Insight herbalism
Healing Through Relationship With Plants
Insight Herbalism is an experiential, trauma-aware approach to healing that centres relationship and direct experience.
Instead of asking, “What herb fixes this?” we ask something more fundamental:
What becomes possible when we truly listen — with the body, the imagination, and the nervous system — to the living intelligence of plants?
This work invites you into direct, embodied relationship with plants as teachers, companions, and allies in healing and growth.
What Makes Insight
Herbalism Different?
Much of herbalism focuses on identification, properties, and protocols. While this knowledge is valuable and supports the work of Insight Herbalism, it often remains external, applied to the body rather than arising with it.
Insight Herbalism works differently.
Here, plants are approached as relational beings, and healing unfolds through presence, attention, and dialogue.
This approach emphasises:
Listening through sensation, emotion, image, and felt sense
Slowing down to meet what is actually happening in the body
Honouring the pace of your nervous system
Allowing insight and healing to emerge rather than be forced
The result is often not just symptom relief, but a deepened sense of connection, self-trust, and engagement with your process.
What a Session Is Like
Insight Herbalism sessions are gentle, spacious, collaborative, and held in beautiful ritual containers
We begin by orienting to what is alive for you in the present moment.
From there, a plant may be introduced through direct engagement. This can include:
Mindful sensory attunement
Guided attention to bodily responses
Imaginal or intuitive dialogue
Reflective conversation and integration
You are always in choice. Nothing is imposed.
The work unfolds through curiosity and consent, allowing your own experience and intuition to take the lead.
Trauma-Aware and Body-Centred
This work is informed by an understanding of trauma and the nervous system.
Rather than pushing for catharsis or intense experiences, sessions prioritize:
Safety and grounding
Clear boundaries and pacing
Respect for protective responses
Integration over intensity
All the work is held as a gradual, organic process
Who This Work Is For
Insight Herbalism may be a good fit if you:
Feel drawn to plants but want a deeper, lived relationship
Are curious about embodied and intuitive ways of knowing
Have found technique-heavy or cognitive approaches insufficient
Want healing that respects your autonomy and inner timing
Value subtlety, depth, and sincerity
What People Often Experience
Each person’s process is unique, but people often report:
Increased bodily awareness and sensitivity
A sense of being met or accompanied by plants
Greater trust in intuition and felt sense
Gentle shifts in long-held patterns
A renewed or deepened sense of connection with the living world
You don’t need prior experience with herbalism or plant spirit work.
Just a willingness to listen and be open to the more-than-human.
Offerings
I offer two forms of support, depending on whether you are in a life threshold or seeking ongoing, nature-based guidance.
Which Offering Is Right for Me?
Both offerings are grounded in Insight Herbalism and a relational, embodied approach.
The difference is not depth, but the kind of support you need right now.
Choose Threshold Guidance (One-to-One) if you are:
In a period of significant transition or uncertainty
Experiencing spiritual crisis, illness, grief, or identity change
Feeling disoriented, tender, or “between worlds”
Needing containment, pacing, and integrative support
Looking for accompaniment through something that feels initiatory
This work offers a steady, responsive container when life feels unstable or in flux.
Choose Plant Connection & Ritual Healing if you are:
Feeling relatively stable in life and work
Seeking nourishment, grounding, or perspective
Interested in deepening relationship with plants and nature
Wanting support that fits alongside everyday life
Drawn to embodied, reflective, nature-based guidance
This work supports continuity, connection, and ongoing relationship rather than crisis or initiation.
If you have questions, want to explore whether this work is a good fit, or book a session, please reach out.