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Wisedom of the Plants with Thea Summer Deer

Thea Summer Deer

Susun Weed interviews herbalist, author and intuitive,
Thea Summer Deer



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Thea Summer Deer, Ph.D. is a clinical herbalist, educator, author and singer-songwriter. She began practicing midwifery in 1978 and was a founding mother of the South Florida School of Midwifery.

Her involvement in Alternative Medicine spans 35 years as owner of Mindbody Press and Evolutionary Press, and as the executive director of Resources for World Health. She is a graduate of the Botanologos School for Herbal Studies and received her doctorate from Venus Rising University.

Mother, Grandmother, avid cook and gardener, Thea is also an award winning songwriter performing in the acoustic duo, Thea & The GreenMan. Her new book, “Wisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth,” published by Inner Traditions International/Bear & Company, bridges botanical medicine with Earth-Spirit wisdom and is available from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com or your local Indie Bookstore. Learn more at http://www.theasummerdeer.com or “Like” her on Facebook.

Learn more studying with Thea at the Wise Woman University!

Love Your Liver: Spring and the Wood Element

This twelve week online course contains information I hope will someday be taught to our children as a matter of course so they grow in the knowledge that healing takes place in the context of relationships.

Knowledge is power and empowered people make empowered choices. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the choices that effect health and wellbeing. We have not really been taught how to take care of ourselves or what it means to have a longevity plan.

Our current system of health education, put in place by government and corporations, do not necessarily have our best interests at heart. Our current model of health care itself is steeped in the heroic and mechanistic model. Chinese Medicine, on the other hand, is an empirical system of knowledge that has been in place for thousands of years.

When we marry the best of our current models of medicine with the healing modalities of the ancients, a bigger picture emerges: one in which the whole person is seen in a new light of understanding. This course will explore a holistic approach to taking care of one of the most amazing organs in our body.

COURSE GOALS:

• Gain a basic understanding of the Liver, how it functions and to increase awareness around this vital organ.
• Begin to look at Liver Imbalance from the perspective of Chinese Five Element Theory, specifically the Wood Element which governs the liver.
• Understand the relationships between physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual health.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the importance of aligning with the natural rhythms of the earth.
• Acquire tools for recognizing and diagnosing patterns of imbalance, specifically Liver Imbalance.
• Put the lessons learned in this class into practice through dietary and lifestyle recommendations, and herbs that specifically support the liver.
• Learn how to increase vitality and longevity for yourself, your family or your clients.
• Have fun learning using the methods in this class which include journaling, dancing and cooking.
• Take your practice to the next level by examining a cases study and presenting one of your own.

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Heal Your Heart: Summer and the Fire Element

This class will benefit herbal practitioners at any level, and individuals who want to heal their heart-mind and support their cardiovascular system for optimum health. This is a class about learning how to become more present in our Heart-Mind, and how to eat and live well so that we have a healthy Heart.

Course Goals:

• To have a basic understanding of how the heart functions and to increase awareness around this vital organ system
• To begin to look at heart imbalance from the perspective of Chinese Five Element Theory, specifically the Fire Element that governs the heart and small intestine.
• To begin to understand the relationships between physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual health.
• To help gain a deeper understanding of the importance of aligning with the natural rhythms of the earth.
• To begin to acquire tools for recognizing and diagnosing patterns of imbalance, specifically heart imbalance.
• To put the lessons learned in this class into practice through dietary and lifestyle recommendations, and herbs that specifically support the heart.
• To learn how to increase vitality and longevity for yourself, your family or your clients.
• To have fun using the methods in this class which include journaling, meditation, cooking and art.
• To take your practice to the next level by integrating and embodying the concepts presented in this class.

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Hidden Treasure: Kidney Essence & The Water Element

This class will benefit herbal practitioners at any level, and individuals who want to understand the vital role of Kidney Essence and how to achieve optimum health and longevity.

The first and most essential of the Five Elements is Water. The Water Element emotion is Fear and like the kidneys, fear is deeply rooted. We are not even consciously aware sometimes of major areas of fear and insecurity and how this might be affecting our kidneys, or how in turn deficient kidneys feed the emotion of fear.

The highest expression of the Water Element is Wisdom. There is no better time than now, at the turning of the ages to study our relationship with the Water Element, restore our kidneys, and move beyond fear as we gain wisdom.

Course Goals:

• To have a basic understanding of how the kidneys function and to increase awareness around the urinary tract system that includes the adrenals.
• To begin to look at Kidney Imbalance from the perspective of Chinese Five Element Theory, specifically the Water Element that governs the kidneys, adrenals and bladder.
• To begin to understand the relationships between physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual health.
• To help gain a deeper understanding of the importance of aligning with the seasons and natural rhythms of the earth.
• To begin to acquire tools for recognizing and diagnosing patterns of imbalance, specifically Kidney deficiency.
• To put the lessons learned in this class into practice through dietary and lifestyle recommendations, and herbs that specifically support the urinary tract system and the Water Element.
• To learn how to increase vitality and longevity for yourself, your family, and your clients.
• To have fun using the methods in this class which include journaling, inner reflection, philosophizing and cooking.
• To take your practice to the next level by integrating and embodying the concepts presented in this class.

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