lindera... an person herbal intensive

information for the

september 14 & 15 weekend

september classroom day : nervous system

Where & when are we meeting?

We'll be meeting Saturday from 11am to 6ish at the River Hawk Annex in Proud Lake Recreation Area. 

Click here for directions (use only this link to get to the class, lest you be led to some other place in the park where we won't be).

You can also search these coordinates on whatever map app you use: 42.5706940, -83.5526012

Technically, a State of Michigan Recreation Passport is required. They are available at the main park office. Without a pass they will sometimes leave a "ticket" but its just for the cost of the daily park pass. If someone has a Michigan Recreation Passport entry license plate, there's no fee. Carpooling will make this a minimal cost.

What are we discussing?

We'll be discussing the role of anxiety/sympathetic nervous system excesses on the system; I've attached these links for your enjoyment...

• do for sure watch this video on fight or flight; a bit silly but gets the point across.

• this is from a chinese paradigm, but its AWESOME:

  The Use of Nervines in the Treatment of Mental and Nervous Disorders (althea northage orr)

• for acute panic/anxiety attacks:

  Anemone for Panic Attacks (7song)

• Radiolab is awesome. Check out this episode on stress.

september herb walk : grace farmstead in holly, michigan

Where & when are we walking?

Our walk on Sunday (11 - 6ish) will be at Jen Shannon's place, Grace Farmstead at:  11001 Terrace Road  Holly, MI 48442 

Here's a link to where you need to be or you could search for directions using the address above.

Please do be punctual with walks, we may not always be easily findable for latecomers (unless someone brings popcorn to leave a trail).  I do usually try to stick around the parking area til people make it and talk about stuff growing there, but arriving on time will ensure you can find us if we head off down a trail.

more important information:

• Bring food & drink you can carry with you.

• Dress appropriately: this means that you've got clothes to keep you warm and dry, including shoes.  Better to have these available than not: being wet and or cold can ruin a walk, not just for you, but the other participants too.

• Bugs: Please do a tick check after this walk. We will be hiking through the woods and fields.  So bring spray.  If you're really concerned, you can consider treating your clothing with a Permethrin spray or wash.  Permethrin will kill stuff that lands or crawls on it.  7Song wrote up a handout on treating clothes with permethrin; you can read it here.

• Understand that we will still go out even if its raining, UNLESS, there's tornado conditions (or some other intense weather situation). Walks are planned out to see things when they're up and in season to collect and use, rescheduling them is generally undesirable (especially since there's no guarantee about the weather for the next class).  For light/mild/intermittent rain, umbrellas and waterproof outerwear will make all the difference in the world between comfy and very bummed out. Please check your emails and the Facebook group before leaving if weather looks to be an issue. Remember that I am not reliably textable.

• If there's been or looks to be rain, you may want to have something dry you can sit on.