Many people are experiencing grief these days be it loss of a loved one, loss of lifestye/job/place or loss of good health. The extreme pain of the earth herself is palpable. I make this blend with so much love and care to help lift the loads of a heavy heart. This is a blend that is safe for most people, as the plants are mostly food and culinary herbs, so most people can take it- it does contain alcohol, so people abstaining from alcohol should let me know and I'll make them a custom alcohol free version.
 
Grief Support Tincture comes in a 1oz or 2oz brown bottle with dropper top but I may need to start offering it by the jug, stay posted. :)
 
Let me know if it is for a gift and in the note section of check out you can add a little love note I will hand write for your loved one.
 
This pairs nicely with a Lavender or Woodland Blend Room and Body Spray to help clear the air and reset the mood. I find it especially helpful in hospital or nursing home settings where the air can feel stagnant, and it tends to not bother the medical practitioners. You can spray linens, furniture and clothes with a light mist. A spritz on the back of the neck and around the face (close your eyes) can just be such a nice mood reset. Take a hit of the tincture, a spritz of the spray, a deep breath and you'll have a moment of grounding and ease.
 
I wish you and yours much healing, love, and peace on your journey through the grief.
-Hugs, AC
 
 
Hawthorn Berry Tincture: (Crataegus spp.) Hawthorn flowers and berries  are known to be one of the best cardiotonics of the herb world, meaning it is tonifying and strengthening to the heart as an organ. It is useful for both the heart muscle and the emotional heart. I find the hawthorn to be soothing to distressed hearts if taken daily for a months. The hawthorn tree has these huuuuge thorns all along the branches, even when the trees are just babies, yet they are so giving with their fruits, offering hundreds or thousands of thumbnail sized red berries to the animals and herbalists who pass by. The thorns protect the hawthorn tree from over grazing and I find the energy of protection translates to the medicine it offers as well, helping us to have better boundaries with our heart while still being able to give abundantly.
 
Tulsi: (Ocimum afr.) Tulsi, also known as "Holy Basil" is a delicious, aromatic herb with properties known to reduce stress, increase mood and promote an overall sense of well-being. I love the aromatic almost cinnamon-hinted, sweet, basil flavor.
 
Motherwort (Leonorus car.) is an herb used specifically for anxious feelings in the heart including eratic heart beats, worry, pain, and stress in the chest. It is wonderful for it's fast acting anxiety reducing effects and releasing tension. It's bitter qualities also lend a hand with digesting (both food and digesting experiences).
 
Rose Glycerite: (Rosa spp.) my heart leaps with joy just thinking of the aroma and effect of the powerful and graceful rose! Rose brings a softness to the heart. I relied heavily on rose glycerite after a painful loss of a loved one and this medicine really helped me to find joy again. I include it in this blend to offer some warmth and sweetness.
 
Peach Leaf Tincture: (Peach Leaf spp.) peach leaf is an old time grief remedy. I learned in Asheville  during a field trip during herb school with the NE School of Botanical Medicine that it was a tradition in the south to bring a jar of peach leaf sun-tea to a funeral to offer some sweet support to the bereaved. It has an amazing, subtle almond flavor. It's best extracted in water so my tincture of peach leaf is pretty much as low as I go for the amount of alcohol need to preserve the peach leaf water extract. It's very soothing and adds a lot to the blend.
 
All that being said....not just the grieving can benefit from this blend. It's a heart supporting, mood uplifting and tasty formula.