Root 2 Rise Wellness

05/19/2026

✨ Client wins that remind me why I love this work ✨

A client recently shared some changes she’s been noticing:

• Her hands aren’t constantly cold anymore
• She’s sleeping through the night without waking to p*e
• Her leg stiffness has improved
• Digestion feels easier and more complete
• Less gas and bloating overall

These “small” shifts are actually huge signs that the body is becoming more supported and regulated. 🌿

What did we focus on?

I created:
🍵 A mineral-rich, nutritive tea to support the urinary system, gut healing, and nourishment
🌶️ A warming herbal tincture to support digestion, circulation, and overall vitality

Sometimes healing starts with warming the body, improving digestion, and giving the nervous system and organs the support they’ve been asking for.

I love helping women reconnect with their bodies and seeing these changes unfold over time. 💚

Stay tuned for more client stories and herbal insights.

05/14/2026

Sometimes the body whispers before it screams. ✨

One of my clients recently shared that her hair is no longer falling out in huge clumps — something she had quietly accepted as “normal.” What’s amazing is that this wasn’t even something she mentioned in her intake.

After making a few gentle shifts and drinking a customized nourishing herbal tea blend made specifically for her body and needs, she started noticing changes she didn’t expect.

This is why I love this work. 🌿
Small, supportive shifts can create powerful ripple effects in the body.

So many women are walking around disconnected from their symptoms, thinking exhaustion, bloating, poor sleep, hair loss, anxiety, or feeling “off” is just part of getting older.

Your symptoms are messages, not character flaws.

Stay tuned for details on my Root 2 Rise program 💚

05/13/2026

This Saturday, join me and an incredible group of women for a nourishing afternoon to restore, reset, and reconnect. 🌿✨

I’ll be guiding a tea tasting featuring two magical herbs that deeply support the nervous system — a sensory experience designed to soothe, awaken, and tantalize the senses.

You’ll also experience:
✨ Sound healing
✨ Deep rest with Yoga Nidra
✨ Gentle, grounding yoga

This intimate 4-hour experience takes place:
📍 Durham, NC
🗓 Saturday, May 16

Grab your ticket before it's too late!
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/qt-wellness-27979403363

05/04/2026

This weekend filled me up in the best way.

Picking berries in downtown Durham and telling passerbys who asked what I was doing!… it reminded me why I do this work. Watching people slow down, get curious, and reconnect with the land — it feeds something deeper than just knowledge.

Nature is always offering us something:
grounding 🌿
peace 🌿
a sense of connection 🌿

And yes… even nervous system support. These moments outside, breathing, noticing, tasting — they gently activate the vagus nerve and bring us back into balance in a way no quick fix ever could.

This is exactly the spirit behind my Herbal Medicine Makers Course.

It’s not just about learning plants — it’s about experiencing them. Slowing down. Creating. Remembering that healing can be simple, hands-on, and deeply nourishing.

If you’ve been craving that kind of connection — to nature, to your body, to something real — I’d love to have you join us.

Four Sundays from 1 to 4 PM in Hillsborough, NC. On a beautiful farm. Learning, making, and reconnecting. PLUS, supplemental material, guides, handouts, a plant forum! May 31st is our next class!

🌿 Spots are limited 🌿 Get and see all the details here, DM, or link in bio! https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/

04/29/2026

Ready to turn your backyard into a pharmacy? 🌿✨

Join Clinical Herbalist Melanie Yukov for the Herbal Medicine Makers Course! This is more than just a class—it’s a hands-on journey where you’ll learn to identify, harvest, and craft your own botanical remedies on a stunning farm in Hillsborough, NC.

What’s in Store:
Taste the Wild: Savor handcrafted, gluten-free foraged treats and drinks.

Get Crafty: Take home your own herbal creations, recipes, and guides.

Botany Basics: Master the skills for confident, intentional foraging.

Digital Perks: Get 4 months of access to our virtual course (30+ digestive plant guides!) and a private community forum.

The Details:
📅 When: Four Sundays (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

May 31 | Jun 14 | Sep 13 | Oct 18

📍 Where: Hillsborough, NC

💰 Investment:

$450 Early Bird (Register by May 1st!)

$485 after May 1st

✨ Limited spots available! Grab yours at https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/ ( link in bio)

03/30/2026

From lymphagogue to mucilaginous demulcent, to gentle relaxant… to pH balancer—violet truly has many gifts. 🌿✨

Join our in-person classes in , NC on:
• April 12
• May 31
• June 14
• September 13
• October 18

Not local? Check out our virtual course! DM “Discount” for 25% off (limited time) 4 months of content and a plant support group! 👉 https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism/

03/29/2026

To some, these are just “w**ds.”
They once were to me, too. No longer.
To some, they are invasives — plants that take over, unwanted, sprayed and removed.
I used to see them that way. No longer.
If you choose to remove a plant from your yard, I challenge you to first ask:
What is its purpose? What is its gift?
Much like Indigenous cultures honored every part of an animal they harvested, nature invites us into relationship — to learn, respect, and use what is abundant around us.
So here’s today’s plant lesson 🌿
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) carries many gifts:
✨ traditionally used to support vivid dreaming
✨ often taken as tea before bed or used as an ointment on the “third eye”
✨ the herb used to make moxa in acupuncture — bringing warmth, movement, and flow to stagnant qi
✨ supportive for menstrual flow and gentle liver stimulation
Nature provides generously when we learn to see differently.
If you’d like to learn how to live more in harmony with the plants growing all around you, come join one of my Herbalism classes.
🌿 Next class: April 12
📍 Hillsborough, NC
🕐 1–4 PM
⏳ Only TWO days left to register!
Link in bio to save your spot.

https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/

03/25/2026

I eat w**ds… and honestly, you can too — if you know what you’re doing 🌿😉

Nothing makes me happier than watching students feel confident enough to start playing with plants on their own.

Field garlic oil ✔️
Violet jelly ✔️
Wild plant magic everywhere ✨

Next class: April 12th, Sunday, 1- 4 PM
We’re making herbal vinegars to take home + sampling GF magnolia cookies (yum).

Come meet plants in the wild and learn medicine-making you can actually use at home.

Link in bio 🌱
https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism/

**ds

03/16/2026

So fun teaching class on a farm in Hillsborough today! 🌿
We made and enjoyed wild w**d pesto, learned about medicinal and edible plants, and handcrafted tea blends to take home.
Our next class is April 12th — we’ll be making vinegarettes and oxymels and enjoying a medicinal/edible plant walk with horses in the background. 🌱

Join us:https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/

03/13/2026

This Sunday, it begins. Time to play with w**ds and medicinal plants in Hillsborough on a homestead 🙂 I began my journey 12 years ago and haven't stopped. The plants have transformed my life and health. You can't know this magic until someone opens your eyes to it. I'd love to introduce you to the magic in your backyard 🙂 Check out what past participants have to say and get the 6 class dates and details here!

Join expert integrative health coach Melanie Yukov at Root 2 Rise Wellness for hands-on herbalism classes. Learn to identify, harvest, and craft natural remedies using herbs to support digestion, nervous system balance, hormonal resilience, healthy immune systems, strong bones and more!