Eating for the Heart Chakra : Healing Green Soup
The dish you see here connects directly to the Heart Chakra (Anahata), the energy center located at the center of the chest. The Heart Chakra is the bridge between the lower, physical chakras and the higher, spiritual chakras. It governs love, compassion, forgiveness, and our ability to connect with both ourselves and others.
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“A Boulder in My Body” — Eating to Heal the Root Chakra
I’ve always known something was off in my root.
You know the kind of knowing that doesn’t just whisper—it pulses. It settles into your bones. That’s what my root chakra has felt like for years: not a swirling red vortex, but a boulder lodged at the center of my body. Photo credit: Monika Grabkowska
Eating for the Third Eye: Food for the Deep Seer
The third eye craves clarity. But clarity doesn’t come from starving. It doesn’t come from restriction or overstimulation. It comes from devotion. From intention. From giving the body what it needs to be quiet enough to hear.
So what do we feed the third eye?
We feed it clean energy. Deep color. Quiet power.
We feed it berries, purple cabbage, eggplant, seaweed, spirulina, blueberries, lavender, fennel.
We drink teas made with mugwort, butterfly pea flower, blue lotus, or lemon balm—plants that don’t shout but know how to open the gates between realms.
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Wild Berry & Flower Crown Muffins
Here’s a delicious summery and magical recipe that will whet your senses and have your friends and kids asking fo rmore. They are colorful, whimsical and beautiful.
Kitchen Tisanas: Herbal Brews for Real-World Burnout
There’s a kind of tired that sleep doesn’t touch. It’s the kind that lives in the nervous system — the kind that comes from carrying too much for too long. In the tradition of kitchen alchemy, we don’t reach for quick fixes. We brew.
Tisanas — gentle herbal infusions — are medicine in a mug. Not flashy. Not packaged. Just leaves, water, time, and intention. A way to tend to yourself without fanfare.
Healing Begins in the Pot: The Medicine of Everyday Stews
There’s something ancient that stirs in us when a pot of stew simmers on the stove.
The scent alone is grounding—like something familiar, something from childhood, something older than memory. Maybe that’s because it is. Long before supplements and superfoods, our ancestors were throwing roots, bones, herbs, and love into heavy pots and letting them whisper their way into healing.
This is the heart of kitchen alchemy—remembering that food is our first medicine.
Bitter is the Truth: Why Your Gut Needs Bitters Again
Bitter isn’t trendy. It’s not Instagrammable. It doesn’t sell like sweet or salty. But in kitchen alchemy, bitterness is gold.
Once upon a time, bitter flavors were everywhere—woven into greens, teas, and tonics. Our ancestors knew the power of these foods to stimulate digestion, awaken the liver, and bring the body back into balance. Now, in a world obsessed with sweetness and processed comfort, bitter is the missing element—and your body knows it.