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HABITAT

Lemon balm can be found in rich, loamy, sandy soil in sunny fields and along roadsides.


IDENTIFICATION

Lemon Balm is a perennial with upright, branching stems which are covered in “hairs”, reaching 3 feet in height.  Light green toothed leaves are found growing in opposite pairs at each joint.  White two-lipped flowers bloom in clusters at the axis of the leaves, between June and September.  The second year of growth yields the most leaves.


RECIPES

Cold and Fever Tonic

4 tbsp spearmint leaves

1 tbsp yarrow flowers

1 tbsp elderflowers

1 tbsp lemon balm leaves

In 2 cups of boiled water, steep the above herbs for 15 minutes, covered.  Strain and serve warm or cool.  Drink a half cup at a time, beginning at the onset of symptoms and repeated every few hours until symptoms subside.  Safe for children and adults.

(from Mother Nature’s Herbal by Judy Griffin)



Relaxation Tonic

2 tbsp hops

2 tbsp chamomile flowers

2 tbsp lemon balm

1 tbsp spearmint leaves

1 tsp lavender leaves, chopped (or flowers)



Steep in 2 cups of boiled water, covered.  Strain after 10-15 minutes and drink half a cup to 1 cup to relax.  Good to drink when the mind can’t slow down.

(from Mother Nature’s Herbal by Judy Griffin)


Lemon Balm Vinaigrette

1 Tbsp. shallots, minced

2 Tbsp. lemon balm, minced

1/2 tsp. lemon zest

Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

4 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

1 tsp. brown sugar

8 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Mix first 7 ingredients together, then slowly blend in the oil. Mix well before serving. This is delicious on food. You can also marinate tofu, chicken or fish piece in this mixture before cooking. After cooking, serve the vinaigrette as a sauce. Makes about 2/3 cup.

Hello Everyone,

with my apologies for the delayed message - I was called to Germany the morning after our gathering to look after my unwell mum and am still/again there now - here a little summary of our meeting in Pier Avenue on the 29th November. Please read all of it - important date/s at the end!

Annoyingly, I forgot to send around a list that evening for you all to add your email addresses, so some of you will receive this via email, others via the various platforms I have for you and as I don't know whether you're all ok to share your details, I've 'BCCd' you in. Those of you whose email addresses I don't have, could you please let me have them - it's so much easier for me to communicate this way rather than find you on 6 different platforms or risk a message on one of the PHA groups getting lost in the flood.  Please also let me know whether you're ok to share it with the others of the group. Right now, I don't have the notes from our first meeting on 1.11. with me but I've copied those who attended then in too.

Altogether there were 18 participants on 29th November. We agreed that we will make an 'organic' start to our group by offering and sharing health related educational events, supporting each other and building our community naturally. Although we were generally happy to be 'inclusive', the consensus was to build a strong community by sharing first among ourselves, possibly those friends/family who are openminded and happy to mingle with the 'great un-jected'.

We already have a great pool of expertise and knowledge to draw from and share - just some of the topics in no particular order - Reiki, psychotherapy/counseling, ayurvedic face treatments, first aid education, foraging, yoga, nutrition, herbal and natural supplements, hospice nursing, carpentry/joinery, Bowen technique, food growing, composting, common law, Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping for stress, trauma etc), meditation - and a whole lot more...

Saturday, 21st Jan, Paul kindly agreed to hold an introductory first aid workshop (I think it was 3 hours), possibly from 9.30/10 am, Pier Ave, HB?

Tuesday evening, 10.1. or 17.1.?? - Thanks also to Richard who offered an introduction and demonstration to the Bowen technique on a Tuesday evening - Richard, please let me know which date works for you, 7pm. I suggest an hour at the beginning for Bowen and then we continue with our general meeting, Pier Ave, HB.

Composting, veg growing with Dave - at his allotment - I think the first meeting has already been held - Dave sharing his expertise in growing great fruit and veg on site. Get in touch if you'd like to join and count me in, thanks.

