Sky House Herbs

Ashley Elenbaas
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Everywhere we go, we can find plant spirits. In this podcast, clinical herbalist Ashley Elenbaas invites us to discover the healing power of plants—not just their medicinal properties but their deeper wisdom and gifts. With respect and reverence, Ashley guides her listeners to be open to the teachings of these potent teachers. If you are looking for a holistic approach to healing that can help you achieve optimal health and well-being, then pop in for a listen.

  1. Venus in Aries — 4 Spring Herbs for Courage and Breakthrough

    4 DAYS AGO

    Venus in Aries — 4 Spring Herbs for Courage and Breakthrough

    In this episode, I explore the energy of Venus in Aries and how it influences the way we relate, create, and express desire. This is a bold and activating placement, one that invites courage, passion, and movement, but can also bring intensity or imbalance if not supported. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/aVUlqmBGORQ  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX I weave together astrology, herbal medicine, and goddess mythology to offer a grounded and embodied way of working with this energy. You will learn how specific plant allies can help balance heat, support the heart, and bring clarity to your inner fire. This episode is an invitation to deepen your spiritual practice while staying rooted in the body and connected to the wisdom of plants. In this episode, I cover: • The energetic influence of Venus in Aries • How fiery and assertive energy can show up in the body and emotions • Shadow and imbalance patterns of Aries energy • How herbs can support grounding, balance, and heart centered awareness • Mythological and symbolic connections to key plant allies Herbs featured in this episode: • Cinnamon • Rosemary • Ladies Mantle • Peony Let me know what you think and how you are experiencing Venus in Aries! HERBAL COURSES 🌱 HERBAL FOUNDATIONS APPRENTICESHIP A 12‑month online journey designed to help you weave herbal medicine into the fabric of daily life. This is the place we begin, learning to make our own remedies, meeting the plants in our backyards and kitchens, and connecting deeply with the rhythms of nature. It is a foundation built not just of facts, but of relationship and trust in the green world. 👉 Become a herbalist → https://skyh.to/roots   🌿 SECOND YEAR: HERBAL INTEGRATION & PRACTICE For those who have laid the first stones and are ready to walk further into the woods. This second year focuses on the art of advanced formulation, clinical skills, and discovering your unique seat of service as a community herbalist. Here, we refine our listening and deepen our apothecary practice, moving from student to practitioner. 👉 Second Year Details →  https://skyh.to/bloom   ────── 🌼 GARDEN GATHERINGS A sacred, seasonal monthly gardening circle where we root our hands in the soil and our hearts in community. We explore medicinal plants, create herbal medicines, plant inspired art, and tend to both the earth and our own nervous systems. All levels of gardening experience are welcome. Classes are in-person in the Minneapolis metro area. 👉 Explore Garden Gatherings → https://skyh.to/garden    ———— Resources: Book: “Weeds in the Heart” by Nathaniel Huges and Fiona Owens - https://amzn.to/4tA7qMd  Book: “Flower Power” by Anne McIntyre - https://amzn.to/4ch3gm8

    32 min
  2. Which Spring Flower Are You? Find Your Seasonal Plant Ally

    13 APR

    Which Spring Flower Are You? Find Your Seasonal Plant Ally

    Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram  Spring flowers carry unique personalities, life cycles, and ways of being in the world — and so do you. In this video, I guide you through a reflective quiz to help you discover your spring flower ally: the plant that mirrors who you are this season. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/i6ds3sFZh8U  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Meet your five spring flowers: ∙   Violet — quiet resilience and hidden strength ∙   Trout Lily — patient unfolding and perfect timing ∙   Lady’s Slipper — sovereignty and rare beauty ∙   Pulsatilla — sensitivity and open receptivity ∙   Trillium — steady grounding and selective expression 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  ————  MY ONLINE COURSES 🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram 🌱🌝 Year Two: Herbal Integration & Practice: https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/second-year   ———— Once you find your flower, I share reflections on its personality, life cycle, and what it can teach us about growth and our relationship with the natural world. I also offer simple ways to connect with it as a seasonal companion and personal talisman. This is a gentle way to deepen your relationship with plants — not just as medicine, but as mirrors on your path. Tell me in the comments: which flower are you? Resources: Flower Power Book by Anne McIntyre - https://amzn.to/4c8l42R  Chapters: Which Spring Flower Are You? Find Your Seasonal Plant Ally 0:00 Intro 0:00:35 Quiz 0:05:00 Violet 0:08:52 Pulsatilla 0:10:00 Sensitivity 0:13:38 Questions 0:15:00 Troutlily 0:20:00 LadySlipper 0:25:00 Stories 0:30:00 Trillium 0:35:00 Course

