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Letter from the Editor
Hi guys,
Happy April! Spring is upon us and it's the time of rejuvenation. April showers bring May flowers! Use this time to forget about the harsh, gross winter and look forward to the lovely weather coming soon! We have some exciting news here at Evo...new products are in the making! Recently, we have introduced CBD-infused protein powder, hemp hearts, and hempseed oil. All containing 15mg of full spectrum hemp extract per serving! With these items, we wanted to give our hemp-sters better benefits while using the same products they've used before! Check them out and let us know what you think! Hope you all have a wonderful month and keep on hemp-ing:)
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PLANTS THAT PURIFY by Morgan Magda
Peace Lily
Boston Fern
Ficus Alli
Philodendron
Dwarf Date Plant
Dracaena
We all have that one friend…you know…the one friend who refers to their house plants as their babies. They talk to their plants. They are emotionally attached to their plants. If you’re thinking to yourself right now, ‘Hey I am that friend!”, then you’re in good company. Me too. House plants, I really can’t get enough of them. Luckily for me, and anyone else with the same attitude, this is an extremely healthy obsession. These green, lustrous, plant friends are not only gorgeous to look at, they have numerous health benefits as well. Many house plants purify our air of serious indoor pollutants. These pollutants are known as formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide. Previous studies conclude that there are 50 house plants that are proven to be successful in removing these toxins from the air. I am here to share the top 6 plants, so you can start, or continue, your journey of growing fresh air! 1. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa") The peace lily not only purifies the indoor air but humidifies it as well! This peaceful plant friend removes alcohols, acetone, trichloroethylene, benzene, and formaldehyde from the air. 2. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata “Bostoniensis”) The Boston Fern is the best at removing formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is found in plastic garbage bags paper towels, facial tissues, floor coverings, and adhesives, gas stoves and tobacco smoke can also release this into the air. 3. Ficus Alii (Ficus macleilandii “Alii”) This plants super power is removing chemical vapors from the air! 4. Dwarf Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) The dwarf date palm has received the ring of power for ridding the air of the evil xylene which is found in solvents. 5. Philodendron (Philodendron sp.) These easy-going plants are super simple to take care of making years and years of detoxification possible! 6. Dracaena “Janet Craig” (Dracaena deremensis) Last but certainly not least (hierarchies are not needed in plant talk), the homie Janet is taking care of us by removing trichloroethylene from the air! Ya Janet!!! Of course, we want to show a little love to our beloved hemp plant as well. Hemp, although not the typical house plant, is a great purifier for the air. It can even help offset carbon emissions!
References: How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office (Penguin; First Edition edition April 1, 1997). https://learn.eartheasy.com/articles/the-top-10-plants-for-removing-indoor-toxins/
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The Best Places to Hike Around Boulder, CO By: Kyle Raisor The long-awaited change from Winter to Spring is finally upon us. No frosty, dark days, stuck cooped up in the house. The snow is melting, daylight is extending, even the birds are singing again. It’s time to be outside and take in the natural beauty of our surroundings. Living in Colorado means beautiful trails right in your backyard, and one of the most popular spring activities for many is hiking. We’ve taken the liberty to compile some of our favorite hikes and reasons to take advantage of the spring weather. Take a look below and get out there! We are lucky enough to be in one of the most unique cities for outdoor recreational activity. Boulder offers beautiful views on multiple trails, it’s almost impossible to list them all. However, if you’re new to the area or just getting back into it, try a quick hike up Chautauqua Park or drive up Flagstaff Mountain, and take a quick trail-hike to get a beautiful backdrop of the Rockies. It’s an amazing cardio workout and is extremely beneficial for our overall health. Hiking helps reduce our chance of heart disease while also building muscle and strength in our core, glutes, quadriceps, and hamstrings. Not to mention the fresh air and beautiful aesthetic is a natural stress reliever and good for mental health. Research has shown that hiking has a positive impact on combating stress and anxiety. Having exposure to sunlight helps release the brain hormone serotonin, which is associated with boosting overall mood and calmness of the body. Your body will thank you and will happily say goodbye to the seasonal depression brought on from the cold dark winter. You can bring your dogs! I repeat, you can bring your furry best friend and have a great day together. Keeping their health up is just as important as yours. Hiking can be a very holistic and rejuvenating experience solo, but there's nothing that compares to hiking with friends. Sharing the experience and the bonds that are formed is almost as good as the lasting memories that pile up.
