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Lux the herbalist

@luxtheherbalist

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Medically trained herbalist (D. Phyt)
Cyclical living, hormone education, pleasure witch & ritual ways
Founder @houseoforiginsapothecary

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These are things I regularly tell my clients to do. Simple shifts = less period pain, less pms & more pleasurable cycles

🧊 Ditch the cold beverages & cold plunges. You want to maintain warmth in the uterus and the body. When you are exposing the body to cold temps it taxes your vital force. Energy that could be used for building healthy endometrium & digestion

🥩 Focus on eating protein & fat for breakfast. This balances your blood sugar & decreases cortisol. Both things being so supportive for your reproductive hormones. I see so many people eating small breakfasts that are too carb heavy & not balanced with macros.

🍠 Eat more fibre! Especially in your luteal phase. Eating enough fibre helps the body process excess estrogen and prevent symptoms of estrogen dominance. This also helps avoid digestive disturbance around periods

🌱 Use cycle supportive herbs all month long. Your uterus is in a constant cycle of building and shedding. Most people only reach for herbs and meds during their period or once pain has already started. Change your mindset & think about how you can support your body in each phase = the most easeful periods you will ever have.

Need any specific tips on macros, herbs or the practices I do that have made me period pain free? Ask below! by @luxtheherbalist

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18 days ago

🍂 staples for transitioning into fall with ease

🔥 keep your body warm

🫚 herbs like ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, oregano, rosemary, Damiana.

🍵 warm beverages, broths, soups and stews. Easy to digest foods support digestion in the colder months. Stop drinking iced / cold beverages all together.

🛁 warm water, saunas, body movement keep circulation going and vitality strong. Especially important for the babes with period pain!

🕯️ fall & winter are more internal times. You sleep more, become less active. Now is the perfect time for you to dedicate yourself to a spiritual practice. Light some candles, pull some cards, pick up that book you have been meaning to read

🌞 use solar ruled herbs if you tend towards seasonal depression. Things like calendula, turmeric, frankincense. by @luxtheherbalist

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20 days ago

Your cramps might be telling you something about heat in your body

🧊in tcm cramping is a cold condition - the spasm, tension and pain is a contraction of the uterine muscles.

🌱 In herbalism we learn the tissue states - how hot/cold. Wet/dry qualities work in the body. (This is how herbs work too)

🔥 When you have consistent cramping it is seen as having too much cold in the uterus. This is partly why so many of our cycle supportive herbs are warming and anti spasmodic.

🫚 Think ginger, Damiana, magnesium, cacao, hot water - all things that give us warmth & relief.

📚 More on tissue states in The Practical Herbalism Mentorship. Follow that 🔗 by @luxtheherbalist

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a month ago

Are you a new moon or a full moon type? 🌙

Many people with a regular 28 day cycle will find they been on either the new moon or full moon.

If you have a more variable cycle, or you don’t bleed exactly 28 days apart you’ll likely have 1-2x a year that you bleed on a new or full moon.

I find I’ll have a couple new moon and full moon bleeds per year and those cycles are very potent for me. Emotionally physically and psychically.

I also find that I usually bleed when the moon is in my natal moon sign, I noticed this after years of tracking my cycle consistently.

Want to know my method of cycle tracking? Comment MY MOON by @luxtheherbalist

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4 months ago

So many aspects of women’s health is laced with misogyny and men.

The naming of women’s reproductive organs after a man’s name.

Pathologizing natural cycles, the inferiority complex.

I am fully here for the relearning of ancestral ways and deeply understanding how we got here and why.

Thank god the word menses actually has nothing to do with men, and everything to do with Latin.

Etymology is so fascinating and often reveals the origin story or deeper meaning of concepts. by @luxtheherbalist

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4 months ago

The study of ancient symbols often reveal information about fertility, life giving, conception and how to care for the cycle of life.

From a time when science and spirit were not separate.

When the reverence for a woman’s body was at the forefront of culture, where there was sacredness with every cycle.

The teachings of the Ankh go so much deeper than the womb, but this is one of the heaving encoded pieces of knowledge within this symbol.

#ankh #ancientegypt #wombwisdom #wombwitch by @luxtheherbalist

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4 months ago

The second half of your cycle should look vastly different than the first half.

