Hi! This is my first post 👋 This practice is not totally new to me as it’s something I already do (Weather dependent, but it takes a lot to stop me getting my feet in the grass each morning). Whenever the ground is dry enough I do my ten minute gently yoga outside. But I never record it so I’m looking forward to putting my experiences into words and sharing them with you 🤗 I’ll class this as Day 2. There was so much to stimulate my senses today! Mostly visual as I was fascinated to watch a microcosm of tiny creatures dismantle the scant remains of a wing in the grass (‘Our’ cat caught and ate most of a swift last night). The whole scene danced with life - The bright sun accentuated the iridescent blue of flies bodies, wasps wings glistened the rainbow. The more I focused the more I heard the scraping and rustling their work created. I also noticed how I felt : Completely comfortable amongst these things that make many people squirm, cringe, gag and turn away. Yet I feel calm in this situation that I understand, it all makes sense, everyone is doing what they need to do, it has a logical order. Every part of it is nature just as I am. It is as beautiful and as grotesque as I am. 💚

The Dreamer's Herb • The Traveller's Companion • A Green Witch's Favourite If there was one plant that quietly bridges foraging, herbalism, folklore and magic, Mugwort would be very close to the top of the list. It grows unnoticed beside roads, riverbanks, field edges and forgotten places... ...yet for thousands of years it has been one of Europe's most treasured herbs. About 4 years ago I filmed a YouTube video introducing this incredible plant, and I'd love you to watch it. https://youtu.be/-iC1JeqKNaU?si=dHGqUFv4XBeHqMNf 🌍 Where does Mugwort grow? Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is native across much of: 🌿 Europe 🌿 The UK & Ireland 🌿 Asia 🌿 North Africa It has also naturalised across large parts of North America and can now be found throughout much of the temperate world. It loves disturbed ground... Road verges. Waste ground. Riverbanks. Field edges. Old railway lines. The sort of places most people walk past without ever noticing. 🌱 How to recognise it One of my favourite identification features... Turn over the leaf. The top is a rich green... ...but underneath is beautifully silvery-white, almost as though someone dusted it with moonlight. That silver underside makes Mugwort surprisingly easy to identify. Its stems often become purple later in summer and the flower spikes can easily reach six feet tall. 🌿 Why Green Witches love Mugwort Few native British plants have gathered as much folklore as Mugwort. Across Europe it has long been associated with: 🌙 Dreams ✨ Intuition 🔥 Protection 🌿 Cleansing 🦉 Travelling between worlds It was traditionally carried by travellers for protection, placed beneath pillows to encourage vivid dreams, woven into midsummer garlands, and burned to cleanse a home before important ceremonies. Whether you view these traditions spiritually or simply as beautiful pieces of folklore, they connect us with generations of people who lived far closer to the land than most of us do today.