Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path — teachings, stories, and earth-honoring reflections from author, teacher, and visionary Jesse Wolf Hardin. In this episode, Wolf explores Gaia consciousness — the ancient, animistic understanding of Earth as a living, breathing, feeling being. Through poetic teaching and grounded reflection, he invites us to consider our place within the greater planetary whole, and how our healing work becomes an act of healing the larger self of Gaia. This audio was extracted from the beautiful video version available on the HerbRally YouTube channel . This episode is brought to you by the Good Medicine Confluence October 12–15, 2026 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Join herbalists, healers, wildcrafters, visionaries, misfits, and medicine makers for four days of learning, celebration, connection, and over 100+ classes from over 40 teachers. You're warmly invited to gather, study, celebrate, and dance under the stars in the unforgettable Land of Enchantment. Learn more and register: GoodMedicineConfluence.com 🎶 Music in This Episode The second half of this episode features a song written and performed by Jesse Wolf Hardin and Northern Californian folk singer/songwriter Joanne Rand, originally released on Wolf's 1990s album "Gaia Tribe." 🌼 WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! 🌿 WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER | HerbRally.com/Schoolhouse Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com DISCLAIMER The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.
