Friday Weekly Class Replay:
Moon Rhythms: Physiology & Herbalism for Our Cycling Years
Community midwife and fertility practitioner Krystina Derrickson introduces menstrual cycle awareness and traditional herbal support. Explore how estrogen and progesterone shape the cycle, learn to recognize signs of ovulation through temperature and cervical fluid changes, and discover the traditional uses of vitex, red raspberry leaf, dong quai, and maca. Consider how sleep, stress, nourishment, and our relationship with nature fit into a holistic approach to menstrual wellbeing.
Recorded Live on Friday, October 23, 2026
Casa Curativa: Tzununá, Lake Atitlán Guatemala
Hosted by: Krystina Derrickson
Moon Rhythms Replay:
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Meet Krystina: Casa Curativa’s Partner Educator
Midwife • Women’s Advocate • Explore Offerings
Krystina Derrickson is a Certified Professional Midwife and New Jersey Licensed Midwife who supports women in understanding their bodies through every season of life. Her approach brings together traditional wisdom, evidence-based care, and a deep respect for the rhythms that shape our wellbeing.
Alongside her midwifery practice, Krystina helps women understand their menstrual cycles, nourish fertility, and navigate hormonal changes. She is currently pursuing certification with the Institute for Menstrual Studies under Nicole Jardim and the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. A mother, permaculture microfarmer, and lifelong learner, she brings warmth, curiosity, and compassion to her work.
Upcoming Casa Curativa Offerings:
Return to the roots of herbal medicine through in-depth trainings, hands-on practices, and immersive experiences designed to reconnect you with the wisdom of plants, your body, and traditional healing arts.
Hands-on herbal medicine education rooted in traditional knowledge, practical skills, and direct experience with plants
Learn how to identify, prepare, and work with herbs through teas, tinctures, oils, salves, and other preparations
Build a strong foundation in herbal medicine and deepen your personal practice over time
Explore the relationship between plants, the body, and wellness
Learn from experienced herbalists through immersive teachings, demonstrations, and practical application
Create your own herbal remedies and develop the skills to build a home apothecary
Connect with a community of students, practitioners, and plant lovers from around the world
Experience learning through a blend of classroom teachings, hands-on medicine making, and time with the plants
Take your next step in herbal medicine through foundational trainings, advanced studies, and specialty immersions
The 5 Ways of Seeing with Casa Curativa
This free resource is a glimpse into the way we teach herbalism at Casa Curativa: through relationship, pattern, and perception. Meet the Five Pillars that form the foundation of our practice: Taste, Constitution, Tissue States, Herbal Actions, and Organ Systems and begin to see how they weave together to create a fuller picture of both plant and person.
This is for you if you want to:
Understand plants, learn to explore their taste and energetics.
Understand the person, learn to recognize constitution.
Understand imbalance, learn to identify tissue states.
Work with intention, learn to recognize herbal actions.
Understand the whole body, learn to connect organ systems.
Deepen your practice, learn to see the patterns connecting plant and person.