Plant Spirit Medicine
About the medicine
Plant spirit medicine is a holistic and noninvasive form of healing which utilizes the medicine of local plants to restore balance in a person’s body, mind and spirit.
Throughout time and all the world over, humans have utilized plants for health and healing. Plant spirit medicine is a contemporary expression of this tradition and is particularly beneficial as our modern lifestyle often leaves us disconnected from the natural world and subsequently ourselves. It is a gentle yet powerful form of healing which uses plant spirits to clear energetic blocks and restore wellbeing. There is a wide range of health concerns which may bring one to plant spirit medicine such as chronic pain, insomnia, depression, migraines, and trauma to name a few as well as an overall curiosity and inclination to experience a medicine which works at the spirit level.
Have you ever noticed that when you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed or sad getting outside in nature often makes you feel better? This is a small but significant illustration of the healing power of the natural world. Plant spirit medicine is another example of how the natural world can, and in fact wants to, heal us and bring us to a more balanced state.
“My plant spirit medicine treatments with Marshall give me the balanced energy that allows me to move through life joyfully. It is a truly wonderful and nourishing medicine that I intend to connect with forever.”
— S. in Wyndham, ME.
What a session is like
The vast majority of people who receive plant spirit medicine report feelings of deep relaxation and well being immediately following a treatment as well as in the hours, days and weeks following a session.
Your first appointment with me will last between an hour and a half to two hours, and all subsequent appointments are about an hour long. During your initial appointment we will discuss at length what brings you to plant spirit medicine. We will begin each appointment by sitting together to discuss how you are doing and what you have observed and experienced since your last treatment. Because the medicine is non-physical, there are no tinctures, supplements or oils. While you are lying fully clothed on the massage table, I place my hands on your chest and ask a particular plant to bring its medicine to you. The plants which I use are ones which I have studied and learned from extensively over the years and which are part of my materia medica. I also use the traditional Chinese medicine system of pulse taking throughout your session. (This allows me to feel if there are any energetic blocks in your system, get an overall sense of your energy and vitality as well as feel changes that the plants have brought to your system during the session.)
After treatment, there is often overall sense of calm and wellbeing, accompanied by a lessening or alleviation of symptoms. Though this is a medicine which works at the spiritual level, there are often changes at the physical and emotional level as well, and it is not unusual to find that your physical symptoms will lessen or be alleviated or that they will not feel as bothersome to you. The treatments build upon themselves so it is recommended to receive weekly treatments for an agreed upon amount of time, generally 6 to 8 weeks. This gives you a solid and embodied sense of what the medicine has to offer you. It is my intention as your plant spirit medicine healer to bring you the best plant spirit allies for your health so that you experience life as fully and vibrantly as possible.
Learn more about my training and path to Plant Spirit Medicine
