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Life Cycles, Moon Cycles:
Medicinal Plants from Menstruation to Menopause
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We will begin a journey that will take us through the hormonal changes that occur during lunar cycles and personal life cycles and how plants can help us in these processes.
This course is the result of a collaboration involving nutritionists, midwives, doulas, yoga instructors and herbalists. The group of trainers is an international group of women who are all currently living in Portugal.
The course will be online and taught in both English and Portuguese, with recorded lessons and translation. There will be 2 live online question and answer sessions in the middle and at the end of the course.
We hope you can join us for this extraordinary opportunity to build a connection with the plants and plant people of Portugal.
Plants with which you will build deep relationships during this course:
Pelargonium graveolens – Ros
Salvia spp. – Sage
Urtica dioica –
Asparagus racemosus – Shatava
Achillea millefolium – Yarrow – Milefól
Rubus idaeus – Red Raspberry
Leonurus cardíaca – Motherwort
Artemisia vulgaris – Mugwort
Vitex agnus-castus – Chaste t
Calendula officinale- Calendula- Calêndu
Melissa officinalis – Lemon balm –
Withania somnifera – Ashwagandha
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What will you learn?
We’ll discover how plants can be our allies in the treatment of diseases:
- premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- amenorrhoea
- dysmenorrhoea
- menopause-related symptoms
- fertility
- lactation support
- vaginal and urinary problems
- hormonal imbalances
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Who is this course for?
Although the focus of this course is women’s health,
all genres are welcome.
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1.
Hormonal overview and course introduction
With Olivia Fite
The opening session will be led by Olivia Fite and will focus on preparing you to get the most out of this wide-ranging and in-depth course.
We’ll give you an introduction to human reproductive hormones and the medicinal plants that will play important roles in the coming sessions.
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2.
Menstruation, PMS support and the first reproductive years
With Daisy Mae
In this class we’ll look at the world of menstruation and how herbal therapeutics can support and balance our cycles.
Easy symptoms such as pain and congestion, breast tenderness, fatigue and mood swings. We’ll be exploring herbs such as Vitex agnus-castus, Pelargonium graveolens, and Artemisia vulgaris. These herbs and others we’ll discuss help us connect with our vibrant true voice.
Everyone working to keep reproductive health strong and in balance.
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3.
Herbal Support for Sexual and Urinary Health
With Olivia Fite
Urinary and vaginal problems, such as urinary tract infections and fungal infections, are extremely common.
When caught in cycles of chronic imbalance, life can quickly become devoid of joy.
Fortunately for us, herbal remedies are very effective in treating these conditions, offering us an opportunity not only to feel better in our bodies, but also to become more empowered in the process.
Herbs such as Achillea millefolium, Calendula officinalis, and Melissa officinalis.
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4.
Selecting and Preparing an Herbal Apothecary
With Rita Roquette
This module shares an understanding of the importance of the relationship with the place of origin of medicinal plants.
Rita shows you how the plants are harvested following the Recolector Ethic of connection with the cycles of the Cosmos, the Earth and the Plants, exemplifying how to dry and extract the medicinal potential through various methods of infusing the medicinal constituents.
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1st Question and Answer Session
With Olivia Fite
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5.
Fertility Enhancement – Fertility Awareness Method
With Olivia Fite
This session will focus on fertility rhythms. With this understanding of your own inner lunar cycle, you can choose to increase or decrease your chances of getting pregnant, while also deepening your intuitive connection to nature.
Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari root), Paeonia lactiflora (white peony root), and Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace), among others, will be explored.
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6.
Pregnancy and Birth Support – Making a Birth Plant Box
With Maureen Robertson
The first pregnancy can be particularly frightening, not to mention the unknowns of the actual birth.
Support for morning sickness, pregnancy nausea and hormonal changes in the first trimester can be very reassuring, as can friendly advice for all the weird and wonderful experiences that can occur during pregnancy.
We’ll go through a tried and tested Herbal Birth Box that has been used by students, patients and designed by me for my 3 home births.
Nettle (Urtiga dioica), Rubus ideus (Framboise), and Leonaurus cardiac (Algripalma) feature prominently in this session.
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7.
Breastfeeding & postpartum
With Rita Rosa
The postpartum and breastfeeding phase is very special and important in the lives of mum and baby, and if it is lived with all the support and comfort it is reflected in a secure relationship and happy memories.
With the help of plants, in their various guises and both from the inside out and vice versa, we can allow the body to integrate all the changes from a place of love, healing and vitality.
From feeding to perineum care to the challenges of breastfeeding – the plants rescue and empower body, mind and spirit so that we can mother in line with our most authentic and full version.
From sitz baths to infusions, balms and nourishing recipes – the tribe of essentials you shouldn’t miss!
