Benevolence with Shannon Ryan

Shannon Ryan
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Benevolence with Shannon Ryan is a collection of conversations about the ways we care for one another and the living world. Shannon Ryan sits with herbalists, artists, teachers, birth workers, gardeners, activists, and others whose lives and work offer a way back to relationship, reciprocity, and belonging. These are conversations about what we tend, what we inherit, what we give, and the everyday acts that shape this world. Benevolence is not simply something we offer. It is something we practice. withbenevolence.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Aug 16

    The Wisdom of the Seasons, with Marysia Miernowska

    I can't think of a more fitting conversation with which to begin Benevolence. ✨ In this episode, I speak with Marysia Miernowska. Herbalist, author, earth activist, and founder of the School of the Sacred Wild. Marysia has generously offered four teachings around the Apprenticeship to the Sacred Wild. We move through the seasons as a framework for healing, resilience, and transformation. From autumn's release and root work, to winter's dreaming, spring's renewal, and summer's abundance. Marysia weaves plant wisdom with nervous system regulation, reciprocity, and becoming more fully rooted in life. She is a SENSATIONAL woman and teacher, and I am so grateful to her for offering such a beneficial conversation. 📝 So grab a journal, or revisit this later to take notes! Here's a little more about what we will be moving through: 🍂 Fall: release, grounding, nourishment, and nervous system exhale ❄️ Winter: dreaming, surrender, mystery, and protection of the inner spark 🌸 Spring: renewal, detoxification, creativity, and upward movement 🌞 Summer: fruition, abundance, generosity, and reciprocal care And if you feel like sharing, I'd love to know your musings in the comments section! 🕵🏽‍♂️ Explore the Apprenticeship to the Sacred Wild 🌀 Learn more about Marysia 📸 Follow Marysia on Instagram Subscribe to withbenevolence.substack.com

  2. Aug 16

    On the Other Side — a birth and a rebirth

    Introducing Benevolence with Shannon Ryan. withbenevolence.substack.com

  3. Aug 16 ·  Video

    Marysia Miernowska: The Wisdom of the Seasons

    ✨ In this conversation, I speak with Marysia Miernowska. Herbalist, author, earth activist, and founder of the School of the Sacred Wild. Marysia has generously offered four teachings around the Apprenticeship to the Sacred Wild. We move through the seasons as a framework for healing, resilience, and transformation. From autumn's release and root work, to winter's dreaming, spring's renewal, and summer's abundance. Marysia weaves plant wisdom with nervous system regulation, reciprocity, and becoming more fully rooted in life. She is a SENSATIONAL woman and teacher, and I am so grateful to her for offering such a beneficial conversation. 📝 So grab a journal, or revisit this later to take notes! Here's a little more about what we will be moving through: 🍂 Fall: release, grounding, nourishment, and nervous system exhale ❄️ Winter: dreaming, surrender, mystery, and protection of the inner spark 🌸 Spring: renewal, detoxification, creativity, and upward movement 🌞 Summer: fruition, abundance, generosity, and reciprocal care And if you feel like sharing, I'd love to know your musings in the comments section!

  4. Aug 15 ·  Video

    On the Other Side — a birth and a rebirth

    Introducing Benevolence with Shannon Ryan. withbenevolence.substack.com

  5. Mar 4

    Gardening Toward Motherhood: Seed Wisdom Without Certainty

    In this episode, I reflect on my pregnancy and how planting a garden with my partner changed everything.  We planted our first garden just before conceiving, with German chamomile, lemon verbena, and calendula, and while harvesting, I began to see how seeds mirror pregnancy, motherhood, and the unseen growth in what we sow. Tending life is an act of faith. Whether you're navigating pregnancy, or not, I hope this wee episode invites you to consider what you are planting, and what future it may shape. IG @HelloHerba IG @ShannonRiain www.helloherba.com

    Gardening Toward Motherhood: Seed Wisdom Without Certainty

  6. Jan 23

    The Aspen Tree: A Symbol of Community

    Thank you for connecting with Herba as I ease-fully bring this project back into the pod space! In this episode, I reflect on community, following a recent visit to an Aspen Grove. This is but one medicinal story, an offering and musing I received when strolling through this community of trees.  Enjoy! www.helloherba.com POD: instagram.com/helloherba HOST: instagram.com/shannonriain EMAIL: pod@helloherba.com

    The Aspen Tree: A Symbol of Community

  7. 09/25/2024

    A Plant and a Pivotal Moment: Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca)

    In these first few episodes, we're getting a lay of the land as I introduce what gave rise to this podcast. Remembering that plants were here for me in a post-pandemic world was a humbling time. And there was one plant that took on the form of the much needed mothering spirit I was yearning for, and that is ABSOLUTELY responsible for Herba—Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca). Happy listening! Support this pod by liking, sharing, and connecting at helloherba.com Shannon Instagram: @ShannonRiain Herba Instagram: @Helloherba

    A Plant and a Pivotal Moment: Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca)

  8. 08/28/2024

    My Journey to Herba

    Over these first few short 'n sweet episodes, I want to lay the groundwork and introduce you to the seeds that were planted in the richness of change, which ultimately became 'Herba'. Like the fertile grounds of manure and compost, there is always something we can do with the pieces we have left. Support this pod by liking, sharing, and connecting at helloherba.com Shannon Instagram: @ShannonRiain Herba Instagram: @Helloherba

    My Journey to Herba

  9. 11/12/2023

    Welcome to Herba

    Welcome to Herba. In this wee introduction I speak a little on what's to come throughout the series. You can learn more and connect at helloherba.com. Let's plant the seed together. Thank you for meeting me here, Shannon

    Welcome to Herba
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Benevolence with Shannon Ryan is a collection of conversations about the ways we care for one another and the living world. Shannon Ryan sits with herbalists, artists, teachers, birth workers, gardeners, activists, and others whose lives and work offer a way back to relationship, reciprocity, and belonging. These are conversations about what we tend, what we inherit, what we give, and the everyday acts that shape this world. Benevolence is not simply something we offer. It is something we practice. withbenevolence.substack.com

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