The Plant Healer S Path

The Plant Healer's Path is the first of two volumes by Jesse Wolf Hardin, cofounder of Plant Healer Magazine, with enchanting tales, medicinal plant profiles and favorite herbal recipes by Kiva Rose, as well as contributions by David Hoffman, Phyllis Light, Paul Bergner and more. Hardin tackles topics vital to an effective, empowered herbal practice, including many never addressed before, with suggestions for taking control of and enjoying our lives, and tips that can benefit herbalists and non-herbalists alike. Paul Bergner says“Whether just beginning or already walking the path, The Plant Healer's Path provides a panoramic road map of the terrain – both internal and external – for any person called to healing with plants... with thought-provoking essays on the issues most important to our work,” and Phyllis Light writes that this book “does more than provide a working model of herbal practice, it also addresses our hopes, our fears and concerns as herbalists, acknowledging the differences, the uniqueness that each brings to their art, craft and science. What more could we ask for?”

The Herbalist: Your Healer's Journey offers succinct practical tips and insights for anyone either already practicing or just starting out in herbalism and other natural healing modalities. It deals with everything from redefining health and healing the various skills and steps we need to take, to serving marginalized communities and dealing with money matters, essential self-care, and how to determine your optimal personal specialty, role and niche in this amazing field. Unlike his previous books such as The Plant Healer's Path and The Practice of Herbalism, the 29 chapters of The Herbalist were transcribed directly from his short Plant Healers Path video recordings posted on the HerbRally youtube channel. "Get ready to be inspired, uplifted, and empowered to be the very best healer you can be, and to be a misfit health provider without reservation! I am excited for the herbal community and the world at large to benefit from the teachings of The Plant Healer's Path for generations to come." --Mason Hutchison (The HerbRally Schoolhouse) The result is this volume's unbridled conversational tone, quickly getting to the promised points with what you might agree are scant filters. This is a faster tempo, no-brakes version of Wolf Hardin's characteristic teachings, described by associates as"wildling counsel," "plant hearted sermons," and "green cheerleading." It is as much as anything a compendium of hopeful inspiration and relentless encouragements -- the "you and your healing work matters," the "magic is alive," "it's ok to be different," "you can do it" and "ain't it wondrous" book! "Wonder-filled, indeed, is the shared Plant Healer mission of helping this planet, our diverse cultures, these lands and people, helping to heal from disease and disharmony and debility, contributing to wholeness in times of separation, polarization, and isolation. Wonderful is the incredible intensity of your empathy and caring, your determination to assist, and the poetic grace and utter delight you bring to your personalized version of our great and needed work. And wonderful, too, the plants that you work with, learn from, and share the blessings of. In every herbal root and leaf -- as in every one of you -- I see miracles of mending, evocations of evolving beauty and meaning and purpose." --Jesse Wolf Hardin

