The simplest and most potent form of herbal medicine that I know, so easy to make yourself at home, so powerful and immediately relaxing... Herbal Body Oiling is an ancient, ancestral practice that the nervous systems of modern folk are in desperate need of.
For MUCH more check out episode 20 guest Kami McBride's FREE Healing Herbal Oils Online Workshop!
When we think about taking herbal medicine, we tend to picture teas, tinctures, or some other way of ingesting the medicinal benefits of the plant through the mouth. But the skin is our largest organ and is incredibly absorbent, with direct access to the nervous, lymphatic, and immune systems. By keeping the body hydrated with fat (oil) as opposed to water (like in lotion), we keep these systems nourished, running smoothly, and functioning at the highest possible level.
In this episode I talk about:
The simplest yet most profound form of herbal medicine
The healing effects of fat/oil on the nervous system
Carrier oils, fresh v dry plant infusions, how long to steep, etc.
Which fresh herb to use if you don’t have a garden & there’s nowhere to wildcraft
Medicinal specifics of lavender, calendula, St. John’s Wort, mugwort, and yarrow
Oiling for pregnancy, babies, children, and motherhood in general
Coming back to your self
Don’t get tripped up. Herbalism is your birthright. Just make an oil. Start where you are. It is enough. You are enough.
Scented plants = volatile oil content = antimicrobial action = longer lasting oil
Extending shelf life
Whole plant infused oils are much more medicinal than just adding essential oils to a carrier oil
The nervous system, being in a sympathetic dominant state (most of us are), and being an empath/Highly Sensitive Person
The lymphatic/immune system & breast massage
Self knowledge & being deeply familiar with the terrain of the only body you're ever gonna have
Practical tips & techniques for making herbal body oiling a part of your daily life
Oiling the face
Should you use heat and/or sunlight in herbal oil making?
The home remedy with the least amount of effort for maximum return
110. Women's Bodies are Metabolically Expensive (Why Things Break So Easily) - Dr. Suuzi Hazen
109. Loving Ourselves Home: Finding Sanctuary in Herbal Medicine - Kami McBride
108. The Mythic Hive & How Bees Heal Us - Ariella Daly
107. Death is the Great Healing: Reclaiming Ancestral Relationship w/ the Dead - Perdita Finn
106. Chronic Illness: Telling Honest Stories, Navigating the Underworld, and Tending the Roots - Sarah Ramey
105. Synchronicity Reveals Our Ecological Niche - Sophie Strand
104. Your Body is Not a Closed System: The Sun, Cell Signaling, & Metabolic Wellness - Sarah Kleiner
103. Midlife Burnout for Women & Why Healing Work Can Make Us Worse - Dr. Suuzi Hazen
102. The Living Matrix of Fascia & the Resonance of the Heart - Lindsay Courcelle
101. Rooting With the Ancient Mothers: Healing Wounded Lineages by Reclaiming Physiologic Birth & Radical Togetherness - Aimee Aroha
100. Returning the Mother to Herself: Our Nourishment Shapes How We Receive Life - Niecia Nelson
99. Holistic Health & Earth Connected Living in Technological Times - Carly Rose
98. Parenting Sensitive/Spirited/Neurodivergent Children, Leaving Schools, and Proudly Engaging in Wrongthink - Teva Johnstone
97. Five Years of Medicine Stories (& more)
96. Apprentice Yourself to the Earth: Plant Wisdom & Embodied Knowing - Kami McBride
95. Exiting the Overculture: Herbalism, Homesteading, & Unschooling My Mind
94. Our Trip to Britain: Ancestral Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites
93. Mirrors in the Earth: Self Remembrance & the Non-Stop Nurturance of the Natural World - Asia Suler
92. Expansion is Our Nature: a Matriarchal Reframe for Money & How I Went From Broke to Flow
91. The Mineral Matrix & the Motherline That Made You - Hamid Jabbar
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