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Healing Traditions

Move with intention. Breathe with awareness. Heal through tradition.

Rooted in the timeless wisdom of yoga, Healing Traditions offers yoga classes for all levels, meditation, handcrafted herbal products, and community-centered wellness.

10/30/2026

Sunday Community Yoga: Honoring the Seasonal Threshold

Join us this Sunday, November 1st, from 1:00–2:15 PM for a Yin flow inspired by the transition into the darker season ahead.

Across many cultures and spiritual traditions, the days surrounding the 1st of November are recognized as a meaningful threshold—a time to honor saints, ancestors, and loved ones who have passed, while turning inward with the changing of the season. At moments of transition, a meditative practice offers us an essential pause to do so.

This is a donation-based class. Pay what you can, or just simply bring a smile.

Please register online in advance to reserve your spot. If you have any trouble registering, feel free to email, text, or call me, and I’ll gladly save a space for you.

I hope to see you there!

10/24/2026

Join us this Sunday, October 25th, from 1:00–2:15 PM at the Makanda Boardwalk for a deeply restful Restorative practice.

This style of Yoga invites us to step away from constant effort, and encourages us to return to stillness. Through supported postures and intentional rest, we create space to breathe, soften, and turn inward.

Pay what you can or just simply bring a smile to this donation-based class!

10/08/2026

Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Mullein was one of the first medicinal herbs I was ever introduced to. It’s funny that working with this plant always carries me back in time, considering its clear signature of time itself—the counterclockwise spiral of its rosette center, resembling the winding back of a clock.

Whenever I touch its soft, fuzzy leaves, I still remember the fascination and childlike wonder I experienced the very first time I met this plant. I was so eager to learn everything I could about Mullein, finding various ways to welcome it into my life, and so excited to see it growing alongside highways during car rides.

Mullein is disliked by many ecologists because of its invasive, non-native nature. During its second year of growth, it sends up a towering flower stalk shooting out hundreds of thousands of seeds. It was brought to North America for its medicinal uses and became widely known as a remedy for dry, irritated respiratory conditions. Historically, its seeds were also used to stunt fish.

I like to gather and save as many seeds as I can for my own survival kit—and to take a little journey back toward more primitive ways, by making mullein torches!

My torches are created from locally foraged mullein stalks, hand-dipped in beeswax, with some rolled in herbs such as rose petals, lavender, calendula, and mullein leaf. They’re my favorite to burn during traditions like Samhain, Halloween, or the Winter solstice. They can be anchored in a flowerpot or directly in the soil.

There is so something special and ancient about gathering around the flame of a mullein torch—something that seems to reach backward through time, and I just love that so much.

10/03/2026

Join us this Sunday, October 4th, from 1:00–2:15 PM at the Makanda Boardwalk for a deeply restful Restorative practice. In a world that often glorifies striving, Restorative Yoga reminds us that not every moment requires effort. Surrender does not mean giving up; it means allowing yourself to soften and trusting that release itself can be a form of strength.

Pay what you can or just simply bring a smile to this donation-based class.

Please register online in advance to secure your spot. If you have any trouble registering, feel free to email, text, or call me, and I’ll gladly reserve a space for you.

I hope to see you there!

09/29/2026

I’ll have a small batch of mullein torches available at Vulture Fest, and any remaining torches will be available in the shop afterward!

Each mullein stalk is dipped in pure local beeswax, after I’ve saved as many mullein seeds as possible, then rolled in ethically foraged or organically grown botanicals. This batch will include Blue Lotus & Lavender, Rose & Damiana, and Mullein & Peppermint.

Mullein torches carry a sense of ritual as the seasons turn. Light one at Samhain to mark the approach of the darker months, at the winter solstice to honor the longest night, or whenever you wish to pause and gather around a flame. Depending on its size and the conditions, a torch may burn for about 30 minutes to an hour! Each torch is unique to the other, varying in different shapes and sizes.

09/28/2026

Something fragrant is taking shape at Healing Traditions!

Hand rolled incense cones with organic, ethically sourced plant materials. They contain no added dyes or synthetic fragrances—just a subtle, authentic scent that truly captures the essence of each plant.

This is true aromatherapy, and I can’t wait to share them with you!

09/26/2026

Sunday Community Yoga is canceled tomorrow (09/27). I apologize for any disruption this may cause to your practice. You are encouraged to take this time for self-reflection, rest, or a quiet home practice! Looking forward to welcoming you back and practicing together again on October 4th at our usual time (1:00-2:15 pm).

09/19/2026

Join us this Sunday, September 20th, at the Makanda Boardwalk for a Vinyasa + Yin Flow practice from 1:00-2:15 pm. Pay what you can or just simply bring a smile to this donation-based class! Please remember to register online to secure your spot. If you have any issues with registering online, feel free to email, text, or call to reserve your spot. I hope to see you there!

09/19/2026

During this evening’s Yoga & Herbal Exploration, we spent time getting to know Passionflower—also known as Maypop!

We began with a tea meditation, using Ayurvedic principles to notice how the plant expressed itself within our bodies. Some of the qualities that emerged were “childlike nostalgia,” “comfort,” “nourishment,” and a sense of “headiness.” This intuitive practice, which my mentor taught me, is such a fun and meaningful way to learn about plants, and we do it at the beginning of each class.

After our tea, each student chose a passionfruit from the basket. We explored its aroma before squeezing it between our hands to experience the classic “pop” sound of the Maypop. When we tasted the fruit together, so many eyes lit up at its delicious combination of sweet and sour flavors.

We continued by discussing Passionflower’s energetic qualities and creative ways to welcome this plant ally into our lives. We closed with restorative movement inspired by its essence, allowing the mind to soften and find a quiet place within.

Each student left with an ounce of dried Passionflower from my garden, educational handouts, and seeds to plant in their own garden. By the end of the evening, everyone seemed to walk away a little lighter—having released some of the weight they may have been carrying, with the help of Passionflower.

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520 Makanda Road
Makanda, IL
62958

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https://www.healingtraditionsmakanda.com/

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