A holistic lifestyle is all about balancing your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health so that you can have a fulfilling experience in your mind and body. To experience less stress and more happiness, this is a journey we should all be on even if we have a busy lifestyle. In fact, if you […]
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There are so many natural health benefits from plants you can grow. These holistic home remedies are the best items for your herbal medicine cabinet.
Do you know how to create your own natural medicine cabinet? Having remedies on hand for stomach ache, common cold and respiratory is easy!
Use the kitchen spices that have amazing properties to enhance our overall immune system, boost weight loss, improve skin health, improves digestion, and is also rich in anti-oxidants. Here are amazing ways to use different
Did you know you have an extraordinary ability to heal yourself by talking to your body? Every part of your body has its own its own soul. Listen carefully!
Did you know you have an extraordinary ability to heal yourself by talking to your body? Every part of your body has its own its own soul. Listen carefully!
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Learn how to send healing energy to someone in six simple steps.
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Unlock the secrets of holistic living and discover how it can help you achieve greater physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
We all have the ability to send distant energy healing, as long as we are open and confident in who we want to send our loving, powerful and healing energy to.
For those of you who find relaxation a hard place to be, and work way beyond 40 hours a week at your job, along with caretaking your children, or house duties, or fighting with your spouse, or listening to friends or family member’s problems, or whatever else that might keep you ON... today we are reviewing the nervous
In this article we look at different Root Chakra foods and recipes, so you can work out how to nourish your Root Chakra.
1. Reiki /ˈrākē/: Reiki is a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the pati…
Holistic health or holistic healing encompasses a broad range of treatments, dietary supplements, lifestyle changes, among others to bring about a change in our quality of life and health.
Herbs For Organs
To Heal and release old wounds is possible. Everyone has a unique constellation of issues, psychological and emotional, that they …
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Your blocked chakras hamper the uninterrupted energy flow and thus disrupt your body’s organic flow, causing emotional and physical illnesses.
These powerful spiritual herbs and plants have been used for millennia to activate higher awareness, intuitive abilities and deep healing on every level—mental, emotional, energetic and beyond.
There’s a case for foraging the flowers and working them into your diet. Every part of the flower is medicinal, so whether you’re brewing a tea or making a salad, there’s an abundance of health benefits that flow from the plant.
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Medicinal mushrooms have huge benefits to our health. They work on just about every part of the body, from immune support, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, blood sugar regulation, brain neural health, balance adrenals and hormones, to supporting healthy mood and stress response. Reishi, Chaga, Turkey Tail, Lions Mane and Cordyceps all have unique actions within the body that can help prevent certain illnesses.
Amoxicillin is a powerful drug against bacterial infection, but there are herbal alternatives. Learn how to make nature's amoxicillin.
The powerful benefits of adaptogens are vast. Essentially, adaptogens are substances found in certain plants that improve the body’s ability to respond to stressors. A stressor can be anything that causes your body to respond in an "abnormal" way.
This book list is a round up of our favorite books for exploring more about herbal medicines and natural remedies. We’ve included classics and more modern approaches to cultivating natural healing into your life. Some featured focus on remedies and prescriptions, others discuss cultivating your own
*Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Health, Healing & Wellness In this indispensable new resource both for the home apothecary and clinical practitioners, a celebrated herbalist brings alive the elemental relationships among traditional healing practices, ecological stewardship, and essential plant medicines. By honoring ancient wisdom and presenting it in an innovative way, Energetic Herbalism is a profound and practical guide to family and community care for those seeking to move beyond symptom relief and into a truly holistic framework of health. Throughout, author Kat Maier invites readers to explore their personal relationships with plants and their environs as they discover diverse models of healing. Inside Energetic Herbalism, you’ll find: The elements and patterns of Ayurvedic doshas for greater self-awareness as well