To begin, you will fill out my intake,
which is an extensive questionaire – this is so that I can “know” you, know
your specific body/mind, your specific ecosystem, and its interaction
with the greater ecosystem that surrounds you. I see each person as
an individual, with your own constitution and current state of
balance/imbalance. I look at the whole as everything is
connected, nothing separate. Each detail influences the big
picture.
Once I have your intake and have reviewed it, we
will communicate via email or skype to clarify details, then I will
spend some time immersed in a focus on you and your current dynamics to determine the course of action and create a formula, then we will connect again for
consultation. This will include education/recommendations on
lifestyle and diet and a custom herbal formula which I will ship to you; the custom herbal formula is included
free (a $50-100 value). Usually I create decoction formulas as this is a strong and
powerful way to ingest herbs. Being able to customize to this degree
means the formula is very specific to YOU, here now. Sometimes I
utilize infusion formulas and/or tinctures, and as needed, external
applications. I have about 250 herbs available in my
apothecary for decoctions and other formulary and also make a product
line, Ravenwind Botanica.
If you prefer I can recommend
tablets/capsules that you can order online from a company that makes
these. This latter offer means it is much less custom, though still
chosen specific to your situation, but it means you needn't make or
drink the decoction - this is what works best for some. The
decoction is what I prefer you do, you will get results faster, but
it takes some time for you to make it and it often does not taste good to the
average palate. I admit, being a long-time Herbalist, I love the
taste of many roots, and bark, and leaves, even the bitter ones –
because I have experienced the good they do!
Each consult, whether initial or
follow-up, includes my answering your questions and supporting you as
you go, along with monitoring the process and responding as needed.
True Herbalism is not a “take this
for that” or a “one size fits all” type of practice. My
understanding and what I will share with you goes deeper than that.
I will get to know you and your specific situation and offer you a
customized response to achieve real and lasting results for your
concerns.
"You are something that the whole universe is doing,
in the same way a wave is something the whole ocean is doing…
The real, deep down you is the whole universe,
and it’s doing your living organism and all its behavior.
It’s expressing it, as a singer sings a song…
We need to experience ourselves in such a way that
we could say that our real body is not just what’s inside the skin,
but our whole, total external environment."
Alan Watts, 'Man’s Behavior with Nature'
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in the same way a wave is something the whole ocean is doing…
The real, deep down you is the whole universe,
and it’s doing your living organism and all its behavior.
It’s expressing it, as a singer sings a song…
We need to experience ourselves in such a way that
we could say that our real body is not just what’s inside the skin,
but our whole, total external environment."
Alan Watts, 'Man’s Behavior with Nature'
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