Twin Star Herbal Education & Community Apothecary

Twin Star Herbal Education & Community Apothecary Lupo Passero ~ Clinical Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Educator
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About Twin Star

Twin Star offers community classes and workshops on herbal medicine, holistic health, and natural healing. We are located in the beautiful hills of Western Connecticut where Lupo Passero, Herbalist, Educator and Flower Essence Practitioner shares her teachings both nationally and throughout the surrounding area. Twin Star offers a myriad of classes ranging from half day workshops to 7 month long herbal intensives. Lupo covers a variety of topics including herbal medicine, flower essence therapy, energy healing and holistic health including the safe and effective uses of vitamins and supplements. If you are interested in having a herbal class or workshop held in your community please inquire within. connected with the plant world, Lupo Passero has studied botanical medicine from a variety of perspectives. A mother twice blessed, Lupo has a first hand passion for helping the family enjoy healthy and holistic experiences with pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Her humble beginning with herbs and flower essences in her own life inspired her to learn more and go on to teach others. About Lupo

Lupo spent over a decade developing an intimate relationship to the diverse medicinal plants of the Appalachians Mountains of North Carolina, where she studied at the North Carolina School of Natural Healing. Shortly after graduation Lupo began her career in herbal education promoting traditional herbalism at several various institutions (including The Appalachian School of Holistic Herbalism and The One World Healing Institute). Lupo has been teaching private workshops in various locations along the both the North and Southeast for many years now. Her classes involve a variety of topics including folk history, modern botanical science, plant identification and making herbal remedies. Lupo has also worked closely within the Natural Products Industry for many years specializing in both education and customer care. She is considered a valuable leader in this field and combines her work by educating consumers and retailers of the proper, efficacious, and safe uses of both herb and vitamin supplements. Lupo has served as Secretary and board member of the American Herbalist Guild for, an organization pioneering professional modern Herbalism since 2007. She lives in New Milford CT and when she is not traveling she can be found in the woods with her camera or at her local yoga studio.

11/13/2025

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Ginkgo Season is HereThose golden fan-shaped leaves mean it’s time to harvest this ancient tree’s wisdom. Ginkgo is the ...
11/06/2025

Ginkgo Season is Here

Those golden fan-shaped leaves mean it’s time to harvest this ancient tree’s wisdom. Ginkgo is the oldest living tree on Earth, a true genius of survival and a keeper of memories stretching back millions of years.

Why Ginkgo
• Supports memory and focus
• Improves circulation
• Protects cells with powerful antioxidants

Folk Tincture Recipe
1. Fill a jar two-thirds full with chopped ginkgo leaves
2. Cover completely with vodka
3. Label, seal, and let sit for four weeks or one full moon cycle, shaking daily

Make sure Ginkgo is right fit for you, (check with your local herbalist) and if so, take a little daily to lift the mood and keep the memory bright, helping the mind stay sharp and clear in these chaotic times.

Our ancestors have turned to this tree for millennia, and keeping these folk traditions alive is an act of resilience, remembrance, and the enduring art of making our own medicine.

11/01/2025

🌿✨ Elder: The Guardian Between Worlds ✨🌿

As we approach All Souls’ Day and Día de los Mu***os, many traditions turn toward remembrance, honoring the ancestors, tending altars, lighting candles, and sharing the foods and stories that keep our loved ones close. It’s a time when the veil between worlds feels thin, and we’re invited to listen more deeply to the wisdom that moves through our lineage.

In our latest podcast episode, Herbs for the Ancestors, we explore plants that help bridge that connection. and few embody that role more powerfully than elder.

Across cultures, elder has long been seen as a sacred protector, a tree of both life and death. In European folk traditions, she was known as the “Elder Mother,” guardian of the threshold, offering healing in life and safe passage in death. Her berries and blossoms bring renewal and medicine, while her hollow branches were once believed to house spirits or serve as channels to the unseen.

Elder reminds us that healing isn’t only for the body, it’s also for the soul, for our stories, for the threads that bind us to those who came before.

So as you build your altar or light a candle this week, consider inviting elder to the table, a cup of elderflower tea, a sprig of berries, a whisper of gratitude. Let her medicine guide you in remembering that our ancestors are not gone, they walk with us, root and branch.

Listen to the Ritual Herbalism Podcast, Episode 6: Herbs for the Ancestors, wherever you get your podcasts.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/podcast/episode-six-herbs-for-the-ancestors

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Samhain BlessingsThe veil is thin. Ancestors, spirits, and energies move freely, inviting reflection and remembrance. Ac...
10/31/2025

Samhain Blessings

The veil is thin. Ancestors, spirits, and energies move freely, inviting reflection and remembrance. Across cultures, this time has been used to honor the dead and ward off negativity. Darkness is drawn to light, and even the brightest light carries shadow. This is a time for awareness, compassion, and protection.

