Monday, January 23 (Snowdate January 30) 9 am-3 pm	MAGICKAL MONDAY With Christine Tolf of Lichenwood Herbals Today we will discuss the following cards from the Well Worn Path and Hidden Path Decks: Imbolc (HP) Ostara (HP) The Altar (WWP) Pentacle (WWP) Athame (WWP) Wand (WWP) Chalice (WWP) Earth (WWP) Air (WWP) Fire (WWP) Water (WWP) potluck lunch Class: Making Your Own Herbal Incense Cost: $30 includes handout and materials to create incense
Saturday, February 4th (Snowdate: Sunday, February 5th) 10am-4pm, potluck lunch	SELF CARE With Kate Leigh of Midheaven When taking greater responsibility for our own self-care, we must begin by examining ourselves. Let us organize our thoughts, and evaluate compassionately our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual domains. Come to the class with your ideas. Kate will introduce some simple effective additions to our lifestyles, suited to regain balance and health. We will discuss the design of areas within our homes dedicated to furthering our well-being. We will stretch together, blend essential oil products, learn a bit about anatomy and physiology, employ self-massage, and concentrate on our breath. We will also experiment with meditation and visualization, and discuss the role of crystals, shells, and stones within our homes. The basis of this approach is to more fully integrate the intuition with the intellect. It will be a personally creative experience. Let us at last focus on ourselves and learn from each other. Cost: $50
Saturday, February 18th (Snowdate: Sunday, February 19th) 10am-4pm, potluck lunch	HERBS FOR ASTHMA With Sean Donahue Breath is the thread that connects us to the world. For asthmatics, that thread can be tenuous and fragile. Besides being a respiratory condition and an autoimmune disease, asthma is a condition deeply tied to a people's relationships to the society and the world around them. Plants can be powerful teachers in re-imagining these relationships as well as in teaching the body how to breathe more deeply and more freely In this workshop we will explore: -- Asthma as an autoimmune condition -- Food sensitivities, leaky gut, and asthma -- Emotional and spiritual aspects of asthma -- Herbs for acute asthma attacks Cost: $75
Sunday, March 18th 11am-3pm (Snowdate: Sunday, March 25), potluck lunch	AROMATHERAPY BASICS & SAFETY With Christine Tolf of Lichenwood Herbals Today you will receive a foundation in aromatherapy knowledge. Essential oils are wonderful healers when used correctly and safely. There is much misinformation being promoted currently. Take the time to learn and understand how to safely use the oils. Cost: $50 includes a handout and materials to create an essential oil roll-on in class
Sunday, April 15th 10am-3pm, potluck lunch	STRATEGIES FOR HEALING LYME DISEASE with Debbie Mercier of Greenwood Herbals Join herbalist Debbie Mercier of Greenwood Herbals as she shares her experience with Lyme disease by presenting (4 – 5) detailed case studies. She will present her materia medica of herbs, charts, supplementation for relief, treatment of co-infections, and diet suggestions as well as protocols for herxing. She will also share flower essences that have proven helpful. Debbie will also advise us on what to do when clients are on other medications that may have herbal contraindications. She will share her experience with each case and demonstrate how each individual differs in treatment. We will also discuss conflicting information being given by the medical profession and other health practitioners. Strategies for prevention will be shared. Cost is $60 which includes handout. Please bring a potluck dish to share at lunch. Debbie Mercier is an herbalist from Limerick, Maine, and the founder of Greenwood Herbals. Debbie's Lyme experience began with treating her own family members and has grown over the years to include clients all over the USA, Canada, and as far away as Australia. Yes, Lyme is a global issue!