Seeds of Birth

Being thin isn't what makes you healthy.

It isn't about your size
It isn't about how many calories you burn
It's not how many muscles you have
It's not how many marathons you can run
It's not how long you can hike
It's not how good you are at sport

It's not about how perfect your physical body may look from the outside

Wellness shines from within
And true wellness isn't seen with the eyes,
But felt in the soul

I grew up in a generation where America's Next Top Model and Project Runway dominated the airwaves.

Health was defined by your external image to everyone around you and how perfect you can look.

Well...it took me a long time to unlearn all of the reasons why none of that equaled health.

I started in the health and wellness space when I was 23, but I was pulled into it long before that, when my body began to gain weight in areas that I was told wasn't attractive.

Getting started as a personal trainer was part of my path, but definitely not my final act.

I had lots of learning and evolving to do before I could get to where I am now, and I STILL have loads to learn and unlearn.

Health isn't defined by what your body looks like, but the way your body looks, and the way it speaks to you, can tell you a lot about where it isn't well.

That means that tuning into your body's voice brings you closer to your intuition and whole body wellness in a way that dieting, or aiming for a certain weight loss or pant size, ever could.

Wellness isn't found in a diet.
It's not found in a cleanse
It's not found at the doctor's office
Nor is it found at the chiropractor
It isn't found in that next protein powder
Or in that next cardio burn class

Wellness is a state of being
It's a balanced state of the body which lives in homeostasis and optimal cellular and energetic function.

Wellness is found when you learn to listen to your soul, heart and intuition again.

~ Jessica Olson

15 hours ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

You don't need to be fully raw vegan in order to be healthy.

You don't have to be vegan
You don't need to be high fruit.

Health is much deeper than that, and a matter of addressing ancestry, genetic weaknesses, childhood upbringing, the addictive patterns you have been in, and the care and devotion to yourself.

No, it's not selfish to focus on yourself.
It's vital.
Because no one else will out your health first.

I like to speak to Whole Body Wellness in stages.

1. You have the transition phase, where you shift from the way you have been eating and living, into a little more progressed level of wellness that eliminates many unhealthy choices like fast food, processed foods, meat or dairy products, grains, etc.
This stage is also highly dependent on your goals.

Are you trying to heal a disease and condition or collection of symptoms that have been hurting you for awhile?

Are you preparing for pregnancy?

Are you just wanting to lose weight or change your lifestyle for long term health?

This stage is very individual and will be designed based on your current lifestyle and where you wish to go with your wellness. I will offer advice and nudges in certain areas and directions but it's your choice what you are wanting to do.

Your health is YOUR responsibility, and I am here to provide the tools, resources and experience to guide you in a tivating the wider wisdom within you in order to be able to maintain your wellness on your own over time, and be confident in your intuitive guidance.

2. Then we have the detoxification stage, which is also very individual, and dependent on your overall wellness goals and what you are wanting to address in the body.

Are there emotional and spiritual wounds in your body that affect your eating habits?

Which organ systems are weak and stagnant and need more support for it to reach homeostasis?

What is your body constitution and how will your body respond to the process of detox and which herbs and dietary support is needed for you to be safe?

Detox is not a one size fits all situation, and it is a delicate process that will look different for everyone.

3. Last is the Maintenance stage, which is how you will balance your diet for long term vitality. This will again be unique to each person and how they choose to live and which foods are important to them.

Some people are fine eliminating all meats and dairy, whole others may wish to go a different route.

Now, I will say that once you go through a deep cellular regenerative detoxification protocol, then your body will change significantly, and in ways you can't predict or prepare for, and that may bring up some very real challenges to address for your long term longevity.

Regenerative healing is not a quick fix detox to clear parasites or a fruit fast for the weekend. It is a process of anchoring into the body and eliminating what no longer serves your body and soul. It can be confronting and challenging, but worth every second of connecting with the depths of yourself once again!

Are you ready to start your journey of awakening and self devotion?

🌿 Seedsofbirth.com 🌿

Jessica Olson
Holistic Herbalist

#vegan #seedsofbirth #intuitivewellness #holisticherbalism #healingforpregnancy #HealingFromWithin #wildmotherhood

15 hours ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

Pine is one of my favorite plants to work with!

White pine needles are a great plant to work with because you can find them all year.

Today I decided to work a little deeper with Pine, as I have been exploring each herb I have more individually and intuitively.

When I sit with Pine, I always get a sense of grandfather wisdom. Like Willow is associated with Grandmother wisdom, like in Pocahontas, Pine cone sup as a grandfather energy for me. I'd be curious to know if anyone else has felt that.

Pine is a strong protector of the forest, which is why it comes across as a protective, grandfather energy. When you enter a forest with pines, you can connect with it through all the sense. It's scent, the sap, the needles on the forest floor, its presence in size and energy. Pine trees don't get lost in other plants.

