Big Brook Botanicals & Massage Therapy

12/29/2025

12/23/2025

Frosty view of Big Brook outside the massage studio this morning.

12/23/2025

Nourish is an excellent source of essential minerals -calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, phosphorous, selenium and manganese- and key vitamins A, B1, B6, C, E and K. Message us and we'll send you this tea, wild foraged right here in Maine, to nurture you through these dark winter days.

12/22/2025

Welcome the light with Winter Solstice Rituals ☀️

Winter Solstice rituals and Yule traditions aim to welcome back the sun as each new day grows longer. Try these rituals to become more in tune with the magic that the cycles of nature have to offer!

📖 Read traditional Solstice folk tales
Long before the legend of Santa Clause, the Deer Mother took flight on the longest, darkest night of the year. She carried the sun’s life-giving light safely in her antlers and drew the sleigh of the Sun Goddess behind her.

🌱 Bring natural elements into your home
Bring evergreen, holly and mistletoe inside to decorate. Create a Yule altar by decorating a shelf, small table, or dresser with these natural elements. Add other items that symbolize the light, such as candles, orange pomanders, or sun and star crafts.

🔥 Sip herbal tea by a Yule log
Whether you burn a real log or stream it on your tv, this tradition was used to cleanse and set intentions for the new year. Practice these rituals with your favourite herbal tea blend and welcome the longer days ahead with a grounded presence.

Shop our Herbal Artisan Teas at the link below and share your Winter Solstice rituals in the comments!
https://harmonicarts.ca/collections/teas

12/21/2025

Today is a powerful time to set your intentions and send out your prayers. Happy solstice

12/20/2025

The forest doesn’t announce its secrets.
It tests who’s paying attention.

The raven watches.
The morel waits.
Both know something the hurried never will.

Some things rise quietly from decay.
Some things are earned by patience.
And some moments are meant only for those who listen instead of rush. 🍄🖤

12/19/2025

Our line of Farmed and Foraged Loose Leaf Teas are now available at The County Coop and Farm Store in Houlton, ME. We LOVE every tea we put together for our local community. ☺️If you come out for a massage therapy session we also have tea available here on the edge of Big Brook in Littleton. We would love to treat you and have tea with you too. ☕️

03/25/2025

We are so excited to take BigBrookBotanicals to the next level! Here is a sneak preview of what we’ve been working on. Our construction skills have been put to the test but we are almost there!

Almost there!

01/27/2023

Did you know? Trees make rain! The forest is a lake, a great moderator of climate.
40% of the air over the forest loads up with bacteria (p. syringai) from the leaves of trees which activates the formation of ice crystals - ice is a precursor to rain. Even in the hottest climates you go up high enough in the atmosphere and ice crystals will form and then RAIN! Trees make medicine, oxygen and rain. I am going out now to take down my maple taps where I will be sure to hug and thank a few of these amazing plant persons. (Trees make sugar too!!)