Herbalist Chanelle A. Bergeron on Healing our Relationship with the Land Through Essencing [episode 44]
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Chanelle is a flower essence devotee, an intuitive herbalist, monitrice, poet, and sound maker. Chanelle believes that intention, ritual, and using low-doses of plant and spirit medicine offer some of the greatest impacts to our healing. Her love and study of mysticism play a large role in her work, and she weaves her divinatory practices with tarot, pendulum, and astrology to deepen her offerings.
It is in the spirit of the seasons and the lunar months that Chanelle approaches her healing work: that all things wax & wane, that everything has a cycle, a pattern; that health & well-being are not stagnant but in fact change as we do, from month to month: moon by moon. When Chanelle is not in the apothecary, you will find her making improvised & atmospheric sound-collage music under the name of allesandre, playing in her gardens, submerged in the water, or writing poems.
We are delighted to share that Chanelle will be teaching a workshop with us in April 2021, on Vibrational Essence Crafting: Healing Self and Earth! In this ritual workshop, we will take a dip into the world of essence crafting and essencing: the act of offering our infusions to the land as an act of devotion and reciprocity. Join us and build an intimate connection to and conversation with the Spirit of the Land you live in
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LISTEN TO HEAR:
Chanelle’s lineage of orphans
On not knowing where your ancestors are from
Why Chanelle left social media
On being a deeply romantic person
On filling your days with what lights you up
Why imagination isn’t just play
How we are all innately creative beings
The co-opting of our imaginative power
How Chanelle’s family encouraged her imagination and creative exploration
On being trained from a very young age, to be an Olympian swimmer
On feeling most at home within the element of water
How the element of water element inspires us to dream
The story of how Chanelle came to work with essences
How Chanelle and her tools survived a house fire
On being a devoted servant to the land
Why Chanelle offers her medicine to the Earth
Essences as affordable and accessible
On what is essencing
Being in relationship with the Spirit of Land
Power with not power over
Attuning to the subtle language of energy
On practicing receiving
Coming into relationship with the other aspects of ourselves
On trusting your intuition and your imagination
How a tree ally showed up for Chanelle
On being led and feed by curiosity
Chanelle’s upcoming workshop with Earth Speak
And so much more!
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References:
Native Land https://native-land.ca/
Chanelle on Dream Freedom Beauty https://www.dreamfreedombeauty.com/chanelle-a-bergeron-on-how-to-strengthen-your-intuition-through-a-grounded-flower-essence-practice-episode-119/
Björk || "The Modern Things" https://bjork.bandcamp.com/track/the-modern-things
Gaeilge Language https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gaeilge
Stones and Stuff https://stonesandstuff.com/
Lughnasadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughnasadh
Drexel University https://drexel.edu/
Farmacy Herbs https://www.farmacyherbs.com/
Woodland Essence https://woodlandessence.com/
Trout Lily https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythronium_americanum
Craggy Mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Craggy_Mountains
Suzanne Stone https://www.moonofhyldemoer.com/
Fancy Dream Farm https://www.fancydreamfarm.com/
Wild pear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_pear
Naomi Love https://www.wisewombmedicinepath.com/
Beside the Stream Consultations https://www.moonbymoonapothecary.com/herbal-consultations
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