Herbs, Holistic Nutrition, Reiki, and Sound Baths all have one thing in common. Each practice is about bringing the body into balance. But if you’re new to natural health and healing, it can all feel a little mysterious.

Herbalism is intentional support using plant materials like roots, leaves, flowers, and berries in various forms. Many people already use herbs in the form of teas. They don’t just taste good, they are steeped dried plants that can help digestion, mood, heart functions, and many other health issues. You can also find these herbal medicines in the forms of tinctures, pills, salves, oils, and more. An herbalist is someone who has had in-depth study and experience into what our natural world has to offer and often creates unique products we can trust.

Holistic nutrition sometimes encourages the incorporation of herbal products. It’s a way to develop a relationship with food and eating that takes the whole environment into account, not just symptoms. This approach sees food as medicine not just for what physically ails us, but to manage stress and emotional well-being, prioritizing nutrient dense whole foods.

Reiki is a body-work healing practice, originating in Japan, that focuses on the energy in and around out body. The practitioner uses their hands either gently placed on the body or just above to feel and release blockages and support any imbalance that causes illness.

A sound bath is a meditative experience where a facilitator will work with crystal bowls, tuning forks, and other frequency-based instruments. It is not music in the modern sense, but instead its layers of vibrating sounds that wash over your body and tune your brain waves into various states like alpha, beta, and theta, to bring you into calm, energized, or restorative states.