When the world around us starts to go crazy, simple unchanging truths can steady us.
Anyone else fascinated by astronomy?
The night sky can hold my attention like little else. There’s something calming and expansive about being wrapped in darkness punctuated by specs of light from millions of miles away.
No matter where I’ve been in the world I can look up in the night sky and find a few familiar beacons of light. Sometimes I have to look harder than others, maybe they come up earlier or later, maybe my horizon has changed- but the stars are always there: offering illumination, familiarity and direction.
Herbal Medicine is also guided by simple truths.
We are the recipients of thousands of years of knowledge from the Ancient records of healers who noted signs and patterns within the body.
They recorded patterns of too Hot, 🥵 too cold 🥶, too wet, too dry.. unusual Sleep patterns 🥱😴😳, lack of energy, intense pain, blinding fatigue, mental disruptions and more were observed and connected. Then, they took what they knew about what it looked like to be well and whole and applied those simple truths to bring back balance.
Replenish 🌱
The body needs basic nutrients, minerals and fuel in order to function. And it requires even more in times of stress, illness, strenuous work, childbearing and more.
We have hundreds of foods and herbs that are classified according to the way they replenish and nourish the body above and beyond the western practice of vitamin supplementation. These herbs nourish the qualities that make us well – replenishing nutrients, vital fluids and minerals.
Open 🤍
Our body is an amazingly complex system, designed to simultaneously take in nutrients and expel toxins all through out the day and night. However, we also live in an amazingly complex world that can make it hard for our bodies to work perfectly.
We have another category of herbs and foods that improve circulation, increase detoxification, move the bowels, clear the lymphatic system and so much more.
Restore 💫
Aging, illness and stress tax our body systems. Even with diligence in exercise and diet, we can still find ourselves in need of additional support to make it through the day.
One of the most treasured categories of herbs are known as tonics, rejuvenators and Adaptogens. These special herbs improve sleep, reduce the negative effects of stress, improve energy, mental acuity and boost the immune system.
These tools have been passed down for thousands of years, refined by experience and research and were sources of strength and healing in every ancient culture on the Earth.
In a world full of amazing technology and incredible opportunity – those same stars are still in our night sky 💫.
those same simple truths found in herbal medicine practices of old, continue to replenish 🌱, open 🤍and restore 💫 today.