GREEN MAN HEALING ARTS AUGUST UPDATE
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Sean Donahue
Aug 4, 2009, 7:39:57 PM8/4/09
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Green Man Healing Arts
AUGUST UPDATE
GREEN MAN BOTANICALS
Usnea (Usnea barbata) -- Commonly known as "Old Man's Beard," this lichen was traditionally used as a wound dressing to prevent infection. More recently, herbalists have found this lichen very effective in supporting the immune system and in helping the body fight off bacterial infections, especially in the lungs. Whole lichen inctured in 100 proof vodka.
Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) -- The Eclectic Physicians of the nineteenth century classified this plant as tonic, diuretic, and antispasmodic. The 1898 edition of King's American Dispensary suggested its use for "whooping cough, asthma, and nervous excitability." Some contemporary practitioners have noted its affinity for the upper respiratory system. Aerial parts tinctured in 80 proof brandy.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Glycerite -- Yarrow was traditionally used as a plant of divination. This preparation was made in the spirit of the plant's magical uses. Flowers and first year leaves in vegetable glycerin.
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Elixir -- Traditionally used to nourish pregnant women and lactating mothers, smooth the transition into menopause and andropause, promote fertility, and support the lymphatic system, among dozens of other uses. Flowers in a blend of vegetable glycerin and brandy.
Coming soon: Self-Heal Tincture, Forsythia Flower Tincture, Sumac Elixir
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) -- For those who walk between worlds.
Trillium (Trillium erectum) -- An ally in giving birth to the self.
Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) -- Cradles and supports the heart, allowing it to open to healing love and healing eros, human, wild, and divine.
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris) -- Restores faith in our ability to heal ourselves.
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) -- An ally in reclaiming power given up through addictions or taken away through violence, abuse, and trauma. Aids in emerging from pain and despair into bright blossoming.
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CONSULTATIONS
AUGUST UPDATE
GREEN MAN BOTANICALS
The forests and fields of Maine have blessed me with great abundance this year -- and I am offering the first in my line of
ethically wildgathered Tinctures and Flower Essences for sale.
Watch later this summer for more Tinctures and Flower
Essences from plants gathered on my journeys into the wild or lovingly grown at Nezinscot Farm, a biodynamic (and certified organic) farm in Turner, Maine.
I
currently have the following tinctures and flower essences available
for sale -- $10 for 1 oz, $8 for 1/2 oz, $5 shipping per order. Ask
about prices and availability for larger amounts. To order, e-mail me
at seandon...@gmail.com. I accept PayPal, checks, money orders,
and cash -- and am also very open to barter.
Please note that none of these products are intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any medical condition.
Notes on the uses of these plants and lichens are strictly ethnobotanical in nature.
TINCTURES
Usnea (Usnea barbata) -- Commonly known as "Old Man's Beard," this lichen was traditionally used as a wound dressing to prevent infection. More recently, herbalists have found this lichen very effective in supporting the immune system and in helping the body fight off bacterial infections, especially in the lungs. Whole lichen inctured in 100 proof vodka.
Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) -- The Eclectic Physicians of the nineteenth century classified this plant as tonic, diuretic, and antispasmodic. The 1898 edition of King's American Dispensary suggested its use for "whooping cough, asthma, and nervous excitability." Some contemporary practitioners have noted its affinity for the upper respiratory system. Aerial parts tinctured in 80 proof brandy.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Glycerite -- Yarrow was traditionally used as a plant of divination. This preparation was made in the spirit of the plant's magical uses. Flowers and first year leaves in vegetable glycerin.
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Elixir -- Traditionally used to nourish pregnant women and lactating mothers, smooth the transition into menopause and andropause, promote fertility, and support the lymphatic system, among dozens of other uses. Flowers in a blend of vegetable glycerin and brandy.
Coming soon: Self-Heal Tincture, Forsythia Flower Tincture, Sumac Elixir
FLOWER ESSENCES
All essences are Stock Essences.
All essences are Stock Essences.
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) -- For those who walk between worlds.
Trillium (Trillium erectum) -- An ally in giving birth to the self.
Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) -- Cradles and supports the heart, allowing it to open to healing love and healing eros, human, wild, and divine.
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris) -- Restores faith in our ability to heal ourselves.
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) -- An ally in reclaiming power given up through addictions or taken away through violence, abuse, and trauma. Aids in emerging from pain and despair into bright blossoming.
CONSULTATIONS
Our bodies have a tremendous ability to heal themselves given the right support.
Through herbs, nutritional and lifestyle changes, energy work, and ceremony, Sean helps people find the support they need for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
An initial session involves an in depth exploration of the history of the issues a client wants to work on and the use of holistic "diagnostic" * techniques from both Western and Asian traditions to identify imbalances and possible remedied for those imbalances. Intake sessions typically last 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Clients are also asked to fill out a questionnaire before the first session.
Future sessions will be shorter. Depending on the client's needs they may include energy work, ceremony, and adjustments to herbal protocols.
