BASIC HERBAL FORMULATION AND HERBAL TEA CREATION 11 am - 1 pm
This course will focus on herb formulation strategy and techniques that will give you the most effective outcome. Formulation strategy is the basis for all herbal medicine making and is the common thread through the creation of other types of herbal medicine making. You will also learn why make your own teas and herb products, how to reverse engineer your favorite medicinal teas, how to tailor teas to your needs, and all about proper herb storage, and much more. Teas will be created in class for you to take home and enjoy.
Come learn the basics of herbal formulation, herbal extraction, and herbal salve and cream making with experienced herbalist Brita Wynn Dinsmore! This is the first course in a series of four. Take one or more to gain herbal knowledge over the weekend. The focus for this series will be the adaptogenic herbs (stress relieving herbs) and fall and winter preparation.
Brita Wynn Dinsmore M.A. is an experienced herbalist, anthropologist, ethnobotanist, healer and hedgewitch. She has studied with many well known herbalists in face to face courses and has taught and co taught 25 Gaia Conscious 9 month apprenticeships over the course of the last 30 years. She currently teaches herbal crafting and other classes in Tacoma, WA and has taught herbal intensive and apprenticeships on her own small farm in Shelton, WA. She currently teaches intensive herbal healing series in Olympia, WA and teaches herbal craft and medicinal courses at Morningsun Herb Farm. She grows most of the herbs she uses and has decades of experience in formulation technologies.
Course fee $45
Saturday, September 6
11 am - 1 pm
at Morningsun Herb Farm, in Vacaville, CA