Comments for The Medicine Woman's Roots http://bearmedicineherbals.com Traditional Western Herbalism with Kiva Rose Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Herb Energetics 2.0 by Dana http://bearmedicineherbals.com/herbenergetics2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15205 Dana Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:47 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1709#comment-15205 I loved loved loved this class, and I still return to it often as a great reference for my practice! :) ~Dana I loved loved loved this class, and I still return to it often as a great reference for my practice! :) ~Dana

]]> Comment on Of Smoke and Spice: Two Teas for the Cold Moons by blanche http://bearmedicineherbals.com/smokytea.html/comment-page-1#comment-15202 blanche Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:48 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1625#comment-15202 My shipment from Mountain Rose Herbs arrived yesterday with Assam, Lapsang and Pu'erh teas. I brewed my first Russian Caravan concoction this morning and I really like it! The Lapsang has me completely wrapped -- never had anything like this before. I sampled another version of Russian Caravan last month served at a Christmas tea I was invited to -- this is all new to me and I'm enjoying it! Thank you for the introduction to another path. I liken you to a forest muse :0) My shipment from Mountain Rose Herbs arrived yesterday with Assam, Lapsang and Pu’erh teas. I brewed my first Russian Caravan concoction this morning and I really like it! The Lapsang has me completely wrapped — never had anything like this before. I sampled another version of Russian Caravan last month served at a Christmas tea I was invited to — this is all new to me and I’m enjoying it! Thank you for the introduction to another path. I liken you to a forest muse :0)

]]> Comment on New Plant Healer Columnist: Phyllis Light – Appalachian Herbalist by Marilyn http://bearmedicineherbals.com/new-plant-healer-columnist-phyllis-light-appalachian-herbalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-15188 Marilyn Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:34:58 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1706#comment-15188 My confidence in advancing my ability to heal those weak ADHD children is increasing with ever reading with wonderfully experienced and intuitive people like Kiva Rose and Phyllis Light! Thank you for your encouragement. Blessings, Marilyn My confidence in advancing my ability to heal those weak ADHD children is increasing with ever reading with wonderfully experienced and intuitive people like Kiva Rose and Phyllis Light! Thank you for your encouragement. Blessings, Marilyn

]]> Comment on New Plant Healer Columnist: Phyllis Light – Appalachian Herbalist by randy wiginton http://bearmedicineherbals.com/new-plant-healer-columnist-phyllis-light-appalachian-herbalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-15184 randy wiginton Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:59:30 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1706#comment-15184 so wonderful to see that phyllis will be one of your contributors. my first classes in herbs had phyllis as my teacher, oh she opened new doors in my life..being one of those folks that spent a great amount of time in the woods, i often wondered what a certain plant was, but never persued it then. now having been to several yearly classes with other herbalist teachers, i can't get enough..the real pleasure comes when you can help someone that has thrown up there hands when conventional medicines haven't help..thank you for having phyliis and other great herbalist..what an honor to be called an herbalist... so wonderful to see that phyllis will be one of your contributors. my first classes in herbs had phyllis as my teacher, oh she opened new doors in my life..being one of those folks that spent a great amount of time in the woods, i often wondered what a certain plant was, but never persued it then. now having been to several yearly classes with other herbalist teachers, i can’t get enough..the real pleasure comes when you can help someone that has thrown up there hands when conventional medicines haven’t help..thank you for having phyliis and other great herbalist..what an honor to be called an herbalist…

]]> Comment on Evergreens and The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration in Pictures by Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/evergreens-and-the-longest-night-a-solstice-celebration-in-pictures.html/comment-page-1#comment-15183 Kiva Rose Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:41:40 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1686#comment-15183 Wow, Ayayla, thank you! I certainly enjoy your blog and perfume a great deal :) Wow, Ayayla, thank you! I certainly enjoy your blog and perfume a great deal :)

]]> Comment on New Plant Healer Columnist: Phyllis Light – Appalachian Herbalist by Sidney Barthell http://bearmedicineherbals.com/new-plant-healer-columnist-phyllis-light-appalachian-herbalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-15181 Sidney Barthell Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:01:17 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1706#comment-15181 It is an honor and a privilege to belong to this awesome tribe of greenfellows. I am grateful for the technology that makes it possible for me to participate in this fellowship and have the greatest respect for all these wonderful mentors, teachers, facilitators and encouragers. It is an honor and a privilege to belong to this awesome tribe of greenfellows. I am grateful for the technology that makes it possible for me to participate in this fellowship and have the greatest respect for all these wonderful mentors, teachers, facilitators and encouragers.

