Earth Spirit

02/18/2026

There are many ways to stay in rhythm with the seasons.

Sometimes it looks like slowing down. Sometimes it looks like listening more closely. Sometimes it looks like reaching for the plants.

A cup of tea in the early morning quiet. A tincture when your body asks for support. A salve worked into tired hands at the end of the day. A little ritual that brings you back to yourself.

This is why I keep the apothecary stocked — not as products, but as companions.

Small-batch remedies rooted in folk herbalism, crafted in season, made to support the body gently and consistently.

The plants are always here, offering steadiness. You just have to remember they’re within reach.

Earth+Spirit | Healing Traditions

02/16/2026

A quick apothecary update 🌿

All orders must be paid in full before they are filled.

Each remedy is handcrafted in small batches, and payment will now secure your order. I’ll no longer prepare formulas without payment received.

Thank you for honoring this energy exchange and supporting Earth Spirit.

— Christy
Earth Spirit | Healing Traditions

02/10/2026

🌿 Earth Spirit Apothecary Order Policy

All Earth Spirit remedies are handcrafted in small batches with care and intention. To honor the rhythm of this work, orders are fulfilled on a weekly schedule.

Weekly Fulfillment Day:
✨ Thursday
Order Cutoff:
🕯 Sunday at 9:00 PM (EST)

How it works:
Orders placed by Sunday at 9:00 PM will be ready for delivery, local pickup, or shipped on that upcoming Thursday.
Orders placed after Sunday at 9:00 PM will be fulfilled the following Thursday.

This schedule allows me to prepare each order thoughtfully, ensuring freshness, quality, and energetic integrity in every remedy.

Thank you for honoring the slower, more intentional pace of small-batch medicine making. 🌱

02/09/2026

02/06/2026

Petrolatum-which is derived from petroleum-is a main ingredient in Vicks V***rub.

⚠️The EU classifies petrolatum as a carcinogen and restricts its use in cosmetics. Petrolatum may also cause skin irritation or allergic reactions.

All-Natural V***r Rub oil🌲
soft • soothing • opening aromatics

▶️To use, rub on your chest and throat to temporarily relieve cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation associated with the common cold.

I’ve been using this congestion-clearing blend for 30 years — a true staple in my home apothecary. 🤧

It’s comforting, effective, and completely natural.

small-batch, handcrafted, and perfect to keep on hand during cold-weather season.

DM to claim 🌿🪶

02/03/2026

YOUR WORDS ARE MAKING YOU SICK (LITERALLY)

THE SCIENCE OF THE "NOCEBO EFFECT" THAT SUPPRESSES YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Are you the type to constantly repeat "I feel bad," "I'm exhausted," or "I'm old"? There's a "neurobiological programming" that science is validating in 2026. Your cells don't have ears, but they have chemical receptors that pick up every signal sent by your brain. When you speak out of scarcity or disease, you're not just describing a reality; you're sending a direct order to your system to execute it. Your body is the most loyal soldier: it simply obeys your voice.

The phenomenon is known as the Nocebo Effect. Just as positive thinking can heal, constant negative affirmations release an immediate cascade of Cortisol and Adrenaline. These stress hormones, at sustained levels, inhibit the production of lymphocytes and T cells, leaving your immune shield "deactivated" and vulnerable in minutes. Negative language is, in practice, a self-administered poison that withers your vitality from within.

THE MISTAKE OF THE MAJORITY: Using language as a simple outlet mechanism without understanding its physiological impact. By normalizing phrases of defeat or weakness, you train your nervous system to operate in a state of constant survival. Ignoring that your internal and external dialogue is the software that runs on your biological hardware is why so many treatments fail: you're trying to heal the body while language keeps bombarding the mind with signs of deterioration.

TECHNICAL SOLUTION: Neuroplasticity
demonstrates that we can 'rewire' our biological response by changing the narrative. By replacing limiting labels with process and possibility affirmations, we reduce tonsil activation and allow the parasympathetic nervous system to initiate cellular repair functions. Research from Harvard University has confirmed that using constructive language not only improves mood, but optimizes heart rate variability and strengthens inflammatory response, demonstrating that words are biological engineering tools.

