Last weekend I hosted an amazing retreat for a group of friends who came for a weekend to rest and recharge and we had such a magical weekend. My dear friend Tove aka the kitchen witch worked her magic in the kitchen and the food was to die for.
The secret ingredient is spelled LOVE. not to underestimate..
We spent time in ceremonies, drank cacao of course, kava kava which I wrote about before- this amazing root that helps you relax so that together with some yoga Nidra and sound healing was the perfect recipe to get the city woman to rest on a deep level.
We took long nature walks, swam in the lake, did a dynamic Osho meditation, a lot of breathwork and lots of connection time, I think the pictures says it all- perfect balance of it all.
I am opening up 2 more weekends this summer for these kinds of retreats so get in touch if this sounds like something you want to experience with your group of friends or family.
Last weekend of June just opened up and the first week of July works as well.
AND if you rather want to come to an event by yourself me and Isabel still has a spot available for our Awaken you Magic retreat that starts on Thursday and we are offering a late bird discount of 25%.
Komsi komsi:)
Ceremonial cacao is my favorite way to start my way, together with reading a few pages in a book, draw an oracle card, sing a mantra or just call in my gratitude for being alive and healthy.
Toves homebred magical gluten free bread with peanut butter..Like I died and came to heaven
I love this time of the year when all the wild flowers are in bloom
I love this corner of my house. Allover the place just like me
I mean, how dreamy?
Some eye gazing in the healing barn
Ah breakfast heaven..
The forest that I live in. So grateful
Love these bargains from the local antique shop..
This porridge topping I can highly recommend- peaces, home made vanilla essence, apples and cinnamon..SO easy, So delicious
I dont only drink cacao, golden milks are also a part of my daily routine- so divine and so good for you.
I live for these moments
Tamari and honey roasted almonds is another staple when Tove comes to visit, they are too good to be true
My spiritual baby Wild Cacao Collective is now born and WOW what a wild journey this has been.
I went to my first cacao ceremony 6 years ago and fell in love with the heart opening effects of the cacao. Sitting in front of the fire singing and meditating together with 100 other magical souls was just mind-blowing to me at the time and I felt like I finally found my soul family.
I started drinking cacao on a daily basis after that ceremony as this woman I met there said it was great for hormonal health which was my main struggle at the time, I bought 2 big blocks and was quite overwhelmed in how I would incorporate it into my everyday life but once I got into it I was hooked and I have been drinking cacao everyday since.
I was already very much into adaptogens and superfoods at the time and I started to mix them into my Cacao- Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, Ashwaganda, Shatavari, Lions Mane, Maca and so on and I felt SO amazing and of course started to share how I felt at my then corporate fashion office where most people including myself was hooked on coffee to get through the day.
A colleague asked me, maybe as a joke if I could make a blend to spice up her sexlife and I went home, did a bunch of research and came back with a blend I called Passion and she said it saved her relationship. Somewhere around that time my first cacao business was born. I called her MoonSparrow and it was these small, exclusive glass jars with different cacao blends for sexual and creative energy, instead of coffee, to relax and unwind, to boost your immunity and so on. As I normally do, I got super excited and had like 10 ingredients in each blend and it was cacao allover my kitchen, working day and night like a crazy alchemist.
The glass jars broke in shipping, were way too heavy, expensive and unpractical so I changed into brown paper bags, reduced some of the ingredients as less is sometimes a bit better and its been a journey to make our magical producers in Guatemala to find the ingredients there so the recipes has been tweaked and reworked to taste better and to find plant spirits that wants to work together and to also make production in Guatemala possible instead of in my own kitchen.
My best friend Erika teamed up with me and she didn’t think MoonSparrow was a good name for the Scandinavian market haha so we renamed it Wild Cacao Collective. We have been working behind the scenes for 2 years and NOW our website is up, our blends is sooooon in stock, you will find recipes, our story, the story of our producers and so much more on there and we are so excited to have our first retailer in Stockholm at Altromondo. This is just the beginning and I just want to share that starting a business is so much fun, so hard work and it’s great to be naive about how much work it actually takes. I don’t regret a second in this 5 year pregnancy and I’m so happy to be postpartum, still humble to the fact of all the work that is in front of us to reach out to more people about all the amazing benefits of ceremonial cacao.
If you have started to drink our cacao I would love to hear from you and what impact it has done on your life.
If you haven’t tried it yet- go to our website, visit Altromondo or come to any of my retreats or cacao ceremonies and I promise your life will get a total upgrade.
With so much love,
Nina
This is what our blends looks like, sooo beautiful right!
