Irish Sea Moss

Irish Sea Moss (CLICK to order) 1 Cup packed, then unpacked. I was surprised of it’s lack of sea smell.

One of the most exciting parts of working one on one with clients is the unique story they share. Each person an individual and no set standard or practice that works for everyone. I get to pull from my education, listen to intuition and continue learning with each life story and goals presented. Exciting, right?

Given the opportunity to guide them in the direction of their goals, finding balance in a holistic lifestyle, I am committed to finding a variety of options and offerings. I am also committed (under most circumstances) to not recommending something I would not be willing to try myself. Most recently this commitment led me to explore Irish Sea Moss. Preparation, incorporating to my day and sharing.

I do not remember when I first learned about ISM, however I do recall it most recently it popped into my instagram feed via Dr. Sebi. It was recommended for smokers. I am working with a client who wants to stop smoking. Voila, an opportunity for me to learn.

ISM contains 92 of the 110 minerals found in the human body. Among other benefits, it’s known to reduce inflammation and mucus in the body. Smokers and those who are in the process of quitting have excess mucus in their lungs. After reading and learning about how to prepare it for consumption, I ordered a bag. I’d give it a try, then recommend.

Scroll down to see my first batch of Irish Sea Moss Gel…

One packed cup placed in a glass bowl and covered with filtered water. I rinsed it before soaking to remove left over sand, then let it soak it for 20 hours. In reading about how to prepare, it was recommended to soak for 12-36 hours.

After soaking, I removed it from water (reserving the full of minerals water) and got my blender ready. I did wonder if it an ocean smell would appear after soaking, but surprisingly, it did not.

I added all of the soaked ISM to the blender first, then poured in 1 cup of the water reserved water. Don’t worry, if you poured it out, just use filtered water and get it on the next batch. I started on speed 1 Increasing up to 4 or 5, adding more water , 1/4 c at at time to get a smooth gel like consistency. In total, I blended for 3 minutes. Next, I poured it into glass jars for refrigeration, so it would be ready to use in my morning smoothie.

There it is, the crown ingredient in my morning smoothie! It didn’t change the taste and made the smoothie a little thicker. No too thick. It was still straw (reusable, obv) suckable. Looking forward to seeing how it works for my client and how they will incorporate it to their daily routine as the move forward crushing their goal to stop smoking once and for all!

Have you used or do you use ISM? What is your favorite use way to use it? I am just getting started with this new super food, but believe it will become a part of daily life and not just in a smoothie. xx,

2020

2020

requires wearing

sodapop glasses

and

quarantine

is trying

to figure out my prescription.

That’s it. xx,

#HealersRiseUp

Fern beginning to grow on Little Sugar trail.

A little over a year ago, I was approached in the Newark airport and asked if I was a healer. Fresh off of a 14+ hour flight from India, exhausted and desperately in need of a shower, I replied to the question with a question and furrowed brow, “Why? Why do you ask?” As the conversation unfolded over fruit cups & coffee, he shared that the energy he could feel from me, as I went up an elevator and he down an escalator was powerful. He said he could feel my energetic vibration; it was strong and he wanted to know of my work. A bit surprised by his answer, I shared I was a holistic health coach, led yoga and group fitness classes and was returning from 3 weeks in India with 2 women I’d coached. But a healer…I was not.

Or was I? Am I?

This was the first time a stranger approached me with this question, but not the first time I’d been told my presence and energy was healing. I’d brushed it off in the past because I was afraid. Afraid it was New Age-y and Ungodly. After this encounter I did not feel that and something in me stirred. As the year moved forward, I’d be approached by strangers, acquaintances and others with similar inquiries. No longer could I ignore, I needed to do what I invite others to do.

I pressed in. I asked the hard questions. I explored. I listened.

I was texting earlier this week with one of my dearest friends and used this phrase, Healers Rise Up, in reference to the worldwide awakening we are experiencing. She asked where that phrase came from or was it a hashtag I’d seen. I said, no. It came from me. Maybe it is a hashtag and I’ve just not seen it, but in the moment it came directly from my heart.

I believe this. I believe it’s time. It’s time for healers to say yes, I am, and begin to move.

There is a book called John and in that book there is a story of a Healer. On a Sunday, this healer spit in the dirt and made a muddy paste & applied this muddy paste to the eyes of a blind man. He then told this blind man to go wash off the dirt in a pool of water (the name of the pool, Siloam, meant Sent), he washed and was able to see. The healer was ridiculed by some and followed by others.

