Classes & Learning Opportunities
Drop us a note if there's a particular subject you'd like to learn more about, or if you'd like to teach a class at Humboldt Herbals. Please pre-register for classes by calling us at 442-3541.
Food Heals with Marcia Stroud, MA, Biochemist, Herbalist & Nutritionist
Wednesday, April 11th from 6:30 - 8:00pm ($25)
Thinking about changing the way you eat?
Good health depends on good nutrition - learn how you can eat your way to better health!
In this class, we'll discuss five key principles of healthy nutrition.
* How to determine your nutritional type
* Which saturated fats are healthy
* How the glycemic index relates to overall well-being
* How enzymes, pH, and raw foods relate to overall health
* When raw veggies may not be the best choice and which organic foods are not the healthiest
And, because what you don't put into your system is just as important as what you do, we'll examine ways to reduce your intake of toxins. This course also includes a look at some natural allies to support specific areas such as energy and sleep. And, finally, we'll discuss external body and skin health and their relationship to overall well-being.
***This class will also be offered again on Wednesday May 2nd
"Plants and the Twilight Realms" with highly acclaimed visiting herbalist Sean Donahue
Saturday, April 14, 10am - 5pm ($75 - $100, sliding scale)
This workshop will be at 219 "D" Street (next door to Humboldt Herbals). Please call Humboldt Herbals to register or for more information.
Something flashes just at the edge of your vision and disappears into the woods.Faint music drifts through the air on a night when the air is thick with the scent of Apple blossoms.
Many cultures have stories of other worlds - faerie realms separated from our own world by a thin veil. Of people disappearing into worlds of wonder and peril - and those who come back to tell the tale coming back transformed. And in many of those stories and traditions, plants guard the entrance to those worlds.
In this workshop, you will meet plants traditionally associated with the border between this world and the realms of magic, and look at the ways the folklore about these plants relates to their medicine and their ecology. You will spend time with Hawthorn, Datura, Black Cohosh, Ghost Pipe, and Wood Betony, coming to know each plant in a new way.
Please wear comfortable clothes. Bring a notebook, pen, water, and food to keep you comfortable during the day. We'll have folding chairs, but if that's not comfortable for you, you're welcome to bring your own chair or seat cushions. Many dining options are available in Old Town for lunch during our break. Sean Donahue is an herbalist, poet and activist committed to healing and transformation through connection with the living Earth. As an herbalist, Sean works primarily with the wild plants of the swamps and forests and fields. He views the plants as teachers, helping the body, mind, and spirit learn to correct imbalances that stand in the way of health. As a teacher, poet, and ritualist, Sean works to connect people with their own wild nature and with the life of the world around them. As an activist and journalist he has documented the human and environmental impacts of U.S. policies in Latin America, organized against nuclear power and nuclear weapons, trained hundreds of activists in techniques of nonviolent resistance, helped military families tell the stories of how the war in Iraq impacted their lives, and advocated for the rights of medical Marijuana patients. He believes that personal, community, and cultural healing are all deeply intertwined with the healing of our planet. NOTE: We had the opportunity to participate in a workshop with Sean at the 2011 Traditions In Western Herbalism Conference ~ it was absolutely a highlight of the entire conference. His gentle, inspired poetic presentation style and deep connection with the plants will be an experience you'll long remember. Don't miss out on this one!
"Energetic Cleansing & Meditation Workshop" with Candice Brunlinger
Sunday, April 29, 5:30 - 7:30 pm ($20) Treat yourself to this hands-on energetic workshop to cleanse your body and spirit. We will discuss how herbs, flower essences, aromatherapy and gem stones can be incorporated into meditation and your daily life to aid in cleansing and balancing your energetic fields. We will participate and experience exercises including a basic chakra cleanse, a meditative cleanse with a plant, and Qi Gong. We will make a smudge kit in class with an aromatic smelling salt or inhaler to take home and aid us in our meditation practice. Hand-outs with recipes included. You're welcome to bring a meditation pillow, bench or anything to make you comfortable. Candice studied herbal and energetic medicine through the Northwest School of Botanical Studies. She is currently an herbalist at Humboldt Herbals and in the initial stages of starting her own clinical herbal practice. Candice also studies Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong with Margy Emerson and practices energetic work in her free time. Coming in May. . . .
Food Heals with Marcia Stroud, MA, Biochemist, Herbalist & Nutritionist Wednesday, May 2nd from 6:30 - 8:00pm ($25) Please see class description above. Qi Gong Movement Meditation with Candice Brunlinger 2nd Sundays of Every Month ~ Starting May 13th, 5:30-6:30pm ($10/class) Humboldt Herbals will be hosting regular Qi Gong classes the 2nd Sunday of every month starting in May. This meditative practiced has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years as a form of gentle exercise to maintain, balance and enhance overall health and well-being. Qi Gong incorporates slow movement with breath and visualization to move stagnant energy/chi and cleanse the mind, body and spirit. Studies show Qi Gong practice helps increase circulation, builds or enhances chi levels throughout the body, balances the nervous system, increases focus and other cognitive functions, stimulates the immune system and can help manage chronic pain, all of which help improve overall health and well being. No previous experience required. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Handouts included! "Herbal Infusions from the Garden" with Candice Brunlinger Thursday, May 10th, 6:30 - 8:30pm, ($25-$30 sliding scale) It's the time of year to be harvesting your herbs and flowers from your garden and make delicious infusions you can store and use throughout the year. Join us at Humboldt Herbals to discuss and learn various ways of infusing your herbs. We will learn how to make herbal oils, vinegars, honey, tinctures, glycerites, and cordials. We will have the opportunity to strain an herbal glycerite and honey infusion as well as prepare a vinegar infusion with samples to go home. Handouts and recipes included. 10% off all bulk oils, glycerine and glassware for students after class. Bring your own containers, if desired. Pre-registration required, as class size is limited. "Make your own Plant Press Workshop" with Candice Brunlinger Sunday, May 27th, 6:00 - 7:30pm ($40-$45 sliding scale) Have you ever wanted to have or make your own plant press so you can dry and preserve your own flowers? Join us for this fun and hands on workshop at Humboldt Herbals to make your own plant press. We will discuss and demonstrate various ways and styles of plant pressing. After designing our plant press we will have the opportunity to decorate it with an herbal collage using magazine pictures as well as real pressed and dried flowers. All supplies will be included; however, you can bring your own pictures or dried flowers for decorating your plant press, if desired. Pre-registration required as class size is limited. |