Divine Nectar is a multidimensional mystery school, regenerative apothecary & temple of earth magic located in the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains of Southern Appalachia.
We offer yoga & plant medicine education, women’s circles, retreats and other gatherings to help facilitate the reawakening our wild, intuitive and interconnected nature. We are dedicated to re-membering how to live in reciprocal relationship with the plants, the elements and all creation, attuned to the divine vibration of infinite love.
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
About Mina
Hello! I’m Mina Isabel Shahriary. And yes, that’s me gazing at an oak tree in deep admiration while casually striking a yoga pose.
I love to share somatic and rewilding practices, make plant medicines, and create healing containers for people who long to reconnect to the innate wisdom held within our bodies—and remember the truth of who we are as humans.
I grew up in a loving mixed-culture household in the suburbs of Washington, DC, feeling disconnected (as many of us do) from the land of my birth and its dominant culture, as well as from my ancestral cultures and homelands (which include present-day Iran, the UK/Northern Ireland and Switzerland). Much of my journey “home” has been about rediscovering what it means to be deeply connected to the body and the land I inhabit.
This journey has pulled me towards traditional knowledge systems rooted in unbroken spiritual and practical connections to the wisdom of the body and the natural world. I have completed many hours of formal training and am engaged in the ongoing study of vitalist herbalism, classical Tantra, Ayurveda, Zoroastrianism and Andean nature mysticism. I am deeply grateful for the ways these traditional knowledge systems have impacted my life and work.
I am drawn to syncretism grounded in interdependence, inner work, and cultural respect and appreciation. And I love to talk about things like the feminine mysteries, water consciousness, vibrational healing and co-creating New Earth!
Today, I reside on traditional Cherokee land in the mountains of Western North Carolina on a 33-acre regenerative homestead with my partner Kyle, our two little boys, cats, dogs, chickens and turkeys.
With a deep reverence for the intelligence found in nature, my offerings are rooted in the belief that we all can access profound wisdom and healing through attunement with the rhythms and cycles of body, earth and sky. I believe that plant medicines, embodiment & nature connection practices, and coming together in community are some of the most effective ways to heal the ancestral and cultural wounding—the story of separation—that keeps us disconnected, disempowered, and too often, in a chronic state of dis-ease. I am passionate about helping folks access their innate potential for vibrant health, bliss and sovereignty, as we break free from unhelpful patterns and conditioning and write a new story of interconnection.
