May 15, 2018
The
first time Christina came to the desert it was to ring in the new
year at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown. She connected with some
musicians who introduced her to various aspects of the desert,
including the national park and Christina began splitting her time
between Orange County, CA and the desert. During the transition,
she also took up rock-climbing and has met and been trained by some
of the most experienced and best climbers in the business. In
this episode Christina also talks about desert dating experiences,
along with a side of the desert community she was surprised to bear
witness to and how being alone in the desert has helped her with
setting some personal boundaries.
Her
love of desert plants and their medicinal value lead her to create
'Every Leaf Speaks'. Christina studied at The Gaia School of
Healing & Earth Education and is in her second year of learning at
Green Wisdom Herbal Studies, which is rooted in the Wise WOMBan
Tradition. Christina recently began teaching classes on medicine
making her in the Morongo Basin.
We end
the episode with a lovely poem by one of Christina's inspirations,
Susun Weed.