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True Story: Why I became a Wilderness First Responder

Posted on March 15, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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In 2010 I was living in a monastery, in a very remote location in Colorado. Born and raised a city girl I was full of my city hubris and totally ignorant about what it takes to be smart and safe…

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Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: ambulance, become an EMT, Carl Weil, classes in lakewood colorado, colorado rockies, dangers of dehydration, first responder, living at high altitudes, pagosa springs co, retreat center, tara mandala, Wilderness first responder, wilderness medicine, wilderness medicine outfitters

How do I become a Wilderness EMT?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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If you’ve ever been interested in the medical field, but didn’t go to Medical School; or if you are already a holistic practitioner but you feel that your training did not prepare you to recognize and respond to medical emergencies;…

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Category: Headlines Tags: academy of wilderness medicine, ALS, backcountry preparedness, become an EMT, BLS, Carl Weil, Colorado, colorado rockies, CPR, expedition medic, ski patrol, USMC, WEMT, Wilderness first responder, wilderness medicine, wilderness medicine outfitters

Conversations with a mullein plant

Posted on July 5, 2015 by The Holistic Homestead

Overlooked, undervalued and even criminalized – is that any way to treat such a soft, unassuming and generous plant? Mullein grows everywhere along the Peak to Peak: along highways, railroads and in everybody’s back yard. Mullein is officially classified as…

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Category: Apothecary, Headlines Tags: colorado rockies, ethical harvesting, helpful weeds, herbal cough remedies, how to use mullein, lung conditions, medicinal herbs in colorado, mullein, mullein herb, rocky mountains, wildcrafting