Top Places to Try: Flatiron Vista: the most sought after view from the Flatirons comes from the Chautauqua Trail. The view is great for trail runners and is very family friendly. It’s a great recommendation for new beginners in the hiking community. Distance: 0.6 miles. Time: 1-1.5 hours Rattlesnake Gulch: located 20 minutes South of Boulder in the Eldorado Canyon State Park. Not only is this a great spot to hike it's very common to bike as well. Throughout your hike, you’ll encounter iconic monuments such as the remnants of the great Crags hotel spot and the Continental Divide overlook. Distance: Approx 2.5-4 miles. Time: 1.5-2.5 hours Mount Sanitas. It’s very easy to see why Mount Sanitas is Boulder's favorite hiking spot. This hike with its elevation makes it a real deal workout. The workout is easily worth it with it because of the incredible view of the Indian Peaks. Distance: 3.2 miles Duration: 2 hours This is the year to challenge and set some goals for yourself. Start easy and work your way to the harder trails. Your body and mind will thank you for all the health benefits you will be getting, so start hiking today!
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“’Mend and Heal…Take the Dream and Make It Real” A journey of using magic to actualize our dreams with Starhawk By: Morgan Magda Starhawk is an Earth activist and witch. As the co-founder of 'Earth Activist Training,' where she travels the world connecting spirituality, permaculture and teaching communities the skills they need to create positive environmental change. As a witch, her spiritual practice is informed by earth-based spirituality, eco-feminism, and Pagan Goddess tradition. She spoke a bit about her personal journey to these practices, “My original tradition was Judaism which has a bunch of wonderful gifts. However, in the 50’s and 60’s where I grew up no one was talking about sex or nature. I eventually met some witches who started talking to me about witchcraft as the old pre-Christian, pagan religions that came from Europe and the middle east. I really liked that idea. I started studying and training and eventually I came together with the early feminist movement because the witches prayed to The Goddess. That does not necessarily mean a deity that wears skirts, but to me, means the principle of the sacred being embodied in the actual world. Value is put on bringing life into the world, of nature, of flesh and sexuality, of embodying our experience. I began teaching and trainings and writing books. So, I think I know at least a little bit about making dreams real.” Starhawk’s years of immersion in witchcraft is apparent in the deeply grounded space she holds. During my time at the Envision festival, located in Uvita Costa Rica, I had the pleasure of attending one of her workshops. Once the workshop began, I realized I was in a magic ritual to realize our unique gifts as humans and create action in the world.