    36 min
  3. When You Are Ready to Start Over — Breakthrough With These 4 Spring Herbs

    6 APR

    When You Are Ready to Start Over — Breakthrough With These 4 Spring Herbs

    Discover how to embrace the energy of spring with 4 powerful herbs. Learn how these plants can help you clear out stagnation and revitalize your spirit. Become a herbalist → ⁠https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram⁠  As we transition from the heaviness of winter into the vibrant energy of spring, many of us feel a stirring within. How can we harness this momentum to create meaningful change in our lives? In this post, we’ll explore four essential herbs that can help you break through stagnation and ride the wave of spring energy. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/nuBTyutFoK0  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX The four plants I explore: • Nettles (Urtica dioica)  Deep nourishment and rebuilding. A mineral rich tonic that strengthens and energizes after winter. • Chickweed (Stellaria media)  Softening and release. Helps the body and spirit gently let go of stagnation and excess. • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)  Cleansing and grounding. Supports liver function while reconnecting us to solar vitality and resilience. • Cleavers (Galium aparine)  Movement and clarity. Encourages lymphatic flow and helps clear what feels stuck or congested. 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  I also share simple rituals you can begin weaving into your daily life to support this process of renewal. If you are feeling ready to start over, this episode offers a grounded and plant guided way to begin. Enjoy! ————  MY ONLINE COURSES 🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram 🌱🌝 Year Two: Herbal Integration & Practice: https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/second-year   ———— GARDEN GATHERINGS A sacred seasonal monthly gardening circle devoted to exploring the gifts of hands-on gardening and herbal medicine. https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/garden-gatherings ———— Resources Flower Power by Ann McIntyre - https://amzn.to/4dl70Ux  Nathaniel Hughes and Fiona Owen's Weeds in the Heart - https://amzn.to/4m4Efxw  Red Moon Herbs Chickweed Tincture - https://redmoonherbs.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=chickweed  Bear Wallow Herbs Chickweed Tincture - https://www.bearwallowherbs.com/products/chickweed-tincture?variant=34873488834713  Mountain Rose Herbs Dandelion Root - https://mountainroseherbs.com/dandelion-root  Dandy Blend Dandelion Coffee Alternative - https://dandyblend.com  Chapters: When you are ready to start over - Breakthrough with these 4 spring herbs 0:00 Spring 3:35 Clearing 9:40 Nettles 13:16 Vitality 17:44 Chickweed 21:52 Emotions 25:44 Dandelion 28:19 Digestion 34:21 Cleavers 39:20 Apprenticeship

