STROB Apothecary

05/29/2026

Dear STRŌB Community,

Most of us came to aromatherapy through one of two doors: a candle we couldn't get enough of, or after smelling something, a moment of stress relief so immediate it felt like magic.

The science behind it is kinda magical, actually!

When you inhale an aromatic molecule, it travels to the olfactory bulb at the back of your nose which is a cluster of nerve endings that act like a door, and those molecules are the keys. Once that door opens, the signal travels directly to the limbic system of the brain which is the seat of emotion, memory, and instinct and it does it within seconds. No detour through active thinking and no filtering It just goes straight to the part of you that feels. It's so cool, we geek out about it over here daily!

This is why scent is one of the most powerful tools we have for shifting our inner state. And we're so lucky Sherry Steine built an entire workshop around it.

🌙 Rituals of the Planets: Vedic Astrology for Everyday Healing 🌙

Sunday, June 7th | 2-4pm
With Sherry Steine — Yoga Therapist, Vedic Astrologer & Certified Aromatherapist
Sherry is a trained, certified aromatherapist who has spent years studying the intersection of scent, the nervous system, and the cosmos.

🌿 Scent as a Portal to the Planets 🌿
In Vedic Astrology (Jyotish), each of the nine planetary archetypes (the Navagraha) carries a distinct energetic signature. Saturn moves differently than Venus. The Sun asks different things of you than the Moon.

In this workshop, Sherry has selected essential oils aligned with each planetary energy; aromatics that, when inhaled, help your nervous system attune to those specific qualities.

Feeling scattered? There's a scent for that. Feeling disconnected from your sense of purpose? There's a planetary ritual for that too. Needing grounding when everything feels like it's moving too fast? Sherry's got a scent for that too.

You'll move through breathwork paired with specific essential oils, hands-on aromatic rituals for each planetary energy, and gentle embodied practices that bring the cosmos out of your head and into your body. You'll leave with a personalized ritual that's actually yours that you build during class.

No prior knowledge of Vedic Astrology required. No yoga experience needed. Just a willingness to slow down, tune in, and see what happens when breath, scent, and the stars are working together instead of separately.

If any part of you has been feeling out of sync lately; with your rhythms, your purpose, or your sense of self, this is a good tool to come back to you.

🌸 About Sherry Steine 🌸
Sherry is a Certified Aromatherapist (NAHA), Certified Trauma-Informed Aromatherapist, Yoga Therapist, and Vedic Astrologer. She's also the author of I Settle: A Journal of Aromatherapy & Color Breathing Rituals for Inner Peace.
Her work sits at the intersection of clinical knowledge and deep intuitive practice and she brings both rigor and reverence to everything she teaches. If you attended her color breathing workshop in April, you already know how relaxing AND engaging your afternoon will be!

This workshop is facilitated in a trauma-informed, inclusive, and accessible manner.

🌙 Sunday, June 7th | 2-4pm 🌙
You are not separate from the cosmos. You are in conversation with it.
Come have a nice chat!

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05/27/2026

Meet Grace. 💚

Our new botanical face elixir. Just a few drops, pressed into damp skin morning and night. She sinks in fast and leaves a quiet glow behind, light enough for everyday. Never greasy or heavy, just gracefully hydrated.

Grace was formulated by Olivia, our clinical aromatherapist and perfumer, who's been working with plants and scent for over a decade. Every oil, every botanical, every and drop of essential oil was chosen with intention for how it feels on the skin and how it cares for it.

This is the kind of butter-soft, plush, well-fed skin you'll keep touching your cheek to be sure is real.
💚 In shop & online
💚 Samples available while supplies last

05/27/2026

Dear STRŌB Community,

Summer is arriving and so is a full calendar of gatherings, classes, new community experiments, and a schedule change we're really excited about. Here's everything coming up.

🕗 Big News: Extended Friday Hours — Starting June 5th 🕗
Our First Friday extended hours were so popular that we're making it permanent. Starting June 5th, STRŌB will be open until 8pm every Friday. Whether you work late, need a post-work wind-down spot, or just never seem to make it in before 6pm, we've got you!

🔮 TONIGHT: Seeker's Circle | May 27th 🔮
7-8:30pm | Brew Crew Members Only
This month's Seeker's Circle is diving into energy cleansing, protection, and shielding. The kinds of practices that help you maintain your energetic boundaries in a world that asks a lot of you. This one's live and exclusive to The Brew Crew.

Not a member yet? $7/month and you're in. (https://www.skool.com/strob-education-hub-1286)

🃏 THIS SATURDAY: Seeker Saturday | May 30th | 1-4pm 🃏
Walk-in readings this Saturday with two incredible practitioners:

Miss Elizabeth returns with her Tarot and Lenormand readings; always clear and grounded.