When I took a few drops of pine tincture today, and sat with its energy, I felt it warm all parts of my body as it took effect. It was relaxing and calming to my body and I could feel the sensation in opening my respiratory system as well.

From a medicinal perspective, Pine helps to alleviate respiratory issues and acts as an expectorant for coughs and colds. It has an anti-inflammatory property for arthritis, and other inflammatory issues.

Now, when we consider that in a holistic perspective, that means pine is working to support the removal of mucus and congestion in the body which will help move the lymphatic system, which is why it aids in reducing inflammation.

Inflammation and arthritis aren't conditions in themselves to treat or fix. Inflammation and joint pain is a symptom of a stagnant lymphatic system which will cause a stiffness in the joints due to a lack of lubrication and lymph movement.

So we aren't treating the pain or inflammation for these conditions, but the goal is to get the lymphatic system moving, liberating the joints and allowing the body to eliminate mucus that has been stagnant in the joints and around the body.

I have Pine available in tincture or tea form. I also have pine in the Winter Wellness tea blend which includes pine, orange and cinnamon which are all very supportive to warming the body and moving the lymphatic system as well.

DM me to order some now as I do not have them available on my website yet. I do have the Winter Wellness tea on my Etsy page.

I will update my website soon.

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#seedsofbirth #wildherbs #herbalmedicine #pine

1 day ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

Here's your tip for the year in wellness...

Eat More Carbs! Our bodies thrive on carbs for fuel, not protein.

I don't mean pastas and breads, but fruits, root veggies and quality grains.

This is the time to step away from packaged and processed foods and come back to real foods. Real whole foods is where your wellness lives.

Do you need to eat ALL fruit? No
And that is never what I am advocating for on a sustainable maintenance phase of eating.

Eat a nice variety of whole foods and simple meals and you will be vital and nourished!

So it's time to up your carbs and ditch the extreme dieting and trends to eat in an intuitive way and in integrity with your body.

I offer support in Holistic Herbalism and Intuitive Wellness that will be specially designed for your needs. Whether you have conditions you wish to address with a detoxification protocol first, or just wish to shift to a whole food based way of eating overall, I can help you.

Jessica Olson
Holistic Herbalist

#healingforpregnancy #HealingFromWithin #seedsofbirth #wildmotherhood #intuitivewellness

2 days ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

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Seeds of Birth

The pineapple juice I've been drinking has been pulling up mucus from my lungs, so a healing remedy clicked in my brain tonight...

Smoking mullein.

So I mixed mullein and mint and smoked it for respiratory clearing and support.

Both of these herbs are nourishing to the lungs and are expectorants, which means they help pull mucus from the lungs.

It's been awhile since I've smoked anything so it was kinda nice to have my little ritual in grinding and prepping the plants to smoke (if you've ever smoked, you know what I mean) ;)

I got the bowl packed and lit the herbs and took a nice big inhale in, and I was surprised how quickly I felt a clearing effect happen. So I smoked the rest and sat with the feeling the herbs offered me.

Not only did I feel clearing in my lungs, I also felt a nice calming effect of my whole body, because mullein is beneficial for the musculoskeletal system in bringing a cleansing effect as well.

It's not a high like weed, but relaxing in the way sipping a glass of wine might offer.

I will definitely be doing this more as I've been nervous about the respiratory healing crisis I will experience, and has been part of why I've been going slow with detox. I've had bronchitis and asthma in the past so don't want to induce too heavy of symptoms.

But now, I have a new relieving support in my pocket. 😀🤗

Have you tried smoking mullein!

#Mullein #wildherbs #herbalism #holisticherbalism

3 days ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

Screw high protein.
I'm high sugar!

Because our body runs on electricity, not protein.
All the amino acids you need come in a fruit based diet, and is the most bioavailable to the body in that form.

Stay away from the carnivore and high protein trend or you will be suffering from kidney, adrenal and colon issues in the long term!

I'd also stay away from the vegan trend, where you are eating lots of potatoes, beans and processed fake meats and dairy products. People are swinging too far the other extreme just to make a point against the vegan trend and it's going to hurt them.

You want to enhance elimination, not slow it down!
Animal products slow digestion because our bodies aren't designed to eat lots of meat, which takes a lot longer to break down and digest in our digestive tract.

This girl right here, this adorable picture...
She IS a carnivore.
And I assure you that we are very different from cats, who are TRUE carnivores.

#highsugar #holisticherbalism #seedsofbirth #wildmotherhood #wildherbs #highfruit #fruitbased

3 days ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

There is a balance to detoxification.
You only want to detox when you know what you are doing, know your constitution, and know how to support your body in an intuitive way.

Many people do make mistakes with detoxification because they go all in and don't realize that you can do harm to your body with herbs as well.

Based on your constitution, there are appropriate herbs for you, and there is an appropriate dosage and extension of use for herbs as well.

