Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another.
—John Muir
I’d like to invite you to think of herbal medicine as a journey toward the self, toward your best expression and experience in this world as a human. I am happy to facilitate an introduction that lasts a lifetime.
You are in partnership with the herbalist. The herbalist lives in partnership with the plants. You know your body best- how you react and respond to things. Diving more deeply into who you are and how you operate, we start with your story.
Your biography influences your biology. Embrace the uniqueness of you and follow the threads that lead you here, now. It is essential for me to know who you are, your constitutional make up and what health and wellbeing goals you hope to achieve.
Together we create bridges founded in natural rhythms from your biography to your biology from your psychology to your physiology and from your physical to your spirit. It is a journey that encompasses our whole being- a sacred process in the everyday. We aim for resilience and balance for you to live the life you desire.
You did not come to the place you are now in the spur of this moment, but rather an accumulation of many factors, experiences, decisions and choices. Change is always happening. So when we change any aspect of our lives the possibility of greater expression is possible. We generally don’t know how it feels to feel good until you have experienced feeling really good. I address you as a person with an imbalance in a greater environment. You are an ecosystem where no one part functions independently or without reverberations through out the systems.
An essential foundational component to everything we will do together.
Designed to joyfully gather a full picture of your personal constitution, health concerns and lifestyle. Your physical symptoms tell a larger story of the issues in your tissues. Approximately 2 hours.
Includes a written protocol for the situation/conditions presenting at the time with email and short phone calls for clarity and concerns. The first follow up visit in a week to two to see how the protocol is working and how we may need to adjust it. I give you support, resources, inspiration, and empowerment on your healing path. The cost of herbs is not included as they may vary greatly depending on which herbs and what delivery form, quantity.
We create a plan to address your most pressing concerns and move forward with follow up visits accordingly. The protocol is dynamic, it flows and grows as you do, as your situation changes. Long standing concerns may take several months to reach a better balance and ‘heal’. And as one heals, the natural progression is to address the next state of imbalance which will require a slightly different protocol depending on your state of health and your goals. Follow up visits vary in length based on what needs to be addressed.
I create the formulas and delivery forms especially for you. We go from kitchen to clinic without skipping a beat as the medicine is efficacious in many forms. Making the medicine is a skill the herbalist has studied and practiced. Knowing which delivery form, dosage, formula and plants to select for your constitution, lifestyle and goals is crucial.
There are many delivery forms; teas, infusions, decoctions, compresses, oils, essential oils,(aromatherapy) infused oils, salves, oxymels, powered herbs – in capsules or ghee or honey, tinctures, elixirs, vinegars, flower essences to name few. Internally or topically. Various combinations of the following is likely; nourish systems, tone and build tissues, support systems and organs, relieve stress, detoxify, reset the nervous system, aid sleep quality, improve digestion and absorption, cleanse channels, move the lymph and the like that contribute to your return to balance. Recommendations to diet, daily routines perhaps with meditation or breath work are all possibilities.
Practicing herbalism within the traditions of Ayurveda and Western Herbalism primarily, I use the tools, methodologies and practices of these traditions to create a protocol and deliver the medical herbs to you. Your constitution, and the energetics, actions and affinities of the herb or herbs in formula are all part of the process. The goal is to discover the root cause of the condition and not just address the symptoms for a quick fix. When appropriate, quelling or supporting symptoms in order to lessen the stress on systems lets tension release in the body so it can fall back into default mode of healing.
When we consciously ingest food, medicinal herbs, plants of any kind, we allow them to transform the light, both literally from photosynthesis and from the cosmos – the sunlight and the moonlight- into Ojas which they graciously gift us. They filter our water and air to keep them clean, and compose the nutrient rich soils. They can do the same for your body. Nature has orchestrated a beautiful plan that we simply need to tap into and use the plants properly with gratitude.
Your well being is a daily practice.This may sound daunting, yet when done in joy, little by little with knowledgable support it is a wonderful experience. As we work together and your awareness of yourself increases and systems/organs are brought into balance you are more easily able to notice imbalances starting and adjust them sooner allowing for your state of balance to be in place more often. You are also on your way to learning herbalism and how to take care of yourself. So you can increasingly move through your day in more comfort with more ease in wellness.