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A Seductive Dance of Soul, Nature & Homecoming. This thought & dream has manifested into Little Lotus Trading Co. occurred! Community

Luscious Herbal Potions, Trainings, Plant Medicine, Healing, Experiences, Workshops, Classes & More
✉️Contact: info@theforbiddenfruit.org One day it came to me...
We are surrounded by plants, many of which we could use to help us enhance our health, nutritiously, naturally, and in a healthy, sustainable manner. Thank you for visiting our Facebook, my name is Tori & it is such an honor to have y

ou here. Tori & her partner Jay, are the team members behind Little Lotus and we deeply appreciate your presence here. Tori started this adventure when she was looking for a way to relieve her pain naturally after her doctors suggested surgery and narcotics at a very young age... Tori knew there was more out there and she took her health and wellbeing into her own hands. Tori found multiple Ancient Healing modalities & the magic of nutrition, and voila... the birth of Little Lotus Trading Co. Tori fell in love immediately with crafting and creating herbal infused products, became certified in Reiki and Yoga, and continues to grow with different trainings to share at a deeper scope with the surrounding community. We love being able to build a community- a tribe, that focuses on an empowered outlook on healing and offers a wide array of modalities to do so. Welcome to the Little Lotus Trading Co. uses 100% all natural ingredients to create plant infused creations of all sorts, infused with Reiki healing energy & offers private Yoga Sessions, Reiki Session & Trainings, Thai Bodywork, Herbal Products, Herbal Consultation Sessions, & Holistic Self Liberation Coaching. We're here to help YOU & be of deep service. We believe that being healthy means being abundant and truly blessed & we wish to empower you to take your health into your hands in order to live a more vibrant & empowered life. We accept custom orders if you are searching for something and you do not see it. We can also make larger sizes of each product upon request. We are here to help you f you don't see anything that fits your needs, please message me and we can chat about making something just for you! Much love and may your day be wonderful!

04/28/2026

Pain has a way of pulling us out of presence.
Of tightening the body, the breath, the moment.

But what if relief didn’t come from overriding the body…
but from working in harmony with it?

Essential oils and herbal infusions offer a different path.
One that supports circulation, reduces inflammation, and invites the body back into balance.

Our Flowerful Pain Relief Salve was crafted with this intention.
To not only soothe discomfort in the moment
but to support deeper, long-term healing within the tissues.

From bruises and sore muscles
to chronic aches, tension, and old injuries…
this is one of those blends you’ll find yourself reaching for again and again.

Keep it close. Your body will thank you.

✨ Always use with care; avoid mucous membranes and wash hands after applying.

At The Forbidden Fruit Apothecary, we work with nature to always have your back…or neck or knee or whatever is in need of nurturing 😉 🫶🏻

04/28/2026

Most people are walking around magnesium deficient…
and they think it’s just stress. 😅🙃

Tight shoulders.
Restless sleep. 😩
Headaches that keep coming back. 🤕
A nervous system that won’t fully relax. 🥲

We try to think our way out of it.
Push through it.
Ignore it.

But the body is asking for something very real:

Mineral support. 💧

Magnesium is involved in hundreds of processes in the body…
especially the ones that regulate your nervous system, repair your muscles, and your ability to actually relax.

And here’s what most people don’t realize:

Oral magnesium isn’t always absorbed well.
The gut has limits.

But the skin?

The skin knows how to take it in.
And it’s the BEST way to deliver it to the body.

This is why topical magnesium can feel different.
More direct.
More immediate.
More supportive.

Our Herbal Body Nectar is crafted with that understanding.

Magnesium to help the body soften 💚
Muscles, mind, nervous system, and more ✨

Calendula, comfrey, plantain, nettle 🌿

Herbs that support repair, soothe irritation, and nourish the tissue.

Butters and oils that don’t just sit on the surface, but actually restore the skin barrier.

So what you’re doing when you use this isn’t just “putting lotion on.”

You’re feeding your body something it’s likely been missing.

