Transition Skills For Earth And Body WillowWayWellness.com
Willow Way Wellness provides workshops, training, and private sessions in applied knowledge for healing the land and healing our bodies, and understanding the connection between them.
The common thread in all of these offerings is that they help us shift our way of being in the world so that we sense and are sensitive to the living world around us. Thus, enabling us to integrate the information coming to us-both from our bodies and the earth-and respond with contributions toward a healthy, harmonious balance with all beings.
We offer:
. sustainability education, including the Permaculture Design Course, workshops, internships and consultations.
. The Plant Communicator Training
. Holistic Body therapy including Aston-Patterning, Aston Fitness, Aqua Alma Aquatic Bodywork, and massage.
Enjoy our site. If you take the time to have a look, there is a lot of information here on these diverse offerings.
Sincerely, Zia Parker
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Sage (Broadleaf) Salvia Officinalis
Brief
A popular and versatile home remedy, and culinary herb, sage has antiperspirant, antifungal, antiviral, antibiotic, astringent, antispasmodic, and hypoglycemic properties. Appropriately, its latin name, “salvia,” means “to heal.”
Medicinal Properties
Traditionally an external folk medicine, bruised leaves were applied to treat sprains, swelling, and bleeding.
Sage’s antihydrotic quality makes it effective in stopping night sweats, reducing excessive menstrual bleeding, and drying up a mother’s milk. The herb is also useful to quiet nervousness, remedy digestive disturbances, treat respiratory problems, improve circulation and memory.
Sage is used
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Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Brief
This antioxidant, antimicrobial, diuretic, and aromatic herb is commonly used in everything from lamb stew to shampoo, as well as in teas and oils.
Medicinal Properties
Traditionally, rosemary has been used medicinally to improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, stimulate hair growth, and support the circulatory and nervous systems. It is also believed to increase menstrual flow, act as an abortifacient (causing miscarriage), increase urine flow, and treat indigestion.
Several studies done in the last several years show that rosemary leaf oil can help prevent the development of cancerous
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Red Clover
Trifolium Pratense
Brief
Rich in isoflavones, red clover is a detergent, sedative, antispasmodic, diuretic, and expectorant, as well as being a favorite food for grazing cattle and other animals.
Medicinal Properties
Red clover is rich in isoflavones, which are plant-based chemicals that produce estrogen-like effects in the body. Isoflavones have shown potential in the treatment of a number of conditions associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, cardiovascular health, and osteoporosis.
Red clover is a source of many valuable nutrients including calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin
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