SELF-CARE FOR WOMEN

A resource list for my self-care students. Use these guides to deepen your practice, build a set of rituals for your daily life, become stronger and more resilient, and enhance your relationship with yourself.  Use these tools to harness your unique superpowers and be the hero of your life.

Animation by the amazing Libby Vanderploeg

Animation by the amazing Libby Vanderploeg

 
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The 15 Mend Me Minutes

Laena's 15 minute core self-care routine: 5 minutes of Ayervedic self-massage, 5 minutes of restorative yoga, 5 minutes of mindfulness meditation. 

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Herbal Tonics & Tinctures for Women

A list of symptoms and ailments with corresponding herbal tonics and tinctures to alleviate these. 

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Happy Belly = Happy Woman :: Baek White Kimchi Recipe

Laena's recipe for Baek White Kimchi is gingery, mild, and chock full of vitamins A, B, and C, and "healthy bacteria" called lactobacilli (i.e., probiotics). 

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Laena's Self-Care Resource Guide

My resource guide for buying herbs, oils, spices, essential oils, and medicine making supplies; as well as my reference library of books for learning more about herbal medicine, essential oils, fermentation, and meditation.