Deepen your relationship to the dwelling earth by way of plant medication. On this 3-part on-line retreat led by herbalist Vanessa Chakour, you’ll study concerning the folklore, therapeutic properties, and non secular associations of vegetation, and the right way to use them for self care and as medication. Over the course of a weekend, we’ll cowl the fundamentals of creating an natural follow that matches into your every day life and particular person wants.
This intimate 3-part course will meet Friday, Saturday and Sunday, going down every day from 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST. As soon as registered, company will obtain a password-protected hyperlink to take part by way of Zoom. Visitors can even be despatched a listing of really helpful provides upfront.
This course can also be supplied eight occasions in a year-long seasonal wild medication collection highlighting natural medication and folklore traditions of various elements of the yr and going down on the next dates:
Could 1 – 3, 2020: Beltane
June 19 – 21, 2020: Summer season Solstice
July 31 – August 2, 2020: Lunasa
September 18 – 20, 2020: Fall Equinox
October 30 – November 1, 2020: Samhain
December 18 – 20, 2020: Winter Solstice
January 29 – 31, 2021: Imbolc
March 19 – 21, 2021: Spring Equinox
Visitors all for continued holistic herbalism training could register for all eight classes at a packaged price.
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Our first 3-part course will probably be supplied from Friday, Could 1 to Sunday, Could 3 with the next focus:
Friday, Could 1: Day one will give attention to introducing the cycles of nature, and exploring the symbolism of Could Day and Beltane, the midway level between the spring equinox and the summer time solstice. Vanessa Chakour will lead a digital plant stroll, highlighting consciousness of land and the medicinal vegetation accessible in every season. We’ll discuss concerning the holistic mannequin of well being, and each inside and outer ecological steadiness.
Saturday, Could 2: On day two, we’ll discuss how the usage of native medicinal vegetation can usher us right into a deeper relationship with each our our bodies and the land. We’ll discover the roots of herbalism and folks medication, from the Doctrine of Signatures to elemental and seasonal herbalism, with a particular emphasis on spring. We’ll additionally spend a while rethinking weeds, from dandelion to burdock, mugwort, nettles and extra.
Sunday, Could 3: Our last day will give attention to the follow of holistic herbalism, working with secure, alterative, and tonic herbs. We’ll discover moral wildcrafting, and the right way to make and use your individual natural infusions and tinctures.
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Vanessa Chakour is the founding father of Sacred Warrior whose mission is to deepen relationship with ourselves and the setting. A author, herbalist, martial artist, and rewilding educator, Vanessa’s work is a dynamic mix of her huge private experiences over the past twenty years. Her distinctive strategy is rooted within the perception that therapeutic occurs by way of reclaiming an intuitive connection to ourselves, the pure world and our personal “inner-wild.” Vanessa conjures up private relationships with the vegetation and animals round us and curates embodied experiences in her workshops, natural apprenticeships and rewilding retreats. She works in partnership with wildlife organizations such because the Wolf Conservation Middle in New York, The Jaguar Rescue Middle in Costa Rica and Alladale Wilderness Reserve within the Scottish Highlands. Her e-book, Awakening Artemis will probably be revealed in spring 2021 with Viking within the US, Penguin within the Uk, and Ullstein in Germany.
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