Gail
Faith Edwards has released her second book on herbal healing
and health, Traversing the Wild Terrain
of Menopause; Herbal Allies for Midlife Women and Men.
Gail's first book Opening
Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs contains information
on 125 herbs and trees; in her new book she discusses our
midlife metamorphosis and how we can use herbs as our allies
during this time of great transformation.
In Traversing
the Wild Terrain of Menopause, Gail illuminates the
way through the deeply spiritual and transformative journey
we call menopause. She challenges us to consider midlife to
be a shamanic journey, then beckons us to join her on this
path wrought with wisdom, grace and beauty, as well as discomfort
and pain. Gail describes the chemistry of menopause in great
detail, explains how hormonal changes affect both women and
men, and offers groundbreaking insights into how our shifting
chemistry affects our lives together as couples. You'll find
comprehensive information on dozens of herbs that will help
ease menopausal woes, enhance physical, emotional and spiritual
health and well being, and increase sexual pleasure and performance
for both sexes. You'll find plenty of herbal ways here to
protect your heart, bones, and brain, nourish your immune,
endocrine, digestive, and nervous systems, alleviate chronic
pain, and so much more. Gail takes us on a poetic journey,
shares her life and her dreams, and most of all inspires and
empowers the reader to walk a beauty path through midlife
leading to the door of rebirth as a wise and healthy elder
person with many gifts still left to offer.
Excerpts
from FOREWORD
By Rosemary Gladstar:
When you open up the pages of this book, you will step into
the `wild terrain of menopause’ from a fresh and unique
perspective. Though a book loaded with good advice, traditional
herbal remedies and natural therapies that make this transition
easier for women ~ and men, Gail goes a full step further.
She beckons us along a path that leads to a simpler and saner
way of living...into a realm that seems at times far removed
from the busyness of the everyday world. I felt at peace here
and was enthralled with these sweet glimpses into her personal
life, a life of simplicity and dedication to living gently
on the earth. (^ Rose Scan by Gail Faith Edwards)
Skillfully blended into the tapestry of Gail's story, are
practical time tested recipes and remedies for maintaining
wellness and vitality through the cycles of menopause. You'll
learn about hormonal changes and how they affect both men
and women. You'll discover helpful hints for maintaining strong
bones through menopause. And you'll discover how to make traditional
herbal brews and fermentations ~ an almost "lost art"
~ the way our ancestors did. You'll develop an intimacy with
a few favorite herbs as Gail explores them in depth. Her relationship
with the plants goes deep and she opens doorways of understanding
that leads us into a deepening as well. Best of all, you'll
discover ways to honor and celebrate the earth ~ and in doing
so, celebrate your own body.
Let the magic take hold as you begin your journey into the
‘the
wild terrain of menopause’ with Gail Edwards, a
wise wild woman, as your guide.
Rosemary Gladstar
Cup of tea in hand
Sage Mountain, Vermont 2003
Lady with horn by Gail Edwards
Read Another Excerpt:
Herbs
and Spirit Power by Gail Faith Edwards
Excerpt from Opening
Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs
Our bodies come from the body of Mother Earth and to her
body we will return. We are made of the very same substances
as plants and our lives are intricately entwined with theirs.
Plants profoundly affect our mind and spirit. The herbs, trees,
and flowering plants actively support our growth and spiritual
development. Some plants seem to occur solely for the purpose
of changing our consciousness and expanding our capacity to
love. Spirit is a radiant star within each of us, an inner
core directly linked to the inner core of the earth and the
heart of nature. From spirit, life's purpose and intention
emanate, and innermost power flows. Opening our wild hearts
is about cultivating spirit in relationship with herbs.
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