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Herbs
for "What the ____?!?":
botanical adventures
in the somatics of stress
with herbalists
Erika Galentin,
MNIMH, RH (AHG)
&
jim mcdonald
at
Proud
Lake State Recreation Area
in Commerce Township, MI
April 5th through 7th, 2024
friday (7pm till 9pm) / saturday
(11am till 6pm)
/
sunday
(11am till 6pm)
Stress is
omnipresent in people's
lives as it seems built in
to the social structures we
live in. In almost all
physical and emotional
conditions that challenge
our wellness, the impacts of
stress can be seen either as
a causative or contributing
factor.
And it's not all in our
heads! Everyone can
certainly relate to stress
causing muscular tension,
but it extends far beyond
that into our guts, our
lungs, our hearts, and every
system in our bodies – and
we each respond to stress
uniquely with different
patterns because we're
different people. The
virtues of the plants we
might turn to are also
different and can help
support the unique ways our
bodies process the stresses
we face.
Join Erika and jim for an
experiential botanical
adventure as we explore
herbal and aromatic allies
to call upon through tea and
tincture tastings as well as
aromatic meditations.
hours...
Friday from 7 to 9pm(ish),
Saturday from 11am till 6pm(ish), and
Sunday from 11am
till 6pm(ish) ...with breaks
for stretching and eating,
of course.
location...
The class will be held at
the River Hawk Annex in
Proud Lake State Rec Area in
Commerce Township. ***Please
click this link here
for explicit directions to
the exact building we'll be
in; just searching "Proud
Lake State Rec Area" using
your phone's maps might
direct you to other
locations in the park.
lodging, local food & dining...
if you don't live near
enough to commute each day,
I've compiled a list of some
local
resources I hope
you'll find helpful with
regard to procuring food
and/or a place to stay.
cost...
Cost for the entire weekend is
$275
through February. On or
after March 1st, the cost is
$300.
A state park pass will be
needed if you don't have an
annual/Recreation Passport
(that little capital "P" on
your Michigan License Plate
tab)... they don't always
check for this, but they
may.
***we'll have water and
will be tasting
lots of teas, but
please do to bring along
snacks and lunch to
tide you over
during the classes.
to
register
via PayPal...
Erika Galentin
is the Lead Creatrix, Clinical
Herbalist, & Clinical Mentor at Sovereignty
Herbs. She is the host of the Herbal
Practice Connexion (HPX) and the Herbal
Sensorium podcast. Her home base and medicine
gardens are located just outside of Athens, OH but she
serves a national and international community with her renowned
herbs & wellness coaching, online
and in-person classes and workshops, and clinical
mentorship programs. Over 15 years of clinical
practice has provided a platform for witnessing the
efficacy of medicinal plants and aromatics within a
clinical environment. It is through this clinical
practice that Erika seeks to encourage positive, learned
relationships between plants and people and people and
their bodies. She is a firm believer in celebrating the
role that emotions and the psyche play in the ecology of
our physical terrain.
jim mcdonald
is an herbalist in southeast Michigan (that cool state
that looks like a mitten you can see from space) where
he teaches, sees clients, wildharvests, and concocts
herbal formulas. His approach to herbalism is a blend of
traditional European folk influences mixed up with
a bit of 19th century eclectic and physiomedical
vitalism, which he tries to blend with a bit of humor
and discretionary irreverence so as not to appear to be
too serious about life. jim hosts the websites
www.herbcraft.org
&
herbcraft.podia.com which lists his
in person and online offerings and conveys
his thoughts of plants and herbalism (and if you’ve ever
wondered, the lack of capitalization is because the dots
of the lower case j & i are just cool next to each
other).
Have questions about
classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions
(like
times, weather exceptions, refunds and such)
here.
If you
have questions about the
class, you can contact jim at
jim@herbcraft.org or
call 248-238-8733
(please note that this is not a cell
number and doesn't get texts).
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