Over the last year, I have found myself falling deeply in love with herbalism. What I love most about making plant medicine is the relationship that is built in the process. A relationship which brings with it, a level of intricacy and intimacy that comforts me, excites me, and urges to me to continue on this path. Each plant, an individual whom I am getting to know. Learning through my own studies and with those who have studied before me. Learning through my senses as I touch, smell, taste and create with the herbs. A process requiring me to gain knowledge about each plant, about the inner workings of our bodies and minds, and about how they will interact with one another. But also, a process of connecting with myself and learning to follow my own intuition. The herbs I often feel deeply called to, are those that will best support my body and spirit…just in the right way, at the right moment.
Plant medicine making is a dance between research and trust. Trust in our bodies ability to harness the healing powers these plants provide and the research to understand how and why it all works. Some answers are written on the pages of my favorite books, or they reveal themselves to me the longer I work with the herb. Yet, other times, the questions I have go unanswered….only just a quiet whisper as I sip my tea…you don’t have to understand everything Brianna; surrender, just a little, to the unknown and watch as the magic unfolds.
With love, Brianna 