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Between motherhood and the menopause
With Tamara Hiller
Entering middle age can be a time of recovery. Fatigue, digestive problems, anxiety, migraines, insomnia and auto-immune conditions are some of the issues that can prevent us from enjoying this rich phase of life.
Stress and motherhood can lead to immune/endocrine dysfunction and deplete our nutrient reserves.
Herbs to the rescue! We’ll learn about adaptogens, nutritional tonics, and nourishing infusions, such as Withania somnifera (ashwagandha), Rhodiola rosea, Astragalus membranaceus, and Centella asiatica.
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9.
Herbal Allies for the Menopause
With Fernanda Botelho
In this module, we’ll look at the menopause from various cultural perspectives.
This time can be very challenging physically with irregular cycles of heavy bleeding, hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal dryness.
Emotionally, it can have a big impact on the whole family.
Join me in exploring the plants that are our great allies, such as Trifolium pratense (red clover), Salvia officinalis (sage), and Oenothera biennis (evening primrose). We’ll focus on how they can become our best friends and make this important journey a time of great inner adjustment.
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10.
Rituals for the life cycles
With Satya Kaur
Rituals punctuate life and change our chemistry. Living by the clock and fuelled by electricity, time passes, we grow old without using the maturation and enrichment that cycles give us.
Times of menarche, sexual activity, pregnancy interruptions, childbirth, surgery and the menopause are all opportune occasions to practise rituals that help us heal and grow in wisdom and love.
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2nd Question and Answer Session
With Fernanda Botelho
[/vc_column_text][us_separator size=”small” show_line=”1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-default” bg_image_new=”id^35777|url^https://www.quinta-do-rajo.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fundo-herb.-1-1.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^fundo herb. (1)|description^null”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Trainers” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%235c9b30″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%235c9b30%22%7D%7D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”30796″ name=”Olivia June Fite” role=”Clinical Herbalist” link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Finstragram.com%5C%2FOlivia_Oherbals%22%7D” facebook=”https://www.instagram.com/olivia_oherbals/”][/us_person][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Olivia has been dedicated to acquiring and sharing the wisdom of plant medicine as folk medicine for 10 years. She holds a Masters in Western Herbalism from the University of Maryland University of Integrative Health (USA). In 2012 she founded O’Herbals, a private practice in Baltimore, MD, where she served as
clinical herbalist and nutritionist for hundreds of individuals.
For the past 2 years (in Portugal) she has been studying local medicinal plants, raising 2 young children and trying to learn Portuguese. As well as creating herbal programming for Quinta do Rajo, Olivia offers mentoring and herbal consultations. You can get a taste of her work via Instagram @Olivia_Oherbals[/vc_column_text][us_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Fernanda Botelho is Portugal’s best known Herbalist. While living in London, Fernanda acquired herbal training from Christopher Hedley and later at the Scottish School. After returning to Portugal and for the last 25 years, Fernanda has worked as an herbalist, including much writing, photography and teaching about medicinal plants. Fernanda Botelho is the author of three children’s books on medicinal plants and several books for adults, including “Plants and health”, “A handful of healing plants”, “My herbarium of medicinal plants”, and annual herbal diaries/journals for the last ten years. She has been interviewed for many radio and TV programmes in Portugal and is always busy speaking on behalf of Mother Earth.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35771″ name=”Fernanda Botelho” role=”Author” link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D” img_size=”thumbnail” facebook=”https://www.facebook.com/fernanda.botelho.393″ custom_link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/us_person][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35773″ name=”Satya Kaur” role=”Midwife & Kundadlini Yoga Teacher Trainer” link=”%5B%5D” img_size=”thumbnail” facebook=”https://www.facebook.com/jaikalimajaijaijai” custom_link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/us_person][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Satya is Portuguese and has lived most of her life in London. She is co-founder and director of the International School of Karam Kriya (UK) and the Quinta do Rajo Ashram (Portugal). She was a midwife for 9 years and now shares her knowledge of 40 years of yoga and 9 years as an obstetrician through “The Mother’s Journey” training. She has been training Kundalini Yoga instructors since 2001.
Satya allied with the Red Tent movement in 2012 and has been leading women’s circles ever since, mainly in Europe. Her commitment to herbalism and permaculture has grown in the last 5 years.
www.themothersjourney.co.uk | www.quinta-do-rajo.pt[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%222em%22%7D%7D” width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Daisy Mae is a Clinical Herbalist based in the Algarve, Portugal.
Her life has always been about understanding the Wisdom of the natural world and our connection within it. She qualified as a clinical herbalist in 2004 and has been working in clinical practice full time and giving training ever since.