Except for the 100% ceremonial cacao we will soon offer 3 blends. Passion, Unwind and Awaken. All customised with amazing herbs and adaptogens to help you with just that- to awaken your passion, to uplift you and to help you unwind.
I love to mix my cacao with a rose tea for an extra heart warming effect
This is a cup of cacao that our dear friend Tove shared with us- isn’t this just the perfect way to start your morning. Set your intention for the day and sip in bliss.
Hi magical ones,
I am so excited for this retreat at Shambala Gatherings which is this beautiful place not too far from Stockholm and it’s a pretty cool story about how it happened that I am now hosting my dream retreat there with EVERYTHING I am passionate about in life.
I met Johan who is one of the founders of Shambala at a Kirtan and we later also hosted a cacao and Kirtan evening together which was sooo beautiful and I cant wait to share that offering again with you this autumn.
Anyway I just said briefly that it would be such a dream to host a retreat at Shambala and he said its fully booked for a long time and then boom, a week later this weekend opened up and now this is all coming to life. YAY instant manifestation.
So you may wonder if this is for you..
Well it is for:
If this ticks any of your boxes let me know and I would love to spend this weekend together.
YOU WILL RECEIVE:Send me an email at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Bookings and prices etc you’ll find at Shambalas website
Have a beautiful weekend,
With love
Nina
Spring is finally here
My first ceremony for this season will take place on Beltane which is a holy day and a fire festival celebrated in the celtic tradition- It represents the peak of Spring and the beginning of Summer. I didn’t really understand that when I was younger when this holiday was more about getting as drunk as possibly possible. Times have for sure changed since then.
At this time of the year the earth energies are at their strongest and most active. All of life is bursting with potent fertility and it is the perfect time to set our intentions with how we want to connect to our creativity, fertility, our inspiration and our love.
And what better way to do this then to drink a heartopening cup of cacao together?
Beltane is the time for you to flood your body, cells, soul and heart with as much bliss, joy, love, sensuality, passion, self worth, and vitality as you can bare.
It is a a brilliant moment in the Wheel of the Year to bring ideas, hopes and dreams into action. And have some fun.
Last Beltane I planted some seeds by journaling my vision and dreams and one year later, pretty much all of it is my reality. WOW, life just never seizes to amaze me.
Just remember- just like seeds you plant in the ground, our dream seeds also needs tending to everyday for them to be given a fair chance to bloom. No-one said it was easy:)
What seeds are you planting this spring?
Blue Lotus was a sacred flower to the ancient Egyptians. For centuries the beautiful flower has been respected as an ancestral flower known to guide us into deep meditation, euphoria, enhance third eye function, motivate lucid dreaming, and it may give us heightened awareness✨ It is also said that in ancient times, Egyptians preferred consuming Blue Lotus Flower Tea to add to their celebrations as it creates a mind-blowing effect.Depending on the dosage the blue lotus can also be used as a sleep aid and anxiety reliever.
I love to drink her before doing breathwork (of course:) and the insights and visions I get can be VERY profound.
How I prepare my tea:Enjoy it while it’s hot!
If you want to drink this magical tea together with me I have created a deeper breathwork journey with more connecting exercises and embodied movements. SO this wednesday we will gather for an evening of a heartopening blue lotus meditation, blindfolded meditation dance, eye gazing, tantric breathwork and some sound healing frequencies-so you can connect with yourself, your inner knowing, maybe your partner and life in a deeper and more meaningful way.
You will find me at Conscious Life in Södermalm in Stockholm and tickets can be bought on my website
I am SO excited to finally give birth to this course that has been brewing inside of me for a long time. My first Swedish winter in many years really took me on a inward journey and I have been trying hard to honor my inner winter and rest and cocoon a lot but now together with the sun and the first spring flowers it is ready to be experienced and this whole day is for you if you want to:
-Learn more about how to incorporate ceremonial cacao into your everyday life
-Learn how to make your own cup of cacao for yourself or to share in a larger group
-Explore your own unique way to work and connect with cacao
-Get inspired on how to create your own rituals and ceremonies and create a safe and sacred space
-Learn more about what ingredients/ herbs/ adaptogens work best with cacao
-Tune into your hearts desires so you can follow its direction and learn not to listen to your overthinking monkey mind
We will also do a lot of practices that I find goes very well together with cacao- like breathwork, dancing, journaling, chanting, soundhealing, oracle cards and so much more.
You can find more info on my website if you are interested and all The Way We Play readers gets 25% off- you are welcome:)
If you rather do the online version that is available too and we start next Saturday.
