Lily Ostle: Teaching Herbalism to Children to Plant Seeds of the Future
Children are the seeds of the future. If you care about dreamweaving a beautiful future for Mother Earth (which I know you do!) tending to the children might be the most important way. This episode is for moms, dads, teachers, grandparents, aunties and uncles, community members and human beings of great heart and purpose who are tending the seeds of the future.
Join Lily Ostle and I as she shares all she's learned about teaching herbalism to children at her local forest school.
She shares simple yet world-changing wisdom on raising children with a deep love for plants and nature. Children are born with an innate connection to the Earth; they don’t need the same layers of explaining, unlearning, and re-learning that adults do. They already live in a state of wonder, receptivity, and relationship with the natural world. Lily shows us how to honor that wisdom and gently introduce herbalism in ways that feel enchanting, grounded, and age-appropriate.
We talk about how tending the Earth helps us tend our children—and how staying tethered to the natural world is essential for nervous-system-aware parenting in these times. Lily seamelessly and beautifully embodies the folk-life approach, reminding us that parenthood, herbalism, and community care aren’t separate practices at all—they’re woven together into the living, breathing thing we call life.
We also explore:
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How to introduce herbalism to children in intuitive, respectful ways
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Making flower essences with kids
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Safe and thoughtful ways to use herbs with children
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The do’s and don’ts of teaching herbalism to young ones
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Why children are naturally closer to the earth
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How Lily created a nervous system support kit for her child’s classroom
This episode is an invitation to slow down, listen to children’s innate wisdom, and remember that caring for plants, families, and communities is all part of the same sacred practice.
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Lauren Morgan is an herbalist, dreamer, Earth-based ceremonialist, mother, author and teacher in the Olympic mountains. Her life is devoted to restoring kinship with herbs, dreams and wisdom within and beneath us all, on behalf of All Life. She teaches folk and plant spirit herbalism and hosts dream circles and courses. She is the author of the book Seasonal Herbalism and is creatrix and host of the Herbs and Dreams Podcast.