Daisy is the founder of Ceratonia Gardens which is a healing and educational centre in the Algarve.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35775″ name=”Daisy Mae” role=”Clinical Herbalist” link=”%5B%5D” img_size=”thumbnail” custom_link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceratoniagardens.com%2F%22%7D” custom_icon=”fas|globe”][/us_person][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35789″ name=”Maureen Robertson” role=”Clinical Herbalist” link=”|||” custom_link=”www.theherbalpath.net” custom_icon=”fas|globe”][/us_person][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Maureen Robertson began her training in Medical Herbalism 30 years ago and has been involved in Herbal Practice and Education ever since. She co-founded the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine in 1992 and has helped to qualify over 100 practitioners in Herbalism. During this time she had 3 children, all born at home and advised many patients and students regarding herbal support before, during and after birth. She devised what was affectionately known as Birth Box comprising standard formulas, (which could be adapted for specific individuals), aimed at supporting the most common experiences and challenges that arise during pregnancy, childbirth itself and postpartum.
She runs Melilotus Herb Farm near Lagos, Algarve with her partner and continues to offer herbal consultations, apprenticeships, herbal courses and study circles and online classes, courses and mentoring.[/vc_column_text][us_separator size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%225em%22%7D%7D”]Rita started her journey in Traditional Chinese Medicine and it is what, even today, underpins her work and the search for the cause with a more holistic vision.
Her passion for integrated eating led her to dive into the transformative world of energy food and from there into personal development, natural cosmetics, aromatherapy and Herbalism in the Feminine.
Her mission is to give you tools that combine our ancient wisdom with today’s needs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35780″ name=”Rita Rosa” role=”Women’s Natural Health Therapist” link=”%5B%5D” img_size=”thumbnail” facebook=”https://www.instagram.com/ritadelimarosa/?hl=pt” custom_link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22%22%7D”][/us_person][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”35782″ name=”Tamara Hiller” role=”Midwife” link=”|||” img_size=”thumbnail” facebook=”https://instagram.com/herbal.help”][/us_person][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][us_separator size=”large”][vc_column_text]Tamara Hiller, grew up in Germany and is a professional midwife living with her family in Barão de São João, Algarve, Portugal. She lived 10 years in Brazil, where she co-founded an eco-community project. She is currently training at the Instituto Internacional Educativo Integrativo with the aim of becoming a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild.
Her work and interest focus on women’s health and herbal self-care for chronic conditions. Get in touch via Instagram @herbal.help[/vc_column_text][us_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%224em%22%7D%7D”]
Herbalist living in Minho and dedicated to medicinal plants since 2010 focusing on the dissemination of the virtues of spontaneous flora in order to bring it to a place of relevance in people’s daily lives, whether through cooking, laboratory, through art, gardening or in the forest.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][us_person image=”43309″ name=”Rita Roquette” role=”Herbalist” link=”|||”][/us_person][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Price”][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%222em%22%2C%22padding-bottom%22%3A%222em%22%7D%7D”]
Price: 300€
To sign up, please go to our online shop or click on the button below.
- You can register up to the 1st Q&A session. The recordings and teaching material for the previous modules will be made available on the Sutra platform.
- If you want to take the course a second time, you get a 50 per cent discount (please contact Gurujot at gurujot@quinta-do-rajo.pt)
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- The lessons are pre-recorded.
- All the teaching material relating to the training will be made available on the Sutra platform.
- You can register up to the 1st Q&A session. Recorded lessons and teaching material from previous modules will be made available.
- The 2 Q&A sessions to clarify doubts will be live, online, with translation, in the middle and at the end of the training.
- In Sutra, there is a discussion and sharing chat where you can ask questions and doubts, which will be answered by the teacher of the respective module.
- All the necessary information will be sent to you by email 48 hours before the training.
- Training will be given in Portuguese and English!
- Access to the material for 3 months after the end of the course, until 31 January 2024, on Sutra.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][us_message color=”green” icon=”fas|info” el_class=”text: center”]If you have any questions, please contact gurujot@quinta-do-rajo.pt[/us_message][us_cta title=”Join this herbal community!” title_size=”32PX” title_tag=”h1″ controls=”bottom” btn_label=”I Want to Sign Up!” btn_link=”%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.quinta-do-rajo.pt%5C%2Fprodutos%5C%2Flife-cycles-moon-cycles-herbal-training%5C%2F%3Flang%3Den%22%2C%22target%22%3A%22_blank%22%2C%22rel%22%3A%22nofollow%22%7D” btn_style=”null” btn_size=”15px”][/us_cta][us_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Testimonials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_column_text]
What the students say about the training
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The content is great and the trainers are excellent!
I will recommend it. Thanks for sharing.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”Ana Luisa Pereira” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-left%22%3A%221em%22%2C%22border-left-width%22%3A%221em%22%2C%22background-color%22%3A%22%23e8e8e8%22%2C%22border-radius%22%3A%2215px%22%7D%7D” width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”“Formação de excelente qualidade e com profissionais fantásticos em cada área de especialização.
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