Sunday, October 6th, 10am-1pm
Here in the Northeast of Turtle Island, the traditional roles of Wabanaki Indigenous women included clan mothers, healers, midwives, and herbalists. Religion was through nature, water, medicines, and spirit. Settler colonialism effectively disrupted and attempted to strip the power from the women. Rematriation of birth as ceremony, ceremonial rites of passage, and traditional medicines honors the sacred roles of women as healers and birth workers since time immemorial. Non indigenous participants will learn to be respectful allies in the rematriation process for Indigenous peoples.
In a holistic, spiritual, and cultural paradigm, this workshop will blend naturopathic medical herbalism and obstetrics with traditional Wabanaki plant medicine and ancient midwifery practices.
Participants will be able to formulate and dispense herbal medicine as prevention and treatment of common conditions in prenatal, labor, and postpartum care. Some conditions that will be covered include nausea, fatigue, heartburn, delayed delivery, breastfeeding support, mood disorders, and perineal care.
Cost: $30, $20 with Birth Love Family Registration
Raised with her Penobscot culture and Native American spiritual practices, Dr. Jus Crea Giammarino realized the healing powers of nature at a young age. She received a Certificate in Herbal Therapeutics and attended the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies. She received a Bachelors of Science from UMass, Amherst in ‘Ethnobotany and Holistic Health’, graduating magna cum laude from the Honors College. Here she also received a Certificate in Native American Studies as well as completing premedical coursework. She went on to receive a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Bridgeport, College of Naturopathic Medicine graduating at the top of her class earning the award for ‘Academic Excellence in Naturopathic Medicine’. She completed an advanced externship in pediatrics, women's health, and family medicine as well as receiving advanced training in Sankaran Homeopathy. She became an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Hospital in Bronx, NY and a certified practitioner in WTS Therapy.
Jus Crea has lectured extensively on Native American Herbology and leads ethnobotanical tours. She teaches Native American cultures, histories and traditions. Previously she taught Nutrition at Springfield College and was a primary care physician in Brattleboro, VT. Currently Dr. Giammarino practices Naturopathic Medicine in Springfield, MA treating people of all ages.
In a holistic, spiritual, and cultural paradigm, this workshop will blend naturopathic medical herbalism and obstetrics with traditional Wabanaki plant medicine and ancient midwifery practices.
Participants will be able to formulate and dispense herbal medicine as prevention and treatment of common conditions in prenatal, labor, and postpartum care. Some conditions that will be covered include nausea, fatigue, heartburn, delayed delivery, breastfeeding support, mood disorders, and perineal care.
Cost: $30, $20 with Birth Love Family Registration
Raised with her Penobscot culture and Native American spiritual practices, Dr. Jus Crea Giammarino realized the healing powers of nature at a young age. She received a Certificate in Herbal Therapeutics and attended the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies. She received a Bachelors of Science from UMass, Amherst in ‘Ethnobotany and Holistic Health’, graduating magna cum laude from the Honors College. Here she also received a Certificate in Native American Studies as well as completing premedical coursework. She went on to receive a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Bridgeport, College of Naturopathic Medicine graduating at the top of her class earning the award for ‘Academic Excellence in Naturopathic Medicine’. She completed an advanced externship in pediatrics, women's health, and family medicine as well as receiving advanced training in Sankaran Homeopathy. She became an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Hospital in Bronx, NY and a certified practitioner in WTS Therapy.
Jus Crea has lectured extensively on Native American Herbology and leads ethnobotanical tours. She teaches Native American cultures, histories and traditions. Previously she taught Nutrition at Springfield College and was a primary care physician in Brattleboro, VT. Currently Dr. Giammarino practices Naturopathic Medicine in Springfield, MA treating people of all ages.