Root 2 Rise Wellness

03/30/2026

From lymphagogue to mucilaginous demulcent, to gentle relaxant… to pH balancer—violet truly has many gifts. 🌿✨

Join our in-person classes in , NC on:
• April 12
• May 31
• June 14
• September 13
• October 18

Not local? Check out our virtual course! DM “Discount” for 25% off (limited time) 4 months of content and a plant support group! 👉 https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism/

03/29/2026

To some, these are just “w**ds.”
They once were to me, too. No longer.
To some, they are invasives — plants that take over, unwanted, sprayed and removed.
I used to see them that way. No longer.
If you choose to remove a plant from your yard, I challenge you to first ask:
What is its purpose? What is its gift?
Much like Indigenous cultures honored every part of an animal they harvested, nature invites us into relationship — to learn, respect, and use what is abundant around us.
So here’s today’s plant lesson 🌿
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) carries many gifts:
✨ traditionally used to support vivid dreaming
✨ often taken as tea before bed or used as an ointment on the “third eye”
✨ the herb used to make moxa in acupuncture — bringing warmth, movement, and flow to stagnant qi
✨ supportive for menstrual flow and gentle liver stimulation
Nature provides generously when we learn to see differently.
If you’d like to learn how to live more in harmony with the plants growing all around you, come join one of my Herbalism classes.
🌿 Next class: April 12
📍 Hillsborough, NC
🕐 1–4 PM
⏳ Only TWO days left to register!
Link in bio to save your spot.

https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/

03/25/2026

I eat w**ds… and honestly, you can too — if you know what you’re doing 🌿😉

Nothing makes me happier than watching students feel confident enough to start playing with plants on their own.

Field garlic oil ✔️
Violet jelly ✔️
Wild plant magic everywhere ✨

Next class: April 12th, Sunday, 1- 4 PM
We’re making herbal vinegars to take home + sampling GF magnolia cookies (yum).

Come meet plants in the wild and learn medicine-making you can actually use at home.

Link in bio 🌱
https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism/

**ds

03/16/2026

So fun teaching class on a farm in Hillsborough today! 🌿
We made and enjoyed wild w**d pesto, learned about medicinal and edible plants, and handcrafted tea blends to take home.
Our next class is April 12th — we’ll be making vinegarettes and oxymels and enjoying a medicinal/edible plant walk with horses in the background. 🌱

Join us:https://root2risewellness.org/herbalism-classes/

03/13/2026

This Sunday, it begins. Time to play with w**ds and medicinal plants in Hillsborough on a homestead 🙂 I began my journey 12 years ago and haven't stopped. The plants have transformed my life and health. You can't know this magic until someone opens your eyes to it. I'd love to introduce you to the magic in your backyard 🙂 Check out what past participants have to say and get the 6 class dates and details here!

Join expert integrative health coach Melanie Yukov at Root 2 Rise Wellness for hands-on herbalism classes. Learn to identify, harvest, and craft natural remedies using herbs to support digestion, nervous system balance, hormonal resilience, healthy immune systems, strong bones and more!

03/04/2026

Lunch with Like-Minded Humans + Healing Plants

Step away from the noise and spend your lunch hour learning about two incredible plants that support calm energy and comfortable digestion.

This is part education, part conversation, and part nervous-system reset.

Bring your lunch and connect with others who are curious about natural healing.

DM "Lunch" for the link, click below, or link in bio :)

https://root2risewellness.org/courses/online-herbalism/

02/27/2026

Lunch + Herbs + Nervous System Support 🌿

Thursday March 5th | 12 PM Eastern

Anxiety + reflux are not random.
Your gut and nervous system are connected.

Join me for a free one-hour plant deep dive + Q&A.

Bring your lunch.
Come curious.
Leave empowered.

Comment LUNCH for the link or click the link in the bio!

