New - Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health quetions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sister Dandelion. Sister Dandelion is a cofounder and trustee of the Church of Modern Witchcraft. A poet and priestess, she has been practicing witchcraft and reading the Tarot for 25 years. She honors Z Budapest, Starhawk, and Susun Weed as her witchcraft mentors and foresisters. As a radical feminist, Sister Dandelion has organized and collaborated with women on issues such as male violence, reproductive freedom and women's health, liberation, and the creation of woman-loving culture in the context of a woman-hating system.  this episode Q&A includes: • first choice when there is an irritation to the uninary tract is corn silk.. • bloating and gas pain- aromatic seeds of any kind.. • gotu kola preparations.. • CBD extractions- it's complicated, but up for experimentation.. • bitter melon? • flooding.. • menopause..

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 miute interview with Sally Kempton. Sally Kempton is a widely respected teacher of meditation and spiritual wisdom, known for her capacity to kindle meditative states in others, and to help students work with meditative experience as a framework for practical life-change. A former swami in a Vedic tradition, she has spent over four decades delving deeply into meditation and self-inquiry. Sally is the author of the best-selling book, Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga, and ofMeditation for the Love of It," which Spirituality and Health magazine called "the meditation book your heart wants you to read". Her audio program, Doorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation, is a powerful introduction to advanced meditation practice. She is on the faculty at Esalen and Kripalu, teaches meditation on the websitesYogaglo.com, and and at Gaia.com, and leads retreats and workshops in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Her website iswww.sallykempton.com.

Sean is an herbalist, gardener and medicine maker. You are invited to call in to this monthly show to ask questions and add to the discussion

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Shonagh Home. Shonagh Home is a shamanic therapist, teacher, author and poet Her specialized private sessions and retreats assist clients to break chronic, self-defeating patterns, and move into empowered personal sovereignty. She is an international public speaker on the subject of visionary shamanic-spirit medicine, a voice for stewardship of the honeybees, and an expert on traditional foods. She is author of Ix Chel Wisdom: 7 Teachings from the Mayan Sacred Feminine, Love and Spirit Medicine, Poetic Whispers from the Green Realms, and Honeybee Wisdom: A Modern Melissa Speaks. www.shonaghhome.com

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Kathleen Hanagan. Kathleen is spiritual teacher, modern mystic, and psychotherapist, whose work integrates the essential wisdom of the great spiritual traditions with scientific knowledge, 30 years working intimately with individuals, couples, and groups, and her own quest for liberation. With the clarity that comes from one familiar with the territory of the heart, Kathleen shows us how to expand our awareness beyond the subconscious limitations of a culture that has lost its Soul.  She teaches us how to remain awake at every stage of the journey, so that we can do what we came to earth to do: to live wholehearted and prosperous lives of loving kindness, generosity and truth.   Her book, Loveseed: The Template for Birthing A New World, shows us how to create miracles through shifts in our perception, that allow us to trance-end the fear that creates personal and collective pain. Find out more at her website www.KathleenHanagan.com this episode Q&A includes: • oozing hot spots on dogs- 7 medicines.. • hildegard von bingen • success is defined by a person who gets up after they fail.. • woman’s first right is the right to change her mind.. • resistant to change? Best not to should on yourself.. • muscle tear- hypericum and comfrey..

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health quetions followed by a 30 minute interview with EbonyJanice Moore. Ebony Janice is a womanist scholar and activist doing community-organizing work, most specifically around black women's body ownership as a justice issue, and equal access to education and pay for women of color in the U.S. and in several African countries. Her work as an activist focuses on decolonizing everything (specifically authority, education, and mindfulness) and discussing the ethics of excluding hip-hop from a conversation about what is sacred and cite-worthy. EbonyJanice has a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Political Science, and a Master of Arts in Social Change with a concentration in Spiritual Leadership, Womanist Theology, and Racial Justice.  this episode Q&A includes: • vertigo- inner ear, losing balance- slippery elm.. • any plant that reduces blood sugar or blood pressure is not an adaptogen, adaptogens are regulators.. • create deep heat with bone broth, amla, goji berries, hawthorn, blueberries- using as foods • traumatic birth story- physicalize your anger.. • going back in time to care for the hurt parts of ourselves..  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Kris Steinnes. Kris is the visionary founder of the Women of Wisdom Conference, which is having its 27th Annual WOW Conference, Feb 15 17, 2019. Kris began her life purpose in 1990 when she declared her mission to bring people together. In 1993 after reading The Feminine Face of God, that mission was revealed to her in a vision to create a conference to bring women leaders to Seattle, which quickly evolved into creating a community for women. In 1998 she founded the non-profit organization, Women of Wisdom Foundation, and has followed her passion to empower women to find their voices and share their stories and gifts with each other and the world. Connected with women leaders such as Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Jean Shinoda Bolen, and Marion Woodman, Kris brings important messages to women around the world. Jean Houston gave a tribute honoring Kris's work at Women of Wisdom, stating "Kris has impacted thousands of women", and through the ripple effect, as every women influences each other through their healing journeys, many more woman are making a difference in the world. this episode Q&A includes: • 35 years of Shamanic Herbal Apprentices.. • histamine response- anaphylactic shock and osha root tincture.. • as parents we can offer acceptance of our bodies.. • like most of us, you are hoping for a little more control than there is.. • rashy patch of skin... • anxious high strung personality.. • types of headaches and herbs for each.. • storing dried herbs.. • comfrey nourishing herbal infusions.. • voices of women..

Sean is an herbalist, gardener and medicine maker. You are invited to call in to this monthly show to ask questions and add to the discussion