Skin-loving Topical Herbs

Skin-loving Topical Herbs

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Skin-loving Topical Herbs

Saturday, June 16 at 9 AM – 11 PM

Appalachian Acupuncture and Healing Arts
113 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601

Garden growing and skin glowing?
Come be introduced to plants growing wild and in our gardens that can be made into products to heal, protect regenerate, and make our skin more comfortable. This class will set you up for many years of self-care, gift-making for loved ones, and value-added market products.

Cindi will present:
• materia medica of herbs that support skin
• herb combinations that create synergy
• therapeutic strategies for different skin conditions
• working with itching, redness, dryness…
• different mediums of application (oil, salve, lotion, mist)

We will sniff and sample several skin care products made locally.
Handouts will be provided including herb spotlights and basic recipes. This class will lead us into the afternoon Fine-Tuning Salves for Market class!

Instructor: Cindi Quay, native American herbalist and owner of Cindi’s Sacred Garden herbal products.

Tickets are $10. Class is limited to 12 students.
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(Paypal and debit cards accepted)

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Appalachian Spring Tonics

Appalachian Spring Tonics

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Appalachian Spring Tonics

Saturday, April 7 at 10 AM – 1 PM

Appalachian Acupuncture and Healing Arts
113 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601

The Appalachian mountain folk carried many traditions around spring herbal tonics. We will discuss the reasons and health benefits from our ancestor’s times and how it can be applied to modern challenges to health and lifestyle.

Class will include:
*guideline for identifying several medicinal spring herbs
*health benefits and safety precautions of these plants
*harvesting these herbs together
*make and enjoy a green tonic drink in class
*handout of different recipes to try at home

Bring a drinking vessel with you and a child like since of wonder! 

HERBalachia insructor Amanda River Fern Bryant is a massage therapist and herbalist in Johnson City.

Tickets are $25; class is limited to 15 students.
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Medicinal Mushrooms & Shiitake Log Inoculation

Medicinal Mushrooms & Shiitake Log Inoculation

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Medicinal Mushrooms & Shiitake Log Inoculation

Saturday, March 17 at 9 AM – 1 PM

UT Extension Sullivan County
140 Spurgeon Lane, Blountville, Tennessee 37617

Rodney Webb, local mushroom grower, will present mushrooms for medicinal use including shiitake, oyster, turkeytail, reishi, chaga, maitake, hoof conk, woodear, and lion’s mane. All of these can be found wild or cultivated locally.

Mushroom teas will be available to sample, then we head outside for the hands-on project of learning to inoculate logs with mushrooms spores. Please wear work clothes and gloves for this outdoor project class.

Tickets are $40, includes one 4′ inoculated shiitake log, which should bear several times per year for about 4-5 years.

Class limited to 30 students.
Please click on ‘Tickets’ to register for the class. (Paypal or debit card accepted).

SAFETY NOTE: this is NOT a wild mushroom ID class.

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Herbs for Pain & Advanced Salves

Herbs for Pain & Advanced Salves

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Herbs for Pain & Advanced Salves

Saturday, February 24 at 10 AM – 3 PM

Shakti in the Mountains
409 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601

Fine-tune your Pain-Relieving Salves!

Beloved Native American instructor, Cindi Quay, returns to TN to share from her traditional teachings and years of experience in herbal products business, Cindi’s Sacred Garden. We will dive deeper into teachings of salves for topical application, fine-tuning issues we may have encountered along the way.

Class includes:
• study of selected of Native pain relief herbs
• which plant allies work together to address pain
• therapeutic strategies: warming, cooling, circulating…
• salve recipes: base oil selection, infusions methods
• hands-on salve making demonstration
• troubleshooting/ advanced tips: bring your questions!

Everyone will leave with a freshly made jar of salve as well as ample handouts of selected plants and salve recipes.

This class will guide you in:
• plant suggestions for this year’s garden
• products to create for loved ones to enjoy
• raising the quality of your herbal-product business

Cindi will also be available on Friday, Feb 23 from 4-7pm at Appalachian Acupuncture for personal herbal consultations. Please call to schedule: 423-928-9394.

Tickets are $45. Class is limited to 18 students.
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(Paypal and debit cards accepted)

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Herbal Syrups: A Tasty Medicine

Herbal Syrups: A Tasty Medicine

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Herbal Syrups: A Tasty Medicine

Saturday, February 17 at 10 AM – 1 PM

Appalachian Acupuncture and Healing Arts
113 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601

Syrups, a fun and yummy way to make and enjoy herbal medicine, are a great benefit to those with small children or persons choosing to avoid alcohol tinctures.

CLASS will cover:

  • Benefits and challenges of using sugar as a preservative
  • Basic syrup recipe that can be applied to various herbal formulas
  • Specific herbs to choose from in customizing a personal formula
  • Making 2 syrups in class

TAKE-HOME includes:

  • Iron syrup- A blood builder and strengthener, which helps one to feel more grounded, embodied, and empowered. This is a great formula for women and those with anemia.
  • Adaptogen syrup- A balancing formula, helping the body to deal with physical and emotional stress gracefully. It strengthens and energizes us for our modern busy lifestyles.

***Please bring two 4 oz bottles and an open heart to the medicine of the earth!***

HERBalachia insructor Amanda River Fern Bryant is a licensed massage therapist and herbalist.

Tickets are $30; class limited to 15 students.
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Herbs: Winter to Spring, Enhancing Creativity

Herbs: Winter to Spring, Enhancing Creativity

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Herbs: Winter to Spring, Enhancing Creativity

Saturday, February 17 at 9:30 AM – 11:30 PM

Tanasi Arts & Heritage Center
106 Unicoi Village Pl, Unicoi, Tennessee 37692

After a long winter hibernation, our spring energy begins to rise and become active again! Learn which herbs smooth this transition and help you bloom big this spring!

Class focus:
*Understanding our inner energy shift in Spring
*Herbs for Winter-Spring transition
*Discuss therapeutic strategies for common spring health issues (immunity, allergies, headache)
*Have fun tasting and sampling a variety of herbal products such as teas, syrups, salves

Instructors:
Michelle Bouton, HERBalachia director
Victorian Hanson, HERBalachia embassador and yoga instructor

Tickets are $10; class limited to 30 students.
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(Paypal or debit card accepted).

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