Some people on HIVE would LOVE to write a #naturalmedicine post, but are not sure if we'd accept it. Thus, the curators have got together to give you a whole heap of inspiration for post ideas that are perfectly awesome under the natural medicine tag! We hope it helps!
Herbs, Plants, Cannabis, Foraging & Wildcrafting
- What herb do you grow in your garden for medicinal purposes and why?
- Share your journey to healing through the use of CBD oils
- Detail how to make a herbal medicine from a plant eg rosehip syrup, a fire cider, oxymel, healing balm, oil etc
- What is the scientific research behind 'x' plant?
- Describe the use of a plant used in a spiritual ritual
- What herbs address stress, hormones, the liver, the heart or any other particular organ or response?
- What cultural concerns might surround the use of a particular plant?
- Describe your foraging experience this week
- What wild food recipes can you share?
- What is your favourite wild food?
- Is wildcrafting always ethical?
Homesteading & Gardening
- Have you ever used hugelkultur, permaculture, wicking beds or other alternative gardening methods that really work?
- What alternatives can you use to commerical pesticides and herbicides that really work?
- Detail what's happening in your organic garden this month
- What alternative medicines or methods do you use to keep your livestock healthy?
- How do you repurpose things around the homestead?
- What methods do you use to preserve an abundant harvest?
- How do you garden to suit your climate?
- If you don't have a garden and instead grow in pots, either outdoors or indoors, tell us how you go about it
- Share a recipe for a meal you made with your produce from the garden/homestead
- What projects have you got going on your homestead or in the garden?
Mindfulness, Meditation, Self Help & Mental Health
- What is your favourite mindfulness practice?
- Record a yoga nidra or other meditative practice and upload to 3speak
- Have you ever tried Emotional Freedom Tapping - does it work?
- How can neuroscience inform meditative practices?
- How might we practice self love?
Vegan, Plant Based & Conscious Eating
- Which alternative milk is better for the planet?
- Do keto diets really work, and how?
- What's your favourite recipe book?
- How might non meat eaters address a low iron issue?
- If we really care about animals, would we eat meat or honey?
- Do you have a tasty vegan recipe with step-by-step instructions and photos?
- What are the reasons you have taken up a vegan/vegetarian/plantbased diet?
- What are your favorite herbs and spices and how do you use them in your dishes?
- How you do you veganize recipes that normally contain meat and what substitutes do you use?
Yoga, Dancing, Tai Chi & Other Moving Meditations/Therapies
- What is your experience with a somatic art that connects mind and body?
- What is the therapeutic benefit of art?
- How might yoga help with trauma & PTSD?
- What yoga poses are good for regulating hormones or addressing other body systems?
- Anything on chakra systems, yoga philosophy and texts eg Bhagavid Gita, Patanjali.
- Breakdown a pose or a sequence
- Describe your personal experience in healing from your chosen movement
General Fitness & Health
- What are your 'get fit' resolutions?
- What health issues are you addressing in alternative ways?
- How's your jogging plan going and are you noticing results?
- How might exercise be good for mental health?
Thankyou to our dear curators @drrune, @trucklife-family, @minismallholding and @justinparke for your help on this post. You've all recieved a part beneficiary for your troubles. Thankyou for your patience in doing it twice as the first draft was lost - you are so appreciated!
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