Lessons ~ Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons at ElderMoon School
Complete Course Outline:
- Welcome to Birthing an Herbalist In 13 Moons! Lesson I - Gathering The Seeds and Tilling The Soil
- Welcome! A bit of structural support for setting you up for success at ElderMoon School
- Your Home Apothecary - Visioning and Design
- Determining Good Quality Herbs For Medicine Making ~ Where To Get Them ~ How To Dry Them ~ How To Store Them
- Tilling the Soil ~ Preparation is key! ~Weights and Measures and Medical Terminology
- Preparations: Teas, Infusions, Decoctions, Double Decoctions, Solar and Lunar Infusions
- Herbal Therapeutics: We begin with the Heart... Your Cardiovascular System - The Science and Conditions
- Varicosities & Vascular Integrity
- Materia medica and Herbal Therapeutics for the Cardiovascular System
- Deep Dive with our Wild-Ones - Nettles Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 1 Ancient Practices - Guided Visualization: Heart's Desire With Hawthorn, Butterfly, and Turquoise
- Lesson 1 - Homework
- Resources and References
- Birthing An Herbalist In 13 Moons ~ Lesson 2 ~ Becoming The Fertile Soil
- Welcome to Lesson 2 - Becoming the Fertile Soil
- The Major Chemical Constituents of Plants
- Wild Plant Identification - Photo session
- Preparations: Tinctures ~ The Why and How of Making Your Own Potent Plant Extracts (tinctures) With Alcohol, Vinegar, and Glycerine
- Your Nervous System - The Science and Conditions
- Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics For Your Nervous System
- The Stress Response, Pain and Adaptogens
- More Nervine Herbal Formulas; Restless Leg Syndrome Supplement
- Deep Dive With Our Wild Ones ~ Mugwort Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Supplemental Lecture for the Nervous System ~ RLS - Restless Leg Syndrome
- Connecting to Your Plant and Animal Guides and Smudging Techniques
- Lesson 2 - Ancient Journey Practice ~ Resistance Crumbles ::: Feet Become Earth with Angelica, Horse, and Druzy
- Lesson 2 ~ Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 3 ~ Tucking In The Seeds. Exhaling Prayers of Beauty.
- Welcome Herbalists to Lesson 3 ~ Here we begin by tucking in the seeds and exhaling prayers of beauty to come forth...
- Preparations: Simple and Compound Herbal Infused Oils
- Basic Aromatherapy For The Herbalist
- Your Respiratory System - The Science and Conditions
- Maintaining a Healthy Respiratory System
- Respiratory Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics
- Asthma and Herbal Therapeutics
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Mullein and Elecampane Root Plant Profiles
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- The Trees as Medicine Keepers
- Lesson 3 ~ Ancient Journey Practice ~ Seeing & Receiving at the Edge with Birch Tree, Deer, and Gaia Stone
- Lesson 3 ~ Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 4 ~ Waiting Beautifully For The Sun and The Rain
- Welcome To Lesson 4 Herbalists ~ The Yaga Story
- Herbal Salves, Ointments, Balms, Butters, and Pomades
- Your Digestive System ~ The Science and Conditions
- Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics For Your Digestive System
- The Liver and Gall Bladder - The Science, Materia Medica, Conditions, and Herbal Therapeutics
- Herbal Bitters!
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Burdock Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Opening Portals ~ Creating Altars
- Lesson 4 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey ~ Re-Weaving Beauty and Wisdom with Tulsi, Turtle and Jade
- Lesson 4 - Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 5 ~ Tending the Seeds. Carrying Sacred Water
- Welcome Herbalists to Lesson 5 ~ Exquisite Self-Care List
- Chakra Clearing Exercise
- Honey ~ The Original, Precious, Sacred Elixir
- Preparations: Herbal Syrups
- Preparations: Elixirs, Cordials
- Your Renal/Urinary System - The Science and Conditions
- Urinary Tract ~ Common Ailments & Diseases ~ More Science!
