Cottonwood is my plant ally.  She or “ki” has been my friend for many years.  My friend Patti introduced me to Cottonwood’s magic.  Years ago she gave me an oil infused with the resin of Cottonwood buds.  I’ve been using it on my body and many other bodies in my massage therapy practice ever since.  I find Cottonwood essence profoundly grounding and soothing.  By essence I mean Ki’s resinous buds’ sweet balsamic scent, her towering tree body crowning toward the sky and her amazing rhizomes that spread from roots and fallen branches along rocky river beds.

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