Earth Speak with Natalie Ross and Friends

Artist Meg Borukhovsky on Sacred Adornment & Right Relationship with Plants [episode 70]

12.26.2021 - By Natalie RossPlay

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Meg Borukhovsky shares about cultivating right relationship with plants. You’ll also hear about: How Meg began her journey working with the plants, after living off-grid Reconnecting to the ancient, ancestral art of garment making  On the dark night of the soul  Somatic healing and nervous system regulation  ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Meg Borukhovsky is a mother, entrepreneur, and artist! Owner & creator of Sister Nettle. She lives in Tennessee on a small farm property with her birds, plants, and family. Meg’s work centers around creating with natural textiles, using botanical dyes, "slow" fashion, local sourcing, and collaboration over competition. She tries to offer something in this life that is fulfilling to both the makers and the recipients, creating a beautiful & reciprocal relationship.    In this episode, we talk about: Meg leads us through a practice to connect to the Spirit of our clothing  Connecting and giving thanks to the plants and animals that contributed to our garments  On sacred adornment  Polyester as ancient plants and animals   On embodying the belief of the sentience of nature  How Meg began her journey working with the plants, after living off-grid  On the childhood wonder and joy of meeting new plants  On being brought to tears in the woods by the flowers How the plants helped Meg to end her relationship with alcohol   On self-medicating  On not being taught how to regulate the nervous systems  Meg’s sudden realization that she had been living in a constant state of fight or flight  Somatic healing and nervous system regulation  The dark night of the soul  On being so within our stress and trauma, that we don’t even see it  On being a sensitive person, deeply connected to the Earth Stigma and addiction On being a conscious creator  Finding and creating work as a sensitive person  Meg shares some of the fibers and fabrics she works with  Reconnecting to the ancient, ancestral art of garment making  How Meg and her team create intentional, sustainable garments infused with magic  On being a conduit for creative expression  On tuning into the energies of the collective and community  How Meg receives her inspiration and creative downloads for her work  On identifying as an animist Creating right relationship with the plants  On Datura, and what happens when the plants show up  How spring gives Meg the spirit to continue Connecting to the ancient, safe, and simple medicine of rosemary Working with the poisonous plants  How ‘weeds’ have so much to offer and to teach us The medicine mimosa  On thriving despite the conditions around us  And so much more! Secret Episodes! Get access to past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective  Learn more about Meg’s offerings at sisternettle.com  Connect with Meg on Instagram @sister.nettle // https://www.instagram.com/sister.nettle/   Connect with Meg on Patreon at Sister Nettle  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret  References: Native Land https://native-land.ca/ Polyester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyester Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/ Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism Appalachia mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains Trillium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium Dutchman's breeches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicentra_cucullaria The Body Keeps the Score || Book https://amzn.to/3phuiky Dark Night of the Soul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul Polyvagal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvagal_theory Slow clothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_fashion The Infinity Slip Dress https://www.instagram.com/p/CU7pezMArBQ/ Grave goods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_goods Wood nettle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laportea_canadensis Datura https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura Rosemary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary Kathryn Solie https://www.kathrynsolie.com/ Kathryn Solie || Episode 36 https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/kathryn-solie-36  Mullein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum Glyphosate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate Mimosa Tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_julibrissin Tower card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower Death card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(Tarot_card)    ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ ► Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

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