#27 Herbs, Steaming and Massage with Laura Clemmons

In today's special women's edition, Tahnee (General Manager at SuperFeast) talks with Laura Clemmons - a shamanic Strega healer who uses several modalities to help her clients getting to the core of their health issues. Laura utilises plants as an integral part of her healing touch and empowers her clients to make their own medicine. The ladies explore the intuitive nature of claiming one's health and the wisdom of plants and their healing properties. During this deeply gentle and spiritual chat, Tahnee and Laura explore what it is to tune into yourself, nourish and nurture your body and care for your mind. You might even hear cameo roles from both ladies children ;P!   The ladies dive deep into: -How instinct and intuition need to be trusted when working with tonic herbs and life, in general -How we often can lose our way a little, but essentially, this is just a transition period into becoming more strong in your own self - we call it sovereignty -Who are the ancient Strega (the traditional Italian healer) -The commonalities between healing practices across the globe, including the Mayans, the Chinese -How nature and animals can provide the most amazing cues for us to follow via observation and intuition -The dynamic dance of a herbs constituents is where the magic is - not the individual constituents -How powerful the act of prayer is to come in to a state of receiving -How connected uterine massage is to a spiritual clearing -How the womb has the tendency to store great emotions -How vaginal steaming can be very beneficial for women, the volatile oils of the plant will be drawn and absorbed straight into the tissue -The 101 on vaginal steaming  -Some tips to balance motherhood and self-care -Why self-love can be tricky! -Sharing your women's business with your kids and family can provide great support and connection -Men too, have their own cycles; self care is just as important for blokes too -How we each are in charge of our own body, let go of any fear    Who Is Laura Clemmons? Laura Elvira Clemmons is a certified herbalist and graduate of the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies. She studied under Dr. Gu Ding in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Shen Nong Center in Philadelphia, PA, and Mayan Traditional Healing Practices and Uterine Care with Ms. Beatrice Waight, Belize, Ann Drucker, Boulder, CO and Rosita Arvigo, Belize. She held an apprenticeship with Linda White Dove in herbal medicine; an apprenticeship with Claudia Rosewolf in traditional North American indigenous healing practices; and an apprenticeship with Pei Fen Yan in Chinese Medicine in Boulder, Colorado.  She believes that all medical modalities are lifelong learning processes and that the more education one has increases the tools in one’s tool box. Along with a finely tuned sense of intuition she combines these healing techniques to create a healing protocol for her clients. Laura comes from a lineage of Italian stregas, or healers, and strives to maintain her ties to that tradition in her practice. She named her business, Strega Gardens, after that lineage as a way in which to honor and embody the work of her ancestors. She has practiced for over 15 years and prefers to grow or wildcraft most of the herbs used, as well as make her own tinctures, tea blends, glycerites, oils, and any other concoctions that are needed. Laura concentrates on female reproductive health.  Her work attends to physical, psychological and spiritual issues, being that these systems are integrated and inseparable.  Laura believes that caring for the reproductive system is one of the most important things that we can do, being that it is literally the gateway through which spirits are drawn from the ethers into this world.  She feels that learning to accept and love oneself is a critical aspect of the healing path, and that paying attention to the subtle messages the body sends is a crucial part of supporting the body's natural dance back into balance.  To do this, she feels we must take responsibility for our bodies and our health, and as a result we will find the healing we seek by bringing consciousness to our everyday thoughts, words and actions. Ultimately, she feels her work is to help women to discover the medicine within and does so through her practice as well as the classes and workshops she teaches. Contact her at [email protected] or +1 720-380-9916 or find her on the web at stregagardens.com   Resources Ina May Gaskin The Strega and the Dreamer Chi Nei Tsang Miss Beatrice Mindy Green Aromatherapy Trager Therapy Laura's Website Contact Laura at [email protected] Call Laura at +1(720) 380-9916     Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/herbs-steaming-and-massage-with-laura-clemmons-ep-27