A downtown Loveland resident has opened up a new shop in the storefront that once held Dickens Alley, operating as an apothecary for those looking to deal with various health issues as well as an “integrated wellness clinic” offering services from local practitioners. The Stinging Nettle — named after the nettle plant — officially opened in the storefront Saturday, coming just a few months after Dickens Alley owner Don Pierson closed his doors . “I want to be a resource,” said owner Ali Bockelmann.
“I want The Stinging Nettle to be a resource to the community where we can get education and we can get help on supporting people wherever they are in their wellness journey.” Bockelmann is not new to serving clients with holistic wellness. The certified clinical herbalist started Rooted With Ali in 2018 with “a vision to bring natural skincare and wellness alternatives to families struggling to find solutions,” according to the company’s website.
She said she started this business after working to help the ones she loves. She said her children dealt with a lot of allergies and chronic eczema as they grew up. She said despite her use of traditional medicine, nothing was helping, so she tried to find a solution on her own.
“I started formulating skincare products in our household with ...
minimum ingredients for maximum results to give my kids some relief,” she said. After years of running the business online and selling her products at various stores in th.