The first hour of this workshop will include yoga based educational content and practices on resilience for grief and life transitions. The second part will include guidance and sampling of herbal remedies in the form of tea and tinctures that support our bodies through the grief/life transition process.
Cost: $45, sliding scale pricing available
Please email sarahrasby@gmail.com for inquiry and registration
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Are you getting excited about the coming growing season? Have you been dreaming of planting your own herb garden?
Join Liz Tylander of Grateful Growers and herbalist Alex Svoboda for an informative and engaging conversation about herb gardening. We will be delving into our top 10 herbs to include in any garden, how to propagate, when and where to plant, growing conditions, as well as an overview of the medicinal and culinary qualities of the herbs we are highlighting. There will be time for Q&A at the end. Following the live class, an email will be sent to participants with a link to the zoom recording along with links to the slideshow and gathered resources for continued learning.
This class is for all levels of gardeners and plant curious people who want to gain more confidence about how to start growing their own culinary and medicinal herbs. We will be discussing both annuals and perennials, as well as highlighting herbs that grow well in containers. Anyone can garden and we want to help you get started!
Proceeds from the class will go to support the ongoing work of Grateful Growers in their community programming with Aging Partners and more. Check out this sweet video summary of their 2023 season and learn more about their mission to “Weave a web of care across our community by connecting people to plants and nature.”
Each season I am holding classes in conjunction with Southeast Community College. As the winter sessions have wrapped up, please join me this spring for three hands-on workshops:
Monday, April 22nd 5:30-7pm
SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 S 68th Place, Lincoln
$19 per person, register here
Discover safe and effective ways to work with the abundant spring herbs growing all around us to nourish the body and support the liver. Herbal tonics have a long tradition of safely supporting the body’s innate detox processes to encourage more energy, clarity and improved digestion. Enjoy samples, recipes and informational handouts to take home.
Monday, May 20th, 6-7:30pm
SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 S 68th Place, Lincoln
$19 per person + $4 supplies fee payable in class, register here
Learn about the myriad of ways to work with locally abundant herbs such as Plantain (Plantago major and P. lanceolata) and Yarrow to help heal cuts, scrapes, burns and other minor injuries. All participants will create an herbal poultice to take home and add to your first aid kit.
Monday and Wednesday, June 17th and 19th, 6-7:30pm
SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 S 68th Place, Lincoln
$49 per person + $12 supplies fee payable in class, register here
Have you always been curious about crafting your own herbal teas and tinctures? This introductory class is a great way to build knowledge, confidence and skills to stock your own home apothecary. We’ll be discussing herb processing, loose leaf tea blending, and all participants will assemble 4oz fresh plant tinctures to take home.
All classes will be held at the continuing education center on 68th and O St. in Lincoln. Class size is limited to 15-20 people. Registration online at southeast.edu, (search with keyword HERBAL) or call the Continuing Education office at 402-437-2700. For the past three seasons, my classes at SCC have filled up weeks in advance. I encourage you to consider registering soon. Click on “Register Today” and enter the keyword HERB to find links to both classes.
The workshops I hold are engaging and informative. Teaching is my passion and I bring years of experience as a community educator and organizer to facilitate an accessible and welcoming space. My workshops incorporate traditional wisdom, clinical perspectives and current research into a format that invites questions and hand-on participation with opportunities to taste/touch/smell a variety of herbs.
Introduction to Herbalism
How to Preserve Your Herbal Harvest
Herbal Medicine Making
Plant Ramble (a slow paced walk and talk outside with the plants)
Health Justice: Radical Healing for Social Change
Healthy Menstruation
Sleep Support
Healing Herbs for Anxiety and Depression
Addressing Stress
Holistic Cold and Flu Prevention and Support
Herbal Support for Healthy Children
Herbal Headache Helpers
Do you want to learn how to harvest and prepare herbal remedies with the plants growing around you? Private medicine making sessions are available to individuals and small groups. Contact me with questions and we will tailor a session to your specific interests and needs.
Some highlights from previous events and gatherings…
Tincture making is a very popular class that will be offered seasonally. Private classes are also available.
