Use common herbs to treat ailments in a less invasive and non-toxic way. Learn how to use spices, teas, elixirs and aromatic culinary herbs to strengthen your digestion, respiration and immune system. Develop daily and periodic detoxification practices from the toxins that accumulate in you over time based on essential oils
David Crow – Medicinal Plants And Spiritual Evolution Intensive
With Plant Medicine Pioneer
David Crow, LAc
A 18-module On-demand Audio Training
How Medicinal Plants Can Protect & Enhance Your Mind
During this 18-module program, you’ll:
Use common herbs to treat ailments in a less invasive and non-toxic way
Learn how to use spices, teas, elixirs and aromatic culinary herbs to strengthen your digestion, respiration and immune system
Develop daily and periodic detoxification practices from the toxins that accumulate in you over time based on essential oils, spiritual practices and natural therapies
Receive insights into principles of rejuvenation and energy rebalancing in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to experience greater peace, vitality and ease
Understand adaptogens and the therapeutic applications of tonifying roots
Use plants to support your entire being by learning the 4 levels of using herbs in Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine, from medical to spiritual
Apply the powerful anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties of reishi, the “mushroom of immortality”
Learn which plants support mental function, enhance memory, improve concentration and prevent neurodegeneration
Develop new ways to work with energy, consciousness and healing
Discover the differences between the molecular intelligence of medicinal plants and pharmaceutical drugs to support you with your choices for your health
Receive clear instructions for how to combine meditation and herbal therapies for effective pain management
Understand stress, anxiety and depression according to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, and how to apply plant remedies in a proper way that rebalances emotions
Learn how to foster deep, rejuvenating sleep through herbs
Discover classical meditation methods, such as Vipassana, for cultivating ecological spirituality
Apply ancient sacred scents such as frankincense, myrrh and sandalwood in a way that opens your spiritual awareness to deeper states
Understand how to use major herbs and essential oils with anti-aging properties
Apply plants to issues regarding sexuality and erotic fulfillment
Develop discernment of the internal healer — the awareness about what to eat, what to avoid and which products to use
This program is appropriate for anyone intrigued by the healing and evolutionary benefits of botanical medicine for their personal use as well as professionals in any discipline who work with herbs, plants, oils or energy.
This course will draw from David’s more than 30 years of studying the healing powers of plants in various cultures with many gifted teachers — from the shamanic traditions of the Amazon to the alchemical mysteries of the Himalayas to the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
Begin your journey with this unique offering of knowledge, information and insights that are deeply enriching and practical.
What You’ll Discover in These 18-modules
In this 18-module transformational intensive, David will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to work with medicinal plants for support in your health, wellness and spiritual evolution.
Session will build harmoniously upon the next so that you’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you’ll need to explore and practice spiritual and medical uses of the botanical pharmacopeia.
Sessions 1 & 2: Humble Healers Medicinal
Plants for Digestive & Respiratory Power
There are many simple herbs and spices that have highly effective therapeutic powers for preventing and treating common digestive and respiratory conditions. Many of these are widely available as fresh culinary herbs, and many can be easily grown in gardens and windowsills.
