Smoking Herbs and Strategies for Quitting with Lian Bruno of Puff Herbal Smokes

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 business offers herbal smoking blends and pre-rolled herbal smokes. Learn more at puffherbals.com or @puffherbalsmokes on Instagram.

HerbRally listeners can use the discount code “HERBRALLY” for 20% off all Puff Herbal Smokes products for through the end of September 2021!

Music heard in this episode is by Peter Danilchuk.

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Pearls of the Peat Bog Walk with Greg Monzel

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 from the sphagnum hold lessons from our ancient ancestors, which persist even as we pull ourselves up from the muck to hike back to camp. 

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Love Your Liver! with Shana Lipner Grover

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 expanded to include a clinically based 2nd year and an online learning platform. She also teaches at Healing Hands School of Holistic Health, covering 350 hours of herbal medicine and nutrition programs. Shana’s a published writer that includes a botany column in Plant Healer magazine and Herbaria. She has a clinical practice in north county San Diego focusing on empowering people to take responsibility for their health.

Learn more about Shana at SageCountryHerbs.com.


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Embodied Ecology is the practice of the deep knowing that we as humans are eternally interwoven with nature. Our bodies are reflected in the cosmos and we are meant to live in harmony with the natural world. Our bodies are ecosystems that can thrive in balance. With ancestral knowledge of East Asian medicine, Elisa Weiss (she/her), is both a student and teacher of developing rituals of connection to the seasons and cycles of our planet through herbs, food and ecological awareness. Using herbal medicine, meditation, and movement with liberation and decolonial practices of understanding intersectionality beyond conventional narratives, she focuses theories of acupuncture to guide others back to themselves. Check her out @embodied.ecology

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The Weaving: Plants, Planets and People with Abrah Arneson

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 Sky. Abrah Arneson brews up magic on each page.

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 practice of herbal medicine is infused with a love of contemporary scientific knowledge and her personal 30-year meditation practice.

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Developing Your Intuition and Co-creating with the Plant World | Heather Sanderson

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 Majestic Wisdom Publishing and has written several Plant and Tree Spirit Short Reads. She also hosts Majestic Wisdom Podcast. You can find more at MajesticWisdomPublishing.com or follow her on Instagram at @heather.sanderson.

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EVENT | Northwest Herbal Fair

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. 

Herbal Motifs in the Ancient Mediterranean | Part 3: The Fruit Motif featuring Pomegranate with Maria Christodoulou

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 the cure for plagues. She researches and writes about medicinal plants in fantastical myths, ancient scientific writings, and artistic representations that have survived for thousands of years. For an adventure through antiquity, visit her website at www.thegreekherbalist.com.

Herbal Motifs in the Ancient Mediterranean | Part 2: The Flower Motif, featuring Rose with Maria Christodoulou

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 the cure for plagues. She researches and writes about medicinal plants in fantastical myths, ancient scientific writings, and artistic representations that have survived for thousands of years. For an adventure through antiquity, visit her website at www.thegreekherbalist.com.

Herbal Motifs in the Ancient Mediterranean | Part 1: The Leaf Motif, featuring Figs with Maria Christodoulou

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 the cure for plagues. She researches and writes about medicinal plants in fantastical myths, ancient scientific writings, and artistic representations that have survived for thousands of years. For an adventure through antiquity, visit her website at www.thegreekherbalist.com.

All About Vitex with Heather Irvine

Learn all about vitex in today’s episode with Heather Irvine. She covers plant characteristics, names, cultural uses, herbal uses, and more!

Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott, Trailblazing Ethnobotanist and Marine Algae Expert

Today we’ll hear about the life and work of Isabella Aiona Abbott who became a leading expert on Pacific marine algae and the was the first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science. Her scientific contributions included the discovery of over 200 algae species, and her life’s passion spilled over into the kitchen. Having learned about edible Hawaiian seaweeds from her mother, Isabella enjoyed creating recipes using kelp and algae.

Seaweed Cake 

A recipe originally designed to use Nereocystis kelp that is common in central California and northward. In Hawaiʻi, either Eucheuma species from Kāneʻohe Bay or ogo may be used.  

Cream well 1 ½ cups salad oil, 2 cups sugar; add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  

Add 2 cups grated carrots, 2 cups grated Eucheuma or 2 cups coursely chopped ogo, 1 cup crushed, drained pineapple, or 1 cup fresh grated coconut.  

Sift together 2 ½ cups sifted flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix all together.  

Add 1 cup walnuts if desired.  

Bake in oblong pan or loaf pan at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes.  

Serve plain or with buttercream frosting. A moist cake which keeps very well. 

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Juliette of the Herbs

On today’s episode, Heather Irvine profiles the life and works of accomplished herbalist and author Juliette de Baïracli Levy. Hear a bit about her life and travels, then dive into her uses for herbs!

Books mentioned in today’s podcast:

Find other books by Juliette:
Common Herbs for Natural Health
The Illustrated Herbal Handbook for Everyone
Summer in Galilee

Plants mentioned:
Adder's tongue
Agrimony
Anise
Artichoke
Blackberry
Chickweed
Chicory
Feverfew
Garlic
Hops
Horseradish
Iceland Moss

New Moon Intentions Meditation with Jiling Lin

Jiling joins us again with another meditation, this time for tomorrow’s new moon. Take time to set your intentions for the season ahead.

Jiling Lin, L.Ac. is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She specializes in treating pain, emotional health, and chronic complex conditions. Jiling nourishes your resilience through clinics, classes, and retreats integrating wilderness, creativity, and Spirit.

For more from Jiling, visit her website at jilinglin.com or find her on Instagram and Facebook.

