Somatic Herbalism

Health

Self-help

Elizabeth Guthrie

Llewellyn

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264 pages
5 x 7 in

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Healing Trauma through Plant Medicine and Polyvagal Theory

Featuring more than 100 hands-on activities, this book’s unique approach combines herbalism, polyvagal theory, and somatic therapy for profound healing and post-traumatic growth.

Elizabeth Guthrie, PhD, gently leads you along your own wellness journey, revealing which plant allies will calm your vagus nerve and usher your nervous system toward a more restorative state. These botanicals, paired with therapeutic exercises, create a customized support system for coping with stress and processing negative experiences.

Through breathing techniques, journal prompts, meditations, and more, you will learn what it means to listen to your body and what its sensation language can tell you about your emotional responses. With guidance from herbs like rose and dandelion, you will cultivate safety and shift your paradigm, allowing yourself to build resilience and reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit.

Elizabeth Guthrie

Elizabeth Guthrie, PhD, is a clinical herbalist and certified professional aromatherapist based in Birmingham, Alabama. She holds a PhD in Natural Medicine with specializations in naturopathic psychology and herbal medicine and a Master of Public Health degree in Functional Nutrition. Elizabeth has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Herbalists Guild and has authored Essential Oils for Trauma and The Trauma-Informed Herbalist. She is also a yoga teacher, the founder of Herbal Somatics and the host of The Trauma Informed Herbalist Podcast. She helped create research for UAB's Integrative Medicine clinic and teaches practitioners online. TraumaInformedHerbalist.com

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