Iwilla Remedy Herbalism & Spirituality Blog

Winter is right around the corner and respiratory illnesses, like common colds, influenzas, coughs, pneumonia, and bronchitis are more common during the colder months. In this video, we’re making fire cider, which is a vinegar extract made with herbs and spices that provide full body relief for respiratory complaints.

We are funny creatures. We might have a pain in our shoulders for months that goes unchecked, but as soon as something happens to our genitalia, we panic, make a doctor’s appointment immediately and turn to Google diagnosis while we wait. Persistent problems in our reproductive organs triggers something primal in us and make us feel embarrassed, fearful and ashamed. Bumps, rashes, weird secretions and foul smells coming from our most precious and private parts urge us to act immediately. This video is devoted to people with penises. Maybe you’ve never considered penis hygiene outside of using soap and water in the shower. Using herbal medicine for penis care is an easy to addition to your routine when something feels or smells off. Watch this short video and learn how to make a herbal infusion that can be used as a penis soak, herbs to include and benefits, and irritations penis soaks can alleviate.

I remember all too well the days of being in chronic pain, taking hella pills that made me feel worse, trying all sorts of diets that didn’t suit me, remembering traumatic experiences, and thinking that I was too young for my body (marriage and life) to be falling apart. ⁠

Tami was the one who had the foresight to get us stop pursuing the same dead-end bandaids (isn’t she the best 💞)! And ever since then, now over 10 years ago, my life has been consumed by all-things-healing and plants - they saved my life.

I get asked all the time how I got into herbalism and healing work, so in this super short video, I'm sharing some of my backstory, the diagnoses that almost got me, and the transformation I've experienced with herbal medicine that I know you can experience too.

Click here to watch the short video.

If you’ve experienced trauma, who hasn’t right, then there’s one classification of plants you absolutely must work with. 

Adaptogens.

Trauma leads to a number of health issues, like PTSD, chronic pains and illnesses. It also keeps our nervous systems dysregulated and stuck in fight, flight, freeze or shutdown. 

Adaptogens help us recover from chronic stress and modulate our stress response, so that we react appropriately in the present moment. 

Each step of the way as you are healing with plant medicine, you're invited through a new door revealing another possibility. Selima Harleston Lust discusses how plants support you in deepening your awareness, and elevating your consciousness, so that you actually heal, return to yourself as home, and reclaim that joy you had when you were born.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• Three ways to work with plants to support your physical wellbeing
• How working with plants help you feel safe, connected, and restore meaning to your life
• You can heal from any trauma

Click here to watch the video.

This interview is part of the Evolutionary Plant Medicine Summit a free online event. For more information, please visit https://plantmedicinesummit.com. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network. All rights reserved.