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

Slow LivingMonique HerzigOctober 4, 2020hammam, October 20, Morocco, travel, beauty travel

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.

Slow Living, Plant PowerMonique HerzigJuly 12, 2020July 20, Lavender, plant based, aromatherapy, plant medicine

Skincare in the Kitchen

Oats and Honey make for a nourishing face mask or scrub… gentler than clay but effective because oats have natural cleansing agents built in - and they calm irritated skin.

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…

Natural Beauty, Slow Living, SkincareMonique HerzigApril 4, 2020April 20, natural skincare, skin 101

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.

Slow LivingMonique HerzigApril 4, 2020April 20, knitting, hobbies, slow living, henna dye

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.

Slow LivingMonique HerzigMarch 7, 2020March 20, roses, rose, meditation, Pure Ishvari

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.

Slow Living, WellnessMonique HerzigFebruary 12, 2020February 20, henna, natural beauty, touch, wellness

Be Anointed: Ritualizing Habit

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

Slow Living, WellnessMonique HerzigFebruary 3, 2020February 20, anoint, anointing, touch, selfcare

Moroccan Black Soap (Savon Beldi)

We love that intersection of folk medicine and modern science. Get some science behind the magic of Moroccan Black Soap. Its a simple Castile soap paste made with plant fat and lye: olive and ash.

Natural Beauty, SkincareMonique HerzigJanuary 23, 2020January 20, Morocco, black soap, natural beauty, hammam

The Magic of Gratitude

Nothing robs us of our capacity to experience joy like ‘what if’ and ‘if only’ - or that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop. It turns out there is a relationship to being happy, our capacity for joy and the practice of gratitude.