Good Day Sunshine
Your best herbal companion for a dreary day.
St. John’s Wort is a nervine trophorestorative, meaning it helps restore and repair the nervous system by actually healing the myelin sheaths around our literal nerves. SJW is a well-known herb “for depression,” but it’s not the same as an antidepressant drug. This herb brings the inner light back to those who are feeling gloomy and dark. It is both uplifting and relaxing. It is also a powerful liver tonic, which is why it is contraindicated for use with most pharmaceuticals, since it helps the liver process them out of your system more quickly. I love St. John’s Wort when I am feeling floppy, lifeless, uninspired, hopeless, and lethargic. I find it perks me right up and restores my optimism and joy.
Tulsi is a wonderful companion to St. John’s as it works powerfully but gently on the nervous system as well. Tulsi is actually an adaptogen, meaning she helps us to cope with emotional and environmental stressors better. Tulsi is great when you are in the “tired but wired” state, and can’t quite settle. She is wonderfully soothing to a frazzled nervous state, and I think she has a particular affinity for calming the hearts of mothers.
Lavender rounds out this beautiful formula with her sweet and gentle powers of relaxation and clarification. Lavender is probably the first plant most people think of when looking for an herbal ally for relaxation, and for very good reason. In my life, lavender helps me settle into the moment, stop worrying about the past or future, and see the truth of the matter at hand.
All of these plants were home-grown, and the St. John’s actually grows wild on my land. Putting this formula together was an act of co-creation and reciprocity with our Earth mother, and I believe that medicine is carried in the formula as well.
Your best herbal companion for a dreary day.
St. John’s Wort is a nervine trophorestorative, meaning it helps restore and repair the nervous system by actually healing the myelin sheaths around our literal nerves. SJW is a well-known herb “for depression,” but it’s not the same as an antidepressant drug. This herb brings the inner light back to those who are feeling gloomy and dark. It is both uplifting and relaxing. It is also a powerful liver tonic, which is why it is contraindicated for use with most pharmaceuticals, since it helps the liver process them out of your system more quickly. I love St. John’s Wort when I am feeling floppy, lifeless, uninspired, hopeless, and lethargic. I find it perks me right up and restores my optimism and joy.
Tulsi is a wonderful companion to St. John’s as it works powerfully but gently on the nervous system as well. Tulsi is actually an adaptogen, meaning she helps us to cope with emotional and environmental stressors better. Tulsi is great when you are in the “tired but wired” state, and can’t quite settle. She is wonderfully soothing to a frazzled nervous state, and I think she has a particular affinity for calming the hearts of mothers.
Lavender rounds out this beautiful formula with her sweet and gentle powers of relaxation and clarification. Lavender is probably the first plant most people think of when looking for an herbal ally for relaxation, and for very good reason. In my life, lavender helps me settle into the moment, stop worrying about the past or future, and see the truth of the matter at hand.
All of these plants were home-grown, and the St. John’s actually grows wild on my land. Putting this formula together was an act of co-creation and reciprocity with our Earth mother, and I believe that medicine is carried in the formula as well.
Your best herbal companion for a dreary day.
St. John’s Wort is a nervine trophorestorative, meaning it helps restore and repair the nervous system by actually healing the myelin sheaths around our literal nerves. SJW is a well-known herb “for depression,” but it’s not the same as an antidepressant drug. This herb brings the inner light back to those who are feeling gloomy and dark. It is both uplifting and relaxing. It is also a powerful liver tonic, which is why it is contraindicated for use with most pharmaceuticals, since it helps the liver process them out of your system more quickly. I love St. John’s Wort when I am feeling floppy, lifeless, uninspired, hopeless, and lethargic. I find it perks me right up and restores my optimism and joy.
Tulsi is a wonderful companion to St. John’s as it works powerfully but gently on the nervous system as well. Tulsi is actually an adaptogen, meaning she helps us to cope with emotional and environmental stressors better. Tulsi is great when you are in the “tired but wired” state, and can’t quite settle. She is wonderfully soothing to a frazzled nervous state, and I think she has a particular affinity for calming the hearts of mothers.
Lavender rounds out this beautiful formula with her sweet and gentle powers of relaxation and clarification. Lavender is probably the first plant most people think of when looking for an herbal ally for relaxation, and for very good reason. In my life, lavender helps me settle into the moment, stop worrying about the past or future, and see the truth of the matter at hand.
All of these plants were home-grown, and the St. John’s actually grows wild on my land. Putting this formula together was an act of co-creation and reciprocity with our Earth mother, and I believe that medicine is carried in the formula as well.