Arise Botanicals

08/21/2026

🌼 Celebrate the beginning of autumn with a floral ritual 🌼

Medicinal Plant Magic
Saturday, October 3rd 6:30-8pm
Rowan and Rose (fka Bodhi Imports 1645 S 17th St, Lincoln)

Join us for an immersive workshop on the magic and medicine of flower essences.

Participants will be invited to sample prepared essences as we discuss the history, applications and how-to’s of creating your own flower essences.

Everyone will leave with detailed handouts and your own custom blend along with the knowledge of how to craft these plant remedies at home.

Space is limited to 12 participants.
Register online at arisebotanicals.com (🔗 in bio)

08/19/2026

Radio Announcement and Summer Photo Dump

Tune into “How’s It Growin” tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11am-noon on KZUM (89.3fm in Lincoln) kzum.org (worldwide)

I’ll be live on the air with Bob Henrickson to discuss tips and tricks to preserve your herbal harvest. It’s also Goldenrod season (see slide 2) and I’ll be highlighting the plant’s personality and medicinal properties. Call in with your questions and input!

If you can catch it live, the show will archived for two weeks at kzum.org

🌼 Photo Dump:

1. Elixirs in the garden with my lover

2. Goldenrod

3. Face for the algorithm 😘

4. Lavender and Elderflower

5. Echinacea and Wild Carrot after dark

6. Salt marsh at dusk (sound on 🎶)

7. Witch Camp and Wild Carrot

8. Baby Dragon in the Grape vines

9. Resting cat face 😻

10. Up the Stinkhorn mushrooms!

11. Calendula

12.Chamomile, volunteer Tulsi and To***co (and toes)

08/14/2026

Join me for a summer stroll in the woods this Sunday?

Free Public Hike with local legend Justin Evertson at Prairie Pines
Sunday, August 16th 9am-11am

The nature preserve is open with access to the visitor center from 9am-5pm, bring a picnic and enjoy brunch in the arboretum afterwards!

See event details in the original post 🌲💜

07/30/2026

✨ A new tool for your Dragon journey has arrived. ✨

If you've recently experienced an Internal Dragon Acupuncture treatment and feel like you need a little extra support integrating the work, we created something just for you.

Working with your dragons can stir up old emotions, challenge long-held patterns, and ask you to step more fully into your authentic self. That's beautiful work... but it can also feel overwhelming at times.

That's why Alex from Arise Botanicals and I teamed up to create a custom flower essence specifically for people doing Dragon work.

🌿 Crafted with:
• Four-Leaf Clover
• Star of Bethlehem
• Sunflower
• Goldenrod

This blend was designed to support:
✨ Healthy boundaries
✨ Protecting your sacred self
✨ Authentic self-expression
✨ Growing joy and curiosity
✨ Releasing what no longer serves you
✨ Gentle support when feeling triggered or overwhelmed during shadow work or Dragon treatments

Flower essences are a subtle but powerful form of energetic medicine. Think of them as a gentle companion—supporting your emotional landscape as you continue the work your Dragon treatment has already begun.

Each bottle was handcrafted with so much intention by Alex right here in Lincoln, and I couldn't be more excited to finally share it with all of you.

🌻 Available now at the Lincoln office!

Need one for York? Send me a message, and I'm happy to arrange a pickup there as well.

Have questions about flower essences or Dragon Acupuncture? I'd love to chat—leave your questions in the comments! 🐉💛

07/19/2026

Blend your own refreshing and healing herbal elixirs and raise a toast to high summer!

Join me tomorrow, Monday, July 20th 6-8pm at SCC Continuing Ed Center (68th and O St. in Lincoln.) $29 per person. Register at https://www.southeast.edu/destiny-one/course-detail.php?id=1068745

Aw shoot! There was a misprint in the SCC catalog this quarter and this class was listed for the wrong date. The date has been corrected and the good news is that a class that has sold out the previous two years has ample space for last minute registration. Bring a date, bring a friend, bring your friend on a date?

Cheers!

07/07/2026

This Sunday, come browse the pop-up apothecary at Curio: Shop + Creative Space 10am-1pm. The Summer Sundays Markets are a fun, small and well curated gathering and that's why I'm making this one and ONLY market event this season for Arise Botanicals. I'll have a limited selection of teas, tinctures, salves and more. Hope to see you there!

04/15/2026

Upcoming Spring Herbalism Classes at SCC Continuing Education 🌷

Spring Cleaning for Winter Bodies - Wed, April 22nd 6-7:30pm — Learn about gentle herbal detox strategies for whole body health. You will enjoy samples, recipes and leave with infomational handouts. $19 per person.

