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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday night, April 17, 2009
(Check-In & Registration open beginning at 5pm, Canon Lounge)
5:30-6:45pm – Evening Herb Walk, Garden Cabin
- Plant Walk: First Flush of Spring Plants – CoreyPine Shane
7:00 – 9:30 – Opening Talks, Canon Lounge
- Traditional Herbal Wisdom - Ceara Foley
- Scientific Research & Plant Medicine - Bent Creek Institute
- Balancing Science and Tradition – Mimi Hernandez
Saturday, April 18, 2009
(Check-In & Registration open ALL DAY beginning at 8am, Canon Lounge)
8:30 – 10:30am Morning Movement, Pavilion
- Plant Spirit Yoga - Sierra Hollister & Mary Morgaine Thames
9:00 – 10:30 Workshop Block I
- Spring Tonics: Herbs for the Liver and Blood – Sandi Ford (Canon Lounge)
- Environmental Awareness in Trad. Appalachian Storytelling – Irene Moser (Spidel)
- Plant Walk: Traditional Uses of
10:45 – 12:15pm Workshop Block II
- Herbal First Aid: Creating a Home Herbal Medicine Chest – Corinna Wood (Canon Lounge)
- Herbs of Ayurveda – Vishnu Dass (Spidel)
- Growing & Saving
- Plant Walk: Wild and Medicinal Edible Plants – Marc Williams (Garden Cabin)
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch by Michael Gentry, Cowpie
1:15 – 2:15 Playtime- Energize
- Tai Chi – Trey Crispin (Cowpie Lawn)
- Herbal Candy – WWC Herb Crew (Garden Cabin)
- Nia – Maureen (Lower Fellowship Hall, Canon Lounge?)
2:30 – 4:00 Workshop Block III
- Plant Walk: Appalachian Folk Medicine – Joan Moser (Garden Cabin)
- Plant Walk: Eat Something Wild Everyday - Frank Cook & Dr. James Duke (Garden Cabin)
- Pharmacy of the Earth: Community Health and Plant Medicine - Terezinha Soares dos
- Sustainable
4:00 – 5:00 Reflection
5:00 – 7:30 Dinner, Gladfelter
7:30 – 9:30 Keynote Speaker, Canon Lounge
- Food Farmacy: Food as Medicine – Dr. James Duke
9:30 – 11:00 Fireside Chat, Pond
Sunday, April 19, 2009
(Check-In & Registration open ALL DAY beginning at 8am, Canon Lounge)
8:30 – 10:30am Morning Movement, Pavilion
- Plant Spirit Yoga – Sierra Hollister and Mary Morgaine Thames
9:00 – 10:30 Workshop Block IV
- Making Sense of the Herbal Market – Phyllis Light (Canon Lounge)
- Herbs for Women’s Health – Jessica Godino (Spidel)
- Medicinal and Edible Trees – Juliet Blankespoor (Garden Cabin)
- Plant Walk: Plant Families & Botanical Fun along the
(Garden Cabin)
10:30 – 12:00pm Keynote Speaker, Canon Lounge
- Remembering and Honoring Traditional Knowledge - Terezinha Soares dos
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch, Gladfelter
1:30 – 2:30 Panel – Connecting the Dots, Canon Lounge
- Juliet Blankespoor
- Phyllis Light
- CoreyPine Shane
- Bent Creek Institute
2:45 – 3:15 Closing Ceremony, Cowpie Lawn
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Appalachian Plant Walk – Phyllis Light
Traditional healers had a myriad of local plants available for use just by walking outside their door and into the woods. Discover traditional uses of Appalachian plants on this unique plant walk which includes the familiar and the unfamiliar. Historical mountain uses of the plants and stories from old-time herbalists and traditional healers such as Granny Light and Tommie Bass will intrigue as well as enlighten.
Balancing Science and Tradition – Mimi Hernandez
Environmental Awareness in Traditional Appalachian Storytelling – Irene Moser
Food Farmacy: Food as Medicine – Dr. James Duke
Growing & Saving
Herbal Candy – WWC Herb Crew
Herbal First Aid: Creating a Home Herbal Medicine Chest – Corinna Wood
Learn my favorite herbal medicines to use to treat many common ailments: colds, cuts and wounds, insect bites, upset stomachs, food poisoning, sore muscles, colds, allergic reactions, menstrual cramps, insomnia, sore throats, infections, and more.
Herbs of Ayurveda - Vishnu Dass
This lecture will explore several Ayurvedic herbs that are now becoming common in the West such as Ashwagandha Gymnema, Neem, Tulsi (Holy Basil) and more. Vishnu Dass will give practical instruction on the medicinal effects of these Ancient herbs from an Ayurvedic perspective as well as simple and effective tips in how to use them as home remedies or in ones clinical herbal practice.
Herbs for Women’s Health – Jessica Godino
Herbs have been used for centuries to support women in all cycles of their lives. We will learn how to use local herbs like Vitex, Dandelion, Motherwort, and Nettles to support hormonal balance, keep bones strong, ease pms, and more!
Making Sense of the Herbal Market – Phyllis Light
Who is educating herbalists? Are herb companies educating herbalists the way pharmaceutical companies educate physicians? What role does science play in the practice of modern herbalism? This presentation will answer these questions and others. The session will include an historical overview of the professional craft of herbalism; legalities of practice; good science/bad science; the fast paced herbal market; herbal education; the language of practice; and future trends in botanical medicine. Audience participation is encouraged.
Medicinal and Edible Tree Walk – Juliet Blankespoor
Join the arborescent frolic of springtime as we explore how we can interact with the trees around us; food, beauty and medicine are just some of their offerings.
Nia – Maureen
Pharmacy of the Earth: Community Health and Plant Medicine - Terezinha Soares dos
Plant Spirit Yoga – Mary Morgaine Thames and Sierra Hollister
Plant Walk: Appalachian Folk Medicine – Joan Moser
Plant Walk: Eat Something Wild Everyday - Frank Cook and Dr. James Duke
We will use all our physical senses as well as our intuitive senses to engage the plant kin-dom. By eating something wild everyday we are nourished on every level. The walk of the greenpath involves letting go of fears and embracing vibrant living. There is a model I have developed called The Five Pillars of Abundant Living that describes the true state of nature`s offerings.
Plant Walk: First Flush of Spring Plants – CoreyPine Shane
Plant walk to identify and learn the uses of local plants that flourish primarily in the early to mid-spring.
Plant Walk: Plant Families & Botanical Fun along the
Plant Walk: Wild and Medicinal Edible Plants – Marc Williams
Marc will lead a walk around the
Remembering and Honoring Traditional Knowledge - Terezinha Soares dos
Spring Tonics: Herbs for the Liver and Blood – Sandi Ford
Sustainable
Tai Chi – Trey Crispin