People use it for:

💚Sore muscles that won’t release
💚Sleep that feels shallow or inconsistent
💚Cycles that come with tension and cramping
💚Skin that needs deeper nourishment
💚A nervous system that’s been running too hot for too long

And over time… you feel the difference because it’s measurable ✨

In a way your body starts to trust that it’s supported.

This is why it becomes a staple.

Because it works with the body in a way that makes sense and actually helps you.

Rub it into your skin at night.
After a shower.
Before bed.

Let your body receive.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to support yourself more deeply with herbal infused creations…

We have so many beautiful options available to you.

You’ll find it, among our many other luscious herbal products waiting in the apothecary. 🌿

04/27/2026

Your glow was never gone… it was just waiting to be revealed.

Exfoliation is one of the most powerful (and overlooked) rituals for skin health.

When you gently remove what’s no longer needed, your skin can finally breathe, absorb nourishment, and come back to life.
Your glow was never gone… it was just waiting to be revealed.

Exfoliation is one of the most powerful (and overlooked) rituals for skin health. When you gently remove what’s no longer needed, your skin can finally breathe, absorb nourishment, and come back to life.

Our Organic Coffee Scrub was created with this in mind.

A simple, potent blend of organic ingredients that support circulation, hydration, and radiance without compromising your skin or your space.

This is more than skincare.
It’s a ritual of renewal.

Have you felt the difference exfoliation makes in your skin? Share your experience below ✨

04/27/2026

You may love the taste of coffee…
but did you know it can completely change the way your skin looks and feels when used topically?

Your skin is constantly turning over.
New cells rising, old ones shedding.

When that process slows down… from stress, environment, buildup, etc., you start to see it:

Dullness. 😅
Texture. 😖
Clogged pores.🙃
Skin that just… doesn’t feel alive.

This is where something like a proper exfoliant matters.

Not something harsh.
Not something that strips your skin raw.

Something that supports the cycle your skin is already trying to complete. 💚

Our Organic Coffee Scrub works with that process.

☕️ Coffee is loaded with antioxidants that may help support the skin against environmental stress and signs of premature aging.

🌳 Cinnamon brings warmth and circulation ~ which means more blood flow, more oxygen, more life at the surface of the skin.

🎍Raw sugar refines and smooths without tearing.

🥥 And coconut oil makes sure that as you exfoliate, you’re also feeding the skin, not depleting it.

So instead of that tight, over-scrubbed feeling…
you’re left soft.
Hydrated. 💦
Circulated.

Skin that actually feels awake again. ✨

Used regularly, people notice:

Smoother texture
A more even tone
Skin that holds moisture better
That natural glow that comes from the skin functioning well 💫

And honestly… the ritual itself matters.

Being in the shower.
Hands on your body & face.
Warming the skin.
Letting something simple bring you back into yourself.

This is care that your body knows how to receive because it knows how to receive natural, organic ingredients.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected from your glow… our Coffee Scrub is a beautiful start to reinvigorate your radiance.

It’s waiting for you in the apothecary. 🌿💚

04/22/2026

Today is not just Earth Day. 🌎 🌱✨

It’s a day to remember who has been holding you…
long before you ever knew how to say thank you. 🫶🏼

Every breath you take.
Every meal you’ve ever eaten.
Every place your feet have touched.
Every plant that has ever supported your healing.

It all comes from her.

Pachamama. 🌎

Not as an idea.
Not as something separate from you.
But as the living body you are walking on, drinking from, breathing with.

And somewhere along the way, we were taught to take without listening.
To consume without tending.
To forget that we belong to her.

But the truth?

You are not separate from the Earth. 🌿
Your body is made of the same minerals, waters, and elements.
When you care for her… you are caring for yourself. 💚

This is what sacred reciprocity means.

Not perfection.
Not shame.

But relationship. ✨

A choice to move differently.

To pick something up instead of walking past it.
To think about what you’re consuming and where it comes from.
To reduce what you don’t need.
To give back where you can.
To grow something.
To support the people and practices that honor the Earth instead of exploiting her. 💚

Small actions… rooted in reverence… create real change over time.

