Herbal Fairytales are NOW HERE!

I am very happy to announce that the long awaited first book in my series of Herbal Fairytales is now ready for purchase!

Each book tells a fairytale about the herb that incorporates the appearance and medicinal uses of the herb into the story itself. This is a wonderful way for children AND adults to learn about herbal healing. Additionally, each book has been illustrated by a Waldorf classroom, led by their main teacher, and is not only a visual treat, but a guide for you to use if you want to turn the story into a main lesson and water-color painting session for your own classroom.
Finally, each book includes a child-friendly recipe for the herb.

Anyone who purchases this book will also receive FREE the E-books "Waldorf Watercolor Painting" AND "A Year of Waldorf Watercolor Painting" - a $12.00 value.

(If you have already purchased these e-books you can choose two other e-books to receive for free, however, no refunds will be available).

Book One is called Red Clover and is available NOW!

Rather than have you pay for the costs of on demmand publishing and inflated shipping costs I will be making a large order of these books on April 15th and will send them out to people via Media Mail. This will save everyone $6.00 on the cost of the book. However, because I need to order a set of books at one time to be sent to me I am taking pre-orders at this time so I know how many books to order in the first shipment.

This is a 9 x 7" softcover full-color book with 39 original watercolor paintings that you and your children will learn from as well as enjoy reading and gazing at for many hours. Paintings were done by the children of the 5th and 6th grade class at the Four Winds School in the suburbs of Chicago. They were paid to be illustrators of the book as a class fundraising project.
You can pre-order this book for only $17.50 plus $3.50 shipping and handling by sending payment to: herbnhome@yahoo.com via Paypal OR by paying at the Herb'n Home Amazon Paypage (please send a note if you pay via Amazon as they do not alert me).

To ship anywhere outside the USA will cost $7.50. If you are purchasing other items from The Dream Angels EBAY then I can put this book in your shipment with other items and the shipping will be FREE.

Please pass this note on to your friends! Thank you!

Blessings & Health,
Kristie

What is the difference between Herbs and Homeopathy? LETTER TO THE EDITOR

RE: What is the major difference between herbal remedies and homeopathy? Can they both be taken simutanously? - MK

Dear MK,

The major differences between herbal and homeopathic remedies are this:

1. Herbal remedies work on a physical level as well as an energetic level (although many herbalists ignore this energetic level), homeopathic medicine works on an energetic level and not on a physical level. It is the energy vibration of the medicine that is inducing the reaction in the body and not the physical substance. For more information on what an "energy level" is you can visit : https://www.hado.net/

Emoto's work on water illustrates what "energetic level" means better than any description I have ever heard in the world of homeopathy.

2. Homeopathic remedies treat on the theory that Like Heals Like. So, when you give a homeopathic remedy for a "fever and red cheeks with sweating that came on suddenly" you will give a remedy that causes "fever and red cheeks with sweating that comes on suddenly" in healthy test subjects.

J is right in that you can use them together. However, you do have to wait a half hour before taking any herbal remedies (just as you do with taking ANY substance with homeopathic remedies...not just herbs) and you need to avoid herbs with very strong smells like Valerian or Mint.

I don't usually use both, however, as I work mostly with "single" remedies. I like to keep things simple and get a real feel for what each remedy or herb does on its own. For this reason, I try each remedy apart from another one so I can tell which one is doing what. If I gave belladona (homeopathic) for a fever and then I gave the same person hibiscus tea (for a fever) and the fever went down I would not know which one worked better. Most of the time I find that if you can get to know a remedy or an herb very very well (and this takes time and patience) you can usually use just one thing and it will work very well.

However, when I was first learning about healing and sometimes when my kids are very sick and I don't want to wait around to see what happens...I used to dose with everything and was just glad when one of them worked!

Blessings & Health,
Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND

http://www.theavicennainstitute.com/

Dear Sisters & Brothers,

I have just updated The Herb Channel and hope to upload some more FREE shows soon along with more member shows. Please take a look and send your feedback!

http://www.theherbchannel.com/

Blessings & Health,
Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND

Consulting Clip: Excerpt from Consultation on Stomach Problems

Dear Readers,

The following is only an excerpt and is not a complete consultation. If you have stomach issues yourself you should consult your health care practitioner. I am posting this to give you some ideas. This was a response to one of my consulting clients as a FOLLOW UP on her initial consultation. She is also consulting with a local health care practitioner so my ideas are supplemental:

Dear Karima,

Following the consultation with you I noticed my daughter also has some stomach problems. She wakes up complaining for about 30 minutes and then she is OK.

Dear Client,

I have some ideas how to help depending on what else you have observed:

1. It could be just that she needs to release from the sleep she was in. A lot of people have aches in the morning because they need to go to the bathroom (either kind) and when they go and release that the stomach ache goes away. I have also found that in SOME people they cannot distinguish between a stomach ache and the urge to go to the bathroom. For them it is so very similar. It is like when they need to go their brain does not tell them to go, but instead sends them a pain signal. If your daughter is this type then you can help her by teaching her to listen to her body more, insist that she go to the bathroom every time you leave the house, before bed, etc...

