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Dyeing Fabric with Kitchen Stuff
Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 11/30/23 Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 11/30/23

Dyeing Fabric with Kitchen Stuff

Super satisfying project for making reusable gift wrap using plant-based dyes found in the kitchen.

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Rose + Cardamom Laddoo-style Snacks
Slow Living Monique Herzig 2/12/23 Slow Living Monique Herzig 2/12/23

Rose + Cardamom Laddoo-style Snacks

A ‘clean’ treat featuring the Rose for Valentin’s day and beyond… roses fuel your glow from within.

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Making Magic Every Day
Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 6/29/21 Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 6/29/21

Making Magic Every Day

Use these four “spells” to stay present in your life and invite the energy you want around you.

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Celebrating Solstice: Lavender Herb Bundle
Slow Living Monique Herzig 6/22/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 6/22/21

Celebrating Solstice: Lavender Herb Bundle

Midsummer is the time to harvest the great power of plant healing and magic.

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Slow Living isn't a 'Still-life'
Slow Living Monique Herzig 5/19/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 5/19/21

Slow Living isn't a 'Still-life'

Slow Living is way of life that cultivates balance between work time and not-work time - its not an IG filter.

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Avocado Dying
Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/28/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/28/21

Avocado Dying

An easy weekend project for the craft-curious and the experienced crafter too.

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Earth Day
Natural Beauty, Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/23/21 Natural Beauty, Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/23/21

Earth Day

Thoughts on how we reduce impact on the environment as ‘makers’.

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Slow Stitching
Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/23/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/23/21

Slow Stitching

Pre-industrial handwork for post-industrial world: slow sewing

Relaxing. Radical. Sustainable.

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Knolling: pretty photos with everyday stuff
Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/21/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/21/21

Knolling: pretty photos with everyday stuff

Creating pretty pictures with everyday objects using the insta-trend and design concept Knolling

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Five Ways to Spot Greenwashing
Natural Beauty, Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/7/21 Natural Beauty, Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/7/21

Five Ways to Spot Greenwashing

What are some greenwashing red flags? Here are five, plus links to read more

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Slow Living in the Real World
Slow Living Monique Herzig 1/6/21 Slow Living Monique Herzig 1/6/21

Slow Living in the Real World

Soft living doesn’t just happen: The three quotes I find most helpful in editing my experiences and things. Soft living doesn’t just happen

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Smiles are Magical & Contagious
Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 10/22/20 Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 10/22/20

Smiles are Magical & Contagious

There’s magic in your smile. The science behind ‘fake it til you make it’!

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Plant Power: Sandalwood
Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 10/22/20 Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 10/22/20

Plant Power: Sandalwood

We LOVE when modern science catches up the wisdom of the Old Wives. Sandalwood has been used as skincare and incense for AGES!

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Travel: Inaugural trip to Morocco
Slow Living Monique Herzig 10/4/20 Slow Living Monique Herzig 10/4/20

Travel: Inaugural trip to Morocco

Fresh, delicious food; superb hospitality, adventure and some of the worlds’ most divine bathing culture.

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Plant Power: Lavender
Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 7/12/20 Slow Living, Plant Power Monique Herzig 7/12/20

Plant Power: Lavender

Lavender is used to treat everything from sunburn to acne, keeps away moths in linens, and has a history of use in magic work. It was my ‘gateway’ essential oil.

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Skin 101: Why Skin Needs Nourishing
Natural Beauty, Slow Living, Skincare Monique Herzig 4/4/20 Natural Beauty, Slow Living, Skincare Monique Herzig 4/4/20

Skin 101: Why Skin Needs Nourishing

Breakdowns in the acid mantle cause dry, sensitive, irritated, cracked skin which is susceptible to infections: How it works…

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Busy Hands: Henna Dyed Yarn
Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/4/20 Slow Living Monique Herzig 4/4/20

Busy Hands: Henna Dyed Yarn

Slowing down, creating with intention, and the pleasure of the progress is magic to me. I'm a huge fan of process and the beauty imbued in the making of something.

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Invoking the Heart
Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/7/20 Slow Living Monique Herzig 3/7/20

Invoking the Heart

At the conclusions of the meditation, Aparna offered us coconut water and Rose + Date Laddoos. Nourishing for the body and the spirit. Recipe inside.

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The Lost Art of Touch
Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 2/12/20 Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 2/12/20

The Lost Art of Touch

Touch is critical to our wellness. Touch soothes us, decreasing the markers of stress. Touch cultivates a feeling of safety and trust. Blogger Shante Fagans reflects on her revelation during a recent henna session.

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Be Anointed: Ritualizing Habit
Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 2/3/20 Slow Living, Wellness Monique Herzig 2/3/20

Be Anointed: Ritualizing Habit

We created our anointing oils as lavishly scented personal incense: saffron + rose, amber and sacred hinoki cypress oils.

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