The following articles are a seasonal series written by Kat Sanchez for HerbMentor, Learning Herbs. Click on the titles below to read the full guides. Please keep in mind that although the themes in these articles are timeless they were written before COVID19 and certain social distancing practices should now be kept in mind, stay safe.
As plants begin directing their growth downwards, we can allow ourselves to also tune into this growth pattern by going inwards with our own development. A time for introspection and a time to renew ourselves in harmony with the gardens we tend.
– Kat Sanchez
Out of all the seasons, I believe winter offers us this deep moment of reflecting upon what will be needed of us in the seasons to come to ensure bountiful harvests. As the season turns and the light returns, these inward reflections infuse themselves into the ecosystems we create and grow.
– Kat Sanchez
Surrounded by spring’s flowers, we feel the vibration of the solar energy that has guided them to bloom. The fullest expression of a plant is when it is in flower.
– Kat Sanchez
Summer allows us to soak in the rays of play as the days are longer and the nights are warmer. It is the climax of the seasons, a time when the sun is the strongest, increasing growth and energy in plants that all the pollinators gravitate towards.
– Kat Sanchez