Herbalism and environmental education are my passions and I bring over 15 years of teaching experience into the programming I offer.
Preserving Your Herbal Harvest - Monday, September 14th 6-8pm at SCC Continuing Education (68th and O St, Lincoln) — Calling all gardeners! We will be discussing best harvesting practices and approaches for drying and preserving all types of herbs. Register online with SCC Continuting Education. $19 per person
Lincoln Loves Locals - an event benefiting The HUB on Thursday, September 17th 6:30-8:30pm. I will be serving a variety of herbal teas and elixirs to enjoy throughout an evening of food, music and fun! Learn more and get you tickets here. $35 per person at The Barn and Prairie Creek Inn (2400 S 148th St. Walton, just east of Lincoln.)
Medicinal Plant Magic - Saturday, October 3rd 6:30-8pm at Rowan and Rose (fka Bodhi Imports 1645 S 17th St, Lincoln) — Join me for an immersive workshop on the magic and medicine of flower essences. Participants will be invited to sample prepared essences as we discuss the history, applications and how-to’s of creating your own flower essences. Everyone will leave with detailed handouts and your own custom blend along with the knowledge of how to craft these plant remedies at home. $35 per person. Space is limited to 12 participants. Register online here.
Radical Roots: Plant Magic and Medicine at Cottonwood Convergence, October 10th, Rock Creek near Ceresco — I will be offering an afternoon workshop at The Cottonwood Convergence, a gathering of nature-based and holistic practitioners coming together for a full day of workshops, connection, and community. $33 per ticket for a full day of workshops, vendors, food trucks, and entertainment. thecottonwoodconvergence.com
Root and Restore Wellness Festival at Prairie Pines Nature Preserve, Saturday October 24th 11am-5pm — let’s gather in the beautiful arboretum and enjoy a day of restoration in Nature! There will be guided and immersive activities, music and local wellness organizations and practitioners to connect with throughout the day. Free, everyone welcome! More info coming soon at prairiepines.org
Each season Arise Botanicals holds classes in conjunction with Southeast Community College. All classes will be held at the continuing education center on 68th and O St. in Lincoln. Registration is live at southeast.edu, (search with keyword HERB).
Spring Cleaning for Winter Bodies - Wed, April 22nd 6-7:30pm — Learn about gentle herbal detox strategies for whole body health. You will enjoy samples, recipes and leave with infomational handouts. $19 per person.
Herbal First Aid - Mon, May 18th 6-7:30pm — Learn to remedy minor wounds using common plants growing around us. You will create an herbal poultice to take home and add to your first aid kit. $19 per person.
Crafting Herbal Remedies - Tues/Wed, June 2-3rd 6-7:3pm — Two day workshop that offers hands on experience in making medicinal teas, tinctures and infused vinegars. All participants will take home their own tincture and the confidence to continue creating more. Samples and informational handouts provided. $49 per person.
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. Click on “Register Today” and enter the keyword HERB to find links to my classes.
The workshops I hold are engaging and informative. Teaching is my passion and I bring over 15 years of experience as an 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.
Arise Botanicals offers classes in partnership with Family Service Lincoln, Community Crops, Morrill Hall, Bright Lights, Central Community College, Southeast Community College and more. I also partner with local businesses to offer small hands-on workshops and pop-up events. Over the past year, I’ve been invited into existing programming with a number of community partners. This has been a joy to expand into.
If you would like to invite Arise Botanicals to bring educational events to your group, organization or business, please read more under Workshop Offerings (below) and reach out via my contact form.
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.
Navigating the Highs and Lows Together: Herbal Support for Emotional Strength in Treacherous Times. An online series for people with feelings
This past Winter I facilitated an online class-series where participants learned about a variety medicinal plants that offer support for experiences of high stress, overwhelm, sadness, grief, fear and other emotions that make up the landscape of the human feelings. We discussed how to identify, grow, and prepare a variety of herbal remedies.
A limited number of add-on herbal bundles were offered as part of this series. This option allowed participants to taste, touch and smell the plants we discussed in the online classes, while staying cozy at home.
The emphasis of this series is on interconnection and ecology.
How can herbal remedies support us in navigating difficult emotions in a complex web of human relationships?
What lessons can we enact for living through these extraordinary times by deepening our relationship to Nature?
How can herbal remedies support us in accessing and stewarding these gifts from our beautiful and abundant Earth?
This is a space to learn more to support yourself and others in navigating individual and shared realities of anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles. However please note that I am not a doctor, therapist, or licensed provider. I am a clinical and community herbalist with almost 20 years of experience as well as a deeply feeling human with over 40 years of practice, living in a complex web of relationships.
“Making good relationships with the human and more-than-human world is the primary currency of well-being.” Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Some highlights from previous events and gatherings…
Tincture making is a very popular class that will be offered seasonally. Private classes are also available.
