Herbs and Yoga: How Plant Wisdom Can Support Your Yoga Practice
Yoga has come to mean many things to many people. An ancient practice designed to serve as a path to self-liberation, there are almost as many approaches to yoga as there are people practicing. The practice of yoga asana (yoga postures) offers immense benefits—physical, physiological, and psychological. However, cultivating a nourishing yoga practice that stands…
How to Make Linden Love Tea to Uplift Your Heart and Soul
This gentle Linden Love Tea recipe we are sharing below soothes the energetic heart and is taken from our Intermediate Herbal Course. It’s the perfect thing to add to your herbal toolkit as a way to uplift yourself emotionally and soothe heartache and grief. While many of us feel all the love that’s in the…
New Pregnancy Intensive and Herbal Support for Insomnia
Insomnia during pregnancy is common, and can be caused by a variety of factors—hormonal changes, nausea and vomiting, an increased need to urinate, pregnancy-related aches and pains, having to sleep in a position that one isn’t accustomed to, and worries about the pregnancy, the birth, and life with a new baby can all keep someone…
Valentine’s Day, The Herbal Way: Herbs, Gifts, Treats, and Unlocking Pleasure With Aphrodisiacs
Picture Valentine’s Day, the herbal way! This holiday embraces, and often evokes, a powerful feeling— love. Sharing how we feel about others and ourselves, and tying that all together with a pretty herbal bow, is just how we like to do things. We have pulled together ideas for an herbal Valentine’s Day that will help…
Herbal Academy Student Feature: Robin Ahrens (@barberryherbal)
Our Student Feature this month is with Robin Ahrens, owner of Barberry Herbal, where she works as an herbalism educator that teaches others how to forage and learn about the plants growing around them. Robin has completed Herbal Academy’s Advanced Herbal Course, Intermediate Herbal Course, and Becoming an Herbalist Mini Course. HA: Please tell us…
How to Make Schisandra Berry Syrup + A Schisandra & Strawberry Valentine’s Day Smoothie
If there was ever an herb that had the ability to positively influence multiple facets of the human body, it would be the schisandra berry. For thousands of years, traditional Chinese herbalists have used this famed berry as a nerve tonic, adaptogen, and an astringent, all of which it is still used as today. With…
Cold and Flu Essential Oils for Children
The best way to avoid the tell-tale signs of cold and flu is to deter illness from entering your home in the first place. However, unfortunately, no matter how much handwashing, surface disinfecting, citrus essential oil diffusing, and mask wearing we do, our children may still develop some type of upper respiratory infection during the…
Starting Herbs From Seed
Have you ever wanted to start growing herbs from seed? We are delighted to share our friend Richo Cech’s new book, Growing Plant Medicine: The Medicinal Herb Grower, Volume 1, with you today to give you some base knowledge for starting herbs from seed for your herbal garden. In this book, you’ll discover theory and…
5 Herbal Study Tools for Different Learning Styles
As a new or experienced herbal student, there are many ways to prime yourself for success as you dive into your studies. Perhaps you set an intention for your herbal education, craft an inspiring study space, and even snack or sip on some herbal-infused helpers to prepare you for studying. You can continue to set…
To Tonify or Purify? That Is the Question
As we bid ado to the year gone by and welcome a fresh new turn of the calendar, it is not uncommon to crave practices that create a sense of clarity and renewal. After holiday feasts and merriment, you may yearn for simpler foods or wonder if it’s time for a cleanse. However, with the…
