Today I am walking around with a bandana on my head, filled with all kinds of Native California plant leaves, that I made yesterday at a healing workshop with Cecilia Garcia, the last Chumash medicine woman. I slept with it under my pillow all night--very fragrant! Mugwort leaves are supposed to help integrate the left and right brain. When I put the bandana over my heart I cry. Think I'm gonna get a healing from this woman.

Date:   5/16/2011 7:31:55 PM ( 13 y ago)

Last night I drank a cup of white sage tea that I brewed--it was funny as after I drank it I laid in bed with my heart hammering and wondered if I'd just poisoned myself (ridiculous, but that's what went through my head!)--it's supposed to RELAX you and help you sleep. So, I laid there and laid there and then BOOM! I fell asleep without warning and slept for 6 hours straight without moving an iota from the position I was in (excellent for me, as I usually toss and turn all night and wake up on and off) before I woke up and had to pee! I don't even remember falling asleep! Tonight I'm going to brew another sage tea but drink it an hour before going to bed, so I can give it a chance to kick in first.

Cecilia Garcia's website:
http://www.chumashmedicinewoman.com/


"Native medicine is the knowledge and tools that keep you mentally, physically and spiritually well, or what is now called 'balance'. Cecilia is offering the tools, knowledge and practical ways to be happy and healthy in your day-to-day life.

What is medicine?

Medicine is the knowledge and tools that keep you healthy and balanced. No one could survive in the old days without the basic knowledge of the medicinal plants. Everybody knew what tea to drink for a cold, what herb to rub on a burn; it was just common knowledge. Traditional medicine is how you take care of your being, mentally, physically and spiritually. Being well is important and medicine is the knowledge and your tools to keep yourself and your family healthy.

Who are medicine people?

In all traditional societies there were people who were more advanced with the medicine and who were able to change it. In Cecilia's culture, she would be called 'Antwap', which means nothing more than a tool to be used by God. The medicine has nothing to do with her, she allows herself to be used. Cecilia's medicine uses animal and plant energy to open you back up. Native culture believes that a medicine person tickles your spirit, like when you were born, just open completely and directly to all the love in the world. A medicine person is also a guide through a process of healing for individuals and families.

When to start practicing natural medicine?

You have to want to change, want to be useful, want to be decent, not just want to be rich. Medicine keeps people healthy because in a cooperative society, everybody did what they did best and nobody went without. Native medicine isn’t about working on your flaws, it’s about moving forward and being useful, getting into your natural rhythm, so you can do what you do well. Until a person is willing to be honest to some power, medicine people cannot help them, you need to be ready."

http://www.chumashmedicinewoman.com/

Related Blogs:

Chumash Medicine Woman Dies http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1942422  Cecilia Garcia died at her home in Ensenada Tuesday May 14, 2012.  She gifted me with the love of California native plants. 

Medicinal White Sage: http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1839755

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