as positive lifestyle choices A deep appreciation of the wisdom of indigenous peoples, which is the foundation of sacred plant traditions The relationship of well-being to the seasons through the brilliant lens of Chinese Five Element Theory, and how our emotional health is beautifully expressed through the Elements The roots and evolution of Vitalism, the traditional Western system of energetic medicine How to assess imbalances in the body using the elegant and intuitive vocabulary of the six tissue states, an emerging tool in Western herbalism The senses as the main tools for navigating through energetic herbalism Through the rich herbal tradition of storytelling, Maier seamlessly blends theory and practice with her experience-tested herbal remedies and healing protocols. Maier stresses the critical message of how to address the challenge of threatened medicinal plant populations, offering practical and inspiriting methods for ensuring their survival. Many herbals boast a materia medica of more than 100 herbs, but in keeping with an emphasis on sustainable practice, Maier instead focuses in depth on 25 essential medicinal herbs that can be grown in most temperate climates and soils, including: Dandelion Ashwagandha (Indian Ginseng) Goldenseal Burdock Calendula Echinacea Goldenrod Whether you are a seasoned clinical herbalist, an herbalist-in-training, or simply someone seeking to provide the best natural health care for your family, this book is a source of inspiration, insight, and answers you will return to again and again. Read Full OverviewProduct DetailsISBN-13: 9781645020820 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Publication Date: 11-26-2021 Pages: 392 Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.10(d)About the Author Kat Maier RH, (AHG) is the founder and director of Sacred Plant Traditions, a center for herbal studies in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of her greatest accomplishments has been to train many clinical herbalists who have gone onto to begin other schools, apothecaries or open their own practices. In clinical practice for over 30 years, Kat teaches internationally at universities, conferences, and herbal schools. She is a founding member of Botanica Mobile Clinic, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible herbal medicine to local communities. The Botanica clinic arose out of her school’s free clinic which was one of the first on the East Coast and served as a template for other herbalism schools. She began her study of plants as a Peace Corps volunteer, and her training as a Physician’s Assistant allows her to weave the language of biomedicine into her practice of traditional energetic herbalism. She is coauthor of Bush Medicine of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. As a passionate steward of the plants, Kat also served as president of United Plant Savers and was the recipient of the organization’s first Medicinal Plant Conservation Award.Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword ix Introduction: Honoring the Sacred 1 Origin Stories Journey to the Plants About This Book Part 1 Sacred Relationships and Healing Traditions Chapter 1 The Language of Energetics 15 Honoring Roots of Energetic Models Global Healing Systems A Contemplative Practice Chapter 2 Plant Relations with All the Senses 29 Elements within Plants Qualities and Actions of Plants Energetics of Phytochemistry Distilling Spirits and Developing Relations Chapter 3 Medicine of Place 53 First Nations, First Teachers Tending Land Close to Home Reclaiming Sacred Space The Rise of Botanical Sanctuaries Chapter 4 Medicine of the Seasons 69 The Basics of Five Phase Theory Spring Summer Late Summer Autumn Winter Chapter 5 Our Elemental Selves 111 The Elements in Ayurvedic Philosophy Tridosha: The Three Humors Treating Constitution versus Symptoms Chapter 6 Our Inner Terrain 133 Understanding Tissue States The Qualify of Temperature The Quality of Moisture The Quality of Tone Part 2 The Apothecary Chapter 7 The Wheel of the Year 175 Samhain Yule/Midwinter/Winter Solstice Imbolc/Candlemas Ostara/Spring Equinox Bealtaine/May Day Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice Lughnasadh/Lammas Mabon/Autumn Equinox Chapter 8 Kitchen Apothecary Practices 183 Kitchen Herbs Harvesting and Drying Herbs Water Extractions: Teas, Infusions, Syrups Alcohol Extractions: Tinctures Glycerin Extracts Vinegar Extracts Oxymel Powders Capsules Standardized Extracts External Applications Chapter 9 The Plants: Materia Medica 217 Seeing with the Energetic Lens Agrimony Ashwagandha Blue Vervain a Burdock Calendula Chickweed Dandelion Echinacea Elder Goldenrod Goldenseal Hawthorn Lobelia Marshmallow Milk Thistle Motherwort Mullein Nettle Plantain Prickly Ash Self-heal Skullcap St. John's Wort Violet Yarrow Epilogue 313 Acknowledgments 315 Appendix 1 At-Risk Assessment Tool Scoring Sheet 317 Appendix 2 Herbal Actions Glossary 319 Resources 327 Recommended Reading 331 Notes 337 Index 349 Show More
Tending to our nervous systems is also how we support our ability to thrive in our lives, despite whatever circumstances we may find ourselves in.