And the last thing I want to mention is that there is also an option to only come to the cacao ceremony on Saturday night, you dont have to join the entire day if that is not for you.
I am also brewing up some new offerings for this spring so stay tuned for events like my sacral chakra activation where we will talk about which herbs and practices that can be used to remove blockages and balance your sacral chakra, so your sexual and creative energy can flow more freely in the body.
Some of my favorite herbs to activate this chakra is Hibiscus and Schisandra berry that both works as herbal aphrodisiacs. Amazing combo to drink to bring passion, fire, bliss and overall juiciness to your (love) life!
Hibiscus can help to regulate menstruation, and treat excessive bleeding and both Schisandra and Hibiscus are amazing healers if you suffer from UTIs (urinvägsinfektion)
Schisandra is not only amazing for sexual and creative energy but she is also perfect to snap out of winter depression and this unmotivated feeling one might have after a long, cold winter
My morning elixir, before my cacao but after my apple cider vinegar with lemon water…Me and my beverages
Now I am back in the city after some magical forest days and I feel so recharged and ready to hold some magical ceremonies with cacao, breathwork and soundhealing- everyone is invited and its really suitable for anyone with an open mind.
We will be at Conscious life in Stockholm this Saturday and next Wednesday the 16th and I would love to see you there.
Now more than ever we need to keep our vibration and frequency up and learn to listen to our hearts and not our overthinking monkeyminds, news or other fearbased sources or people that doesnt want the best for us.
Cacao will help us to tap into our heart space so we can hear what she/he wants, so we can follow in its direction.
Breathwork is an amazing practice to remove blockages in your body and it’s the perfect tool if you are feeling powerless, anxious, stressed out, afraid, if you are lacking inspiration or feeling tired. I mean basically its amazing for everything. I breathe with this technique everyday and let me tell you it has done such a dramatic difference for my life, health, stress levels and well being.
Hej fina ni,
Hur mår ni såhär i slutet på Januari? Det känns som att så många är sjuka just nu så jag tänkte att det kanske kan vara på sin plats att komma med mina favorittips för att boosta upp våra immunförsvar.
Vissa vitaminer och mineraler är verkligen essential för ett fungerande immunförsvar och vissa är mindre roliga att köpa men ack så viktiga.
Så detta kanske inte blir det sexigaste inlägget men så himla viktigt att ha koll på detta tycker jag.
Viktigt att tänka på är att din tarmhälsa är A och O- har du problem med din tarm så kan du antagligen inte upp näring från din kost/ superfoods/ vitaminer etc pga irritation/inflammation i magen så då är dyra kosttillskott bara att kasta pengar i sjön. Jag hade läckande tarm i flera år utan att veta om det. Det kan orsakas av stress, irriterande mat och dryck som kaffe, alkohol, socker, gluten, laktos osv och även antibiotika. Om du har en läckande tarm så kan man enkelt säga att tarmen läcker ut alla näringsämnen så kroppen inte tar upp dem. Det får bli ett inlägg i sig om hur du kan läka din tarm men probiotika, fermenterad mat och massa kollagen är KEY!
Ok, så här kommer mina personliga favorittips- jag är dock ingen läkare som ni alla vet så dessa är mina privata upplevelser och tips.
Ok here we go.. D3-vitamin
Jag brukar ta mellan 5 000 och 10 000 IE per dag men om jag känner att jag håller på att bli sjuk kan jag dubbla det.
Men även utan märkbara symtom kan du lida brist- eller ha låga värden, av denna viktiga vitamin. Det beror dels på att vi största delen av året exponeras så lite för solljus, som är den viktigaste källan till D-vitamin. Men också för att många av oss är bra på att smörja in oss med solskyddsfaktor, bär skyddande kläder eller har starkt pigment. För att ta till sig D vitamin från solen ska vi typ springa runt nakna i runt 30 minuter och det kan ju va rätt svårt att få till den rutinen i vardagen..eller?
Fet fisk är en utmärkt källa till D-vitamin, tonfisk, lax och makrill är några exempel om man nu äter det. Även kantareller innehåller stora mängder D-vitamin, eftersom de ofta utsätts för mycket ultraviolett ljus.
De flesta får dock inte i sig tillräckligt med D-vitamin genom kosten, särskilt inte under vinterhalvåret, så ett tillskott är alltså att rekommendera.
Zink
En rätt bortglömd mineral som är superviktig för vår hälsa och som många har brist av.
