Rise & Ritual
Over in West Philly, find Taylor Nickens’s calming teahouse, Rise & Ritual. Nickens, who studied pre-med in college and even worked at the National Institutes of Health, found herself turning to natural remedies to address her spiking anxiety during the pandemic. She eventually created her own tea blend with calming linden flower, antioxidant-rich hawthorn berry, and stress-regulating tulsi, and completed herbalism trainings before opening her own shop. There, find that calming blend, called Valor, plus herbal tinctures and foot baths — all following the vision of “plant medicine meets preventive care.” Read More »
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