2. If it is nerves from an event she goes to every day (school) this is also normal. There are a lot of children and adults who get stomach aches when they first wake up because the transition from the safety of the home to the outside world is difficult for them. If she is the type of child who finds transitions difficult then this could be part of the issue. If this is the case then just do your best to wake her up earlier to give her more time to transition so she knows she has more time and perhaps even some time to play in the morning before she goes out. She has a strong need to CENTER herself before going out. You can also start the morning with some calming chamomile tea or perhaps light a lavender candle (REAL lavender) before she wakes up in the morning so the house has a calming feel to it when she wakes up.

3. From all that you have said about her it does not sound like a food or allergy or physical issue in that way so the last thing I would try looking into is if she is getting enough sleep or not. It is very common for people to feel ill upon waking if they do not get enough sleep. I know many people and clients who have this issue. She should be getting 9-10 hours a night and perhaps more. If she is not getting this regularly then her body is not able to complete the cycles of healing and recharging it does every night and she will wake up feeling ill.

Blessings & Health,
Karima
www.islamichealingcourse.com
www.herbnmuslim.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gum Pain

I just finished having surgery on my teeth and am in a lot of pain. Do you have any advice?

I assume that you are consulting with your dentist and are aware of any warning signs of infection that might require you return to his office. Other than that...

For any tooth pain at all I use the homeopathic remedy Hypericum.

The other remedy I use is cloves or clove oil. It is an antibiotic and it numbs the area of pain so you don't feel it. If you have some essential oil of clove put 3 drops in a TBS of olive oil and apply directly to the area with a cotton swab. If you don't have any essential oil then take some whole cloves and simmer them in a little olive oil (don't fry them) for a bit and THEN apply that to the area. You can also just suck on an entire clove (on that side of your mouth). That works too.

Blessings & Health,
Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND
www.islamichealingcourse.com
www.muslimhomeschoolers.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Colon Trouble

Ms. Burns,

Assalamwalaikum, I hope you are doing well. I am
writing this e-mail to you with deep concern for my
father. He is almost 70 years old and since I can
remember he had and has a digestive problem,
heartburn, he does not get hungry, constipation and he
is in constant pain (quite literally). He is a
smoker, and there is no chance of him quitting. He
takes numerous amounts of medicines and tries anything
in hope of relieving his suffering due to abdominal
pain. He will eat fruits such as kiwi, prunes, dates
and figs so he can use the restroom. However, I
believe my father is not consistent in taking one type
of medicine. He gave up a long time ago. Are there
any herbs that you can suggest, or anything he could
do so his pain can decrease? Thank you, Jazak Allah.

- MG

Dear MG,

As you already know he does need to stop smoking. Additionally, his problems sound very serious and he should consult a health care practitioner. Meanwhile, please try Aloe Vera juice mixed with juice (to make it taste better). If he takes 2 ounces 3 times a day with juice (start with 2 times a day and then increase to 3 if he needs it) this will help him. You might also consider getting him a full consultation so he has a holistic practitioner look at all his issues together.

You can get Aloe Vera juice at the health food stores but it is much less expensive from the health section of the grocery stores.

If you are not living in the USA then try Psyllium seed powder mixed with juice 2 times a day.

Blessings & Health,
Karima

Parent Child Natural Healing Classes with Hakima Karima

Dear Parents,

Parent-Child Natural Healing Classes ONLINE will be starting on February 1st!
(Scroll down to sign up as a pair, a family or co-op group)

I have been teaching a naturopathic healing class online for 8 years (and offline for more). My children are all old enough to start participating in learning these skills, but the classes I already offer are at a higher level (14-16 years old and up to 150 years) So I will be starting a new series of classes over the next few weeks called "Parent-Child Natural Healing Classes". During these classes we will be learning:

Reflexology
Herbs
Iridology
Nutrition
Typology

These classes will be taught at a child's level and will all include video support. I will be uploading one class every month for the next 5 months. Mothers who have taken these classes "in person" with me before have been thrilled because the classes were so easy for THEM to understand too. Even herbalists and healers were excited to discover new ways of looking at herbs and healing and the kind of reflexology I teach is not American reflexology so it is new too!

How the classes will run:

1. Each month you will receive your video - downloadable online - and class materials and E-books, lesson plans and stories (all online). You will be able to access these materials at any time so even if you don't choose to participate WITH the class you can use these materials even 5 years from now!

2. The entire month we are running the class I will be visiting the online forum (open for the class forever) and I will be present there every Friday at a certain time to participate. You are welcome to join the class in "real time" or you can access the forum and do the class on your own time. I expect there will be enough people doing the class at different times that there will ALWAYS be someone on the forum so these classes are NOT restrained by time but I am adding an element of time to them so that people who want a more LIVE experience can have that.

3. You will be able to either participate in LIVE time or on your own time.

4. The classes do not involve testing, although you are welcome to contact me any time with questions

5. Two certificates of participation will be issued when you finish the series for participants in the class, however, as many children or family members as you like can participate in the classes. However, please do not distribute the class outside of your group as the materials are copyrighted.

6. You must sign up for all of the classes. You can pay all at once or you can pay in installments:

One time price is:
$150.00 payable at:
http://tinyurl.com/2gdrz7
(Ideas: sign up as a co-op group to save money and split the fee between more than one person)

The installment price is (a little more because of the maintenance from my end)
$50.00 for the first installment and then $30.00 a month after the first installment for the next 4 months.
http://tinyurl.com/2zq89k

7. If you want classes with testing and certification for older child or adults visit: www.islamichealingcourse.com


If you have any questions please contact me at : herbnhome@yahoo.com

Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND
www.herbnmuslim.com