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10/25/2025

04/23/2025

Some centering wisdom from the late historian Howard Zinn:

"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness."

"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something."

"If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction."

"And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."

Howard Zinn, "The Optimism of Uncertainty"

08/04/2022

Excellent teachers, check out their upcoming herb classes!

NEW CLASSES for our Scholarship Series!
These classes help fund scholarships given to our students to make attending ArborVitae possible. Please consider purchasing a class and sharing this post!

🌕 8/9/22 - 7p-8:30p - Herbal Folklore by the Light of the Moon w/ Sam Perry
🍃 8/24/22 - 7p-9p - Nature's Wisdom - Remedies for Fear, Change & Instability w/ Claudia Keel
🌰 9/8/22 - 7p-8:30p - Food of the Gods: Cacao's Medicine for the Body & Soul w/ Richard Mandelbaum

Register here 👉 https://arborvitae.thinkific.com/collections/courses

10/28/2021

Rosemary rocks!

A Prescription for Life ~ by Rosemary Gladstar

"There is no great secret to good health. Despite the bombardment of advertising from the health and beauty industries that offers an instant pill or cure-all for the woes and illnesses of life, good health is, in truth, the practice of living healthfully each and every day!

If we become susceptible to illness, lack vitality, or feel unfocused or lethargic, it is generally due not to any mysterious illness but, rather, to lack of exercise, lack of sleep, poor dietary practices, and too little quality time with friends and family.

You can not get energy, health, and vitality from a pill, or even from a cup of herbal tea. Everyday radiant well-being, in mind, body, and soul, is a function of everyday self care.

It is a prescription for life! It is a part of what you do, what you take into your body, and what you feed your mind.

Eat good food, Explore your passions, Get up from your chair, Wiggle, Play hard, Rest well, Put your mind to work. LAUGH"

09/19/2021

I’m providing acu-detox acupuncture tomorrow at Recovery Fest. Acu-Detox treats addiction, calm anxiety & lifts spirits. All services at Recovery are FREE.

The fourth annual Recovery Fest will be held Sunday, September 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Field of Dreams, located at 241 Libertyville Road in New Paltz. Recovery Fest is a day of fun, support and honoring the journey of recovery from substance use and opioid use disorders.