Holistic Health and Herbal Education Festival

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1 Holistic Health and Herbal Education Festival Saturday, September 15, :30 am-6 pm Cannon Falls, Minnesota Eight Teachers Di verse Healing Traditions A Dozen Classes to Choose From... Wild Herbs. Food, Friends and Fellowship... Lise Wolff, Western Herbalism Erin Piorier Western Herbalism Judith Sims Western Herbalism Rebecca Dallinger Western Herbalism Katherine Krumwiede Chinese Medicine and Western Herbalism Connie Karstens Western Herbalism and Nutrition Matt Portwood Yoga, Nutrition, Herbalism Macey Flood 1

2 We look forward to seeing you on September 15th... for a special day of herbal and holistic health education. We ll gather at a plant-filled farm in the beautiful Cannon Valley, just 40 minutes south of the Metro area. Twelve classes will be offered by a variety of accomplished practitioners from diverse traditions including Western Herbalism,, TCM, Yoga, Nutrition and more. There will be something for everyone from beginning to advanced students, including opportunities for hands-on medicine making and plant id. Relax on the farm between classes and join us for herbal teas a delicious dessert buffet.experienced medicine makers are welcome to wildcraft independently. See you there! 8:30-9 Welcome Schedule of Events Subject to Change 9-10:30 Session One 1. Herbal First Aid with Lise Wolff Creating Your Personal Herbal Pharmacy with Connie Karstens 3. Minnesota Medicinal Trees and Shrubs (herb walk) with Erin Piorier 10:30-11 break 11-12:30 session two 1. Identifying Body Imbalances & Finding an Effective Healing Herbal Remedy with Connie Karstens 2. Why you Should Love Latin Plant Names with Judith Sims 3. Wild Teas with Rebecca Dallinger 12:30-2 Lunch, Free Wildcrafting Time, Honey/Beeswax for Sale 2-3:30 Session Three 1. It s not What you Eat it s What you Digest! With Katherine Krumwiede 2. Pranayama and Bandhas : Breath and Concentration for Health and Vitality with Matthew Portwood 3. Tinctures and Teas with Macey Flood 3:30-4 Break 4-5:30 Session Four 1. Pulse Testing 101 with Lise Wolff 2. Explore the World of Fragrance and Essential Oils with Erin Piorier 3. Make it Topical: The Medicinal Ointments with Macey Flood Back for 2012! The beekeepers from local Homestead Apiaries will be on hand over the lunch break. They will have their local, raw, wildflower honey and beeswax for sale. These products are great for your herbal creations. Bring your checkbook or cash. no credit cards 2

3 Instructors Rebecca Dallinger is a wild food enthusiast and herbalist. She is committed to learning and teaching families about the health of wild foods, and the medicine of plants often found in our yards. She lives in Ogema, MN and is an Extension Special Project Coordinator at White Tribal and Community College in Mahnomen, MN. Macey Flood, Herbalist and Reiki Practitioner Herbalist Macey Flood has been enamoured with plant medicine since she was a wee thing in the mountains of Colorado. She graduated from Lise's 3 Seasons class in 2011, having studied with Sage Mountain and various area herbalists, and is currently apprenticed to Lise Wolff. You can find her leading plant walks in Minneapolis and St. Paul or online HerbalSchmerbal.com. When she isn't trying to find a patch of wild Agrimony, she practices Reiki, writes, and chases around her one year old son Morris. Connie Karstens, Herbalist and Holistic Health Educator Connie Karstens, MS, is a Traditional Western Herbalist and a Holistic Health Educator who uses local plants for medicinal remedies. She is a third generation natural healer, holds a BA in Biology from the University of St. Thomas and an MS in Health and Nutrition Education from Hawthorn University and has taught college nutrition for 14 years. For over 25 years, she and her husband have worked on their 180-acre sustainable livestock farm where sheep and other livestock are grazed with bio-dynamic farming practices. She also is the owner of a health food store and wellness center located on her farm. Connie offers private wellness consultations incorporating whole foods nutrition, herbs, stress management techniques, and other natural remedies to support and build overall health and re-balance the body. She teaches classes both privately and through Community Education and conducts workshops to facilitate health and healing. Connie is the author of a series of herbal knowledge card sets and other herbal medicine and wild edibles educational material. Her passion is to empower others to attain self-sufficiency and build vibrant health by sharing her knowledge. Katherine Krumwiede, Acupuncturist, Herbalist Katherine Krumwiede is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and gardener whose practice focuses heavily on using nutrition as well as acupuncture, herbs, flower essences and lifestyle recommendations to bring about optimal health. Good health starts with good food and excellent digestion. Katherine has long been inspired by Sun Si Miao, a famous 7 th century Chinese physician, who believed that only those adept in dietary therapy could be called superb physicians. Her website, diamondstoneom.com, contains plenty of inspiration, recipes, links and ways to incorporate acupuncture into your wellness routine. Instructor Biographies Continued on Page Four 3

