Plant Journal

Notes from time spent with plants—through the seasons, through the body, through quiet attention.

A place to shared what they reveal, little by little.

These entries take many forms— poetry, plant studies, and personal reflections.

Some arise from my own experiences, others through moments shared with people, where something within me also shifted or healed.

I hope the pieces you're drawn to gently reveal the ways plants speak to us, and what we may come to learn from them.

"Goddess's Way Home" - Poem

Thank you for landing here. May this space offer a small candlelight as you find your way back to your inner temple. If you'd like to read the "back story"— the origin of this blend, this poem, you may enter through here → [Apple, and the Way Home]

6 days ago1 min read

Apple, and the Way Home

In relational tea formulation—the way through which I craft my blends—the inspiration sometimes arrives as a slow unfolding: a quiet revelation shaped by long contemplation, a journey inward, or through time spent in deep presence with particular plants. And then, there are moments when it comes all at once—like an image, or a knowing that gathers itself at the meeting point of perception, intuition, and something harder to name. One of my blends, Goddess’s Way Home , came to

Reflections

6 days ago3 min read

Meeting Yomogi (Japanese Mugwort) - part 2

For those who have spent time with my journal on Japanese mugwort ( part 1 ) — you may have felt how this elder plant, long in relationship with humans, met me and returned me to a vision I didn’t know I held. From that quiet revelation, a poem came through with Yomogi. If you feel called, you can read it here. If you’d like to feel her presence in a tea, you may find it here, when the season brings her forth 👉 [Seasonal Blend: Memory of the Dream ]

Poetry

Mar 261 min read

Meeting Yomogi (Japanese Mugwort) - part 1

The first year I moved into this place, where I've been slowly building my apothecary garden, one of the first herbs I thought to grow was Mugwort, more specifically Yomogi (Japanese mugwort) (pronounced yo-mo-gee). I didn't know why. It just kept popping into my head like a reminder. I was born and raised in Japan for about 20 years, and moved to Canada for school, and at first, I thought maybe this was about identity. Maybe this was how I would reconnect with my roots. Ma

Plant communion

Mar 254 min read

Meeting Magnolia

Magnolia is a tree dear to my heart—one that changed the way I related to plants forever. In the Spring of 2025, while many people were working with early spring herbs like Stinging Nettle, Cleavers, Chickweed etc., I felt called (unexpectedly) to work with Magnolia blossoms— We have a large Magnolia tree growing beside our garage. It was our third year on this piece of land we are fortunate to call home. I had always admired the tree. I remember finding it fascinating that

Plant communion

Jan 28, 20252 min read