In today’s episode we’ll hear from Amanda Crooke from Locust Light Farm . She chats about her upcoming online class, Herbs For Grieving . In this class, you will explore herbal medicine and plant allies that offer support through the grieving process. You will learn a wide range of preparations, from teas to baths to facial sprays, as well as a whole basketful of recipes. You’ll learn how to use dried herbs, tinctures, flower essences, and oils to create a full array of support. You’ll learn whi...
Nov 09, 2021•2 min
Are you ready to deepen your journey into herbal medicine and natural health care? Introducing Cedar Mountain Herb School’s LIVE, online Herbal Labs that will help you: Expand your knowledge of herbal medicine and skills in making effective remedies Take charge of your health and well-being Get real-time feedback with projects you might be working on It’s like having an herbal personal trainer! Knowing when – or where – to harvest plants and how to make strong and effective herbal remedies on yo...
Nov 05, 2021•15 min
HERBRALLY PODCAST LISTENERS! We're giving away TWO of our hoodies to a couple lucky winners in celebration of our new online store . Here's how you enter: 1st step: Leave a written review of the HerbRally podcast in your podcast player of choice (iTunes/Apple Podcasts is most common). 2nd step: Screenshot or copy and paste the review and send it to mason@herbrally.com letting you know you left the review. For iTunes users, here's a video how to leave a review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAG...
Nov 02, 2021•3 min
Today’s episode is actually audio from another podcast called “The Ground Shots” podcast hosted by Kelly Moody. This one is an interview with fermentationist Marissa Percoco. Marissa is an avid fermentation enthusiast who has spent the last 10 years exploring community and the wilds, as well as living deeply with various fermented cultures and local plants, and learning how it all comes together. Please visit Kelly online a OfSedgeandSalt.com Also, please consider supporting her work by visiting...
Oct 31, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Learn more and register for Alchemical Herbalism: CLICK HERE What’s the secret to using herbs in a holistic way that equally heals and rejuvenates the body AND assists in the evolution of the soul? Well that’s what the entire tradition of Alchemy is all about. Like Ayurveda or Chinese Medicine, the Western Alchemical tradition is a complete system of medicine that works with plants to cure diseases of the body, spirit and soul. While not too many people know much about Alchemy these days, one of...
Oct 27, 2021•3 min
While not too many people know much about Alchemy these days, one of the top experts on the subject is my friend Sajah Popham, who’s been practicing both herbal alchemy and clinical herbalism for over 10 years. And he’s distilled everything he knows about this powerful practice in his online course, Alchemical Herbalism , which is now open for enrollment! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER This is one of the most comprehensive herbal trainings out there, as it integrates clinical herbalism, alchemy and spa...
Oct 27, 2021•33 min
The Herbal Alchemy Training Sessions A free mini-course hosted by the School of Evolutionary Herbalism LEARN MORE AND REGISTER A lot of herbalists these days want to take their work with plants to a deeper level. They don’t just want to use herbs to put band-aids on symptoms, but to heal the spirit and soul, without overlooking the body. But how exactly do you go about doing that? That’s what my friend Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism is teaching in his Herbal Alchemy Train...
Oct 26, 2021•33 min
Learn more and register for Mel’s upcoming free course: Strengthen Your Immune System by Returning to Your Roots - CLICK HERE IN THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN REMEDIES IN YOUR KITCHEN CABINET You already have some powerful medicines in your home right now. Discover how you can use them to make cold and flu remedies that will save you loads of time, money, and tissues HOW TO MAKE HERBS TASTE GOOD Herbs tend to work better when you actually take them. That's why it's important to make remedies that...
Oct 25, 2021•26 min
Ritual and Smoke is an online, 7-week course that will take you on a journey through crafting & burning sacred smoke, Otherworld journeying, plant magic, and personal ritual so that you can confidently and directly access the teachings of the plant spirits. In this course, you will learn what it means to connect with the magical personality of herbs and how to empathetically invite them to collaborate in your magic. You will learn many different techniques for making burning blends, smoking ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 min
The Herbal Alchemy Training Sessions A free mini-course hosted by the School of Evolutionary Herbalism LEARN MORE AND REGISTER A lot of herbalists these days want to take their work with plants to a deeper level. They don’t just want to use herbs to put band-aids on symptoms, but to heal the spirit and soul, without overlooking the body. But how exactly do you go about doing that? That’s what my friend Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism is teaching in his Herbal Alchemy Train...