4 Instructors continued.. Erin Piorier, Herbalist Erin Piorier is a professional herbalist who has been studying and working with plants for over twelve years. Her education includes study with Minnesota s most prominent herbalists and clinical training through an 18 month apprenticeship. Erin is available for private consultation and provides her clients with handmade wildcrafted herbal products. She is committed to safe, collaborative, respectful natural health care that treats the whole person. Erin lives in St. Paul with her husband and two children and is active in the natural birth and family health communities. You can find Erin on the web at and Matthew Portwood, Yoga Matthew Portwood has been teaching Yoga professionally since His practice emphasizes grounded-ness as a foundation for awareness. Classes challenge students to go beyond the limitations of what we think it is, providing a beautiful and efficient platform to dissolve multi level resistance. A challenging physical practice strengthens and purifies the bodies but is balanced with gentle modifications and emphasis on surrender. Asana, Dharma, Pranayama, Poetry, Meditation, Martial arts, Music, Mantra and more weave into the ritual practice of remembering who and what we are. Matthew works with all experience and ability levels. Students have ranged from Olympic athletes to swamis and kids. He has even spent a season teaching Yoga to the MN Gophers Football team. No matter what our reason for practicing we can benefit from a practice of being present. Judith Sims, Herbalist Judith Sims is an award-winning researcher who, tragically, has had to embed her true calling as a comedienne into media products about herbs. After eight years of work (when not actually avoiding work) on her guide to plant names, she is really glad to make her best contribution yet to the herbal world. Lise Wolff, Registered Herbalist, AHG Lise Wolff has studied herbalism for twenty-three years, with herbalists from Susun Weed to Matthew Wood with whom she apprenticed in She is a professional member of The American Herbalist Guild and received her MSc in Scotland. An active practitioner, Lise supplies her apothecary primarily with herbs she gathers and prepares. She maintains a private practice in South Minneapolis and is available for private consultations. For the past fifteen years she has taught beginning and advanced herb classes in the Midwest based on actual case histories. Lise s primary focus is on the most prolific plants available commonly called weeds, that insistently volunteer their nutrition and healing powers everywhere we walk. In 2010 and 2011 Lise taught at the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing as a part of the School of Nursing curriculum for the Doctor of Nursing Practice. Fall 2010 Lise was appointed to the academic faculty of St. Katherine University. As adjunct professor, she teaches the Herbology course for the Master of Arts in Holistic Health Studies. 4

5 Workshops Creating Your Personal Herbal Pharmacy with Connie Karstens Discover how easy and fun it is to make safe and effective herbal remedies. Get an understanding of the many different herbal preparations and how to incorporate them into your personal health plan. Learn the basics in how to use local plants for making teas, tinctures, glycerites, tonics, vinegar infusions, oils, salves, syrups, oxymels, compresses, poultices, liniments and more. Explore the World of Fragrance and Essential Oils with Erin Piorier Makers of natural bath and body products, lovers of the scents of nature this workshop is for you. We will demystify the world of fragrance discussing the differences among fragrance oil, essential oil, absolutes, oleoresins an co2 extracts. We will also discuss price, safety and quality issues with essential oils and other fragrant ingredients. We will smell lots of oils and try our hand at the art of blending, discussing top notes, middle notes and base notes and learn to create appealing scent combinations. I will share the recipe and demonstrate the technique for my Whipped Shea Butter Sugar Scrub and students will make a personal blend that you will use to scent a sample of scrub to take home with you. Supplies: There is no additional fee for this workshop but participants need to bring a very small container (cosmetic, salve or baby food, tiny jam jar) for your scrub sample. Herbal First Aid with Lise Wolff Taking care of yourself, family and friends can be simple. Learn about four common, but miraculous plants that cover many fist aid situations. Identifying Body Imbalances & Finding an Effective Healing Herbal Remedy with Connie Karstens (for intermediate level students) Historically six tissue states were used to describe the internal state of the body. These tissue states describe a pattern of imbalance in the body that manifests itself as either an excess or deficiency. Learn how to readily recognize these tissue states and which herbs will help balance the body so it can begin to heal on a cellular level first. It's Not What You Eat, But What You Digest! With Katherine Krumwiede Learn the Top Ten Tips for improving your digestion to promote health and eliminate or reduce acid reflux, bloating, flatulence, sinus infections and more. Even if you eat the best of foods but aren t digesting them well, you re not getting all that your food has to offer. Whether you d like to eliminate uncomfortable digestive sensations or simply optimize your health, this class is for you Make It Topical: The Medicinal Ointment with Macey Flood Oils and ointments are wonderful means to applying herbs directly to the spots that need them. Come learn how to make your own oils and salves. We'll collect useful herbs and make our own oils, and you'll also bring home a sample ointment. All materials are included. $5.00 fee payable to instructor for materials Minnesota Medicinal Trees and Shrubs with Erin Piorier Herbal lovers are good at recognizing the plants that grow beneath our feet. But what about the old ones, the tall ones, the woody ones that return year after year and reach their arms into the sky? In this workshop we will focus on the trees and shrubs of the upper Midwest. We will start by introducing some excellent resources to guide you on your journey and then we ll walk. We will identify as many trees and shrubs as we can and stop beneath the medicinal ones to discuss the part used in herbalism, the time of harvest and the indications for use. We may see Elderberry, Juniper, Black Walnut, Ohio Buckeye, Bur Oak, Quaking Aspen, Wild Cherry, Prickly Ash, Chokecherry, Wild Plum, Sumac, Black Cap Raspberry and more. 5

