The Herbal Healing Circle is a monthly meeting of souls who wish to learn and share about plant medicine in its myriad of forms. Each class will begin with a different topic and will end with questions and group discussion. There will be handouts, herbal sampling, and occasional homework. The class is located in West Roxbury, MA, unless a medicinal herb walk has been scheduled...then we'll venture out to nearby fields and hold the class outdoors. To get directions and a schedule of upcoming classes, please send me an email and I'll add you onto the mailing list. You can also check this webpage for regular updates and articles.


Please bring a journal, an open mind, and experiences to share. Classes are $15-$20 sliding scale. Topics of discussion include:


*The importance of plant medicine
*In-depth focus on individual herbs and ailments
*Body systems (nervous system, digestive system...)
*Herbal traditions around the world (Ayurveda, Chinese, Native American...)
*The doctrine of signatures
*SuperFoods!
*The politics of pharmaceuticals vs. natural medicine
*Support and guidance for those who wish to treat themselves or others naturally
*Face and tongue analysis
*Flower Essences
*The roots of illness
*Why we owe it to ourselves and the planet to heal with plant medicine
*Trouble shooting: how do I know which herbs are right for me?

If you plan on attending, please RSVP so that we may have enough seats and handouts ready. Green Blessings! ~Melanie Rose

8/20/08

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008

THE HERBAL HEALING CIRCLES DISCUSSES NERVINES: AUG. 1OTH, 1:30-3:30 $12-$20 sliding scale


Nervines are a class of herbs that help calm, nourish, and regulate the nervous system. All of us from time totime operate from a mode of fight or flight:
  • non-stop going
  • on guard
  • overstimulated
  • reacting to the pressures around us
  • waiting for the other shoe to drop

which means we are stressing ourselves out, leading to frazzled nerves, tension, and burnout. As a friend of mine likes to say, "Stress is NAUGHTY!" Chronic stress can lead to premature aging, anxiety, poor digestion, high blood pressure, and inflammatory diseases.

Nervines can remind us how to relax; how to return to ourselves. So come and be prepared to get blissed out with nourishing tea infusions and herbal extracts. We'll discuss herbs such as holy basil, hawthorn, blue vervain, eleuthero, milky oats, motherwort, chamomile, skullcap, valerian, and passionflower.

There will be handouts concerning nervines plus instructions for making herbal infusions and decoctions at home.

If you know you're coming to the class, please shoot me an email.

Green blessings, and hope to see you soon,

~Melanie Rose
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