CLASSES AT WINTERGREEN
Friday, November 24th
Classes are free to attend
~ Donations to teachers are welcome & appreciated ~
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TEACHERS & CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Lauren Almquist
Heartspace Herbals & Garden Design
Divine Nervines: Herbs to Ease Stress & Nourish the Soul
Relaxing and restoring the nervous system is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Stress, especially chronic stress, disrupts many of the body's natural healing and every day activities, including digestion. Learn about easy-to-grow plants that calm, restore, and nourish your nervous system, ease stress in your mind, body & soul. We'll explore growing habits, how to support the plant, how to respectfully harvest, and how to use as medicine or food.
Lauren Almquist is an herbalist and garden coach who believes there is no such thing as a green thumb. She helps people that love plants grow their own herbs for food, medicine, and joy. Through Heartspace Herbals & Garden Design, Lauren offers customized healing herbal garden creation support and coaching, and education that supports the ecosystem. Lauren studied herbalism and plant spirit healing at the Gaia School of Healing in Vermont and studied permaculture design through the Resilience Hub in Maine. She has learned the most from direct experience with the plants.
Donate to Lauren: Venmo: @heartspace-herbals
Heartspace Herbals & Garden Design
Divine Nervines: Herbs to Ease Stress & Nourish the Soul
Relaxing and restoring the nervous system is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Stress, especially chronic stress, disrupts many of the body's natural healing and every day activities, including digestion. Learn about easy-to-grow plants that calm, restore, and nourish your nervous system, ease stress in your mind, body & soul. We'll explore growing habits, how to support the plant, how to respectfully harvest, and how to use as medicine or food.
Lauren Almquist is an herbalist and garden coach who believes there is no such thing as a green thumb. She helps people that love plants grow their own herbs for food, medicine, and joy. Through Heartspace Herbals & Garden Design, Lauren offers customized healing herbal garden creation support and coaching, and education that supports the ecosystem. Lauren studied herbalism and plant spirit healing at the Gaia School of Healing in Vermont and studied permaculture design through the Resilience Hub in Maine. She has learned the most from direct experience with the plants.
Donate to Lauren: Venmo: @heartspace-herbals
Benoit Azagoh-Kouadio
Round the Bend Farm
Herbs for Focus
An exploration of strategies and allies for crafting effective herbal formulations to increase mental concentration.
Benoit Azagoh-Kouadio lives and practices holistic farm management at Round the Bend Farm, a non-profit farm and sustainable living education center in South Dartmouth, MA. His work focuses on a diverse range of growing including annual vegetables and flowers, perennial crops, berries, fruit trees, edible mushrooms, culinary and medicinal herbs. He is a lifelong student (occasional teacher) of herbal medicine, a survivor of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses and a passionate advocate for the role of psychedelics in society as medicine.
Round the Bend Farm
Herbs for Focus
An exploration of strategies and allies for crafting effective herbal formulations to increase mental concentration.
Benoit Azagoh-Kouadio lives and practices holistic farm management at Round the Bend Farm, a non-profit farm and sustainable living education center in South Dartmouth, MA. His work focuses on a diverse range of growing including annual vegetables and flowers, perennial crops, berries, fruit trees, edible mushrooms, culinary and medicinal herbs. He is a lifelong student (occasional teacher) of herbal medicine, a survivor of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses and a passionate advocate for the role of psychedelics in society as medicine.
Julia Demillones Moore
Moon Beam Steams
Herbs for Vaginal Steaming: A Holistic Approach to Pelvic & Menstrual Health
Learn about the practice of pelvic steaming, a global, traditional healing modality for pelvic + menstrual health and wellness. Julia will walk through the basics of pelvic steaming: what it is, who should do it, and herbs that could support you in a steaming practice.
Julia Demillones Moore is a pelvic steam practitioner, home herbalist, mother, birth keeper & advocate for enriched postpartum care. Julia utilizes pelvic steaming as a measure to support her body’s natural cycles, to connect with her Filipino ancestral medicinal practices, and as another way to relate to the plants and elements. It is a joy for her to bring steaming into people’s lives and to hold space for exploration and conversation about self + community care for menstrual cycles and pelvic wellness. You can find more information about her practice Moon Beam Steams at www.moonbeamsteams.com and Instagram @moonbeamsteams
Donate to Julia: Paypal: [email protected] / Venmo: @moonbeamsteams
Moon Beam Steams
Herbs for Vaginal Steaming: A Holistic Approach to Pelvic & Menstrual Health
Learn about the practice of pelvic steaming, a global, traditional healing modality for pelvic + menstrual health and wellness. Julia will walk through the basics of pelvic steaming: what it is, who should do it, and herbs that could support you in a steaming practice.
