Divine is a Midwife Apprentice, Certified Lactation Counselor and Traditional Herbalist in the Southern Tradition. After years of teaching and sharing herbal knowledge locally, she now brings her lessons online to reach a wider community in the comfort of their own home. She teaches Grandma’s Hands Pregnancy and Postpartum Herbs & Nutrition in the Southern Tradition Online Course. A 6 week, ethnobotany course discussing the herbs and healing modalities used by traditional Black Southern Midwives and the communities they served.
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6 week online course focusing on the herbs and healing modalities
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Grandma’s Hands Pregnancy and Postpartum Herbs & Nutrition in the Southern Tradition Online Course
6 week online course focusing on the herbs and healing modalities historically used by Southern Black Midwives
Grandma’s Hands Pregnancy and Postpartum Herbs & Nutrition in the Southern Tradition is a 6 week ethnobotany course based in the folk, historical healing traditions of the South, particular Black Southern Midwives.
Course Outline
Lesson 1 Historical Role of the Black Midwife in Healing her community
Lesson 2 Pregnancy and Childbirth Herbs and Usage
Lesson 3 Postpartum and Breastfeeding Herbs
Lesson 4 Importance of Salves, Tinctures, and Tonics
Lesson 5 Pregnancy and Postpartum Soul Food for Healing
Lesson 6 Doing an herbal assessment
1 Hour Weekly live class webinar on Thursday nights 8pm EST. It is recorded and the recording link is sent out within 24 hours after the live webinar. There is a Private Facebook group for students. Only students who complete both the course project and quiz will receive a Certificate of Completion at the end of the 6 weeks.
$375 Investment ONLY 50 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Summer 2023 Cohort starts Thursday August. 3, 2023. Register NOW
Registration is non-refundable, registration can be transferred to another class.
Course Registration Form
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