Single Classes, Plant Walks, and Herbal Events

April 24 10:30-12PM Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk at Alma de Mujer on Lake Travis led by Herbalist Nicole Telkes, RH of the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine This open community class is sliding scale $25-5, kids are free. Please click here to register

You will receive a confirmation email with directions. This is followed by a potluck at 12PM. Please bring a dish to share!

May 15 3:30-5PM Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk in Red Rock Texas led by Herbalist Nicole Telkes, RH of the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine This open community class is sliding scale $25-5, kids are free. Please click here to register

Summer 2010 Herbal Bodycare and Therapeutic Spa Preparations

July 3-6 Rocky Mountain Field Class Oct 5 Guest Herbal Lecturers Matthew Wood and Margi Flint

Registration follow the link at the left entitled Registration or click here to fill out an application

. If you are taking a single class, only fill out the required fields.
Payment: to pay $50 deposit online thru paypal, click on the link to the left entitled payments or click here You may also send in your payment to the contact address at the left of the page.

National Herbal Event:American Herbalists Guild Conference in Austin Oct 1-3 Click here for Symposium details

2pm Mondays, Herb Blurb on Ancient Medicine Today on Koop

91.7FM

Summer 2010 Herbal Bodycare and Therapeutic Spa Preparations 6hr class, or 50 hour Apprenticeship

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Learn to use herbs safely and with maximum effectiveness for yourself or with clients. We will explore herbal preparations specifically for use by bodyworkers, estheticians, or other practitioners. This class is open to everyone regardless of whether or not you are a pracitioner. This class will include hands on demos, treatments we practice on each other and take home items!!!!We will be learning basic herbal bodycare preparation making like infused oils, salves, creams cleanser, toners and spritzers, and more. We will then take a look at therapeutic spa products and how to make scrubs, masks, treatments, and more with a special focus on making things that are more balanced for our body constitution(or dosha). We will explore herbs, essential oils, types of carrier oils, natural preservatives, thickeners, types of salt, clays, seaweeds and familiarize ourselves with ingredient options. You will also receive information on additives and preservatives(some found in organic labeled products) that you should watch out for. There will be demos and hands on work. You will leave with at least 3 of 2 types of preparations to take home complete with many packaging options and cute labeling ideas.Registration consists of a completed application

and a $75 deposit

Celebrate your Freedom from Texas this 4th of July

The Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine is offering a Southern Rockies Field Intensive. The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the medicinal and edible plants of the Southern Rockies. This Class is open to those students who have completed the outdoor herbalist portion of the Wildflower School Apprenticeship and would like to develop their wildcrafting and weedcrafting skills in another bioregion and experience plants at different elevations. We will be doing plant walks, awareness exercises, flower essences, learning the history of the area, keying out plants, and if appropriate, some harvesting medicine. Registrants will be given maps, camping and lodging options and all the necessary details to make the trip as smooth as possible. Proposed dates of lecture and Plant ID are July 2nd-4th (you are welcome to stay longer for your own enjoyment) Cost $299, $275 if early registered by May 15 Class is open for up to 10 registrants with appropriate level of training Register now to hold your place. Registration consists of a completed application

and a $75 deposit

Guest Lecturers Matthew Wood and Margi Flint October 5 2010

Wow! 2 of the most fascinating body readers in the country for a class covering Reading the Body, looking at facial structure, lines, tongues, pulses, southern blood typing, tissue states and more. This class is open to everyone but is especially geared for practitioners and those starting a practice to hone their skills learning to listen to the stories our bodies tell. Registration consists of a completed application

and a $75 deposit

 

WANT TO ORGANIZE A GROUP FOR A PLANT WALK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? CONTACT ME. GET TOGETHER A GROUP AND I WILL DO A PLANT WALK FOR A FLAT FEE OF $200 FOR A 2.5 HOUR WALK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR NEARBY PARK

Classes Taught by Nicole Telkes

Medicinal and Edible Plant Walks
Herbs and the Sacred Feminine
Herbs of the Sabbats
Fertility, Conception, Pregnancy, Birthing and Herbal Medicine
Herbs and Diabetes
Herbs for Cold and Flu
Herbs for Allergies and Asthma
Therapeutic Bodycare and Spa Preparations
Flower Fairies and Pixie Potions(A Children's Class)
Identifying and Harvesting Medicinal Plants
Herbal Aphrodisiacs
Herbal First Aid
Magickal Activism
Herbs and the Nervous System
Vitalism and Herbal Medicine
Flower Essence Making
Using Nutritive Herbs
Seasonal Herbs of Central Texas
Herbal Medicine 101
A Radical Feminist History of Herbalsim and Holistic Medicine in the U.S.

Guest Teachers: Margi Flint of Earthsong Herbals, Filiberto Delgado of Michoacan MX, Stephanie Berry of Jade Moon Birth Services, Karen Keaton of Heal the Earth Herbs, Charlotte Jernigan NAMA, Laura Matthews of the Neighborhood Acupuncture Project, and more