These humble healers have well-documented antimicrobial, antioxidant, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing powers, but are mild and safe to consume on a daily basis by almost everyone. Knowing how to use these medicinal plants helps individuals and families to medically empower themselves by increasing overall wellbeing and treating countless common ailments without needing to resort to stronger and more toxic medications.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Principles of strengthening digestion in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
How to improve common digestive problems with herbs
Principles of respiratory health in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
How to treat common respiratory problems with herbs and essential oils
The relationship between digestive and respiratory health
How aromatic culinary herbs can assist in digestive problems and clear the lungs
Important spices for daily immune enhancement
The most effective herbal teas, syrups and elixirs
Sources and reviews of products
Sessions 3 & 4: Botanical Purification:
Medicinal Plants for Detoxification of Body & Mind
Plants detoxify the biosphere of the Earth, and many medicinal plants are highly effective for detoxifying the inner biosphere of the human body — something that pharmaceutical drugs cannot do. As the levels of environmental toxicity rise, associated health challenges are multiplying and increasing in seriousness, making the purifying powers of plants even more valuable and necessary. Detoxification, whether from environmental poisons or from toxic addictions, has profound implications for removing the obstacles to health, happiness and fulfillment, and plays an important role in our individual and collective spiritual evolution.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Concepts of toxicity and detoxification in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
A deeper perspective on trauma, addiction, detoxification and spiritual evolution
How to apply spiritual detoxification practices from traditional cultures
Principles and guidelines for safe and effective detoxification
How to identify types of toxins, their sources and their effects on the body
Insights into microbial infections and detoxification to support your health
How to use herbs, essential oils, spiritual practices and natural therapies for detoxification and withdrawal
Simple practices for nutrition, kitchen medicine and daily detox
Session 5: The Path of Rejuvenation Herbs &
Therapies for Nourishing Vitality & Strengthening Immunity
Just as pharmaceutical drugs cannot detoxify the increasing burden of toxicity in the body, they are also incapable of replenishing the body’s nutrients and increasing true vitality. Classical medical systems such as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine offer sophisticated and systematic approaches for rejuvenating the body and mind. Using nurturing therapies and medicinal plants rich in nutritive compounds, we can restore strong immunity, overcome fatigue and increase the length, quality and enjoyment of life.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Soma, ojas, rasayana and principles of rejuvenation in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
Rasayana preparations for nourishing the body and restoring vitality
Integrating meditation and spiritual practices with botanical therapies
Rejuvenative foods and foods to avoid
How to integrate spiritual practices into rejuvenation therapy
Session 6: Roots of Power Adaptogenic Roots for Vitality & Longevity
At the center of rejuvenation therapies we find medicinal plants with adaptogenic powers. The roots of these plants offer unique restorative powers that balance and strengthen the immune, endocrine and neurological systems. While generally safe, nontoxic and easy to use, the use of these roots and the preparations made from them requires the knowledge of who, when and how to use them for maximum benefits.
In this module, you’ll discover:
The spiritual attributes and therapeutic applications of tonifying roots
When to use and when to avoid adaptogenic roots
Therapeutic actions and health benefits of adaptogens
Tonic preparations in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
Sources and reviews of herbal products
Session 7: The Mushroom of Immortality Medicinal Fungi
Since antiquity, medicinal fungi have held a highly esteemed place in Chinese medicine. Reputed to support spiritual practices, give long life and enhance wisdom, these medicines have been considered elixirs of the sages that can benefit everyone. Modern research confirms the powerful anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties of these fungi, while modern production and extracting methods now offer a wide range of excellent preparations and products to support health and wellbeing.
In this module, you’ll discover:
The history and healing powers of reishi, cordiceps and other important species
Biological unity: the outer and inner biological functions of fungi
The anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulating and longevity powers of reishi
The immune, vitality and endurance enhancing powers of cordiceps
Major therapeutic actions and health uses of medicinal fungi
Individual constitutions, potential side effects and interactions
About the best preparation methods and products
Session 8: Clear Mind Medicinal Plants for Enhancing Cognitive Function
Cognitive function is the foundation for all success and accomplishment, whether it is our work in the world or our inner spiritual development. Stress, nutrient deficiencies, environmental toxins, medications and normal aging are only a few of the many influences that weaken and damage healthy brain function. Throughout time, plants that support mental functions, enhance memory and improve concentration have been regarded as having a unique and special place in the botanical pharmacopeia for supporting mental wellbeing and nourishing spiritual evolution.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Concepts of mind, concentration, memory and cognitive function in yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda and Chinese medicine
Modern understanding of cognitive decline and neurodegeneration
Primary cognitive disorders and causative factors
Major herbs and essential oils that support concentration and memory
How to integrate meditation practices into herbal therapy for enhanced cognitive and brain function
The benefits and drawback of stimulants
Sessions 9 & 10: Compassionate Healers
Medicinal Plants for Pacifying Pain & Inflammation
Pain and inflammation are the great obstacles to fulfilling the aims of life. When one has been freed from pain by the powers of medicinal plants, a profound appreciation for the benevolence and healing compassion of nature’s remedies arises. The pharmacopeia of pain relieving and anti-inflammatory herbs is vast and requires knowledge to use correctly, but with a few simple, safe and easily available species, even complex and chronic medical conditions can be benefitted and resolved.