En teori till varför zinktillskott kan förkorta bl.a en förkylning, virusinfektioner, uvi, herpes m.fl. är att mer än 300 enzymer i kroppen har behov av mineralen för att fungera optimalt. Den spelar en viktig roll för kroppens antivirala immunitet och studier har visat att den hämmar tillväxten av virus.
Det är även känt att zinkbrist kan medföra aptitlöshet, depressiva symtom, torr hud och kan även påverka vår moon time.
Ihållande och återkommande förkylningar, försämrad kvalitet på hår, hud och naglar samt en orolig mage är några av de indikationer som kan tyda på låga nivåer i kroppen.
Numera spekuleras det även om zinkbrist kan leda till irritation, depression, minskad inlärningsförmåga, trötthet och viktförlust – tillstånd som blir allt vanligare i Sverige.
Det har visat sig att personer med akne och andra hudbesvär ofta märker positiv skillnad av ett zinktillskott och i kroppen fungerar den som en antioxidant och skyddar cellerna mot oxidativ stress.
Jag brukar ta mellan 25-50 gr per dag och ibland dubblar jag det om jag känner mig låg- works like magic.
(Det sägs att höga doser zink även kan hjälpa till med att få tillbaka luktsinnet efter C..Har inte funkat helt för mig ÄN men vill ändå tipsa om det)
C- Vitamin
En central antioxidant som stärker immunförsvaret och är nödvändig för en massa funktioner i kroppen.
Den bidrar till kollagenbildning, hjälper till att absorbera järn, stärker slemhinnor-, blodkärlsväggar- och binjurarna.
C-vitamin kallas för en anti-stressvitamin och är superviktig för balansen i hjärnans kemi, eftersom den skyddar cellerna mot oxidativ stress, minskar trötthet och utmattning, samt risken för att få depressiva syndrom.
Den kan även bidra till en gladare yoni då den alltså hjälper till att smörja slemhinnorna.
Människokroppen kan dock inte producera C-vitamin utan vi behöver få det via kosten eller kosttillskott- Jag älskar att börja dagen med ett glas varmt vatten med en pressad citron i och en shot äppelcidervinäger och om jag äter tillskott ser jag till att det är utan askorbinsyra som sägs utvinnas ur svartmögel..Yikes.
Några andra naturliga källor till C-vitamin är paprika, persilja, apelsin, grönkål, broccoli, nypon och chili.
B- Vitamin
Ok, nu över till mina älskade örter och jag börjar med min absoluta favorit- Nässlor...
De är otroligt näringsrika och innehåller betydande mängder av en lång rad vitaminer, mineraler och aminosyror.
De är en bra källa för C-vitamin, järn, folsyra, kalcium och hjälper till att bygga upp och bibehålla en god tarmhälsa. Det är en fantastisk ört för att att höja energin och orken.
Nässlor är ett mycket bra alternativ till en grön juice- de är bättre för miljön (de växer som ogräs, kräver lite vatten och växer i Sverige vilket inte alla grönsaker gör), det kräver mindre arbete att göra ett nässelte eller infusion och väldigt mycket mindre disk. Dessutom är nässlor väldigt mycket snällare mot din plånbok och du behöver inte kånka hem kilovis av grönsaker från mataffären.
Här har jag plockat nässlor på tomten och torkat och sen gör jag en kall infusion dvs jag häller över kallt vatten och låter stå över natten och har sen medicin direkt från min egen mark- är inte det bara ren magi?
Uppenbarligen är bilden från i somras, idag går jag runt med mössa och invirad i diverse filtar och raggsockar men denna bild fick mig att drömma mig bort till varmare dagar..snart så.
Citronmeliss
är en antiviral ört (vilket betyder att den bekämpar virus) och den har även antiparasitiska samt antibakteriella egenskaper. Förutom att den är magisk mot virus så verkar den upplyftande och är fantastisk om man känner sig lite låg och fylld av ångest. Win win win och jag brukar göra ett te med citronmeliss och Helig basilika som är en fantastisk adaptogen.
Echinacea
är en av världens mest använda och bäst dokumenterade läkeörter, som verkar virushämmande och stimulerar immunförsvaret. Jag brukar ta det i tinktur form men när jag hade The big C gjorde jag ett starkt avkok tillsammans med lite immunboostande och antivirala örter som fläderbär, lakritsrot och drack flera koppar om dagen tillsammans med Manuka honung och det var så helande. Svensk ljunghonung har även den visat sig ha liknande antibiotiska egenskaper som Manuka. Köp lokalt odlad honung, den man hittar i de vanliga butikerna är oftast överhettade och har minimal medicinal effekt.
