Sunday, May 10th:
9:30am - 10:30am (yurt)
11am -12pm (zen garden)
Marie Zac
Marie is a herbalist and somatic therapist. She works with the wisdom of the body and healing plants to support people to restore their nervous system and move through the world in authentic, embodied ways. She focuses on emotional and spiritual wellness, as well as psychosomatic conditions. Marie completed her herbal studies through Pacific Rim College, and is a Registered Herbal Therapist with the British Columbia Herbalists Association (BCHA). She is the co-founder of Althaea Herbals. She completed her Somatic Relational Therapy training through Mariah Moser’s program, Opening to Grace and has studied ancestral healing with Daniel Foor.
Sunday, May 10th: 9:30am - 10:30am
Embodied Herbalism
The heart of traditional herbal practices worldwide has always been rooted in relationships. While modern understanding of plant chemistry plays an important role in herbalism, our embodied connection and relationship with the plant is also a profound aspect of the healing that they offer.
Before people had access to modern scientific instrumentation, they primarily learned about plants through direct embodied experiences. Traditional people from around the world formed sophisticated, relationship-based ways of understanding plant’s physiological medicine as well as their deep psychological and spiritual teachings. This class will give students the cosmology, tools and frameworks to shift the way that they engage with plants from mental to embodied.
Sunday, May 10th: 11am - 12pm
Herbal Medicine for Emotional Alchemy
Herbal Medicine for Emotional Alchemy is a transformative journey into the heart of plant wisdom and emotional healing. In this experiential class, you will explore how medicinal herbs can support the processing, balancing, and transformation of emotions. This class will support you to understand the connection between emotional states and the nervous system while exploring herbal allies for stress, grief, anger, fear, and emotional stagnation. No prior herbal experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to engage with both plants and your inner landscape.