Further - please all have a look at the crabandwinklefreedomhub.org.uk - I'll do so in the next few days - Kimmy (our website designer) has put a lot of effort in to bring the 'awakening' community together - let's help it grow. My business will go into the directory soon.

Monica said - structure is needed for the group - my suggestion - have a closer look at PHA concepts. For now, we decided on making a start with the educational aspect and talk further about structure etc at the next meeting.

Rebecca mentioned Mark Boyle, the former 'Moneyless Man' (check out Youtube) - about living off-grid, without money.

Saturday, 14th Jan - David Adelman, the Peoples' Lawyer and Chad Manian - I hope I've got it right when calling him a common law expert - are coming together at Pier Ave, HB, each giving an inspiring talk. David's I had the pleasure to experience at Manor Barn and they've kindly both agreed to share their presentations with us before they tour the country with it. I'll be making a soup and desert and we'll have a great - short/ish - day together.

Max participants = 20 - the participants of the first two 'Coastal PHA' get first dibs - I haven't yet posted it elsewhere. Costs (small, if any) and further details to be decided by David and Chad - I'm awaiting them.

Lastly, I look forward to being more structured and organised next time, (I promise, I'll try...)

hope to see some of you before Christmas. Wish you all a great holiday,

Annett

Get together with like-minded Canterbury Truthers 

7.30pm on Friday evenings

At Ye Olde Beverlie 
St Stephen's Green,
Canterbury CT2 7JU

01227 463974
https://www.yeoldebeverlie.com/

Enjoy a drink and good company!

2nd and 4th Saturday of the month
Old Coal Yard, Under the Railway Bridge on the left.

Get in touch if you would like to have a stall.
Come along and support local trades people.

Bread, Organic Veg, Cheese, Pickles, Jams, Meat, Toiletries, Cakes, Flowers, Kimchi and other hand made goods.

From my notes ,very brief. First thank you Annett for holding this meeting. Please add the many thing I have not caught on my notes.
Well attended
Introductions let us see the range of skills in the room.
Bach flower
Reiki x2
Yoga
Bowen
Food
First Aid
Nutrition
Hospice Nurse
Painter and decorator
Councellor
Face Cleansing
Ayurvedic
Herbs for health
EFT
Meditation x2
Healing Hand Reading
Shiatsu
Motivators x1
Supporters x3

What a great base of primary treatments for people to choose from for their needs.

Discussion on what we are trying to offer and a way forward. Happy to take very small steps but with a view to come away with some of those steps today. It is felt that we start somewhere and momentum can then build.

Spaces to deliver any knowledge to each other to start with.
The Shakti Den in Cromwell Road Whitstable has been offered.
Annett has spaces
(at the PHA meeting in Canterbury Tracey offered another space if anyone can remember the name, thank you)

Much discussion on how we could deliver to the community, then teaching about good health which was the highest on the list.
After that the highest on importance was first aid.

Discussion also covered costs and charges, community and diversity, sharing and bartering, diet and health, gardening and more. 

So we found firstly we needed to learn about each others skills.

The meeting concluded with agreement to run 4 short introductions in 2023

Composting and gardening tips - outdoors

First Aid - there will be a few of these courses as they need to be short and focussed.

Herbal uses

Bowen Technique

So please join in the conversations on this forum and keep your eyes on the calendar link for meetings and courses available. Read Annett's notes for 29th November above for More details

Please add any useful knowledge about these powerful flower remedies.

There will be a local talk on this technique in 2023, add any information you have on this technique here anyway.

Join this Thread with your information

Grace has practiced homeopathic medicine for the past 25 yrs, both in person and online based just outside Ashford in East Kent. Here Grace shares how to treat yourself, family and friends with homeopathic remedies for acute conditions at home. This session is a taster (as the subject is quite broad), but hopefully you will feel confident to try homeopathy. The focus is on treating flu and colds, using the 36 remedies kit from Helios pharmacy. We start by looking at what homeopathy is and its main principles, how remedies are made and how to use them safely at home. We will then look at specific remedies that can be used for flu and colds.

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