In this module, you’ll discover:
The connection between pain and spiritual evolution
Types of pain according to Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
The safe uses of the most important anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and analgesic herbs for specific body systems
Important but little known herbs for pain and inflammation
Integrated botanical therapies for menstrual, digestive and arthritic pain, headaches and fibromyalgia
Herbal preparations including medicated oils, liniments, plaster and other methods
How to combine meditation and herbal therapies for pain management
Potential herb/drug interactions
Sources and reviews of products
Sessions 11 & 12: The Journey to Happiness Medicinal
Plants for Counteracting Stress, Anxiety & Depression
We live in an age of widespread unhappiness, caused by a multitude of social, economic, environmental and spiritual factors. Many of these forms of suffering require an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to fully resolve, but medicinal plants offer strong support to help counteract stress, calm the mind and emotions and uplift moods. When integrated with meditation and other practices, herbal medicine can transform the suffering of the mind into a path of spiritual evolution.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Types of anxiety and depression according to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
Concepts of Shen disturbances in Chinese medicine and Prana Vata in Ayurveda
Concepts of emotional disturbances and psychological disorders from indigenous cultures and shamanic traditions
About stress, anxiety, depression and spiritual evolution
How to rebalance endocrine and neurological functions
Uses and misuses of antidepressant herbs such as St. John’s wort, kava kava and others
Important but little-known herbs for depression and anxiety
Uses of important essential oils for antidepressant and anxiolytic functions
How to combine spiritual practices and herbal therapies for counteracting stress, anxiety and depression
Session 13: Ambassadors of Peace
Sleep is essential for the healing of every illness. There are many sleep disorders that affect people of different ages and constitutions, but they can all be benefitted to various degrees by the plants that bring peace to the body, mind and emotions. Whether it is balancing blood sugar, nourishing exhausted adrenal glands, relaxing tense muscles or restoring a tired nervous system, many different plants can be used as allies to produce deep rejuvenating sleep.
In this module, you’ll discover:
The connection between sleep, dreams and spiritual evolution
The primary types of insomnia and sleep disorders, and how to treat them
The source of sleep disorders according to Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
Approaches to calming the spirit and pacifying Vata
Categories of nervine herbs according to body systems
The right use and misuse of relaxant herbs
Unique and little-known herbs and essential oils for insomnia and restlessness
Which dietary factors influence sleep
How to combine meditation and spiritual practices with herbal treatment of sleep disorders
Adjunct therapies for sleep
Reviews and sources for herbal products
Session 14: Soma Herbs, Elixirs & Therapies
for Deepening Contemplative & Yogic Practices
The highest goal of classical Asian medical systems is a long healthy life leading to spiritual illumination and fulfillment. Traditionally, many medicinal plants and therapies have been used for supporting meditative and yogic practices: some feed the brain and enhance the nutrient essences of ojas and soma, some warm the muscles and circulation and protect from injury, some sharpen the mind and concentration, some produce euphoric relaxation. These therapeutic powers are not only beneficial for those engaged in contemplative endeavors, but also enhance the wellbeing of everyone.
