Menopause: A Dance With The Female Hormones: Preparation For Before, During & After

This 2 day course is a collaboration between Marina & Herbalist, Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath Colleen Kennedy from Herbal Healthcare in Westport.

Join Colleen & Marina for an in-depth 2 day course to discover all your need to know to bring you through a healthier and happier menopause. Approaching menopause doesn’t have to be daunting when given the right tools to make the transition as smooth as possible. Whether you are already experiencing menopausal symptoms or coming into the time of Perimenopause, this course will give you all the support and know how.

Hear Colleen and Marina describe what you will experience on the course on our YouTube video.

Over this practical weekend you will learn:
•    How to balance your hormones naturally using Phyto oestrogen foods and herbs
•    How to tackle common menopausal symptoms; night and day sweats, dryness……
•    Looking at the Endocrine system as an orchestra, Thyroid and Adrenal support
•    How to manage moods and anxiety

You will experience:
•    Cooking demonstrations for hormone health
•    Herbal remedy demonstrations for relief of menopausal issues
•    Tasters of remedies and foods
•    Q&A sessions over 2 days

•    Herb walk in the Ivywood gardens to meet herbs for menopause

You will take home:
•    Recipe handouts
•    Shopping Lists
•    Gift pack of herbal remedies worth €50
•    Greater sense of understanding and confidence in your body

Draw on the experience of two clinicians over the 2 days for any of your menopausal issues.
 

Colleen Kennedy
Colleen grew up in Westport, Co. Mayo, where her love of nature was nurtured by beautiful beaches and a wonderful landscape.
She travelled to many countries to gain experience in different healing modalities. It was in India and Nepal where she felt a great calling to work with people on a deeper level, and trained with several teachers in massage therapy.
When she returned to Ireland, she studied Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy and Nutritional Therapy with College of Naturopathic Medicine for 7 years. Colleen runs her practice from the Body and Mind Health Centre, Westport. She holds short courses in Herbal medicine and Naturopathic Health, and lectures with CNM in Galway and Dublin over the Academic year.

"My aim as a Naturopath and Herbalist is to engage with and educate my patients, to stimulate the vital force that is within us all, and to encourage the capacity to take responsibility for our own healing"

www.herbalhealthcare.ie

Marina Kesso
For more information on Marina from Ivywood see Our Story

This course includes a deliciously health vegetarian lunch and teas/coffees and snacks on breaks.

Our medicinal plant nursery is open with plants to purchase during courses ran between May & October at Ivywood.

Course attendees are welcome to avail of short walks in the Ivywood woodland during lunch and tea breaks.

Please note this course is for over 16's. We CANNOT accommodate children accompanying course attendees. Breastfeeding babies are of course welcome.

Times: 10am - 4:30pm (9:30am arrival with herbal tea)