Jag har även gjort några magiska antivirala tinkturer med just de örterna och växterna jag nämnde ovan. Ta några droppar i vatten och få naturens egna potenta medicin.
Fläderbär
har använts i traditionell folkmedicin för behandling av sjukdomar i luftvägarna, munnen, mag-tarmkanal, hud, virala infektioner, feber, förkylning och influensa och smakar gudomligt tycker jag. Min lärare i naturmedicin- Marysia har världens bästa recept på fläderbärsmedicin som har illustrerats så fint av Christy Dawn som är ett fantastiskt sustainable klädesmärke från LA- kolla in både receptet och hennes kläder här
Oreganoolja
Oregano är en fantastisk ört som jag brukar ta som droppar (av oljan) i ett glas vatten- sjukt starkt och inget man bör ta under längre tid utan mest när man känner att man behöver fighta något och då är oljan en sann räddare i nöden. Du kan även koka upp oregano på spisen och stå över med en handduk över huvudet vilket är magiskt för bl a luftvägarna. Man kan även gurgla halsen med oljan. Ta även om du tror att du utsatts för parasiter och bara en best friend att alltid ha med sig på resan.
Kolloidalt silver
Sen brukar jag äta en vitlöksklyfta om dagen vid behov och koka upp ingefärste som jag dricker med Manuka honung- YUM
Ceremoniell kakao
Och sen, my grand finale..min ceremoniella kakao- rik på antioxidanter, magnesium, probiotika, järn, koppar, zink, hjälper kroppen att utsöndra serotonin så jag känner mig blissful, fantastisk för att balansera våra hormoner, ger oss naturlig energi och gör mig på så bra humör.
Jag blandar den med himalaya salt, cayenne, dadlar, varmt vatten och adaptogener som Chaga, Reishi, Lions Mane, Ashwaganda, Shatavari eller Maca.
Och det vet ni väl redan att ni kan köpa er egna kakao på min hemsida!
My kind of medicine
Om du får the big C så kan jag även tipsa om att detta hjälpte mig på vägen..
NAC
En aminosyra som är en väldigt kraftfull antioxidant som sägs vara en väldigt effektiv mot detox av bl a spikproteiner.
Tall
En viktig växt vid problem med lungorna. Koka upp vatten på spisen (ångbad), ta i tall alt tallolja kanske tillsammans med oregano och andas sen in ångorna av medicinalväxterna för en redig cleanse. Dina lungor kommer tacka dig.
Ivermektin – Egentligen en parasitmedicin som är hett omdebatterad men jag kan bara säga att den räddade mig när jag blev sjuk- tur i oturen så befann jag mig i Guatemala så där kan man köpa det på vanliga apotek för inga pengar alls. Den har även hjälpt några av mina vänner som lidit av långtids C.
Andra magiska aktiviteter att ta till för ett bättre välmående och starkare immunförsvar är att:
ANDAS, SJUNGA, SKAKA, DANSA, MEDITERA, GÅ UT I NATUREN, KRAMAS OSV..
Var det här för mycket information att ta in på en gång? I know..det är ett heltidsjobb att hålla hälsan på topp och jag hjälper så gärna till och guidar dig med kost, örter, vitaminer och övningar för att boosta ditt immunförsvar, allmänna hälsa, yonihälsa osv.
Här kan du läsa mer om en coaching session med mig som jag erbjuder under mitt ena företag Her Peace som är en plattform för kvinnlig underlivshälsa om ni kanske har missat det? Vi håller i retreats ca en gång i månaden där vi gör allt möjligt för att höja vår frekvens så vi kan leva ett mer harmoniskt liv i enlighet med vår cykel. Vi äter och utbildar i antiinflammatorisk och high vibe mat, vi mediterar och promenerar i naturen, badar, bastar, blir coachade, andas, dricker kakao och andra magiska örtelixir, skakar, dansar and the list goes on. Ni hittar dem i vår kalender på vår hemsida
Ha en fin helg,
Kram från skogen
Wow what a year
It normally always happens a lot in my life but I think this year took the record..
It started at Punta Mona, a permaculture farm in the jungle of Costa Rica, it took me to a spiritual community PachaMama on the other coast of Costa Rica, then through Guatemala and Mexico before I landed in Sweden, moved into my house in the countryside, worked day and night to get my retreat up and running before the high season was over and done with, hosted and co-hosted a lot of magical retreats and ceremonies, me and Elin launched our business Her Peace, my own business Nina Medicina took of and I am almost ready to launch my cacao business together with my bestie Erika under the name Wild Cacao Collective.
