NURS 1000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Medicine Wheel, Sweat Lodge, Mohawk People
16 Nov 2016
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Opening with giving thanks to many things on earth. Sweet grass: hair of mother earth-very sacred, often braid it, bring the mind & body & spirit as one (like hair)-more strands=stronger, when giving to others-offering kindness and love, often use it in basket making. White pine; kills germs when sick, let simmer on stove. (cid:449)ater: i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t to re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er it is the first (cid:373)edi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ithout it (cid:449)e (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)e, (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s responsibility (comes first in birth) Do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to s(cid:373)udge duri(cid:374)g (cid:373)oo(cid:374)ti(cid:373)e (cid:894)period(cid:895)-already in a strong cleansing cycle. Eagle feather important for taking care of medicine. Bundle: carry drums, eagle feather, peace of wood (carving, lavender, some call it star medicine, 4 stories and 4 songs. *some are struggling to find their way, because of residential schools (etc. ) East: tabaco-life begins, spirit, spring renewal, red, self: sing, dance, reflect, meditation, yoga, sweat lodge. South: sweet grass-kindness, heart/emotion, summer, yellow, self: family/friends, cry, healer, elders.
