herbalism

“A plant, which is a living and breathing entity, has the ability to understand and work in synchrony with the body’s internal needs, in harmony with the vital force within us, to heal and give life”

-Donald R. Yance

Adi’s fascination with plants started at a young age helping her mom take care of the home garden. Since her childhood, Adi has always surrounded herself with plants and flowers even while growing up in the city as a reminder of the outdoors and her own personal roots. In college, Adi began to study natural forms of medicine and healing and was amazed to find out how many ordinary house plants could actually help to alleviate common illnesses and dietary needs.

Working with oils, teas, extracts and supplements, Adi began to experiment with creating natural remedies to her common ailments such as allergies, colds, muscle aches and digestive troubles. She was amazed at how powerful the plants were in treating allergies and she stopped taking all over the counter treatments as well as cold medicines. She also seemed to develop an immunity to the common cold and felt that her health maintained a strong vital force even when all of her friends were sick.

After moving to NYC, Adi began to study herbalism extensively with Peeka Trenkle and she received her certification in herbalism in 2006. She continues to work with plants to create personal regimens for a wide range of friends, family and clients to help them restore their vital force and hopefully reduce their intake of over the counter treatments and prescriptions. Working with a person’s preferences and tendencies, Adi uses the Ayurvedic doshas of vata(wind), pitta(fire) and kapha(water) to help individuals understand their habits and ailments so that they might develop a healing program to find equilibrium in their lives and restore their vital force. She specializes in dietary changes and substitutions to help treat common digestive problems and help to detox the body of toxins. She educates students about herbal dietary and lifestyle considerations as part of the Detox series workshops that she teaches nationwide to help improve well being and promote environmental awareness.

Adi also combines her background in yoga and herbalism as an Ambassador to Pangea Organics, to help educate about the importance of plant based, ecoconscious skin care. With Pangea, Adi strives to unmask some of the truths behind skin care products and the synthetic chemicals composing the ingredient list, even in products labeled as organic. Through efforts such at the Beyond the Pink Ribbon Campaign Pangea is educating about preventative measures to fight breast cancer through education about what women are putting directly on their bodies (the average woman applies over 200 chemicals a day to herself between showering and applying make up). In addition to researching sustainable skin care and breast cancer prevention, Adi also does extensive research regarding the use of plants to help prevent and treat various forms of cancer and disease. Her custom blended herbal products are made from the highest quality organic herbal ingredients and are made to order upon request.

most requested custom blends & products

detox belly & headache massage oil - a custom blend to soothe upset stomachs and ease pressure headaches. ingredients: organic oils of peppermint & lavender in a base of sweet almond oil, extra virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil and liquid lanolin.

surfers cold & flu prevention syrup - a delicious syrup intended to strengthen the immune system and help against cold and flu symptoms. Also used by surfers paddling out in not so clean waters to help fight off sore throats and bacterial infection. ingredients: organic elderberry, astragalus, ginger and honey.

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