I fell of a horse, fell down several stairs and I got Covid-19- all VERY clear signs to tell me to slow down, my mantra in life and the most difficult thing for me..I keep learning and growing everyday and I feel so grateful knowing that I create my own reality, hard freaking work though and my goals this coming year is to work smarter, not harder. Make more time to have fun. Learn to finally play the guitar. Sing more. Move my body more. Meditate more. Host more retreats and go to some myself. Find a better work/life balance. Keep shaking off of all toxic things, energies and people getting into my field. Open up for more love. Oh create some more engagement in here, I feel its awfully quite so lets start with:
What is your goals in 2022?
This is how I spent last New Years eve- by the ocean, in the jungle, surrounded by some of the most unique people I have ever met. A day and night forever in my heart.
So this is another goal for 2022- more dancing, more beaches.
Harvesting my own cacao was another highlight of last year. To see the whole process from the tree to my very own cup of magic.
Jungle walks
This feels SO far away, braids, tan, shell necklace..a winter in Sweden is really not great for GLOW.
I talked to a LOT of plants last year and I keep learning that nature is the best medicine.
Breathwork ceremonies jungle style
I hosted a ceremony with a herbal elixir and breathwork on Punta Monas New Years retreat and I was so nervous hosting it in front of so many people, my biggest ceremony so far I think and it was just mind-blowing and it set the tone for the rest of the year.
I feel so grateful I got to meet so many sisters from allover the world and connect on such a deep level in such short time.
Touch is also medicine and I always incorporate that into my ceremonies for those who wish.
And SHAKING. I do it pretty much everyday and its saved me from a lot of anxiety this crazy year. Observe cats after they fight..they walk away and shake it all off and then they move on with their lives..while us humans tend to just hold it inside, get more tense and tense until we explode. Well not anymore. Not holding it in anymore.
Gathering in community in front of the fire is something I want to call in more of in this year to come.
And to learn even more about plants and herbs, especially the ones growing native on my land.
Grateful for all the people I got to meet last year.
Living in community has its challenges but really brings in so much magic.
Such contrasts- this was last year and this new year we were in complete solitude in the forest. Just me, 2 of my best friends and my dog.
Wow look at mama nature, the trees just delivers beauty and doesn’t compare or compete with eachother. They live and flourish together. Its very inspiring.
On international woman’s day me and Elin launched Her Peace which is a platform where we work to remove shame and stigma around woman’s health issues. We wrote 2 e-books, hosted our first Peace for Her retreat, hosted several online woman circles and coaching and we will continue with more retreats this coming year- the next one already end of January. DM me if you are interested or check our website
Ahhh these magical woman were such a delight to start the year with at PachaMama- an amazing community in Costa Rica with a lot of ceremonies, yoga, meditation and beach time. I had my own casita and had a LOT of alone time after not being alone for 4 months at Punta Mona, this was pure medicine.
Ahhh sunsets on the beach
And all the ceremonies..
Ran into my burning man friend Anais at Pachamama, magical woman.
Made offering to the earth – yoni
And sat in more ceremonies and woman’s circles
I moved on to Guatemala and stayed with my friend Azzurro up in the mountains of Jaibalito. A lot of alone time here as well and I really tried to learn the guitar without much improvement- coach anyone?
We hosted our first woman’s circle online with Her Peace which was a bit scary in the mountains of Guatemala with VERY unpredictable wifi but it went great. I also fell in love with the house cat Artemis who became my best friend for a few weeks.
My dear friend Azzurro that I have some exciting projects with in this year.
Lake Atitlan- manifesting a house on this lake this year.
So many ceremonies, this was a cacao ceremony around the fire with Nana Marina, a medicine woman from Guatemala.
My turban got an upgrade by a local abuelita.
And more ceremonies- this one with the magical woman Hamaima that I love dearly. Sooo much magic, songs and inner child healing.
Ahh Lake Atitlan..This is where I will build my winter home and spend a lot more time at. More info to come.
Did a plant dye workshop at Luna Zorro in Antigua and fell in love with her and the beautiful shop. If you have been following me a whole you might know I love to dye everything dirty white with avocado seeds for a dusty earthy pink tone and here I got even more inspiration and its another mission this year- use what I have in the garden and start experimenting.
Then my last stop on this life changing trip was Tulum where I danced on the beach, did some amazing breathwork, shopped endless macrame interior and ate a lot of Guacamole.
And stayed with Bibi that is a very inspiring woman that teaches conscious lovemaking and other tantric practices amongst other things. And I love her style!!
