

HerbRally
Mason Hutchison
Welcome to the HerbRally podcast! We take a deep dive into the world of herbalism. We host some of the best teachers in the field with topics ranging from wild foods, botany, nutrition, ecology, herbal medicine and health accessibility. You'll hear class recordings from conferences, narrated plant monographs, interviews, event updates and so much more. There are hundreds of episodes on herbalism so you're bound to find what you're looking for. Thanks for tuning in!
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Aug 14, 2022 • 41min
All About Lion's Mane | Heather Irvine
Today's episode is a half hour on lion's mane, the medicinal mushroom known for it's brain health properties. I love this episode so I wanted to do a replay of it. So if you've never listened to it, I recommend giving it a listen! Also, Kyle Denton performs his song about lion's mane in the very beginning. Learn more about Heather at Botanical Brilliants on Facebook. Learn more about Kyle at TippecanoeHerbs.com. Here's the lyrics to his song: Saw you lying in the arms of a hardwood my oh my got you on my brain. You're sure a prize, for the eyes Oh little lion's mane, Oh little lion's mane And you gotta lotta nerve coming here easing all my pain. You're still mending, all my loose endings Oh little lion's mane Oh little lion's mane Lion's mane, Lion's Mane I found but you're up there And I'm down here on the ground. Today's episode is sponsored by our good friends at Mountain Rose Herbs. Get 15% off of your order with coupon code HERBRALLY15 at checkout. Visit MountainRoseHerbs.com for organic herbs, spices, essentail oils, bulk ingredients and more. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK

Aug 13, 2022 • 30min
My 3 Favorite Ways to Use Magical Mugwort of the Moon Goddess | Corinna Wood
The Wise Woman Map of Life & Love To study with Corinna from home this fall in her upcoming course, The Wise Woman Map of Life & Love, CLICK HERE. Use coupon code HERBRALLY for $100 off! Enrollment window: September 1-9, 2022 Links mentioned in this episode: Blog article : Mugwort — a magical herb of the moon goddess For your kitchen: Wise Woman Medicine Making Chart Free mini-course: Walking the Wise (and wild!) Woman Path through Your Autumn Years JOIN WAITLIST ~ THE WISE WOMAN MAP OF LIFE & LOVE In today’s episode you’ll hear from Corinna Wood, who’s been teaching for 30 years in the Wise Woman Tradition—from herbs to self love. Corinna founded and directed the Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference and Red Moon Herbs for many years. She now supports earth-based women worldwide with wise woman tools for inner growth and healing for navigating the transitions and seasons of your life. We’re delighted to have Corinna with us to share about one of her beloved herbal allies—mugwort. Listen today to Corinna’s 3 favorite ways to incorporate mugwort into daily life. You’ll get tips and tricks for identifying, harvesting, and preparing this magical medicinal herb. Thank you for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com You can now follow us on TikTok! @herbrally or CLICK HERE

Aug 12, 2022 • 43min
Elaine Sheff | The Menstrual Map | Part 2
Today's episode is brought to you by the Green Path Herb School and their Herbalist Certificate Program. Save $300 if you register before September 1, 2022! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER EPISODE DESCRIPTION Menstruation, typically a taboo subject in our culture, can be a rich source of information about health and well-being for both women and their practitioners. But what is normal menstruation? Join herbalist Elaine Sheff of Green Path Herb School to take a deeper look at how to interpret the fertility cycle by creating a menstrual map. This class focuses on hormonal balancing, as well as addressing herbal actions including reproductive antispasmodics, emmenagogues, hormone balancers, phyto-estrogens, progesterone encouraging herbs, uterine astringents, and reproductive tonics. *This class was recorded at the 2015 Midwest Women's Herb Conference. More about the Herbalist Certificate Program from the Green Path Herb School: This hybrid curriculum is offered as an all on-line program or can also be taken in-person. The Herbalist Certificate Program is designed to provide a total immersion into natural healing and medicinal plants. Students will achieve the skill set, and confidence needed to practice herbalism. Discover a new and exciting direction in your life: explore the ancient art and modern science of herbal healing! This program requires weekly attendance including real time and online classes. Students can earn their certificate either remotely or in person. By offering the best features of both online and more traditional forms of learning we provide students great flexibility in perusing their herbal education. In-person classes will be held in our classroom and gardens, and the forests, mountains, meadows and rivers around Missoula, Montana. In-person class will also be offered on Zoom, allowing students to choose how they participate. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Thanks for listening! HerbRally Text “JOIN” to 541-256-2895 to join our text message community.