She gives to us endlessly.
Without question.
Without condition.

And today is a moment to pause…
to feel that…
to say thank you.

To remember that being here is a gift.

And to ask yourself honestly…

How can I walk more gently?
How can I give back, even in a small way?
How can I be a better steward of the Earth that gives me everything?

Drop into that.

And if you feel it… share one thing you’re committed to doing differently below. 💚
Let it be simple. Let it be real.

This is how we come back into right relationship. 🌿

04/22/2026

Your skin doesn’t just need serums 🙃
It needs water… delivered in a way it can actually use. 💦

Most people are walking around dehydrated at a cellular level…
and you can see it. 😅

Dullness. 🙃
Fine lines showing up sooner than they should.
Redness. 😡
Oil overproduction trying to compensate. 🥲

When the skin lacks water, it goes into survival mode.

This is why something as simple as a facial mist, when it’s done properly… can shift everything. ✨

Our 24K Gold Rosewater Facial Spritz isn’t just a refresh.

It’s step one in actually bringing the skin back to life. 💦

🌹 Rosewater to hydrate, tone, and support that soft, radiant glow.
🌿 Aloe to soothe inflammation and deliver moisture deeper into the tissue.
🌸 Cedarwood and geranium to help regulate oil production so your skin doesn’t swing from dry to greasy.
🌼 Frankincense and chamomile to calm, repair, and support long-term skin health.
🌳 Copaiba to support clarity and reduce irritation.

And the gold… ✨

Not just to make it pretty… but to support circulation and luminosity so your skin reflects light the way healthy skin does. 💫

Here’s the part most people miss:

Hydration is what allows everything else to work. 💦

Without it, serums don’t absorb the same.
Oils don’t seal properly.
Your skin can’t function the way it’s designed to. 👎🏼

Mist your face. 💦
Let your skin drink.
Then layer your serums and oils. 💧

That’s how you build radiance.

Not by piling on more…
but by giving your skin what it’s actually been asking for.

If your skin has been feeling tired, dry, reactive, or just not glowing the way you know it can or want it to…

This is a beautiful place to begin.

Come explore the apothecary. 🌿
And get yourself one of our Rosewater Facial Spritz’s so that you can glow radiantly again 💫

04/21/2026

There is a reason rose has been revered across cultures, across time. 🌹

She is gentle, yet powerful.
Soft, yet deeply restorative.

In skincare, rose offers hydration, balance, and protection.
But beyond that… she invites you into ritual. Into presence. Into care that feels like devotion instead of obligation.

This is the essence we honor in our formulations.
Not just what nourishes the skin, but what nourishes the spirit within it.

If rose has ever found its way into your rituals, we would love to hear your experience below 🌹

04/21/2026

Your pores aren’t the problem. ❌
Your skin is trying to self-regulate… and getting no support to do it.

Over-cleansing.
Stripping oils.
Throwing off your pH. 🥴

And then wondering why the skin overproduces oil, clogs, and breaks out. 🙃

Your skin is intelligent.
It’s always trying to come back into balance.

It just needs the right environment.

This is where a true toner comes in…

Not the harsh, alcohol-heavy kind that leaves your skin tight and depleted…
but something that actually supports the skin’s natural function.

Our Full Moon Facial Toner was crafted to do exactly that. 🌹

Apple cider vinegar, when properly diluted, helps bring the skin back to its natural pH so it can stop overcompensating. ⚖️

Witch hazel tones and tightens the appearance of pores without stripping. 💦

Aloe soothes and hydrates so the skin doesn’t go into defense mode. 🌿

And then the plants:

🌹Rose to soften and bring radiance.
🌼Calendula to calm irritation and support repair.
🌾Yarrow to tone and refine.
🪻Lavender to soothe and balance.

Finished with essential oils like tea tree, copaiba, and frankincense… plants long respected for supporting clear, resilient skin. ✨

What this creates over time:

Pores that appear smaller because they’re not congested.
Breakouts that soften because the skin isn’t inflamed and overwhelmed.
A complexion that looks clearer, brighter… more even.

