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w e l c o m e

compassionate wellness coaching and inspired botanical creations

with the intention to
nourish, inspire and empower

Floral Cleansing Masque
Floral Cleansing Masque
12.00
Herbal Lip Balm
sold out
Herbal Lip Balm
5.00
Smoked Soak
Smoked Soak
20.00
g i v e a w a y // the flowers are beginning to bloom ✨🌸✨ so I teamed up with some friends to offer you what *might* be the best group of goodies a giveaway has ever had! 🌸 to enter you must follow ALL of our accounts + tag at least two friends on one of our posts! unlimited entries so get at it y’all! ✨ @thecypruscabinet — bee ring + crystals @hersandmineshop — bag of my dreams @vesselcandleco — the perfect lilac candle @nourishakti — the best facial I’ve ever had @carmiclay — an adorable dish for anything ✨ we will be drawing ONE winner on april 29th! happy earth day + goooood luck! 💖
Menses // hello this is a post for those who menstruate 🌹🌙🥀 . I love talking about menstrual health with clients, customers and friends, but I realized I haven’t honored that part of myself on here! Like many folks who bleed every month, I’ve struggled with a lot of menstrual issues. It’s actually the reason I became an herbalist and health coach 💕 . When I was in college, I walked into the supplements section of a beautiful co-op looking for ibuprofen for my cramps! Luckily, a very sweet woman kindly let me know that they didn’t carry ibuprofen in the store, gently explained that it was harmful and disruptive to the body, and guided me to some herbal allies to help with menstrual cramps. ♥️ And that is how a baby herbalist is born 🙏🏽🌿😍 . In honor and gratitude to that guidance, I’d like to share the things that ease my cycles, in no particular order . l i f e s t y l e • heat packs / hot water bottle / hot bath • emergencies: stick on hot patch things, for either lower back or uterine area • not using tampons or menstrual cups • switching to all natural pads (no bleach / chlorine / other yuck chemicals) • yoni steams (google it) • charting my cycles with the moon phases (pictured) • hip-opener stretches and cat-cow • getting off the pill • discovering & eliminating food sensitivities • reading The Red Tent • applying salves / warming oil to my belly & lower back • slowing down, esp when flowing, when possible • keeping my body warm, especially feet, ankles, abdomen area, neck & calves • reducing caffeine intake when I’m bleeding • honoring that my intuition is keener when I’m bleeding & listening to it and noticing how it speaks to me h e r b s • crampbark tincture • raspberry leaf or lady’s mantle tea • chai tea, hot & spicy • ginger tea / gin-gin candies for on the go • anti-spasmotic herbs for cramps like chamomile, crampbark, passionflower... • for PMS / mood - nervine herbs CONTINUED IN COMMENTS 👇
sourcing // this topic is important to me, and something I’m always trying to be conscious about and improve. In my ideal world (and something I’m always striving towards), I would be able to grow or respectfully forage all of the herbs & ingredients I use in my products. A step down from that would be sourcing every ingredient from a local business who does this. And then a step down from that is where I am now. . I use the highest quality ingredients I can find that are also organic, fair trade, supporting responsible farming methods and / or sustainable business methods. This is important to me because the impact / footprint a small business has is greater than that of an individual. In my personal life, I try to always improve my “footprint”, and support & vote with my dollars more sustainable methods. This can be exhausting and overwhelming and sad to think about (the amount of waste I produce), but I try to stay conscious of my consumption and open minded about how to reduce it. . There are many herbs I love that have a hard time growing in this region. And there are many ingredients that are extremely expensive to produce on a small and high quality scale. For now, I am still using these herbs and ingredients (some examples are essential oils, tamanu / shea / carrot seed / rose hip seed oils, spices, etc etc etc). BUT I am beginning to balance this with sourcing others that can be grown regionally. This feels really good, and I am especially excited to share these products. ♥️ I hope the energy of this intention and care and love and respect for the earth is captured in the final product, and nourishes and heals and brings even more vitality 🌿 . Pictured is a blend of herbs for a solar infused oil that we will be using in my herbal medicine chest course. Yarrow that I harvested locally, calendula grown organically in Vermont, and St. John’s Wort from an herbalist in New York State. 🌞🌀🌸 . All of this to communicate an area I would like to grow. 🙏🏽 Thank you
rêverie - new tea blend!! // one of the many things I have to be grateful for is a delightful, abundant home apothecary of herbs to draw from when I want to brew myself a cup of tea. I’ve gone through many phases of tea formulating: from the “throw every herb in I can think of for said imbalance”, to carefully & intentionally calculating the alchemy of two to three herbs, to just choosing one herb. . Of the tea blends I offer, some were formulated for friends, family or clients that were so delicious and popular, I decided to share on a wider scale. Some are our household daily go-to blends. And some - like rêverie - were that chance happening on a delicious and effective blend I whipped up for myself! . Rêverie was the blend I came up with when I was searching for tea to ease a chattering and airy mind, to calm frayed nerves, and to soothe and ground the spirit, helping to reconnect and realign with the deepest self. It happens to be wonderful for unwinding after a busy day and preparing the body for deep sleep. But I also brew a cup when I’m feeling particularly frazzled. Cheers! 🙏🏽