Sean is currently seeing clients at Nezinscott Farm in Turner, ME and the Center for Mindful Living in Lawrence, MA. He is also available for house calls in the Lewiston/Auburn, Augusta, and Portland areas in Maine and the Lawrence and Boston areas in Massachusetts. Beginning in September he will also be seeing clients in Brookline, MA and Richmond, VT. He is also willing to do long distance work with a limited number of clients while they look for other herbalists to work with in person in their own communities.
For more information go to http://www.greenmanhealingarts.org/id2.html
Through herbs, nutritional and lifestyle changes, energy work, and ceremony, Sean helps people find the support they need for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
An initial session involves an in depth exploration of the history of the issues a client wants to work on and the use of holistic "diagnostic" * techniques from both Western and Asian traditions to identify imbalances and possible remedied for those imbalances. Intake sessions typically last 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Clients are also asked to fill out a questionnaire before the first session.
Future sessions will be shorter. Depending on the client's needs they may include energy work, ceremony, and adjustments to herbal protocols.
Sean is currently seeing clients at Nezinscott Farm in Turner, ME and the Center for Mindful Living in Lawrence, MA. He is also available for house calls in the Lewiston/Auburn, Augusta, and Portland areas in Maine and the Lawrence and Boston areas in Massachusetts. Beginning in September he will also be seeing clients in Brookline, MA and Richmond, VT. He is also willing to do long distance work with a limited number of clients while they look for other herbalists to work with in person in their own communities.
For more information go to http://www.greenmanhealingarts.org/id2.html
WORKSHOPS
Sean will be leading several workshops at the Be Here Now Festival at Harry Brown's Farm in Starks, ME from August 14-16, and an herb walk during the Nezinscot Farm Garlic Festival in Turner, ME
Sean is available to give the following workshops this fall and winter and would love help finding a place to teach in your community.
Sean is available to give the following workshops this fall and winter and would love help finding a place to teach in your community.
GREEN MEDICINE
We
are brought up to believe that health care is something we receive from
doctors who give us drugs made in factories to fix the broken down
machines we call our bodies. But for most people around the world
throughout history, our bodies and the world around them were alive,
and medicine came from the plants that grew from the ground where they
lived, helping their bodies find what they needed to exchange
balance. Everyone knew a little bit about what the plants had to
give, and a few in each village learned to talk to the plants and
unlock their secrets.
Herbalist
Sean Donahue leads groups through the history of how and why this
original science and art of herbal medicine was suppressed, how it
was kept alive at the edges of our culture, and how all of us can begin
bringing it back into our lives to heal our bodies, our spirits, our
communities, and our planet.
UNCOMMON SENSE ABOUT FLUS AND PANDEMICS
(OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE JAPANESE KNOTWEED)
There
is lots of frightening and confusing information in the press and
online about "Swine Flu" right now. And panic itself can be a factor
in the spread of disease as stress first amps up and then wears down
our immune systems. Herbalist
Sean Donahue helps put the threat in perspective and gives practical
solutions for preventing and treating flus and other viral infections
using the plants that grow around us -- including the Japanese Knotweed
so many are trying to get off their land!
HERBS FOR STRESS
The
daily stresses of living in a culture that is so wildly out of balance
take their toll on our bodies over time. Herbalist Sean Donahue
explains the biology of stress -- how it plays out in our bodies and
how it contributes to disease. And he shares how herbs, nutrition,
meditation, and lifestyle changes can help our bodies, minds, and
spirits deal better with the frustrations, anxieties, and fears that
are part and parcel of living in these times.
HERBS FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
AND DON'T FORGET TO READ THE GREEN MAN RAMBLINGS BLOG AT http://greenmanramblings.blogspot.com/
Stress,
pollution, and poor nutrition all combine to take their toll on the
immune system. Some of us have immune systems that are dangerously
depleted, leaving us vulnerable to infection, others have immune
systems that are revved up too high, causing our bodies to attack
themselves. Herbalist Sean Donahue will talk about how nutrition and
herbs can help to restore and support healthy immune function.
AND DON'T FORGET TO READ THE GREEN MAN RAMBLINGS BLOG AT http://greenmanramblings.blogspot.com/
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"If we eat the wild, it begins to work inside us, altering us, changing us. Soon, if we eat too much, we will no longer fit the suit that has been made for us. Our hair will begin to grow long and ragged. Our gait and how we hold our body will change. A wild light begins to gleam in our eyes. Our words start to sound strange, nonlinear, emotional. Unpractical. Poetic. Once we have tasted this wildness, we begin to hunger for a food long denied us, and the more we eat the more we will awaken." -- Stephen Harrod Buhner The Secret Teachings of Plants
SEAN DONAHUE
Herbalist and Reiki Master Teacher
Sumner, ME - Lawrence, MA - Boston, MA
Green Man Healing Arts
http://www.greenmanhealingarts.org
http://greenmanramblings.blogspot.com/
Eyes of the World Media
http://www.seandonahue.org
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