Because sometimes things just transcend categorization…
If you were to ask me what one of the most important herbal actions was, I would likely say the nervines. Why? Because our modern world is
There’s so much to be grateful for in our lives- most of which are the things that are simple and easy to overlook: food, clean water, a roof over our heads, a job, family, community. But I’m also always thinking about plants – I mean, plants give us our lives every day through our food, every moment through our breath, during times of sickness with medicine.
I recently had the honor of being featured on the Feed Your Wild podcast, sharing about my perspective & story around working with plant medicine,
We get asked all of the time “what are your favorite herb books?” – so we thought it’s about time we just compiled a list and posted it here for everyone to enjoy.
One of the most important skills for the modern clinical herbalist is having the ability to successfully treat the digestive system. This is one of
Each one of us has a story of how we ended up walking the plant path. Many stories I’ve heard have been a mixture of
One question I get asked a lot during this time of year is why do some people get allergies and some people don’t, and what’s the root cause? Or, Why is it that sometimes we have an allergy when we’re a kid, and then it goes away, but then it comes back later in life?
While I’ve been writing this week, I thought you might be interested to hear about the things I’m studying and sharing in the current chapters
We stand upon the threshold between late winter & early spring – marked by the time of Imbolc where seeds are beginning to stir within
Vitalism is an ancient principle found in the western traditions that recognizes the life principle within plants and people. This vital principle is what gives everything life, and while the biochemical attributes of an organism are important, it is not all there is.
I talk a lot about the importance of energetics and constitutions in clinical herbalism. This is one of the attributes of traditional systems of medicine across the world that are at their root and are fundamental to their way of understanding the uniqueness of a person and the specific properties of medicinal plants.
In this special episode of The Plant Path, I interviewed naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist, and medical astrologer Kira Sutherland. Kira’s been a clinical practitioner for over