Why Journal While Studying Plants and Herbs?
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Journaling is a practice that most of us have done at least once in our lives. It is a proven way to release, track, and optimize insights about ourselves and the world around us.
What types of journals are there? Diaries, journaling feelings, music journals, book journals to summarize stories, and even journals with no words like junk journals and scrapbooks. You can make any topic or theme into a dedicated journal for writing out thoughts, insights, and ideas. It’s fun and informative to look through, while remaining purposeful.
So, have you ever been interested in learning about plants and herbs? You don’t have to be an expert and there is no formal certification for herbalists. You decide that you want to be one! With all of the varieties of plants, herbs, and flowers growing on this beautiful earth, journaling while learning about them is key to not only retaining the information that you learn but making sense of it.
Every plant has an essence, a symbol, and an energy signature. As you start and continue your lifelong study in herbalism, it would benefit you greatly to keep track of all of your findings. It’s like putting puzzle pieces together to see the bigger picture as you dive into books, articles, and even classes.
Which leads us to share and introduce you to… The Herbal Journal Course! We have created various classes, for the beginner and the seasoned herbalist, to inform not only about specific plants but how to study them. All plants have physical and spiritual healing properties and our self paced classes assist you in not only book smarts but intuitive guidance to connect with various plants and herbs.
What is a plant signature? How should I take notes while studying? What kinds of questions can I ask myself to further my connection and use these plants and herbs in everyday life? Our classes are the perfect guides to start your journey in herbalism or continue it, with vitality and curiosity.
Here are 5 ways that herbal journaling can benefit you in your studies:
- Improves memory to retain what you learn
- Encourages observation of the plants and your intuition
- Tracks learning which builds on your progress
- Sparks curiosity with what you are researching
- Builds confidence to work with the plants
You don’t have to know everything about herbs to begin learning from them. You can start with the plants growing around you, the herbs already in your kitchen, or the ones you’ve been curious about for years. What matters is learning how to approach them with intention, curiosity, and a willingness to study what they have to offer.
The Herbal Journal Course was created to help you do just that. Rather than simply giving you a list of herbs and their uses, this self-paced class invites you to develop your own approach to studying plants, exploring their properties, gathering information, asking questions to tune into your intuitive insights to connect, and documenting what you learn along the way.
Start with the Intro to Herbalism class in the Herbal Journal Course, where you’ll discover how to begin your herbal studies, identify plants to explore first, and establish a foundation for your own herbal journal. Consider it your starting point for building a more intentional relationship with the plant world, one entry at a time!