About Me
H&H Founder, Herbalist, Wannabe Flower
I grew up in an organic holistic household, taking lots of vitamins, doing cleanses and visiting practitioners for as long as I remember. Thanks Mom! She got me into meditation and yoga at 16 which was a blessing, something I stuck to since.
In 2017 I fell pretty ill because of tick-borne infections, also known as Lyme and the co-infections. It was living hell and I nearly went mad. I was confined to the house most times and living in constant pain. I recently went into remission using Rife therapy, herbal protocols and acupuncture. It made me put my detective cap on between flares and I realized how medicinal plants and I go together evermore.
I'm now a Herbalist, Master Gardener in Training and have a Level II Certificate as a Bach Practitioner. I graduated from Sage Mountain's The Science and Art of Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar in 2021. Wild Rose College keeps me busy as I work towards becoming a Clinical Herbalist. I'm also a Yoga & Meditation Facilitator with Isha Foundation.
I currently offer virtual herbal and flower essence consults. I hope to feature herbal products here eventually, so please sign up for my newsletters to stay in the loop...x
"Hey Aleksa!"
Where are you from?
Takaronto/Toronto.
What's your fave food?
Olives.
Preferred plant?
Nasturtiums.
Something interesting about you?
I was in Switzerland for my final year of high school, living with a local family and travelling on weekends.
How do you spend free time?
I meditate and do yoga for a few hours a day, every day. You'll see me in the garden or in the woods foraging. I read. I also think up lots of ideas, some which see the sun and most which don't.
Who would you want to be stuck in an elevator with?
Probably Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th century German mystic, poetess, musician and physician.
What is your Bach constitutional type?
My personality types are part Oak and Water Violet.
Are you a romantic?
A bashful yet out-of-the-closet romantic -- after all, I did marry a British poet!
What's your middle name?
Marijana. Not marijuana as a police officer once pronounced it when he read my I.D.!
Any fur babies?
Harold, my Norfolk Terrier; Rafa, the Havanese; and last but by no means least, Luna the Tabby Cat. You'll see them on my social media when they do something cute or silly.
Tell us a secret.
I read the Oxford Dictionary last year while I was housebound from chronic illness. Nerd alert!
What's the weather forecast?
Don't even go there!
