Cup of Tea: Ayurvedic Tea Consultation

I am so excited to share this Cup of tea with you all. And it was blended just for me. Isn't it beautiful? And not too mention delicious. 

Lindsay Luna, Goddess at Whole Body Alchemy offers Ayurvedic Tea Consultations. It encompasses your concerns about your health and well-being, an in-depth look into your own Doshic constitution, and a custom hand-blended tea made by Lindsay herself.

I can get lost in Lindsay's beautiful site and her insight into Ayurveda. I have always been fascinated by the ancient science of Ayurveda and know I am Vata/Pitta, but I have never known where to go from there. Okay, so now what? And then I would forget about it.

In Lindsay's consultation she gave me a comprehensive survey to find out my exact Doshic ratio ( I love quizzes! ), and a break down of simple, affordable, and practical ways I can keep myself balanced. That is huge for me - I get easily overwhelmed (most likely my Vata!) and keeping things simple, yet efficient, keeps me sane.

I have started to incorporate some of her advice and I can already feel a difference in my body, mind, and soul. She gave me a key word to work with and it is so dead on in so many ways. She reaffirmed why I would be feeling the way I do and suggested ways to bring back my harmony and energy. THANK YOU Lindsay! I needed this on so many levels.

And the TEA! She told me all the ingredients and why she put them in, and when the package arrived it took my breath away!

So above is is my own custom blend of tea she created just for me, dealing with my own Vata/Pitta issues. I feel so loved and special. When I drank and sat in ritual with it, it was Divine. Mellow, soothing, fresh and sweet, I felt so centered afterward.

I HIGHLY recommend her tea consultation, and it is so affordable. Everyone should have this for themselves and experience Lindsay's wisdom and craft. She takes her time with you and I feel the love within my cup. So much healing and gratitude. I will definitely be getting a refill!! I am off to pour another cup...

Namaste, 

Marissa Moondaughter

Moon Days: New Moon Brews

This New Moon weekend I turned my little kitchen into an apothecary cabinet. I created my tinctures on the New Moon since the Waxing Moon enhances the absorption of liquids. I brewed my own Moon-time tea with raspberry leaf, lady's mantle, and hibiscus flower- tart, yummy, and soothing- much needed on my own cycle. I created a vanilla rose bath salt blend with ylang ylang and geranium essential oils for a Galentine's Day gift exchange my friend is putting together, along with  a soothing detox mask of green clay, crushed lavender, and aloe vera powder. It's so much fun!!

I have a little extra so let me know if you would like a tin of any of my herbal creations! Contact me so we can work something out :)

What did you do this New Moon?

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Ps.Go enter the New Moon Giveaway!<3

Cup of Tea: Healing

"Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage"

~KAKUZO OKAKURA, Book of Tea

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Honey, ginger, chamomile, and lemon (unfortunately, I didn't have any to use) is such a soothing combo for the throat. Drinking tea is so healing on so many levels...sigh.

Namaste,

Marissa Moondaughter

Trinkets from AZ

Hello loves, I just wanted to share some goodies I bought from AZ, I kind of splurged (bad habit of mine), but I thought it was well worth it!

1. I added to my budding dream catcher collection. The two on the ends are the new additions. The smallest one was made by a Native American of the Navajo tribe and has a certificate of authenticity.

2. Jimmy and I decided to start a tradition by buying something handmade a local on each of our travels. We chose two coasters.

3. I bought a Himalayan Salt Lamp in Sedona. I absolutely love the glow. Theo (my kitten) also doesn't sneeze anymore! Yes, the poor little guy has allergies. But Himalayan Salt lets out negative ions into air, cleansing and purifying it!

4. I bought the cute place mat because the colors go with my blog! And some AZ grown sage...mmm cannot wait to use it!

5. I bought some new stones to work with! I will share more about them soon!

6. And I bought some pretty pendants to make some items with! Not sure what I will come up with, so this will be fun!

Arizona inspired me to be more artistic again...somehow it got lost in my daily life, but I am re-awakening.

Have a lovely Wednesday, my beautiful readers! Thank you for putting up with all of my pictures of Arizona! Can you not tell I am obsessed?

Love and Blessings,
Marissa Moondaughter

Moon Days: Moon Gardening

Happy Moon Day, loves!

A big dream of mine is to have a pretty home garden. I am very hesitant though, because I tend to kill the plants I try to grow (I feel so bad :( about it too), so before I do any planting this time I am really researching and planning.

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What I would eventually want to have is a Moon Garden! This means the flowers bloom and are fragrant at night! It would be so magical and divine... sigh :) The flowers tend to be light and silvery, and look as if they glow in the moon's light.

Some flowers to consider are:

Night Phlox

Moonflower

Evening Primrose

Evening Stock

Angel's Trumpets

Other plants with Lunar connections are:

Jasmine

Moonwort

Sandalwood

Lamb's Ear

Camphor

Eucalyptus

Gardenia

Plumeria

Add these herbs and flowers as beautiful additions

to your Moon Garden

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I don't know when I will be able to have a Moon Garden, but I will eventually. For now, I will probably start with succulents and simple container gardening.

What is in your gardens, lovely readers? Do you have any gardening tips for a newbie like me?

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter