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| 2009 Portland Plant Medicine Gathering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WHEN: November 21 & 22, 10am-6:30pm w/ music & dancing Sat. night WHERE: The Bamboo Grove, 134 SE Taylor St. COST: $80 for the whole weekend ($100 at the door); $50 for one day ($60 at the door) |
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| Magical Herbs for Healing and Protection: Colette Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Push the edges of what you think herbs can do. Join us for a hands on exploration of green magic and it's power to heal body and spirit. We will learn by doing as we use herbs to purify and invoke sacred space. Calling on our green allies we will each create a personal spirit map that invokes, healing, support and protection. No experience necessary, and all supplies are provided.
Colette Gardiner currently runs a four year Mystery School in Portland, Oregon that focuses on ritual training. She is an activist with over 25 years of experience teaching about the green world. She has a background in clinical herbalism, horticulture, women's health care, as well as an intense interest in all plants. She started her magical practice twenty years ago in Southern Oregon women’s circles. She is a Reclaiming Initiate, and a Faeri initiate. She was a founding member of GoddessIs, a ritual theatre collective, was a member of Strand by Strand a Reclaiming group that facilitated public ritual, and is a member of Black Cross Health Collective. She has taught at Sappho Camp and taught ritual theater at a Reclaiming Witch Camp. Published writings include “Nourishing the Menstrual Cycle”, featured writings in We’Moon Almanac and publication in several anthologies. She can be reached at 503-238-5885.
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| Pond Lily: Deborah Frances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This class will start with an exploration and journey with Pond Lily, which will lead us to comparisons with other pelvic herbs, including Actea, Fouqueria, Peonia, Caulophyllum, and others. Specific indications for each herb will be discussed as practiced by Eclectic herbal prescribers in the beginning of the twentieth century.
Dr. Deborah Frances R.N., N.D., began her career in health care as a registered nurse, where she gathered extensive experience in a wide range of fields, including psychiatry, women's health, family practice and intensive and coronary care. In 1993, she graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Frances currently runs a full family practice in the Portland, Oregon area, utilizing natural therapies such as homeopathy, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and nutrition. In addition Dr. Frances uses hands on energy therapies to help resolve blocked mental, emotional or spiritual patterns. Dr. Frances lectures at herbal and naturopathic conferences across the country. She also teaches classes in plant spirit medicine, shamanic journeying, dream work, animal communication, herbal and homeopathic therapies, and naturopathic therapies for horses. www.dancingcrow.net
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| The Columbia River Gorge Flower Essences: Awaken Your True Nature: Camilla Blossom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flower essences bring emotional balance, transformation, and open doorways to your passion, purpose, and joy. Sample and experience the magic healing frequencies of the wild orchids, roses, lilies, and more flower essences from the Columbia River Gorge region. Learn about what flower essences offer, how they work, and stories of how these essences were created.
Camilla Blossom is a flower alchemist, educator, intuitive, and owner of 3 Flowers Healing in Hood River, OR. She felt a calling to begin co-creating the Columbia River Gorge Flower Essences at the Equinox of 2000. Since then she has been offering teachings, energy healings, and products that bring people in deep connection with the healing of the flowers. She is author of Listening to the Wildfowers: A Flower Whisperer’s Guide to the Columbia River Gorge Flower Essences. Camilla Blossom 3 Flowers Healing PO BOX 282 Hood River, OR 97031 office 541-387-3528 cell 541-806-0987 www.3flowershealing.com Camilla@3flowershealing.com
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| Three Trees of the Heart: The clinical use of Linden, Ginkgo and Hawthorne: Glen Nagel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glen Nagel has been a practicing herbalist for almost 25 years and is a botanically focused naturopathic doctor. He has a deep love and respect for the healing herbs and wants to teach others about them. In the early 80's, after studying with Ed Smith at the Herb Pharm, he started the Eclectic Institute's herb extraction lab on the NCNM campus. His focus then turned towards naturopathic medicine, he enrolled in NCNM and graduated four years later. Now, he is an adjunct clinical and academic professor at the National College of Natural Medicine. He lives with his wife and daughter in Portland Oregon.
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| Women's Health and Herbal Medicine: Dr. JJ Pursell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbs have been used for centuries to help cure and allievate the imbalances of our women's bodies. Join me for a discussion on how certain herbs can help with the following conditions: fibroids, irregular and painful periods, as well as herbs safe to use during pregnancy. Breast health will also be included.
Dr. JJ Pursell is a licensed Naturopath and Acupuncturist. She opened The Herb Shoppe in 2005 in hopes of creating a vital herbal resource center. It is the only Natural Pharmacy of its kind in Portland, providing herbal medicines, classes, workshops, with naturopathic, massage and acupuncture services. JJ is a graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine and is a family pracititioner focusing in both acute and long term issues. Besides people, she also sees dogs, cats and horses, aiding them on their road to health. Dr. J.J. Pursell ND, LAc., Certified Herbalist Owner The Herb Shoppe 3327 SE Hawthorne Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503-234-7801
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| Psychological and Spiritual Plant Medicine: Scott Kloos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The forging of deeper relationships with plants is a two-way path. In getting to know a plant better, one gains a more thorough understanding of the Self and its connection to the spiritual forces of Nature. As physical manifestations of the spirit forces of the land, plants have the potential of being our most profound teachers. When we open ourselves to receive these teachings, we not only heal ourselves, but we make these healing forces more available to the Earth and all of her inhabitants.
Scott Kloos is a Plant Medicine Practitioner, Medicine Maker, and Wildcrafter, and has been working with the native plants of the Pacific NW since the late 90's. In addition to many years of self-study, he completed the 1999 Herbal Apprenticeship Program at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR, and in 2000, he attended a nine-month Community Herbalist Training Program with Christopher Hobbs. In 2009, he studied Traditional Western Herbalism: An Intuitive and Energetic Approach with Matthew Wood in Portland, OR. He is the owner of Cascadia Folk Medicine, which produces small batch herbal extracts from the native plants of the region. In his healing practice he works with the psycho-spiritual aspects of plant medicine and leads weekly Plant Teacher classes exploring the physical and psycho-spiritual properties of the plants of the Pacific Northwest. He runs The School of Forest Medicine, is one of the founders and a faculty member of the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine, and is a faculty member of Matthew Wood's School of Traditional Western Herbalism.
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| Local Herbs for Wounds and Injuries: Erico Schleicher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Many of our plant friends agree to help us in our hours of immediate need. In this class we will cover about 20 local Northwest herbs that help in our treatment of numerous kinds of acute injuries: cuts, wounds, burns, bruises, local trauma, muscle and ligament injury, infections, etc. We will discuss phases of healing and also cover tissue state conditions. Discussion of herbal treatments for multiple body systems will be addressed, such as bones, tendons, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Topical remedies like oils and salves, as well as styptic powders and home plasters will be covered, as well as recipes for internal formulas such as martial art "hit wines," and foods for use during injury recovery.
Erico Schleicher, LAc, MAcOM co-founded and currently teaches for the Elderberry School here in Portland and is a practicing acupuncturist and herbalist. Since 2003 he has been working with patients at the Center for Vibrant Health in Portland, Oregon. His recent workshops on both Western and Chinese herbs have been featured at the Breitenbush Herbal Conference and the Northwest Herbal Faire. Over the past three years, he has been the Vice President of the Oregon Acupuncture Association and the editor of the OAA newsletter, and the Health and Wellness Coordinator for the Earth Day celebration. Erico began discovering plant medicines in 1994 and started working clinically after studying with J. Michael Moore in 1995 at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, He taught herbal medicine classes at Oberlin College in Ohio from 1997-1999, before moving to Portland to study Chinese medicine. Erico is deeply committed to sustainable directions for community health. He finds that by working seasonally with local and abundant plants that have discovered how to thrive in our climate, we learn to perceive the many voices that teach us how to integrate our own health into the life of the land around us.
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| Designing an Herbal First Aid Kit: Missy Rohs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First aid kits aren't a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. In this class, we'll talk about personalizing a kit for a specific journey or use, and explore the elegance of herbs that can be used for multiple purposes. We'll also strategize about non-herbal ingredients, from sam splints to tweezers to benadryl, that might be useful for your kit. Materia medicas for a few multi-purpose plants -- and home-grown tinctures to taste -- will be shared.
Missy Rohs is an herbalist, mushroom lover, gardener, and wildcrafter. She teaches through The Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies with a focus on sustainable herbalism and community empowerment. You can find her on Wednesdays selling tinctures at the People's Year-'Round Farmers' Market, and glimpse her munching on neighborhood weeds other days of the week. She is available for health consultations and private lessons in plant medicine.
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| Herbal Health for Little People: Grady Proctor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There seems to be few times when young children aren’t running around with sniffly noses. Fortunately, the gentle action of herbs can help remedy the situation and can be used to help young people build a healthy immune system. In this workshop we will discuss how a handful of easy to grow medicinals is all one needs to aid children through most childhood illness. More importantly we will talk about ways to get kids to enjoy taking their medicine – from making tasty preparations, to gardening with children, to getting them more involved in self care.
Gradey Proctor is a co-founder and teacher with the The Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. He is a botanist who has spent over a decade studying the flora of Oregon's forests and wildcrafting medicinal and edible plants for his friends and family. He apprenticed at Columbines School of Herbal Studies and has surrounded himself with plants in many aspects of his life, from years of nursery work, to working on a CSA farm, to monitoring timber sales with Bark. He has taught botany and herbs for seven years. When not with the plants, he spends his time ways to entertain his little girls and wife Rhea.
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| Natural Coop Management: The Herbal Gallus gallus: Jo Powell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Everything you ever wanted to know about how to naturally care for your homestead chickens such as coop management, feed, pests, predators and contagious diseases. Class is focused on the laying hen. Truly, a class for chicken "geeks"...
Jo Powell has always had an affinity for plants, animals and nature and has consciously been exploring herbalism for over twenty years. She attended in-depth residency programs at the California School of Herbal Studies and the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and has a BS degree in Gender Studies emphasizing public health and mind-body medicine. As an herbalist Jo is most passionate about teaching the craft of herbalism and making medicines. Her skills as a teacher are enhanced by over two decades of eclectic experiences including traveling the world, working as a natural foods chef and managing an herb store. She founded and directs The Northwest School of Herbalism, and is co-owner of Morning Dew Farm, avery small producer of gourmet vegetables, fruits and herbs located in the Eola Hills of Northwest Oregon. If Jo is not teaching a class you can most likely find her gardening or tending her chickens. Northwest School of Herbalism
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| Cooking with Chinese Medicinal Herbs for the Season: Felicia Ferruzza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In this class we will focus on 5 element theory and how it relates to the seasons, body systems, flavors and colors. We will be discussing Chinese herbs and how to use them in cooking for the winter time.
Felicia Ferruzza, LAc is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Diplomat of Oriental Medicine. She has studied at both The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine and The National College of Natural Medicine, where she developed The Classical Chinese Herbal Medicinary. She lives and practices in Portland and Manzanita, Oregon. Felicia enjoys teaching about the healing plants and has taught at the teaching clinic of NCNM, The Northern California Women's Herb Conference, Northwest School of Herbs, Cloud's Hill Farm Children's Camp and at The Herb Shoppe. Felicia also loves making medicine and created Mano Verde Herbals, or Green Hand, based in her Sicilian herbalist heritage and combines Chinese and Western herbs in the formulas. Check it out at Mano Verde Herbals.
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| Growing your own Medicine in the Pacific Northwest: Laura Altvater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I will discuss some of the best herbs to start growing in the PNW. Highlighting tips on soil prep, site requirements, harvest times and methods, plus a list of beginner and advanced herbs to grow and some ideas for medicinals to grow indoors.
Laura Altvater has been growing medicinal herbs in Portland for 11 years. Her study of plants began with her bachelors in Botany from Connecticut College. She came to Portland in 1997 to farm flowers and vegetables with Sauvie Island Organics. In 1998 she began working at Portland Nursery to develop her horticultural skills. Since then she has been growing and studying medicinal herbs in her own garden, at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR and with many herbalists and healers through out the US. After noticing a lack of medicinal herb starts in the nurseries she began Mostly Medicinals in 2005. Mostly Medicinals is a small scale nursery providing groovy grown medicinal herbs, natives and unique plants to the Portland area. Please visit the website for more details.
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| Making your own Unique Scent: Jody Berry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Immerse yourself in the sacred essence of plant aromas as you learn to craft an essential oil solid perfume. We will explore the energetic and physical properties of these magical oils, their practical uses as well as for pleasure, and the basics of perfume making. Class participation is encouraged, materials & hand outs will be provided, and you will have a sample to take home with you.
Jody Berry is a dirtgirl, plant enthusiast and Mama to a wild 2 year old, Jody grew up along the Clackamas river in the Portland area. Jody has been making skin care and herbal remedies since 1993 and her company, wild carrot herbals & baby carrot have been serving the community since 2000. Jody has taught classes to adults and children alike at the Kona chocolate festival, the Breitenbush Herbal Conference & Natural parenting conference, the Ashland Community Kitchen, New Seasons Market, and at her farm in Rickreall, OR. She can be found outside with the plants in all kinds of weather with her daughter Ginger, her husband Michael, 3 dogs, and 26 chickens. Wild Carrot Herbals, LLC dirtgirl@wildcarrotherbals.com phone: 800.988.4491 cell: 503.990.4342 fax: 503.623.4072 P.O. Box 119 Rickreall, OR 97371
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| Medicine Making—Art, Science, and Alchemy: Angela LeVan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are many methods for creating herbal medicinals, some are more by the book, others are inspired by our own intuition. Together we will break down some of the bariers we can create within ourselves in relation to medicine making, by talking through the basic steps in the process, and focusing on trusing our intuition to be the guide for formulating a magical blend to heal ourselves and others.
Angela LeVan is a part of an urban farming collective, Myriad Growers, located in SE Portland. Through her work at the farm, Angela grows herbal medicinals, annual vegetables, and teaches children and adult education programs in the area of herbalism, permaculture, and sustainable agriculture practices. Her vision is to connect her community with plants in all forms, and this year will be starting an herbal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)—hoping to source local herbalists with freshly grown and wildcrafted herbs. In conjunction with her farm work, she also teaches medicine making classes at The Herb Shoppe, and operates a small buisiness, Alquimia, dedicated to making medicinal cordials and other alchemic blends. You can contact her at angela.levan@gmail.com
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| Natural Home and Personal Care: Raliegh Briggs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learn to use plant medicine to make a strong, clean, happy home and body. In this class, we'll learn some basic preparations for herbal cleansers for your house and your body. I'll provide some recipes, but we'll also talk more broadly about how you can create your own formulas at home. This class is for folks who haven't worked with DIY products before, and will probably be too basic for advanced and intermediate practitioners.
Raleigh Briggs is a writer, letterer, and DIY-lover. She is the author of several zines on homemade herbal preparations, as well as the book Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills (Microcosm Publishing). She lives in Seattle, Washington. You can reach her at letsgiveuptheghost@gmail.com
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| Flower Essences-Love and Manifestation in the City of Roses: Shayne Case | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enchantingly beautiful, strong and tenacious, flower essences in the Rose Family have a lot to teach us about Love as and active force of manifestation. Come and learn about flower essence medicine and how roses can change your life.
Shayne Case is a gifted channel who uses spirit guides, plant medicine, flower essences, and her own eclectic wisdom to help people gain tools and greater self-awareness so that they can navigate their healing with confidence and ease. Shayne was born in Germany to a German mother and a Sioux father. She is a balance between the earthy science-mindedness of her Germanic side and the deeply spiritual shamanic inheritance from her Sioux lineage. She attended Smith College in Northampton, MA where she earned degrees in Education/ Child Study and English Literature. She briefly studied spirituality and transpersonal psychology at Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco before entering the clinical herbal program at the California School of Herbal Studies. She later studied with Jane Bell, co-founder of Alaskan Flower Essences, and Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz, founders of the Flower Essence Society, where she was certified as a flower essence practitioner. Shayne currently lives in Portland, Oregon where she writes, teaches, and has a private practice. shayne@shaynecase.com
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| Herbal Blends for Smoking: Wesley Martusewicz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This workshop will cover the intricacies of making your own herbal smoking blends, including: hand harvesting & processing, curing and drying techniques, specific smoking herbs, blending for intended effect, and balancing flavors. After the presentation we'll do a walk through on rolling, then head outside to sample some prepared blends!
Wesley Martusewicz is a young herbalist and bodyworker hailing from the piedmont of North Carolina. He has studied at the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine and Mathew Wood's Sunnyfield Institute of Botanical Studies. He currently apprentices with Scott Kloos.
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| The Nutritive and Medicinal Qualities of Wild Plant Foods: Patrick O'hAodha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For thousands of years, our ancestors thrived on deeply nourishing food from the same majestic plants that they used as medicine, moving through the seasonal dance of greens, fruits, nuts and roots, oftentimes fuller and richer than what we eat today, laden with that wild energy that you can taste and feel. In this class we will talk about wild plant foods, taste them, discuss different methods of preparing them, their role in traditional diets and their nutritive qualities as compared to modern mass-produced products.We will be focusing on the harvests of the autumn, acorns, hazels, and other nuts, staple roots, the late frost-ripened fruits.
Patrick O'hAodha is in pursuit of the life-skills of our ancestors that lie hidden or lost nowadays. He organizes the ancestral skills collective in Portland and is a student at the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine. He can be reached at hodaki7@hotmail.com
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| Cordage from plant fiber and other uses for well known herbs: Woniya Thibeault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woniya went to school in natural history and botany. She has been studying primitive skills and ethnobotany for 15 years, teaching for 10. She lives and does subsistence farming on a rural off the grid farm outside of Hood River.
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| Free Herbal Health Care Networking Session: Emma Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Rose will explain the Olympia Free Herbal Clinic, how and why it
functions, and answer questions. Then there will be time to network
and discuss strategies for providing free herbal healthcare in the
North West.
Emma Rose Has lived in Olympia, Washington on and off for the past eight years. In 2007 she attended and graduated from the North East School of Botanical Medicine, where she studied with 7Song. She continues to study anatomy and physiology, wildcrafting, medicine making, and healing with plants in a non-organized fashion. In 2008 she co-founded the Olympia Free Herbal Clinic, and continues to organize the clinic with a collective of 3 others, and works at it as an herbal practictioner.
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