About Matthew GabrielAbout

I am an initiated Sangoma, nutritional practitioner, cacao specialist, and founder of Vee/Ra Botanical Blends.

My work is rooted in a simple question: What helps the body return to balance? Through herbal wisdom, nourishment, nervous system restoration, and embodied daily practices, I support people in reconnecting with their natural rhythm.

For many years I have worked closely with plant medicines and restorative wellness practices, learning how simple daily rituals can support deeper vitality, emotional balance, groundedness, and connection to life.

What I offer is less about quick fixes or intense transformation, and more about creating the conditions for the body to slowly return to its natural rhythm.

Through 1:1 guidance, herbal support, nutritional journeys, embodiment practices, and education, I support people in reconnecting with the wisdom of their own bodies and cultivating a more balanced way of living.

Main OfferingsOfferings

Grounded pathways into nervous system restoration, herbal wellbeing, and embodied living.

1:1 Guidance Sessions

Personalised nervous system restoration sessions combining herbal guidance, embodiment practices, lifestyle support, breathwork, and restorative daily rituals.

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Nutritional Journeys

Seasonal guided journeys exploring cacao, nourishment, cleansing, ritual, nervous system health, and embodied wellbeing through simple sustainable practices.

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Vee/Ra Botanical Blends

Herbal elixirs and cacao blends designed to support restoration, sustained energy, grounding, and everyday ritual.

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The Philosophy Behind the WorkApproach

Health is not something we force.

The body naturally moves toward vitality when given the right conditions: rest, nourishment, rhythm, safety, sunlight, grounding, slowness, connection, and presence.

This work is about creating simple, sustainable practices that support the nervous system and help us reconnect with the wisdom of the body.

Not perfectly.

Not rigidly.

Humanly.

Vee/Ra Botanical BlendsVee/Ra

Vee/Ra was born from years of exploring nervous system restoration, herbal nourishment, ritual, and embodied wellbeing.

The blends were created to support daily life, offering grounding, restoration, sustained energy, and connection through nourishing herbal and cacao-based formulations.

Vee/Ra is an extension of the philosophy behind this work: simple rituals that support the body gently and sustainably.

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Essays for Embodied Living Essays

Reflections on nervous system restoration, herbal wellbeing, seasonal living, and grounded daily ritual.

Nervous System & BurnoutHerbal AlliesDaily RitualsSeasonal LivingCacao & Embodiment

Reconnecting through Nutrition

Ceremonial Cacao

The Magic of Cacao

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If you are ready to restore your natural rhythm, send a message and we can explore the most supportive next step together.

Share where you are right now, and what kind of support you are looking for. I will respond with the next simple step.

Restore & Return to Your Natural Rhythm

Herbal guidance, nervous system restoration, and embodied wellbeing with Matthew Gabriel.