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🌸Every flower has a gift to share I love the da

🌸Every flower has a gift to share
I love the dainty little forget me not, they really don’t get the attention they deserve. My garden path is covered with them and I can never bring myself to clear them. As humble as they seem they have a very sweet medieval story.
A french knight was walking along a river with his lady. He leaned down and picked her a bunch of these little flowers for her but the weight of his armour caused him to topple in. Before he was dragged under he called to her, “ne m’oubliez pas!” Forget me not!
So that’s how these little flowers got their name, in the language of flowers they represent true and undying love, it’s not all about the roses you know!
In an essence the forget me not promotes self confidence and clarity of mind. It soothes worries, helps with sleep and remembering dreams, in fact the forget me not flower essence helps with memory problems and accessing the subconscious mind. The forget me not is also edible, which is good seeing as they are really quite abundant! the flowers are very cute candied and used to decorate biscuits and cakes.
I have also made a magical salve with the flowers! Thank you flowers for your magical gifts and language 💖
#flowermagic #flowerwisdom #giftsfrommotherearth #sacredflowers #witchesofinstagram #gardenwitch #forgetmenot #giftsofnature #gardenbeauty #femininewisdom

Let nothing go to waste ❤️ I hate food waste a

Let nothing go to waste ❤️
I hate food waste and now more than ever it’s important to make use of all we buy and respect the food we are so blessed with access to. Planning recipes ahead and cooking from scratch is a great way to avoid waste. Right now I’m thinking ahead from hhe roast chicken we just enjoyed to to the divine stock of tomorrow but then I’m food obsessed even without being faced with lockdown! Today awaiting a food delivery I had to use my imagination for a lunch feast. I revamped yesterday’s kitchiri with sliced egg, fresh coriander, lemon and chilli. I used the last of my yogurt making some fried flat bread kind of things, literally two ingredients, flour and yogurt kneeded into a smooth dough, rolled out thin and shallow fried in ghee. Lastly onion bhajis and a simple sweet spiced chutney. @yogiada I know you loved this one! It’s all about the spices with this feast so thank you @sanita.ellis for your amazing spice paste inspiration, it’s been appreciated in this house 😍
#lockdownrecipes #indianinspired #vegetarian #nowastedfood #fooddoula #spices #foodmedicine #nourishedtraditions #respectfood #feedingisloving #sundayfood

Let’s all crown ourselves, I feel like we deserv

Let’s all crown ourselves, I feel like we deserve it!
I love making flower crowns, I make them for lots of occasions. Mother blessings, rituals, women’s circles, for my clients and for myself. This is something you can do with your children, my niece loves to be crowned a flower princess but today is for wonderful you!
Todays crown was a sweet drawn out ritual for me starting with a mindful nature walk and connection to gather what I needed, you will see the steps in the pictures. As you walk take in the scents, sounds, smells and sights. Breath and smile, close your eyes and turn your face to the sun ☀️ Allow yourself to be drawn to what you need, gather some long flexible pieces of ivy and other stems, blossom & flowers with stem and even feathers, give thanks and bring them home.
You will also need: a piece of garden wire measured to just under your head size and twisted at the ends so that you can thread ribbon or string through to secure it.
Scissors, ribbon or string and some craft wire. If you don’t have craft wire string will do. 🌸 to begin wrap the sticks stripped of leaves except for the ends around the garden wire, you want quite a few layers so that you have lots of gaps to thread the flowers through. After the sticks wrap a piece or two of ivy
🌸 Thread the flowers through the gaps and secure with some string, ribbon or craft wire if needed. If you have a stem with blossoms arrange them around the flowers and stick the feathers in too. 🌸 thread a long ribbon through the loops and crown yourself as the queen you are!
Wear your creation all day you gorgeous goddess 💖
#flowercrown #goddessrituals #flowerqueen #motherhoodrising #sacredfeminine #naturegifts #giftsfrommotherearth #goddessenergy #naturecraft #mothercraft

I’ve always found a lot of comfort in creating l

I’ve always found a lot of comfort in creating lovely feminine blends with my dried herbs and flowers. We have a lot to learn from the wisdom of the plants around us starting with patience, if not the patience to search for, lovingly gather and dry your plants, the patience to research the language and waiting gifts they all hold. This particular creation is based on a sacred postnatal recipe with a little added dried calendula and beetroot today. The flowers and herbs in this tea make for a great birth room and postnatal tea to lift the spirit, sooth, balance & warm the body and soul. One client enjoyed this throughout her labour and named it witches brew, another named it pink potion! 🌺 You rock Muma tea 🌺
2pts chamomile flower
2pts hibiscus
1pt rose petal
1/4pt rose hips
3pts lemon balm
1/8pt lavender flower
Today I added a pinch of calendula flower and dried beetroot. The vibrant colour and scent of this tea lifts my spirits before I even drink it
#plantwisdom #herbaltea #postnatalnourishment #postpartumnutrition #plantmedicine #4thtrimester #mothertea #fooddoula #teamoment