Aug 11, 2022 • 54min
Elaine Sheff | The Menstrual Map | Part 1
Today's episode is brought to you by the Green Path Herb School and their Herbalist Certificate Program. Save $300 if you register before September 1, 2022! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER EPISODE DESCRIPTION Menstruation, typically a taboo subject in our culture, can be a rich source of information about health and well-being for both women and their practitioners. But what is normal menstruation? Join herbalist Elaine Sheff of Green Path Herb School to take a deeper look at how to interpret the fertility cycle by creating a menstrual map. This class focuses on hormonal balancing, as well as addressing herbal actions including reproductive antispasmodics, emmenagogues, hormone balancers, phyto-estrogens, progesterone encouraging herbs, uterine astringents, and reproductive tonics. *This class was recorded at the 2015 Midwest Women's Herb Conference. More about the Herbalist Certificate Program from the Green Path Herb School: This hybrid curriculum is offered as an all on-line program or can also be taken in-person. The Herbalist Certificate Program is designed to provide a total immersion into natural healing and medicinal plants. Students will achieve the skill set, and confidence needed to practice herbalism. Discover a new and exciting direction in your life: explore the ancient art and modern science of herbal healing! This program requires weekly attendance including real time and online classes. Students can earn their certificate either remotely or in person. By offering the best features of both online and more traditional forms of learning we provide students great flexibility in perusing their herbal education. In-person classes will be held in our classroom and gardens, and the forests, mountains, meadows and rivers around Missoula, Montana. In-person class will also be offered on Zoom, allowing students to choose how they participate. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Thanks for listening! HerbRally Text “JOIN” to 541-256-2895 to join our text message community.

Aug 10, 2022 • 8min
Favorite Ways to Use Rose | Elaine Sheff
Today's episode is brought to you by the Green Path Herb School and their Herbalist Certificate Program. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Join herbalist Elaine Sheff as she shares her favorite ways to use rose. She talks about how roses are good for overall health, strengthening the heart, a wonderful ingredient for body care products, and more! She especially loves rose tea, tinctures, and oils incorporated into her daily routines. WATCH THE VIDEO FOR TODAY'S EPISODE More about the Herbalist Certificate Program from the Green Path Herb School: This hybrid curriculum is offered as an all on-line program or can also be taken in-person. The Herbalist Certificate Program is designed to provide a total immersion into natural healing and medicinal plants. Students will achieve the skill set, and confidence needed to practice herbalism. Discover a new and exciting direction in your life: explore the ancient art and modern science of herbal healing! This program requires weekly attendance including real time and online classes. Students can earn their certificate either remotely or in person. By offering the best features of both online and more traditional forms of learning we provide students great flexibility in perusing their herbal education. In-person classes will be held in our classroom and gardens, and the forests, mountains, meadows and rivers around Missoula, Montana. In-person class will also be offered on Zoom, allowing students to choose how they participate. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Aug 9, 2022 • 7min
July '22 Monthly Highlights | HerbRally Schoolhouse
Today's episode is four short snippets of our most recent classes in the HerbRally Schoolhouse. You can watch the video to this episode HERE. This month's classes: Christa Sinadinos | Intro to BittersLogan Keister | Medicinal Spring Greens: Part 2Dana Aronson | Resilient and Medicinal WeedsSuchil Coffman-Guerra | Clinical Team Planning: Provisions Use coupon code YOUTUBE30 at check out for your first 30 days FREE of the HerbRally Schoolhouse. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Each month on our YouTube channel we share a few short snippets of the new classes that were recently released in our member area, HerbRally Schoolhouse. Here are a few more details about the member area: Monthly fee only $10 (or annual is $100) New exclusive content every week Herbal community discounts included Wide range of herbal educators Many topics & subjects Mobile friendly Can cancel anytime LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Thanks for listening! Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive these SEVEN herbal freebies! 86 page ebook by Plant Healer 5 Herbal Events Around the World | Video with Bevin Clare 36 Page Book Excerpt from "Nourishing Foods" by Plant Healer Calendula monograph by Rosalee de la Forêt Hour long adaptogens class with Heather Irvine Exclusive 15% off discount for Mountain Rose Herbs 10% off discount for the HerbRally store CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES HERE Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Aug 8, 2022 • 8min
Motherwort 201 with Christa Sinadinos
Today's episode is just a snippet of Christa's class "Motherwort 201". The full class is in our membership area, HerbRally Schoolhouse. You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST at checkout. Just go to HerbRally.com/schoolhouse to register. Also, we just published a video on our YouTube channel with Christa. She chats about her new book The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Hope you enjoy today's podcast! Talk to you next time, Mason www.herbrally.com

