Herbalistique
Herbalism + The Physiology of Health
What if health wasn't something that just happened to us?
I teach people how to make sense of their health.
We look at what's happening in the body, why it may be happening, what actually matters, and what can be influenced.Your body is constantly responding to everything you eat, do, experience, and encounter. We don't study the body systems separately because the body doesn't work that way. The more you understand how those processes work and connect, the more you can recognize what your body is telling you and participate in creating health in your daily life.
Conversations
I call classes conversations for a reason. This isn't a lecture. You aren't expected to sit quietly for two hours taking notes. Questions are encouraged throughout the conversation instead of a small section at the end. You'll receive lesson materials so you can stay present and participate, rather than trying to write down everything that's being said.I keep groups small. No more than 12 people, so there is room to ask, explore, connect ideas and follow the questions that arise. While still covering a topic.Each conversation begins with a structured lesson: the fundamentals of how that part of the body functions, what influences it, how it connects to the rest of you, and why those processes matter to your daily life. No prior knowledge is required and you don't need to take the conversations in any order. Specifically designed for people who want to understand how the body works without needing a medical background.We follow the questions. Because the first question isn't always the question you really need answered. One question leads to another. A connection becomes visible, something you thought was unrelated suddenly makes sense. That's where the real learning happens.What does a conversation actually look like?
In a conversation about the gut, we might start with a simple question: What actually has to happen between swallowing a meal and your cells receiving what they need? From there, we can end up talking about digestion, absorption, the microbiome or the nervous system. Topics like nutrient density, how the body feels full, and what food we eat are all likely to come into play here. All ultimately revolving around what practical things we can do in our day that have a noticeable sustainable effect on our quality of life.$75 2 Hrs. Online via ZoomChoose a conversation and join us!
7 Core Conversations
How Health is CreatedWhat if health wasn't something that just happened to us? The fundamental building blocks of health and function.
Without understanding what creates health, it's difficult to distinguish between the things that actually matter and the things that don't. We'll explore the fundamental principles that allow the body to create, maintain, and restore health. Including how those principles show up in everyday life. Understand how health is created, what influences it and what you can actually do to support it.The GutDigestion, nourishment, and the internal environment. Your gut isn't simply where food goes.
We'll explore how digestion, absorption, elimination, microbial life, barrier function, immunity and nervous system signaling work together as well as how everyday choices can support or disrupt those processes.
Bring your questions about digestion, food, the microbiome or anything you've been wondering about.The Immune SystemProtection. Communication. Balance.
Your immune system isn't just something that fights illness. l We'll look at how the immune system identifies, communicates, responds and resolves. How nutrition, sleep, stress, environment, etc. influence these processes is pivotal to the conversation.
The goal isn't to make your immune system stronger. it's to understand how it works and what helps it function optimally.The HeartYour cardiovascular system is doing much more than moving blood around. A look at vascular function, the hearts workload, and the systems that regulate them. Wondering how movement, nourishment, stress and other factors actually affect your heart? This is the conversation for you. We'll look at what the system needs to do its job well and what you can actually do to impact heart health and function.Pain & MovementHow the body, moves, adapts, and communicates. Pain is information. Movement is information. Neither exist in isolation.
Let's explore how the body create and responds to pain, how movement affects body function, how tissues adapt, and how the nervous system participates in the experience.
We'll connect these processes to things you do everyday and look at ways to support increased function.Nervous System RecoveryStress, regulation, and coming back to function. Your nervous system is constantly taking in information, deciding what matters and adjusting the body's response.
Lets explore what happens what the system spends too much time responding to demand, and what recovery practically requires. How do sleep, sensory input, movement, nourishment, environment, and daily patterns affect regulation?
The goal isn't to simply manage stress. It's to understand the function and steps to nervous system recovery.Self CareLearning to participate in your own health. Self care isn't another list of things you should be doing. Its the reflection of the relationship you have with yourself.
A look at how to recognize what your body is communicating, identify what may be influencing it, and make practical changes that honor your path and improve your quality of life.