]]> Comment on Evergreens and The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration in Pictures by Ayala http://bearmedicineherbals.com/evergreens-and-the-longest-night-a-solstice-celebration-in-pictures.html/comment-page-1#comment-15180 Ayala Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:55:04 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1686#comment-15180 Thank you for such a wonderful and inspiring post! Love the photographs and am glad to have found your blog :-) Thank you for such a wonderful and inspiring post! Love the photographs and am glad to have found your blog :-)

]]> Comment on Plant Healer Spring Issue Sneak Peak by Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/plant-healer-spring-issue-sneak-peak.html/comment-page-1#comment-15172 Kiva Rose Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:47:47 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1698#comment-15172 Hi Marge, if you mean an email subscription to the blog you can just enter your email address in the sidebar for that, and we also have a Traditions in Western Herbalism newsletter that you can sign up for at http://traditionsinwesternherbalism.org Hi Marge, if you mean an email subscription to the blog you can just enter your email address in the sidebar for that, and we also have a Traditions in Western Herbalism newsletter that you can sign up for at http://traditionsinwesternherbalism.org

]]> Comment on Plant Healer Spring Issue Sneak Peak by Julie http://bearmedicineherbals.com/plant-healer-spring-issue-sneak-peak.html/comment-page-1#comment-15170 Julie Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:56:33 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1698#comment-15170 Excited at possibilities! Excited at possibilities!

]]> Comment on Plant Healer Spring Issue Sneak Peak by Marge Maycock http://bearmedicineherbals.com/plant-healer-spring-issue-sneak-peak.html/comment-page-1#comment-15163 Marge Maycock Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:15:52 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1698#comment-15163 I would love to write an article and send it to you. Also, I would love to be on your mailing list and get all kinds of wonderful updates and information...Blessings! Marge I would love to write an article and send it to you. Also, I would love to be on your mailing list and get all kinds of wonderful updates and information…Blessings! Marge

]]> Comment on Nettle Seed as Adrenal Trophorestorative & Adaptogen by Robert http://bearmedicineherbals.com/nettle-seed-as-adrenal-trophorestorative-adaptogen.html/comment-page-1#comment-15161 Robert Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:41 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=271#comment-15161 Thanks so much for writing this! I had just spent the afternoon taking dry seeds out of a bunch of clippings I took a few weeks ago on New Years eve. My intention for clipping was for the leaves, only to later realise that there were virtually no leaves and thousands of seeds. On closer examination, the seed clusters resembled spirals a bit like what I envision DNA looks like... the cluster strands also wrap around each other nicely in a way DNA also does in computer visualisations I've seen, to clump together and create a kind of rope. So I was looking for Nettle Seeds and DNA and thats how I found this page. Interestingly, adrenal depletion and kidney depletion is something I've been taking nettle root and powder for quite a while now to restore the balance. About 5 minutes ago I took a teaspoon of the Nettle seeds, chewed them well, and already I can feel the elation in the heart and a real sense of excitement as its moving down my body. I feel a heat in my face. It actually kind of reminds me of the feeling of certain stimulants I have taken in the past which I believe depleted my adrenals and kidneys. Oh doesn't life has a funny way of coming full circle on itself? :) I will read your further articles on Nettle now. Thanks Thanks so much for writing this!

I had just spent the afternoon taking dry seeds out of a bunch of clippings I took a few weeks ago on New Years eve. My intention for clipping was for the leaves, only to later realise that there were virtually no leaves and thousands of seeds.

