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Shannon Mulligan-Mayernik is an herbalist, educator, and plant medicine maker based in Northern New Jersey. She is the co-owner of Mayernik Kitchen, a modern-day herbal apothecary dedicated to helping others reconnect with plants, seasonal living, and traditional herbal practices.
Shannon is a graduate apprentice of herbalist Robin Rose Bennett, as well as a graduate of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. She also graduated from the Academy of Culinary Nutrition in 2015, became a Master Food Preserver in 2019, and earned her Flower Essence Practitioner certification in 2024.
Her work centers around herbal education, medicine making, food preservation, and empowering others to thoughtfully incorporate plants into everyday life. Whether teaching workshops, crafting herbal remedies, or working closely with the seasons, Shannon’s life and work are deeply rooted in the natural world.
By Shannon, Posted in Herbal Remedies
After months of stored roots, dried herbs, and meals that leaned heavily on the color beige, your system is begging for chlorophyll. Spring greens arrive packed with minerals, bitter notes, and a life force that feels like flipping a breaker switch.. read more
By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories
You usually meet lemon balm when you are tired of being strong. When your thoughts have been circling like birds trapped indoors. When your heart feels overstimulated yet lonely, jittery yet heavy. She steps into that moment with green softness and.. read more
By Shannon, Posted in Wellness
Late winter is the season nobody really talks about. It is not cozy enough to romanticize like early winter, and it is not hopeful enough to feel like spring. It sits quietly in between, asking very little attention while quietly draining your immune.. read more
This in-between season is where late-winter herbal tonics shine. Not dramatic cleanses or aggressive detoxes, but gentle, nourishing allies that help shake off winter stagnation and prepare the body for the brighter, more active energy of.. read more
Herbal heart support is not one-size-fits-all. Some herbs nourish the heart physically, providing minerals and gentle tonics that support long-term strength. Others focus on circulation, encouraging healthy blood flow and warmth. And then there are.. read more
Tulsi is both plant and goddess. She is said to be the earthly manifestation of devotion itself. Stories tell of her choosing to incarnate as a plant so she could remain close to humanity, absorbing prayers not through temples but through.. read more
Using what you gather in February is less about productivity and more about presence. These are not ingredients meant to be rushed through a recipe, but small seasonal offerings that invite you to slow down and savor the.. read more
Lavender has survived centuries of human grief, prayer, illness, birth, and departure. She has been crushed, steeped, burned, braided, distilled. Still, she returns each year, flowering in a color that refuses to.. read more
By Shannon, Posted in MK Product
In flower essence form, Blueberry Blossom offers emotional and energetic support for those cultivating self-worth, trust, and sweetness toward themselves and others. It’s a remedy that encourages your inner garden to bloom with love, abundance,.. read more
Chamomile is more than a bedtime tea. She is an ancient healer, a sunlight spirit distilled into golden petals, soothing not only the body but also the weary corners of the soul. Her gift is the art of ease, reminding us that peace, too, is a form of.. read more
Winter foraging is an ancient practice that connects us with the resilience of the natural world. It teaches us gratitude for the evergreen needles rich in vitamin C, the ruby glow of rose hips, and the healing fungi that thrive in the.. read more
In folk tradition, sunflower heads were once used as mirrors of truth. When a question of the heart troubled someone, they would stand before a sunflower at noon when the bloom faced directly toward the zenith and spoke their desire.. read more
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