International Herb Symposium Workshop Intensives
Friday Afternoon Herbal Intensives 2 - 6 p.m.
- Focus on Plants with world renowned photographer, Steven Foster.
Plants provide more than simple visual aesthetics. Photography offers an excellent medium to begin to explore simple beauty and gain a deeper understanding of how to relate to plants. You do not need sophisticated, expensive equipment to take great photographs. It’s more about understanding simple concepts—lighting, being in the right place at the right time, and patience. We will work with ambient natural light and making the most of the equipment you have. The key to successfully capturing images is to know and understand your equipment, and learning to keep your photography simple. (Intermed)
- The Tools of Ayurvedic Diagnosis & Assessment with Anne McIntyre.
Combined with case history taking, the pulse and tongue can provide vital information about our health and help us better to assess one’s constitution and determine appropriate treatments. This Intensive offers the opportunity to learn an Ayurvedic approach to taking a patient’s case history and will help us explore appropriate herbal treatments and lifestyle advice. This will be a hands on class with opportunities to take pulses, read tongues, and learn other assessment tools that will prove invaluable in herbal practice. (Intermed/Adv)
Saturday Morning Herbal Intensives 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Ecstatic Journey and the Sacred Teachings of Plants with Stephen Harrod Buhner.
Some people say that we dream the world but it more accurate to say that The world dreams us. People who ingest the wild experience something unique. Earth ecstatics for millennia have recognized that eating the wild is one of the primary means of soul shaping, of traveling the ecstatic path. Plants have long been primary teachers for those who embark on this path. In this Intensive, Stephen, through the use of stories, poetry, and the sharing of his deep and lengthy research, will share some of that sacred journey. He will also discuss ecological perception, conception, and communication; sensory gating dynamics, the nature of dreaming as an essential tool, reclaiming the invisible and much more.
- Women’s Health: an Exploration with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog.
In this intensive, Tieraona will explore integrative strategies for women’s health issues, including infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, menstrual pain, PMS, menopause, osteoporosis, chemoprevention of breast cancer, and much, much more. Herbs, diet, lifestyle, and modern and traditional healing methods will be discussed in relationship to women’s health. Tieraona is a powerful and empowering teacher and participants will leave this Intensive with more information and inspiration than imaginable. (Intermed/Adv)
Saturday Afternoon Herbal Intensives 2 - 6 p.m.
- Cancer, Herbs and Wholistic Healing with Amanda McQuade Crawford.
Cancer represents one of the most challenging diseases of all time. In this intensive, Amanda will share effective herbal/natural protocols for the treatment of Cancer and discuss the importance of using herbs and nutrition as a front line treatment for cancer. We will examine the integrative and complementary support that has been proven to help survival and full recovery, so that you can help others make choices, not between, but in addition to what they may choose. Cancer cases that demonstrate the effectiveness of a truly integrated approach to treating cancer will be presented.
- Spiritual Bathing and Healing Ceremonies of Ecuador with Rocio Alarcon.
In this special intensive, Rocio will guide people through the experience of ‘spiritual bathing’ using herbs, water, flower, and oils to cleanse and purify the body and spirit. Which herbs to use, the power of prayer, and ancient healing ceremonies of the Andes will be shared. Rocio is a renowned and gifted healer, shaman and teacher. This is a rare opportunity to share with her in a more in depth way. (All Levels)
Saturday Afternoon Special Intensive Playshops 4 - 7 p.m.
- Herbal First Aide; Making an Herbal First Aide Kit for Home and Travel.
With Nancy Phillips
What are favorite remedies for home and travel? Just what goes into a good herbal first aide kit? Join community herbalist, Kate Gilday, for this hands-on participatory class. You’ll learn about herbal first aide for the home and travel, and how to make herbal products such as salves, tincture, liniments, and other remedies for your first aide kit. Demonstration, recipes and samples shared. Great class for beginners!
- Natural Cosmetics and Herbal Skin Care.
With Kate Rakosky
Discover how to create exquisite natural skin care products using herbs and flowers from your garden and common kitchen ingredients. Participants will make face creams, facial scrubs, masques, facial toners, salt and brown sugar scrubs and much more. This is a hands-on participatory, fun opportunity to make skin care products and to receive and give a facial! Great fun and Great Products! Recipes and samples to take with you. Bring a towel and something to hold hair back with
Sunday Morning Herbal Intensives 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Hawaiian Spirituality and Hula as Way of Life with Raylene Ha`alelea Kawaiae`a.
For a deeply moving, inspiring and empowering experience, join Raylene as she shares the beauty, grace and power of the Hawaiian culture and healing traditions. This Intensive will focus on Hula, a Hawaiian way of experiencing life through dance, songs, chant and storytelling. We will be learning about the traditions, practices and rituals of hula and Hawaiian spirituality. E Komo Mai, E Hula Kakou! Come, let’s dance hula! Please wear comfortable clothing and/or a loose flowing skirt or paeru. A towel or blanket to sit on, a face towel and water to drink. (All Levels)
- The Secrets of Soapmaking with Donna Bryant.
Join Donna in this delightfully fun, hands-on, workshop as we discuss the history of soap and go through every step of the soap making process, sharing tips and techniques along the way. Participants will leave feeling confident about making soap on their own. You will learn how to incorporate herbs, essential oils, and natural ingredients into your luxurious handmade soaps. We’ll make a goat’s milk soap in class. Class includes supplies, handouts, recipes, and samples.
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