President of both the Indigenous Peoples Learning Network , our parent company, and Earth Lodge, Sandra Cointreau is an environmental engineer, equestrian and champion dog breeder. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and studied with healers from many cultures. IPLN was founded on the belief that the indigenous cultures of the world have a special knowledge to offer, both herbal and spiritual -- IPLN is here to harvest and record that knowledge for the present, and for the future. Our Senior Herbalist, E. Barrie Kavasch, is an expert ethnobotanist who has published more than 20 books and articles on herbs and other plants and traditional healing methods. She was honored by Herb Society of America with the "Life Time Achievement in Herbal Literature: 2000." A consummate researcher and field naturalist, her books are filled with more than 3 decades of daily work and interviews with Native American Elders and Medicine People from throughout the Americas, as well as the knowledge passed on to her by her own Native American ancestors. She is the author of "Medicine Wheel Garden" (Bantam, Random House), "Native Harvests" (Random House), "American India Healing Arts: Herbs, Rituals, and Remedies for Every Season of Life" (Random House), and "American Indian Earthsense: Herbaria: Ethnobotany" (Birdstone), "Earthwise: American Indian Uses of Native Trees" (Birdstone). Our Herbalist and Vice-President, Maya Cointreau, has more than ten years of experience in herbal healing and enjoys bareback riding. She has studied both Russian and Native American healing methods, in addition to traditional western naturopathy, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and reiki. She now co-owns Hygeia, a holistic health and wellness center for two-leggeds in New Milford, CT.
The herbs used in our herbal nutritional supplements have been tested for palatability and effectiveness in stables throughout the country, on a variety of horses, including our own since 1997. All formulas use traditional medicinal herbs chosen from the knowledge base of the Americas, Asia and Europe. Many of the herbs in each product are certified organic, and all the herbs have been grown in natural conditions. Each herbal blend is pure and natural -- there are no chemicals, fillers, drugs, pollutants, nor synthetics added. We do not add low-effect herbs to create bulk and use only the part of the plant that is considered therapeutic. All Earth Lodge products are gentle and safe when used as directed. Want to contact us? Click Here. |
