When it comes to wellness, it’s easy to be almost too conscious about what we’re doing right and wrong. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the headlines about diet and nutrition, self care and supplementation, meditation and exercise and setting boundaries and stress management and all. the. things. Most of the clients I see every day don’t even know where to start – so they don’t. At all. They’re at this impasse where listening to their own body just isn’t a reasonable option. Regarding nutrition alone there are literally a hundred different guidelines and not a single one is designed just for you. So I have a plan I give out to every single person I see: Just do more. If you’re eating only one serving of veggies per day, try to make that two. If you’re only eating three different fruits all the time, try to make that four by the end of the month. If you’re only drinking 8 ounces of water a day, try to double that by the end of the week. I keep an organic garden because this is my version of “more” for where I am with my health and happiness This is my more time outdoors. My more connection with the earth. My more colorful foods every day. My more intake of sensory nutrients. My more gut health focus.
Currently, just planted more beets and chard with a handful of extra squashes and zucchini’s and lots of pole beans. I’m in the beginning stages of planning a summer herbal tea garden (sooooo excited about this!) that I’ll be sharing more of next year. Also just put the finishing touches on a hand-built outdoor kitchen in our backyard that truly makes my love of garden to table instantaneous. Moderate self sufficiency is a large enough goal for city living. (That, and perpetual activism these days.)
Photos by Renee Byrd
