Alternative Therapies for the Childbearing Year
With Patty Brennan & Guest Instructors
2008 Schedule & Fees
5 Wednesdays, 7–9:30pm, October 1–29 (ERD 9/10)
Fee $170; $150 if paid in full and postmarked by the Early Registration Date (ERD) listed
11.0 DONA CEUs pending (add $15 to fee for CEU processing)
The nutrifying, tonifying, and healing properties of a range of alternative therapies will be presented, with emphasis on applications for pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period. Each modality will be presented by a practitioner expert. Participants will have the opportunity to interact directly with each therapy, practice using resources, and play a bit. We will be encouraging you to incorporate these modalities into your self-care and give practical suggestions for how to get started. The following modalities will be presented:
- Homeopathy, with Patty Brennan
- Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, with Amanda Smith
- Nutrition and the Weston Price Foundation, with Frances Farmer
- Herbs and Flower Essences, with Patty Brennan
- Acupressure, Moxibustion, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with Frances Farmer
Our Instructors
Amanda Smith is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) with New Moon Midwifery, a homebirth practice located at the Center. She has been assisting birthing women for the past ten years. Amanda has long been interested in the healing properties of herbs and incorporating essentials oils into midwifery. In her spare time, she grows herbs and vegetables. Amanda currently serves as President of the Michigan Midwives Association.
Frances Farmer owns a shiatsu practice in Ann Arbor and has been practicing for 18 years. She is an OHASHI Institute® Graduate & Instructor. Frances has travelled the world, studying acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and Sri Lanka. She became a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation in 1999 and has been studying these nutritional principles ever since. She has been lecturing for the last three years on the basics of childhood nutrition and health.