In the town of Rishikesh, India there is a healer who lived in an ashram as a monk for much of his life. He now teaches groups and works with individuals one on one, offering a variety of healing techniques: access bars, meditation, yoga, talk therapy. He’s the healer I worked with during the summer of 2019.

Two days into 2020 I injured my back, leaving me in bed and with limited motion most of the month. I encountered these healers: chiropractor, massage therapist, energy workers, friends laying hands of prayer on my back, emotional healers, Reiki healers, yogis, a physical therapist and myself. A variety of healing tools were used on my back and body: ice, heat, salts, plants, crystals, KT tape and okay, a little wine. The people and tools of healing are large and varied.

On the front lines of this global pandemic we have trained medical healers saving lives and helping others to pass with dignity and grace to the life after. There are healers who stand distanced from others outside hospitals, hands lifted in prayer. We have healers who are self quarantine to flatten the curve and healers who are sewing masks for nurses and doctors who have none. We have pastors and spiritual healers offering guidance and answering hard questions for those searching. We have meditation healers offering classes and opportunities to pause in the day. We have movement healers offering yoga classes and other movement opportunities to those unable to leave their homes. We have healers _______…

What kind of healer are you? Where are you using your gifts?

It’s not so fair to ask a question of you and not answer myself, right? What kind of a healer am I? A healer of movement, intuition and energy. I’m using my gifts to lead others in movement practices (yoga and the occasional HIIT movement practice), meditation and Reiki. But mostly, I am using my healing gifts to heal myself. The year of 2019 shook me to my core and thus far 2020 has shaken me a little harder, until this pause. Choosing to settle into this pandemic, not as a pandemic, rather an awakening, is a gift. Our outlook and focus determines our actions and output, yes? When you recognize how you heal, yourself and others, your vibration will impact and change the world in which you move. Will you choose to remain as you are or will you choose to press in, recognize, honor and heal?

Healers Rise Up! I see you. I believe in you. I join you. xx,

Physical Quarantine: thoughts & an opportunity

Each day we will do the Liz Gilbert shared 5-4-3-2-1 journal. List 5 things we see, 4 things we hear, 3 things we feel, 2 things we smell & 1 thing we taste. We will hang them on the wall & reread at the end.

In a physically distant, but heart connected conversation today (GER~USA) a dear one said to me these words: “The world is waking up.”

Yes she is, YES SHE IS!

Lovelies, we have been given an opportunity to rise with her, stay where we are or sink. What will you choose? I choose RISE!

My thoughts and feelings are many and they are scattered. I’m sharing a few of them from the first real day of COVID-19 family quarantine:

High School Homeschooling: I am not and was not a home schooling momma. I did remove my boys for a semester and we “unschooled” in Rwanda. The best teachers they had were freedom and boredom and Pops. My dad taught them about bats and they still remember his lessons. They were young and I believed it would (and did) lay a solid foundation of global & societal awareness and wanderlust. Today, the schools are closed for a minimum of 2 weeks and that makes me a homeschooling mum. I call it homeschooling-ish with the inability to aid them in learning about world history in the 1800’s and matrix in math. I don’t understand math and forgot the history. So, I serve them snacks.

Daily dos: I promised myself some things I would do each day during this time: asana, meditation, lotsa water, writing, reading and pressing into the spaces of discomfort. And letters; to write letters. Send me your addy and I’ll write you a note and post it. I stocked up on 3 things ~ peanut butter, Astragalus and stamps. Handwritten notes on letter pressed cards are my love language.

Deep conditioning & coaching: I do some of my best thinking in the shower. Today I used a deep conditioning treatment, making my thinking time extra long. During this time I asked myself how I can give back during the next 14 days. Do I livestream meditation and yoga? Do I offer reiki sessions at a distance? Do I host a Q & A about ____________ (enter something)? None of those felt right, and it must feel right.

Then it came to me. This is how I’m doing to give back — Free 30 minute holistic coaching sessions for 14 days starting today. I’m a certified holistic health coach, but many of my clients describe my work more along the lines of life coaching. (Working on the testimonials, I promise.) I will not set up a menu plan or exercise routine for you. Just not my jam. But, I will help you identify areas of your life which are out of balance and together we will craft a plan, with goals, to move you in the direction. The direction of a more holistically balanced way of living.

If you are interested, please send me an email (rebecca@rebeccanimrod.com) or a DM on Instagram. I am not committed to using Facebook as a platform for back and forth communication, so please know I won’t reply to comments. Let’s get something set up and move together in that direction.

xx,