# People who love plants: meditations on herbalism

Reflections, research, recipes, and other creations from ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism students, alumni, instructors, and friends.

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## [Thoughts on hydrosols in winter: evergreens & moments of holding](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-hydrosols-in-winter-evergreens)

_2026-02-02 · ArborVitae_

by Emma Patsey

## [Plant psychopomps: herbs to survive the underworld](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/plant-psychopomps-herbs-to-survive)

_2026-01-09 · ArborVitae_

by Amanda Cain

## [Winter: rest(ore) your roots](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/winter-restore-your-roots)

_2025-12-23 · ArborVitae_

by Lillian Luu

## [On listening, knowing, and weaving](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/on-listening-knowing-and-weaving)

_2025-12-09 · ArborVitae_

by Kathryn Maslak

## [Before it all goes underground](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/before-it-all-goes-underground)

_2025-10-23 · ArborVitae_

by Dana Perry

## [Choosing the sun](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/choosing-the-sun)

_2025-10-10 · ArborVitae_

by Rosey Puloka

## [Quercus alba: a medicine of boundaries](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/quercus-alba-a-medicine-of-boundaries)

_2025-09-19 · ArborVitae_

by Naomi Harrison-Clay

## [Aging gracefully](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/quantifying-the-number-of-age)

_2025-07-03 · ArborVitae_

by Colleen Cody

## [Learning to trust the experience](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/learning-to-trust-the-experience)

_2025-06-06 · ArborVitae_

by Rhianna Leigh

## [Living the teachings: an alumni spotlight](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/living-the-teachings-an-alumni-spotlight)

_2025-05-06 · ArborVitae_

by Polly Muller-Girard

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## [Magic of my elders](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/magic-of-my-elders)

_2025-04-18 · ArborVitae_

by Tomeiry Mateo

## [The heart of ArborVitae: meet the core team](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-heart-of-arborvitae-meet-the)

_2025-03-24 · ArborVitae_

At the heart of herbalism lies the deep connection to nature and the community.

## [What does anger have to do with spring?](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/what-does-anger-have-to-do-with-spring)

_2025-03-20 · ArborVitae_

by Richard Mandelbaum

## [Herbal approaches to managing anxiety and depression](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/herbal-approaches-to-managing-anxiety)

_2025-03-18 · ArborVitae_

by Krysten Vazquez

## [Slow and patient medicine of rose](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/slow-and-patient-medicine-of-rose)

_2025-02-14 · ArborVitae_

text and watercolors by Cheryl Settino Mosher

## [The bones we carry: a reflection on “People & Plants,” a class with Olatokunboh Obasi](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-bones-we-carry-a-reflection-on)

_2025-01-29 · ArborVitae_

by Jill Cole

## [The organ of prayer—the extracellular matrix](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-organ-of-prayerthe-extracellular)

_2024-12-21 · ArborVitae_

by Heidi Smith

## [Five petal friend of Venus](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/five-petal-friend-of-venus)

_2024-12-06 · ArborVitae_

by Emma Patsey

## [Subtle boundary of breath](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/subtle-boundary-of-breath)

_2024-11-15 · ArborVitae_

by Eyren Powell

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## [Drifting on a fragile breeze](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/drifting-on-a-fragile-breeze)

_2024-10-24 · ArborVitae_

by Dana Perry