Herbal support for healing
& passing
Gita Narayan PHD, Medical Herbalist & Death Doula
Through plant medicine, I support your mind-body-spirit healing on the journey of life, including preparation and integration for transformation, and transition at the end of life.
गीत
Gita is a Sanskrit word meaning song. It’s recognized from the epic poem the Bhagavad Gita or Song of the Divine. It is a love song to both darkness and light, to (the awakening of) our own true Self (Mitchell, 2000).
Gita Botanicals offers a song for healing, a song for passing.
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A whole-body-whole-person approach to healing
I draw upon western herbalism and ancient herbal knowledge, such as Ayurveda (the “science of life”), to match you with the right plant medicine to allow your body’s innate healing ability to do its work.
Practical End-of-Life Suppport
I offer heart-centered guidance as a death doula, to provide practical support for you and/or your loved ones, ensuring dignity and peace throughout your (or your family members) end-of-life journey. By honouring this sacred transition with presence, respect, and personalized care, I hope to help transform the fear of death into acceptance, and isolation into meaningful connection.
Whether seeking relief, balance, or preventive care, you will find thoughtful, effective solutions custom-tailored to harmonize with your body’s natural song, to guide you back to your vibrant Self.
“If we surrendered to Earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. ”
How we can work together
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Herbal Consultations & Apothecary
Compassionate & safe 1:1 consult with a registered herbal therapist. I will connect you to the right plant medicine to bring you back to healing and wholeness, using custom-tailored herbal remedies made with high quality herbs.
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End-of-life Doula & Transition Journey's with Plant Medicine
Compassionate EOL care takes many forms. I offer a variety of options for individuals and families at the threshold of a profound life transition. Facilitated (psychedelic) plant medicine journeys are also available.
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Workshops & events
I offer educational workshops in diverse setting, for knowledge sharing and to help you better mange your self-care, including medicine making, herb walks, lunch and learns, and death cafes. COMING SOON
Herbalist, Death Doula, Ecologist,& Founder
I’m Gita
I’m passionate about bringing herbal medicine to facilitate healing for a wide range of symptoms.
I graduated with a Diploma of Phytotherapy from Pacific Rim College, a comprehensive herbalist training program in Canada. I’m an ecologist, Registered Herbal Therapist (RHT) member of the British Columbia Herbalist Association, an end-of-life doula, facilitator of psilocybin-assisted therapy.
My philosophy is centred around education and self-empowerment. I advocate for slow living, slow food, and natural medicine for inner/outer health aligned with nature and healthy natural ecosystems. My goal is to lead the way with intention, creativity, authenticity, and integrity to help you engage with your body and healing process, so that you may return to a vibrant sense of self and well-being.
Learn more about me, my path to herbal medicine and end—of-life care, and my approach in working with you.
Why Choose plant medicine?
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A balanced approach using herbs that match your energetic and physical constitution, with emphasis on your body’s natural capacity for self-repair (under normal conditions).
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The sum is greater than its parts. Minimally processed, high quality plant parts (flowers, leaves, stems, roots, resin) are transformed into medicine in the form of teas, tinctures, oxymels, syrups, flower essences, topicals (salves, liniments) etc.
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Whole-body-whole-person approach to finding and treating the root cause of disease, and not just the symptoms.
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Gentle yet effective remedies with low to no side effects when used under a herbalists suggests (please disclose all pharmaceutical medications to the herbalist).
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Autonomy to self-educate, learn about your body, and what works best for your health and healing process.
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Personalized treatment plans tailored to your unique and complex nature.
