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05/26/2026

🌼 Herb of the Week: Cleavers (Galium aparine)

There’s a reason cleavers shows up every spring.

It’s one of those plants that meets the body exactly where it’s at this time of year—
supporting movement, clearing stagnation, and helping things flow again 🌱

As Alicia Cielle Heiser shares in this blog:

“Cleavers… help flush toxins and waste out of the body, while supporting the lymphatic system and relieving swollen glands and excess fluid.”

This is why it’s often used when the body feels:
– heavy
– sluggish
– puffy
– or just… a little stuck

What I love most about cleavers is that it’s not harsh.

It’s gentle.
Nourishing.
A true spring ally.

You’ll often find it growing wildly along roadsides and in gardens—clinging to everything it touches (hence the name 😉)

And just like that… it reminds us:

🌿 the plants we need are often already around us

If you’re curious how to actually work with this plant—
from teas to infusions and beyond…

👇 read Alicia’s full blog here:
https://www.artemisiaacademy.com/post/cleavers-the-herb-that-clings-to-you

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05/25/2026

Sleep issues aren’t always about sleep.

More often… they’re one of the first signs your nervous system is overwhelmed.

When your body has been in a constant state of stress—
moving, doing, thinking, reacting all day—

it doesn’t just turn off when your head hits the pillow.

In fact, for many people…

that’s the first moment their body finally has space to process everything.

And that’s when the mind starts racing.

Not because something is wrong with you—
but because your system hasn’t had a chance to come back down.

In this episode, I share my experience with chronic sleep struggles and how I started to understand them through the lens of the nervous system.

🌿 This is where herbal support, daily rhythm, and small grounding practices become so powerful.

→ Watch / listen to Episode 2 of The Healed Healer

https://youtu.be/jFXtXh33xh4

05/20/2026

It didn’t change overnight.

There wasn’t one thing that suddenly “fixed” my sleep.

It was a series of small shifts…
that slowly started to make a difference.

Learning how to work with my body—
instead of trying to force it to calm down.

Understanding what those heightened states actually felt like…
and having tools to gently bring myself back.

And over time…

sleep started to feel easier.

More consistent.
More supportive.
More like something I could trust again.

🌿 This is what I share in Episode 2—
not quick fixes, but simple, grounded ways to support your nervous system so your body can return to rest naturally.

→ Watch / listen to The Healed Healer — Episode 2

https://youtu.be/jFXtXh33xh4

05/19/2026

🌿 What would it feel like to actually experience herbalism?

Not just learning herbs…
but working with them in your body, your senses, your daily life.

At the Ojai Herbal Retreat, each session is designed to be immersive and practical.

✨ You’ll learn things like:
– How to create your own herbal oils + self-massage rituals
– How to build simple, effective daily herbal practices
– How to connect with plants in your local environment
– How to support rest, nervous system, and overall wellbeing

And the best part?

You don’t need to be an expert to come.

Whether you’re just starting or already on your path,
this space meets you where you are.

🌿 A full day of learning, connection, and real-life herbal tools.

🗓 May 30, 2026
📍 Ojai, CA

🔗 Join us here:
https://ojaiherbal.org/event/2026-ojai-herbal-retreat/

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05/07/2026

There are some forms of learning that happen through information…

And others that happen through presence.

In this reel, Jiling Lin shares about one of the most beautiful parts of the Ojai Herbal Retreat: the invitation to slow down enough to create, feel, and reconnect.

This day isn’t just about herbal education in the traditional sense.

It’s about experiencing herbalism through:
🌿 tea
🌿 nature journaling
🌿 art-making
🌿 sensory connection
🌿 and simple rituals that bring you back into relationship with yourself and the natural world

Jiling’s workshop, Creative Rituals for Everyday Beauty, is designed to help you reconnect with creativity as a healing practice — through freeform writing, simple drawing, tea, and nature-inspired reflection.

And that’s really the heart of this retreat as a whole.

Not rushing.
Not information overload.
But a slower, more grounded day where you can actually absorb what you’re experiencing.

🗓 May 30, 2026
📍 Krotona Institute, Ojai

→ Reserve your spot:
https://ojaiherbal.org/event/2026-ojai-herbal-retreat/

05/06/2026

So much of life has become digital, fast, and mentally overstimulating.

That’s part of why we designed the Ojai Herbal Retreat the way we did.

Instead of packing the day with endless workshops and too much information, we chose a different rhythm.

A slower pace.
A more grounded format.
Fewer sessions, with more depth.

This retreat is meant to be experienced — not rushed through.

We’ll begin the day with a Chumash blessing from Patrick Tumamait, then move through four immersive outdoor sessions designed to bring you back into your body, your senses, and your relationship with the plants.

Throughout the day, you’ll experience:

🌿 an immersive plant walk with Lanny
🌿 restorative herbal practices with Carol
🌿 herbal oils + self-massage with me
🌿 tea, art, and creative ritual with Jiling

Everything is designed to feel tactile, embodied, and grounding — the opposite of information overload.