Not because you forced it.
Because you supported it. ♥️

This is the difference between fighting your skin…
and working with it.

If your skin has been oily, reactive, breaking out, or just not feeling balanced…

This is a simple place to begin.

Come explore the apothecary we have so much to support your skin beautifully. 🌿

04/21/2026

We’ve been taught to do our healing alone.

To figure it out in our own heads.
To hold it together.
To keep moving.

But there are parts of you…
that will only soften in the presence of others.

Parts that don’t need more thinking 🤔
they need to be felt,
seen,
witnessed. 🫶🏼

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There is a kind of medicine that only lives in circle. ⭕️

When someone speaks something you’ve never said out loud…
and your body exhales because it’s not just you. 🌬️

When you’re witnessed without being fixed. ♥️
When you realize you don’t have to carry it all alone anymore.

This is how we remember.
This is how we come back to ourselves.

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We are communal beings. 🫂

We are meant to gather.
To sit shoulder to shoulder.
To open our hearts in spaces that can actually hold us. ♥️

And when we do…
something ancient wakes up inside of us. 🌀

Something that knows how to heal
in relationship,
in presence,
in truth.

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This Sunday, we gather.

Community Sanctuary Circle
12pm • West Brookfield, MA (in the barn)

We’ll share & commune with cacao.
Drop into a guided meditation to peel open your heart ♥️
Let sound carry us deeper, into greater depths of healing
And sit in circle, together. 💫

No performing.
No pretending.
Just real humans, meeting each other where they are.
Nurturing and loving you through your experience of being human and all that it brings.

⸻

If you’ve been craving depth…
real connection…
a space where you can be fully seen and held…

this is your invitation to come and allow yourself to be apart of the circle.

⸻

To reserve your space:
email info@theforbiddenfruit.org
or DM us directly ♥️

Sliding scale 💲2️⃣2️⃣–💲5️⃣5️⃣
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Because accessibility matters.
And we know we all need this now more than ever before ✨

⸻

Come as you are.

We’ll meet you there.

With utmost love & devotion,
Tori & Melisa 🤍

04/20/2026

Your skin needs a system that actually makes sense and supports it deeply. 🌿

Hydration.
Then absorption.
Then nourishment.

Most routines miss that completely…
Which is why skin can stay dull, dry, or reactive no matter how much you put on it.

This is why we created the 24K Gold & Skin Food Facial Kit. ✨

Not as a bundle.
As a ritual that works with your skin’s biology. 🧬

You begin with the 24K Gold Rosewater Spritz 💦
Hydration + minerals + plant waters that wake the skin up and prepare it to receive.

Then the 24K Gold Hyaluronic Acid Serum ✨
Pulling water into the skin and holding it there so your cells are actually hydrated, not just coated.

And then Skin Food 💫
Sealing it all in with nutrient-dense oils, butters, and herbs that restore the skin barrier and feed the tissue what it’s been missing.

That layering matters.

Because hydration without sealing evaporates.
And oils without hydration just sit there.

When you do both, correctly… your skin transforms ✨

Softer.
Clearer.
More even.
More resilient.
More alive.
More radiant. 💫

And the plants we chose for this?

Calendula, rose, helichrysum, frankincense, myrrh, chamomile, alongside many more… 🌿

These aren’t trendy ingredients.
They’re plants that have been used for centuries to support regeneration, elasticity, and long-term skin health. 🌼

Plus the minerals, antioxidants, and compounds from mushrooms, resins, and botanicals that support the skin at a deeper level.

This is not about chasing youth.
It’s about supporting your skin, your largest organ, so it can function well for a long time.

That’s where real radiance comes from. ✨

If you’ve been wanting a routine that actually supports your skin instead of overwhelming it…

This is a beautiful place to begin.

Come explore the apothecary.
Your skin will be glowing more radiantly than ever before 🌿

04/16/2026

What you put on your skin matters just as much as what you put in your body.

Most conventional skincare is filled with fillers, alcohols, and synthetic ingredients that temporarily smooth… but don’t truly heal.

