, nourishment Tagged balance, busy, Claudia Welch, down time, fear, hormones, listening, listening to yourself, nervous system, passion, slowing down, stress, too busy 2 Comments

Not too long ago, a friend prefaced a request to hang out with the words: I know you’re super busy, but… I felt myself cringe a little when I...

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....

long time coming

Emily Cooney June 9, 2022June 14, 2022 Blog, making space, nature, nourishment, progress Tagged affection, appreciation, friendship, gratitude, growth, houseplants, patience, plants, support

today i am full of love and delight. i kissed a houseplant, more than once. my heart is singing with gratitude. do you ever find yourself so overcome with...

lovage soup

Emily Cooney May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged asparagus, blended soup, blended soups, green soup, lovage, quercetin, simple soup, springtime soup, turnips, vegetable broth, vitamin c

I love lovage! Lovage is a wonderful plant that has been in use for a long time, both as a culinary and a medicinal herb. It is incredibly flavorful,...

farmer’s market inspiration

Emily Cooney May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 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...

pumpkin seed dip

Emily Cooney May 19, 2022May 24, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings, Vegetables / Sides, Vegetables/ Sides Tagged cilantro, delicious, dip, hummus, lycopene, protein, pumpkin seeds, roasted tomatoes, seasonal recipe, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian, zinc

Soon it will be tomato season. In general I avoid tomatoes, though I’ll make an exception from time to time. A simple caprese in mid summer always feels like...