Julia Demillones Moore is a pelvic steam practitioner, home herbalist, mother, birth keeper & advocate for enriched postpartum care. Julia utilizes pelvic steaming as a measure to support her body’s natural cycles, to connect with her Filipino ancestral medicinal practices, and as another way to relate to the plants and elements. It is a joy for her to bring steaming into people’s lives and to hold space for exploration and conversation about self + community care for menstrual cycles and pelvic wellness. You can find more information about her practice Moon Beam Steams at www.moonbeamsteams.com and Instagram @moonbeamsteams
Donate to Julia: Paypal: [email protected] / Venmo: @moonbeamsteams
Cai Diluvio
embracingechoes.com
Art + Interspecies Communication
This class will be an intro to a method of cultivating a deeper relationship with more-than-human beings (in this case - plants) through a meditative art practice. Cai's practice weaves together teachings from her indigenous animist lineage (Visayas, Philippines), her wisdom as a land steward, gardener, herbalist, and as a channeler working with sound and visual art making to access "other ways of seeing." Participants will be working with a live plant as they are guided through an automatic drawing exercise with sound.
Cai Diluvio is a mama, artist, herbalist, urban gardener and educator. Her work and life is informed by her animist lineage that prioritizes kinship with each other and the more than human world. She is devoted to collective liberation and "walking each other home."
embracingechoes.com
Art + Interspecies Communication
This class will be an intro to a method of cultivating a deeper relationship with more-than-human beings (in this case - plants) through a meditative art practice. Cai's practice weaves together teachings from her indigenous animist lineage (Visayas, Philippines), her wisdom as a land steward, gardener, herbalist, and as a channeler working with sound and visual art making to access "other ways of seeing." Participants will be working with a live plant as they are guided through an automatic drawing exercise with sound.
Cai Diluvio is a mama, artist, herbalist, urban gardener and educator. Her work and life is informed by her animist lineage that prioritizes kinship with each other and the more than human world. She is devoted to collective liberation and "walking each other home."
Chani Greiner
Root Alchemy
Cannabinoids + Terpenes: Beyond CBD for Pain Management
Explore the medical benefits of a range of herb, mushroom, and cannabinoid profiles that naturally support the body’s ability to manage pain. We will discuss the benefits of various topical and internal remedies as well as how to pair CBD with complementary herbs, polyphenols, essential oils, and terpenes for more targeted and effective natural pain management.
Chani is an herbalist, energy healer, and CBD educator who is currently pursuing her Acupuncture License. She weaves together her Wise Woman Shamanic Herbalist foundation under Susun Weed with Ayurveda, TCM & Mycology knowledge to offer powerful alternatives for natural pain support.
Root Alchemy
Cannabinoids + Terpenes: Beyond CBD for Pain Management
Explore the medical benefits of a range of herb, mushroom, and cannabinoid profiles that naturally support the body’s ability to manage pain. We will discuss the benefits of various topical and internal remedies as well as how to pair CBD with complementary herbs, polyphenols, essential oils, and terpenes for more targeted and effective natural pain management.
Chani is an herbalist, energy healer, and CBD educator who is currently pursuing her Acupuncture License. She weaves together her Wise Woman Shamanic Herbalist foundation under Susun Weed with Ayurveda, TCM & Mycology knowledge to offer powerful alternatives for natural pain support.
Alex Klein
alexkleinherbalist.com
Fall Plant Walk
With winter approaching let's take this opportunity to see which plants like to linger or leave a trace. We'll see what plants we can find and identify by whatever bits of them are left this time of year, as well as spending some time thinking about roots and the idea of dormancy, and the medicine that's available to us during the Northeast's dormant season. If you're looking for green friends to hang out with this winter, now is also a great time to start getting to know your trees, so we'll make sure to visit with some of our familiar urban tree friends, both wild and planted.
