Acting from conscience is not always easy.  This class will cover strategies to build resilience from overcoming hardships in our lives.  We will explore herbs and rituals coming from the africana cosmology to help bring a better flow into our lives.

Take a witchy journey the age old tradition of flying ointments, the history, and ingredients, and how to make them.An Ointment will be demoed and you will get to try it.We will also cover some common entheogenic/visionary plants and the pros and cons associated with experimentation.

Join us for a walk around Zilker botanical gardens looking at the medicinal qualities of some of the plants growing there

Grief can look many different ways and everyone processes differently. What might work for me might be different for you. In this class we will cover ways you may wish to start your healing journey.

• Vibrational energies of flower & gem essences
  
• Energetics of heart healing plants along with the some of the
  
• “Go to” essential oils to help shift grief
  
• Discuss a bit about what it might look like to walk alongside the dying as a death doula
  

Hormones are the chemical messengers between the systems of the body. What messages are our hormones sending us? What are they telling us about our physical and energetic selves? And how can we create a deeper sense of self and healing by listening to our hormonal messages? This workshop will cover:

• A basic understanding of hormonal health and the endocrine system.
• How the body and spirit are impacted by a disruption in the hormonal system.
• How you can support the hormonal system can be supported by herbal therapy.
• The benefit of ceremony on the hormones and their messages.

You may know a woman who has “it”. She can wear a rice sack and still ooze juiciness and beauty. Both men and women are drawn to her, even better she draws in her desires through her magnetism, an energy that is cultivated from within. We explore the new paradigm of health where sexual health is about vitality, radiant beauty, and naturally feeling in your feminine. This session will include a brief introduction to Ayurveda and “the sensual woman medicine cabinet of top herbal aphrodisiacs and aromatic potions to increase vitality and sensuality

In traditional medicine learning and the use of plants is very broad because it requires wisdom gleaned from a deep understanding of astronomy, history, agronomy, chemistry, philosophy.All of this comes from being in the “laboratory” of daily life.Graduations or examinations of herbal and healing knowledge does not require passing written tests but is a lifelong journey.This class will bring you herbs and healing practices from traditional peoples of Southern Mexico and how traditional peoples use herbal knowledge in day to day life.

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This age old ceremony that empowers women who have started menopause and older to claim the title of “”wise women”” and accept their rightful place in the world, with joy and celebration. This ceremony is open to maidens, and women of all ages to come witness and honor the new crones . This interactive ceremony includes; chant, dance, blessing and calls upon each crone to share the wisdom they have learned in their many years of experience. This is a time of taking a new name, as we move beyond the middle years to the time of being old, wise, and powerful. “

In this time together we will explore what it means to be queer, and how this unique expression is reflected all throughout nature. With space to share our own experiences and predilections around this topic, we will unpack the stiff boxes of identity that our culture categorizes us in, with the hopes of communal healing and new found understanding around the topic. The latter part of this gathering will focus on bioregional + queer plant allies for ritual, protection, elevation and nervous system support. All are welcome, whether you consider yourself a part of the LGBTQIA community or an ally who wishes to learn more around this topic. Come as you are.

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Just because something is common doesn’t mean it’s normal. Many times we feel like victims when it comes to suffering from seasonal allergies. Yes, some environments are more challenging than others but the first step to healing is to realize that we are participants and the co-creators of our lives. This class will address the things we do that contribute to allergic physiology, as well as to help you build your natural medicine cabinet so that you can be as prepared as possible when the next seasonal stressor hits. There is hope! “

This class will explore the relationship between cycles of the day month and year to health conditions as demonstrated in conventional medical research. It is surprising the degree to which conventional medicine demonstrates the affect of the three most important cycle phenomena in astrology. We then explore the use of the cycle for the purposes of developing herbal treatment strategies based upon plant parts and therapeutic categories. This approach has roots in many indigenous cultures and adds profoundly to the efficacy of herbal medicine.

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An experiential class exploring the subtle energy of plant medicine through movement. Attendees will be encouraged to create a 3 part movement sequence after taking a mystery herb. As we are motivated to move through the energetics of the plant, our body will become a blue print for it’s translation, that will become a mantra. The movement will become mantra for calling upon this plant in the cellular memory. It’s a fun way to get to know yourself and the plants in relationship. Please wear loose fitting clothing”

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Live demonstration of how to make colloidal gold and use it to empower all herbal medicines. We can close with a short meditation focused on developing golden consciousness and a brief introduction to how it fits into alchemical theory.

Whether you are new to gardening or a gardening enthusiast, the central Texas climate is unique and somewhat challenging for successful plant cultivation. Learn about resources and strategies for successful herb cultivation including site location, soil, seeds, and seaweed! Harvesting and post-harvest handling tips will be discussed as well as the concept of value-added products. This class is designed to keep central Texas gardeners inspired while working smarter and not harder.  

Love and Grief: we desire one and resist the other, but they are both part of the human experience and are both centered at the heart chakra, the nervous system plexus that pulses in the middle of the chest. In this class, we will discuss the human experiences of grief, alienation, loneliness, and attachment, as well as unconditional love and acceptance, and explore how our herbal allies can support us when while we navigate these feelings.