12/24/2023
Rest with us, won’t you? 🤍
Rest is essential. We know this deeply, but during a busy holiday season, it’s easy to forget that we need to create space for this basic need. Rest is where we integrate our bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits. Rest is when we accept the changes of life and become one with the new self that is constantly forming. Rest is also where we renew and rejuvenate our energy for the future.
Sometimes, it may feel difficult to give ourselves permission and surrender in a world that can seem like it values ‘doing’ over ‘being’. Thankfully, herbs can help us shift from go-mode into ‘rest-and-digest’ almost effortlessly. Release the pressure to do more this season with these restful herbs:
5 HERBS FOR REST
🤍 SKULLCAP (Scutellaria lateriflora) – Like a cozy nightcap keeping relaxing thoughts in and stressful thoughts out, skullcap just the herb for promoting rest. Calming without being strongly sedating, skullcap sets the scene for relaxation and recovery.
🤍 CHAMOMILE (Matricaria chamomilla) – A warm, floral hug in a cup, chamomile tea is a classic herb of rest. Chamomile is restorative and enables the self who is seeking rest to be soothed and calmed enough to deeply relax.
🤍 PASSIONFLOWER (Passiflora incarnata) – For those on the go-go-go train, passionflower is a soft reminder to slow down and stop any cycling thoughts that are interrupting your ability to rest. Passionflower offers respite and the ability to renew the self.
🤍 CALIFORNIA POPPY (Eschscholzia californica) – Long used by herbalists for addressing stress and insomnia, cheery California poppy is a delightful relaxant that helps both mind and body to process the events of the day.
🤍 LAVENDER (Lavandula spp.) – Lovely lavender encourages deep restoration. This beautifully fragrant herb of tranquility helps our brains to embody relaxation, supports restful sleep, and rejuvenates the nervous system.
As we near the end of the year, make time and space for unwinding and slowing down as best you can. Head on over to the Herbal Academy blog for recipes, rituals, and resources featuring all of these herbal allies. 🤍🍵 Rest well, friends!
