Dear Annie, do you have any suggestions to help heal a postpartum vaginal prolapse I am 41-year old and have recently (6 weeks ago) delivered my first child, a baby boy. It was a difficult birth that resulted in a second degree prolapse between the wall of my bladder and rectum. Thank you for reaching […]
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I first became acquainted with Our Lady’s Mantle about 5 or 6 years ago through a series of classes at the Herbal Medic University (a fabulous school). The herbalist/midwife that led the family and women’s programs called it a “Wise Woman Herb” because the Wise Woman Healers in Europe and Asia have used it for
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Dear Annie, I have a grade 3 uterine prolapse that is getting progressively worse. I do yoga 6 days a week but am concerned my practice may be making the prolapse worse by overstraining & holding my breath in some practices. I need some guidance on which āsana or physical postures to avoid & which
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The other day I was in a class discussing the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, a 15th century text on haṭha yoga. We were discussing various habits and attitudes seen both as obstacles and benefits to the state of yoga. This was a humbling discussion for me as I tend to participate in ALL the obstacles. Yet,
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Dear Annie, you’ve talked about using sitz baths to help relieve abdominal organ prolapse, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, and yeast infections. Please give me more information. What is a sitz bath, and how is it used? Thank you for asking such a great question. What is a Sitz Bath? A sitz bath is a kind of
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Healing doesn’t happen all at once. It is a step by step process taking us from where we are to where we want to be. This step by step process is known as vinyasa krama in the eastern healing traditions of India. As a path to healing vinyasa krama means to move step-by-step way towards
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Planning for a practice – What is course planning and why do we do it? Most yoga practices include āsana (the practice of physical postures), prāņāyāma (working with the breath), and dhyāna (meditation). Normally between 5 and 12 physical postures or āsana are practiced daily. How do we choose which postures to practice? Do we
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Pañcamaya as it relates to Āsana What is Āsana? Āsana are the physical movements or postures of yoga. A lot of people think of yoga as just āsana. While they are apart of yoga, they are only one part of a larger whole. It’s easy to understand the confusion. When observing a regular yoga class,
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Coming across a robust Rhodiola plant while hiking is always exciting. In the United States I’ve run across a few varieties. They are beautiful. At my South Dakota herb farm, we grew the official variety Rhodiola rosea. Every year it would get a little bigger, with white flowers blooming early spring through mid-summer. After 5
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The actions related to medications and side effects cannot be overlooked when developing a holistic treatment strategies. The other day, a 70-year-old man came to see me for herbal relief from psoriasis. He was baffled and miserable. Having had no history or experience with anything like this itchy skin condition. It seemed to develop out
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