About Joan

Joan Morais was born on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. As a child she developed a love and respect for nature which has continued into her adult life and guided her work with natural skin and body care. Joan's herbal studies led her to make natural body care products that promote vibrant skin and well-being. Currently she teaches 17 classes on making natural skin and body care products and fertility awareness. Her passion is to teach others how to make creative, healthy and fantastic products for the skin and to create a successful product making business. . She is the mother of three grown daughters and lives with her husband in California. Joan is the author of A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period and several How To manuals.

Joan has completed these courses on her continual path of learning about herbs, natural body care and women's health: Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within: an in-depth course exploring herbology Master Gardener Program Aromatherapy Women's Herbs Hydrosols Flower Essences A Day of Lavender Introduction to Ayurveda for the Westerner Cooking with Chinese Herbs Mushrooms as Medicine Cooking for Winter Health Seaweed as Food and Medicine The Billings Ovulation Method Women's Wisdom: Health & Well-Being for Menstruation, Fertility and Menopause Your Path to Healthy Breasts Reiki I Introduction to Massage Making Natural Perfumes with Mandy Aftel Soap Making, Lotions, Creams, Body Butters and Candle Making Joan has taught classes at: UC Davis Napa Valley College St. Helena Upper Valley College Solano Community College La Costa Resort and Spa Learning Exchange City of Fairfield San Francisco New College Blue Moon Holistic Living Farm The Nova Studio Belladonna Pace Solano Annual Soap Makers Getaway 36 Oaks California Institute of Massage and Spa Services Joan also served as a board member for two years on The Red Web Foundation.