Holistic Health - Food as Medicine - Lavender

wildqueenspiritual
Oct 27
3 min read

Food as Medicine — Day 6: Lavender, The Soothing Heart

Hello My Beautiful Wildings

Welcome to Day 6 of our Food as Medicine series. Today’s plant ally is soft, floral, and deeply calming, a gentle healer that works quietly, like a warm hand over the heart.

Lavender is a beautiful herb for calming the nervous system, supporting emotional balance, and inviting softness into the body and mind.

Herb or Spice of the Day – Lavender

Lavender has been used for centuries as a calming herb, known for its ability to ease stress, quiet busy minds, and support rest.

Key Benefits:

Physical: Calming for the nervous system, supports sleep, eases tension, can soothe digestion and headaches.
Emotional/Mental: Relieves stress, anxiety, and overwhelm; encourages emotional balance.
Energetic: Connected to the heart and crown chakras, supporting emotional healing, intuition, and spiritual connection.

Wild Queen Tip: Lavender is the perfect herb for winding down, creating quiet moments, or holding yourself with gentle care. I love using it when I’ve been in “go mode” and need to soften my energy.

Tea Time for Healing – Lavender Dream Tea

Lavender tea is light and floral with a calming aroma that soothes the senses.

Lavender Dream Tea

1 tsp dried lavender buds
1 tsp chamomile (optional, for extra calm)
Hot (not boiling) water
Optional: a drizzle of honey or a splash of oat milk

How to make it:

Add the lavender to your mug or teapot.
Pour over hot water and let steep for 5 minutes.
Strain, inhale the floral scent, and sip slowly.

Why it helps: Lavender tea can ease anxiety, settle digestion, and gently relax the nervous system, a beautiful way to unwind after a long day.

Kitchen Pharmacy – Everyday Magic in Your Meals

Lavender may not be as common in cooking as other herbs, but it adds a lovely floral note when used gently.

Simple ways to use lavender:

Infuse it into honey or syrup for teas and baking.
Add a pinch to baked goods like shortbread, muffins, or biscuits.
Mix into homemade granola or sprinkle over fruit bowls.
Create a calming herbal sugar to sweeten teas and lattes.

You could make a lavender-infused honey drizzle, just a few buds steeped in warm honey. It’s a soft, sweet way to bring floral magic into everyday moments

What I Eat in a Day – Energy & Balance

Here’s how to make lavender flow through your day - gentle, subtle, and deeply soothing:

Morning: Warm lemon water with a hint of lavender honey.
Afternoon: A cup of Lavender Dream Tea to bring softness into my work flow.
Evening: A light fruit bowl with lavender honey drizzle.
Before bed: A few deep breaths with a lavender tea in hand a quiet ritual, calm energy.

Lavender isn’t about big shifts. It’s about softening, finding stillness in the spaces between.

Gut Feelings – Tuning In to Your Second Brain

Lavender is most known for its effect on the nervous system, but it’s also a lovely gut-brain ally. When the nervous system relaxes, digestion follows.

Why it matters:

A calm gut supports restful sleep and emotional regulation.
Lavender can ease gut tension that often shows up with stress or anxiety.
Its floral aroma signals the body to exhale.

Mini Practice: Close your eyes. Bring your hand to your belly and breathe deeply. Let the floral scent wrap around your nervous system like a soft shawl. Notice how your body responds to this gentle calm.

Reflection – Integration & Intuition

As you weave lavender into your day, ask yourself:

Where can I soften today? How does calm feel in my body? What happens when I give myself permission to exhale?

Lavender teaches us that healing doesn’t always roar, sometimes it whispers.

Final Thoughts

Lavender is a true gentle ally - soft, floral, and powerful in its quiet way. She holds space for rest, for softness, for returning home to yourself.

“Let calm wrap around you like lavender in the evening air, soft, steady, and full of grace.”

Sending Light and Love, 💗🧚‍♀️💜

Cindy Amess | Wild Queen Spiritual