I run a humble herbal medicine practice based in Allston, where I work out of an apothecary almost entirely gathered from wild plants or grown in my garden. My goal as an herbalist is to enable my clients to make healthcare choices on their own terms and educate them on how to use herbs to feel better. I trained as an apprentice under 7Song at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, as an herbal First Aid-er at various wilderness gatherings and as a foot care worker at the Asheville Street Feet Clinic in North Carolina. Along the way, I have wildcrafted and botanized up and down the East Coast getting to know our local flora and their many medicinal and edible uses. Since returning home to Boston in 2020, I have been leading classes and workshops on herbal medicine, wild food, invasive species and local ecology, and all sorts of other plant based topics. Check out my website: alexkleinherbalist.com
alexkleinherbalist.com
Fall Plant Walk
With winter approaching let's take this opportunity to see which plants like to linger or leave a trace. We'll see what plants we can find and identify by whatever bits of them are left this time of year, as well as spending some time thinking about roots and the idea of dormancy, and the medicine that's available to us during the Northeast's dormant season. If you're looking for green friends to hang out with this winter, now is also a great time to start getting to know your trees, so we'll make sure to visit with some of our familiar urban tree friends, both wild and planted.
I run a humble herbal medicine practice based in Allston, where I work out of an apothecary almost entirely gathered from wild plants or grown in my garden. My goal as an herbalist is to enable my clients to make healthcare choices on their own terms and educate them on how to use herbs to feel better. I trained as an apprentice under 7Song at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, as an herbal First Aid-er at various wilderness gatherings and as a foot care worker at the Asheville Street Feet Clinic in North Carolina. Along the way, I have wildcrafted and botanized up and down the East Coast getting to know our local flora and their many medicinal and edible uses. Since returning home to Boston in 2020, I have been leading classes and workshops on herbal medicine, wild food, invasive species and local ecology, and all sorts of other plant based topics. Check out my website: alexkleinherbalist.com
Alida Moncada
Ayamama
Ancestral Healing with Family Constellations
How can Family Constellations reveal invisible patterns and bring the flow back into your life? Most of the patterns that you experience in your relationships, family, friends, and career may come forth from hidden loyalties or past family patterns. You're entangled with your family system, with all of your ancestors even if you exclude them, ignore them or didn't meet before. During a Family Constellation session or circle, you'll become aware of the invisible patterns in your life that allow you to restore your relationships and have a resolution.
Alida was born into a long familial lineage of herbalists and spiritual healers in Peru. She is certified in Biomagnetism, Family Constellations, and Past Life Regression. Guided by her own intuitions and ancestral traditions, she combines modern knowledge and techniques with ancient wisdom and practices to provide a unique space for discovering the true roots of an affliction and the path forward to the pulling of those roots and the resolution of the afflictions. Alida also runs with her husband since 2009, a plant medicine Organization in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru where they lead ancestral healing ceremonies with plant medicine.
Donate to Alida: Venmo: @AyamamaShop
Ayamama
Ancestral Healing with Family Constellations
How can Family Constellations reveal invisible patterns and bring the flow back into your life? Most of the patterns that you experience in your relationships, family, friends, and career may come forth from hidden loyalties or past family patterns. You're entangled with your family system, with all of your ancestors even if you exclude them, ignore them or didn't meet before. During a Family Constellation session or circle, you'll become aware of the invisible patterns in your life that allow you to restore your relationships and have a resolution.
Alida was born into a long familial lineage of herbalists and spiritual healers in Peru. She is certified in Biomagnetism, Family Constellations, and Past Life Regression. Guided by her own intuitions and ancestral traditions, she combines modern knowledge and techniques with ancient wisdom and practices to provide a unique space for discovering the true roots of an affliction and the path forward to the pulling of those roots and the resolution of the afflictions. Alida also runs with her husband since 2009, a plant medicine Organization in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru where they lead ancestral healing ceremonies with plant medicine.
Donate to Alida: Venmo: @AyamamaShop
Jenn Pipp
Jennpipp.com
EcoRegion 59: Plants, Terms, Tools, and Research Methods
This class is an overview of the plants and ecology of Ecoregion 59, the Northeastern Coastal Zone. The focus is on medical plants that are native, naturalized, and invasive. Terms, tools, and their limitations will be covered to help attendees continue to learn with confidence after the class. Attendees receive a list of resources including apps, books, and websites.
Jenn Pipp weaves together their passions for art, education, botany, and conservation. A graduate of the Native Plant Trust's Basic Core botany program, they are currently pursuing advanced studies in horticulture and design. During the summer, they worked as a Nursery Assistant at Blue Stem Natives. In academia, Jenn serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Digital Media Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, inspiring students to explore the nature of technology. Their ceremonial media art fuses the natural world into technology, prompting viewers to contemplate humanity's relationship with the environment.
