Thoughts on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Nettles popping up in spring are bursting with energy, minerals and vitamins, providing nourishment, tone and strength. They show up everywhere around us as a reminder of fierceness and vitality as well as gentleness and nourishment with their stinging leaves yet inviting and harmonising deep green and purple colour. They are one of our most […]
Shifting to Wild Plants – our original food & medicine
Many of us are currently as far away from our natural food and medicine sources as one can be. With a lifestyle of hunting and gathering or farming no longer essential but instead pushed toward succeeding in a work career, we seem to have slowly become less connected to our natural habitat and the foods […]
Herbal tea as Medicine
While there are many excellent ways of benefitting from our beloved plants, herbal teas remain a favourite for many. The, for most people, accessible and soothing act of preparing tea and drinking it is a nourishing process in itself, awakening a sense of healing within. You get to observe the herb’s colour infused into the […]
Thoughts on the Evergreens (Pinus & Abies)
In the midst of the cold, dark and somewhat dormant times of winter, there is joy and creativity to be found in the beautiful strong-standing evergreen trees. They give colour and life to the otherwise dull and grey nature we’re experiencing in the north at this time of year. Their scent enlivens the spirit from […]
Combining yoga and herbs; deepening connection to nature and self
Two ancient practices; yoga and herbalism, that both offer profound ways to reconnect with nature, cultivate inner peace and better enhance physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, finding a sense of harmony with the natural world, and true self. How do they align with one another and how can we intertwine and incorporate them into our day-to-day […]
Herbal Iron Tonic – a fine recipe
Not absorbing enough iron from the diet is a common problem, especially among fertile women and those who do not enjoy consuming large amounts of liver and red meat. Do you fall into this category? If so, this herbal recipe might be exactly what you want and need. Disclaimer Let’s get this out of the […]
Simple ways to preserve medicinal plants
Understanding how to preserve medicinal plants that you have gathered in the wild or in your garden properly enables you to benefit from their full potential. In this post, we will explore practical methods to keep your medicinal plants fresh and potent for a healthier, more natural lifestyle during the time when many plants are […]
Thoughts on Coffee (Coffea)
Mmmm coffee, I love coffee and could see myself drinking it all day every day if I could. Being one of the most widely used herbal remedies and an in-depth studied plant for its high caffeine content pick-me-up qualities and adverse effects on health, I would like to explore coffee in its complete form, how […]
How to safely and respectfully gather plants in nature
Holding the powerful knowledge of identifying wild plants and picking them for preparing nourishing meals and medicine has tremendous benefits. Not only physically, by being active and eating nutritious wild plants, but more so it enriches us on a deeper emotional and energetic level, bonding us with the natural world from which we originate. I […]
Keep well with herbal body oiling
Herbal body oiling has for a long time been a regular and favourite way of mine to be using and working with plants. More so it is in my opinion also the absolute easiest, most sensual and healing form of practising self-care with the nourishing effects felt immediately. Giving some time every week to care […]