Medicine
Medicine – Mashki Ki
The Anishinaabe word for medicine is translated as follows: Mashki means strength and ki comes from the word Aki, meaning the earth. So medicine simply means strength from the earth.
We are taught from the medicine people that we only pick what we need, and we can only pick it when it is mature and after the thunder beings have come in the spring.
Asemaa must be offered on Omizakamigokwe (Mother Earth) when the mashki ki is picked.
Mashki ki should not be sold, because it is a gift from the Creator.
The Anishinaabe also look at other things as medicine, such as a song, a story and even art.
Some of the plants that we call weeds have a medicinal value in them.
The medicine people know how to mix medicines to cure illness. The Anishinaabe were given these gifts of medicine from the Creator in many different ways.
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The Anishinaabe word for medicine is translated as follows: Mashki means strength and ki comes from the word Aki, meaning the earth. So medicine simply means strength from the earth.
We are taught from the medicine people that we only pick what we need, and we can only pick it when it is mature and after the thunder beings have come in the spring.
Asemaa must be offered on Omizakamigokwe (Mother Earth) when the mashki ki is picked.
Mashki ki should not be sold, because it is a gift from the Creator.
The Anishinaabe also look at other things as medicine, such as a song, a story and even art.
Some of the plants that we call weeds have a medicinal value in them.
The medicine people know how to mix medicines to cure illness. The Anishinaabe were given these gifts of medicine from the Creator in many different ways.
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Medicine Video Below...
A NATURAL HEALING PATH
Native medicine is based on the understanding that the human being is a part of nature and health is a matter of balance. The natural world thrives when its complex web of interrelationships are honored, nurtured and kept in harmony.
Just as each human has an immeasurable inner life which powerfully influences well-being, so does nature include unseen but compelling forces which must be addressed and integrated for true balance and healing to be achieved.
Native Medicine must be embodied in a lifestyle that honors all Creation.
Right relationships with all beings is needed, this includes to self, family, community and the spiritual world. Emotional imbalance and illlness can be seen as a consequence of relationship disturbances.
Good health requires balance in every sphere of one’s life. Healing treatments and Ceremonies are individualized to facilitate change and to promote balance and wellness in all areas of one's life.
Types of Native Healing
HEALING MASSAGE
With organic plant oils. Reduces stress, muscular pain, & fatigue.
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
Upper & lower back release, clears sinuses, headaches, & eyestrain.
BODY BRUSHING
Brushing the Body with Feather to Cleanse and restore balance.
SPIRITUAL HEALING & COUNSEL
A focus on healing the spirit and discovering your purpose.
SPIRITUAL MEDICINE WAYS
Native spiritual healing. Helps balance physical & emotional well being.
Native medicine is based on the understanding that the human being is a part of nature and health is a matter of balance. The natural world thrives when its complex web of interrelationships are honored, nurtured and kept in harmony.
Just as each human has an immeasurable inner life which powerfully influences well-being, so does nature include unseen but compelling forces which must be addressed and integrated for true balance and healing to be achieved.
Native Medicine must be embodied in a lifestyle that honors all Creation.
Right relationships with all beings is needed, this includes to self, family, community and the spiritual world. Emotional imbalance and illlness can be seen as a consequence of relationship disturbances.
Good health requires balance in every sphere of one’s life. Healing treatments and Ceremonies are individualized to facilitate change and to promote balance and wellness in all areas of one's life.
Types of Native Healing
HEALING MASSAGE
With organic plant oils. Reduces stress, muscular pain, & fatigue.
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
Upper & lower back release, clears sinuses, headaches, & eyestrain.
BODY BRUSHING
Brushing the Body with Feather to Cleanse and restore balance.
SPIRITUAL HEALING & COUNSEL
A focus on healing the spirit and discovering your purpose.
SPIRITUAL MEDICINE WAYS
Native spiritual healing. Helps balance physical & emotional well being.