Oct 21, 2021•33 min
The Herbal Alchemy Training Sessions A free mini-course hosted by the School of Evolutionary Herbalism LEARN MORE AND REGISTER A lot of herbalists these days want to take their work with plants to a deeper level. They don’t just want to use herbs to put band-aids on symptoms, but to heal the spirit and soul, without overlooking the body. But how exactly do you go about doing that? That’s what my friend Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism is teaching in his Herbal Alchemy Train...
Oct 19, 2021•25 min
PART 2 As fall approaches us, Abrah Arneson shares with us a story from her book "The Weaving" to prep us for changes in the fall, the darkness of winter, and new beginnings and gifts of spring. Sit back, sip on some tea, and relax on your on your couch, the floor, or in your favorite sofa. Teacher and storyteller Abrah Arneson Cht RH Clinical Herbalist has supported people using plant medicine for 20 years. She studied herbs during a decade of living on meditation retreat properties. Her practi...
Oct 15, 2021•37 min
PART 1 As fall approaches us, Abrah Arneson shares with us a story from her book "The Weaving" to prep us for changes in the fall, the darkness of winter, and new beginnings and gifts of spring. Sit back, sip on some tea, and relax on your on your couch, the floor, or in your favorite sofa. Teacher and storyteller Abrah Arneson Cht RH Clinical Herbalist has supported people using plant medicine for 20 years. She studied herbs during a decade of living on meditation retreat properties. Her practi...
Oct 14, 2021•33 min
Herbalist and yogi Amanda Stanley is back to discuss the Pitta dosha type and it's association with summer (sorry, we're a tad late releasing this one). She has a wonderful way of weaving the philosophy of Ayurveda with practical health practices we could all stand to implement more of in our daily lives. I got a lot out of this episode and I know you'll come away inspired! Thanks so much to Amanda for sharing her wealth of knowledge. LINKS Jupiter's Labyrinth Amanda's Ayurveda course Thanks to ...
Oct 11, 2021•30 min
The Traditional Incense Crafting Course is available now through October 14, 2021. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER In the program you’ll learn: The histories and traditions of incense as medicine, as the roots of all aromatic arts, and as the most universal ritual tool Properly use gums and resins, binders and bases, fragrant hardwoods, and oil-dense botanicals in incense Learn multiple modes of formulation for therapeutics, fragrance, and ritual, & understand how to use the 4 Key Elements of a succ...
Oct 07, 2021•4 min
Today’s episode is brought to you by the Green Path Herb School . Herbalist Certificate Program A COMPREHENSIVE HYBRID PROGRAM FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING PROFESSIONAL HERBALISTS This hybrid curriculum is offered both on-line and in-person. The Herbalist Certificate Program is designed to provide a total immersion into natural healing and medicinal plants. Students will achieve the skill set, and confidence needed to practice herbalism. Discover a new and exciting direction in your life: ex...
Oct 07, 2021•44 min
Today’s episode is brought to you by the Green Path Herb School. CLICK HERE to learn more about their upcoming course “Clinical Skills for the Herbalist”. It’s a 5 day online seminar taught by Dr. William Franklin. You’ll learn: How to do an intake with a client How to develop client rapport The skill of detailed charting Formulation strategies How to create useful intake forms and client sheets And more! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER EPISODE DESCRIPTION Menstruation, typically a taboo subject in our ...
Oct 05, 2021•53 min
For a limited time, enroll in Evan’s FREE workshop series: the Hand-crafted Incense Workshop Series. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE Today’s episode is a narration of Evan’s blog post “The Art of Traditional Incense Crafting”. LINKS AND RESOURCES The Art of Traditional Incense Crafting Blog post Higher Mind Incense The Hand-crafted Incense Workshop Series Mountain Rose Herbs (listen to the end of the podcast for an exclusive 15% off discount code!) HerbRally on YouTube...
Sep 30, 2021•16 min
For a limited time, enroll in Evan’s FREE workshop series: the Hand-crafted Incense Workshop Series . LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Evan Sylliaasen, founder of The Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine & Higher Mind Incense. He delves into the world of incense and aromatic medicine and discusses their healing properties. Enjoy!...
Sep 29, 2021•29 min
Getting Results with Herbs is a 3-part livestream with herbalist and best-selling author Rosalee de la Forêt. You will learn to use Sense-Based Herbalism as a solution for information overload. By the end of this training, you will begin to trust the herbs you choose. REGISTER FOR FREE BY CLICKING HERE Getting Results with Herbs begins on Thursday, September 23, 2021. If you can’t make it to the live presentations, recordings will be made available immediately after the presentation, but only fo...
