plants & pregnancy
with
herbalist
jim mcdonald
two thursday
evenings in august
in waterford, michigan
hosted by
The Mind Body Collective
dates & details...
nourishing mothers with herbs
(and just a few)
supplements...
Thursday, August 4th
from 6:30-9:00pm
The first thing we should think about
to support pregnancy is nutrition. While prenatal
vitamins can be helpful, its not uncommon for them to
not adequately cover all the nutritional bases... just
because there's magnesium in it certainly doesn't mean
there's enough magnesium. We'll discuss the basic
actions and principles that underlie the holistic use of
plants and focus on using herbs as nutritive support.
Which herbs are nutritive? How are they best prepared
and taken? When are plant preparations superior to
supplements, and when are supplements more appropriate?
a mother's
medicines...
Thursday, August 11th
from 6:30-9:00pm
Sometimes during pregnancy we need more than just
nutrition... Morning sickness, sciatica and even
the common cold make us consider the use of medicines,
but which are safe, at what doses and for how long?
We'll consider the use of herbs to address common
issues related to pregnancy, with special emphasis on
how to understand the different ways herbs can work in a
given problem (for example, does an herb stop bleeding
because it contains Vitamin K, because it's astringent,
because it's oxytocic, or because it clots the blood?),
and ways you can choose the best herbs for the person
you're working with, and not just the problem they're
trying to address.
location...
The Mind Body Collective
4630 W Walton Blvd,
Waterford Twp, MI 48329 (map)
cost...
Classes are $30
each in advance,
$40 at
the door.
***please include
which class you're paying for in paypal so I know when
you're coming!
You can also send a check made to to me (jim) to
jim mcdonald
4535 jozwik
white lake, mi 48383
At the door, cash or check is accepted (or use the paypal
"at the door" option above)
Have more questions about classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions (like
times, weather exceptions, refunds and such)
here.
jim mcdonald
has been practicing the art of herbcraft since 1994, and
offers a knowledge of herbalism that blends western folk
and indigenous views of healing with the Vitalist
traditions of 19th century western herbalism. He has
taught classes and workshops throughout Great Lakes
bioregion and the US, hosts the website
www.herbcraft.org and is currently writing (alternately)
"A Great Lakes Herbal" and "Foundational Herbcraft". jim
supports and works cooperatively with midwives & doulas, and has had midwives involved in the births of all of his children. He is a
community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter and medicine
maker, and has been an ardent student of the most
learned teachers of herbcraft...
the plants themselves.
Please contact Jim at (248) 238-8733
(please note that this is not a cell
number and doesn't get texts)
or
jim@herbcraft.org
regarding any questions or need of further information
on the class itself.
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