Hobblebush : Viburnum lantanoides

Hobblebush is a wild shrub native to North America and its name comes from the way its roots run along the ground, sticking out, and “hobbling” walkers. It’s one of the first shrubs to bloom in the Spring beneath the canopy of the Adirondack woodlands. It’s flowers are bright and arranged in clusters that have a way of jumping out as you walk through the woods. They are usually plentiful where they grow and so appear to be everywhere around each turn of the trail. They share a message of remembering what is important beyond our daily list of things to do and help us tap our ability to make healthy priorities that invite us into living and being, instead of doing, with balance. If we aren’t present and aware of what is just under our feet, wanting to be known, we can find ourselves tripping on continuous and repetitive obstacles.

Hobblebush is about letting go of our conditioned ideas about work and instead turning toward our vision of livelihood, the feeling of abundance that emerges when we allow our passions, and letting go of our attachment to getting things done. This doesn’t mean not being committed and reliable or following through, it means that we do so with a sense of wonder and alignment with our own happiness. Hobblebush reminds of the importance of play, rest, and how they support our capacity to work towards our goals, dreams, and vision for living our fullest potential. It also brings us to our self-awareness in the moment so that we can identify what is true and how we honestly feel about whatever daily, moment to moment, activities, expectations, and relationships we are participating in. Just as Hobblebush jumps out at us around the trail, our deepest desires do so as well. We will keeping bumping into them and up against them until we acknowledge their presence by coming into the spirit of presence. In this way it helps us align with what we actually want and need to be doing instead of what we think we should be doing.

Dosage: This is a stock bottle so can be taken directly by the drop; 1-3 drops under the tongue or in water 2-3x per day or as desired. It can also be used to make a dosage bottle if that is a practice you're familiar with.

This essence is a “stock” bottle. A stock bottle is a dilution of the original “mother” essence made by taking 7 drops of the mother and putting it into a 60:40 ratio of spring water to alcohol and potentizing it by shaking. This stock bottle can be further diluted into a dosage bottle by taking 3 drops of the stock essence and putting it into 1/2 ounce of spring water.

Ingredients: Hobblebush flowers in Spring water and Brandy

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