Brittany Earleywine, a counseling astrologer, is joining us for her first Seeker Saturday. Her work is rooted in intuitive readings designed to help you find clarity, support, and deeper self-understanding. We're so glad to be introducing her gifts to our community.

No appointment needed. Just show up when you're ready.

🐼 Every Saturday: Playful Pandas | 10-11am 🐼
Free toddler music playgroup every Saturday morning for littles and their caregivers. Come for the music, stay for the community.

📚 Wednesday, June 3rd: Cozy Bites Mystery Book Club | 7-8:30pm 📚
This month we're discussing How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Tea, snacks, and a table full of people who may or may not have skipped to the last chapter.

🎨 Friday, June 5th: Artist's Table | 6:30-8pm 🎨
The first night of our new permanent late hours kicks off with Artist's Table in the front room. Art supplies, pots of tea, and community co-creation waiting for you. Come make something and memories count!

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🌙 Sunday, June 7th: Rituals of the Planets | 2-4pm 🌙
Vedic Astrology for Everyday Healing with Sherry Steine

Sherry Steine (Yoga Therapist, Vedic Astrologer, Certified Aromatherapist) brings Vedic Astrology into the body through breath, scent, and ritual. This isn't about prediction. It's about relationship with the planets, with yourself and with the rhythms that shape your days.

You'll explore the nine planetary archetypes and leave with a personalized ritual practice you can use every day.

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🌿 Wednesday, June 10th: Tea Talk | 7-8pm | Brew Crew Only 🌿
This month's Tea Talk features Sean teaching on Hawthorn: the plant, the heart medicine and all its crataeg-y goodness. If you've ever wanted to sit with Sean and just learn, this is exactly that. Brew Crew members only, live on Skool. (https://www.skool.com/strob-education-hub-1286)

🎲 Wednesday, June 17th: The Unsupervised Wallflowers Union | 7-9pm 🎲
An Inaugural Meeting

We have something new to announce. Spice Rack Readers has come to a close, and in its place we're launching something a little different: The Unsupervised Wallflowers Union.

What is it? Well, we're working that out together, but the first meeting is over board games. For the vibe check, think jammies and comfort.

If you've ever felt like you needed a space that was warm, a little weird, and completely yours, we welcome you to pull up a chair. First meeting June 17th, 7-9pm.

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🍹 Save the Date: Herbal Mocktails Class | Friday, June 26th | 6-7:30pm 🍹
Mark your calendars because this is going to be a great time. Brittany Williams (yes, the herbalist behind those legendary herbal puff puffs) is teaching an interactive herbal mocktails class. Brittany is a relaxation and enjoyment expert in the truest sense, and we cannot think of a better person to teach us how to make something delicious and healing at the same time.

Event link coming soon so keep an eye out!

This is just a taste of what we've got planned for the summer. There's something here for everyone!

Come find your thing,
The STRŌB Apothecary Team 🌿✨

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05/26/2026

This Saturday: Walk-in readings with two incredible practitioners 🔮✨
Seeker Saturday
📅 Saturday, May 30th | 1-4pm
🌟 Walk-in tarot & astrology readings

is our long-standing tarot + Lenormand reader who uses her own spiritual journey to empower and guide others. (She's also the genius behind the Ritual Riot anointing oils and incense stars.)

is a counseling astrologer offering intuitive readings designed to help you find clarity, deeper self-understanding, and alignment with your divine path.

No appointment needed! Just walk in.
See you Saturday 💚

📍 STROB Apothecary, 2111 Baldwin Ave, Crofton MD

05/22/2026

Dear STRŌB Community,

Two herb arrivals and something we've been quietly working on for a while. Are you ready?

🌿 Local Nettle is Back 🌿
Fresh nettle has arrived from our friends at Fox Haven Farm (https://foxhavenfarm.org/) , harvested earlier this month, emerald green, gorgeous, and exactly what we get excited to see on our herb wall. Wanna see Olivia geek out over it, check out our Instagram.

We don't take the relationship we have with the people who grow our herbs lightly. Fox Haven stewards the Piscataway land on which the farm sits organically and with such care and intention and that matters to us deeply. Every pound of herb that comes through our door from them carries the love of that story.

If you've been waiting for local, we have it now. Come get it while it lasts.

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🌱 New Herb: Gynostemma 🌱
We're welcoming Gynostemma (https://www.strobapothecary.com/product/gynostemma-leaf-c-s-/TMWZRVXIBW4UDNB2B6RAEIYV) (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) to the herb wall. Its an adaptogenic vine used for centuries in traditional East Asian herbalism, sometimes called the "herb of immortality" in the regions where it grows.