    41 min
  4. Spring is Speaking — 5 Ways to Engage with Nature Right Now

    30 MAR

    Spring is Speaking — 5 Ways to Engage with Nature Right Now

    Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram  What if the plants around you were already speaking to you? In this video, I share a gentle and relational way of working with herbs as an oracle. This is not about rigid meanings or fixed systems. Instead, it is an invitation into curiosity, presence, and deep listening. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/UDrcrq7-fQI  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Together, we will explore five insights into plant communication and how nature can become a mirror for your inner life. I will guide you in noticing patterns, signs, and sensory experiences that can support a more meaningful relationship with the living world. 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  ————  MY ONLINE COURSES 🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram 🌱🌝 Year Two: Herbal Integration & Practice: https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/second-year   ———— To bring this practice to life, I will draw two cards from my favorite oracle decks and walk you through how I interpret them in connection with the natural world. You will see how divination can become a living conversation rather than something prescriptive. This approach is especially supportive if you are longing to slow down, reconnect, and trust your own perception and intuition. In this video, you will learn: • Five insights into how plants and nature communicate • How to begin seeing signs in nature as guidance • A relational approach to herbal divination • How to work with oracle cards in a grounded and intuitive way • Ways to deepen your connection with the natural world This is a practice of relationship, not answers. A way of remembering that you are part of nature, and that nature is always in conversation with you. Stay tuned to the end of the video to learn more about my upcoming Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship! Resources: Picture This Plant ID App - https://www.picturethisai.com/ Herb of the Month: Nettles: https://youtu.be/J1N86C1KSgY?si=555o5hlKQ7Scbuov Three Must Have Herbs for Spring: Nettles : bhttps://youtu.be/Ipje2XxGgww?si=1w1d6ywhK2lrhGSp  The Herbal Oracle Deck by Adrianne Ayales:  https://amzn.to/4dd5yDC The Motherpeace Tarot Goddess Oracle Deck by: https://amzn.to/4tglEBd Chapters: Spring is Speaking: 5 Ways to Engage with Nature Right Now 0:00 Intro 1:10 Oracle 4:30 Ancestors 7:30 Violets 9:50 Inquiry 13:30 Oracles 16:30 Crows 19:34 Dialogue 22:08 Nettle 26:30 Steeping 29:53 Goddess 30:05 Victory 32:30 Apprenticeship

    38 min
  5. Healing Venus | Rose, Chamomile, Sage and Rue — Ashley Elenbaas

    23 MAR

    Healing Venus | Rose, Chamomile, Sage and Rue — Ashley Elenbaas

    In this episode I am joined by my husband Adam Ellenbos of Nightlight Astrology to explore the upcoming Venus square Jupiter transit and what this moment may invite in our lives. Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram  🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/cGtuA5f_YXE  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Astrologically, Venus square Jupiter can bring a powerful opportunity to revisit old stories, memories, and emotional experiences. At times these moments help us see the past in a new light and find different ways to hold what we have been through. In this conversation we reflect on the emotional and spiritual themes of this transit and how astrology can open space for compassion, growth, and healing. I also introduce four plant allies that can support us during this process: rose, chamomile, sage, and rue. Each of these herbs carries its own healing story and offers a different kind of support as we process difficult memories and cultivate new perspectives. 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  ————  MY ONLINE COURSES 🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram 🌱🌝 Year Two: Herbal Integration & Practice: https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/second-year   ———— In this video I share: • The meaning of the Venus square Jupiter transit • How astrology can help us revisit old emotional stories • Four plant allies for emotional healing: rose, chamomile, sage, and rue • The healing traditions and uses of these herbs • Ways to work with plant medicine during times of personal reflection At the end of the episode I also share a brief overview of my upcoming Herbal Foundations apprenticeship and how you can learn more about joining the program.

    52 min
  6. Spring Herbal Reset | Nettles, Peppermint and the Wood Element

    16 MAR

    Spring Herbal Reset | Nettles, Peppermint and the Wood Element

    Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram  In this episode I explore the energy of spring through traditional Chinese medicine, herbal wisdom, and seasonal living. Spring is connected to the wood element and the health of the liver and gallbladder, which influence vision, creativity, and renewal. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/Bak9QYZjI94  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Along the way I discuss simple seasonal practices that help us align with spring’s energy. Gardening, spring cleaning, listening to the birds, and creating space for creativity are all ways to support the body and mind during this time of growth. In this video I share: • How spring fits into the Chinese five seasons and elements • Why the liver and gallbladder are central to spring health • My favorite spring herbs including nettles, sage, chickweed, and peppermint • How these herbs support gentle detoxification and nourish the blood • Simple seasonal practices like gardening and spending time outdoors 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  ————  MY ONLINE COURSE🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram ———— This episode offers practical ways to align with nature’s cycles and support your health during the spring season. 🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX GARDEN GATHERINGS - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/garden-gatherings  Resources:   Nettles - https://youtu.be/J1N86C1KSgY?si=W4rmkWSl_6zRbWFB  Peppermint - https://youtu.be/5tIlSzFs76c?si=GUVw5oJc8UhR4pTm    Blue Vervain - https://youtu.be/FO2tu5pkkAc?si=Y61s5R0UbB16woYl