In this module, you’ll discover:
What “soma” is and the relationship with meditation
How to use sacred scents for ritual and ceremony
Which essential oils enhance pranayama
About attars for marmas and the process of anointing
Herbal care of muscles and joints for yoga practitioners
Important herbs for supporting the respiratory and neurological systems
About nasyas: nasal medications for calming and focusing the mind
Unique herbs and preparations used with meditation, mantra and yoga
About dietary guidelines
Correlations between chakras, herbs and essential oils
Sources and reviews of herbal products
Liniments, salves and medicated oils for muscles and joints
Session 15: Sacred Scents The Spiritual &
Medical Uses of Precious Resins & Sacred Trees
Aromatic plants have been used by humans since time immemorial, as fragrant offerings in rituals and ceremonies and medicines for the mind and body. This group of plants rightly deserves the title of “sacred scents,” so widespread and ancient is their use for spiritual endeavors. In addition to being found throughout the world in temples, mosques, churches, pagodas and holy places of every religion, they are also great botanical medicines, known to both traditional healers and now discovered by modern scientific research. Their use in our homes can play an important role in preventing illness, enhancing mental and emotional wellbeing and supporting our spiritual practices.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Frankincense
Its uses for ritual and ceremony
Mood enhancing effects on consciousness
Anti-inflammatory powers of resin and oils
Boswelic acids and autoimmune inflammation
Applications for skin care
Frankincense and myrrh in traditional liniments for injury
Frankincense gum for dental care
Myrrh
Antiseptic powers for respiratory and oral infections
Recipes for dental care
Sandalwood
Sacred anointing oil for meditation
Skin care uses
Meditation incense recipes
Agarwood
Meditation incense
Antidepressant and antianxiety effects
Spiritual perfume
The wish-fulfilling powers of the sacred scents
Session 16 & 17: Botanical Elders Medicinal Plants for Aging Gracefully
Aging brings a multitude of physiological changes, many of them unpleasant. As we get older, medicinal plants play an increasingly important role in slowing the aging process and counteracting symptoms without toxic medications; in many cases it is possible to reverse chronic conditions we did not have the knowledge, resources or ability to resolve earlier in life. As we develop a deeper relationship with healing plants in our elder years, we find a new appreciation and sensitivity to the healing powers of nature that they contain, leading us to our own unique understanding of ecological spirituality.
In this module, you’ll discover:
More about aging and spiritual evolution
Concepts of aging in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
Modern understanding of physiological changes and challenges of aging
Major herbs and essential oils for antioxidant and anti-aging powers
Herbal protocols for comfortable menopause, prostate health, bone, joint and dental health
Sources and reviews of products
Session 18: Botanica Erotica Medicinal
Plants for Enhancing Romance & Intimacy
Diminishment of libido and disturbances of sexual functions are sources of suffering and obstacles to intimacy and expression of romantic passions. Classical medical systems as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine place great emphasis on protecting and rejuvenating sexual vitality, not only for romantic and erotic fulfillment, but also for general health and wellbeing. Medicinal plants offer many forms of nourishment that revitalize, energize and enhance sexual functions without unwanted side effects, but knowledge and understanding of the plants and the spiritual dimensions of sexuality are needed to avoid unwanted side effects.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Shukra and jing: concepts of essence in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
How to support glandular health
About vajikarana and aphrodisiac therapies
How to nourish the blood
Insights on male and female tonics and elixirs
About exotic perfumes and intoxicating aromas
Uses and misuses of aphrodisiac herbs
Sources and reviews of products
Meditation and spiritual practices for enhancing romance and intimacy
Here’s What You’ll Receive
Eighteen 90-minute Class Sessions With David Crow
Experience a rare opportunity to be mentored and learn from botanical medicine pioneer David Crow — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session helps you create the specific skills and abilities to strengthen your relationship with the natural world. These sessions are pre-recorded lectures followed by David leading Q&A sessions to answer your questions.
Eighteen PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions
In addition to the high-quality MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. You can then review, print and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Exercises and Questions for Each Session
After each lesson, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each lesson.
The Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive Bonus Collection
Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution
Audio Interview With David Crow
The Upsides & Downsides of Stimulants
Video With David Crow
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