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Be Rooted Botanicals

June 1, 2021June 22, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Pam Nectar Gharibians and Julie Horner When Molly Hildenbrand first moved to Santa Cruz from the East Coast in 1996, she took an herb class and learned to make salves and beeswax lip balm. Her move coincided with the passage of Prop 215, the medical marijuana initiative. Long a fan, it was natural that she would transition into the… Read More

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All About COVID Vaccination

February 1, 2021February 27, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Chris Finnie Here are some tips and resources to help you navigate the vaccination process. Who’s Vaccinating? Jason Hoppin, Communications Manager for the County of Santa Cruz says that the county is 9th out of 61 regions in the state for per capita vaccinations. In fact, by mid-February, nearly 20% of county residents had already received the first dose… Read More

CBCT Cognitively Based Compassion Meditation Training

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Health and Wellness: Meditation and Compassion Training

January 21, 2021February 15, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Lisa DuPont What is Cognitively-Based Compassion Training CBCT® ? How can you protect and take care of yourself from the inside out when we can not control all the external factors in life such as a pandemic plus social and economic upheaval? The skill of compassion can be seen as almost as important as eating, breathing and sleeping. Yet… Read More

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Winter Bathing for Mind, Body & Soul

December 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

By Jen Padgett Winter bathing rituals can be traced back to ancient cultures. Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system in practice today, guides bathing as a purification process for the body, mind, and soul. Hindus who bathe in the River Ganga perceive its waters to be holy nectar. The Romans bathed communally in bathhouses constructed on natural hot springs. They… Read More

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Running Down Adrenals

November 1, 2020January 1, 2021 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

Adrenal health and natural remedies. Health and wellness article from Jen Padgett of Aum Herbs Apothecary in downtown Boulder Creek. Read More

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Heart’s Ease & Nourishing Herbs

July 5, 2020July 18, 2020 slvpost.comwellness0 comment

Easing the heart and lifting the spirits with herbs and tea from Aum Herb Apothecary in Boulder Ceek Read More

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Live FB Meditation with Kelli Peacock Through 7/30

June 7, 2020June 18, 2020 slvpost.com0 comment

Live Facebook meditations with Kelli Peacock Read More

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Thunder and Pink Lightning

June 4, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comCOVID-19, medical0 comment

l finally got a COVID-19 test and it was a mo-fo! Employee Health made an appointment for me based on the level of exposure, my health history, and the presence of symptoms. Read More

Jen Padgett Aum Herbs Apothecary downtown Boulder Creek

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Self-Care in a Crisis

June 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth, wellness0 comment

Herbs and preventative advice for self-care during a crisis. From Jen Padgett at Aum Herbs in Boulder Creek, California Read More

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Walking Towards Freedom

June 1, 2020June 5, 2020 slvpost.comexercise, health1 Comment

Walking can be a healthy and dynamic meditation. Think of all the different ways people move...fast, slow, forward, backward, side to side, up and down. Bones, connective tissue, joints, muscles, and nerves orchestrate this beautiful dialogue within our body. Read More