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

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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

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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!

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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)

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