The Holistic Herbalism Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Yaupon + On Being A Boring Herbalist Dec 15, 2017

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Ryn talks about the yaupon holly, a caffeine-bearing plant of North America, as well as a few ideas that apply to caffeine herbs in general. Katja is happy to be reading The Wee Free Men again, and tries to come up with a boring formula for everyone, but it turns out to be awesome.

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Dynamic Desk Work + Crazy for Cranberries Dec 08, 2017

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This week, Ryn notices he’s been getting stuck in the same sitting positions too frequently while working on the manuscript, and talks about different ways to avoid getting sedentary at home or in the office. Katja shares her enthusiasm and recipes for working with cranberry, one of our local “superfoods”.

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Ryn Gets Sick + Katja’s Herbal Introspection Dec 01, 2017

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In this episode, Ryn tells you about the herbal strategies he's been using to cope with a respiratory infection for the last few days. Katja shares some thoughts spurred on by the creation of her Herbal Oracle and Study Cards, about the parallels we find between physiological and psychological effects of herbal remedies. (Katja wanted to call this episode "No Goldenseal Was Harmed In The Making Of This Podcast + Things You Can't See With A Microscope", but that was too long.)

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Some Favorite Herbal Books Nov 23, 2017

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We love books! In this podcast we discuss a few of our absolute favorite herbal books for everyone from beginners to experienced practitioners. Here are the books we mentioned:

Practical Herbs & Practical Herbs 2, Henriette Kress - you can also pre-order her Practical Herb Cards!
The Herbal Medic, Sam Coffman
Icelandic Herbs, Anna Rósa Robertsdottir
Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, Peter del Tredici
Invasive Plant Medicine, Timothy Lee Scott
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, Andrew Chevallier
Body Into Balance, Maria Noel Groves
The Wild Medicine Solution, Guido Masé
Herbal Constituents, Lisa Ganora
Botany In A Day & Shanleya's Quest, Tom Elpel
Radical Mycology, Peter McCoy

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Small But Mighty + Unconditionals Nov 17, 2017

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Katja stands up to proclaim the strength and potency of the “pretty little flowers” chamomile and self-heal, and reminds us that gentle doesn’t mean weak. Ryn muses on the many applications for herbs that have little or nothing to do with “treating” a “condition”, and some of the ways this ties in to our evolutionary history of exposure to lots of plants in lots of ways.

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Avoiding Adaptogen Debt + Emotionalymphatics Nov 10, 2017

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In our second episode, Katja gives you her take on adaptogens and their propensity for overuse, outlining her preferred way to work with this category of herbs and offering a favorite recipe: notCoffee! Ryn works through some thoughts on the resonance between the physiological activities of herbs and their impacts on mental and emotional patterns, highlighting the category of lymphatic herbs, in whom these points of contact can be seen and felt quite readily.

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I’ll Have What They’re Having + Apples & Oranges Nov 03, 2017

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of our podcast! In this episode, Katja talks about her new strategy for herbal self-care: taking home a bit of each tea or tincture blend she mixes up for a client (within reason, of course). She describes a current favorite, a formula for building mental & emotional flexibility while lifting the spirits. Ryn discusses some experiences which reminded him once again that sensory engagement is indispensable when working with herbs, and how it can help to iron out the subtle differences between very similar plants.

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