Herbal Joy In Autumn
from Herbal Joy In The Kitchen class October 20, 2023
Autumn is here, the days are growing shorter, and the nights are lengthening.
Many plants are drawing their energy back to their roots as they shed their leaves and prepare for winter.
We sometimes forget that our bodies are also designed to be in harmony with the earth and the seasons.
What if by leaning into the seasons, we can find more ease with our bodies?
Photo by Lisa Hobbs on Unsplash
Leaning into the Autumn season can include:
- bundling up for a brisk walk in the cool air
- cooking up warm meals in the kitchen with family and friends
- exploring new recipes full of savory herbs and spices
- crafting herbal sauces, tinctures and oils
- settling into quiet evenings with the glow of candles or a fireplace
- allowing more time for reading, mindfulness and rest
Food is just one of the pillars that support our health. Movement, sleep and mindfulness (or stress management) are also important. As an holistic herbalist, I encourage you to include all of these areas when you are considering how to best support your body.
If you are new to herbs, you may not consider yourself an herbalist. You might find yourself comparing your herbal knowledge to someone else and becoming discouraged.
As you work more mindfully with herbs, your knowledge and confidence will grow. Working together in the kitchen is a wonderful way to share our knowledge and grow as herbalists together.
If you are working mindfully with herbs in the kitchen then you are an herbalist!
Let’s acknowledge all the ways that you are already working with herbs as food.
- Are you adding herbs to salad dressings, soups and sauces?
- Do you enjoy cinnamon in your coffee or honey in your tea?
- How about devouring berries in the summer? Berries are herbs too and nourish the body while offering a sweet treat.
- What other ways are you working with herbs as food?
What if working with herbs is easy and fun?
What if you can ask your body which herbs it desires and customize an herbal recipe just for you?
My Autumn Herbal Joy in the Kitchen class is designed to encourage you as an herbalist by sharing herbal recipes that you can customize for your body. At the end of class, I trust that you will have some new ideas of how you can work with herbs this Autumn.
And since good food is more fun when shared with good friends, I hope that you invite your friends to discover herbal joy in the kitchen with you!
(The Autumn Herbal Joy In The Kitchen class was in person in October in Tellico Plains, TN)