In these times of collapse and uncertainty, we need nourishment, grounding, and connection more than ever.
In this conversation with Marina Buksov - licensed pharmacist, holistic health coach, herbalist, and mental fitness coach - we will focus on how herbs and plants can help us nourish our mind, body and soul - offering support not just for symptoms, but for the deeper disconnection and depletion so many of us are feeling.
Almost everyone I speak to these days tells me that they are exhausted, on the verge of burnout, and struggling to navigate what’s happening in the world. But as Marina writes in a recent blog post: “Your body is not failing. The system is… Your body is doing everything it can to adapt to unsustainable conditions.”
And yet - this doesn’t mean that we are powerless.
In this livestream, we’ll talk about:
What it means to resource ourselves in an extractive culture
How to use herbs to support our nervous system and emotional wellbeing
Why radical self-care is not selfish, but essential
How reconnecting with the living world can help us face the metacrisis
Marina teaches how we can build mental and emotional fitness, listen to the wisdom of our bodies, and support our communities to thrive in a system designed for burnout.
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Also: Come join us for a conversation full of insight, gentleness, and practical tools. We’ll also be running a workshop on the 23rd of October - Herbalism for Resilient Self-Care in Meta-Crisis - to go deeper into this topic and to offer ritual, community, and practical advice for nourishing yourself in these times. Info coming soon.
About Marina: Marina Buksov is a Functional Pharmacist, Mental Fitness & Health Coach, Herbal Educator, and lifelong learner of the Healing Arts. She is the creator of Build Your Holistic Herbal Practice course mentoring other healthcare professionals in clinical herbal as well as business skills.
We met during Marie Forleo’s B-School in 2020 - she kindly offered me three herbal medicine consultancy sessions in exchange to access to my course, Staying Grounded in Times of Crisis. We’ve been admiring each other’s work ever since!
Marina guides practitioners to rediscover their passion for medicine by expanding their mind and clinical skills to include natural, holistic, alternative and herbal medicine from which conventional medical practice originated! She believes in honoring plants as food and medicine for sustainable & sovereign health.
Marina is also a functional medicine pharmacist as part of PharmToTable telehealth platform, herbal teacher at the International Holistic Health Alliance (IHHA), and the host of the Holistic Pharmacy Podcast. Marina uses her multidisciplinary background to educate patients about the least invasive and most natural methods for healing the spirit-body-mind. Her truly holistic approach helps women embody the best versions of themselves and lovingly celebrate the skin they’re in.
When she is not studying, Marina likes to dance, paint, and tinker with various concoctions (tea blends, meals, DIY projects). She lives with her husband, two adorable kiddos and two mischievous kitties in NYC.