Herbal First Aid - Mon, May 18th 6-7:30pm — Learn to remedy minor wounds using common plants growing around us. You will create an herbal poultice to take home and add to your first aid kit. $19 per person.

Crafting Herbal Remedies - Tues/Wed, June 2-3rd 6-7:3pm — Two day workshop that offers hands on experience in making medicinal teas, tinctures and infused vinegars. All participants will take home their own tincture and the confidence to continue creating more. Samples and informational handouts provided. $49 per person.

All classes will be held at the continuing education center on 68th and O St. in Lincoln. Class size is limited to 15-20 people. Registration online at southeast.edu in the Continuing Education portal, (search with keyword HERB) or call the Continuing Education office at 402-437-2700

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04/14/2026

Three things from my most recent newsletter:

🌷 Registration is open for the spring share of the Seasonal Botanical Bundles. At the time of this post there is 1 (one!) left. Link in bio or arisebotanicals.com/seasonal-botanical-bundles

🫖 Steeped in Transition - Thursday, April 16th 6:30-8pm at Let’s Play Yoga studio in Wahoo, Neb.

Perimenopause is not a problem to fix — it’s a powerful transition to support. Join me to explore how herbal teas can gently nourish the nervous system, support hormone health, ease hot flashes, calm mood swings, and promote restful sleep. You’ll learn about specific herbs traditionally used during midlife transitions and how to blend them safely and effectively for your body’s unique needs.

🌿 Wild Edibles Walk - Sunday, April 19th 2-4pm at Prairie Pines Nature Preserve Prairie Pines

Join me and Bob Henrickson of PlantNebraska on a guided hike at Prairie Pines to identify and discuss wild edibles. Get to know some common and easily identifiable emerging springtime plants by using your senses, while we learn about the nourishment and healing properties they offer. Learn to collect with respect for nature. Meet at the entrance kiosk. Free!

You can read the full post on my Substack (Alex Svoboda) and via link in bio.

🩷 May we all make the best of what the coming weeks and seasons have to offer. May we walk in beauty upon this generous, living planet. May we find endless ways to connect with authenticity in the face of cruelty, war and fascism. May we be free, may it be so, flowers above, roots below.

Photo 2: my afternoon tea - Nettles, Oatstraw, Marshmallow, Linden, Lemongrass. Mid day nourishment for midlife transitions.
Photo 3 & 4: Scenes from the trails at Prairie Pines. See you there on Sunday!
Photo 5: White Trout Lily spotted in flower last week at Schramm Park (ephemeral lovers rejoice!)

04/11/2026

Join me in Wahoo at Lets PLAY

Steeped in Transition - Thursday, April 16th 6:30-8pm at Let’s Play Yoga studio in Wahoo, Neb. Perimenopause is not a problem to fix — it’s a powerful transition to support. Join me to explore how herbal teas can gently nourish the nervous system, support hormone balance, ease hot flashes, calm mood swings, and promote restful sleep. You’ll learn about specific herbs traditionally used during midlife transitions and how to blend them safely and effectively for your body’s unique needs. Together we’ll: • Discuss what’s actually happening hormonally during perimenopause • Explore herbs that support stress resilience, sleep, digestion, and temperature regulation • Taste thoughtfully prepared tea blends.

Perimenopause is not a problem to fix — it’s a powerful transition to support. Join Alex Svoboda from Arise Botanicals in this cozy, educational, and empowering workshop, we’ll explore how herbal teas can gently nourish the nervous system, support hormone balance, ease hot flashes, calm mood s...

02/12/2026

Friends, it's time to gather.
Let's navigate these rough waters together.

This Sunday 12-1pm central, I'm offering a FREE one-hour online class that looks to our "Herbal BFFs" for support and guidance in finding emotional strength to care for ourselves and each other. Registration on my website arisebotanicals.com (linked in bio). The class will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers, so you don't need to attend live.

I'll be sharing slides, digital resources and discussing a few of my herbal go-to's for stress, grief and overwhelm because we are all living in stressful, overwhelming times of great loss and transformation.

This is an invitation to come together to learn more about accessing emotional support from the plant world. When we are feeling better supported, we can increase our capacity to show up in integrity for all that life demands of us.

Herbs offer so much in the way of reducing the impacts of stress and sorrow on the body while also illustrating ways of living in relationship with ecosystems that can navigate transformative change. Let's listen to our plant friends! I hope to see you there 🤍🌿

Photo of my chickens hanging out together under the Elderberry bush, circa 2021