Anahata Apothecary

05/12/2025

Winter Solstice Herbalism Workshop ✨

Join us as we gather on the cusp of solstice to honour the magic and healing of winter.

This workshop will be weaving together the herbal folklore of mistletoe and starting your own mistletoe tincture, crafting winter smudging wands, and new moon solstice intention setting.

Celebrate the turning of the wheel with Earth-centred wisdom, mindful creativity and gentle ritual.

https://dandelion.events/e/anahatawintersolstice

18/11/2025

Join me at Windmill Community Gardens Margate on Saturday 6th December to celebrate winter, learn about remedies to support you through the season, and make herbal balms and fire cider 🔥

https://windmillcommunitygardensmargate.com/workshop-and-events/

❄️ Winter Herbalism Workshop ❄️

Join us as we welcome and celebrate the winter solstice at the community gardens. We will be exploring traditional and practical herbal remedies for immunity, warmth, and resilience during the autumn and winter months.

We will be making and taking home our own homemade Fire Cider, a classic, spicy herbal tonic and our own herbal balms to take home with us.

Whether you're new to herbalism or deepening your own practice, this is a chance to connect with the season through plants and community.

❄️Winter Herbalism workshop with .apothecary
📅 Saturday 6th December
⏰ 1 -3pm
📍 At Windmill Community Gardens Margate
🎫 Tickets now available online via our BookWhen page (link in our description)

22/10/2025

ELDERBERRY SYRUP ♥️

Brewed slowly and with love on 21/10/2025 in a small batch using organic goodness: elderberries, rose hips, fresh ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves, fresh turmeric, black pepper, and raw honey 🍯

Rich in antioxidants and vitamins, this natural remedy supports the immune system. Just what the body calls for in the colder months. An essential for autumn/winter ♥️

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18/10/2025

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined me for my herbalism workshop today 🍂
�It was an absolute joy to share the afternoon with you all exploring the supportive herbs of autumn, and to be in the perfect place for connecting with the season and each other at the wonderful Windmill Community Gardens Margate ✨

As always, very grateful for the plants and the healing they offer, and for the people who come together to learn from them and honour their gifts 🌿🔥🍎

15/10/2025

Hawthorn Glycerite ♥️

Hawthorn is primarily used as a heart tonic. One of our native adaptogens, Hawthorn helps to regulate and bring balance - maintaining normal blood pressure levels and improving circulation. Rich in antioxidants,it protects against oxidative stress, and supports the entire cardiovascular system.

Hawthorn also supports emotional healing by comforting grief and heartache, opening and protecting the emotional heart, and promoting resilience and healthy boundaries.
It helps ease heart-related anxiety, uplifts emotional numbness, and is used energetically to soften guardedness, increase compassion, and aid recovery from trauma or disappointment - encouraging us to remain in heart space when tempted to close off from it, and to open our hearts to giving and receiving love.

This tincture has been lovingly made with hawthorn berries and vegetable glycerin, so it really is a sweet and gentle elixir for the heart ♥️

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11/10/2025

Set up for the afternoon at Elysium ✨

New tinctures & fresh elderberry syrup ♥️

06/10/2025

Only three spaces left for my Autumn workshop on Saturday 18th October 🍂✨

15/09/2025

ELDERBERRY SYRUP ♥️

The smell of elderberry syrup simmering on the stove is such a welcome reminder that we’re shifting toward the slower part of the year, a little signal that we’re almost at the turn of the seasons, a gentle pause after such a gorgeous full summer.

Elderberries, rose hips, fresh ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves, fresh turmeric, black pepper and honey 🍯

Small batch, organic ingredients.
Natural immune boosting properties and rich in antioxidants and vitamins.
An essential autumn/winter remedy ♥️

£15 / bottle

08/07/2025

🌱FORAGING WALK 🌱

I’ll be doing a local foraging walk in Margate on Saturday 19th July.

This will be a 1 hour beginner foraging walk (10:30-11:30) exploring some edible and medicinal treasures that can be found close to home 🌿

£10 per person (children come along for free)

Please message for payment details / any more info 🙏

03/07/2025

🌞Join me for a Summer Herbalism workshop exploring the power of local seasonal plants and how to use them throughout the summer months

🌿Learn how to identify and ethically harvest local herbs
🌿Practical ways to use plants for cooling, calming, and nourishing in summer
🌿Simple recipes for teas, tinctures, salves, and more!

📅 Date: Saturday 12 July
🕒 Time: 1-3pm
📍 Location: Windmill Community Gardens Margate

Whether you're completely new to herbalism or looking to deepen your seasonal knowledge, this workshop is a beautiful way to connect with the land and your own wellbeing.

🌱 Space is limited – tickets available through Windmill Community Gardens. DM if you’d like me to send you the link. Tiered ticket prices available 🦋

30/05/2025

✨ Buy any two full price tinctures or glycerites, and receive a third for free ✨

10/05/2025

Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) 🧿

Blue lotus has been valued for thousands of years for its spiritual and healing properties. Despite its name, the blue lotus is actually a type of water lily, native to the shallow, muddy waters of the River Nile in Egypt.
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Each morning, its beautiful blue petals unfurl with the rising sun, tracking its arc across the sky before closing again at dusk. To the ancient Egyptians, this daily rhythm symbolised rebirth. They associated the flower with the sun god Ra, and Osiris, god of the underworld, believing it offered a connection to the afterlife and the divine realms.
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Symbolizing wisdom, purity, and spiritual awakening, the blue lotus rises up from murky waters, mirroring the soul’s journey toward enlightenment.
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In Ayurveda, blue lotus is considered Tridoshic, meaning it balances all three doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha). Its calming and stress relieving effects promote peace and emotional balance.
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Phytochemicals like apomorphine (which stimulates serotonin and dopamine pathways) and nuciferine (which moderates dopamine activity) contribute to its mood enhancing, anxiety reducing, and sleep supporting properties.
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Energetically, blue lotus is bitter, aromatic, and warm.
In Western herbalism, it's recognised as a sedative, aphrodisiac, antidepressant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and febrifuge (fever reducer)—with a special affinity for the kidneys, heart, and nervous system.
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Celebrated for its mystical essence and therapeutic power, blue lotus may help relieve anxiety, enhance sleep, and inspire a sense of calm and gentle euphoria.
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Made with pure intention, this magical tincture has been extracted in xo brandy for 6 weeks ✨

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