Gail Faith Edwards
OPENING OUR WILD HEARTS
TO THE HEALING HERBS

Gail Faith Edwards is an herbalist with thirty years experience serving her rural Maine community, founder of Blessed Maine Herb Farm.

Gail is the author of two highly regarded books on herbal medicine and has offered herbal apprenticeship classes for the past twelve years.

Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs is a richly illustrated herbal that gives detailed information on 125 herbs and trees including traditional uses, scientific studies, personal experiences, magical and spiritual uses, and flower essences. There are very thorough directions here for growing and harvesting herbs, what parts to use, drying, processing and storing herbs in a variety of ways, as well as making herbal medicines such as oils, tinctures, salves, beauty care products, and a wealth of information on wildgathering, wise woman tradition, ceremony and earth awareness.

In Traversing the Wild Terrain of Menopause, I’ve attempted to illuminate the way through the deeply spiritual and transformative journey we call menopause. I challenge the reader to consider midlife to be a shamanic journey, and then beckon her/him to join me on this path wrought with wisdom, grace and beauty, as well as discomfort and pain. The chemistry of menopause in described in great detail, you’ll discover how hormonal changes affect both women and men, and gain many insights into how our shifting chemistry affects our lives together as couples. There is comprehensive information on dozens of herbs to help ease menopausal woes, enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and well being, and increase sexual pleasure. This book is also richly illustrated; there are lots of herbal scans right from our gardens, my own watercolors, and lots of photos too.

Read excerpts from Gail's books:

• .....Herbs and Spirit Power
• .....Medicine Trees

Articles by Gail Faith Edwards

• ...Soul Shaman The Wise Ones Say Wise Woman Tradition
• ...Empower Yourself...Sexuality and Herbal Aphrodisiacs

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• .....Herbal Allies for Midlife Women and Men