One of the basic safety considerations most asked by herbalists is the question of herbal safety for pregnant folks. The first part of the class will look at 3 different approaches to the question of herbal safety in pregnancy. Students will leave class with an understanding of herbs that they can use during pregnancy as well as understanding when to consider using herbs that may carry some risk and what these risks entail. The second part of the class will discuss herbal approaches commonly used by midwives, birth workers & pregnant folks as well as herbs used for common discomforts and issues that arise during pregnancy, herbs used during birth and labor and herbs for the postpartum. Students will have the opportunity to direct discussion to issues that they are personally interested in or have encountered while working with pregnant and postpartum clients. An herbal tea will be provided to enjoy during the class.
September 4th, 1-4pm at Bloodroot Herb Shop.
About the teacher:
Cal Janae Wolfpack is a clinical herbalist, botanist, herb grower, forager & plant educator located in Milo, IA in the Raccoon River and Des Moines River watershed. They have been studying plants for their entire life: as a child they were led on plant and bird watching walks in Iowa and Minnesota by their father before they could walk on their own. Later, they formalized their passion for the natural world and living sustainably in it with a degree in Ethnobotany from Drake University. Cal then studied and apprenticed with herbalist 7Song at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine where they were later employed. During this time Cal practiced as a clinical herbalist at the Ithaca Free Clinic in Ithaca, New York. Cal currently works as a self-employed herbalist and botanist in their private practice offering sliding scale, holistic herbal consultations, growing and foraging herbs for medicine making, teaching herbal medicine & botany, leading plant walks & offering plant identification. As a clinical herbalist Cal is a general practitioner with focus in areas of women’s health, queer health, first aid, mental health, harm reduction, addiction and recovery. They are the owner of the Profound Existence Herbs products line available at Bloodroot Herb Shop and through online ordering and shipping. In their free time Cal maintains a strong wanderlust and rapt interest in the botanical arts, bird watching & homesteading with their partner, child, dog, ducks, chickens & guinea pig.