I reclaim my power right now. I am listening to my body, mind and soul. I take responsibility of my emotions. I am aware of the energies I emulate and that which I intake. I love myself unconditionally right now. I am creating space to breathe. I am the creator of my reality. I am capable. I am powerful. The 4-hour walking tour in Prospect Park begins at 11:45 AM, Saturday, March 16, at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance. Call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.
For more insight visit: http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/ Prospect Park is a great place for foragers to celebrate the approach of spring. Like Central Park, this Olmstead-designed park features a variety of habitats filled with native and exotic plants. Cold-weather greens abound throughout the park. We'll find goutweed, which tastes like parsley, celery, and carrots; andchickweed, which tastes like corn-on-the-cob. Both sweet-sharpdaylily shoots, and chive-like field garlic, will be producing bumper crops in partially sunny areas throughout the park. Field Garlic (In the photo) Field garlic leaves are best from September through April, before they get tough and coarse. The bulbs are mild in the winter and early spring, and especially most spicy from mid-spring through summer We'll also be finding garlic mustard galore. This foreign invasive species produces garlic-flavored leaves and horseradish-flavored taproots. It also contains nutrients that reduce the risk of both heart disease and cancer. The first tiny leaves of wild parsnips, growing alongside the skating rink, will clue us in to the location of the large, sweet roots. The same species as commercial parsnips, the wild version of this European biennial adds way more flavor to soups and stews than its domestic forerunner. And the abundant, green, fragrant twigs of sassafras saplings will let us locate roots you can use to make your own wild root beer, or a sweet seasoning. The first shoots of Japanese knotweed will also be up. This invasive plant tastes sour, like its relative, rhubarb, so it's great to make bland ingredients more exciting, or to contrast sweet fruit. On the first tour of Prospect Park in 1982, I got lucky and discovered a huge stand of curly (yellow) dock growing along the lake. The same plants are still alive and well in the same location 3 decades later! The sour leaves, full of vitamin A and iron, are delicious raw or cooked, and the root is a major liver detoxifier and tonic. Its relative, bitter dock, grows throughout the park. It's as delicious cooked as it's awful raw! In an area of loose, recently overturned soil dwells a wonderful stand of burdock, with roots that taste like a combination of potatoes and artichokes. Usually very difficult to weed, the deep taproots grow in unusually soft, rock-free soil here. Ancient Blends is an all-natural, plant-based hair and body care product line and an experience. These products were created to facilitate the true nutritional needs of our hair, scalp and body. Ancient Blends has become an internationally trusted brand for natural hair and body care. Yendys' product line includes hair and scalp oils, herbal tea hair treatments, shampoos, natural gels, hair moisturizers, body butters, aroma-therapy mists, natural soaps, and much more. Ancient Blends can be purchased through her website: www.cowrieshell.com
Yendys Neferatum is also a member of Etsy Artists of Color. Ancient Blends Naturals are also available worldwide through www.etsy.com/shop/AncientBlendsNatural Come in out of the cold! Warm up and smell incredible with Ancient Blends body butters...made with nature's own nourishing and anti-oxidant rich ingredients. The amazing plant-based ingredients in Ancient Blends 'Almond Joy' body butter has helped it to become a powerful healing ally against dry, cracked skin; as well as the itching of eczema. It also aids and assists psoriasis by helping to relieve the itching associated with that condition. Many of my customers also highly recommend using this butter on blemishes, wrinkles, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, skin allergies, insect bites, frost bite and other skin conditions. They add deep moisture and protection. All of nature's best ingredients go into creating these products; which contain important nutrients, vitamins and other valuable phyto-nutrients required for healing the skin. Ancient Blends body butter are best applied regularly to your damp skin after bathing or showering. These butters are a 'must-have' so pick some up today! Now available in large family sizes and the regular smaller jars, making them easy to take with you everywhere you go! www.cowrieshell.com Many of you may already be familiar with Lush Curls Hair Box! This company was founded by a Canadian natural who is obsessed with her curly mane and the abundance of product that is now offered to natural girls across the globe! Lush Curls Hair Box is an affordable monthly product subscription service for the Naturally Curly Girls! Launch Coming Soon! The goal at Lush Curls is to take my product line Ancient Blends Naturals...to the next level! With them I will be able to tap into the Canadian natural hair care market and the masses of natural girls south of the border. While most curl box services do not cater to Canadian naturals their box will! They are Canadian and American friendly!
With Lush Curls Hair Box, I will also be able to tap into a huge natural hair following in Canada and get my products known to Canadian naturals! As a Lush Curls Hair Box Affiliate, I plan to provide them with my products so that I may be featured as well as marketed by them. Their future goal is to launch this spring! So be sure to lookout for my product line Ancient Blends Naturals as affiliate partners of Lush Curl HairBox! They will also be providing a SHOP section to their website where you all can buy my products that you have already tried in their hair box. This will be a fantastic venture and a great opportunity for our Canadian Naturalistas to be introduced to my products- Ancient Blends Naturals!! My products are plant-based and homemade. My mission in creating this product line was to really provide a natural alternative to today's harsh, commercially driven products which contain so many toxic chemicals and preservatives. I definitely wanted to supply and maintain the health of kinky, coily and other hair types/textures in between with a moisturizing, nutritious and revitalizing hair care system to meet their personal needs. My products have been used, loved and approved by my clientele and many other customers internationally for almost three decades. My company has grown from humble beginnings and I still create these products in my kitchen. These days, my passion for creating and sharing these special products with others, who can truly appreciate them and benefit from using them- is still as strong as the first time I blended my very first hair and scalp oil! Ancient Blends Naturals are available here on my website: www.cowrieshell.com I'm so grateful, thank you all kindly for your loving support. Ancient Blends Naturals by Yendys is a natural, plant-based product line which was created especially to address the needs of black and biracial curly, coily and kinky hair. By using herbal infusions, pure carrier oils, nut butters, and essential oils this product line can make any mother's struggle to naturally maintain her children's curly tresses much less stressful without the use of harmful chemicals and toxins. Recently speaking with a white mother of two beautiful biracial little girls, I do understand that it can be especially challenging to deal with curly, coil, kinky hair. My product line will help bring manageability, luster, softness, and moisture (without the greasy feeling) to natural hair. The art of hair care is simple once you master it. When you learn which products and ingredients work well with different hair types, especially your child’s hair... it can make things so much easier. Just as you have experimented with different shampoos, conditioners and hair care products on your own hair; you should also experiment to find the best hair products that produce the best results for your child’s hair. Due to the diverse textures of biracial hair, no one rule can be followed. Each hair type is quite unique and therefore may require different styling techniques, products and maintenance. Discovering how to care for your child’s unique hair is simple once you know how to style and have found the right products. Biracial hair is just as beautiful as any other hair type. First, remember to take time to understand their hair and its needs. But most importantly, you should also be patient! The only way you will begin to know your child's hair is by trying various techniques and seeing what works best. The techniques used on one individual may not necessarily work on another, but through trial and error your child's hair care routine can become much easier. The product I do recommend from my line for detangling and moisturizing is ancient-blends-re-hydrating-moisture mist. This mist can be used after a wash and it's recommended for daily use. It's very light and will not cause build up. Allow your child to get to know their own hair texture. Let them embrace their coily hair strands while giving them lots of style options, so that they can learn to love the curls. Teach them gradually how to care for their hair. The more they learn about themselves and their biracial hair texture, the more they will love themselves. Curly, coily, kinky hair is a beautiful blessing and not a curse. |
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