"May I admire you?" Simple ways to connect with plants wherever you are with Liz Neves

"Communicating with plants" can feel mysterious, especially if you're new to it. And really, what does it mean to connect with them? How do you cultivate a relationship beyond knowing their name and potential ways to work with them?What happens when we start to weave ourselves back into the story of the landscape, and recognize that plants are actually always sensing and communicating with us and the entire ecology around them?Plants are beings just like humans. They may be more stationary, but they are absolutely sentient and when we learn to tune into their subtle language (whether that's physical, chemical or intuitive), there's so much we can receive. Like today's guest herbalist and author Liz Neves shares, even just being around plants can offer healing once we expand our perception of what's possible and open up to receiving their wisdom. She shares stories of developing her own relationships with plants, partly through relationship with place, even though she's primarily lived in the urban world of NYC for the past 20 years. With tools like meditative states, presence, creative expression and just noticing who shows up, we can begin to make connecting and communicating with plants into a daily practice that helps us experience more meaning and healing throughout. Listen to learn:what meeting a plant wherever you are meanshow to begin to connect with the plants and landscape around yousimple practices you can start with to cultivate these relationshipsstories that give glimpses into what plant connection can look likeways to connect with plants whether you're in a city or live rurallyResources:Today's shownotes: Get links to Liz's work and the artists she mentionsEpisode 15: What's a plant ally? And how to find yoursEpisode 28: Rhythms of your womb - an invitation to slow downEpisode 72: Weaving the ancestral threadIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal healClick here to send me a quick message :)