Schedule of Events
You know that plants can heal and you may have an inkling
that they are capable of making profound changes in the lives of people.
You know that you are a plant person. But how do you continue on this path?
that they are capable of making profound changes in the lives of people.
You know that you are a plant person. But how do you continue on this path?
July 2008
Tuesday 7/1: Intro to Plant Teachers
This class will introduce various ways to connect with plants on both a physical and spiritual level. We will learn ways to communicate with Plant Spirits and to understand plants on a deeper level through the concepts of the Doctrine of Signatures, organoleptics, intuition, meditation, and dreaming. We will do an in-depth meditation with one plant, as we explore other modes of "seeing" and the intelligence of the heart and its role as an organ of perception. This will be a great opportunity to deepen your relationship with one of the Northwest's major medicinal herbs. 7:30-9:30PM $25
Location: The Herb Shoppe, 3327 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Class size: 12 (pre-registration required, call or email Scott to secure your place!)
503-522-6906
info@cascadiafolkmedicine.com
Monday 7/14: Healing with Plant Spirits
Working with plants on the level of essence is a highly personal experience. The "healer" can be a conduit for the healing energy of the universe and a holder of awareness for those seeking healing, but really he/she does nothing more than create and hold a safe, grounded space for others to do their own healing work. In this class we will learn to work with Plant Spirits in a way that supports the healing work of others. We will discuss the body's innate healing wisdom and learn ways to establish relationships with Plant Teachers in a way that engenders a deep and true healing that reconnects the soul with the greater spirit. 7:30-9:30PM $25
Location: The Herb Shoppe, 3327 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Class size: 12 (pre-registration required, call or email Scott to secure your place!)
503-522-6906
info@cascadiafolkmedicine.com
Thursday 7/17: Special Full Moon Plant Meditation
Join us in celebrating July's Full Moon! This time is often ripe for making transitions in one's life. We will sit and meditate with a plant that has a particular lunar affinity and can help us to connect with and get in touch with the healing energy of the Moon. 7:30-9:30PM $15
Location: The Herb Shoppe, 3327 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Tuesday 7/29: Making Medicinal Plant Tinctures
Create your own self-sufficient pharmacy. We will discuss folk and scientific tincturing methods, harvesting guidelines, solubility factors, dosages, and more. 7:30-9:30PM $25
Location: The Herb Shoppe, 3327 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Class size: 12 (pre-registration required, call or email Scott to secure your place!)
503-522-6906
info@cascadiafolkmedicine.com
August 2008
Plant Teacher Series
In this series of classes, we will refine our sensory impressions and learn ways to communicate with Plant Spirits and to understand plants on a deeper level through the concepts of the Doctrine of Signatures, organoleptics, intuition, meditation, and dreaming. During each class we will do an in-depth meditation with one plant, as we explore other modes of "seeing" and the intelligence of the heart and its role as an organ of perception. This will be a great opportunity to deepen your relationship with four of the Northwest's major medicinal herbs. Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm $75
- The Heart as an Organ of Perception-8/5
- Herbal Energetics-8/12
- The Doctrine of Signatures-8/19
- Plant Provings-8/26
Class size: 12 (pre-registration required, call or email Scott to secure your place!)
503-522-6906
info@cascadiafolkmedicine.com
Monday 8/4: Healing with Plant Spirits
Working with plants on the level of essence is a highly personal experience. The "healer" can be a conduit for the healing energy of the universe and a holder of awareness for those seeking healing, but really he/she does nothing more than create and hold a safe, grounded space for others to do their own healing work. In this class we will learn to work with Plant Spirits in a way that supports the healing work of others. We will discuss the body's innate healing wisdom and learn ways to establish relationships with Plant Teachers in a way that engenders a deep and true healing that reconnects the soul with the greater spirit. 7:30-9:30PM $25
Location: The Herb Shoppe, 3327 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Class size: 12 (pre-registration required, call or email Scott to secure your place!)
