Offering events to cultivate connections to your inner knowing + Earth through curiosity, hands-on experiencing, and herbal education.

Mini Consults at Milk Thistle

If you’ve been curious about working with a clinical herbalist or looking for a more personalized approach to wellness, this is a great opportunity to dip your toes in.
Mini consults allow us to explore an aspect of your current experience of health and wellness, and find a blend of herbs that are best suited to your needs and personal body constitution.
During our 20 minutes together, we will share a cup of tea and sit in conversation over what you would like to work on. You will then receive one custom formulation, which may be in the form of tea, tincture, glycerite, or topical preparation depending on your preference/need. If there is an additional pre-formulated product that could be suitable, that may be recommended as well.
Mini consults are best for those moving through simple, acute expressions of imbalance or who are looking for general foundational or seasonal support. For example, this may look like those looking for support with: digestive discomfort, anxiety, sleep issues, dryness, mood boosting, or general guidance with traditional nutrition or navigating seasonal changes.
Please note: These consults are not suited for long-standing, chronic imbalances, complex conditions (ex: autoimmune, hormone issues), or those who are on medication. This is not a substitute for a clinical session.
Duration: 20 minutes
Exchange: $25

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Full Consults at Milk Thistle

Sessions are portals for unearthing what’s happening within the body. Through hearing your story, exploring current physical and emotional experiences, and tongue diagnostics, I discover patterns that lead us to root causation of imbalance. From there, I create intentional herbal formulas tailored to your constitution, accompanied by food and lifestyle supplementation to address both core and surface expression of imbalance. Each protocol is entirely individual.
Once your session is booked, you will receive an email from Lia with an intake form. If cost is at all prohibitive, please email Lia directly at wayouttherecoaching@gmail.com to discuss payment and sliding scale options.
*Please note that the cost of herbs is not included with either consult, but sourcing is always provided and budget is discussed.
Specialties:
Menstrual irregularities
Immune imbalance
Nervous system dysregulation + emotional health
Sexual wellness
Pain management
Burnout, fatigue, and hypersensitivity
Skin issues
Duration: 90 minutes
Exchange: $120

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Cancellation policy

Free cancellation and refund minus the Paypal fee up to 24 hours before the event. Reach out to wayouttherecoaching@gmail.com with extenuating circumstances.

Past Events

Trees + Resins Workshop

01.23.25
Milk Thistle Apothecary & Tarot, Yucca Valley, CA
Winter is a very special time of year, resilient evergreens mark the land with their unmistakable presence and scent, unphased by changeable weather across ecosystems. Many lifetimes are held within the ripples of their bark.
Join Clinical Herbalist Lia Aspen for an evening of tree stories and wisdom, the beautiful botany of these ancient lifegivers, and how we are in partnership with them in herbal medicine.
In this 2-hour workshop, we will experience: some of our beloved medicinal trees, botanically identify different evergreens with branches and leaves, dive into evergreen personalities, learn how to work with leaves, twigs, branches, and barks as medicine, and discover the magic of resin (energetic and physical use, smoke medicine, and first aid). At the end of our class, we will make medicine with resident conifer, Pinyon Pine, resin and all will go home with a 1 oz tin of resin salve.

Salve Making with Desert Plants

11.24.24
Mojave Flea Trading Post, Yucca Valley, CA
Get to know the desert through sensory exploration.
Join Clinical Herbalist and California Naturalist Lia Aspen to uncover and build upon our personal connections to the Mojave desert while fostering respect and protection for this landscape. Together, we'll sit in meditation, share tea, learn ecological relationships, and explore the medicinal properties of desert plants Juniper, Pinyon Pine, and Creosote through organoleptic experience. We'll then go through the process of making an herb-infused oil, and everyone will make their own salve to take home.
Things to Know: All materials, snacks, and tea will be provided. Bring a notebook if you'd like. Bring/wear layers as we will be outside.
*Please note that this workshop does not teach nor does it encourage wildcrafting, especially in regards to native plants and fragile desert ecosystems. All plants utilized are cultivated sources.

Autumn Herbal Study

10.06.24-11.10.24
Mojave Moon Apothecary, 29 Palms, CA
Throughout the Northern Hemisphere, seasonal shifts are being whispered from the land to our bones. Traditional herbalism reminds us that Autumn is a time for reflection of the months behind us and to harvest only what we need, letting the rest be composted by the Earth. We are a part of the cyclic changes taking place, and by digging our roots in to follow the season, we can find greater radiance in ourselves and balance in our lives.
The Autumn Study series will take you through three workshops in exploring the qualities of the season, how to live in alignment with these rhythms, and learning how to make herbal medicines that support your body through this time of the year.
In each workshop, we will: discover flavors and elements associated with Autumn, learn seasonal practices and recipes, sit in tea meditation, get to know one plant in-depth per workshop, and make plant medicine together.

Community Fire Cider Workshop

10.20.24
Milk Thistle Apothecary & Tarot, Yucca Valley, CA
Come gather with us to craft your own fire cider and learn about Autumn through the lens of herbalism.
Fire Cider is a potent tonic that has been used for generations to boost the immune system, support digestion, and warm the body during the colder seasons, along with providing many other additional benefits.
In this workshop, we’ll share fall stories over tea, learn the medicinal qualities of our kitchen herbs and spices, and make a custom fire cider blend. As we do so in community, we form an environment that generates confidence in creating remedies at home, fosters connections, and builds relationship with plant kin.

