Every day, more people who are dissatisfied with the mainstream medical care they are receiving are seeking help outside the western model. Beyond the dominant "this for that" pharmaceutical paradigm lies plant medicine, which aims to support the whole self: mind, body, and spirit. Herbal medicines are vital forces that, when used intentionally, engage the plant kingdom, which offers to help us heal and evolve.
Much of the way we feel emotionally lies in the beliefs we hold about ourselves and our world, including the many norms and assumptions built into our culture and reinforced by our medical system. Expanding one's consciousness to consider a different, integrative approach to healing is itself part of the medicine.
In this class, we will cover ancient and indigenous plant wisdom, the key differences between allopathic and holistic medicine, system and organ patterns of disharmony that can lead to emotional disease, and herbs and foods that support optimal mental and emotional health.
$25 advance
$30 at the door
Heidi Smith is a therapist, herbalist, and flower essence practitioner. Heidi’s intention is to help people help themselves and feels the plant kingdom desires to support us in our highest evolution. Heidi holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Antioch University New England and has completed the three-year Clinical Herbal Studies program at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism. She has studied flower essences under Claudia Keel, Patricia Kaminski, and David Dalton, as well as Focusing, energetic work, and ancient Egyptian mysticism with healer Jane Bell. You can read more about her practice at moonandbloom.com.
