Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom

Magic & Medicine

Writings rooted in ritual & research

 

Join the seasonal newsletter to learn herbal, nutrition and lifestyle tips that will empower your health. You'll get recipes, insights and inspiration for holistic wellness practices delivered to your inbox on each of the holidays that mark the  wheel of the year. You'll receive ritual practices to deepen your connection to nature and the energetics of each season as well as functional lifestyle tips for empowered health.  This is also a great way to stay in the loop about workshops and events.

Soup Recipe Extravaganza

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / December 7, 2017

This is the season for soups and there are so many ways to make them. I like to make broths, use a bit and stick the rest in the freezer. Those broths serve as a base for soups or can be used for sipping, cooking rice or sauteeing vegetables. Bone broths can be very nourishing for those who are willing and there are also great veggie and vegan options. Consider this a soup recipe smorgasbord. 

Finding Comfort in the Dark/Cold Season, Part I

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / November 14, 2017

Last Sunday we set our clocks back and temperatures quickly plummeted giving us a taste of winter.  I don’t know about you but I wasn’t ready.  I’m a spring and summer gal through and through.  There is beauty in the dark/cold season and I’ll tell you what has helped me, and many of my clients, to shift our relationship with it.

Goldenrod (Sunshine Embodied)

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / September 21, 2017

The lessons of goldenrod have come through research, experimentation, knowledge shared by other herbalists and direct teachings from the plant.  It’s always the teachings that come while I’m meditating with a plant or making medicine that touch me most deeply.

Potato, Mushroom & Nettle Soup with Herbed Butter

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / May 16, 2017

Spring Cooking Spring is my favorite season to cook.  After a long winter of eating foods that have been stored or bought […]

Discovering Your Dosha (Exploring yourself through an Ayurvedic lense)

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / April 26, 2017

Ayurveda Medicine sees people as unique combinations of basic patterns that are influenced by environment, seasons, diet and lifestyle. These patterns can help determine a person’s dosha or inherent constitution. There are three doshas and most people have one primary dosha with one or both of the other doshas adding to the whole picture.

Herbal Allies for Anxiety

By Ashley Sapir Lathrop / March 16, 2017

Anxiety is a reality for so many people.  It can act as a filmy layer keeping us from shining brightly in our […]

Join the Seasonal Newsletter

Join the seasonal newsletter to get recipes, insights and inspiration delivered to your inbox on each of the holidays that mark the  wheel of the year. You'll receive ritual practices to deepen your connection to nature and the energetics of each season as well as functional lifestyle tips for empowered health.