Starhawk refers to magic as “the art of changing consciousness at will.” Magic can include long, deep, rituals with candles and calling in our ancestors but it is also much simpler than that. Magic is in most parts of life, but the majority of humans do not consciously engage with it. In her workshop Starhawk invites us to engage with changing our consciousness at will in order to manifest our dreams Barefoot, I headed on down to the village stage. The village stage was beautifully curated by Drew LaPlante and his team. There were grand waves made out of recycled driftwood framing both sides, and a beautiful mural painted in the background of a blue hued Mother Earth with the sunset as her third eye. This space was a perfect place to find refuge from the busy-ness of the festival. I made my seat directly in front of Starhawk on the surprisingly cool jungle earth. She starts to drum. A chant follows suit “Weave and Spin, weave and spin this is how the work begins. Mend and heal, mend and heal. Take the dream and make it real”. We all begin to join her. Chanting our way into a magical container created by the words and our unified voice. Starhawk takes a moment to reflect on the privilege we have of sharing that space together, and encourages us to use this time to connect to our dreams. Starhawk exclaims, “I do believe we have all come into this particularly challenging and interesting time for a reason. We are here because we all have a unique gift to give to the world. That is not an accident. We happen to be born for this moment.” I want to write this again because this lesson is simple yet profound. “We are born for this moment, with our unique gifts, for a reason.” These gifts are rooted in what is sacred to us. She asks us to contemplate what that is. What is it that we care so much about that it actually sets a standard for how we live our lives? These are the things we would take a stand for. I asked myself this question with three answers screaming out “The Earth, dancing, and growing food.” These are the most sacred things in my world. Starhawk asks us to take a breath and a moment to think if we put most of our life energy into the things that we hold sacred. As I sat and breathed this contemplation, I started feeling a sense of momentum and inquisitiveness into where my energy is actually going and whether or not this aligns with what is sacred to me. I find that the more inner work I do the more my physical reality is in alignment with my soul. I also pay homage to the many ways in which my energy is not being channeled to those things. I’m sure others can relate to this feeling.
Maybe it is the desire to write a new story, one that does not include the power-based systems meant to control and destroy natural resources and suck us of our vital energy that motivates us into action. Maybe it is fear of our own power that stands in our way. The group is then instructed to break off into smaller groups and share what we hold sacred to us. It was a vulnerable blessing to listen and to be heard. After sharing, Starhawk invites us to go inward. As we go inward, we enter into a deep meditative state where we imagine a world in where what is sacred to us is valued and upheld in all of society. What does this look like to me? Imagine…abundant food forests shining in the golden hour sun as true community gathers around a fire. There is love, celebration, and ritual. The work revolves around stewarding the earth. There are enough resources for everyone and what is used is always restored. Nature and humans are not viewed as separate things. Instead as one entity working together for health and sustainability for future generations. That is how we sustain ourselves and each other. Children are raised in community learning and playing with a multigenerational village. Their passions and creativity are nurtured, fostering a close connection with nature. The Elders are treated as the wise-ones. We treat them and care for them as such, and we turn to them for guidance. What would this look like you? Notice what you see, hear, feel and sense, in this world? What does your inner world portray? What is one step you can take today to imbue what is sacred to you in your physical reality? Magic is real. I felt it here in this space.
Starhawk closes the ritual with a bit of her own reflection and guidance. She says, “If we think of magic as the art of changing consciousness at will, the art part is our vision. We have to know what it is we want, not just what we don’t want. It’s very easy to think, ‘Oh I hate capitalism, I hate colonization, I hate this I hate that’ and we might have really good reason to hate all of those things… that which is in our minds sets the patterns for the energies we attract and where our energy is focused. What you have to think about is…what is it that you love? Then, invoke that kind of love and put will towards it. Will is directed energy. Making the dream starts with the mind but it also requires actually doing something. It requires a lot of discipline, a lot of focused energy, and a lot of attention. It is not just about waving the wand, it is about doing the work.” During this workshop turned ritual I learned we all hold a world inside of us where what we value is at the center. There was a unified belief field surrounding the ritual and these beliefs play an important role in shifting the paradigm of our society. Many of us dream of stewarding and protecting the Earth and fostering healthy communities. We must nurture these dreams as motivators for change in order to move towards a regenerative, sustainable future. Through magic we become clear on what is sacred to us and foster a sense of connection to maximize our human potential for growth. Our dreams allude to our own set of unique gifts that we have to offer the world. A sense of solidarity and connection occurred when vulnerability was expressed through the recollection of our dreams. The layers of solidarity, connection, and vulnerability make up community. Community is key when into action. Community is the key to taking the dreams and making them real. With all of our gifts working together we are infinitely powerful. May it be so that we manifest our dreams of earth stewardship, community and love. We are all made for this moment.
*photos taken by: Sarah Hyde
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