In this episode, we’re speaking with Laura Cascardi. Laura’s passion for herbalism, healing, and well-being is evident in her 20 + years of working with herbs and people. In 2014, Laura co-founded the Equinox Center of Herbal Studies where she is the director and one of the primary teachers.
You can hear Laura’s passion for educating others on using plants for wellness and self-reliance in her voice, as she shares her plant path story. Laura talks about how she originally learned the wild, medicinal herbs from her grandmother and shares lessons carried from her time living off-grid + the medicine she brought back into “city life.” You’ll hear Laura’s powerful message for aspiring healers and how to leave behind mechanisms of control and become our authentic selves. We talk about how our connection to our environment and local medicines promotes self empowerment, and how to harness this power. Laura shares amazing advice for people on the plant and healing path.
Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss:
How Laura was introduced to the plant path by her grandmother, and how the mundane has led her to a love of botany & plants
The lessons Laura carries from her time living off-grid and the medicine she brought back into “city life”
The surprising behavior from people coming back into the city and how Laura continued deeply connecting with plants in this different environment
How Laura learned how to use herbs based off need and through real life situations
Why Laura started her herbalism school Equinox Center of Herbal Studies
Laura’s powerful message for aspiring healers
How Laura works with fear and her favorite herbal allies that support us to break through limiting beliefs and patterns, including one that helps us walk away from that which doesn’t serve us
Laura’s message to her students and those wanting to learn how to work with herbs, and why she’s not a fan of reading herbal books
How to leave behind mechanisms of control and become our authentic selves
Top advice Laura has for people on the plant and healing path
How our connection to our environment and local medicines promotes self empowerment, and how to harness this power
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