For example,
Don't go all in on a parasite cleanse if you don't know what herbs are included in the formula. You also want to make sure you know what herbs you NEED to undergo a safe parasite cleanse that includes killy the eggs, the parasites, and eliminating them from the body.

But you also need to know that not all parasites are bad, and there is a reason they are present in your body which means you need to adjust your diet and lifestyle after the cleanse so that you don't create an environment for them to thrive in again.

It's the same as any detox protocol.

There is a transition phase, a detoxification phase, and a rejuvenation (maintenance) phase. You want to be sure you are doing them all and in harmony WITH your body, not treating your body like it's flawed and broken.

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Jessica Olson
Holistic Herbalist|Embodied Birth Mentor

#seedsofbirth #wildmotherhood #healingforpregnancy #purify #holisticherbalism #healingfromwithin #intuitivewellness #selfhealing #detoxification

4 days ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

I've been doing this since 2018 or earlier because I love thrift shopping!

But can YOU commit to this?

There is such a HUGE amount of waste and consumerism that runs rampant through our society and one of the ways we can do better is by choosing to live more minimally, being conscious about how we purchase, and going for second hand items before going to buy new.

Buying everything new isn't even always about status and the ability to just buy want you as any, but it's also an expectation of immediate results.

Like using Amazon, people want immediate results and their item to be at their door right away!

There's a disconnect from the quality of items, the sourcing of items and the joy of browsing a thrift store to find hidden gems for your home.

I've found so many amazing things over the years that I have found at thrift stores and I want YOU to experience the same joy and create comfort in your home that doesn't involve spending a lot of money and using big monopolized companies.

Shop small
Shop local
Shop thrift and consignment

Happy thrifting!
🤗☺️🤩

4 days ago | [YT] | 0

Seeds of Birth

This is where my deepest work takes place.

It's where I enter the gateway in the spirit realm which brings me messages and intuitive guidance for my life.

I didn't go searching for it.

It just happened.

It's been almost two years since I first started coming to this sauna and cultivating a ritual of self devotion.

What began as a way of unwinding and encouraging detox, quickly became a method of subtle journeying and receiving messages from Spirit.

What does my ritual include?

It's simple.

I change and get a towel on and go into the sauna and sit with an intention of quieting my thoughts, and sometimes I ask a question I'd like guidance for. I don't always ask a question, but I do make sure I leave any external stress or thoughts outside the sauna and let this time be about me.

I started only being able to sit in there for 5 minutes, at 185F. It is hot when you first start and takes time to build up tolerance.

Saunas are all about expanding your senses and tolerance of the body to extremes. It accelerates the power of each sense and sensations so you must sit in a quieted meditation state to move through it.

Sometimes this is where I get messages, but it's the shower after the sauna that the real magic comes through.

Now, I sit in there for 20-25 minutes and then go shower and sit in the water to cleanse myself. This is where the messages usually flood into me.

Today, I got a strong one that is leading me into deeper experiences.

I got another tooth extraction today, and it has me reflecting even more into where my healing is at and what I need to do to support my body even more than I'm doing now. And it's clear I need to dig deeper because I have areas that I want to address, but my dental issues have worried me, so I've been focused on that the last couple years.

Well now, as of today, I am committing myself to a detox for pregnancy protocol. I am going to enter my own fruit and herbal based detox that is going to prepare my body for pregnancy.

Why?
Because I have several things I wish to heal such as:

- varicose veins
- chronic sinus issues and head congestion
- heart murmur(I've had since I was born)
- weak lungs(chronic mucus buildup and respiratory issues when illness comes up)
- circulatory weakness linked to the varicose veins and cold hands and feet
- moles(fungal issues)
- chronic digestive issues that I've had since I was in high school

Now there was one time in my life where these things vastly improved, and some basically disappeared, and that was when I first detoxed 10 years ago for my second pregnancy.

But now, I've gained more wisdom, experience and skills as I've studied deeper and expanded my own knowledge about intuitive wellness, so I am doing it again.

I may or may not have another child in the future, and I don't want to wait last minute to prepare myself for that if it does come up in my 40's, so today I am diving back in.

This is for my own experience, exploration, and expansion. It's to prove that anecdotal evidence holds immense value in the real world when it comes to supporting others in their journey.

As I gain wisdom in my Alchemical Herbalism course, and dive more deeply into my physical and spiritual body than I ever have before, this year will be about creating a greater capacity within me for love, life and being an example of growth.

I don't wish to just be a teacher,
But an example of what the real work looks like.

So watch me grow!!

😁🤗🌿
Jessica Olson
Holistic Herbalist|Embodied Birth Mentor

#seedsofbirth #healingforpregnancy #wildmotherhood #purify #holisticherbalism #healingfromwithin #selfhealing #holisticnutrition #sauna #intuitivewellness

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