Donate to Jenn: Venmo: @Jenn-Pipp
Jennpipp.com
EcoRegion 59: Plants, Terms, Tools, and Research Methods
This class is an overview of the plants and ecology of Ecoregion 59, the Northeastern Coastal Zone. The focus is on medical plants that are native, naturalized, and invasive. Terms, tools, and their limitations will be covered to help attendees continue to learn with confidence after the class. Attendees receive a list of resources including apps, books, and websites.
Jenn Pipp weaves together their passions for art, education, botany, and conservation. A graduate of the Native Plant Trust's Basic Core botany program, they are currently pursuing advanced studies in horticulture and design. During the summer, they worked as a Nursery Assistant at Blue Stem Natives. In academia, Jenn serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Digital Media Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, inspiring students to explore the nature of technology. Their ceremonial media art fuses the natural world into technology, prompting viewers to contemplate humanity's relationship with the environment.
Donate to Jenn: Venmo: @Jenn-Pipp
Denise Rodriguez
Eclipsic Herbs
How to Build an Herbal Blend for Your Cycle
Finding out what can best support your cycle and hormonal health can be tricky. Especially if you're looking for what herbs would help. In this class we'll dive into some biology of what our hormones are doing throughout our cycle. Then looking at what areas and which herbs can we incorporate into our monthly tea blends for our overall cycle health.
Eclipsic Herbs
How to Build an Herbal Blend for Your Cycle
Finding out what can best support your cycle and hormonal health can be tricky. Especially if you're looking for what herbs would help. In this class we'll dive into some biology of what our hormones are doing throughout our cycle. Then looking at what areas and which herbs can we incorporate into our monthly tea blends for our overall cycle health.
Laura Torraco
Sage Green Botanicals
Herbs for Winter
In this workshop we will explore the ways we can invite herbs into our winter self care practices. Winter is a sacred time where our kitchen can become the space where we can connect deeper to ourselves and our families. In this class we will cover individual herbs for immune health, grief support, and restoration.
Laura Torraco is a clinical herbalist, educator and grower. She is the owner of Sage Green Botanicals, a full herbal apothecary located in Great Falls, Ma. and works alongside Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine as an educator, and with the People's Medicine Project through their jail education program. She has a deep affinity for native woodland plants, and for helping others connect to self through the land.
Donate to Laura: Venmo: @laura-torraco
Sage Green Botanicals
Herbs for Winter
In this workshop we will explore the ways we can invite herbs into our winter self care practices. Winter is a sacred time where our kitchen can become the space where we can connect deeper to ourselves and our families. In this class we will cover individual herbs for immune health, grief support, and restoration.
Laura Torraco is a clinical herbalist, educator and grower. She is the owner of Sage Green Botanicals, a full herbal apothecary located in Great Falls, Ma. and works alongside Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine as an educator, and with the People's Medicine Project through their jail education program. She has a deep affinity for native woodland plants, and for helping others connect to self through the land.
Donate to Laura: Venmo: @laura-torraco
Taína Vargas
Sankofa Anacaona Botanicals
Kitchen Medicine: Fire Cider & Vinegar Tonics / FOR BIPOC FOLKS ONLY
Explore the medicinal properties of common culinary herbs and restock your winter wellness cabinet with herbal extracts, tonics and vinegars.
Taína Vargas-Sosa is a mother, artist, educator, urban gardener, herbalist in training & budding forager. She is the founder of Sankofa Anacaona Botanicals, a woman-owned traveling apothecary that specializes in plant-based holistic wellness. Taína aims to educate & empower community to reclaim & expand cultural traditions of plant medicine. Her work is grounded in her Afro-Indigenous Caribbean lineage from Ayiti-Kiskeya (Dominican Republic). Taína currently splits her time between Boston and Western Mass.
Sankofa Anacaona Botanicals
Kitchen Medicine: Fire Cider & Vinegar Tonics / FOR BIPOC FOLKS ONLY
Explore the medicinal properties of common culinary herbs and restock your winter wellness cabinet with herbal extracts, tonics and vinegars.
Taína Vargas-Sosa is a mother, artist, educator, urban gardener, herbalist in training & budding forager. She is the founder of Sankofa Anacaona Botanicals, a woman-owned traveling apothecary that specializes in plant-based holistic wellness. Taína aims to educate & empower community to reclaim & expand cultural traditions of plant medicine. Her work is grounded in her Afro-Indigenous Caribbean lineage from Ayiti-Kiskeya (Dominican Republic). Taína currently splits her time between Boston and Western Mass.
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