Here are 5 tips on how to best use this time and stay on top during quarantine:

1. Nature - Nature naturally lifts the mood with Vitamin D mood boosting properties. It has the power to heal and restore us to balance. Nature is composed of four main elements, air (oxygen in the lungs), fire (heat from the sun), water (60% circulating within us) and earth (the soil beneath us and in our bones). Even if you go for a short walk or sit down doing nothing else but let the sun rays hit your face - you can benefit. This is because being in nature reduces anger, fear, and stress while increasing pleasant feelings. In addition, being outside in nature contributes to your physical wellbeing by reducing your blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones. So what are you waiting for? Go get some sun charge in your day!

2. Feng Shui - Home should be a healing center, a sanctuary. By doing this, we become our own healers. When you feel stuck, moving the energy around your home, car, and work space will help get your own energy flowing so you can feel the vital qi, the circulation in your space. Cleaning, decluttering, rearranging your living space will help change the flow of energy and bring new perspective and abundance. The literal translation of “feng” means wind and “shui” means water. In Chinese culture, wind and water are both associated with good health. Good health is what we all need right now during this time of crisis. Burning sage is another great alkhemy tool used for transforming the energy around you.

First I want to say this…..Tinctures are surprisingly easy to make! All you need is:

• Herb or Herbs of choice

• Mason jar

• Soaking agent: Alcohol, Vegetable Glycerin or Vinegar (Glycerin is my goto since it’s more user-friendly for children and has a sweeter taste making it more desirable for all, but alcohol has a benefit of making the tincture last forever.)

• Masking tape for labeling

• Cheesecloth used for straining

• Doppler for application use

Tinctures are a key component of traditional herbal medicine. I decided to make my own tincture when I realized the tincture I bought had all natural ingredients in it. I thought, Hey! I can make this! I wanted to save money, and tap into my inner herbalist. Using plants for medicine is something our ancestors did for healing. Tinctures usually take longer to make, anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months to fully saturate the liquid with the plant medicine. The wait period is the most challenging part of the process because the longer you allow the plants to soak, the more benefits can be yielded from the plant. Increased potency is best when making your own healing medicine.

Bentonite Clay is great for removing toxins.  Toxins are around us every day absorbed into our skin, hair, and body. For centuries people around the world would refer to bentonite clay as the "healing clay". It was used in ancient cultures as a healing method for protecting the body from disease.

Bentonite Clay produces an "electrical charge" and when combined with liquid it literally pulls toxins. This detoxification process occurs because Bentonite clay is comprised mostly of negative ions. The toxins and heavy metals in the body are made of positive ions, and bentonite clay works like a magnet that seeks out and binds to the impurities, helping to eliminate it out of the body.