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He says participants gather in a circle and everyone is invited to create a collective mandala out of fruit.

The fruit used is native to the country they are in, such as papaya in Mexico

“We start to connec t with breathwork and after eat the fruit in the process. So we are awakening the inner child to come out and play.”

Glatt says participants often report feeling joyful, pure and happy as a result of the ceremonies.

They become aware of the fruit’s healing properties and every time they eat the fruit in life, they are more conscious of what they’re eating.

“We’re exploring this ancient wisdom of the fruit,” says Glatt. “For me, it’s important to keep fruit as natural as possible.”

By connecting all the senses, people can awaken all their senses and have a deeper experience in life, explains Glatt.

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Plantain - for Insect Bites, Wounds...

By Sarah Dafoe

Plantain (Plantago spp.) is notable for its ability to colonize compacted and disturbed earth with heavy clay and low fertility.

Hidden within lawns and grass verges it has evolved to survive being trampled on, offering up a variety of medicinal support to those who take the time to slow down and connect with it.

Plantain is an important plant not only for soil rehabilitation, but its abundance provides quick and easy access to a sustainably strong first-aid source, whether you need to soothe an insect bite, extract a stubborn splinter, staunch bleeding or support gut health, plantain is a readily available ally.

Plantain leaves were commonly worked with in folk medicine as skin poultices for wounds, sores or insect stings and the root was worked with for fevers and respiratory infections.

Plantago is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia and has an ancient tradition of medicinal use in those regions, it has been widely naturalised elsewhere in the world.

There are hundreds of species of plantain, but the two best-known to Western herbalists are Plantago lanceolata (known as lance-leaf, ribwort, or narrow-leaf plantain) and Plantago major (known as greater, common, or broad-leaf plantain).

The leaf structure of both Plantago major and lanceolata indicate how the plant can be worked with.

Broad-leaf plantain reminds me of the rounded wings of a bee and the lance-leaf shape looks like the pointed tip of a knife, with its ability to cut and pierce the skin, both types of leaf being extremely useful for insect stings and all types of skin abrasions.

In late spring and summer, the plant develops tall narrow flower stalks, topped with small dense seed clusters, providing another type of medicine to work with internally, in the form of Psyllium.

Origin and History: Plantago has had a reputation in medicine from remote antiquity, appearing in the ancient collection of medicinal texts called Lacgunga (remedies), as one of the nine most important sacred herbs of the time.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, plantago was worked with in Europe to treat a host of issues from boils and dog bites to cold, flu and fever.

Chemical Makeup: iridoid glycosides (2.5%), aucubin, apigenin, baicalein, catapol, asperuloside, flavonoids, mucilage (2%), tannins (6.5%), phenolic acids, saponins and flavonoids.

Energetics and Taste: Plantain leaf is bland in taste, with a slight bitter edge. It is mildly cooling, soothing and moistens tissues while also tightening them.

This gives plantain a uniquely balanced energy.

The seeds of Plantain are bland and very mucilaginous, when soaked in water they attain a gel-like consistency and also offers a balanced energy when applied internally, supporting bowel regulation.