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My Approach to the Craft of Herbal Medicine
I honor the personhood of plants and the unique ways they work with the patterns of our physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual bodies. I closely observe where plants grow and the nuances of their “way” of being. Medicines I make are crafted with respect and reciprocal relationship with the plants at the foundation. I try to work mostly with bioregional plants that I grow and harvest myself. If and when wild plants are harvested, they are done so in ways, amounts, and at times beneficial for the overall wellbeing of the land: this looks different depending on the species and place in question. I combine technical aspects of botanical/ecological knowledge and herbal training with intuition, aiming to weave a web between the scientific understanding of phytochemistry and physiology with the many other ways of knowing. I try to research as many materials as possible related to safety and contraindications in order to work ethically. Because of my practice as a somatic movement coach and therapeutic facilitator, I closely observe and understand patterns of movement, energy flow/obstruction, anatomy, gesture, and emotion in human bodies; this gives me a unique window into matchmaking humans with plants that are most likely to bring balance back into the overall system. I believe it empowers communities to remember deeper relationships with plants and that herbal practices help people have more agency in regards to their own health and healing processes. Plants shine especially for preventative care, but can also assist with acute and emergency situations.
My Lineage
After studying on my own for almost a decade (diving into many books, conversations, and embodied experiments) and taking shorter-duration workshops/classes with herbal teachers such as Kat Maier, Alyssa Schimmel, Lyrra Magda, 7song, and Kelly McCarthy, I decided to complete the full Community Herbalist program with Now and Then Herb School, taught by Sam Roberts and Renée Camila. The overall training was rooted in Energetic Herbalism and was contextualized in a collective liberatory framework of community care and creating alternatives to capitalist power structures. I deeply value the cohort I learned with and the meaningful conversations and idea-swapping we shared alongside the structured curriculum.
Through the foundation of energetic herbalism, I try to honor nuance and complexity — especially the complexity of focusing on bioregional plant connections in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, working to understand the deep-rooted history of people-plant relationships and traditions of this place while still weaving in the European “Materia Medica” as appropriate. Like most healing practices, I think herbalism is inherently syncretic; at the same time, I try to view separate lineages with integrity and avoid appropriating practices that I have no tangible experience working in/no teachers who taught me/no permission to be propagating those techniques.
My lineage with plant practices also includes gardening, farming, eco-landscaping, and growing native plants from seed. Among other vocations, some of my ancestors were/are farmers and horticulturalists. I am always in a process of deepening knowledge of ancestral roots and perspectives; I often research Slavic/Polish, Germanic, and Irish lore/pre-Christian spirituality and medicinal plant practices to inform my current relationship with plants and reciprocal relationship-building.
While I focus mostly on integrating herbal education and support into my existing affiliations/offerings in group settings, if you are working with me as a client for somatic support, we can also integrate plant medicine into our sessions.
Herbal Formulas for Sale
Medicines are seasonal and in limited quantities. Inquire for availability, prices, or with other questions. Open to trade/barter.
Currently in Stock:
Sweet Birch & Juniper Salve (Sweet Birch twigs and buds, Juniper berries and leaves; coconut oil, sunflower oil, olive oil; “spirit doses” of Lobelia inflata and Passionflower; beeswax)
- For sore bodies, muscle aches, stiffness/tightness, pains, overworked bodies, tension (both physical and emotional!) etc. A softer salve that makes an excellent massage oil for self-care or caring for others.
Passionflower Tincture
Agrimony Tincture (Agrimonia parviflora)
Digestive Bitters Blend (Dandelion root and leaf, Yarrow, Fennel, Beebalm, Rosemary; extracted in Apple Cider Vinegar)
- An energetically-balanced bitters blend to be taken before meals to assist with healthy digestion and assimilation
Hepatica Flower Essence
Tobacco Flower Essence
Not Currently In Stock:
Nettle (dried looseleaf herb)
Elderberry Syrup
Milky Oats tincture
Goldenrod (Solidago odora and other Solidago species) (dried looseleaf herb)
Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) (dried looseleaf herb)
Violet (dried looseleaf herb)
Single Plant or Combo Hydrosols/Hydrolat (Including Chamomile, Rose, Pine, Juniper, Mugwort, Yarrow, Lemonbalm)
Juniper incense
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