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Stay safe and ask lots of questions. Keep a herbalist around, or reach out to one you trust to guide you as you build your relationship with the plants.

Just like a good doctor, a good herbalist can be part of some of the most important change in living life more naturally.

Reminder that you can always come and bring your questions AND your findings to reflect on with us.

👀So we’ll be waiting..

Chamomile is a much loved, staple herb for good reason.

Most people know chamomile as a cozy herb to support for sleep, but Matricaria recutita, or chamomile, belongs to the Asteraceae family and offers a beautiful combination of bitter, aromatic, and subtly sweet qualities. And these qualities tell us how the plant works within the body.

Its gentle bitterness helps prepare the digestive system, by encouraging healthy digestive secretions, while its aromatic oils help ease bloating, gas, and digestive discomfort. This is why a warm cup of chamomile can feel just as comforting after a meal as it does before sleep.

From an energetic perspective, chamomile is considered cooling, drying, and relaxing. It can be especially supportive when there is “heat” and tension showing up in the body, like irritability, restlessness, digestive cramping, or inflammation accompanied by stress.

We see chamomile as:
🌿 A bitter tonic that gently supports digestion.
🌿 A carminative that helps move stagnant gas and ease bloating.
🌿 A spasmolytic that relaxes muscle tension and digestive cramping.
🌿 A nervine that nourishes and calms the nervous system.
🌿 An herb that helps modulate inflammation throughout the body.

A great reminder is that the digestive and nervous systems are deeply connected, so when we’re stressed, digestion often suffers. When digestion is uncomfortable, our nervous system can become more reactive. Chamomile shows up to support both.

Some gardeners will chamomile in their gardens have noticed that plants growing near it often seem healthier and more resilient. Through its gentle, it’s a constant that’s there to help. 🌼

Our essential oils wall has lots of information and ways of relating to the essential oils: there’s a line of single oils that are potent and organically sourced and bottled here in shop, essential oil roll on blends, herbal spritz using essential oils & an alcohol/water combination, all natural bug spray, and the option always open to choose an oil or oils of your choice to be made into a spray or roll on for yourself!

For aromatherapy and diffusers, you only need a couple of drops since each bottle is potent in each drop.

On the same wall there’s a book to breakdown each oil and its uses. We’re also always open to questions and to help!

Nervines part 3!

Where we seek quick solutions, we can often forget our foundations. Good rest, good thinking, good eating, good habits..

And so yes, utilize the herbs and the tools to support you, and realize where the imbalance may be coming from too. If it’s sleep like it is for most of us, get some rest. Nervines are here to help, and so is your body.

Stay tuned for our nervines class series coming up, and more videos like these!!🙌

Join us Friday, June 26 for Open Mic Night! 🎤

Whether you’re performing or just soaking in the vibes, all are welcome. Poetry, music, stories, and spontaneous magic encouraged. Shop will be open, and herbal drinks will be available all evening!

⏰7:30 PM

We’re excited to have you there!