Integrative Herbalism
Learn your body. Know your plants. Remember your place in the living world.
Herbalism, foraging, and embodied practices for cultivating health sovereignty and a deeper relationship with the natural world.
Ways to Learn and Work Together
Learn
Classes, workshops, plant walks, herbal education, kids programs, and seasonal experiences.
Work with Me
Personalized herbal consultations, private plant walks, workshops, and private yoga.
Join the Community
Ongoing herbal learning, seasonal practices, resources, and community through Patreon.
The Journey to Health Sovereignty
So much of the world of holistic health centers around the idea that we need to fix our bodies, and that if we just complete certain protocols or see a specific practitioner, we will finally achieve optimal health.
True healing is a journey. And there is no such thing as a quick fix (or a broken body, for that matter). When you learn to understand your own body, see the patterns your symptoms are showing you, and tend to your relationships with the living world around you, you are developing the skills to participate actively in your own health.
This path is not about rejecting modern medicine or not needing support. It's about becoming an informed participant in your own health: knowing when to tend yourself, when to seek help, and how to make choices with greater understanding and agency.
Health sovereignty isn't independence. It's relationship, knowledge, and participation.
Meet Leslie
I’m Leslie Whalen, an herbalist, naturalist, and teacher who believes that our healing path, and the path to being our best selves lies in learning to pay attention- to our bodies, and to the living world to which we belong.
My work brings together traditional herbalism, modern science, earth-based living, and nature connection to help people build practical knowledge and greater trust in their own capacity to heal. Whether I’m teaching children in the woods, sitting with someone in consultation, or gathering plants for medicine, the heart of the work is the same: learning to live in deeper relationship with ourselves and the world around us.
