In today's episode we are building off of our fall wellness theory and discussing herbal remedies to combat ailments commonly experienced in the fall including upper respiratory tract infections, excess stress and anxiety, tension, coldness, dryness, and more. 

Kristen covers the basics of her 5 favorite fall herbs including:

• Chamomile
• Linden
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Elderberry

She discusses how to use these herbs, how to take them, and what to take them for! All of these herbs are safe for the whole family and make great additions to your fall medicine cabinet. 

If you want to learn more herbalism at your own pace, take our FREE herbalism course THE SEEDS OF HERBAL WELLNESS!

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It's FALL YALL! 

In today's episode, Kristen breaks down the seasonal themes, ailments, and perspectives of Fall Self Care according to Ayurveda and TRaditional Chinese Medicine and comes up with foundational self care suggestions. 

Todays episode is brought to you by Mandala Wellness Apothecary. Podcast listeners get 10% of their orders using code podcast10. Just visit mandalawellness.online/apothecary to browse handmade, small batch herbal wellness products. 

We run on community support. Support our mission to increase herbal wellness literacy and improve long term wellness outcomes by becoming a PATRON OF THE HERBS for as little as $5 a month!

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It's Fall Y'all!

the seasonal shift has arrived and with it, some big updates over here at Mandala Wellness. 

• First, the podcast returns the first week of October with our fall episode
• Second, In October we are opening the doors to our online Apothecary where you can buy some of the herbal remedies that we talk about on the podcast
• We will also be launching our FREE course SEEDS OF HERBAL WELLNESS: a foundational herbalism course where you will learn the basics of herbalism and the uses of over 20 different beginner friendly medicinal herbs. 
• Finally you can support the podcast by making a 1 time or on-going contribution over at mandalawellness.online/patron. For anywhere from $5-15 a month you can get acess to our monthly Q+A, seasonal postcards, stickers, and herb art, and more. 
• For $25 a month you can join our HERB OF THE MONTH CLUB and learn herbalism over the course of the year with us. Each month you get an herbal sample with a lesson, recipes, journaling prompts, and more so that you can really process your experience with the plants. 

To stay up to date be sure to join our mailing list HERE. 

Until October, have a great first few weeks of Fall!

-Kristen

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In this special "Kristen's Birthday Episode" Kristen demonstrates making the decision to take a break and shares some of her favorite rest interventions. 

You will also learn

• how to know when it's time to make rest interventions
• what a rest intervention looks like
• the difference between active + passive rest
• the 7 types of rest
• how saying NO really means saying YES
• the importance of wellness boundaries. 

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In todays episode we cover herbs to incorporate into your summer routine to keep things cool. We go over mint, hibiscus, lemon balm, rose, and two shining star advanced herbs: gudduchi and reishi. 

We talk about the difference between anti-inflammatory herbs, refreshing herbs, and refrigerant herbs and give a shout out to elderflower and yarrow, two herbs that expel heat from the body but didn't make the cut for the full list. 

Learn more at herbsandease.com and be sure to follow the podcast on instagram.com/herbsandease for a more robust and complementary learning experience. 

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In todays episode we get a glimpse into some traditional perspectives on summer energy and explore and highlight the fire energy and how excess heat shows up in the body! We look at the Ayurvedic perspective and Traditional Chinese Medicine to extrapolate some basic tenants of self care that we can bring into our own wellness routines. 

If you want to make your own wellness plan check out of FREE course on the Mandala of Wellness: herbsandease.com/wellnessplan

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Tomorrow is June 21st, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, midsummer, and the start of Kristen's favorite season. In today's episode she breaks down how she is shifting her workload to lean into summer and how she is adjusting her self care practice to match the energetic shift of the season!

make your own Mandala of Summer wellness at herbsandease.com/wellnessplan

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In This episode, Kristen answers 10 questions she has received over the last season relating to herbalism and self care. This episode wraps up season 1 and we will be back for season 2 this summer!

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