Past Events

• Holistic Disaster Preparation: Herbs & First Aid For A Community Based Response


• Herbal Strategies for the Pre- and Post-Op Body
  A Lecture by Kara Sigler

Holistic Disaster Preparation: Herbs & First Aid For A Community Based Response

• Friday May 25th 7-9 pm
• Saturday May 26th 9am - 4pm

• Prepare & Respond to Emergency Situations.
• Learn About Basic First Aid Skills Using Wilderness Medicine & Western Herbalism.
• Get to Know Locally Grown Herbs to Add to Your Emergency First Aid Kit.
• Herbal Treatments for Injuries, Ailments, & Stress
• Grow Herbs In Urban Areas.
• Learn about Aftercare & Health & Safety Tips.
• Long-term Strategies & Resources for Community Self-Reliance.

Hurricane Katrina revealed massive deficiencies in the government’s ability to respond to natural disasters. But the seeds of the disaster in the Gulf Coast were sowed by decades of racist and oppressive social neglect that left levees, public health, and housing systems in shambles. What happened in New Orleans could happen anywhere. Are we prepared to face the next major disaster in the Bay Area?

As climate change brings on unprecedented natural disasters there remains no reliable public system to protect ourselves in times of disaster. We are seeing more clearly the dangers associated with sprawling development and our dependence on a fragile centralized system. The government funds war and tax breaks for the rich, and de-funds the programs we need to survive. The time is now to protect ourselves.

It is possible for individuals to acquire life skills needed to survive natural disasters, and to live healthier lives in general. What the government refuses to do, we can. We all need to come alive and recognize our collective healing potential; the need is urgent. The skills and knowledge from this 8 hour work shop are meant to empower and inspire us to organize throughout our communities. Instructors will draw upon our experiences as health care advocates & practitioners, street medics, & volunteers at Common Ground Health Clinic in New Orleans.

$70.00 sliding scale; no one turned away. (Proceeds will go to the Ohlone Center of Herbal Studies)

RSVP. dixieb@riseup. net

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On April 5th-7th, 2007 Kara presented a lecture for the Trans Health Conference in Philadelphia.

Herbal Strategies for the Pre- and Post-Op Body

Take control of your own health with herbal strategies to prepare for surgery.  Learn basic protocols that are inexpensive and sustainable to all transitioning bodies.  This lecture will cover herbal approaches to help heal faster, minimize scaring, maximize sensation, and lessen nerve damage to surgically altered bodies.  The class lays out a timeline for when to begin preparing for optimal healing post-surgically. We will discuss herb and drug interactions, including hormones and anesthesia.  This class is also geared toward western practitioners who want an integrative model to give their clients more.

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