#60 – Join us for a wonderful conversation with Yoga Teacher, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, & Acupuncturist Shereen Öberg on Earth wisdom and recognizing how we are part of Nature, and Nature is part of us. In this episode, Shereen shares about the strength of her grandmother growing up in Nature in the mountains, and how her grandmother offered key insights about speaking with plants and treating them sacredly. She explores how the deep connection with plants from her ancest...

#59  –  Have you ever tried the ancient skill of listening to plants through your fingertips? I loved connecting with botanical textile dyer Justine Aldersey-Williams on the initiatory journey she experienced while growing her own pair of jeans from seeds into cloth. In this episode, Justine shares about her mythic field-to-fashion creation process and of being in a life of apprenticeship to the plants, specifically with the ancient indigo-blue plant called Woad. She offers wisdom on the...

#58  –  How do flower essences open a bridge for us to connect with plant spirits? Join us for a wonderful conversation with Author, Teacher, & Flower Essence Practitioner Nicholas Pearson on the power of direct experience in working with the magic of plant consciousness in flower essences. In this episode, Nicholas shares about a wide variety of ways that we can work with essences, ranging from practical situations in everyday life to magic and ritual. He offers practical tips on...

What is the deeper meaning of Imbolc, and how plants can help us connect with the inner spark of life and sense of reawakening? ​Pour your favorite cup of tea and join us today for a wonderful conversation with Certified Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner, and Earth Centered Ceremonialist Katie Rose Browning on the power of Imbolc and connecting to cycles of the herbal year. In this episode, Katie shares insights on Imbolc with nourishing wisdom on herbs such as Rosemary, Calendula,...

#56 - Join us for a delightful conversation with Author, Herbalist, and Druid Ellen Evert Hopman on the sacred herbs, traditions, recipes, and magical celebrations of the yuletide season.  In this episode, Ellen shares about solstice rituals and herbal recipes that people have long connected with across cultures spanning from ancient Egypt to the Druidic traditions in honor of the returning of the sun. She offers insights on the origins of the Christmas tree and lessons that the conifers and...

#55 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Herbalist, Ethnobotanist, and Author Mimi Prunella Hernandez on how her roots in Latin American Folk Herbalism and Curanderismo have influenced her approach to herbal medicine. In this episode, Mimi shares stories from the kitchen of her childhood with her Mexican abuelita and the immersive aromas of Cinnamon and Chocolate. She offers wisdom on how herbal aromas can help with healing generational trauma, and her experience with powerful plant...

#54 – With everything going on in the world right now, it's important now more than ever that our actions of healing in the world are connected to the space of inner being. And plants are so supportive for helping with this! How do plants support the path of intuitive healing? Join us for an amazing conversation with Intuitive Nourishment Guide Venessa Rodriguez on how working with plants helps us connect with ancestral medicine and integrate spiritual awakenings into the lived experience....

#53 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons on remembering and reclaiming our sacred relationship with the Earth. In this episode, Nina shares wisdom on learning directly from Nature, rekindling sacred relationship, and how we can engage in the innovative work of restoration in each moment. She offers deep insights on how spaciousness and community allow for co-creating a culture of thriving in the world that is currently emerging and being born. She...

#52 - Join us for an amazing conversation with Herbal Drama Queens Kaz & Fi of The Seed SistAs on the magic and medicine of power plants and reintegrating the ancient tradition of working with witching herbs in ritual and modern herbalism. In this episode, The Seed SistAs share about their experience of working in deep partnership with the poison plants and reclaiming the word witch. They offer profound wisdom on how to respectfully work with witching herbs such as Henbane, Datura, and...

#51 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Herbalist, Story-teller, and Writer Robin Rose Bennett on the magic and presence we can find with our allies in the green world. In this episode, Robin Rose shares deep Earth-based wisdom on practices and teachings from the plants that can help us connect with a sense of joyful presence and belonging in the world. She also offers insight from her book, A Green Witch's Pocket Book of Wisdom - Big Little Life Tips, on experiencing magic in the...

#50 – What are the secrets of the wildflowers? Join us for an amazing conversation with Forager, Plant Lover, and Artist Nina Veteto on how plant lore helps us connect with each other and the green world. In this episode, Nina shares her love of flower folklore and how we are wired to connect to the plants through stories. She also offers key insights into how stories provide a way of accessing our heart connection with the green world, and she shares the secret folklore and lineage of her...

