Aha Interview Amongst Stina From Woman Nurture Mount Herbals......

Mother Mountain Herbals: Psychic Eye Herbal tea

Today on I am super proud to endure chatting alongside Stina from Mother Mountain Herbals, an Independant Herbal tea as well as beauty production maker from North Carolina.  The combination of extremely covetable packaging as well as seriously fabulous teas has seen Mother Mountain Herbals shooting to success all inward Stina's get-go twelvemonth of business!!

So lets honor out more.....

       Hi Stina, tin you lot tell a picayune almost you lot as well as what you lot do?

Hi I'm Stina, the creator as well as possessor of Mother Mountain Herbals. I alive inward the mount countryside of Asheville, North Carolina.

        How did you lot start getting into Herbalism?

Years agone I was living inward Los Angeles, suffering from depression, on a career path that was no longer serving me, as well as longing for a to a greater extent than uncomplicated as well as natural way of living. Any twenty-four hours off I had I would acquire hiking inward the hills as well as canyons surrounding the sprawling cityscape. I was enamoured alongside all the magnificent plants that I came across as well as wondered what uses they had. I started carrying plain guides as well as read Susun Weed's "Healing Wise". It was pretty much a done bargain later that. I knew my path was aligning alongside herbalism.

When did you lot create upwards one's heed to launch your ain range?

After moving to Asheville, I was hired at a java shop/bar downtown to create teas as well as herbal elixirs. I was getting a lot of non bad feedback from customers as well as my boss really encouraged me to build my ain problem organisation out of it. I in conclusion felt similar I had plenty self confidence do it- thence I worked on my branding for almost 8 months as well as thence launched MMH inward May of 2015.

Mother Mountain Herbals: Psychic Eye

What inspired you lot to start woman parent Mountain herbs and what is the inspiration behind the name?

I obtained a wealth of emotional, spiritual, as well as physical healing on my path alongside herbs. One of my goals alongside MMH is to assist others alongside the same healing past times making it slow as well as fun to integrate plants into everyday life.

The squall Mother Mountain Herbals is inspired past times the Townes Van Zandt album "Our Mother the Mountain". I loved the important behind the championship because I alive inward the mountains as well as it is the reason hither that nurtures me. 

Do you lot accept whatever herbs that you lot purpose on a daily basis?

I really endeavour to remain on exceed of stinging nettle as well as oatstraw infusions daily. Drinking them is similar taking a multivitamin, but better. Our trunk assimilates their minerals similar food, thence nosotros acquire a lot to a greater extent than nutrition out of them rather than taking a pill. Plus I believe the energies of the plants accept benefits every bit well- opposed to a synthetic, laboratory made vitamin. I also purpose diverse mushroom extracts inward my daily smoothies as well as ever croak on a bottle of skullcap tincture inward my purse. 

Do you lot accept a favourite of your products?

That's difficult to say! I drinkable tea as well as purpose my beauty products everyday. But I squall back my favourites are somewhat interchangeable. There's 1 production that I build as well as really love that doesn't acquire every bit much attending every bit the others- I'm non sure why! I couldn't alive without it. It's the Masa + Honey Face Polish. I'm an exfoliation advocate as well as that item scrub is thence gentle withal really effective. And it doesn't locomote out my peel dry. I would purchase it fifty-fifty if I didn't build it. 

Here inward the Great Britain the weather condition is mutual depression temperature as well as at that topographic point is picayune sunshine, do you lot accept whatever recommendations for blends?

When I squall back of nighttime days as well as mutual depression temperature weather, I desire to really nourish myself as well as croak on my immune organisation strong. I would belike endure drinking lots of Wild + Weedy Tea as well as ElderMother Tea. Wild + Weedy contains lots of herbs to strengthen as well as fortify all systems of the body. I powerfulness fifty-fifty build an infusion out of it. ElderMother contains herbs that ward off acuate viral illnesses similar colds as well as flus.  I would also endure dosing upwards on practiced character cod liver oil. It's 1 of the best ways to croak on optimal vitamin D levels inward the wintertime time. It's the sunshine vitamin! 

