Johanna Rayman

I keep the sidewalk shoveled for pedestrians, and to cut down on shoveling I sprinkle dried leaves from my Western Redcedar between the house and garage, which works pretty well.

But for walking around town I like to use Yak Trax (Action Traction is another brand) - they fit over your shoe and have cleats for ice. I first saw this product when I was lying on the icy ground for the fifth time in ten minutes (we get ice storms in Portland that cover everything with a thick sheet of ice) and someone walked by, easy as you please. He was happy to help me up and tell me about his secret footwear. I have never fallen on ice since then!  

Here are two great resources for free, streaming Feldenkrais lessons with no chaff at all (audio only, no video).

https://feldenkraisproject.com/

http://kinesophics.ca/

I enjoy Lesley Fightmaster's YouTube channel and she has two playlists for beginners:  

 

She has a wide variety of videos from gentle meditations to vigorous, difficult poses.

Hi Dr. Tilgner, I've been a fan of your Wise Woman throat mist every winter for about five years! It's great to learn more about you and your work. I've only just started dabbling in making my own syrups, tinctures and salves, and it's been a lot of fun - I'm looking forward to seeing your book and learning more about it.
Johanna

Reading these posts, I started to worry about the idea of introducing a non native species without enough consideration about how it would affect the ecological balance here.
Then I found this article and it sounds like we do have our own black soldier flies, that can winter over.
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/big-maggots-your-compost-theyre-soldier-fly-larvae
Has anyone tried just building a home for them and seeing if they show up on their own?