Bring on October
Welcome October with big open arms!
It’s a busy month for most! Little ones back in school with parties and events, cramming in all of your last minute doctor appointments for the year, and for some the busy holiday planning!
October has some fun events on the calendar that you might not know about such as , international coffee day, world farm animals day and world vegetarian day!
While also noting the staples, breast cancer awareness month, Yom Kippur ,Columbus Day and Halloween!
Here is a great place for you to pick up all the herbs and spices you would need to complete your October teas! My friend Penny is super knowledgeable and helpful!
Herbsandspices.com
I■ October Herbal Teas
As the air cools and the leaves shift, these teas invite warmth, reflection, and nourishment for body and
soul.
■ Apple Cinnamon Comfort
Ingredients:
- 1 apple (peeled & sliced) or dried apple pieces
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp honey (optional)
Method: Simmer apple slices with cinnamon for 10 minutes, strain, and sweeten if desired.
■ Pumpkin Spice Rooibos
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp rooibos tea
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice blend (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method: Steep rooibos with spice blend for 7–10 minutes. Add vanilla at the end.
■ Elderberry & Echinacea Boost
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp dried elderberries
- 1 tsp echinacea
- 1 slice fresh ginger
warm.
Method: Simmer elderberries and ginger for 15 minutes. Add echinacea last 5 minutes, strain, and sip
■ Ginger Lemon Glow
Ingredients:
- 1 slice fresh ginger
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tsp honey
Method: Steep ginger in hot water for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and honey before drinking.■ Cinnamon Orange Spice
Ingredients:
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Peel of 1 orange (dried or fresh)
- 2–3 cloves
Method: Simmer ingredients for 10 minutes. A fragrant, festive brew.
■ Journaling Prompt:
As you sip your tea, write about what this season of slowing down is asking of you. What are you ready to release ? What warmth are you ready to welcome in ?
Need a fun and rewarding craft for October?
You can buy small sugar pumpkins and each day you write something you are grateful for,at the end of the month you can bake them and make them into just about anything or donate them to the person who you thought about them when you wrote on the pumpkin!
A monthly health reminder:
October is breast cancer awareness month! So here is my gentle reminder to you to schedule your mammogram or thermography is also an amazing option if available to you ( I have an amazing in with a thermographer if anyone needs more info)
This is also an amazing time to STOP and think when was the last time I actually did something for myself??? It can be as small as a treat coffee or maybe big as a whole spa day!
We wish you a October of growth and health!