Webinar, Oestrus 2

The Tide of Eostre: Oestrogen and the Dawn of the Fertile Years

The watery world of hormones orchestrates the unfolding of our body’s structure – through embryogenesis, childhood, puberty, gestation, childbirth, and death. This is the base tone of our body’s great orchestra. The fluctuating tides of our hormones are connected to the movement of the planets, the circadian rhythm of day and night, the monthly moon cycle, and the cycle of the seasons – creation and dissolution.

In resonance with this great flux and flow, we turn our attention to a potent messenger in the rhythms of our collective body: oestrogen.

Our upcoming May and June webinars dive into the fluid, alchemical realms of the endocrine system, with focus on the early stages of the woman’s cycle from the first light of menarche through the full radiance of the fertile years.

Webinar 2: Restoring Cycle and Rhythm

In June, our inquiry continues from this foundational understanding of the turbulent waters of hormonal dysregulation. We pick up the threads, exploring in more depth the pathophysiology and clinical expressions of hormonal imbalance – with a specific focus on the loss of boundary and tissue integrity in the conditions of adenomysosis and endometriosis.

Having gathered an appreciation of the foundational root causes and drivers of these “disorders,” we then pull back to trace a vista – a map to guide the fertile woman back to her natural rhythm. This is a journey into the heart of common pathologies, seeking not merely to suppress symptoms but to recalibrate the environment in which they arise.

To bridge the gap between clinical pathophysiology and the restorative power of the natural world, we are honoured to be joined by the esteemed fertility herbalist, Marie Reilly. Marie will weave her profound botanical wisdom into our inquiry, guiding us through the “green pharmacopoeia” to identify the plant allies capable of recalibrating the endocrine terrain.

Together, we will explore how specific herbal energetics and phytochemistry can be used to harmonise the HPG axis, soothe the inflammatory fires of endometriosis, and support the liver’s alchemy in clearing the modern burden of oestrogen excess.

Her contribution offers a vital, lived-wisdom approach to restoring the rhythm of the fertile years through the intelligent application of traditional and evidence-based herbal medicine.

This lesson includes:

The following resources will be posted to the lesson page after the live webinar, along with BONUS handouts and guides, and curated third-party resources.

• Detailed slide deck with mind maps and illustrative graphics
• Webinar recording (video and MP3 audio – 90+ minutes)
• Helpful glossary of key terms

BONUS Handouts:

• Supplements for Oestrogen Dominance
• Herbs for Fertility and Female Reproductive Health