Botanical Blends

10/01/2025

Trying a new tea recipe today! Can you guess what it will help with?

09/24/2025

Class is coming up dont forget to get your tickets!

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09/22/2025

When the first sniffle shows up, we go into full healing mode. 🌿💧
Immune-boosting shots for everyone, fresh laundry, sage smudging, Thieves blend filling the air, humidifier running, nourishing chicken soup on the stove, and prayers for health and protection. 🙏✨
Wellness is a team effort — we’re not letting this bug stick around! 💪
💬 What’s your go-to remedy when sickness hits your house? Share your tips below — let’s build a wellness toolbox together! 🌱

09/18/2025

🧠 What is Imagery for Healing?

Imagery is the practice of intentionally using your imagination to create mental pictures, sounds, smells, or sensations that help promote healing, reduce stress, and improve well-being.

It’s been used for centuries in different cultures — for example:
Ancient Greece: Healing temples used guided visualization and dream incubation.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Practitioners encouraged patients to visualize energy (Qi) flowing through the body.
Modern medicine: Hospitals use guided imagery to support pain management, surgery recovery, and cancer treatment.

How It Works

When you imagine something vividly, your brain and body often respond as though it’s really happening.
For example:
Imagining a peaceful forest can lower blood pressure and slow your heart rate.
Visualizing white blood cells attacking illness can stimulate immune activity.
Thinking of positive outcomes can lower stress hormones like cortisol, which supports healing.
This mind-body connection is well documented in fields like psychoneuroimmunology (the study of how thoughts and emotions affect immunity).

Healing Benefits of Imagery

Here are some of the most common benefits:
*Reduces Stress & Anxiety – Calms the nervous system, helping you shift from fight-or-flight mode to a state of rest and repair.
*Supports Pain Management – Visualization can lessen perceived pain and help patients rely less on medication.
*Enhances Immune Function – Some studies show guided imagery can boost immune cell activity.
*Speeds Healing & Recovery – Used pre- and post-surgery to improve outcomes and reduce complications.
*Improves Sleep – Peaceful mental imagery helps the mind and body unwind.
*Supports Emotional Healing – Can be used to reframe trauma, grief, or fear by imagining safe spaces and positive outcomes.
Improves Focus & Motivation – Athletes and performers use visualization to train their minds for success.

Ways to Practice

You can use imagery in several ways:
*Guided Sessions: Audio recordings, apps, or a practitioner leads you through a visualization.
*Self-Guided: Create your own mental images – e.g., imagine a healing light moving through your body.
*Creative Expression: Drawing, writing, or movement based on what you visualize can deepen the impact.
*Pairing with Breathwork or Meditation: Combining visualization with slow breathing increases the relaxation response.

09/14/2025

Shop small business! Support local 💚

✨ Happy Saturday, friends! ✨
While I’m away this weekend, the boutique doors are still open for YOU! 🛍️ Every time you shop Anchored Soul, you’re supporting local and helping me keep bringing in those fabulous pieces you love. 💕

Stop in today, treat yourself to something new, and know that you’re making a big difference for this little boutique! 🙌

🕙 Saturday Hours: 10am – 4pm
🛒 Shop online 24/7

I’ll be back next Saturday and can’t wait to see you all then! 🥰

09/12/2025

🌿✨ Ancient Remedies You Can Trust ✨🌿

For centuries, people have relied on simple, natural ingredients to stay strong and healthy. Today, you can bring those same time-tested remedies into your home:

🍇 Elderberry Syrup – Used in folk medicine for generations, elderberries are packed with antioxidants and vitamin C. Our syrup helps support the immune system and can shorten the length of seasonal colds and flu.

🌱 Oil of Oregano – Known since ancient Greece as a powerful wellness herb, oregano oil is rich in natural antibacterial and antiviral compounds. It’s one of the strongest plant-based remedies for fighting off illness and supporting respiratory health.

🔥 Fire Cider – Rooted in old herbal vinegar tonics and revived in modern folk medicine, fire cider blends apple cider vinegar with garlic, onion, ginger, peppers, and more. It helps warm the body, improve circulation, and strengthen immunity.

💚 These aren’t new trends—they’re remedies that have stood the test of time. And now you don’t have to make them yourself—I’ve crafted fresh, small-batch elderberry syrup, oil of oregano, and fire cider to help you and your family stay well this season.

✨ Ready to add these to your wellness toolkit? Message me today to order, or visit www.botanicalblends1.com

09/10/2025

🌱 Curious about essential oils? This workshop is the perfect place to start!
You’ll get:
✔️ All supplies provided
✔️ Education on safe + effective blending
✔️ A custom rollerball to take home
✔️ Light snacks + herbal tea samples
✨ Space is limited—reserve your seat now!
You can book two different ways send me DM and Venmo to reserve your spot or click the link below!

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09/08/2025

This workshop is more than just a class—it’s an opportunity to learn, create, and take home a tool you’ll actually use. 💧 Gain confidence in essential oils while blending your own custom rollerball.

👉Reserve your seat today—space is limited.

You can venmo and DM your info or click the following link to reserve your seat.

https://book.squareup.com/classes/iccolvzb5iv9al/location/LJY5JR1V8XYGS/classDetails/clssch_4123f6nha048vw?dateStart=1759966200

09/06/2025

✨ Crisp Fall Home Blend ✨
“Bring the season home, one simmer at a time.” 🍂
Transform your space into the cozy heart of autumn with our Crisp Fall Home Blend.
Packed with rosemary, clove, cinnamon, oranges, and lemons, this aromatic mix is the easiest way to make your home smell warm, inviting, and perfectly fall.
Simply dump into a stovetop pot or crockpot, add water, and let it gently simmer. Within minutes, your home will be filled with the comforting fragrance of the season—no candles needed.
🍊 Fresh Citrus Zest
🌿 Herbal Warmth
🌰 Spiced Comfort
All blended together for that “just walked into fall” feeling.
👉 Grab yours today for only $2/bag and let your home do the welcoming.

09/05/2025

Yummy things are brewing in the Botanical Blends kitchen! Stay tuned—you won’t want to miss this drop. 🌱🔥

08/27/2025

✏️📚 Back-to-School Essential: The Mind Tamer Roller Ball ✏️📚

Whether it’s early mornings, heavy homework, or new routines—school season can be a lot.
The Mind Tamer Roller Ball is here to help keep minds sharp and moods balanced:

🧠 Boosts concentration & memory
⚡ Supports mental alertness
💆 Soothes anxiety & stress
🌙 Eases mood swings
…and more!

Perfect for students, parents, and teachers alike—this little roller is your pocket-sized calm + clarity.
Roll on your temples, wrists, or neck and take on the school year with focus and confidence.

🌱 Natural | Handcrafted | Easy-to-use | Backpack-friendly

👉 Don’t head back to school without your Mind Tamer!

08/21/2025

The still frame everytime I record myself is terrible! Hahaha anyways check this video out for a little information on peppermint and harvesting herbs for medicinal purposes.