Mother Mountain Herbals: Maiden Grey tea

I am a big fan of Earl Grey tea as well as your Maiden Grey tea is absolutely divine, what was the inspiration behind this blend?

When I get-go created the teas they were for the java store as well as I idea nosotros needed around to a greater extent than blends that would appeal to people who powerfulness non endure into tisanes. I love Earl Grey too- but wanted to create something to a greater extent than feminine, similar a bloom potion. I squall back rose, lavender, as well as jasmine are really dreamy paired alongside the bergamot inward Earl Grey. 

The illustrations as well as packaging are absolutely wonderful , did you lot report fine art or design?

No, I never went to college! But I developed a love for drawing at a rattling immature age. I squall back I accept an one-time photograph of toddler Stina scribbling faces as well as dogs inward a notebook. I've been doodling as well as icon my whole life, basically. 

What adjacent for Mother Mountain herbals?

Well, I only became a vendor for Urban Outfitters as well as completed my get-go gild from them. I felt similar that was a pretty huge accomplishment inward my get-go twelvemonth of business.  My partner as well as I are inward the procedure of purchasing a identify alongside land- which agency I tin accept a novel domicile studio + infinite to grow herbs for MMH. As presently every bit I accept to a greater extent than room to breath, I tin expand my production line. Also- my destination this twelvemonth is to start writing/illustrating a volume almost herbs!

For those readers who are interested inward learning to a greater extent than almost herbalism what would you lot state would endure the best identify to start?

The best starting identify for me was Susun Weed's volume "Healing Wise". It covers around non bad basics as well as dives into developing relationships alongside the plants you're using. Also attending whatever workshops inward your expanse is fun to too! 

Mother Mountain Herbals: Maiden Grey, Psychic Eye as well as Mellow Belly

Stina was variety plenty to post me around teas to sample as well as I thoroughly recommend you lot hand them a try. They were thence pretty I felt a fleck naughty opening them, but I am thence glad I did they were all beautifully fragrant as well as each tasted divine!!

First I tried the Psychic Eye Tea, this is a beautiful blend of refreshing Gotu Kola as well as Holy Basil mixed alongside magical mugwort as well as striking bluish cornflower. Stina says 

"This tea assists alongside receiving data from the spirit realms as well as facilitates focus as well as attending exterior of time. Enjoy prior to meditation, tarot readings, ritual work, or only earlier bed to promote brilliant dreaming."

 I drank this 1 when my xix calendar month one-time in conclusion settled for his nap to assist me relax later the mayhem of my morning, it was beautiful as well as sure did the job.

 Next on my listing was Maiden Grey. As a long fourth dimension Earl Grey fan I was really excited to endure trying the Maiden Gray tea, I didn't realise my trusty favourite could acquire whatever better. 

"A floral as well as feminine version of the traditional one-time Earl. This dreamy elixir combines whole jasmine buds, pinkish rose petals, as well as aromatic lavander to transform your tea fourth dimension into something genuinely bloom powerful. Excellent alongside cream as well as local honey. Mildly caffeinated alongside organic dark tea"

This tea is thence so pretty, as well as is honestly my novel favourite. I discovered Rose tea inward Communist People's Republic of China a few years agone as well as accept been an avid fan since, who would accept idea the flavors would merge thence good alongside my trusty Earl Grey?.... perfect alongside a picayune Honey as well as almond milk!!

Stina also sent me some Mellow Belly Tea. This remains unopened, non because I am non tempted to rip it open, but because I endure each calendar month from Stomach troubles thence am saving it for then.... I volition permit you lot know how i acquire on....

So volition I endure buying these teas again? Absolutely......, adjacent fourth dimension i volition endure adding around Masa as well as Honey Face Polish , around Sweet Orange as well as Patchouli dry out shampoo as well as 1 of Stinas Hot Cloth cleansing kits to my gild (currently sold out)...

So ....

H5N1 massive give cheers you lot to Stina for taking fourth dimension out of preparing orders for Urban Outfitters as well as her store as well as identify hunting to verbalise to . I cant aspect to run across what 2016 brings xxx

I promise you lot all enjoyed the interview, I am planning many to a greater extent than on this year

xx