Just kidding. But before diving onto the internet for answers, there are a few simple ways you can help your research be more informed. Together we will learn ways to navigate research using multiple sources and perspectives, learning about the author, and focusing on going deeper. We will explore the following:
- books
- folk wisdom
- your own experience and intuition
- the plants themselves
- the internet

$40

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In this class we will explore both fresh and dried tincture making . We will cover different materials as well as benefits of tinctures and teas for specific herbs. The price includes a tincture we will make in class that you will take home for your own medicine.

$60

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Pain is complex and layered, and there is often no simple fix. That being said, many herbs can soothe and transform pain if the larger picture can be engaged. Come and learn perspectives of herbal nourishment that will help you to understand where to begin in unraveling the knot that is chronic pain.

$40

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together we will explore how plants can support our mental health in a multitude of aspects. we will explore specific plants and their properties, rotating through different remedies as one moves thorugh healing, finding a good "match" between a person and a plant, and ways that we can repay the plants for their support. this topic is near and dear to my heart and I am excited to teach it.

$40

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This class is a 5.5 hour intensive to learn more about the intersection of Chinese herbal medicine and locally growing herbs. We will cover the basics of Chinese medicine and apply these principles to herbs that are easy to grow and harvest in your own garden. Knowing more about the energetic nature (hot/cold, wet/dry, etc) of each herb will help you choose more effective remedies. We will touch on some basic identification and preparation as well, but our focus will be on energetic uses of each herb.

This class will be held at the Chehalem Cultural Center in the art classroom

$140

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Pain is complex and layered, and there is often no simple fix. That being said, many herbs can soothe and transform pain if the larger picture can be engaged. Come and learn perspectives of herbal nourishment that will help you to understand where to begin in unraveling the knot that is chronic pain.

FULL - email me chels@herbsinjars.com to be added to waitlist. are you a daydreamer? a night visioner? there are many plants that want to join you in this journey. they are already there, inviting you to deepen your ability to listen.

In this class we will hear from a few beloved, easily cultivated plants that help us hone our ability to sense and open to visioning processes.

In this class we will learn about a few easy-to-find plants that can provide medicine and sustainance even in the cold stillness of winter. We will explore medicines made as foods, tinctures, and teas. I love the winter, and I am so excited to share my observations after many moons of winter love, and hear yours as well.

Trauma is complex and not completely of the individual. Herbal medicine can assist us in metabolizing grief, embracing unsteadiness, recognizing strange patterns and opening new possibilities. In this class, I will introduce to familiar plants that know about these things.

In this class we will explore simple ways to:

- have empowered and impactful conversations with providers

- make informed choices about your treatments

- connect with a sense of groundedness during difficult decisions

Co-taught with Sari Stubblefield, RN, a nurse for the last 13 years, working in hospice, oncology and at Bailey Boushay House, serving people with HIV, ALS, Huntington's, and Parkinson's disease. She has seen the importance of patients being given space to make their needs and values known. Recognizing healthcare is hardly a perfect system, her hope is to help people navigate it and encourage them to make it what they want it to be.