Herbalist Geraldine Lavin on Cultivating Deep Connection with the Earth, and Being a Responsible Land Steward [episode 41]

Geraldine Lavin shares how she is empowering people to make their own high-quality medicine. You’ll also hear about What is Spiritual Ecology and Bioregional Herbalism Engaging with the senses and inviting play into your garden On being a responsible herbalist and land steward Co-creating biodiversity on old farmland    ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgment  When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members-only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Geraldine is a clinically trained herbalist, gardener, and botanical dyer. The thread that weaves her work together is the concept of bioregionalism. Geraldine has been studying herbalism for over a decade. She has taught classes on herbal medicine making and theory at Yale University, Bard College, conferences, retreats, food coops, lifestyle stores, many farms, even a music festival. After every class, she receives feedback that her style is organized, thorough, and students feel like they have expanded their understanding of the subject matter. Geraldine believes that each class is an opportunity to empower her students and demystify the world of plant and mushroom medicine. We are excited to share that Geraldine will be teaching a workshop with Earth Speak this March, on Tending the Earth: A Sensual Gardening Workshop. In this workshop you will learn about tending to a garden as an act of reciprocity, daily rituals for earth tending and working with the cycles of the land, the moon, and nature. We will go through the basic building blocks of gardening, and go into different techniques and tips you can implement to help your plants thrive effortlessly.   In this episode, we talk about: Growing up spending summers in Ireland Ditch spirits and the story of the Banshee On stewarding a farm and studying the lineage of the land Putting Spiritual Ecology into practice in the everyday life How Geraldine has been connecting with the medicine of Angelica Cultivating a diverse landscape and garden Why observing the language of the land can save you time and energy How Geraldine was making medicine from a young age On creating a daily ritual of Earth connection and Earth-honoring Inviting the wild beauty of nature into your garden, with thoughtful planning Geraldine shares the story of how she came to work with the plants Receiving the lessons from each garden you co-create How growing just a few plants can change everything Geraldine shares the qualities that she looks for when planting a garden The challenges of disconnection that Geraldine faced during COVID Experiencing your intuition as trust and presence On cultivating a practice of letting go On reconnecting with your purpose Geraldine shares a grounding mantra How Geraldine is empowering people to make their own high-quality medicine On being open and vulnerable What is Spiritual Ecology and Bioregional Herbalism Geraldine shares about her online gardening and herbal medicine classes  How we are conditioned to achieve and do it all Engaging the senses and inviting play into your garden Geraldine shares a little of what she will be teaching in the Tending the Earth workshop Why anyone can create a garden, even in the city On being a responsible herbalist and land steward And so much more! Bonus Secret Episode! Get the secret episode with Geraldine Lavin on sacred adornment and plant-dyed garments, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret.   Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Learn more about Geraldine's herbal and garden offerings at www.suntrap.co Learn more about Geraldine’s textiles at www.sunblood.earth Connect with SunTrap on Instagram @suntrapbotanical // https://www.instagram.com/suntrapbotanical/ Connect with SunBlood on Instagram @sunbl00d // https://www.instagram.com/sunbl00d/ Connect with Geraldine on Facebook @suntrapapothecary Take the tour of SunTrap Farm on YouTube Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret    References: UCD Dublin https://www.ucd.ie/ Banshee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee Gulch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulch Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://amz.run/4LZO Spiritual Ecology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_ecology Honeysuckle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeysuckle Buckthorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnus_(plant) Wild Rose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_multiflora Ethnobotany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnobotany Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine https://www.eclecticschoolofherbalmedicine.com/ Field Apothecary https://www.fieldapothecary.com/ Cornwell University https://www.cornell.edu/ One-Straw Revolution https://amz.run/4LZT Fruition Seeds https://www.fruitionseeds.com/ Mugwort https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwort Angelica archangelica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_archangelica Angelica atropurpurea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_atropurpurea Mathew Wood  https://www.matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism.com/ Geraldine’s list of ‘Bulk Herbs from Small Farms’ https://www.suntrap.co/post/bulkherbsfromsmallfarms Astringent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astringent Geraldines online classes https://www.suntrap.co/online-learning     ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! 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