As the wheel turns and the nights grow longer, we step into the liminal season of Samhain or Halloween- the Celtic New Year and the sacred threshold between worlds. In this solo episode, Elliott explores the herbal allies of protection and boundary-keeping that support us as we descend into the dark half of the year. From Yarrow and her tightening, astringent magic to Hawthorn’s thorny guardianship of the heart, these plants teach us how to hold our energy close, honor our sensitivity, and na...
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As the wheel turns and the nights grow longer, we step into the liminal season of Samhain or Halloween- the Celtic New Year and the sacred threshold between worlds. In this solo episode, Elliott explores the herbal allies of protection and boundary-keeping that support us as we descend into the dark half of the year. From Yarrow and her tightening, astringent magic to Hawthorn’s thorny guardianship of the heart, these plants teach us how to hold our energy close, honor our sensitivity, and na...
Reciprocity in Herbalism: Learning from Yerba Mansa with Dara Saville
The Dancing Willow
1 hour 4 minutes
2 months ago
Reciprocity in Herbalism: Learning from Yerba Mansa with Dara Saville
What happens when we stop asking only what plants can do for us, and start asking what we can do for them? In this episode of The Dancing Willow, Elliott sits down with Dara Saville- herbalist, author of The Ecology of Herbal Medicine, founder of Albuquerque Herbalism, and director of the Yerba Mansa Project, to explore the profound relationships we can form with plants and the land. Dara shares the story of her first plant ally, globe mallow, and how that encounter opened the path to her lif...
The Dancing Willow
As the wheel turns and the nights grow longer, we step into the liminal season of Samhain or Halloween- the Celtic New Year and the sacred threshold between worlds. In this solo episode, Elliott explores the herbal allies of protection and boundary-keeping that support us as we descend into the dark half of the year. From Yarrow and her tightening, astringent magic to Hawthorn’s thorny guardianship of the heart, these plants teach us how to hold our energy close, honor our sensitivity, and na...
