I spent the past week planning out my 2019 bookshelf (aka my personal book nook). Every January, I make a list of books and herbal courses I want to take, and it helps keep me on track to actually finish one before starting another. This year my mind and soul have been really drawn to […]
Read More… from Book Nook 2019 + New Herbal Courses I’m taking
Getting outside is one of my favorite things. In winter, it’s also one of the hardest things (for me, at least). I’m a perpetually cold person, and winter is my toughest season. I have Raynaud’s syndrome, and this definitely impacts how much time I can spend outdoors when it’s cold, and is physically limiting to […]
Read More… from Adventure Ready | January Heart Warmth & Winter Foraging Favorites
Sharing a few additions of botanical favorites to my library this year. I often splurge on books and courses for next year around this time every year. I made an intentional effort to vary my purchases this year, keeping some educational, some interactive, and some just for fun. I hope you enjoy these a much […]
Read More… from Book Nook | Holiday Roundup of Botanical Favorites
Today’s post is something that’s very near and dear to me, and I wanted to share two impactful organizations that make being an herbalist in todays society possible, and let you know what you can do to support them too, if these groups are serving your life in your greater good somehow. It takes a […]
Read More… from #GiftForGood | Giving Back for Sustainable Plant Medicines
Happy late November, everyone! I’m rounding up a few of my very favorite products from Mountain Rose Herbs that I’ve enjoyed this year which make for some wonderful gifts for the herb lover in your life. Botanical treasures are so sweet, and so individual for each person. When I gift or receive something like an […]
Tea blending is a totally magical process. Fewer things make me feel more in control of my own health and wellness than being able to intuitively blend my own herbal teas. And fewer things make my kitchen space feel more “potions class” than my apothecary nooks. When you start to create your own apothecary at home, […]
This past weekend, I scooped up my foraging gear and loaded the pup in the car and took off on a long autumnal hike in the October Blue Ridge of Virginia. It’s been some months since I’ve gotten myself outside on a slow and unhurried hike by myself. I’ve had a lot on my plate […]
Overnight infusions are my favorite way to brew tea when the days are still on the warm side. The nights are a little brisk and the days are savory warm. It’s the in-between tea season where not too hot and not too cold rule the beverage selections in my house and room temperature seems to […]
Approaching the end of summer is consistently hard for me. I treasure the summer months with the same savoring quality I did during my elementary summers away from school. It’s not just the heightened summer outdoorsy, free spirited, long days and fire-fly filled nights I woefully see slipping away…it’s the oppressive summer heat, too. I […]
Let’s get into the nitty gritty details of stress. Specifically, the brain – stress – whole body connection and how this presents individually. Psychosomatic is defined as, “(of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress”. When symptoms show up in the body “out of the […]