Gynostemma is valued for supporting stress resilience, cardiovascular wellness, and overall vitality. It brews into a gentle, slightly sweet tea that's caffeine-free and deeply nourishing. Its a standout ingredient in our newest tea, If I Could Turn Back Time. (https://www.strobapothecary.com/product/if-i-could-turn-back-time-tea/UUOW4B3QAX3IDV3RNUDLPTB2)

🌸 Meet Grace 🌸
We've been working on this one for a while, and we're so glad it's finally ready to share with you.

Grace is our new botanical face elixir, slow-infused over weeks with five flowers, herbs, and a beautiful jasmine silver needle white tea. She's everything we want a face oil to be: light, absorbent, deeply nourishing, and made with the kind of patience that good plants ask for.

The base is a cold-pressed blend of organic oils, all chosen specifically because facial skin needs lighter, linoleic-rich oils that sink in rather than sit on top.

Into those carrier oils we infused gotu kola, calendula, schisandra berries, and jasmine silver needle white tea for weeks, until each plant had given what it had to give. The final blend is finished with precious essential oils of helichrysum, neroli, and a whisper of blue tansy.

It leaves skin feeling butter-soft, plush, and well-fed.

Three drops in the morning, three drops at night. That's the whole ritual.

While supplies last, we're including a 1ml sample on request with in-shop visits and select online orders (indicate in the notes if you'd like a sample). If you've been curious about face oils or want to try Grace before committing, this is your chance to feel a few drops first.

Some things only get better with time. That's true of slow-infused oil. We think it's true of most things worth having.

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Come find us,

The STRŌB Apothecary Team 🌿✨

The Brew Crew - Your digital sanctuary for herbal wisdom and cosmic guidance. $7/month for herbal education, live classes, weekly content, and a 10% off coupon every month.

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05/22/2026

Pouring fresh local Nettle into the jar today and honestly? This is one of our favorite moments. grew our nettle for us and harvested it earlier this month. Emerald green, fragrant, and everything we could have asked for in a beautiful, quality, organically grown herb.🌿

05/20/2026

Dear STRŌB Community,

Last Saturday was something special.

Pinkies Up brought together a room full of tea lovers and curious newcomers. We got to watch people light up at certain teas and flavor profiles and that's exactly what tickles our pinkies right up! There is nothing quite like watching the moment someone takes a first sip and a bite of something they've never tasted together before and their whole face changes with delight.

🍵 The Menu 🍵
Ten teas. Five of them brand new. Three of those have already been flagged for our upcoming tea release schedule. Your taste buds help shape what's coming to our shelves next.

This was an ambitious undertaking and our guests rose to the occasion beautifully. Thank you to everyone who came, sipped, and shared your thoughts with us. You made it wonderful.

We're already planning another Pinkies Up for summer 🌸 and we're considering making these quarterly events. Would you come to another one? Hit reply and let us know; your enthusiasm (or lack thereof!) genuinely shapes what we plan next.

🍃 This Saturday: We're Catering a Tea Bar 🍃
Something cool is happening this Saturday; we're closing the shop at 4pm to go cater the tea bar at a special event!!

We'll be making tea by the cup from several of our most popular blends alongside a selection of jars from our herb wall. Olivia will be custom blending cups of tea from those herbs based on one simple question: How do you want to feel tonight? That's the cup of tea you'll get.

If this is something you'd love at your event; a wedding, a birthday, a corporate gathering, a celebration of any kind.. please reach out. We love bringing herbalism and exceptional tea to the community, making special days more special, and helping create memories that linger longer than your last sip.

🌿 Tea Sample Sizes: Here to Stay 🌿
The sample-sized teas have been so well received that we're making them a permanent part of the shop. Over the next few months we'll be rolling out sample sizes across many of our teas.

Is there a tea you'd love to see in sample size? Reply and let us know. We're building the rollout list and your requests matter.

🎉 Big News: Friday Hours Are Changing Permanently 🎉
Our extended First Friday hours have been so popular, especially for folks who work varied hours, that we've decided to make it permanent. Starting June 5th, STRŌB will be open until 8pm every Friday. That means more hours, more access, more time to browse, sip, and connect with us. And probably a couple of cool new events. Just give us some planning time...😘

See you soon,
The STRŌB Apothecary Team 🌿✨

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05/16/2026

What smells so good in here? 💦✨

This episode: our cleansing waters section!
We’re showing off beautiful Florida Waters from some of our favorite makers:

🌊 Flori-da-da Water from
🌊 Camphor Waters from
🌊 Astrological Florida Waters from

Perfect for cleansing your space, ritual work, spiritual baths, or just making everything smell amazing and feel energetically fresh.

