How can conscious engagement with plants, with which we’ve co-evolved since the dawn of our species, support healing in the physical, emotional and spiritual realms and help mend our separation from nature? Three brilliant herbalists/botanists, long on the...
We know we’re on the verge of destroying so much, so how do we, as a culture, evolve so that we really love and care for the earth? Here’s how I try to stay in a relationship with the land when I’m traveling. When you travel, how do you say hello–how do...
You are wired to perceive nature, and your perception expands with awareness Here’s something I do every day to connect with the plants. It’s something really simple that you can do. It happens after I park my car in the driveway. When I get out of the car, I notice...
She made onion syrup and everybody had to drink it because she knew not to wait for the cough to spread through the pack. How important is it to explore your family remedies and do you ever feel like you know enough? Do you have herbs or herbal remedies that have been...
Here’s a trick that I discovered that helps our kids learn how to use herbs to take care of themselves. When I noticed that my son was not retaining as much herbal knowledge as I would have liked him to, I asked him a question. “Hey Gabriel, why aren’t you trying to...
“I’ve helped more than 1000 of my students clear out the cobwebs, deconstruct the cultural premise that says this isn’t real and helped them successfully activate this essential foundation for full-spectrum herbal learning.” If you are reading this blog,...
“The problem is that when we focus on only using the intellect with our herbal studies, without a doubt, the information is harder to retain, remember and embody.” In the big, wide world of herbal studies, there are a few big frustrations that I hear about...
“I went on my very first herb walk when I was 8 years old.” There is something that happened on that walk that is still relevant and drives my herbal studies to this very day. Join me next to the beached BLUE WHALE bones to tap into this core concept that...
Do you know any of the herbal remedies that were used by your mother, grandmother, great-grandparents and aunties? Can you remember an ‘Old Wives’ Tale’ or a silly remedy that your mom always made you take when you started to get a cough? “Our foremothers...
The first spring flowers to arrive in our yard are camellias and calla lilies. I love these flowers, not only because they are beautiful, but also because they are the two flowers that remind me of my grandmother, Nana, June McBride. “What plant do you smell...
