{"podcast":{"title":"Herbs with Rosalee","slug":"herbs-with-rosalee-3942088","podcast_index_feed_id":3942088,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/herbs-with-rosalee/","website_url":"https://herbs-with-rosalee.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ed0e9468-6e50-4d51-807f-cb19ddc50233/podcast-cover-v1-copy.jpg","author":"Rosalee de la Forêt","episode_count":200,"summary":"Curious about the healing nature of plants? You're in the right place. I’m Rosalee de la Forêt and I'm passionate about helping people discover the world of herbalism and natural health. On this podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health. My goal is that you’ll walk away from each episode feeling empowered, knowledgeable, and inspired to start working with herbs in your everyday life. Sometimes you’ll sit down with just me and other times I may have special guests join the conversation. We’ll hear what their favorite herb and recipe is for the season. All you have to do right now is make sure you’re subscribed to this podcast in your favorite podcast player so you don’t miss a thing.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbs-with-rosalee-3942088"},"episode":{"title":"Gotu Kola for Clarity and Calm with Jennifer Kurdyla","slug":"gotu-kola-for-clarity-and-calm-with-jennifer-kurdyla","published_at":"2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbs-with-rosalee-3942088/gotu-kola-for-clarity-and-calm-with-jennifer-kurdyla","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbs-with-rosalee-3942088","url":"https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/gotu-kola-benefits.html","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/361c24ba-fd77-46d9-8aed-cf337f661e37.mp3","summary":"In a world of constant sensory overload, how do we care for the mind without burning it out? In today’s episode, I sit down with Jennifer Kurdyla to discuss gotu kola ( Centella asiatica ), an herb that has long been known for supporting calm focus, emotional spaciousness, and long-term nervous system resilience. Through the lens of Ayurveda, Jennifer explains how gotu kola cools inflammation, supports the gut–brain connection, and nourishes the senses. She reflects on her personal journey with gotu kola, highlighting how this quietly powerful herb helped to bring her back into balance after a mysterious, unexplained illness, and how it continues to be a part of her daily herbal practice. Jennifer shares the many ways she likes to work with gotu kola, including her recipe for Spacious Mind Herbal Cacao—perfect as a coffee alternative or as an evening ritual! You can download a beautifully illustrated recipe card for this delicious herbal beverage here . Gotu kola isn’t just an herb for the brain! Here are just a few other ways that gotu kola can benefit your health: ► Encourages strong, well-knit tissue repair during wound healing ► Soothes inflamed or ulcerated tissues in the digestive tract ► May slow stress-related hair loss and premature graying To learn even more benefits of gotu kola, be sure to check out the entire episode! By the end of this episode, you’ll know: ► How gotu kola can help cultivate calm, spacious focus without overstimulation ► The role of gotu kola in calming inflammation—and why that makes it so beneficial for both the body and the mind ► Why gotu kola is so often paired with ghee in Ayurvedic medicine ► A surprising way to work with gotu kola to encourage healthy hair growth ► How nasya (Ayurvedic herbal nose oiling) with gotu kola supports t…","meta_description":"In a world of constant sensory overload, how do we care for the mind without burning it out? In today’s episode, I sit down with Jennifer Kurdyla to discu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3255,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/herbs-with-rosalee-3942088/episodes/gotu-kola-for-clarity-and-calm-with-jennifer-kurdyla/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/herbs-with-rosalee-3942088/gotu-kola-for-clarity-and-calm-with-jennifer-kurdyla.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}