This is a great example of how listening to your body is WAY more nourishing than fighting against it.

I woke up in the throes of PMDD and a bad head space.

I decided to switch up my routine & sauna before even attempting to work for the day. Then getting myself out of the house for a cute cafe moment

The result? I was so productive! I even launched a course earlier than expected on this day.

I know if I stayed at home and tried to do my regular routine I would have floundered, and not been productive.

This is the gift of living cyclically, giving yourself permission to move with the ebbs and flows of your cycle.

I didn’t try to change my headspace, I made space and time for my emotions. Let them take precedence over my tasks. And at the end of the day it was a huge success.

#wombwitch #pmdd #pmddsupport #wombwellness by @luxtheherbalist

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5 months ago

Swipe to learn about our favourite herbs to use for yoni steaming!
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There is A LOT to say about this practice. Beyond the physiological benefits, this can also be profoundly healing on psycho-somatic and ancestral levels. This is a practice of reclamation and empowerment. As herbalists, we are sharing some herbs we like to add to our steam.
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Womb-carriers use yoni steaming for many reasons including:
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· Regulating menstrual cycle
· Reduce pain and discomfort associated with menstruation
· Promote fertility
· Post-partum recovery
· Pain with intercourse
· To help with uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts PCOS, uterine weakness and prolapse, & endometriosis
· Chronic yeast infections & UTIs
· Ease menopausal symptoms
· Detoxify the womb & body
· Release stored emotions
· Stronger orgasms
· Self care & self love
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Do not yoni steam if:
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· You are pregnant or are actively trying to conceive
· During menstruation or fresh spotting
· After miscarriage / pregnancy release if the pregnancy matter is still inside your body. Once this process is complete yoni steaming is recommended and can be beneficial.
· Spontaneous or heavy bleeding (2+ periods a month)
· Immediately after major surgery to this part of the body
· You have an IUD
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Save this post for next time you want to steam &
Drop your favourite herbs to steam with in the comments! 👇🏼
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#yonisteam #wombwisdom #wombwellness #wombwitch by @luxtheherbalist

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5 months ago

Your hormones have a very real effect on your neurotransmitters, this is why you can feel such a dynamic shift during the phases of your cycle

🥚 ovulation = estrogen dominant & increase in serotonin and dopamine synthesis

☁️ luteal = progesterone dominant & increase in gaba, which has inhibitory and calming effects. This change can also hit neurodivergent people harder because their systems are more sensitive to shifts in dopamine. by @luxtheherbalist

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5 months ago

The best thing you can do for yourself this month is move with your inner seasons

Your body provides a roadmap of energy fluctuations, nutritional and activity needs

You just have to listen and maybe move outside of some conditioning.

this is the #1 thing I get my clients to do and it changes their lives

this method is what has gotten my clients from

✨ skipping periods 90 day cycles to 30 day cycle in two months
✨ their first pain free period in years
✨cycle returning after stopping the pill
✨anticipating luteal blues and supporting the body
✨moving through depression and unexpressed emotions to having psychc downloads while bleeding.

Pull out your journal and make a grid like this photo. Write in each quadrant how you normally feel each week of your cycle.

Then go deeper, what is your body asking for in each phase? Jot down some ideas for how you can plan & nourish for each phase .

#innerseasons #wombwitch #cyclemagic #astroherbalism by @luxtheherbalist

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5 months ago

I wish someone told me this 10 years ago.

I wish this was common knowledge and taught to us as young girls. How different the world would be if we were taught about our hormones, how they shift and how that affects our body & mood

#pmdd #neurodivergentwomen #wombwitch #endowarriors #fertilityawarenessmethod by @luxtheherbalist

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5 months ago

These daily rhythms = a calm smooth cycle

From mood swings and debilitating pain to a nourishing life and ENERGY during your bleed.

I teach my method in my cycle tracking master class. How to live your life in alignment with your cycle.

Hormone free birth control
How to read your symptoms
How to do rituals with your cycle
What foods to eat and herbs to take

#fertilityawarenessmethod #endowarriors #pcos #wombwitch #mysticwoman by @luxtheherbalist

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