Cleanse your space and your spirit. Burn mugwort to clear the space, place yarrow accordingly for strength and protection, keep black tourmaline close to ground the energy, and use witch hazel to purify and restore balance. Sweep away with your broom what no longer serves and seal your space with intention.

Tend to your alter. Release. Forgive. Let go. Surround yourself with honesty, light, and love. Honor your ancestors and stand firm in YOUR truth. May only that which is for your highest and best walk beside you now and always.

Blessed Samhain

10/29/2025

As we enter the Scorpio season, let's talk about the essence of Chicory.

Flower essences are subtle, powerful, and often misunderstood.
They don’t work like tinctures or teas.
They don’t act on the physical body.

Instead, flower essences work on the energetic and emotional levels, helping to shift old patterns, support healing from trauma, and gently guide us back to balance.

Each flower carries its own unique vibration. When prepared as an essence, that energetic imprint supports us in very specific ways.

Our Flower Essence Practitioner Program teaches you how to work with these remedies in a grounded, ethical, and intuitive way, whether for personal healing or to support others in a professional practice.

It’s not too late to sign up. Classes are starting soon, and we’d love to welcome you into this lineage of plant-centered healing. Curious about the program? Watch our free webinar.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/your-path-to-becoming-a-flower-essence-practitioner

We have a few scholarships left for this program.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/flower-essence-practitioner

Samhain marks the end, and the beginning.Often called the Witch’s New Year, Samhain (pronounced sow-in) is a sacred cros...
10/28/2025

Samhain marks the end, and the beginning.

Often called the Witch’s New Year, Samhain (pronounced sow-in) is a sacred cross-quarter festival that sits between the Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. It’s a liminal time, when the veil between worlds is thin, and we’re invited to turn inward, honor our ancestors, and release what no longer serves.

In many earth-based traditions, this is when the year truly ends. The harvest is in. The fields rest. And we begin a new spiritual cycle in darkness, deep listening, and reflection.

Rituals at Samhain might include:
Ancestor altars
Divination and dreamwork
Shadow work and journaling
Fire ceremonies for release and renewal

We’ve just published a new blog post diving deeper into the meaning of Samhain, traditional practices, and how you can honor the Witch’s New Year in your own way.

✨ Read it here: https://twinstartribe.substack.com/p/when-the-veil-thins-samhain-the-crone

“This course helped me discover my past and my ancestors’ practices—their plants, calendar, and rituals. It all makes se...
10/27/2025

“This course helped me discover my past and my ancestors’ practices—their plants, calendar, and rituals. It all makes sense now, and resonates with me deeply.” – Judith, Green Witch Student

The Green Witch Course isn’t just about learning rituals and plants, it’s about remembering who you are and reconnecting with the wisdom that already lives within you.
Whether you’re brand new to witchcraft or years into your practice, this course offers a grounded, earth-based path that deepens your connection to the natural world and your own intuition.

✨ Want a sneak peek? Our free class is available; offering a behind-the-scenes look at the course and how it can support your growth.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/green-witch-webinar-registration

Sign up via the link in below and don’t forget—early bird pricing ends 11/3.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/green-witch-online

“This course helped me discover my past and my ancestors’ practices—their plants, calendar, and rituals. It all makes se...
10/27/2025

“This course helped me discover my past and my ancestors’ practices—their plants, calendar, and rituals. It all makes sense now, and resonates with me deeply.” – Judith, Green Witch Student

The Green Witch Course isn’t just about learning rituals and plants, it’s about remembering who you are and reconnecting with the wisdom that already lives within you.
Whether you’re brand new to witchcraft or years into your practice, this course offers a grounded, earth-based path that deepens your connection to the natural world and your own intuition.

✨ Want a sneak peek? Our free class is available; offering a behind-the-scenes look at the course and how it can support your growth.

Early bird pricing ends 11/3.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/green-witch-online

🌿✨Twin Star North Graduation ✨🌿Our Twin Star North cohort of the Foundations of Herbalism 2025 program gathered this wee...
10/27/2025

🌿✨Twin Star North Graduation ✨🌿

Our Twin Star North cohort of the Foundations of Herbalism 2025 program gathered this weekend for a truly magical graduation celebration at , home to both and Fable Tea House and Gift Shop.

This space was absolute perfection for our herb school graduation. Fable holds the gentle energy of tea, art, and herbalism for all ages, while Underworld holds a deeper current, a space where story, spirit, and celebration intertwine. Together they embody the heart of herbalism, the light and the shadow, the ritual and the revelry, the balance of medicine and magic.

Surrounded by beauty, intention, and community, our students came together one final time to share what they have learned and who they have become. Over the past year they have deepened their relationships with the plants, the seasons, and themselves, learning not only the physical medicine of herbs but also the ritual, reverence, and relationship that bring this work to life.

One of our students even hand knit hats for everyone, including our Asheville cohort, a gesture of love that perfectly captured the heart of our Twin Star family. 💚

We are endlessly proud of this incredible group for walking the green path with heart, courage, and care. Deep gratitude to our beloved teachers Bekah and Tina for your wisdom, humor, and devotion to this craft. The roots you have all planted here will continue to grow and bloom wherever you go.

