China Rose Wellness

12/29/2025

What a whirlwind of a season! As we close out the year, we're revisiting some of the special moments of 2025.

We love when our nomadic lifestyle allows us to support causes near and dear to our big, holistic hearts!

This October, we were honored to help the Weston A. Price Foundation celebrate 25 years of education, connection, and commitment to true wellness at their Wise Traditions Conference in Salt Lake City!

Fermented foods, healthy fats, and the importance of quality proteins are hot topics today, but we want to give credit where credit is due and honor the OGs of traditional diets!

⭐️ Weston A. Price’s most well-known book, NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL DEGENERATION, was first published in 1939, where he made the connection between the newly introduced processed foods of the time and the health decline of populations around the world.

⭐️ NOURISHING TRADITIONS, by WAPF President Sally Fallon Morell (now considered the bible of traditional food wisdom), hit the scene back in 1995!

We're proud to say we've been strong supporters of this legacy ever since we started on our individual wellness paths over 25 years ago!

It felt like a full-circle moment to be able to share our passion for wellness with the community via delicious, therapeutic, seasonal, zero-proof cocktails!

12/29/2025

What a whirlwind of a season! As we close out 2025, I want to revisit and share some of the special moments from this year that deserve more attention than I was able to give them at the time. Too busy living in the moment!

At the end of October, we experienced one of the year’s greatest joys—our son’s wedding! Loved ones came together in a small Montana town, sharing laughter, love, and celebration in a beautiful place that perfectly matched the spirit of the day!

Family and friends worked tirelessly to make sure that everything came together for them. Food was lovingly prepared, the space was transformed, and special moments were captured to enjoy for years to come.

AJ designed the beautiful handfasting arbor from found materials. I got to test my baking and decorating skills and made my biggest cake to date!

I also got to write and officiate the handfasting ceremony, which was incredibly special! I’ve been officiating weddings since 2002 and have been part of so many beautiful celebrations, but this one obviously hit differently—I could barely keep it together! 😭

We're incredibly proud and feel fortunate that we could help them create the memorable, destination wedding they were dreaming of!

12/21/2025

☆ HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!!! ☆

So much more like new years day to me, this auspicious day marks the true turning of the tides! 

Being the shortest day and longest night of the year we take pause and honor the necessary darkness in our lives: the stillness, the shadow work, hibernation, incubation, the brewing... 

In the same breath we celebrate the birth of the light, knowing that the days will lengthen from here. We welcome the clarity and inspiration the light brings, and set intentions for the new season, new year, and new chapter.

We have so much more to share in the new year! The light is bursting through the cracks! 

BLESSED SOLSTICE TO YOU, OUR GROWING  COMMUNITY! 💫

How are you honoring the solstice? What intentions are you bringing into the light?
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12/19/2025

⭐️ FABULOUS FRIDAY MÉLANGE ⭐️
Looking for a delicious zero proof option to serve at your Solstice or holiday party?

Or maybe you'd like to come prepared with your own non-alc cocktails when you make the holiday rounds.

Introducing the...

NA SOLSTICE SANGRIA 🌲🍒⭐️
(Think classic punch bowl style)
35 tsp (or 6 oz.) of Free Spirit Elixir
32 oz. organic, unsweetened cranberry juice
12.5 oz. organic, unsweetened tart cherry juice
24 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
8 oz. coconut sugar simple syrup
100 oz. sparkling mineral water (about 3 lg. bottles)

Makes about thirty-five 5 ounce drinks. Modify as needed.

As mentioned it can be served in a punch bowl or a self-serve drink dispenser with a float of fresh fruit, bottled individually as gifts or for each of the gatherings you're attending, or simply nestled in a warm blanket on a winter night.

In addition to the numerous health benefits that the Free Spirit Elixir is gifting you (WAY too many to mention here ; ) the tart cherry juice is known for its anti-inflammatory perks and the unsweetened cranberry juice is an OG when it comes to cardiovascular, digestive, urinary tract, amd immune system support!

NOW THAT'S HOLISTIC MIXOLOGY! 💫

We often prefer using coconut sugar for our simple syrups because it's more nutritive and lower glycemic than refined white sugar.