I’ve found such joy and satisfaction in the most

I’ve found such joy and satisfaction in the most surprising and every day recently, I’m sure many of have since the rhythm of our life has been readjusted. I found half a bag of strong white bread flour in my baking cupboard yesterday and was more exited than I’ve ever been by flour! I knew I had one shot at what I was going to create as flour is impossible to get in my local stores right now, I’m not sure about you guys? Of course I went sweet because we all need a little sweetness in our lives right now. Cinnamon buns, blueberry buns or other? I went blueberry buns as we had blueberries that where threatening you not to make it much longer and I felt they deserved a better send off than a pancake or smoothie.
The dough is simple and very versatile. ❤️ Dough
300ml lukewarm milk
25g caster sugar
1 1/2tsp dried active yeast
500g strong white bread flour
1tsp salt
85g unsalted butter ❤️Filling
60g unsalted butter softened
100g light brown muscovado sugar
150g or more of blueberries
You will need a lined 10in round cake tin
1. In a jug mix the lukewarm milk, yeast and sugar. Set to one side for around 15 mins until it looks frothy
2. In a large bowl or table top blender crumb together the butter flour and salt until it looks sandy.
3. If it’s been in the blender tip it into a large bowl and make well in the centre, pour in the milk mixture and bring it all together to form a dough.
4. Turn in our into a floured surface and knees until smooth
5. Place dough into a clean lightly floured bowl, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place until it doubles in size. This usually takes around 40 mins.
5. Once it’s proved knock it back and and knees gently to smooth it again. Roll it out until it’s a 12/15 inch piece.
Gently spread with soft butter and sprinkle on the sugar and scatter over the blueberries. Roll the dough up like a Swiss roll and slice around 15 times.
6. In the lined tin gently arrange them flat side & snugly. Cover with cling film and allow to ride again for around 20mins.
7. Brush with beaten egg and bake at 180 for around 15 mins until golden brown. Eat them warm on the day! #baking #blueberrybun #fooddoula #isolationcreation

Today has been pretty grim on the weather front an

Today has been pretty grim on the weather front and on days like these sometimes you just need to bake strawberry milkshake flavoured cupcakes, which of course I love due to the pinkness of it all! 🧁
Our dog Bemo even wants a bite as you can see from his little eager blurred face. Credit to my exquisite hand model and icing artist Dylan @wowbattlepup
#bakingdays #pinkcupcakes #pinkmilkshake #pinkkitchen #glittercupcakes #buttercream #bakingtherapy #prettybakes #bakingwithboys #bakedwithlove❤️

The last day of world doula week ❤️My doula co

The last day of world doula week ❤️My doula community. This was a beautiful day and a very fond memory. My local doula community is so special and for the past 7 years of my doula journey has served as a constant source of wisdom, support, kindness and guidance. Something that is so vital in this work, doulas need doulas just as the the mother needs mothering .
This isn’t the way we expected to be celebrating world doula week and I have to say our doula community has come together in this strange, uncertain and ever changing time as much for each other as it has for the pregnant, birthing and new born mothers we strive to serve. This comes as no surprise really, doulas are a magical, adapting and ever giving sort . An endless web of love that I am so proud to be a part of. My beloved community of wise soul sisters. I will forever be a doula 💖
#workddoulaweek #birthdoula #sussexdoula #kentdoulacollective #doulalife #doulacommunity #wisewomen #soulsisters #motherhoodrising #birthandbeyond

💖Ritual 💖 This is one of my favourite ritual

💖Ritual 💖
This is one of my favourite rituals, simple yet powerful and you gift yourself the gift of a gorgeous goddess bath! This is great either as a group ritual or alone, to nurture yourself with positive intentions during pregnancy, postnatal and beyond.
You will need:
.A bowl .Salts, Epsom, sea salt, Himalayan .Dried flowers .Essential oils
You can add fresh flowers too but obviously bathe with them immediately or they will spoil in the jar.
To begin settle yourself in your dedicated mother craft space. Smudge yourself and the bowl. Light a dedicated candle, I light 3 symbolic of the women who came before us, the invisible web of wise women around us and the wise women yet to come. Ground by placing your hands on your womb space, send her some big love and gratitude and take some deep grounding breaths, allow yourself to be held by the earth beneath you. Know that you deserve this dedicated time to create. 💖 Add the salt, this is all intuitive no need to measure. Draw a spiral in the salt, symbolic of all life. Add your first intention and always speak them out loud, today I added rose flowers, with the intention to love with an open heart Myself as much as others. Then I added lavender flower with the intention of connection, the continued connection to others however I can though we are prevented from connecting physically right now. Lastly I added frankincense and lavender oil with the intention of trust. Trust in myself, my intuition and abilities as a mother, sister, friend and wife. Also trust that I will be nurtured just as I nurture others. 💖To end combine everything with your hands speaking your intentions out loud and with all your heart. Pour into a jar and top with a stone of your choice. I chose rose quartz because I’m all about the open heart right now. Leave to charge under the moon or use them immediately, it’s totally up to your heart. Label your jar with your intentions and bathe in them whenever needed.
#saltsofintention #bathritual #sacredsalts #witchesofinstagram #ritual #sacredfeminine #sacredpostpartum #sacredpregnancy #bathsoak #positiveintentions #positivevibes

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