Super doesn't have to mean superficial. The goal is to find the things that are practical, matter to you, and useful enough to make a noticeable difference.
Bring it to Your Community
Your people already have questions about their health.You know your people. You know what they're asking, what they're struggling with, and where they want more understanding. Herbalistique brings the physiology, framework, curriculum, and facilitation. Together, we create the conversation and make health knowledge useful.
I'm looking for 15 organizations and community leaders who want to make this kind of education part of what they offer their people.The Series
There are seven core Herbalistique series. Each is an expanded look into the 7 core conversations. Each series can be broad and foundational, or shaped around the particular questions your community is asking.Four conversations. Two hours each. Eight hours total. $300 per participant. Maximum 13 participants, including the host. The host attends free.The Partnership
You bring
- Your relationship with your community
- An understanding of what your people are asking and experiencing
- An invitation for them to participate
- Honest feedback about what is and isn't useful
- Communication when timing, circumstances, or community needs changeHerbalistique handles
- Curriculum and series design
- Teaching and facilitation
- Registration and payment processing
- Participant communication and reminders
- Zoom and technical logistics
- Educational materials
- Post-series follow-up
- Adjustments to programming based on community feedbackPeople become more capable of understanding what is happening in their bodies, recognizing what they can influence, and deciding what to explore next. You have a trusted educational resource you can bring to your people without having to build or manage it yourself. And Herbalistique gets to learn directly from the communities it serves so it fits the unique and environmental issues that need attention.We Start With a Conversation
Every partnership begins with a private 60-minute Strategy Session. We talk about your community, what you're seeing, what people are asking, and what would be most useful. From there, we choose the first experience and put it on the calendar. Then we build from there.Making It Easy to Try
Your relationship with your community matters. Introducing something new shouldn't put that relationship at risk. We establish a registration checkpoint for each series. If registration isn't where it needs to be, we work together to determine what makes sense. Whether that's additional outreach, changing the timing, rescheduling, or another approach, you won't have to carry the risk of a poorly attended program.
Work with Me
Personal Sessions
Health Strategy 1 on 1Sometimes you don't need more information. You need someone to help you make sense of what you already know.
A private 60 minute conversation focused on understanding what's going on and deciding what to explore next. You'll leave with a clearer picture of the situation, practical next steps and a better understanding.
Bring your questions, observations and the things you've been trying to figure out. I'll bring the physiology, herbalism and framework to help you put the pieces together.
$150 1 hr.
About Herbalistique
I've spent the better part of 20 years working with plants, health and the ways the body actually works. My background is in herbalism, formulation, physiology, botany, biochemistry, and nutrition. I've taught over 75 different courses, developed hundreds of formulas and spent years learning from both the science and the plants themselves.But Herbalistique didn't come from wanting to teach people about herbs. It came from a much bigger question. How does the body create, maintain and restore health?Once you start looking at health that way, things begin to connect Digestion affects nourishment. The nervous system affects practically everything The immune system, microbes, and the environment all part of the same living system. That's how I teach.I don't start with a list of symptoms and assign a list of things to take for them. We start with the body as a whole, understand what's happening and then look at what might be useful. Sometimes its a plant, sometimes its understanding what's going on in your daily life that's impacting it. My goal isn't to tell you what to think about your health or give you a list of things you have to do. It's to give you a better understanding of your own body and a framework you can actually use to work with it instead of fighting against it.That's Herbalistique
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Member Library
How is health created, maintained, and restored?The Library brings that work together in one place. From Attainable Health, and the Field Command Map to herbal education, materia medica, and explorations of eating, breathing, thoughts, and emotions. The collection approaches health from different directions while remaining grounded in one central idea. Understanding how the body works changes how we approach its health.Organized into rooms. Body, Garden, Kitchen, and Soul. The library is a growing body of work you can explore independently, follow your own questions through and return to as your understanding develops. No defined path, just room to explore.$30 per month