On closer examination, the seed clusters resembled spirals a bit like what I envision DNA looks like… the cluster strands also wrap around each other nicely in a way DNA also does in computer visualisations I’ve seen, to clump together and create a kind of rope.

So I was looking for Nettle Seeds and DNA and thats how I found this page. Interestingly, adrenal depletion and kidney depletion is something I’ve been taking nettle root and powder for quite a while now to restore the balance.

About 5 minutes ago I took a teaspoon of the Nettle seeds, chewed them well, and already I can feel the elation in the heart and a real sense of excitement as its moving down my body. I feel a heat in my face. It actually kind of reminds me of the feeling of certain stimulants I have taken in the past which I believe depleted my adrenals and kidneys.

Oh doesn’t life has a funny way of coming full circle on itself? :)

I will read your further articles on Nettle now. Thanks

]]> Comment on Plant Healer Spring Issue Sneak Peak by Cat Lane http://bearmedicineherbals.com/plant-healer-spring-issue-sneak-peak.html/comment-page-1#comment-15160 Cat Lane Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:51:21 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1698#comment-15160 Incredible as always, I can't wait. Incredible as always, I can’t wait.

]]> Comment on Nurturing the Senses and Deepening Intimacy With the Plants by Marilyn http://bearmedicineherbals.com/nurturing-the-senses-and-deepening-intimacy-with-the-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-15144 Marilyn Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:36:10 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1689#comment-15144 After listening to Kiva Rose's first course in Herb Energetics I want to dig deeper into the message from the plants. It opens that door to learn from the plant and match its properties with the patient and the patient's actual constitution. That is why one medicine heals one person and does not the other one with the same disease! It is not rocket science if we listen to our senses. Thank you Kiva Rose for these insightful lessons. Marilyn Thyme After listening to Kiva Rose’s first course in Herb Energetics I want to dig deeper into the message from the plants. It opens that door to learn from the plant and match its properties with the patient and the patient’s actual constitution. That is why one medicine heals one person and does not the other one with the same disease! It is not rocket science if we listen to our senses. Thank you Kiva Rose for these insightful lessons.
Marilyn Thyme

]]> Comment on 10 Reasons to Love Elderberry Elixir by Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/10-reasons-to-love-elderberry-elixir.html/comment-page-1#comment-15115 Kiva Rose Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:25:10 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=111#comment-15115 Nope, not entirely true, as even the leaves are used internally as a diaphoretic, although it may cause nausea in some people. There's toxins in elder like there's toxins in Peach leaves, may look that way isolated in a lab but doesn't work that way in our digestive system. If you crush and eat the seeds raw you can end up with nausea or vomiting but I've never seen anyone consume enough elixir to have any problem whatsoever, and I've often used it with infants and pregnant women. Elderberry in pretty much any form is considered by most midwives and herbalists and textbooks to be safe for pregnant and nursing women, which probably tells you the "toxin" thing isn't based in reality. Nope, not entirely true, as even the leaves are used internally as a diaphoretic, although it may cause nausea in some people. There’s toxins in elder like there’s toxins in Peach leaves, may look that way isolated in a lab but doesn’t work that way in our digestive system. If you crush and eat the seeds raw you can end up with nausea or vomiting but I’ve never seen anyone consume enough elixir to have any problem whatsoever, and I’ve often used it with infants and pregnant women. Elderberry in pretty much any form is considered by most midwives and herbalists and textbooks to be safe for pregnant and nursing women, which probably tells you the “toxin” thing isn’t based in reality.

]]> Comment on 10 Reasons to Love Elderberry Elixir by Mel http://bearmedicineherbals.com/10-reasons-to-love-elderberry-elixir.html/comment-page-1#comment-15114 Mel Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:21:04 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=111#comment-15114 Hey guys, thought elderberry uncooked was toxic, and the rest of the elder in any form toxic, if taken internally. Does strong alcohol 'cook' the toxin? Hey guys, thought elderberry uncooked was toxic, and the rest of the elder in any form toxic, if taken internally. Does strong alcohol ‘cook’ the toxin?

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