    30 min
  7. Gentle Fridays: Plant Spirit Support for Changing Times #7

    15 MAR

    Gentle Fridays: Plant Spirit Support for Changing Times #7

    There are times when the world feels unsteady, when the ground beneath us seems to shift, and we find ourselves simply needing a place to rest. In this seventh Gentle Friday gathering, we come together around the warm hearth of community to do just that—nothing more, nothing less. We begin by checking in with three words, feeling the collective pulse of where we are. From there, we explore the deeper meaning of destiny, not as a fixed story written by outside forces, but as something shaped by the very way we hold the conversation of our own lives. Drawing on the beautiful reflections of poet David Whyte, we consider how a simple shift in perspective—a trim tab adjustment—can alter our entire course. Together, we share what is keeping us grounded: the rising sap of early spring, the comfort of astrology’s larger cycles, the poems that remind us we are the captains of our own souls. We close with a card from The Flower Speaks oracle, where the Cosmos reminds us that honest self-expression and creativity are our garments of freedom. This is a space for anyone seeking a moment of quiet, a sense of connection, and a reminder that we are all, in our own way, the medicine. If this soul-nourishing conversation speaks to you, please subscribe and join us each week for more explorations into plant wisdom, personal transformation, and the healing power of community.

    1hr 5min
  8. Herb of the Month: Rhodiola Rosea

    9 MAR

    Herb of the Month: Rhodiola Rosea

    Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram  In this episode I explore one of my favorite adaptogenic herbs, Rhodiola rosea, often called the Arctic root. This remarkable plant has been used for centuries in Siberian and Scandinavian traditions to support endurance, vitality, and resilience in harsh climates. 🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/9Ia9f7WsuRo  🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Today I share both the traditional wisdom and modern research that help us understand how this herb supports energy, stress response, and hormonal balance. 🎫 Upcoming Events - https://tinyurl.com/3y4xp6kc  🔗 Sky House Herb Website - https://www.skyhouseherbs.com/  In this episode I cover • The traditional use of Rhodiola in Scandinavian and Siberian cultures • Why this herb was associated with strength, stamina, and resilience • What modern research tells us about Rhodiola and fatigue, cognition, and mood • How Rhodiola supports the body’s adaptogenic response to stress • Herbal energetics and how I think about dosing Rhodiola in practice • Why this herb can be especially helpful for women navigating perimenopause and menopause • Safety considerations and when Rhodiola may not be appropriate ————  MY ONLINE COURSE 🌿Herbal Foundations Apprenticeship: https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram ———— Chapters: Herb of the Month: Rhodiola Rosea 0:00 Intro 0:35 Rhodiola 5:00 Energetics 8:58 Research 10:00 Cognition 11:43 Menopause 12:48 Synergy 13:30 Estrogen 15:00 Dosage 16:47 Stories 20:00 Apprenticeship

    23 min
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Everywhere we go, we can find plant spirits. In this podcast, clinical herbalist Ashley Elenbaas invites us to discover the healing power of plants—not just their medicinal properties but their deeper wisdom and gifts. With respect and reverence, Ashley guides her listeners to be open to the teachings of these potent teachers. If you are looking for a holistic approach to healing that can help you achieve optimal health and well-being, then pop in for a listen.

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  • Creator
    Ashley Elenbaas
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    264
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ashley Elenbaas
  • Show Website
    Sky House Herbs

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