I began my path into bodywork and healing 6 years ago with several fits and starts. I started studying one modality and stopped after several months after learning the founder had politics I found commensurate with colonialism and white supremacy. Later, I started massage school but stopped after one semester. I was doing healthcare worker…
Author: cindysamanthalmt
Slow Spring Heart Thaw
Tonight I made a candle for “finishing” with my dear friend Katherine. We sat in her home, drank tea, decorated simple red candles with gold ribbon, and talked about what we wanted, what our futures might hold, what is holding us back. We added orange for joy and openness to the candles. When I got…
Sights on Struggle: A Short Meditation on Daucus Carota
For the past 3 weeks I have had a lot of ideas about what I wanted my next post to be-climate change and the responsibility of healers and herbalists to come up with a solution to crop failure; the relationship between healing from trauma and collective struggle (something I’ve been trying to write for years…
Healing (in) uncertain times
I want to be honest–I feel completely lost. In theory, 10 years of political study and organizing should have prepared me for this political moment, but instead I feel more confused about my role than ever. On the one hand, I have a belief that is perhaps stronger than anything in the world in the…
Post-Inauguration Free Support
My dreams last night were haunted by the violence of the state, brutalizing people both for resisting, and for being out in the street enjoying themselves. This is a nightmare that exists in reality. I know many are planning to be in the streets this weekend. I also know from experience that some of the…
New Schedule, Welcoming Darkness
For the past 3 months we have been patiently moving towards the longest nightof the year in imperceptible daily shifts away from the sun and towards the rest of the cosmos. In the distance from the light and in the stillness of increasing chill, the aerial parts of plants fall away and send their energy…
Late Summer Updates
Hi all! I can’t believe it has been three weeks since I returned from 2 amazing weeks studying with Julia Graves and Jacquelin Guiteau. The course was truly transformative, and I am forever grateful to Julia and Jackie, the plants, and my classmates. Late August in New York is providing another form of transformation. As…
Summer Healing, New Hours, Herbs
Hi all! Well, its only 1o days until the summer solstice, but the heat, humidity, free stuff, and cycles of transition have hit New York City (as evidenced by the skylight in my Earth + Sky Healing Arts selfie!). Its been a somber spring for myself, the world, and many loved ones, but also a…
Leaving Third Root, New Schedule
Hi dear clients and community! I am sad to announce that today is my final day at Third Root Community Health Center on the regular schedule. I’ve been at Third Root for almost a year, and have really loved my clients there! I’ve made lasting friendships and community. However, I am equally exciting to continue…
Interview with Ben Weber of “Cozy Zone”
Hi all! I wanted to share this interview I did with my client and Third Root community member Ben Weber. Ben hosts a weekly podcast called the Cozy Zone. He is a wonderful person, artist, educator, and friend! I am very proud of this interview, and Ben did a great job drawing out information about…
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