Alchemy of breath was a magical way to close of my 7 month trip- a very intense breathwork journey with music to DIE for.
I went a bit overboard with these guys..
Then I came home right in time for spring and started to decorate my cute little guesthouse.
And made loads of medicine with abundant weeds and herbs
A little piece of Guatemala and Mexico in the sweetest part of Sweden
Apple trees in bloom must have been one of my favorite highlights this year. Endless beauty
Ah and all the thrift shopping.
My master bedroom coming together
Ah dancing around Österlen was another highlight for sure. Spring time was quiet and so beautiful
And the beaches, almost like Bali..
My stair. My happy place
I found an old kitchen piece in a storage on my property and decided to put it in the yoga barn with the help of some amazing local handymans. Not as easy as expected..it never is, is it?
My first retreat was on summer solstice and it was over expectation magical.
So much love
And sisterhood
And herbal elixirs
And besties
This magical woman saved my retreat and cooked the most amazing food one could ever imagine. TACK TOVE!
So happy that these little magical berries grows allover my land.
Thank you mama cacao for taking me through this year and guiding me through life based on what my heart wants, and not what my overthinking money mind thinks.
My home is where my hat is.
So much joy having so many woman I love in the same place. We have all been spread out across the world so this is more than magical.
Morning writing exercises has been an important part of my year and well being. I like to start to write what im grateful for, what I let go of and what I call in.
Baby Elda came into my life and it would never be the same again. Its good that I was so naive about how easy it would be to get her to Sweden from the US cause if I did know I would have not have her by my side now. Love of my life.
So happy we were pretty naive about starting Her Peace as well cause if I would have understood how difficult it would be to reach out to a bigger crowd I would have probably not signed up on the mission- but so grateful we went for it cause I’ve learned so much and had so much fun and it feels so good to help make a change in how we talk and educate about woman’s health.
My mission to have a functioning permaculture farm in a year or so was very naive too but that time will come. I did manage to cultivate a lot of magical herbs though.
I feel like I have been allover the place..so much I want to write about, talk about and share.
And I also just want to be a godess and lay in my hammock and read one of my 100 books I have gathered on my journey around the globe.
And meditate more..that is on my list.
My healing barn ended up over expectation and its the perfect place to gather in ceremonies.
Natural beauty products have been a big part of my life in the past years. I no longer buy a lot of products- I rather make them myself and if I do buy anything I make sure it is as natural and non toxic as possible.
This is a dandelion body scrub that works like magic for my skin
And my friend Tove introduced me to sea moss as a hair mask and it was life changing.
I drove to a German castle, held a ceremony and joined several more. It was magical and really rough at the same time.
I got to hold some amazing cacao ceremonies at the magical place Fiskabäck in Österlen and got to meet so many beautiful souls.
This year I am selling my chakra set of crystal bowls and calling in some alchemy bowls to replace them. Anyone interested?
Manifesting a place like this to be able to host bigger groups than I am able to now.
And this dome is just so dreamy!!
Tried my best to learn how to grow my own vegetables. Some projects more successful than others.
I hosted a cacao ceremony around the fire at a new earth gathering in Österlen. SO much magic and so fun to find such a big community of likeminded souls down here in Skåne.
Drummed away with my new friend Johanna that I will host a trum and cacao ceremony with next week, I think there is a spot left so let me know if you are interested
More dancing in nature, really my happy place.
I hosted some small and intimate healing sessions in my yoga barn and it has been so beautiful to see my baby grow to life.
So happy I get to be surrounded by so many woke and wonderful woman in my life.
Here is one of them turning 40.
And here was on my birthday, cacao ceremony in a different forest.
Some other highlights were all my ceremonies at Conscious life. I love that place.
I also loved and cried over all my apples. Hard freaking work and I didn’t even manage to take care of most of them but this year I will put more love into it and maybe even create a little apple business, my creative juices are flowing.
In my happy place
It will be a year filled with a lot more nourishing beverages like golden mylks, cacao and matchas.
Magical Bree will hopefully come to Sweden from LA to co host a breathwork retreat with me here in May, lets all cross our fingers it will work out in this crazy travel world right now. She is AMAZING!
Sunrises in Malibu..ahhh makes me miss LA
And I timed in a live day with all my herbal witches on some magical land in Pacific Palisades.
My mornings
For our Peace for Her retreat our chef Olivia connected with local farmers and we got this mega piece of a pumpkin amongst a lot of other magical foods. Goalzzz
Another goal is more retreats this year, its really what im the most passionate about. To gather in community, heal, share, eat high vibe foods and be in nature.
