The Holistic Homestead
Health Starts at Home
Category: Headlines
Can cannabis cure cancer?
Cannabis is well known for it’s ability to treat the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation, but scientists are exploring it’s potential to treat cancer itself.
Read MoreSing-a-long First Aid for Kids: RICE it!
Sing-a-long with Arwen & Skully the Skeleton to learn about what to do when you get a boo-boo.
Read MoreWinter Retreat Day 3: Closing our retreat with a smile
Our article for the final day of our retreat today is from a dear, and long-time friend of mine, and frequent contributor to The Holistic Homestead: Aditi Devi, PhD. Aditi had been traveling and studying Goddess traditions in Asia for…
Read MoreWinter Retreat Day 2: No Better Place
When I asked Hoag Holmgren, Zen Buddhist teacher and author of the new Zen primer No Better Place, what it means to truly “come home”, he sent me a copy of his new book. I found in it’s pages pithy…
Read MoreWinter Retreat Day 1: Coming Home with self-care
Today we enjoyed four hours at 7 Healing Stars together, getting massage, dancing, meditating, doing yoga, drinking tea and sharing a healing and sacred space. It was a truly beautiful experience to share with others, and I wanted to extend…
Read MoreWhy request a prayer…why pray?
To begin, I realize “prayer” can be a loaded word: it has obvious religious overtones or connotations of belief in a higher power, may imply expectation of reward, or may perpetuate wishful thinking without action based on hope and fear….
Read MoreWhat does it mean to truly “Come Home”?
“True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness…Ultimately, it’s our own true nature.” – Tara Brach, True Refuge Confession: I set the theme of our annual retreats by meditating on what…
Read MoreMeet Arwen Ek, your hostess for Winter Retreat 2019: Coming Home
As many of you know, I am the admin for this website, as well as the Founding Director of The Holistic Homestead. What you may not know, is that before I started the Homestead, I lived as a Buddhist Nun…
Read MoreAnnouncing Winter Retreat 2019: Coming Home
Come home to your true self this February with The Holistic Homestead! Every winter we draw our energy inward, taking advantage of the slow and quiet time of the year to sip our tea and watch the snow fall. Even…
Read MoreCommunity Food Share celebrates one year and growing!
In January 2018, ten people got together with a vision to bring fresh, organic produce to our rural mountain community. Their legacy continues to grow in amazing ways!
Read More