ode to nature’s medicine

adorn your wrists with oil of rose and jasmine,

and bottle up neroli for special occasions.

anoint yourself with spikenard as Mary did the beloved.

ease pain with marjoram,

dream deeply with Artemisia,

sip on chamomile for calm,

and let the boundaries of the mind melt away with blue lotus,

Heal with the elements,

Moon bathing

Spring bathing,

Sun bathing,

Wind bathing,

earth, clay and water

soil, salt and sunshine

are the skin’s best friends.

Drink in the early morning dew drops,

and for true hydration,

leave the petroleum based lotions,

instead,

let your skin drink up potent botanical oils,

olive, shea and buckthorn,

sandalwood, rosehip and cacao,

loving lipids, sumptuous serums,

emollient aloe and demulcent marshmallow are gifts from the heavens.

nature graciously offers medicines for each moment of each day,

the only true fountain of youth.

potions, balms and divine nectars

sweet perfumes poured forth from flower petals.

so gently bottle her up,

drink her in,

soak in botanical bliss,

and remember,

true beauty is a light in the heart,

tue beauty lies in the heart of nature.

“Every sweet scented rose

tells from its heart

the secrets of heaven and earth” - Rumi