My apples made it to Stockholm and looking great in Fridas window
Super grateful for this magical woman for so much fun this year- my garden guru Frida that I am sure you already know .
I will also learn more songs on the drum this year. Ahh a lot of missions.
Its also been so wonderful being back in Sweden and reconnecting with some old friends, same same but different.
I have been trying not to buy anything in terms of clothes for a year and a half now as I have more than I need but this jacket has really saved me in this hardcore winter I am now living in.
My fermentation projects keeps me busy. This will hopefully be apple cider vinegar soon
Ah kale from the neighbouring farm
And that little green house-WANT!!
This is how my healing barn ended up, still a work in progress but the kitchen is in place, ready for my cacao lounge to open up.
And future collaborations with sound healers and kirtan bands.
Almost there..I have been working on my cacao brand for like 5 years now, its really a labour of love and its been through so many phases but SOON it will be launched and you will LOVE it. The blends are to die for.
Me and Elin joined the podcast Härligt Ärligt and it was such a beautiful meeting with Emma and Jennie that we also decided to collaborate and start selling their yoni inspired jewellery – LOVE.
Get it in our webshop.
Ah baby Elda is getting used to snow
Its a love story
And now a cozy winter in front of the fire
Trying to find my winter style here after so many winters abroad. its really been too cold for me to maintain some sort of sense of style, its been more about survival.
My closing ceremony this year was of course- MAGICAL. Looking forward to this year to come
With many more magical forest memories
Loads of home cooked high vibe foods
Loads of snuggles
And people who really allow me to see them and that sees me for who I am.
And sooo much more music. Yep, that’s it. 2021 was a whirlwind of a year and I know in my heart 2022 will bring in all that I dream of.
AND SO IT IS
..Absolutely nothing I feel. I have been going deep into Swedish winter as well as my own inner winter and been hibernating in front of the fire, dreaming up some magical herbal medicines, reading in some dusty books, debating if I should leave Sweden this winter or really try and stick it out like I promised myself. You will find me on skyscanner every afternoon when the sun goes down and the house gets freezing cold, dreaming about going back to Guatemala, Bali, Costa Rica..BUT I also know that a winter here is what I need. To honor the cycles of the year and take more time for deep rest and going inwards. Living in sunny places is amazing but I am never still and in a way I am so curious to see what creative ideas will come out after a winter of just going inwards.
Anyways..I still have a few events before we leave this year behind and there is still spots to 2 of them in Stockholm.
December 15th at Pachamama in Hägersten, 19.00
December 18th at Conscious Life at Södermalm, 19.30.
There will be cacao, breathwork, drumming, singing and sound healing.
I hope to see you there.
Fire- the element of transformation. My favourite ritual to do around the full moon and new moon is to write down what I want to let go off and then throw it in the fire and watch it BURN. Very powerful!!
I turned off my phone all day Sunday and wow the creative juices were flowing.
I strained some medicines I made almost 2 years ago and they are potent..
This is Vanilla medicine- super divine and potent and the only way I use vanilla- the powder you get in the store is so processed but this my loves is the real deal!! 1 dropper of this in my cacao and my life just got a whole new meaning..
The things that are cooking on my stove..A hair mask made of sea moss- which is the best thing that ever happened to my hair. Then a decoction of my new favourite adaptogen Rhodiola- game changer..amazing for energy, depression, anxiety, post partum depression, focus, mental clarity..I mean..I have been drinking it for 3 days now and I feel like a super human.
Ah Blue vervain..Amazing nervine which means its calming to our nervous system, calming and amazing for meditation and dream work. Perfect for insomnia and just really good for the winter months of deep rest. I have a few extra bottles so send me an email if you want to get one.
I will be back at the cozy studio Pachamama in Hägersten on December 15th and it will be the last one for this year- 2 more spots left so send me an email if you are interested.
I will be spending a lot of time in Stockholm December and January and will be renting out my entire place- Main house, Yoga barn, Guest house and a sauna. OR do you want to trade for a few weeks? Shoot me an email:)
Had a meeting with my accountant and since I dont really make it out of my sanctuary that often I took the opportunity to dress up.
A few spots left for my Cacao ceremony at Conscious life in Stockholm on December 18th and I have a feeling we will go deep.
I am a Modern medicine woman and spiritual guide working mainly with Ceremonial Cacao, plants, breathwork and sound.
Here I am writing about my life that is divided between Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and the forest in Skåne. Topics I am passionate about are Cacao, holistic health, healing, spirituality, ceremonies, rituals and my dog Elda of course❣︎
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