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Tips for Meditating
• Don't Force your eyes closed
If your eyes want to be open or wander, let them. Don't force yourself to do something just because it's what others do
•You don't have to be smiling
If your face doesn't relax into a smile don't make it. Let your face in it's most comfortable position
•You don't have to be sitting up straight
Be comfortable. If that's standing, laying, or an awkward jumble of limbs, what ever is comfy
• Surround Yourself with/Hold items that bring you comfort or joy
Trinkets, gifts, items that hold memories, what helps you relax
• Listening to music is allowed
If a rhythm helps you relax of help you control your breathing, or if focusing on lyrics helps to stop your mind from wandering, listen to it (I personally listen to Hozier or Avi Kaplan)
Drying herbs and flowers may or may not be something of interest. Here are some tips for those who are looking to dry their own harvests and gatherings.
Air Drying:
Air drying typically works best with herbs that are low moisture like rosemary, oregano, dill, lavender, etc.
Herbs like mint, basil, chive, are best put into an oven or dehydrator.
Be sure to trim them at a slight angle so the center of the plant is protected while drying.
Gather together a decent sized bundle. Anywhere between 7-10 branches/sprigs, typically, and tie them off with string or a rubber band even. The smaller the bundle, the faster they’ll dry.
Hang the bundle, stem-side up towards the ceiling, for about a week or so. The cooler and darker the place, the better.
Herbs are ready if the leaves/flowers crumble easily.
Harvest Tips:
If you are using the herbs for food, the best time to harvest them is right before the plant begins to flower. You can prolong the harvest by snipping away the flower buds as they appear.
Essential oils are concentrated in the leaves early in the morning before the sun can release them into the air so early morning is the best time to harvest.
Cut away healthy herbs, remove the sickly and dried/wilted leaves, and shoo away insects. Be gentle!
If you rinse the herbs, PAT DRY CAREFULLY!
When it comes to seeds (dill, fennel, etc), place the flower heads (once cleaned from stems) into a paper bag or Tupperware container and have fun shaking!
Oven Drying:
Clean up leaves/seeds/etc and place them onto a cookie sheet (I usually use a shallow one. I believe mine is less than an 1 inch?).
Put herbs in an open oven on low heat – less than 180 degrees F – for 2-4 hours. (I cannot stress the low heat! You WILL burn them otherwise.)
Herbs are ready if the leave crumble easily
More Notes:
Oven drying takes out some of the herbs potency to more will need to be used in cooking which is more than fine.
Store in labeled, dated airtight containers like canning jars, plastic storage containers or freezer storage bags.
For best flavor, keep the leaves whole until you are ready to use them, then crush.
Dried herbs are best used within a year.
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