The Practice of HerbalismOptions on The Plant Healer's Pathby Jesse Wolf Hardinwith Kenneth Proefrock, Kiva Rose Hardin, Jim McDonald, Guido Mas , Paul Bergner, Phyllis Light, Matthew Wood, Dara Saville, Dave Meesters, Kat MacKinnon, Juliette Abigail Carr, Laurie Quesinberry, Valerie Camacho, Jade Alicandro Mace, Sarah Josey, & Nick WalkerPresenting The Practice of Herbalism, the second of two foundational books on the most important topics that herbalists and others need to consider when either starting or further evolving a life of purposeful healing today. The topics addressed here, are those you might hear talked about online, in forums, in the hallways of herbal schools, and among small groups of attendees at herbal conferences, as well as being some of the primary ideas, ethics, parameters, and possibilities discussed by students, herbal entrepreneurs and practitioners, in endless private emails. Herein are many of the options and criteria that you likely need when choosing who and how to be, growing your gifts, and deciding how best to give... creating, re-forming, deepening, expanding, or otherwise improving your plant-hearted practice, such as: - The history and resurgence of herbalism- Finding/creating our niche and roles- The principles of home herbalism- The radical possibilities of kitchen herbalism- The authentic healer- The desire for recognition vs joyful recognizing- Where the pre-rational and scientific meet- A natural health education- Herbal terms and language- Botanical plant names vs common names- Becoming or improving as a teacher of herbalismQuestioning our teachers- The art of the plant walkApplying what you learn- Plant conservation and habitat restoration as activism- From poacher to steward- Sources for herbs and herbal medicines- Enchanted medicine making - Herbal provings- Stocking the herbal apothecaryStarting an apothecary or herbal nurseryIntegrating herbalism into hospital settings- Binary disease and healthy debateNeurodiversity and labelingThe fight against regulation- An insurgent, unsupervised herbalism- The importance of curiosity- Creating and sustaining herbal community The concentrating of financial wealth in the hands of an ever smaller percentage of humanity, and the unaffordability of established healthcare and health insurance, means that folk herbalists are not only the keepers of ancient traditions and ageless wisdom, but also purveyors of justice and vectors of change. There are none more needed, more laudable, and more called, than family and community providers, youthful activists and free-clinic volunteers, plant researchers and students, plant writers and botanical artists, healthy food providers and down-home kitchen witches, mycological visionaries and Cannabis researchers, wildcrafters and urban gardeners, conservationists and rewilders, cage rattlers and medicine makers.For you, and for every student of natural healing, The Practice of Herbalism promises to awaken you to the many options for evolving and progressing on your healing path.

A hands-on approach to working with the healing powers of plant spirits • Explores the scientific basis underlying the practices of indigenous healers and shamans • Illuminates the matrix where plant intelligence and human intelligence join • Reveals that partnering with plants is an evolutionary imperative Indigenous healers and shamans have known since antiquity that plants possess a spirit essence that can communicate through light, sound, and vibration. Now scientific studies are verifying this understanding. Plant Spirit Healing reveals the power of plant spirits to join with human intelligence to bring about profound healing. These spirits take us beyond mere symptomatic treatment to aligning us with the vast web of nature. Plants are more than their chemical constituents. They are intelligent beings that have the capacity to raise consciousness to a level where true healing can take place. In this book, herbalist Pam Montgomery offers an understanding of the origins of disease and the therapeutic use of plant spirits to bring balance and healing. She offers a process engaging heart, soul, and spirit that she calls the triple spiral path. In our modern existence, we are increasingly challenged with broken hearts, souls in exile, and malnourished spirits. By working through the heart, we connect with the soul and gain access to spirit. She explains that the evolution of plants has always preceded their animal counterparts and that plant spirits offer a guide to our spiritual evolution--a stage of growth imperative not only for the healing of humans but also the healing of the earth.

This book is a must for beginners and serious students of herbs and of Native American ways. This set of herbal teachings, which draws strongly from the Muscogee tradition, presents an understanding of the healing nature of plants for the first time in book form. In a time of expanding awareness of the potential of herbs, this work shines and beckons. Tis Mal examines common wild plants and in a clear and authoritative style explains how to identify, honor, select, and prepare them for use. Illustrated and indexed by plant name and medical topic.

Herbalist Pam Montgomery's triple spiral path--working through the heart to connect with the soul and gain access to the spirit--is a hands-on approach to partnering with plant spirits that promotes a profound healing, one that moves beyond mere symptomatic treatment into aligning us with the vast web of nature.

This updated edition of The Village Herbalist provides a complete guide to the art and practice of herbalism, as well as an introduction to the herbalist's role in family and community life. Inspirational profiles of practicing herbalists from across the country add a human touch to the authors' wealth of practical herbal knowledge. The Herbalist's Way includes time-honored healing wisdom from many cultures, as well as information on: • Roles and responsibilities of herbalists in their communities • Herbal workshops, conferences, and education centers • Growing, drying, and preparing medicinal herbs • Learning to listen to clients and recommend holistic treatments for healing and continued wellness • Licensing, marketing, and other legal and business issues facing modern herbalists • Comprehensive resources and suggestions for building your herbal library