Author: militza

  • For your Indoor Garden: Aloe Vera

    For your Indoor Garden: Aloe Vera

    I’m loving the growing trend of indoor plants… ferns, alocasia, monsteras… and I want to make a case for adding to that list – a very beautiful, usable, medicinal plant: Aloe Vera! Aloe vera plants are one of the easiest plants to grow, they require such little attention – yet provide so many benefits. Like…

  • Pantry Ingredient: Salt

    Pantry Ingredient: Salt

    One of the most common pantry ingredients, salt, has an incredible history of topical use for strengthening our entire system. In this article, I’ll show you some of the ways that you can use salt in the bath for your overall wellness, to treat skin conditions, relieve aches and sores and some other fun ideas…

  • Self Care for your Hair

    Self Care for your Hair

    When your shower is full of bottles of conditioner and deep treatments, but your hair still feels dehydrated… and you feel let down –  you may find that what you needed was actually in your pantry all along. In this article I’ll show you how to use honey as your weekly deep conditioning treatment to restore…

  • July’s Theme of the Month

    July’s Theme of the Month

    In a lot of ways, Summer defines my learning style. I learn by seeing, hearing, doing – then it really sticks. And that’s why I love the way Summer creates this perfect interactive classroom. The long days invite us outdoors to spend time in nature, to see, hear and do new things… all the while teaching…

  • These four farmer’s market ingredients make healthy skincare!

    These four farmer’s market ingredients make healthy skincare!

    The Farmer’s Market is my favorite place to shop for fresh ingredients. Filling up my basket, always inspires gorgeous meals and wellness in my home. What we can do is take this experience of food and nourishment – and extend out into our skincare as well. In this article, you’ll learn how to use farmer’s market…

  • SOS Tonic – An Herbal Simple Remedy for Stress Relief

    SOS Tonic – An Herbal Simple Remedy for Stress Relief

    Imagine drinking a water infusion, that gives your body a mineral rush of magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc –  fuels your cells with chlorophyll, soothes your system, relieves anxiety, helps you sleep and makes you feel restored. It’s called a herbal simple and it’s amazing. You might just start replacing that $10 juice! I was first…

  • April Wish List

    April Wish List

    Happy April! I’m feeling such a breeze of energy in the air… although it could be all the grapefruit I’ve been diffusing lately! I’m definitely in the mood to freshen-up my space and surround myself with more of the things that help me bring in creativity, gatherings, family moments, healthy habits and ease of everyday…

  • lime and strawberry chocolate bath melt

    lime and strawberry chocolate bath melt

    This week was by far the most creative week I’ve had in a while. I’ve been feeling playful and fun – and I didn’t even realize I had been missing that. I don’t want to say these Lime + Strawberry Chocolate bath melts changed my life – but here are the facts: Monday, I made…

  • How to make bath bombs from fruit

    How to make bath bombs from fruit

    I love bath bombs (so much!), but I don’t love sitting in a bath of heavy fragrances and foaming agents. So I wanted to create a natural, homemade bath bomb – something that is simple to make, that works and of course, is made from whole food ingredients. These are so fun to make, and make…

  • Pantry Ingredients for Skin’s Different Needs

    Pantry Ingredients for Skin’s Different Needs

    Natural living has become this thing, which the further I wade into the waters, the further I want to go  – because there’s just so much to know. And that’s been the fun part:  learning and putting things into practice and making sense of what makes you feel good. Basic, whole food ingredients nourish the…