#49 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt on how connecting with wild medicinal plants supports an experience of joy and deep fulfillment in our relationship with the Earth. In this episode, Rosalee shares about the transformative experience of working with some amazing herbs including St. John’s Wort, Elderberry, and Hawthorn, and how a sense of curiosity and wonder arises when we witness Nature. She also offers insight on the current phenomenon of plant...

#48 - Join us for an incredible conversation with Herbalist and Educator Lupo Passero on the power of deepening our relationship with the medicinal plants of our ancestors. In this episode, Lupo shares about her recent experience of traveling to her ancestral homeland in Sicily and how working with ancestral plants helps us connect with a deep remembering of who we are in relationship to the Earth. She offers profound wisdom on the power of reclaiming her Strega lineage and the experience...

#47 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Clinical Master Herbalist Yarrow Willard (aka Herbal Jedi) on building relations with the natural world and bridging the connection between our internal and external environments. In this episode, Yarrow shares deep herbal wisdom on how plants and wild spaces support the experience of grounding and realignment. He offers profound insight into how plants speak in a pattern language and the value of staying connected to a sense of childlike...

#46 - Join us for an amazing conversation with Clinical Herbalist & Teacher Sam Coffman on how incorporating multiple paradigms in clinical herbalism can support an effective and truly integrative approach to health. In this episode, Sam shares first-hand experiences on working with the healing power of herbs in Echinacea, Comfrey, Horsetail, Prickly Pear, and others in wilderness medicine, wilderness first aid situations, and complex clinical cases. He also offers deep wisdom on how...

#45 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Herbal Teacher, Dancer, and Martial Artist Shereel Washington on the vital experience and lineage of Black North American Herbalism. In this episode, Shereel shares herbal wisdom honoring her lineage of healing with Black Elders and why having a multicultural knowledge of plants helps us to understand them more fully. She also offers historical and familial stories of plants that she loves, and tips for people who would like to connect with a...

#44 - Join us for a lovely conversation with Author and Earth Advocate Jen Frey on communicating with plants and the value of connecting with Nature through heart-based practices. In this episode, Jen shares wisdom on plant communication, her experience with Yarrow, and how working with the intelligence of the heart allows us to come into a state of coherence. She also offers some simple practices that people can do to connect with plants through the heart, and wisdom on how the Plants...

#43 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Medical Herbalist Lucy Jones on working with herbs as individuals and the profound healing that can occur when we listen to the inherent wisdom of plants. In this episode, Lucy shares deep herbal wisdom from the experience of her Celtic healing lineage and extensive background in clinical western herbalism and Tibetan Medicine studies. She also offers insight into how Tibetan Medicine complements western herbalism frameworks for healing, and...

#42 - Join us for an amazing conversation with Women’s Health Practitioner Khetnu Nefer as she shares about foundational plant wisdom she learned from her grandmother, how the path of herbalism has changed her life, and the power of being a conduit for healing and resource. Khetnu also shares the inspiration that guided her to create The Gullah Geechee Herbal Gathering, an incredible herbal conference for Black and Indigenous herbalists and community. We first recorded this for the Plant...

#41 - What healing wisdom awaits when we study the ancient maps and walk deeper into the forest? Join us for a wonderful conversation with Rongoā Māori Healer Joanne Hakaraia on the mauri, or life force, of plants and how she connects with the primordial wisdom and energy that comes from being in the ngahere (forest). In this episode, Joanne shares an incredible honoring of her ancient lineage with the traditional healing plant medicines of Aotearoa New Zealand. She also offers insight...

#40 - Join us for an amazing conversation with Certified Flower Essence Practitioner and Educator Ruth Toledo Altschuler on how the elements, plants, and flower essences offer templates of wholeness that support the experience of coming home to the living world with our whole being. At a time on the planet when the human species has become so disconnected from the experience of the fabric of life, how do we become co-creators with the web of life again? In this episode, Ruth offers...

#39 - Join us for an incredible conversation with Acupuncturist and Author Lindsay Fauntleroy on how flower essences address the root patterns of imbalance and support archetypal emergence and awakening in the healing process. In this episode, Lindsay shares powerful insights into what we can learn from African and Indigenous healing systems, and practical tips for how to connect directly with Nature and the elements through different layers and states of consciousness. She also shares...

#38 - Join us for an amazing conversation on Plant Allies with the incredible Herbalist and Author Rosemary Gladstar.   Depression, sorrow, grief, and strife seem to be raging right now. But so is hope, beauty, love, kindness and Plant Power. We can learn from the plants how to root deep, hold fast, and weather the storm. And, perhaps, even how to make magic and beauty in the midst of it all. In this episode, Rosemary shares simple plant teachings that can strengthen us, help heal us, and...