Alex Williams
Chicago, IL
Founder of First Curve Apothecary and Greenspell. Alex loves to craft personalized herbal formulas for his clients while supporting them in cultivating rituals of deep embodiment.
The Chicago Region: A Unique and Distinguished Place to Explore Plants
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The Chicago Region is a 22-24 county region at the base of Lake Michigan with some
Empty your cup
somewhere very very far away from home
a beating heart
over the edge
A tangent on the origins of 'Western Herbalism'
Embodiment
Embracing 'Being' over 'Having'
This precept is strongly elucidated in Erich Fromm's To Have or To Be?, published in 1976. In it,
Constitutions, Doshas, & Temperaments
Drugs / Pharmaceuticals vs. Herbs
Drugs - single molecules with a 'direction of action'
* i.e. drugs make your body 'do a
The Energetic Model
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Medicine
The Fool
How do the five elements and the four qualities play together?
Vitalist Herbalism
Go on a walk...
A fresh start
sit by the fire and rest...
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