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02/25/2026

]🌿 LIVE Herbal Q&A — Choose Your Date 🌿

Join me for a live, interactive Virtual Herbal Q&A and choose the time that works best for you:

✨ Today at 5:30 - 6:30 PM Eastern
✨ Thursday, March 5th at 12 PM - 1 PM Eastern

Each live class includes:
🌱 A guided look at healing plants from my virtual herbalism course
🎥 Exclusive course video clips
💬 Live Q&A + connection time with like-minded plant lovers

What’s different each date?
• Today (5:30 PM): A broader look at healing plants from the course
• March 5th (12 PM): Gut- and nervous-system-specific plants

Grounded herbal wisdom, connection, and space to ask your questions.

👉 Choose your date and join us live
(Recording provided if you can’t attend live)

🌿Register Here : https://root2risewellness.org/courses/online-herbalism/

02/24/2026

Discover the healing intelligence of plants and why reconnecting with nature can make a real difference for stress, sleep, digestion, and resilience.

Join me for a live Herbal Q&A where we talk about the power of herbs, plant wisdom, and how nature supports the body in gentle, meaningful ways.

🗓 Wednesday, Feb 25
⏰ 5:30 PM Eastern
🎥 Recording provided if you can’t attend live to those who register.

Come learn, connect, and slow down with plants 🌿

02/23/2026

For years, I tried to fix symptoms by throwing pills at problems.

And while some helped temporarily, I noticed something was missing — relationship.

Lately, I’ve been surrendering more to the power of plants. Not just capsules and extracts, but real plants. Slowing down. Listening. Working with the body instead of trying to override it. And the difference has been profound.

More regulation.
More trust.
More resilience.

If you’re craving a more natural, grounded approach to healing — one that reconnects you to what’s living and intelligent —
join me Wednesday, February 25th at 5:30 PM.

I’ll be sharing exclusive clips from my upcoming herbalism course and teaching how to connect with plants at the plant level — beyond protocols and quick fixes.

This is about remembering what’s natural 🌿
Link in bio or visit https://root2risewellness.org/courses/online-herbalism/

02/17/2026

Not all supplements are bad…
but are they really the answer?

Ever spend hundreds (or thousands) on supplements and still not feel better?
Ever wonder if you’re just making expensive p*e?

I’ve been there.

That question sent me digging into the supplement industry — and led me back to something far more powerful: whole plants which have given me deeper support. 🌿

That’s why I’m inviting you to a LIVE free Plant Q&A
📅 Wednesday, Feb 25
⏰ 5:30 PM Eastern

Bring your plant questions, connect with like-minded people, and get a sneak p*ek at my upcoming course.

🌱 Healing starts with connection.
🔗 Sign up below
https://forms.gle/woiGH7UeKVkQftSw8

02/13/2026

Like everyone else, I asked Chat to draw a caricature of me based on what it “knows.”

AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT. 😂

Apparently… I’m a male data scientist analyzing charts.

For a moment I was genuinely hurt.
“Chat, how could you?! Don’t you know me better than this? How come everyone else got a good one and you gave me this!"

But honestly? It got me thinking…

Maybe it’s time we think twice before blindly trusting AI to:
• give medical advice
• identify wild plants
• guide us through relationship drama
• or replace actual human wisdom

(Yes, I’m talking to you.)

I won't break up with Chat completely, but I will be more careful! Even Chat deserves forgiveness and a second try. And so do we.

Because here’s who I actually am:

I’m not a guru.
I’m not a data scientist.
I’m not here to pretend I have it all figured out.

I’m an intuitive woman walking the path of health and healing —
as a guide, not a pedestal.

I’m someone who still has to remind herself to:
slow down
feel my breath
offer self-compassion
put myself first
listen to my body

And I’m better now — because I have tools too good to keep to myself.

That’s why I support women who are ready to:
✨ restore inner balance
✨ sleep deeper
✨ beat the bloat
✨ feel fully at home in their bodies again

If you’re ready to learn with the herbalist / wellness coach / myofunctional therapist
(not the data scientist 🤓)

DM me “READY” and let’s begin 🌿