To make it happen add 1 cup organic coconut sugar and 1 cup filtered water to a saucepan and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely. Turn off the heat and let cool. Put syrup into an airtight container and keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

Low on time? Substitute a pre-made organic simple syrup this time.

Join the festivities. Elevate your buzz! 🌿🥂💫

https://createrealwellness.com/free-spirit-elixir/

12/19/2025

12/06/2025

HAPPY NATIONAL BARTENDER DAY! 🥂

The drop in temperature has us cravin' something warm in the evenings and an NA Free Spirit Elixir take on the classic hot toddy satisfies all the feels!

☆ Fabulous Friday Mélange ☆

FREE SPIRITED HOT TODDY

Simply put the kettle on, add 1-2 teaspoons of FREE SPIRIT ELIXIR and the juice of a 1/4 of a lemon to your favorite mug, and top with hot water. Stir and serve with a cinnamon stick!

Easy peasy lemon squeezy! 🍋

The coconut palm glycerin in the Free Spirit Elixir acts as the sweetener so that makes it a low glycemic version to boot!

Variations include adding fresh or powdered ginger, a touch of apple cider, a clove studded orange peel, or a quality bourbon alternative. One of our favorites is Kentucky 74 👍🏼

Mmmm... Warm, soothing goodness.

Cheers! 🌿🥂💫

https://createrealwellness.com/free-spirit-elixir/

11/27/2025

Overflowing with gratitude today! 💫

I'm so grateful that I was able to transform the health challenges I experienced as a young woman and my tumultuous healing journey into a passionate mission to empower other women in their healthcare!

I give thanks that a budding desire to provide a nourishing alternative to alcohol for our clients has blossomed into a respected contribution in the mindful drinking movement! (Check out the recent Free Spirit Elixir glow-up! 👏🏼)

Thank you for bearing witness to my metamorphosis into the seasoned holistic healthcare practitioner, fierce women's health advocate, and passionate botanical formulator I am today!

I feel the love! 💜

Cheers! 🌿🥂💫

11/26/2025

Making deliveries to our Napa community TODAY! 🙌🏽 (Link in post.)

Free Spirit Elixir is THE PERFECT dinner guest! The carefully selected botanicals found inside can

🌿 Soothe the nervous system and helps reduce tension in muscles so that everyone feels relaxed and at ease.

🌿 Optimize the digestion of rich foods so that your guests can enjoy THE WHOLE evening

🌿 Support brain function and memory for those lively conversations around the dinner table

🌿 Reduce inflammation, balancing the inflammatory nature of many indulgent foods and beverages

🌿 Enhance liver function for healthy, gentle detoxification so that you and your guests feel better the next day ; )

🌿 Support immune system function so that stress and indulgence don't invite illness

🌿 AND IT just so happens to be DELICIOUS and disappears into any mixer of choice!

It's an excellent alcohol-free option for guests who don't drink or those who would just like to weave in a fabulous, nourishing, sophisticated beverage.

🌿🥂💫 👉🏿 CHEERS! 👈🏼 💫🥂🌿

https://createrealwellness.com/product/free-spirit-elixir/

P.S. Napa community: DM for delivery before Thursday's festivities! 🙌🏽

11/24/2025

We're overflowing with pride and gratitude as we share this exciting news with you...

After years of providing Free Spirit Elixir to our community IT'S FINALLY RECEIVED THE GLOW-UP IT DESERVES! 🌟

Like any true grassroots, herbalist-formulated creation Free Spirit Elixir was born in our kitchen after decades of creating custom, alcohol-free, botanical "cocktail" recipes for our clients. Because let's be honest: ADULTING IS JUST PLAIN HARD, and we were on a mission to offer reliable stress relief in a delicious format that could also build physical and emotional resilience over time! (If it sounds like magic, it is!)

With no employees, investors, or start up funds we've bootstrapped this passion project from the ground up, tirelessly nurturing it's organic growth every step of the way! AND YOU SHOWED UP FOR IT! It's warmed our hearts that it's been met with such enthusiasm over the years!

We're proud to say that Free Spirit Elixir is now available in multiple likeminded small businesses on a similar mission to meet their communities' needs! We continue to offer special edition bottles through our online apothecary and love curating our beautiful Elixir Bar and Elixir Lounge experiences at public and private events alike!

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL for your support! We couldn't have gotten here without you!

CHEERS! 🌿🥂💫