Herbs for resilence

Here's a big message that I want to radiate out to my human folk  . . . .

Resilience is not just for crisis - Herbal Medicine is not for crisis only.

It’s something we return to again and again, in all seasons of life.

Herbal Medicine could also be named Herbal Supports, Herbal Fun, Herbal Nourishment. 

We don't have to wait for sickness before we interact with herbs and nature. Enjoy the pleasure of it now.

I look back at challenging times in my life and see how I waited too long to help resolve the issues, health challenges, and pain. I thought I had to wait until it got “worse” before I should go to the doctor, see a therapist, take a day to rest and relax. 

It’s no wonder why I think this way. It’s all over in our society about going to the EXTREME on what we do or don’t do. 

I'll speak more about this in my new lesson "Herbal Supports for Challenging Times: Returning to Resilience in Nature". This lesson is part of a free summit hosted by Wise Women Witchery.

No herbal background is needed.

We’ll work with herbs, plants, trees, mosses, thorns, and flowers as steady companions through the full range of human experience.

Resilience is not just for crisis—

It’s something we return to again and again, in all seasons of life.

April 11 and 12. More details and sign up are here: https://bit.ly/rootriseEL

Plant Priestess Musings

During a walk I had the chance to sit in the warm sun amongst some dry grasses while the cool wind blew. In the far off background I could hear an airplane and chainsaw. This got me wondering . . . 

What sound does dry grass make,

amongst the monarda seed capsules,

when planes don’t fly overhead?

Are seeds evolving with the vibrations of vehicle traffic?

Landing in a sea of noise.

Do they notice the rumbling of humans?

This Plant Priestess wants to know. 

What is the sound of silence in the sea of wind blown grasses?

What was it like to live in a time when the world wasn’t so noisy?

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) and Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) are peaking out of the ground and through the sudden spring snow. As I write this the snow has melted away. I’m always amazed at how critters and the Plant Beings can live through the cold, while humans huddle inside.

Yarrow is an amazing wound healer since it can stop bleeding fast, increase healing, and reduce pain. 

Thank you for reading my Plant Priestess musings!

Erin LaFaive