Sep 21, 2021•45 min
Getting Results with Herbs is a 3-part livestream with herbalist and best-selling author Rosalee de la Forêt. You will learn to use Sense-Based Herbalism as a solution for information overload. By the end of this training, you will begin to trust the herbs you choose. REGISTER FOR FREE BY CLICKING HERE Getting Results with Herbs begins on Thursday, September 23, 2021. If you can’t make it to the live presentations, recordings will be made available immediately after the presentation, but only fo...
Sep 21, 2021•46 min
In this episode of the HerbRally podcast, you’ll hear from Lian Bruno of Puff Herbal Smokes. She talks about why you might want to work with herbs through smoke, herbal strategies to quit smoking tobacco, and how to craft your own herbal smoking blends. Lian Bruno is a clinically-trained herbalist and the founder of Puff Herbal Smokes, a business that advocates herbalism for smokers of all plants. Founded on the belief that smoking can be a vital part of a holistic wellness practice, her busines...
Sep 14, 2021•42 min
Today’s episode is brought to you by the 2021 Great Lakes Herb Faire, a virtual conference. Learn more at GreatLakesHerbFaire.org . This episode is audio from a previous, in person Great Lakes Herb Faire. Thanks to the organizers for sharing! CLASS DESCRIPTION: Meet the unique plants preferring the acidic, anaerobic conditions of the bog. Learn about the many uses of sphagnum moss, larch tree, pitcher plant and more, while avoiding the rash inducing poison sumac. Emerging from the mire, stories ...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Today’s episode is all about liver health and how to support it with herbs. Learn from one of the best, Shana Lipner Grover! Shana Lipner-Grover is a clinical herbalist, health and nutrition educator, field botanist, ethical wildcrafter, medicine-maker, and forever student of life and wonder. She is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in north county San Diego: a 2-year field-based ecology, botany, and native plant medicine school. This school has ...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Abrah Arneson joins the podcast in today’s episode to give a brief overview of her new book, The Weaving: Plants, Planets and People . Between the covers of this book, you will discover a blend of plant wisdom and a love of astrology blended in a cauldron of storytelling and poetry. Not merely an herbal compendium, not only historic storytelling and a weaving of ancestor history, The Weaving: Plants, Planets and Women follows the path of herbal medicine from roots in the Earth to planets in the ...
Jul 30, 2021•4 min
In today’s episode we hear from Heather Sanderson. Heather has been working with plant spirits her whole life. In 2013 she studied herbal medicine at Third Root in Brooklyn, NY which led her to a 3-year Sacred Plant Medicine Apprenticeship with Carole Guyett in County Clare, Ireland. It was through this training and several initiations with plants that she became immersed in the dream and consciousness of the plant world and found a passion to share it with others. Since then she has founded Maj...
Jul 17, 2021•37 min
In today's episode Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski tells us about the upcoming Northwest Herbal Fair. This is their 25th anniversary! Very exciting times, we're all thrilled to be with each other once again. The Northwest Herbal Fair has classes, keynotes, lots of music, dancing, camping, and just an all around fun and family friendly time. Whether you're in the northwest or not, you'll want to see what this event is all about. To learn more and to register, visit www.nwherbalfair.com . Thanks for li...
Jul 12, 2021•2 min
Throughout history, plants have evoked the curiosities of the human imagination. Join herbalist Maria Christodoulou for a three-part series exploring herbal motifs in the ancient Mediterranean region, featuring the sinful fig leaf, the sensual rose flower, and the good luck pomegranate fruit. Maria Christodoulou is a clinical herbalist exploring the wisdom and whimsy of ancient Greek herbal medicine as The Greek Herbalist. In a previous lifetime, she lived on a farm in ancient Greece and found t...
Jul 08, 2021•15 min
Throughout history, plants have evoked the curiosities of the human imagination. Join herbalist Maria Christodoulou for a three-part series exploring herbal motifs in the ancient Mediterranean region, featuring the sinful fig leaf, the sensual rose flower, and the good luck pomegranate fruit. Maria Christodoulou is a clinical herbalist exploring the wisdom and whimsy of ancient Greek herbal medicine as The Greek Herbalist. In a previous lifetime, she lived on a farm in ancient Greece and found t...
Jul 07, 2021•17 min
Throughout history, plants have evoked the curiosities of the human imagination. Join herbalist Maria Christodoulou for a three-part series exploring herbal motifs in the ancient Mediterranean region, featuring the sinful fig leaf, the sensual rose flower, and the good luck pomegranate fruit. Maria Christodoulou is a clinical herbalist exploring the wisdom and whimsy of ancient Greek herbal medicine as The Greek Herbalist. In a previous lifetime, she lived on a farm in ancient Greece and found t...
Jul 05, 2021•19 min