The hope is that you don’t leave feeling full of notes…

but refreshed, rooted, and reconnected.

🗓 May 30, 2026
📍 Krotona Institute, Ojai
🌿 Early bird pricing ends April 30

→ Reserve your spot:
https://ojaiherbal.org/event/2026-ojai-herbal-retreat/

05/05/2026

Still looking for something meaningful for Mother’s Day?

Not another gift…
but something you can actually experience together 🌸

This is your last chance to join us for a cozy, hands-on Herbal Spa Night—a space to slow down, connect, and share intentional time with someone you love.

In just two hours, you’ll:

✨ Create your own herbal facial steam, scrub, and mask
✨ Learn simple, natural ways to support your skin and nervous system
✨ Sit, sip tea, and enjoy a moment that actually feels present

All inside the warmth of Ema’s Herbs Apothecary—surrounded by plants, good energy, and like-minded people.

And the best part?

You leave not just with products…
but with a shared experience you’ll both remember 💛

🌿 Perfect for moms, daughters, or anyone you want to spend meaningful time with.

🗓 Thursday, May 7
⏰ 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Ventura, CA

💸 $45 single | $80 couple
🎟 Tickets through Ema’s Herbs

Spots are limited (and almost full)

→ Reserve your spot now

05/05/2026

There’s a reason we chose the theme Roots of Renewal for this year’s Ojai Herbal Retreat 🌿

As Carol shares in this reel, so many of us are moving through a time that feels unsettling, fast, and uprooting. And when life feels like that, one of the deepest forms of medicine is coming back to what restores us:

🌱 community
🌱 the land
🌱 the plants around us
🌱 simple, meaningful practices that help us return to balance

This retreat was designed to offer exactly that.

A full day outdoors at the beautiful Krotona Institute in Ojai…
with space to slow down, reconnect, and learn in a way that feels grounded and experiential.

Throughout the day, we’ll explore:
– a guided plant walk with Lanny
– restorative sleep pillow making and biorhythm support with Carol
– herbal oils and self-massage with Emily
– tea, art, and creative ritual with Jiling

More than anything, this day is about remembering what’s already here to support us — and leaving with practices that feel useful, nourishing, and real.

🗓 May 30, 2026
📍 Ojai, California

→ Reserve your spot:
https://ojaiherbal.org/event/2026-ojai-herbal-retreat/

04/30/2026

🌸 Mother’s Day Herbal Spa Night
with Emily Watson

This year, instead of another gift…
give something you can experience together.

Join me for a cozy, hands-on herbal spa night designed for connection, relaxation, and meaningful time with someone you love 💛

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll:

✨ Create your own:
– Herbal facial steam
– Face scrub
– Nourishing herbal mask

✨ Learn:
– How herbs support skin, relaxation, and glow
– Simple rituals you can bring into your everyday life
– How to work with plants in a way that feels natural and intuitive

✨ Experience:
– A warm, small-group setting inside Ema’s Herbs Apothecary
– Quality time with your mom, daughter, or someone special
– A full take-home herbal spa kit to continue the ritual at home

This is more than a class…
it’s a moment to slow down, reconnect, and share something meaningful.

🌿 A beautiful way to celebrate Mother’s Day — together.

🗓 Thursday, May 7
⏰ 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Ema’s Herbs Apothecary, Ventura

💸 $45 single | $80 couple
🎟 Tickets available through Ema’s Herbs

Spots are limited (6–20 participants)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/herbal-spa-night-with-emily-watson-tickets-1985846613679?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

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04/29/2026

There’s a reason this retreat feels different.

It didn’t start as a “retreat.”
It started as a gathering of people who have spent decades working with plants.

As Lanny Kaufer shares—this is his 50th year walking the land in Ojai.

Fifty years of learning directly from the plants…
and bringing people into that experience.

Over time, something became clear:

People didn’t just want more information.
They wanted something deeper.

Something they could feel.

So this year, everything shifted.

🌿 Fully outdoors
🌿 Slower pace
🌿 Fewer sessions, more depth
🌿 More time to actually experience the work

And it couldn’t be happening in a more powerful place.

The Krotona Institute—
surrounded by towering cedar trees, open land, and a kind of stillness you can’t really describe…

you have to feel it.

And in times like these—
as Carol Wade shares—
so many people are feeling disconnected, uprooted, overwhelmed.

This day is about coming back.

🌱 Back to your body
🌱 Back to the plants
🌱 Back to community
🌱 Back to something steady and real

Throughout the day, you’ll move through:

– A guided plant walk with Lanny Kaufer
– Restorative herbal practices with Carol Wade
– Hands-on oil making + self-massage with Emily Watson
– Creative rituals + nature-based art with Jiling Lin

All designed to bring you back to your roots.

🗓 May 30, 2026
📍 Ojai, California

🌿 Early bird pricing ends April 30

→ Reserve your spot:
https://ojaiherbal.org/event/2026-ojai-herbal-retreat/

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