Come smell for yourself 💚

📍 STRŌB Apothecary, 2111 Baldwin Ave, Crofton MD

05/15/2026

Dear STRŌB Community,

Most of you get emails about what's happening at the shop. But a lot of the work we're doing right now is happening somewhere else, in The Brew Crew, our online learning community on Skool.

Here's what went down this week and what's coming next.

🍵 This Week: Tea Talk on Green Tea 🍵
Wednesday night Olivia hosted our first Tea Talk - All About the Greens. We dove into green tea processing, what makes Japanese greens different from Chinese greens, why your green tea tastes bitter (and how to fix it), traditional uses, and the stories behind the leaves.

Brew Crew members got to ask questions in real time, share their own experiences, and walk away actually understanding what they're drinking.

This is the kind of depth we can't fit into a shop conversation or a newsletter. It's where we get to teach properly and the talks are always recorded and available to watch on demand.

🌙 Coming Up: Seeker's Circle In 2 Weeks!!!🌙
This month's Seeker's Circle (4th Wednesday) is all about Cleansing, Protecting, and Energy Shielding. We'll explore practices, tools, and approaches for maintaining energetic boundaries and clearing space.

Brew Crew members can join live and be part of the discussion.

🌿 Next Month: Sean on Hawthorn 🌿
June's Tea Talk features Sean diving deep into Hawthorn: the plant, its uses, its heart-healing properties (literal and metaphorical), and all its goodness, from leaf to flower to berry. This is the kind of plant wisdom-sharing that lights Sean up most!

💚 What You Get in The Brew Crew 💚

Every week:
• Tarot teaching
• Sunday Reset live group check-in
• Weekly herbal formulations with the full story behind each blend

Every month:
• Astrology content
• Tea Talk live teaching (next: Sean on Hawthorn)
• Seeker's Circle study group (4th Wednesday)
• Live gatherings where we're all in the same virtual room
• 10% off coupon good all month long - just use the monthly code or passphrase at the register each time you shop

Ongoing access:
• Library with 50+ educational blogs
• Olivia's classes on crystals, aromatherapy and medicine-making
• Sean's Community Herbalism program

$7/month gets you all of it.

The Brew Crew is where STRŌB exists when you can't be at the shop. It's where you can connect with Sean and Olivia and your favorite interns. It's where we can talk freely about herbal actions, dive into the why behind formulations, explore the mystical and build the kind of community that supports your learning and the building of your own every day practice.

Join The Brew Crew on Skool → (https://www.skool.com/strob-education-hub-1286)

🥖 In the Physical World: This Saturday 🥖
Root and Lore Bakery popup | 12-4pm
Melanie's bringing fresh sourdough bread and cookies (Chocolate Chip and Confetti). Pre-order recommended (she's pre-sold half the loaves already), pick up anytime before Sunday 5pm.

Pinkies Up Tea Party | 1-2:30pm
1 seat left for our guided tea tasting. 10 teas, paired bites, in fancy schmancy vintage tea cups. Ascot-worthy tea hat optional.

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The shop is where we offer our herbs, teas, aromatherapy and crystals and get to connect in person for a short while. The Brew Crew is where we get to connect on a personal level and more deeply connect our teachings to community.

See you soon,
The STRŌB Apothecary Team 🌿✨

The Brew Crew - $7/month for herbal education, live classes, weekly content, monthly gatherings, and a 10% off coupon every month.

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05/14/2026

Feeling energetically out of sync? This one's for you 🪐✨

Rituals of the Planets: Vedic Astrology for Everyday Healing with Sherry Steine
📅 Sunday, June 7th
🕑 2pm-4pm

This 2-hour experiential workshop invites you to slow down and reconnect with the living wisdom of Vedic Astrology through guided breathwork, planetary aromatherapy rituals, and grounded practices you can use every day.

What you'll experience:
🪐 Guided pranayama paired with planetary attunement
🪐 Aromatherapy rituals using essential oils aligned with the nine planetary archetypes (Navagraha)
🪐 A personal planetary ritual to return to again and again
🪐 A gentle introduction to working with your own chart
🪐 A nourishing, pressure-free space

You'll walk away with:
✨ Practical rituals that weave astrology into everyday life
✨ Deeper understanding of how planetary cycles influence your energy and mood
✨ Tools to regulate your nervous system and restore balance
✨ A reminder that you are in conversation with the cosmos—not separate from it

Register now 🔗 link in profile,
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rituals-of-the-planets-vedic-astrology-for-everyday-healing-tickets-1989400584702