Consider Community Shared Agriculture
You may have heard of Community Shared Agriculture (“C.S.A.”) or perhaps you even participate already (let us know what you think.) For those who haven’t heard of CSA, or only have a vague idea of how it works, this post will help you understand if joining a CSA is right for you. What is Community…
10 Tips How to Sleep Better
Hildegard recognized the importance of purposefully inviting healthy sleep. She believed that a good mood and positive thoughts prior to sleep would lend to positive dreams and increase the potential for prophecy and visions. Conversely, ignoring the requisite balance throughout the day or harboring negative thoughts prior to sleep results in restless sleep and nightmares, which she believed to be unresolved conflict or needs.
Turns out her sleep secrets have stood the test of time.
Holistic Healing: Six Steps to Holistic Health
Your health and wellness is about much more than just the condition of your body. Take your health into your own hands with a holistic approach to your life. We will show you the wisdom behind holistic healing, why we need it, and how to incorporate holistic healing into our daily lives. What is Holistic…
Food Activity Rest
The rhythm of Food Activity Rest predates medieval medical treatments, and yet the concept helps set the foundation for Hildegard’s healing harmony. We first discovered a modern perspective on Food Activity Rest by reviewing Dr. Matthew Edlund’s work on Circadian Medicine. The value of Dr. Edlund’s mnemonic FAR has far-reaching health benefits. In its most basic form, it has helped…
Hildegard’s Viriditas- Dynamic Meditation in Nature
For strength of spirit, Hildegard considered regular dynamic meditation in nature as a powerful source of health and vitality. Hildegard of Bingen saw nature as a manifestation of the divine. It was in this divine healing power of nature and the transfer of energy from plants to humans, that she saw as a principal means to embrace the…
What is Slow Food? Tips for Slow Food Success
What is slow food? The Slow Food Movement is a social movement in response to our rapidly changing lifestyles. Specifically, the spread of fast-food. As a result of fast-food and processed food taking over the culture, many valuable aspects of our relationship with food have been lost. Slow food is an opposition movement to slow…
Walking After Dinner
The health benefits of walking after dinner have been known as long as human health has been contemplated. While the physiological reasons behind the benefits may have been unknown, the value of physical activity – in its most basic form, has been around for a very long time. Walking After Dinner: 100 easy steps to…
What is Hildegard’s Viriditas?
“O most honored Greening Force, You who roots in the Sun; You who lights up, in shining serenity, within a wheel that earthly excellence fails to comprehend. You are enfolded in the weaving of divine mysteries. You redden like the dawn and you burn: flame of the Sun.” – Hildegard von Bingen, Causae et Curae Viriditas:…
Hildegard’s 35 Subconscious Virtues
Hildegard believed in a holistic approach to wellness. Her notion of living a good life was based on the concept that wellness was the natural result of the choices and actions people make every day. Wellness is lived, through the pursuit of a virtuous life that is constantly seeking balance and moderation.
5 Gardening Crafts Using Reclaimed Materials
Hildegard of Bingen was a lover of all things related to gardening, from the process to the final product. Gardening captures nature’s creative force of Viriditas. Here are some gardening crafts that add another element to the process and some creative power to your garden. Gardening Crafts After you’ve transitioned to spelt coffee, you can turn…
Healthy Goals in Six Steps
Perhaps by now you have incorporated your new year’s resolution into your daily life. Or maybe you are like most people and have already let the idea slide out of reach. That’s ok. We are here to help you bring your vision back into focus by setting healthy goals.
Happy Hildegard Viriditas Easter
If you celebrate Easter, consider how the resurrection can inspire you to create growth in your life, to encourage the greening of viriditas in yourself and those around you.