Fermentation: Cultivating the Wild with EagleSong Gardener

Spend your weekend cultivating knowledge about the wild world of fermentation! In today’s episode, we listen in on a 4-hour intensive given by EagleSong Gardener at the 2018 NorthWest Herb Symposium. She shares her 40 years of experience with fermenting food and passes along some recipes. Learn about vegetable and dairy fermentation as well as creating fermented beverages like elderberry wine!

For more from EagleSong, find her at www.eaglesong-gardener.com or at the upcoming 2022 NorthWest Herb Symposium in Coupeville, Washington. For more information, visit www.NWHerbSymposium.com.

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20-Minute Meditation with Rebecca Ingalls

Take 20 minutes for yourself with today’s relaxing meditation from Rebecca Ingalls.

Rebecca Ingalls is a Community Herbalist and Psychotherapist with an apothecary and practice on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Rebecca has worked in private practice as a holistic therapist for 20 years, is traditionally trained in the art, science, and practice of psychotherapy, and holds a weekly community meditation practice.  

Palmer Pond Botanicals, established in 2012,  features herbs Rebecca has cultivated and collected each season as well as a collection of her small-batch artisan herbal preparations. 

She is Founding Director and Herbalist at Newhall Fields Community Farm, a 501(c)(3), in Peabody, Massachusetts.

For more from Rebecca, find her at: www.rebeccaingalls.com
www.palmerpond.com
Or you can find her on Facebook and Instagram.

Excited to announce our new services at HerbRally. We are officially launching our own CREATIVE SHOP! For now, that's brand photography, videography, design and more!

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Resetting the 24 Hour Circadian Cycle with Dr. Mary Bove

Getting proper rest! We feel our best with regular sleep, and today we listen in on a class with Dr. Mary Bove that can help us do just that! Learn about the circadian sleep rhythm, what should happen in healthy sleep, what happens when that process isn't going well, and what to do to correct it. Don’t miss her recommendations for herbal medicines that can support our circadian cycle.

A clinical medical herbalist, Mary Bove had a practice in family medicine in Brattleboro, Vermont for over 20 years where she assisted in the birth of a whole generation of kids. Listening to Mary talk on botanical medicine is like sitting down with a good friend over a cup of herbal tea. She is the author of An Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants, and co-author of Herbs for Women's Health. Since starting her herbal journey at age 18, Mary has held firm to three tenets: “Walk your talk, believe in the plants and practice herbalism every day in your life.”

To stay informed on the 6th Annual NorthWest Herb Symposium, visit www.NWHerbSymposium.com. Located at the Camp Casey Conference Center in Coupeville, Washington, teachers will include Eaglesong Gardener, Ryan Drum, Denise Joy, Netta Zeberoff and more!

For many more great recordings like you’ve heard today, visit Tree Farm Communications where you’ll find quality audio of lectures, workshops, and conferences on topics like herbalism, integrative health, nutrition and more!

Excited to announce our new services at HerbRally. We are officially launching our own CREATIVE SHOP! For now, that's brand photography, videography, design and more!

If you're an herbal company, blog, or any kind of business that's looking to upgrade your brand, feel free to reach out to Amanda at amanda@herbrally.com for more information. Or read more at herbrally.com/services

Dandelion with Shana Lipner Grover

Just in time for spring, we're joined by Shana Lipner Grover to hear about dandelion! Learn about its identification, name, uses as food, and herbal use including as liver support!

Be sure to visit Shana at sagecountryherbs.com for more herb information, classes, recipes, and more.

Herbal Observation Groups A Collaborative Model of Herbal Care with Camille Freeman

On today's episode we'll hear from Camille Freeman on a collaborative model of herbal care. She discusses the power of collaborative care more broadly, and for teachers and mentors, she details about how to run herbal observation groups.

Camille Freeman is a registered herbalist and licensed nutrition who has been in practice since 2003 with a focus on fertility and reproductive health. She is also a professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health where she teaches physiology and pathophysiology to students in the nutrition and herbal medicine programs. You can find her at www.camillefreeman.com.

Full Moon Gratitude Meditation with Jiling Lin

As we say hello to spring, we join Jiling Lin for this full moon meditation on gratitude. Don’t miss today’s supermoon, when the full moon occurs while the moon’s elliptic orbit comes closest to Earth. While it shines bigger and brighter in our sky, take time to feel gratitude for all life has to offer.

Jiling Lin, L.Ac. is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She specializes in treating pain, emotional health, and chronic complex conditions. Jiling nourishes your resilience through clinics, classes, and retreats integrating wilderness, creativity, and Spirit.

For more from Jiling, visit her website at www.jilinglin.com or find her on Instagram and Facebook.

Functional Mushrooms for Health and Wellness with Alex Dorr of Mushroom Revival

Today we’re joined by Alex Dorr of Mushroom Revival to learn about the power of functional mushrooms in supporting health and wellness. You’ll hear about the roles of fungi in nature as well as in our bodies and touch on the science of beneficial compounds found in certain mushroom species. Differences in mushroom preparations using fruiting bodies vs. mycelium are discussed as well as quality of mushroom supplements and mislabeling in the industry. He gives a great rundown of 10 functional mushrooms you should know, uses of fungi in environmental remediation, and much more!

To find mushroom tinctures, visit the Mushroom Revival store. And don’t forget to check out the Mushroom Revival podcast as well as their blog for more fascinating and informative topics in the world of mushrooms!

Alex Dorr found functional mushrooms in a journey to feel better. Zapped of energy, he tried everything, but nothing stuck until he found functional mushrooms. He is the founder and CEO of Mushroom Revival where you can find mushroom tinctures with a focus on quality. Alex is a graduate of Hampshire College with a BA studying Mycology with a focus on Mycoremediation, and he is the author of Mycoremediation Handbook: A Grassroots Guide to Growing Mushrooms and Cleaning up Toxic Waste With Fungi.