Within ancestral memory lies the story of our own healing.

Reclaim ancestral plant wisdom for healing self, spirit, and the sacred web of community.

What would it mean if we remembered how to belong to the earth again?

Start With What Needs Tending

Every garden has its seasons, and so do we. This short inquiry guides you to the place in your inner landscape calling for care, clarity, or change. Follow the thread inward and see what’s ready to grow.

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The Firestarter

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The Lineage Lantern

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The Mourning Root

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The Sentinel

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The Emergent Root

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The Edge Walker

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The Living Threshold

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The Space Keeper

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The Firestarter 〰️ The Lineage Lantern 〰️ The Mourning Root 〰️ The Sentinel 〰️ The Emergent Root 〰️ The Edge Walker 〰️ The Living Threshold 〰️ The Space Keeper 〰️

Ancestral wisdom teaches us to be in right relationship with the land, spirit, and one another. When we honor what’s unseen and tend what’s within, we restore wholeness not just in ourselves, but in the collective.

-Dove Shepard

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N’sumna - Welcome

I’m Dove, an herbalist and the creator of Arasa Herbals, a gathering place for quiet resistance and return through deepening relationship with plants, the natural world, and self.

My path into herbalism began out of necessity. Years of being uninsured and living with recurring chronic illness led me to the plants, and what started as survival became relationship. Over time, herbal medicine became a doorway into emotional healing and spiritual reconnection as well. Now I love sharing everything I learn from plants with anyone who comes to the garden gate.

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A Note on Sacred Ownership

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New Course Coming Soon!

A guided 8-week journey pairing shadow archetypes with plant allies for emotional and spiritual wellness.

You’ll meet one archetype and one herb each week learning how to listen, tend and make medicine from where you are.

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