Cool the Fire, Feed the Muse

Pictured here is our blissful muse Irene. Photography by Juan Esteban Ayerbe

In the heat of high summer, our inner fires can burn too hot. Creativity may spark with intensity, only to sizzle out in exhaustion. It’s the paradox of July: a time of heightened expression, yet also deep need for restoration. This is where cooling herbs become gentle companions, tempering the flame and allowing clarity and flow. Plants like hibiscus, peppermint, lemon balm, and blue lotus offer physical and energetic relief, soothing the nervous system, easing inflammation, and returning the body to a rhythmic, receptive state.

Each sip of our seasonal elixirs is crafted to nourish not just your body, but your process. Whether you’re painting, dreaming, dancing, or simply being, these botanicals invite a kind of slow inspiration, where ideas emerge like mist, and the muse doesn’t have to shout. Summer becomes not only about expression, but integration. How can we shorten the paradoxical cycles of expansion and contraction?

While July begins to soften its edges, we're invited to tent the embers instead of the blaze. This is a week to slip into the shade, sip on something cooling, and let those quieter moments of inspiration speak. Let's ensure we're quiet enough to listen. What is quietly blooming inside you? What's beginning to ripen just beneath the surface?

Let Moon Dance be your midsummer muse, a hydrating herbal blend that nourishes the spirit and refreshes the senses.

This dreamy blend features Blue Lotus to calm the nervous system, Purple Tulsi for grounding clarity, Passionflower to ease the mind, Butterfly Pea to inspire creativity, and Marshmallow Root to soothe and soften from within. A botanical lullaby in every sip.

Blue Lotus is a portal plant. Revered and known for dreamwork, relaxation and heart-opening, it's a star of our elixirs for a reason.

With love & light,

Ambrosia