Nourishing Your Nervous System for the New Year with Rachael Cohen

12/19/24 • 26 min

The Plant Spirit Podcast with Sara Artemisia

#68 - Join us for a wonderful conversation with Nature based Spiritual Coach & Author Rachael Cohen on plant allies to support winter wellness and balance in the nervous system during the holidays and new year.
In this episode, Rachael shares wisdom on the connection between plants and supporting a shift from the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) to the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) responses of the nervous system. She offers key insights on the importance of allowing ourselves to rest during the natural dormancy of winter.
Rachael also shares plant wisdom on forest bathing and the benefits of working with seasonal herbal allies through the holidays and darker times of winter such as:

Cinnamon: Brings warming, grounding energy and abundance
Rosemary: Supports boundaries, memory, and ancestral connection
Lavender: Facilitates deep rest and space for storytelling
Citrus: Supports connecting to the brightness of the returning light

Rachael Cohen is a Nature based spiritual life coach, plant connector, intuitive medium and author. When her experiences as an environmental educator, wild animal specialist and mother left her anxious and distraught over society’s destruction of Nature, Rachael cultivated a creative relationship with plants that awakened her spiritual gifts and transformed her life. She first founded Infinite Succulent, specializing in plant art connections, and then Our Infinite Nature, for facilitating and growing spiritual connections with Nature.

Rachael is the author of Self-Care for Eco-Anxiety: 52 Weekly Practices for Positive Personal Change Through the Power of Nature; Everyday Plant Magic: Change your Life through the Magical Energy of Nature; and Infinite Succulent: Miniature Art to Keep or Share

You can find Rachael at: https://www.ourinfinitenature.co/
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourinfinitenaturerachael
Books: https://www.ourinfinitenature.co/store?category=Books
and: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07PTPHV4S/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=814bc8f0-249b-471a-8bdc-01a5a72b46b3

For more info visit Sara's website at: https://www.multidimensionalnature.com/
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Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plantspiritherbalism
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Learn how to communicate with plant consciousness in the free workshop on How to Learn Plant Language: https://www.learnplantlanguage.com/

Cinnamon: Brings warming, grounding energy and abundance
Rosemary: Supports boundaries, memory, and ancestral connection
Lavender: Facilitates deep rest and space for storytelling
Citrus: Supports connecting to the brightness of the returning light

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Herbal Mythology as a Gateway to Ecological Consciousness with Guido Masé

#67 - What ancient wisdom is hidden within the stories and myths of our plant allies?
Join us for an amazing conversation with Herbalist Guido Masé as we explore the intersection of plant mythology and clinical herbal medicine through his captivating storytelling and deep knowledge of folklore and science. As we settle into the darker months of the year - the traditional time for storytelling - Guido shares herbal lore of while revealing how these stories preserve profound teachings about plant consciousness and healing.
In this episode, you'll discover:
• How the plant mythology of Elder and Hawthorn contains hidden keys to understanding herbal medicine
• A powerful clinical case study featuring Hawthorn's ability to support emotional healing
• The fascinating science behind plant compounds like anthocyanins and their effects on human health
• Ancient landwork practices with Nettle and practical ways to be in community with green allies
Guido Masé RH(AHG) is a clinician and educator in the Western herbal tradition. He spent his childhood in Italy and has been living in Vermont since 1996. His practice interweaves clinical experience, mythology, and science. He is herbalist, principal scientist, and chief formulator at Traditional Medicinals, chief herbalist at Urban Moonshine, clinician at the Burlington Herb Clinic/Railyard Apothecary, founder and board member at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, teacher in herbal medicine at the University of Vermont, and author of The Wild Medicine Solution and DIY Bitters.
You can find Guido at: https://www.railyardapothecary.com/
https://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/
https://urbanmoonshine.com/

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How Plants Bring Us Home to Nature with Pam Montgomery

#69 - How can plants guide us through global transitions and help us remember our relationship with the natural world?

Join us for a wonderful conversation with herbalist, author, and international teacher Pam Montgomery as we explore the profound wisdom of co-creative partnership with Nature and discover how plants are actively helping us heal our separation from the natural world.

In this episode, you'll discover:

Biophilia and the meaning of co-creative partnership with Nature
How plants are evolutionary pioneers, leading the way in spiritual evolution and raising consciousness
Stories of how plants appear as guides and helpers when we need them most
How to understand the ancient language of plant communication through light, sound, and vibratory resonance

Pam Montgomery is an herbalist, author, international teacher, Earth elder and new-paradigm thinker who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades.

She is the author of two books one of which is the highly acclaimed Plant Spirit Healing; A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness, and her latest book, Co-Creating with Nature. Pam teaches internationally and virtually on plant initiations, spiritual ecology, and co-creative partnership with Nature. She is the founder of the Organization of Nature Evolutionaries or ONE and was a founding board member of United Plant Savers.

You can find Pam at: https://wakeuptonature.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/pam.montgomery.589/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pam.montgomery.589

Books: https://wakeuptonature.com/learning/books/

The Plant Spirit Podcast with Sara Artemisia - Nourishing Your Nervous System for the New Year with Rachael Cohen

Transcript

Sara Artemisia00:00:04.860

Welcome to the Plant Spirit Podcast with Sara Artemisia on connecting with plant consciousness and the healing wisdom of Nature. To learn how to communicate directly with plant consciousness, you can check out the free workshop at www.learnplantlanguage.com.

Sara Artemisia00:00:28.859

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