Aug 7, 2022 • 1h 17min
All About Valerian with Heather Irvine
Listen in as herbalist Heather Irvine goes in-depth on Valerian. What's not to love about over an hour on Valerian? You can follow Heather and her work @medicinalplantdiva on Instagram or Botanical Brilliants on Facebook. If you enjoyed the episode please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice. To read over 70 epic, well-written monographs please visit HerbRally.com/monographs Thanks for listening! Today's episode is sponsored by our good friends at Mountain Rose Herbs. Get 15% off of your order with coupon code HERBRALLY15 at checkout. Visit MountainRoseHerbs.com for organic herbs, spices, essentail oils, bulk ingredients and more. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Aug 6, 2022 • 13min
The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine | Christa Sinadinos
Christa Sinadinos recently wrote and published one of the most epic and extensive books on herbal medicine that we have ever seen! In today's episode, she covers why she wrote it, the process, and what you’ll find inside the book. We own a copy and let me tell you, it is one of the most in-depth and beautiful books on herbal medicine! Don’t just take our word for it either, you can read all of the glowing reviews by some of the most esteemed herbalists on her website: https://www.christasinadinos.com/reviews/ This book was self-published by Christa, so when you purchase the book, you’re directly supporting her. She spent many years creating this masterpiece, so thank you for supporting her work! Use coupon code HERBRALLY25 on ChristaSinadinos.com to get $25 off the book. Coupon code expires September 8, 2022 WATCH THE VIDEO TO THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE More from Christa: The Northwest School for Botanical Studies: http://www.herbaleducation.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwschool.for.botanical.studies/ Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive these SEVEN herbal freebies! 86 page ebook by Plant Healer 5 Herbal Events Around the World | Video with Bevin Clare 36 Page Book Excerpt from "Nourishing Foods" by Plant Healer Calendula ebook by Rosalee de la Forêt Hour long adaptogens class with Heather Irvine Exclusive 15% off discount for Mountain Rose Herbs 10% off discount for the HerbRally store CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES HERE Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Aug 5, 2022 • 13min
The Dangers and Legalities of Dumpster Diving | Guisepi Spadafora
Today's episode is lesson five from our sliding scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition. If you want to learn about how to save money and eat nutritionally rich foods, consider signing up! You can even do so for FREE LEARN MORE Guisepi Spadafora has dumpster dove all across the country for over a decade. In this lesson he covers what folks may be concerned about when approaching the world of dumpster diving. You can follow Guisepi on Instagram at @mistertinkerman I hope you enjoy! Mason www.herbrally.com