Winter Wellness for Plant People-The Language of Flowers-Community Building
Flower Pressing Session! As the ladies began arriving for Winter Wellness for Plant People, I was suddenly struck with a realization. The group had really started to gel. Predominately the same residents returned for all the sessions and had become a cohesive collection of flower loving friends. I watched how they naturally helped each other,…
Healing BENEFITS of Painting with non Dominant Hand
The discovery of surprising healing benefits while painting with a non dominant hand happened by accident. Literally. No pun intended here but it was during recovery from a broken shoulder that I turned to painting to support my healing. At the time, I was unaware of the therapeutic possibilities. On the rare occasion when I’d…
Winter Wellness for plant people- Resilience with Succulents!
The polar vortex has arrived in Maine but today’s activity of planting succulents has transported the ladies gathering for Winter Wellness to the desert. We begin arranging small pebbles for drainage in our little pots. We laugh as many pebbles fall out the drainage hole but we persist. We add soil. There’s focus and tenderness…
Verbena Bee 