My name is Nayla Kahwaji, and I’m a herbalist, permaculturist, and breathworker, practicing the Rebirthing technique.
In 2015, in search of a more meaningful way of living, I left my corporate career in Project Management & Events and returned to the land.
I began with permaculture, learning by building and growing through hands-on workshops and with the help of volunteers. Together, we built an earthbag house, an outdoor kitchen and cob oven, created water-catchment and vermicomposting systems, and started growing food organically. Working with the land taught me to see sustainability not as a concept, but as a way of life.
My path eventually led me to herbalism through a serendipitous encounter with an inspiring Indigenous elder who opened the door to the world of medicinal plants. She shared with me ancestral knowledge of foraging and healing with plants—a meeting that would deeply shape the path I chose to follow.
As my practice grew, I continued to deepen my knowledge through formal studies and certifications in herbalism and permaculture, while gaining years of hands-on experience working with plants and the land.
Over time, I began to understand the human body in a much broader way. I came to see how deeply our wellbeing is connected to the natural world, and how our physical, emotional, and spiritual health influence one another. To me, these are not separate parts of who we are, but interconnected pieces of the whole.
My aim is to bring together traditional herbal knowledge with a modern understanding of the body, using medicinal plants to support specific physiological functions and individual health needs in a thoughtful, personalized way.
Today, I offer 1:1 sessions, customized workshops, and consultations for those who want to create and plant their own herbal apothecary or learn how to work with medicinal plants and craft their own remedies.
I also create small-batch herbal medicines using herbs that I grow, tend, or forage locally, following permaculture ethics and working closely with the natural cycles of the plants.
Each Medicine Offering is crafted with intention, in harmony with the cycles of the Moon and Sun.