6 Workshops continued. Pranayama and Bandhas : Breath and Concentration for Health and Vitality with Matthew Portwood Breath control and bandhas (activation of deep core muscles) have been used for thousands of years in Yoga practice with the intention of total liberation, or enlightenment. These practices also offer many therapeutic benefits. In this class we will look at Pranayama and Bhanda from a physical mental and emotional perspective and how these can be used as tools to heal various chronic and acute conditions. You will learn practical exercises which you can incorporate into your life and practices and you will actually get to experience the effects of pranayama and bhanda on body mind emotions and subtle aspects. Pulse Testing 101 with Lise Wolff Finally a simple technique to help you pick remedies for your friends and family. Learn to sense the quality of different peoples' pulses and feel shifts when different remedies are administered. Absolutely hands-on. Tinctures and Teas with Macey Flood The best way to take an herb is to drink it, yes? Tinctures and teas are two of the most common ways we use herbs for medicine. Learn how to infuse, decoct, and what makes a tincture tick, then make your own! We'll take a brief plant walk to collect some herbs for preparation. All materials are included. $5.00 fee payable to instructor for materials. Why You Should Love Latin Plant Names with Judith Sims If you are at all fascinated by language, you will be lavishly rewarded by parsing the scientific names of plants. Learn a bit about the history, structure and uses of plant names and leave with a few simple rules that will help you pronounce them acceptably. Names can be a beautiful entrée into the world of plants! Wild Teas with Rebecca Dallinger Participants will gain hands-on experience creating lovely teas as well as learning the history of these Native wild plants. There will be discussions on seasonal, respectful gathering, storage and drying techniques as well as a special focus on sumac and its multi uses as a spice, drink and medicine. Depending on availability we may sample Sumac Lemonade, Wild Mints and Labrador Tea (aka Swamp Tea). 6

7 Please allow ample time for driving 45 minutes from St. Paul, 55 minutes from Minneapolis. Classes will begin promptly at scheduled times. Feel free to arrive early for wildcrafting or just to enjoy the farm! Directions to the Holistic Health and Herbal Education Festival Address: Cty 24 Blvd, Cannon Falls, MN (Check Map Point or Map Quest for a map) Coming from Minneapolis: Take Hwy 55 east, until it connects with 52 south around Inver Grove Heights. Continue past the Cannon Falls exit for one mile. At the stoplight, turn right on Cty 24. There is a Country Kitchen and McDonalds on the left and a Best Western on the right. Continue for 5 ½ miles. At 4 ½ miles you will pass Wangen Prairie Church (a small white church at the bottom of the hill.) Pass the church, go up the hill, down the hill, up a second hill around the curve to the right and the driveway is on the left a long driveway down a hill. Mailbox (on the right) will be marked with balloons. Coming from St. Paul: Take 94 West and Exit 52 south (just on the outside of downtown St. Paul) Continue on 52 for approximately 34 miles. Then follow the remaining directions (listed above) to take you to the farm. Please park at the end of the driveway near the garage. Lost? Call Erin at or call the farm at Registration form on page eight 7

8 Registration Cost for the Holistic Health and Herbal Education Festival is $95 Early Bird Registration is $85 (Payment postmarked by Saturday, September, 1st ) Fee includes dessert buffet during lunch break. Please bring your own lunch. Tea, and water and light snacks will be served throughout the day. Handouts are included. Hands-on Workshops several workshops involve making a product for home use. Additional fees may apply. Additional $5 supply fee payable to instructor at time of class for Tincture and Oil Making Classes. No pets please Children are welcome to attend with a parent provided the adult attendee is responsible at all times for the safety of the children and respectful behavior during workshops. There is plenty of space to play outdoors. There is no cost for children and babysitters to attend. Let us know if your child/ren are attending for our planning purposes. Questions about the festival can be directed to Lise at or Erin at epiorier@mninter.net Registration Form Please fill out registration form and send with payment to: Lise Wolff th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Name Address Phone Number Address How did you hear about the Holistic and Herbal Education Festival? $85 Early Bird Registration, postmarked by Saturday, September 1st. $95 General Registration 8