Let’s Talk Herbs: Inflammation

08.12.24
Online Class with Rooted Herbal Collective
Let’s Talk Herbs in a monthly discussion group breaking down complex topics into easily digestible information through the lens of herbal medicine.
This month we’ll be chatting about inflammation. Topics include: what inflammation is, causes, how it shows up in the body, and addressing inflammation through herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle.

Spring Medicine-Making Circle: Herbal Vinegars

11.24.24
Mojave Flea Trading Post, Yucca Valley, CA
Join Lia in honoring the seasonal cycles that bring us into deeper alignment with our bodies and the Earth. In this workshop, we’ll connect to the energy and elements of spring through guided meditation and herbal tea, develop an understanding of spring plants and their qualities through sensory experience, and explore inviting seasonal practice into everyday life. Through discussion, we’ll learn how to nourish our body’s natural ability to cleanse during this time and redefine the word ‘detox’. Together, we’ll go through the full process of making an herbal vinegar. Each participant will go home with a jar they made.

Herbal Lattes for Hormone Health

10.06.24-11.10.24
Mojave Moon Apothecary, 29 Palms, CA
The world of hormone balance does not come without complexity and challenge. Pleasurable wellness practices help create a container for us to invite softness through these experiences. And herbal lattes are a lovely way to do just that!
An herbal latte is a delightful, caffeine-free beverage crafted with plants to support physical + mental well0being. They are a simple and sustainable drink to get your daily dose of herbs, fitting seamlessly into your routine.
In this workshop, we’ll explore: how the way you deliver plant medicine is just as important as the quality of the plant medicine itself, herbs that support female reproductive health, relations between the endocrine and nervous system + the liver and how they are deeply intertwined, and how to blend an herbal latte. Participants will leave with an herbal latte blend they formulated and food + lifestyle tips to support body nourishment.

Tincturing for Sleep and Dreaming

01.14.24
Mojave Moon Apothecary, Twentynine Palms, CA
In this hands-on workshop, we will dive into crafting herbal tinctures (alcohol-based extracts), how they work with our body, and how to properly use them while creating plant medicine that nurtures one of the most yin aspects of our humanness- sleep. And while indulging in dreamy mocktails, we’ll explore the pillars of good sleep and how herbs lull us to bed. Everyone will make and go home with a customized tincture that supports a restorative slumber.
Light snacks, mocktails, and all materials are provided.

Salve Making Workshop with Desert Plants

12.09.23
Mojave Moon Apothecary, 29 Palms, CA
Get to know the desert through sensory exploration in this hands-on workshop! We will uncover and build our own relationship to this landscape through meditation and tea, learn how to work with Juniper, Pine, and Chaparral as herbal medicine, and go through the process of making an infused oil and salve. Everyone will go home with the herbal salve they helped make to be used later for skincare, first aid, and energetic purposes.

Salve Making Workshop with Desert Plants

11.18.23
Mojave Moon Apothecary, Twentynine Palms, CA
Get to know the desert through sensory exploration in this hands-on workshop! We will uncover and build our own relationship to this landscape through meditation and tea, learn how to work with Juniper, Pine, and Chaparral as herbal medicine, and go through the process of making an infused oil and salve. Everyone will go home with the herbal salve they helped make to be used later for skincare, first aid, and energetic purposes.

Rhythmic Living: Autumn Wellness Workshop

10.20.23
Milk Thistle Apothecary & Tarot, Yucca Valley, CA
Autumn is subtle in the desert. This silent orchestra of Sun, Air, and Earth seems to only be noticed by wavering conditions and an inner sense that something is shifting around us. Gathering and medicine-making are ways we can anchor into this season.
Come craft your own fire cider and elderberry-pine syrup while learning how these plants work within the body and their stories. We will sip tea as we explore how to build immunity, foster digestive health through nutrition and herbs, work with letting go, and practice grounding into change.
Everyone will go home with a jar of fire cider, a bottle of elderberry syrup, a greater understanding of how to self-care with the seasons, and confidence to make preparations at home.

Tensleep Climbing Festival Plant Walk

07.09.23
Tensleep Canyon, WY
Learn more about Tensleep Canyon at the Plants of the Crag Plant Walk.
Botanical identification is a fun way to get to know your common crag plants and a skill that can help you broaden your understanding of the environment you’re climbing in.
Getting curious and observing is how we build relationships with the Earth, helping us to be better informed land stewards. Part of it is learning to become more present and drop down into our bodies. We become aware of what the plants tell us about the landscape, what role they play in their environment, and our own connection to them.
We will be meandering down the approach trail to the Psychoactive Walls (near Leigh Creek), becoming more familiar with the area, and learning the flora along the way.

Pine Identification: IG Live

05.04.23
Instagram Live
If you’ve been curious about your evergreens and wanting to dig deeper into identification of the Pinaceae family, this is for you. I cannot wait to ramble on about the little distinctive details and how you can easily identify more pines in your neighborhood and out in the woods! This is also a really important tool as there are a few organizations trying to protect the Pines as they are under threat from bark beetles, fires, and overall climate change.