Soothing Blend - 30g

A flower trinity to delight the senses and relax the body-mind. Chamomile and Rose share the stage while Lavender dances in the background. Each flower holds an important role in the performance. Chamomile helps you digest the day and your meal. Rose softens the heart and the brew. Lavender melts away stress and prepares the body for rest. Allow this blend to soothe your spirit and lead you deeper into the garden of your being. 

Community Herbalist Notes: 

This is an excellent blend to end the day with. Lavender and chamomile are both known to promote relaxation and sleep. Truly the tea can be enjoyed any time of day, though it may bring on some needed yawns and stretches. When formulating a tea, these three flowers are such easy ones to reach for and I adore the way they sing and dance together. I recommend enjoying Soothing Blend hot in the evening or iced on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 

Chamomile, rose, lavender

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Label 15

Raccoon 

Making it through Rough Patches

The raccoon stands with restless vigilance in an old apartment that has fallen into disrepair. This scavenger feels that they are mostly unequipped for life in the city. Yet they play their role each night, running the shadowed circuit of the forgotten and discarded. It’s hard to overcome the bandit’s mask permanently stamped on their fur, or shrug off the berating calls of “trash panda” that wear away at their self-image. But when the sun sets, something shifts. Their spirit comes alive and they move with confidence under the canopy of moon and stars.

When they run low on necessities, energy, and good things to say about all of the circumstances that conspire to this rough existence, the raccoon still finds that they can’t help but cherish what they do have. They harvest the herbs that grow between cracks in the concrete, to support their system internally. Wrapping a self-soothing tail around their torso, and holding their jar of herbs to their chest, it may look like they are hoarding, but conservation, care, and gratitude are what make their meager means last.

The raccoon encourages you to care for what is most important. They are a model for making it through rough patches by resisting the urge to contend with others’ projections. The sanity of being their own witness is reassuring, even as the raccoon feels shaky and uncertain.

As they put a bowl of salt out to satiate the wandering spirits, they cherish their good heart and stand in solidarity with the other forgotten and discarded ones.