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Unearth the potential of herbs for a vibrant life.

This 20+ hour course is for women wanting to know more about how to take care of their own bodies, family caretakers in the home and community, and men and women practitioners alike. Kitchen preparations accompany the classes; castor oil packs, vaginal boluses, mother’s cordial, herbal honeys, aphrodisiac pills, and crone candy.

  •  Comparing Healing Traditions~ Looking at orthodox, eclectic/heroic, and indigenous traditions and defining the values and sometimes limitations within each paradigm.
  •  Understanding Phytoestrogens~ The science of and interactions with plant medicines, including the effects of xenoestrogens.
  •  Physiology Overview of the Menses Cycle, including stress and hormone variations.
  •  Hormonal Imbalances and Gynecological Patterns. This includes cycle scenarios and herbal allies.
  •  Women’s Materia Medica~ A complete list of herbal interactions and the reproductive system.
  •  Menses Irregularities~ Amenorrhea, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea with pairings and formulations.
  •  Vaginitis, Candidiasis, and Endometriosis~ Symptoms, causes, dietary and botanical treatment protocols, case study included.
  •  Correcting Infertility, Herbal Aphrodisiacs~ with materia medica.
  •  Herbal Contraceptives, Abortifacients~ with case study highlights.
  •  Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum~ Includes herbs not safe for pregnancy, threatened miscarriage prevention, and everything from muscle cramps to stretch marks, labor herbs and postpartum care.
  •  Menopause and Post-Menopause, the Season of the Elder~ Support for hot flashes, endocrine, cardiovascular and nervous system support, menses flooding, herbal hormone replacement formula, bone density, and brain fog.

 

About Feather Jones, Registered Herbalist

Feather is a Registered Clinical Herbalist in Western Herbalism who integrates herbal remedies, holistic nutrition, flower essences and stress reduction guidance. Her 30 year career in teaching herbal medicine and clinical practice, coupled with a background in Native American (Mandan) tribal teachings, provides her clients and students with a synergistic approach to health and healing.

Presently she is a Botanical Field Guide for the Sonoran University of Health Sciences. As well, Feather was twice past president for the American Herbalists Guild and is currently on the Admissions Review Committee.

Feather owns an organic herbal tea company called Sedona Tea Blends. Sedona’s famed vortex energies and selected desert flower essences are infused into a mandala of medicinal botanicals that provide wellness teas for body, mind and spirit.

An international lecturer, teacher and author, she is a strong animal rights activist and voice for the wild plants. Feather’s love of the land has kept her close to the earth, she is an avid hiker and spends most of her free time exploring off trail to hidden ruins, magical side canyons and red rock overlooks of Sedona.

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