- UT ~ Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics
- Renal/Urinary System ~ Common Conditions and Herbal Therapeutics
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones - Gravel Root / Queen of the Meadow Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Cycles ~ The Medicine Wheel as a Cycle Teacher
- Lesson 5 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey ~ Shadow Vision with Elder, Black Panther, and Pietersite
- Lesson 5 - Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 6 ~ The Crack In The Seed. The Crack In The Earth
- Welcome Herbalists to Lesson 6 ~ We begin with Preparations: Herbal Capsules
- Herbal Pills, Pastilles, Cough Drops, and Zoom Balls
- Your Immune System ~ The Science and Conditions
- Materia medica for the Immune System and Herbal Therapeutics
- Wise Fever Management
- Survival Tactics for Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments
- Medicinal Mushrooms
- Spiritual Bathing & Limpias ~ Techniques and Practice
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Usnea Lichen Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 6 ~ Shamanic Journey ~ Boundaries Practice with Usnea, Mountain Lion and Selenite
- Lesson 6 ~ Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 7 ~ Reaching Through Darkness for Light
- Preparations: Creams & Lotions - Part 1
- Cream & Lotions - Part 2
- Your Skin - The Integumentary System - The Science and Conditions
- Materia Medica For Your Skin ~ Meeting the Medicine Keepers - Part 1
- Materia Medica for Your Skin ~ Meeting the Medicine Keepers - Part 2
- Basic Herbal Skin & Natural Cosmetics
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Calendula Flower Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Medicine Wheel of the Year & Earth-Based High Holy Days
- Lesson 7 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey - Sacred Voice with Calendula, Raven and Lapis
- Lesson 7 - Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 8 - Greeting the Sun
- Preparations: Herbal Powders for Body & Teeth - Poultices & Compresses for First Aid
- The Women's Reproductive System - The Science Through The Phases of Being Woman
- Understanding Estrogen
- Breast Care: The New Beginnings of the Windy East as Young Girl to Young Woman
- Yoni Care ~ Womb Care: The New Beginnings of the Windy East as Young Girl to Young Woman
- Materia medica for the Female Reproductive System - Part 1
- Materia medica for the Female Reproductive System - Part 2
- Herbal Therapeutics for Conditions of the Female Reproductive System
- The Moon as a Cycle Teacher
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Motherwort Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 8 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey ~ Listening:::Receiving with Mugwort, Rabbit and Labradorite
- Lesson 8 ~ Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 9 ~ Two Leaves Unfurl
- Welcome to Lesson 9 ~ Medicine Gardening ~ Finding YOUR Groove With The Plants
- Preparations: Formulations Theory and Practice
- Herbal First Aid and Your Herbal Medicine Kit
- The Creepy Crawlies - First Aid for Skin Infestations
- Women's Reproductive Health - Part 2 - Menopause & The Unavoidable Drop Into The Watery West
- Materia medica - Additional Plants Offering Support for the Female Reproductive System During Menopause - Part 3
- Deep Dive with Our Wild Ones: Black Cohosh Root Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Ancient Shamanic Journey Practice ~ Tools for Success List - A Review
- Lesson 9 ~ Ancient Shamanic Journey Practice to Our Inner Landscapes - The Desert
- Lesson 9 ~ Homework ~ Formulations Practice
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 10 Thickening Branches. Thickening Roots.
- Preparations: Flower Essences
- Putting It All Into Practice ~ Case Studies
- Woman's Reproductive Health - Part 3 - The Child-Birthing Years & The Choices of The Fiery South
- Herbs for Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Herbal Care for Children
- Deep Dive With Our Wild-Ones ~ Chamomile Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- The Business and Legal Aspects of Herbalism ~ How to Support Change
- Lesson 10 Ancient Shamanic Journey Practice to Our Inner Landscapes - The Forest
- Homework - Lesson 10 - Case Studies
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 11 ~ Forming Buds
- Preparations Review Time - Q & A Live Stream
- The Reproductive System ~ Men - The Science and Conditions
- Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics For The Male Reproductive System
- Putting It Into Practice ~ Case Studies
- Deep Dive With The Wild~Ones ~ Seaweeds ~ Kelp and Bladderwrack Plant Profiles
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 11 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey to our Inner Landscapes - The Mountains
- Lesson 11 ~ Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 12 ~ Flowers, Bees, and Petal Fall
- Putting It Into Practice: Case Studies and Treatment Plan Development
- Preparing and Recovering from Hospital Stays and Invasive / Surgical Procedures
- Endocrine System - The Science and Conditions
- Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics For Your Endocrine System
- Deep Dive with the Wild Ones - Elder Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 12 ~ Ancient Practices ~ Shamanic Journey to Our Inner Landscape ~ The Rivers and Oceans
- Lesson 12 Homework
- Birthing an Herbalist in 13 Moons ~ Lesson 13 ~ Birthing the Seeds. Birthing Ourself.
- Revisiting Your Home Apothecary
- Herbal Care of Our Elders
- Herbal Hospice Care
- Materia Medica and Herbal Therapeutics For Your Musculoskeletal System
- Creating Herbariums, Earth Art, Landscapes, and Flower Mandalas
- Deep Dive With The Wild Ones - Horsetail Plant Profile
- Wild Food as Medicine Recipes
- Lesson 13 ~ Ancient Practices ~Shamanic Journey to Our Inner Landscapes ~ The Grasslands
- Lesson 13 ~ Homework
- Commitment Ceremony and Herbalist Certificate Awards