503-522-6906
info@cascadiafolkmedicine.com
Recent Classes
January 2008Plant Teacher Series
February 2008
Plant Teacher Series
February 16, 2008
2008 Herbalist Training Program begins!
Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine
PO Box 42566, Portland, OR 97242
503.432.0842
www.elderberryschool.com
info@elderberryschool.com
March 2008
Plant Teacher Series
April 2008
Monday 4/14: Intro to Plant Teachers
Monday 4/21: Making Medicinal Plant Tinctures
Tuesday 4/22: Intro to Plant Teachers
Monday 4/28: Healing with Plant Spirits
May 2008
Monday 5/19: Special Full Moon Plant Meditation
Tuesday 5/20: Intro to Plant Teachers
Monday 5/26: Making Medicinal Plant Tinctures
Tuesday 5/27: Healing with Plant Spirits
Thursday 5/29: Village Building Convergence-Plant Teachers
Join us for an exploration of the healing power of plants. Working with Plant Teachers can be useful for anyone wanting to develop a deeper relationship with the Self or as a means of furthering one's connection with the spirit world in general. The many health issues we encounter are really avenues to guide us toward an initiation into our true selves. Working with plants can help us transform these "blockages" and foster our continuing spiritual unfoldment in the quest for wholeness, balance, self-acceptance, and empowerment.
This class will introduce various ways to connect with plants on both a physical and spiritual level. We will learn ways to communicate with Plant Spirits and to understand plants on a deeper level through the concepts of the Doctrine of Signatures, organoleptics, intuition, meditation, and dreaming. We will do an in-depth meditation with one plant, as we explore other modes of "seeing" and the intelligence of the heart and its role as an organ of perception. This will be a great opportunity to deepen your relationship with one of the Northwest's major medicinal herbs. 3:00-5:00PM FREE
Location: Runaway Circus Puppet Theater (605 S.E. 37th Ave.)
VBC 8 Workshop Schedule
June 2008
Plant Teacher Series
Monday 6/16: Making Medicinal Plant Tinctures
Monday 6/23: Healing with Plant Spirits
June 28-29: Medicinal Plants of the Ancient Forest
The intact ancient forest of Opal Creek provides the perfect habitat for many Pacific Northwest medicinal plant species to bloom and flourish. Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center is very excited to host Scott Kloos, faculty member of the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine, as our instructor for this course. Scott has been studying and researching the native plants of the Pacific NW for over ten years. In addition to many years of self study, he has worked at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR and has studied with Christopher Hobbs. Join us for a weekend exploring the amazing plant diversity of the ancient forest. We'll hike and identify native plants, focusing on their medicinal, nutritional, and ecological values. We will discuss the basics of herbal actions on the body, learn respectful wildcrafting methods, make herbal preparations, and talk about herbs for common imbalances. All overnight workshops include meals, luggage shuttle, and accommodations in the historic mining town of Jawbone Flats. $120
Please call the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center office at 503-892-2782 or email the Registrar at registrar@opalcreek.org with questions or to register for this workshop.
2007 Classes
February 10, 20072007 Herbalist Training Program begins!
Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine
PO Box 42566, Portland, OR 97242
503.432.0842
www.elderberryschool.com
info@elderberryschool.com
Wed. February 21, 2007
Wednesday Night Free Lecture Series: Plant Teachers
6:15-8pm FREE
The Herb Shoppe
2410 E. Burnside
503/234-7801
www.theherbshoppe.net
theherbshoppe@gmail.com
Mon. April 30, 2007
Naturalist Skills Community Night: Plant Teachers
Cascadia Wild!
3945 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503-235-9533
www.cascadiawild.org
info@cascadiawild.org
May 2007
Plant Teacher Intensive
Thurs. May 24th, 2007
Village Building Convergence: Plant Teachers of the Pacific Northwest
12-1:30pm FREE
Toby Hemenway's
3501 SE 14th (purple house on the corner of Rhine & 14th)
VBC7 Workshop Schedule
July 2007
Plant Teacher Intensive
August 2007
Plant Teacher Intensive
Wed. September 5, 2007
Wednesday Night Free Lecture Series:
Plant Teachers−The Heart as an Organ of Perception
In this class, we will do an in-depth meditation with one plant, as we explore other modes of "seeing" and the intelligence of the heart and its role as an organ of perception. This will be a great opportunity to deepen your relationship with one of the Northwest's major medicinal herbs. 6-8pm FREE
The Herb Shoppe
2410 E. Burnside
503/234-7801
www.theherbshoppe.net
theherbshoppe@gmail.com
September 2007
Plant Teacher Intensive
October 2007
Plant Teacher Intensive