PROTOCOL TO REPROGRAM YOUR BIOLOGY:
Identify the Poison: Become aware of your "sickness crutches" (e.g. "I'm sleepy," "this is going to kill me"); whenever you say them, you're reinforcing a stress neural pathway.

Conscious Substitution: Change "I'm sick" to
"my body is working on healing"; the first is a static identity, the second is an active biological process.

The Wake-Up Window: Your first words of the day program your morning chemistry; avoid complaining as soon as you open your eyes so you don't shoot an unnecessary cortisol spike.

Listen to your Environment: Surround yourself with narratives that add vitality; the nocebo effect is also contagious and the words of others can affect your own internal chemistry.

Source 📚: Harvard Medical School / Journal of Psychosomatic Research (2025). "The neurobiology of the nocebo effect: How verbal suggestions and negative narratives impact immune function and endocrine response".

01/30/2026

A loving boundary around private messages 🤍

I want to share something honestly and with care.

I often receive private messages asking what to take for a specific diagnosis, or whether I recommend another company’s products. Because helping others live more in alignment with nature and their body’s wisdom is part of who I am, I’ve sometimes continued these conversations far longer than I should have.

What I’ve learned is this:
When guidance is given without a clear container, it’s rarely integrated—and rarely honored.

The work I do isn’t about offering opinions or quick answers. It’s about walking with someone as they begin to see their body, habits, and health through a different lens. That kind of support takes presence, experience, and time.

I’ve invested thousands of dollars, thousands of hours, and over 30 years of lived experience into understanding the body, plant medicine, and the deeper patterns that influence healing. My time and energy are valuable, and they deserve to be met with intention and respect.

I also know this from years in the health and wellness space:
When something is offered freely, without investment, it’s often not valued—or followed through on. And real change requires participation, not just information.

How we eat, live, and tend ourselves matters. 🩷

Going forward, I’m no longer able to provide individualized health guidance, diagnosis-based recommendations, or product comparisons through private messages. Those conversations deserve a dedicated space where we can look at things clearly, efficiently, and without dragging the process out over days.

That’s why I offer individualized sessions—so we can map things together within a focused timeframe, with mutual commitment and respect for the process.

Thank you for understanding, for honoring this boundary, and for choosing to engage with this work in a way that truly supports change. 🌿

01/30/2026

A gentle reminder about ordering 🤍

As Earth+Spirit continues to grow, I’ve created a work rhythm that supports both me and the integrity of the remedies I make.

Because everything is handcrafted in small batches, with care and intention from start to finish, all orders (including refills via DM) need to be received by 9:00 p.m. on Sunday to be included in that week’s Thursday delivery / pickup / shipping.

Orders received after that time will simply roll into the following week.

This rhythm allows me to:
• prepare herbs slowly and thoughtfully
• craft remedies without rushing the process
• honor my family, my body, and my energy

Thank you for respecting this flow and for valuing medicine that’s made with care, not urgency. I’m deeply grateful for your trust. 🌿

01/28/2026

BREATHE. 🌿
Not just a tea.
Not just a blend.
A ritual.

One of my favorite ways to work with my BREATHE respiratory blend is as a herbal steam — letting the plants meet the body through breath, warmth, and presence.

Mullein softens and opens.
Thyme clears and moves what’s stagnant.
Plantain soothes, repairs, and calms irritated tissues.

As steam rises, the medicine doesn’t wait its turn — it moves straight into the sinuses, lungs, and nervous system. Sometimes the body doesn’t need to drink the plants… it needs to breathe them in.

This is the intelligence of herbs.
They don’t do just one thing.
They don’t stay in one system.
They go where they’re needed.

Herbs were never meant to be used in only one way.
They’re meant to be steamed, soaked, sipped, inhaled, bathed in, and ritualized.

Let your self-care slow down.
Let it become intentional.
Let yourself be curious about what’s possible beyond the cup.

If you feel called to explore deeper ways of working with plant medicine, I’m always here to guide you back into relationship with the plants
— and with yourself. 🤍🌿