Welcome to July 2024.

July is for Cancer, a water sign. 

Cancer's go with the flow. Stay hydrated and swim with the flow of energy this month. Be with family and home, have BBQs, and tell stories of the family ancestry. Be together and celebrate the family and home. 

Remember to keep balanced and well. 

July is hot. Remember to keep yourself hydrated and keep the electrolytes coming. Time for being outside in the water, camping, working in the yard, and all things outside. Watch for overheating, keep cold packs available to help cool down. Put a wrapped cold pack around the back of your neck on Acupuncture Point DU 14 to help keep cool. Take breaks in the shade often while working outside. Acupuncture Point LI 11 on the end of the outer elbow crease will help release heat in the body. 

Bring in the harvest of fruits and vegetables growing in your garden. Preparing homegrown food for your family is a special ceremony. Remember your renewing your energy with the energy from growing live foods. Work your garden, prepare, serve, and eat your food with good positive thoughts and words.  

Watermelon, cantaloupe, and grapes are good foods for putting water into your body during these hot months, along with celery and tomatos. Also, remember that an apple a day will keep the doctor away.

Stay hydrated and cool in the dog days of summer. 

I Shave participated in many May Pole Dances and they are a great celebration with food and the drums