At The Forbidden Fruit Apothecary, we formulate with herbs, oils, butters, and botanicals that your skin actually recognizes and knows how to use.

Ingredients like calendula, rose, aloe, and medicinal mushrooms don’t just sit on the surface…

They work with your skin
to restore, repair, and bring it back into balance.

This is skincare as nourishment.
This is skincare as medicine. 🌿✨

04/16/2026

Your skin is not dry.
It’s dehydrated.

There’s a difference.

Dry skin lacks oil.
Dehydrated skin lacks water… and no amount of heavy creams will fix that if the skin doesn’t have hydration to hold onto. 😅❌

This is where hyaluronic acid changes everything.

It’s a humectant ~
Meaning it pulls water into the skin and holds it there.

One molecule can bind up to 1000x its weight in water, which is why skin looks visibly plumper, smoother, and more alive when it’s properly hydrated.

Our 24K Gold Hyaluronic Acid Serum was crafted to do exactly that…

Restore hydration at a cellular level so your skin can actually function the way it’s meant to. 💦

Aloe to soothe and deliver hydration.
Hyaluronic acid to bind and hold that moisture deep within the skin.

Frankincense, myrrh, and helichrysum 🌼 plants long respected for supporting regeneration and skin vitality.
Rose and sandalwood to soften, tone, and bring balance.
Copaiba and chamomile to calm inflammation and sensitivity.

And the gold…

Not just for beauty.
Traditionally used to support circulation and luminosity ✨
helping the skin reflect light in a way that looks like true radiance, not product sitting on the surface.

But here’s the part most people miss:

Hydration needs to be layered. 💦

Mist the skin first.
Apply the hyaluronic serum while the skin is still damp.
Seal it in with oils or moisturizer.

That’s how you actually change your skin.

Not by chasing products.
By understanding how your skin works… and working with it.

If your skin has been looking tired, dull, or not holding moisture the way it used to…

This is a beautiful place to begin.

Find it in our online shop alongside many other beautiful Skin Care Products to help reignite your glow ✨

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152 Pierce Road
West Brookfield, MA
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+17742004153

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http://theforbiddenfruit.org/

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One day it came to me... We are surrounded by plants, many of which we could use to help us enhance our health, nutritiously, naturally, and in a healthy, sustainable manner. This thought has manifested into Little Lotus Trading Co. Thank you for visiting our Facebook, my name is Tori and my partner’s name is Jay. We’re the team behind Little Lotus and we appreciate your presence here. Tori started this adventure when she was looking for a way to relieve her pain naturally after her doctors suggested surgery and narcotics at a very young age... Tori knew there was more out there and she took her health and wellbeing into her own hands. Tori found herbalism, Reiki, Yoga, and nutrition, and voila... the birth of Little Lotus Trading Co. Tori fell in love immediately with crafting and creating herbal infused products, became certified in Reiki and Yoga, and continues to grow with different trainings to share at a deeper scope with the surrounding community. Tori met Jay at a Yoga class taught by one of her best friends, and now business partner, Ashley Seymour (co-creating Sacred Awakening Yoga School). After over a year of knowing each other, things fell into place & we fell madly in love. Jay helps with all the behind the scenes action, vending events and offers Reiki Sessions! We love being able to build a community- a tribe, that focuses on an empowered outlook on healing and offers a wide array of modalities to do so. Welcome to the Little Lotus Trading Co. Tribe

Little Lotus Trading Co. uses 100% all natural ingredients to create plant infused creations of all sorts, infused with Reiki healing energy & offers private Reiki & Yoga Sessions, as well as Public Yoga Classes. We're here to help YOU in any way that we can. We believe that being healthy means being abundant and truly blessed & we wish to empower you to take your health into your hands in order to life a more vibrant life. We accept custom orders if you are searching for something and you do not see it. We can also make larger sizes of each product upon request. We are here to help you f you don't see anything that fits your needs, please message me and we can chat about making something just for you! Much love and may your day be wonderful!

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