Happy New Year!

Happy 2013 everyone! This is going to be an exciting year for Indigo Herbalism as we plunge into informative herbal workshops, more herbal products and much more exploration of the wild plant world! Here is a glance at some of the things we have to look forward to in 2013.

Santa Fe National Forest

BEES!

I haven't written very much on here about bees yet but I intend to begin this year. I am expanding my beekeeping throughout the city of Albuquerque and also on our community farm in the Jemez. This means more honey, beeswax, pollen and propolis medicines and blogs about those things.

Our kitty Carl Sagan and the bees!

Indigo Herbs' sister company Sister Bees will be starting up this year and will begin selling it's products at local farmers markets. More info on this to come.

Workshops:

One of the most exciting happenings so far is that Indigo Herbalism will be offering many workshops on herbal education this year. Including…

"Herbs under 4", a workshop on treating small children with plants.

"Herbal Medicine Making Series~Herbal Basics"- a 5 part series on how we use plants in herbal medicine. This class is great for beginners looking for a foundation in herbal education, or for the family herbalist, looking for the tools to heal one's friends and family.

"Herbal First-Aid and Home Apothecary"- a comprehensive look at first-aid situations from an herbal standpoint as well as how we can replace or supplement some of the OTC medications we have in our home pharmacies with herbs.

"Sacred Sexuality"- a fun workshop on how we can keep our (male and female) sexual bodies in good health, no matter if you are in a monogamous relationship or not. We will cover herbs for common "down there" discomforts, fertility and aphrodisiacs! LGBT welcome!

"An Herbal Pregnancy"- This comprehensive workshop covers safe herbs to use during pregnancy and childbirth and how to treat common discomforts associated with this magickal time in a family's life.

"Herbs for Winter"- A hands on workshop on how to stay warm and healthy during the winter months. Includes recipes and cold and flu remedies.

Classes start this spring! More details, schedule and pricing will be available by February in the workshops section of the website.

Products!

Very soon now the products page of the website will be open and you can get quality herbal tinctures and salves, including "The Balm".

NEW! Our new products include a propolis tinctures and a product formula I have been working on for years finally released in "Puma Balm", a salve to sooth the muscles like no other, made with local plant ingredients. Stay tuned for more info!

Consultations:

It was with great thought and careful consideration that I decided not to take any clients, at least for the first part of the year. I am however, looking for a few, 3-4 persons to use in my case studies. If you are interested or have questions about this, please send me an email at indigoherbalism@gmail.com and I'll send you more details.

On a personal note:

I will be expanding my practice and lifestyle to a beautiful piece of land in the Santa Fe National Forest. On this growing community farm, I will be able to spend quality time making medicines, playing in the forest and furthering my family's dreams. This also gives me the opportunity to hold herb walks in a beautiful forest setting.

I am happy this year to be taking part in the monthly Herb Circle run by herbalist Connie Henry and Bernadette Torres here in Albuquerque, NM. This will help me to further my herbal studies and listen to others like myself who are starting businesses and practices. Bernadette Torres has been an herbal mentor of mine for the past year and I simply love her. Her style of healing comes from knowledge of the local plants and working with our own natural energies to bring about health. Check out her website and what she's up to here.

Another herbal mentorship is up in the air but I am always on the lookout for other teachers to better my  understanding of herbal healing and healing in general. I am however committed to spending a great deal more time learning from the plants in the wild as I live both near the Rio Grande Bosque and the Jemez Mountains. 

My daughter turns 2 this year and will be old enough to begin a little herbal education of her own. This will involve accompanying mommy on wildcrafting adventures and learning what plants NOT to eat. Along with english, spanish and american sign language, she will also be learning the language of the earth and of the plants. I'm sure she has much to teach ME in this matter as well. She is my most exciting adventure yet!  

The Blog:

I am happy that I have recently been given more time to spend writing. Because of this, I will be able to share many of my stories with you all about herbal adventures and bees as well as bring light to more plant allies. I look forward to sharing and conversing with you all this new year!