Summer Full Moon Tonight, Preparing a Moon Bath

 

The full summer buck Moon is tonight, and I took out my Moon Bath book by Dakota Hills and Sierra Brashear. This book is one that I was thrilled to preview years ago on NetGalley and I loved it so much in the digital copy that I knew I wanted to have the hard cover book for my shelves. I guess I am old fashioned that way. This is an inspiring book of baths, recipes and lore. 

As I prepare my bath recipe and brose through the book I keep getting inspired by what I read. Pairing my herbal current favorite tea a chamomile, vanilla and honey Twining's London tea. You may notice in the photo that I have a green silk bag, this is for the petals if you don't want them floating down the drain, I like to float mine loose but the bag does help to collect them before they go down with the draining water.

I love that there are pages of sayings that make you pause and help you to breathe and stay in the moment. 

The recipe I am using is the Summer Full Moon recipe and I am adding a few of my rose petals for self love, as well as magnesium flakes to help with muscle relaxation. Through the covid pandemic shut downs, my mental health took a huge hit, I worked up my nervous system and found that I stopped taking long baths, mostly out of fear. I was glued to the news worried I would miss important news and got into the habit of quick showers. Reconnecting with this book and with the idea of making sacred bathing a priority seems like a great way to ease back into the luxury of home and self care.

I hope you can find or make time for some full moon self care and tea. Blessed Be.