Dragon Song

Here’s my recent work that I just finished the other day.  I named it “Dragon Song” to honor the dragon that began to reveal itself in this art piece.  After posting this on Facebook, my friend asked if the new album named Dragon of Delight by Estas Tonne inspired my work (smile).  Well, it didn’t…  … Continue reading →

Restoring Digestive Health

“All diseases begin in the gut.” ~ Hippocrates I just taught an intensive in Asheville, NC for the Organic Grower’s School on Restoring Digestive Health and it got all kinds of juices flowing on this topic (smile).  Distant memories from my psycho-spiritual break-down (and break-through) re-emerged and reminded me how far I had come.  Truly, … Continue reading →

Transformation: The Primordial Feminine Speaks

“When you consider something like death, after which (there being no news flash to the contrary) we may well go out like a candle flame, then it probably doesn’t matter if we try too hard, are awkward sometimes, care for one another too deeply, are excessively curious about nature, are too open to experience, enjoy … Continue reading →

Passionflower and Passionfruit Natural Soda

I suppose it’s about time I write about the name-sake of my website, right (well, the former name of this website was Madhupa Maypop)?  Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) was one of the first herbs that I took as a medicine many years ago while living in San Francisco.  Blended with hawthorn berry and flower, it helped … Continue reading →

The Toughest Work and Integration

Some notes on trauma, integration, and wholeness: The toughest work is loving yourself and arriving home in your own skin, inviting all parts of you back home. Then, the toughest work is extending beyond that skin into the world with expression, creation, and action…as if just learning to walk and be human. Once we connect … Continue reading →

Dancing Raven

I wanted to add this pencil sketch I did in 2011 called “Dancing Raven” to my art section of this blog.  Drawing flowing shapes like these and seeing what emerges is how I doodle.  This picture was drawn while I was living in the mountains in Western NC.  I actually lived in an old cabin … Continue reading →

Zuzu ganoush and Sourdough Spelt Flatbread

I don’t know why I’ve never thought of this before considering the many ways I have tweaked my hummus recipe.  I finally took a swing at changing up the traditional eggplant baba ganoush recipe by using zucchini instead (hence, zuzu ganoush). It turned out super tasty. I also made simple sourdough spelt flatbread to go … Continue reading →

Plant Medicine Intensive Recap

In the depths of the winter months I normally begin plotting out the calendar for workshops and teaching opportunities the following year.  There are usually a few key teaching dates, conferences and collaborations I nail down with room for spontaneity. For the past couple of years I’ve been going down the Maypop Herb Shop in … Continue reading →