Registration for our 2026 Foundations of Herbalism programs is now open and already filling quickly. If you feel called to walk the green path and learn the Art, Science, and Spirit of Herbalism, now is the time to join our community.

10/25/2025

As Samhain draws nearer, the veil thins further. The invitation deepens.

In this clip from our latest Ritual Herbalism episode, Herbs for the Ancestors: A Samhain Journey, we explore the power of altars as places of remembrance, connection, and offering.

Altars at this time don’t need to be elaborate. A simple candle. A photo. A cup of tea. A sprig of rosemary.

These small acts say:
I remember. I honor. I’m listening.

Samhain teaches us that grief and love are threads of the same cloth, and the altar becomes a space where those threads are woven together.

In our conversation, we reflect on how herbs like mugwort, sage, elder, and black cohosh can be placed on the altar, not only as offerings, but as bridges between the worlds.

There’s a moment in this episode, a quiet shimmer of light, moving like a line through the space, that felt like an ancestor arriving. Watching. Blessing. We kept it in the video because it felt like part of the story.

And if you’re feeling called to deepen your path this season, our free class, The Way of the Witch, is available now. It's a beautiful starting place, or returning place, for remembering your magic, your roots, and your rhythm with the sacred seasons.

So light a candle.
Say their names.
Tend the space between.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/podcast/episode-six-herbs-for-the-ancestors

Sign up for the free class, The Way of the Witch https://www.twinstartribe.com/green-witch-webinar-registration

10/24/2025

Herbalism is more than remedies, it’s a relationship.

At Twin Star, we teach herbalism not just as a science, but as a spiritual path. Our approach is rooted in ritual, reverence, and reciprocity, a remembering that plants are more than ingredients, they are allies, teachers, and sacred kin.

This is the heart of ritual herbalism:
We don’t just make tinctures. We craft offerings.
We don’t just harvest. We listen.
We don’t just learn Latin names. We build lifelong relationships.
This video speaks to what it means to walk the path of the Green Witch, a path that honors both the wisdom of the earth and the magic within.

If you’ve ever felt the plants calling you deeper, if you’re looking for an herbal education that weaves together spirit and science, intuition and skill, you’re in the right place.

Explore the path. The plants are waiting.

One of our favorite parts of this work is watching our students become powerful, heart-led practitioners.Jen Ripa, CEO o...
10/23/2025

One of our favorite parts of this work is watching our students become powerful, heart-led practitioners.

Jen Ripa, CEO of Thrivologie, came to our Flower Essence Practitioner Program with a passion for holistic healing. What she left with was more than knowledge—it was a transformational skillset she could immediately integrate into her life coaching work.
Here’s what she had to say:

“The Flower Essence Practitioner Course was more than I hoped it would be. I now have a skill that I can incorporate into my life coaching sessions and help my clients in a very nuanced way. I love getting to know each flower's essence and witnessing the transformations it helps to create in partnership with the people using it.”

Flower essences are subtle yet deeply powerful tools. They work on the emotional and energetic levels, helping clients shift patterns, open the heart, and align with their inner truth.

When practitioners like Jen add this modality to their work, they’re able to support healing in a completely new way—one that’s intuitive, plant-led, and rooted in energetic transformation.

If you're curious about becoming a Flower Essence Practitioner, we’d love to have you join our upcoming free webinar. You'll learn what it takes to get certified, explore the healing power of essences, and see how this path might unfold for you.

https://www.twinstartribe.com/flower-essence-practitioner

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Our classroom is located at 65 BANK STREET on the second floor above William Raveis. Learn more about our classroom below. Our new Downtown Apothecary is located at 20 BANK STREET, inside of Makery Co-working in New Milford! We have new hours, inventory and services! And...We have a second apothecary location coming soon! Twin Star North will be a full service Apothecary located at 354 Litchfield Rd, opening April 2nd.

Both locations are meant to be a service to both our students and community. We specialize in local, small batch, handcrafted, community supported herbs, teas, aromatherapy, flower essences, crystals, classes, readings, consults & more! About Twin Star Herbal Education Twin Star Herbal Education offers community classes and workshops on herbal medicine, holistic health, and natural healing. We are located in the beautiful hills of Western Connecticut where Lupo Passero, Herbalist, Educator and Flower Essence Practitioner shares her teachings both nationally and throughout the surrounding area. Twin Star is blessed to have a wonderful staff of Naturalists and skilled teachers and offers a myriad of classes ranging from evening workshops to 9 month long certificate training programs. Lupo and staff cover a variety of topics including herbal medicine, botany, flower essence therapy, plant spirit healing, goddess studies, primitive skills and much more. If you are interested in having a herbal class or workshop held in your community inquire within. Please visit our website for a full listing of classes, services and our staff.

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