Women's Health - fall 2019 five part series

Five Fridays from 9am - 3:30pm
September 13  ~ October 4  ~ November 1 + 22  ~ December 13
EACH DAY:
* in depth materia medica for a beloved plant
* womb mediation with our materia medica ally

DAY #1 ~ PUBERTY AND MENARCHE: Friday, September 13
* deep review of pituitary/sex hormones, the menstrual cycle, and organ interactions
* menstrual cycle variations
* recognition of estrogen/progesterone excess
* herbal actions to support vitality to the cycle and and psyche
* PMDD and herbal support
* herbs for painful menses

DAY #2 ~ ILLNESS AFFECTING THE UTERUS: Friday, October 4
* infection
* HPV
* PCOS
* endometriosis
* uterine decongestants

DAY #3 ~ CONTRACEPTION: Friday, November 1
* Wild Carrot seed and flower
* Neem
* Wild Yam
* emmenagogues/anti-implantation/abortifacients

DAY #4 ~ CONCEPTION AND FERTILITY: Friday, Nov 22
* preconception support with herbs and supplements
* pregnancy through the trimesters - herbal indications and contraindications
* miscarriage support - to complete and to avoid
* post-partum: after-pains, galactagogues, herbal nourishment

DAY #5 ~ MENOPAUSE, THYROID, EXPRESSION, and BREAST HEALTH
* behind the scenes with hormones
* thyroid health and lab values
* stages of menopause
* fibrocystic breast tissue


COST:
* series $500
* individual class $120

LOCATION:
beautiful yurt in Portland, (Maine) accessible by the #4 bus line

Please contact Mischa with an email of interest.