HERBS (Herbs with Erin - Remedies for Body and Spirit)

Learn some tips on growing lavender in the home garden with Erin LaFaive, herbalist of Full Circle Herbals. 

In this episode I interview Fay Johnstone, author of Plants that Speak, Souls that Sing.  Fay is a Shamanic Herbalist and Reiki Master. We chat about ways to communicate with plants and how Erin binged the series “Outlander” during the Winter. Find out how Fay is “close” to something from “Outlander”. 

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In this episode Erin LaFaive shares some learning strategies and mindset hacks to maintain the momentum during your herbal learning journey. 

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Erin LaFaive shares some top advice she wishes she’d received when learning herbalism. This advice is a must learn for those starting herbalism or in the depths of herbal programs. 

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Burdock root (Articum lappa) is seen as a nuisance weed with it’s “sticky” seed heads getting velcroed to clothes and animal fur. Did you know it’s been used for herbal remedies for hundreds of years? Learn how to identify it, what it’s good for, and how to harvest it. Here’s a hint to what it could be used for - It could be renamed Burdock the Blood Booster. 

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Dr. Erin Moore shares her inspiring story about providing medical assistance to the people in a village called Karmidanda in north central Nepal. One of the goals was to create herbal remedies from the plants in the village and teach the people how to create more after Dr. Erin went home. Eventually, she and others created a nonprofit called ParticipAid a collaborative team of holistic thinkers & entrepreneurs seeking to address large scale problems with grassroots solutions.

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This episode is a conversation with Emily Morrison from Wise Women Witchery as she and Erin share their meanings of Priestess. Erin is a Plant Priestess and her mission is to bring back the sacred connection of plants back to humans. Emily’s mission is to teach tools associated with earth based spirituality with the intention of helping women Embrace Their Magic, Trust Themselves and Step into their Own Power.

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Many people want to know what certain plants symbolize or what their spiritual uses are. I’ll share three tips about ways you can decipher the spiritual meaning of plants. A specific example is also provided as I explain the spiritual uses that can be drawn from the friendly dandelion.

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What does mugwort have to do with the moon? How can it be a soother of the stomach and a purgative at the same time? This podcast shares some herbal and magical tips about mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). 

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This episode provides three tips about increasing the power of your herbal tea. I'll address how to make a cup of tea to your liking, variations on just one cup, and other ways to help make herbal tea tasty. Find out what the difference is between a beverage tea and drinking tea for it's healing properties. Also, enjoy a bonus tip!