Heart Centered Healing ~ Motherwort and Rose
This lesson discussed the idea of heart centered healing which is a strong female trait. The idea of coming from a place of an open heart- getting out of our heads, and into our hearts and open to our intuition. The wonderful Pema Chodron explains the word bodhichitta can essentially be translated into awakened, enlightened, and/or open heart, mind and/or attitude. She describes this as being "as vulnerable and tenderas an open wound"- equated with the ability to love and be compassionate and our ability to feel and share pain with others. Personally, this really spoke to me in regards to what heart centered healing means....
Plants we studied related to this were:
Motherwort ~ also known as Lion Heart. Ancient Chinese history claims that sages drank this daily in order to live to as old as 300 years old, and is thought to dispel bad feelings and make the heart and mind cheerful. It is used to treat heart problems associated with menopause and all heart issues (esp for men), good for stress, delayed menses, hot flashes, insomnia, thyroid hyper functioning, mental and emotional stress, PMS. It is a very "motherly" plant and can help those having trouble with their own mothers and opening the heart. It is a diurectic, calmative, relaxant, cardiac tonic and long term kidney restorative.
Rose ~ This is a beautiful and wonderful plant full of volatile oils, lots of vitamin C, B, E and K, tannins, minerals, pectin and sugar. Historically this plant is associated with love everywhere. The flowers are used for their cooling effects, as an anti-depressant, anti-spasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, sedative, an expectorant, blood tonic, anti-inflammatory and menstrual regulation. Rose hips are a great anti-microbial, anti-scurvy, astringent, nurtitive, tonic and used to treat depression, inflammation, fever, scurvy, , bleeding gums, agitation, colds, stress, diarreha. OPMS and nervousness. Used to make love spells and in all matters related to love, healing, divination and heart chakra work.
Plants we studied related to this were:
Motherwort ~ also known as Lion Heart. Ancient Chinese history claims that sages drank this daily in order to live to as old as 300 years old, and is thought to dispel bad feelings and make the heart and mind cheerful. It is used to treat heart problems associated with menopause and all heart issues (esp for men), good for stress, delayed menses, hot flashes, insomnia, thyroid hyper functioning, mental and emotional stress, PMS. It is a very "motherly" plant and can help those having trouble with their own mothers and opening the heart. It is a diurectic, calmative, relaxant, cardiac tonic and long term kidney restorative.
Rose ~ This is a beautiful and wonderful plant full of volatile oils, lots of vitamin C, B, E and K, tannins, minerals, pectin and sugar. Historically this plant is associated with love everywhere. The flowers are used for their cooling effects, as an anti-depressant, anti-spasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, sedative, an expectorant, blood tonic, anti-inflammatory and menstrual regulation. Rose hips are a great anti-microbial, anti-scurvy, astringent, nurtitive, tonic and used to treat depression, inflammation, fever, scurvy, , bleeding gums, agitation, colds, stress, diarreha. OPMS and nervousness. Used to make love spells and in all matters related to love, healing, divination and heart chakra work.