Invitation to Join a Spirit-Centered Wisdom Circle
We are several healing practitioners coming together with the desire to create a spirit-centered wisdom circle, and we are looking to our community to find like-minded souls who are interested in sharing this goal. We invite those of you who have your own experience/knowledge and/or practice in healing, ancient disciplines, earth-based practices, shamanism, or any other modality that respects the natural laws of the universe to join us on this journey, using each of our individual strengths to deepen our understanding of the world. We welcome all “elders” with a deep sense of integrity and a common objective of healing the earth and ourselves in order to leave future generations a legacy of health and happiness, and life in harmony with the universe.
Under the aegis of Earth Elders Endeavors, this wisdom circle will strive to embody the group’s aspiration to live: “An Ancient Way of Knowing, for a Present Way of Being” and “Nature as Teacher and Timeless Wisdom for Self, Community and Planetary Healing.”
Founders (in no particular order): Donna Merrill, RN, BSN, Registered Herbalist, AHG; Sarah Dickinson Murray, Natural Health Consultant; Tracy Halterman, LMT, Integrative Body Work; Jill Snyder, CMT, Student of life.
Please contact Donna directly with your name, practice, email and phone number if you are interested in joining the group. We will contact you soon to inform you about the agenda of the first meeting, participation fee and other logistics. Thank you for your interest in serving the greater good.
Scheduled Classes:
Monday Night Herbal Topic Series
Winter & Spring, 2010
Presented by Donna M. Merrill, RN, BSN, Registered Herbalist, AHG
All classes, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., free and open to the public.
| January | ||
| 1/4. Herbs 101 – An Overview of the Basic Principles of Herbal Medicine. [snow date 1/11] | ||
| Learn the basic principles of herbalism, the forms of herbs, and herb safety. Herbal medicine has special strengths that conventional medicine cannot offer. Learn the six unique herbal actions and herbs that support health and wellness. | ||
| 1/18. Herbal Remedies for Digestive Problems. [snow date 1/25] | ||
| How well we digest, assimilate, and eliminate what we eat often leads to either health or disease. We will discuss helpful herbs for the common problems, such as chronic reflux, diarrhea, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome. Learn about leaky gut syndrome and how this condition can lead to many chronic diseases like migraines, arthritis, and auto-immune diseases. Herbs are useful for treating both the symptoms and causes of these conditions. | ||
| February | ||
| 2/1. Asthma, Reactive Airway Disease, and Allergies [snow date 2/8] | ||
| Learn strategies to decrease the allergic component of reactive airway diseases to minimize the need for rescue therapy in these conditions. There is much that can be done to decrease environmental, stress and dietary triggers. Learn supportive therapies for immune balance and lung strengthening. | ||
| March | ||
| 3/1. The Hyperactive Immune System, from Allergies to Autoimmune Disease [snow date 3/8] | ||
| The hyperactive response of the immune system can be viewed as a continuum from mild conditions, such as allergies to severe or extreme examples, such as autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases are rampant including Graves’, Hashimoto’s, Sjogren’s, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Come learn ways to normalize the overactive immune system. | ||
| 3/15. Spring Tonics, Fasting and Cleansing | ||
| Spring is in the air and it is the time of year when most of us feel the need to start anew, whether it be cleaning the house, preparing your garden beds, or reawakening the body and mind with a cleansing diet and herbs, saunas, soaks and an exercise program. Learn how and when to cleanse and what to do after the detox to support healthy digestion. | ||
| 3/29. Skin Diseases from Acne to Psoriasis | ||
| In “whole body” medicine the skin is seen as an organ of vicarious elimination thus reflecting a larger disorder within the body when its organs of elimination lose their ability to detoxify the end products of unhealthy diet, environmental contaminants, as well as mental and physical stress leading to a breakdown in tissue integrity. Come learn natural strategies to handle common chronic skin disorders. | ||
| April | ||
| 4/12. Headaches and Migraines | ||
| Headaches are one of the most common ailments that plague mankind and are a daily occurrence for many people. We will discuss tension headaches, menstrual headaches and both vaso-constrictive and vaso-dilative migraines with dietary and herbal strategies for the different headache types. | ||
| 4/26. Perimenopause and Menopause – The Herbal Approach | ||
| This class will explore how diet and herbal remedies can be used to enhance this exciting life passage. Nutritional and herbal support for the two commonly feared conditions of osteoporosis and heart disease will be discussed. This class is intended for women seeking information and support for using natural products. | ||
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