How We Bleed: Energetic Patterns of Menstruation
Generative Care series: Session 1
Tuesday Sept 5, 2023, 5-7pm
Online via Zoom
$35-65 sliding scale per session
For herbal clinicians and other practitioners, the menstrual cycle can serve a vital sign or indicator for the patterns of health and imbalance in the whole body. In this three hour class, we'll use pattern assessment to explore how the menstrual cycle can tie in to supportive strategies for generative and reproductive health.
We’ll begin with an in-depth review of menstrual cycle physiology. We’ll discuss common symptoms, patterns and experiences of a menstrual rhythm as well the ways that stress, trauma, environmental exposures and sleep can impact and alter that rhythm. We’ll develop energetic assessments of the common menstrual pattern/symptom clusters, and investigate how to track changes and support balance. Finally, we’ll cover herbs and supportive strategies, including timing, dosage and formulation for individualized generative, reproductive and energetic care.
This class is for all genders and bodies, and will be taught with a trauma-informed lens and with a commitment to bodily and collective autonomy.
Replay will be provided for folks who sign up.
Teacher bio:
Tessa Micaela Landreau-Grasmuck (they/them) is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), community and clinical herbalist, and a poet. Tessa has been working in generative care and full spectrum reproductive health for over a decade. As a queer provider, Tessa is especially committed to working with queer and trans folks across all reproductive experiences. They currently with Threshold Community Midwives, organizes with The Rose Core Collective: an herbal kinship and runs Threshold Apothecary.
Generative Care series: Session 1
Tuesday Sept 5, 2023, 5-7pm
Online via Zoom
$35-65 sliding scale per session
For herbal clinicians and other practitioners, the menstrual cycle can serve a vital sign or indicator for the patterns of health and imbalance in the whole body. In this three hour class, we'll use pattern assessment to explore how the menstrual cycle can tie in to supportive strategies for generative and reproductive health.
We’ll begin with an in-depth review of menstrual cycle physiology. We’ll discuss common symptoms, patterns and experiences of a menstrual rhythm as well the ways that stress, trauma, environmental exposures and sleep can impact and alter that rhythm. We’ll develop energetic assessments of the common menstrual pattern/symptom clusters, and investigate how to track changes and support balance. Finally, we’ll cover herbs and supportive strategies, including timing, dosage and formulation for individualized generative, reproductive and energetic care.
This class is for all genders and bodies, and will be taught with a trauma-informed lens and with a commitment to bodily and collective autonomy.
Replay will be provided for folks who sign up.
Teacher bio:
Tessa Micaela Landreau-Grasmuck (they/them) is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), community and clinical herbalist, and a poet. Tessa has been working in generative care and full spectrum reproductive health for over a decade. As a queer provider, Tessa is especially committed to working with queer and trans folks across all reproductive experiences. They currently with Threshold Community Midwives, organizes with The Rose Core Collective: an herbal kinship and runs Threshold Apothecary.
