Handmade Cards With Plantable Seed Paper
Elevate your homemade cards with a touch of nature by crafting them with homemade seed paper—a plantable gift that keeps on giving! The seed paper can also be turned into charming gift tags, adding a delightful and eco-friendly touch to your expressions of love. Plantable seed paper is a creative and eco-friendly way to send…
How to Use Aromatherapy for Olfaction Support in the Emotional Sphere + 3 Essential Oil Recipes to Support Your Emotions
There are times in our lives when our emotions may become overwhelming, and we may turn to pharmaceuticals and other forms of care such as psychotherapy and lifestyle interventions in addition to our plant allies to help us rebalance. But for day-to-day ups and downs or seasonal emotional swings, olfaction using our precious essential oils,…
Herbal Academy Student Feature: Natalya King (@bodylovebytal)
In this installment of our Student Feature series, we interviewed Natalya King (@bodylovebytal), graduate of Herbal Academy’s Advanced Herbal Course, Intermediate Herbal Course, Introductory Herbal Course, and Tincture Making 101. Natalya is the owner and founder of BodyLove by Tal in Parker, Colorado. BodyLove by Tal is a flourishing herbal and skincare brand that offers…
5 Herbs for Mental Health Support
It’s that time of year again. The seasons are shifting, and while we savor the beauty of changing seasons, some also mourn the end of warm weather as the clouds roll in and the cooler weather settles. Many people struggle with mental health issues, and oftentimes these feelings can seem amplified in the wintertime. Note:…
Make a Fermented Pine Needle Soda That is Bursting With Winter Flavors
Not just any soda! This pine needle soda recipe makes a delightful drink that is bursting with winter flavors: pine, ginger, and citrus, as well as aromatic herbs, which really shine during this cold season. Making your own soda at home can seem a little overwhelming or advanced at first—maybe you’ve heard stories of over-fermented…
Cheers to a Nourishing New Year With a Gingerbread Latte Recipe
New Year’s Eve is an exciting time to celebrate and usher in a fresh new start! A night filled with reflective moments, resolutions, traditions, and delicious food and beverages. We want to help you raise a glass of gingerbread latte filled with nourishing herbs, spices, and ingredients to end the year right. This spiced gingerbread…
Waning Moon Herbal Mix For Deep Nourishment
When you observe the flow of your energy cycles during any given month you may notice that your energy ebbs and flows. Sometimes you need to hang out in an eddy; other times you are flowing forward at full force. During any lunar cycle, we tend to have times of heightened creativity, activity, and extroversion…
Make a Beautiful Winter Lantern With Pressed Flowers to Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Some celebrate the winter solstice with light—–bonfires or candles are perfect. And others celebrate with ripe fruits to acknowledge the sweetness of the season. A nice winter solstice ritual is to write down on a piece of paper something from the year that you are letting go of, and on another paper, something you are…
This DIY Peppermint Candy Cane Body Scrub Will Exfoliate Dry Skin and Leave You Feeling Refreshed
The holiday season can be a wonderful time to spread joy and show off our blossoming herbalist skills! We’ve got a delightfully fresh and festive recipe you’ll want to try as a gift for others (be sure to make a little extra for yourself!). The DIY Peppermint Candy Cane Body Scrub recipe below is sure…
Herbal Academy Student Feature: Jess Bergeron (@jkb.journal)
Welcome to another installment of our Student Feature series! We interviewed Jess Bergeron (@jkb.journal), graduate of Herbal Academy’s Mastering Herbal Formulation Course. Jess is a home herbalist and focuses on educational and inspirational content on her Instagram page. You can also find her on her web page, JKB Journal. HA: Please tell us a little…
