What's the Tea? Podcast Featuring Nylah the Herbal Alchemist
I had the absolute pleasure of being featured in, What’s the Tea? 11th podcast episode. I feel so honored and blessed to find myself sharing space with these two incredible beings Rooted Spirit Alchemy and Barefood & Barefoot
This container was filled with juicy wisdom and ancestral knowledge which is embedded in our practices. If you are interested in earth medicine and working with primordial force energies this is a great listen. Also the entire podcast is filled with soo much medicine and knowledge, one of my favorite go to podcasts! These two create magical offerings and hold beautiful spaces of healing at "What's the Tea?" Podcast.
Reawakening to our roots 🌿🫖
In this episode we explore harvesting our sacred power and connection to all that is by reawakening to our roots. Nylah sheds some wisdom and light on deities, goddess and planetary embodiment and how we can remember our worthiness as we walk a conscious path of communion with all things
Together we reflect on the medicine embedded within intentional ritual, water worship, solar activation and the vital role of blessing our bodies with love from the Earth 🌍
Join us as we collaborate in sisterhood and share our experiences on reawakening to our connection to the Natural world the way our ancestors have and how it is our birth rite threaded deep into our DNA
There is an abundance of genuine love, yin energy and giggles tying this episode together and it is our purest hope you can feel the beauty, joy and gratitude radiating from us and out to you! 💚
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Meet the Alchemists
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Barefood&Barefoot
Michaela's StoryMichaela Kascak
Barefood&Barefoot
Is a Certified Culinary Nutritionist, Hatha/Vinyasa/Ecstatic Yoga Teacher, Spiritual Mentor with a focus on mental health and heart centered living. She is a student of Herbalism.
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Herbal Consultations
We will listen, honor and hold space for whatever energy you are trying to curate. Our mission is to find the right plants to guide your special event to its most vibrant and aligned state. We will work hand in hand with you making sure your visions of herbal refreshments becomes a reality. From here, we will combine our knowledge of herbalism with our passion for exquisite taste to create a menu unique to you.
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Nylah the Herbal Alchemist
Nylah's StoryI am an Holistic Health Coach formally trained in Culinary Arts and Nutrition at the Culinary Institute of America. This then introduced me to the world of holistic healing in which I began to focus more on becoming a studying herbalist with mentorship and hands on knowledge. Becoming a vessel for the divine and working to integrate radical deep self acceptance for all.
What is an Elixir?
An Elixir can be defined in many ways. Often they are said to be used to treat or cure an illness. Although this is true, Elixirs can also be used intentionally to simply support our over all well-being.
Here is our definition of ‘Elixir'
A liquid potion, ritually crafted with herbs and other powerful ingredients, to help support a specific intention or to create a magickal experience for those that receive it. Our refreshments serve as an alchemical vehicle for delivering remedies in an approachable way. We seek to create an enjoyable experience with our knowledge of our plant allies and how they can guide us to physical, mental, energetic and emotional balance.
You may also think of them as a sort of mocktail with powerful properties, or if you’re like us, you may even choose to see them as Magickal Potions!
Summer 2022 Elixir Menu
Please note that we work alongside the seasons. The following menu is a sample.
Energetics of Elixirs
"Tsuga" Mother of Trees ~ Just as a mother nourishes and supports during times of shifts and big emotion. This elixir is reminsecent of a mothers touch and acts as an soothing shoulder to lean on and find support through deep intiations. A creation birthed from grief, then mended with herbal medicine to bring clarity, higher perseptive and deeper understanding.
Muldahara ~ Earthing in during times of change. As this fall time shift starts to occur in our external world it is also present in our internal world. Being we are creatures of pachamama, living in cyclical patterns such as she does. Our bodies require deep rest and rooting inward during these times, this elixir was curated to secure an inner root.
Muladahara is the Sankrit name for the first of the seven main Chakras. It is located at the base of the spine and is refelctive of our sense of stability and grounding. An unbalanced Muladahara can cause us to feel uprooted, insecure, unstable, etc.
Apple Mockscow Mule ~ What would Autumn be without Apples? This elixir is a fall twist on the classic Moscow mule. With fresh-hand squeezed apple juice as the base, we receive the sweetness of one of this season’s most delicious gifts. Ginger and Ceylon Cinnamon help to add some warmth to support digestion, blood circulation and immune support as we move into colder days and prepare the body for denser foods and the long winter. Sweet, spicy and refreshing!
Cozy Chamomile ~ Autumn is correlated with the Ayurvedic constitution of Vata. This energy (Vata) tends to have upward and outward movement, bringing us into our minds. This season is also correlated with Air, which is also a reflection of this upward and outward movement. These energies can create feelings of overwhelm and overthinking. The herbs and other ingredients in this elixir are supportive of relaxing our mind, body and spirit as we use this season as a traditional period from fast-paced, external, Yang Summer, to the slower, internal Yin Winter. Skullcap and Passionflower help to calm our mind and our nervous system, while Wood Betony helps to pull out vital life force energy down to our Root Chakra so we can feel rooted and grounded. In this way this elixir reminds us that just like the plants send their energy back into their roots at this time, we too should do the same.