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Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health (Volume 5)
What would your private parts say if they could speak? The pelvic floor, bladder, prostate, cervix, clitoris, uterus, ovaries, and lots of other pelvic parts have their say in Susun Weed's new book Down Sexual and Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way.
Susun Weed, the voice of the Wise Woman Tradition, has spent the last twenty-five years listening to what's between our legs. Her new book gives voices to all those parts, describes them in health, and offers alternative, complementary, integrative, homeopathic, and allopathic remedies for their distresses. Whether your "down there" gives you pleasure or pain, Ms. Weed's simple, successful, strategies optimize health.
"Filled with beauty, truth, wisdom and healing." Christiane Northrup, MD, author
Get the answers to your most intimate questions right now. Do you have it? What can you do?
You'll find a full range of options, fully explained and well-illustrated, so you can make the very best choices for your good health.
* Homeopathic remedies * Nourishing herbal infusions
* Emotional aids * Dietary strategies
* Herbal stars * Alternative medicines
* Helpful/harmful drugs * Successful surgery
* Shamanic/soul work
"Feel good in your body. Feel good in your spirit. Take this time away from demands and feel good. Lean against me as you sing. Lean against me and sing with me until the bones of the Ancients ring with ecstacy. Sing yourself to sleep. Sing yourself to wholeness, sing yourself to joy."
Susun Weed, the voice of the Wise Woman Tradition, has spent the last twenty-five years listening to what's between our legs. Her new book gives voices to all those parts, describes them in health, and offers alternative, complementary, integrative, homeopathic, and allopathic remedies for their distresses. Whether your "down there" gives you pleasure or pain, Ms. Weed's simple, successful, strategies optimize health.
"Filled with beauty, truth, wisdom and healing." Christiane Northrup, MD, author
Get the answers to your most intimate questions right now. Do you have it? What can you do?
You'll find a full range of options, fully explained and well-illustrated, so you can make the very best choices for your good health.
* Homeopathic remedies * Nourishing herbal infusions
* Emotional aids * Dietary strategies
* Herbal stars * Alternative medicines
* Helpful/harmful drugs * Successful surgery
* Shamanic/soul work
"Feel good in your body. Feel good in your spirit. Take this time away from demands and feel good. Lean against me as you sing. Lean against me and sing with me until the bones of the Ancients ring with ecstacy. Sing yourself to sleep. Sing yourself to wholeness, sing yourself to joy."
489 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2011
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About the author
Susun S. Weed
11 books214 followersSusun S. Weed has no official diplomas of any kind; she left high school in her junior year to pursue studies in mathematics and artificial intelligence at UCLA and she left college in her junior year to pursue life.
Susun began studying herbal medicine in 1965 when she was living in Manhattan while pregnant with her daughter, Justine Adelaide Swede.
She wrote her first book -- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (now in its 29th printing)-- in 1985 and published it as the first title of Ash Tree Publishing in 1986.
It was followed by Healing Wise (1989), New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (1992 and revised in 2002), and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (1996).
In addition to her writing, Ms Weed trains apprentices, oversees the work of more than 300 correspondence course students, coordinates the activities of the Wise Woman Center, and is a High Priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and a Peace Elder.
Susun Weed is a contributor to the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women's Studies, peer- reviewed journals, and popular magazines, including a regular column in Sagewoman.
Her worldwide teaching schedule encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues and her venues include medical schools, hospital wellness centers, breast cancer centers, midwifery schools, naturopathic colleges, and shamanic training centers, as well as many conferences.
Susun appears on many television and radio shows, including National Public Radio and NBC News.
from http://www.susunweed.com/SusunWeed.htm
Susun began studying herbal medicine in 1965 when she was living in Manhattan while pregnant with her daughter, Justine Adelaide Swede.
She wrote her first book -- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (now in its 29th printing)-- in 1985 and published it as the first title of Ash Tree Publishing in 1986.
It was followed by Healing Wise (1989), New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (1992 and revised in 2002), and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (1996).
In addition to her writing, Ms Weed trains apprentices, oversees the work of more than 300 correspondence course students, coordinates the activities of the Wise Woman Center, and is a High Priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and a Peace Elder.
Susun Weed is a contributor to the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women's Studies, peer- reviewed journals, and popular magazines, including a regular column in Sagewoman.
Her worldwide teaching schedule encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues and her venues include medical schools, hospital wellness centers, breast cancer centers, midwifery schools, naturopathic colleges, and shamanic training centers, as well as many conferences.
Susun appears on many television and radio shows, including National Public Radio and NBC News.
from http://www.susunweed.com/SusunWeed.htm
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November 18, 2019
Good alternative advice from a renown long-time herbalist.
February 22, 2018
Update 2018
I did end up having some "down there" issue recently and this book was an invaluable resource! So here you go, tried and tested! :)
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Love Love Love Susun Weed! Love her. I wish I could actually meet her in person. Reading her books is like a balm to the soul. I don't know how she does it through the book pages, but you get such a tremendous energy of love and support and nourishment. Like sitting with a wise, non-judgmental grandmother, over a cup of tea. I mean, not for nothing she calls it the "wise woman way".
Anyway, that applies to all her books. And this particular book is no exception. I didn't read it whole, as this is more like a manual for specific issues. I read the ones that were interesting to me, and whatever I read was very helpful. Definitely a book to keep in every house.
God, this woman is just amazing!
I did end up having some "down there" issue recently and this book was an invaluable resource! So here you go, tried and tested! :)
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Love Love Love Susun Weed! Love her. I wish I could actually meet her in person. Reading her books is like a balm to the soul. I don't know how she does it through the book pages, but you get such a tremendous energy of love and support and nourishment. Like sitting with a wise, non-judgmental grandmother, over a cup of tea. I mean, not for nothing she calls it the "wise woman way".
Anyway, that applies to all her books. And this particular book is no exception. I didn't read it whole, as this is more like a manual for specific issues. I read the ones that were interesting to me, and whatever I read was very helpful. Definitely a book to keep in every house.
God, this woman is just amazing!
March 13, 2014
I am herb over heels in love with Susun Weed. This book is jam packed with so much wisdom!!! I loved the info but I loved the introductions with Grandmother Growth and the body part poetry even more. So beautiful.
July 25, 2023
I wish I had this book in my teenage years, struggling with so many challenges. Herbalism, women's health, how to handle. I love her steps for handling different problems. Easy to read, good to have as a reference on your shelf.
March 10, 2020
Great information on sexual health, covering the woman sexual organs and man too.
August 10, 2019
A wonderful and informative book that helps ease fear of the unknown. I find myself referring to this book regularly to help inform myself and my friends. Excellent, concise, and clear information and suggestions.
July 9, 2014
Love Susun Weed
Tonnes of important information to read and review again in this vital book
Tonnes of important information to read and review again in this vital book
January 25, 2016
Susun Weed is well researched and a treasure of knowledge - both of these come through in her newest book. A frank discussion of what you need to know about your own body.
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