APOTHECARY TINCTURA
Community Classes!
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Herbs for Kids:
Thursday February 23rd
Thursday February 23rd
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Join us for an in-depth look at how to safely use herbal remedies and essential oils with babies and little ones. This class will focus on follow sensible and safe guidelines and dosages for common herbs, and a list of useful remedies for your little ones.
Cost:$5
With: Amanda Wells, Staff Herbalist
Herbs for our Animal Companions (Dogs and Cats)
Thursday March 1st
6:30 - 8:30 pm
In this class we will take a look at common ailments, nutritional needs, herbs, flower essences and essential oils for our usually overlooked friends.
Cost:$5
With: Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Digging into Digestion
Tuesday March 6th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Understanding the importance of healthy digestion is imperative. Come learn the vast array of conditions associated with poor digestion, and how you can strengthen it naturally.
Cost: $5
With: Dr. Francesca Quinn
Beautiful Skin, Inside Out
Thursday March 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Learn a truly holistic approach to getting a glowing complexion. First, we will teach teach you what herbs & supplements will make your skin glow and thrive from the inside. Then, we will teach you how to maintain a glowing complexion by helping you design a home skincare regimen with Dr. Hauschka Skincare products.
Cost:$5
With:Tess Gallegos, Holistic Esthetician, & Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Herbal Yummies
Tuesday March 13th & Wednesday June 27th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Herbal medicine is so much more than tinctures & teas! You can blend herbs into spreads, jellies, elixirs, and even chocolate! Come sample and learn about ways to make your medicine more like a spoonful of sugar!
Cost: $5
With: Amanda Wells, Staff Herbalist
Think Clearly
Tuesday March 20th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Feeling like your memory isn’t what it used to be, or that your thinking is a little cloudy? Brain fog isn’t just a product of aging and can be an important indicator of health. Come explore what this means for you and learn how you can clear your mind for good!
Cost: $5
With: Dr. Francesca Quinn
Green Cleaning
Thursday March 22nd
6:30 - 8:30 pm
This class will cover some of the many good reasons to switch from chemical laden store bought cleaning products to more earth and wallet friendly alternatives. An additional bonus, these cleaner alternatives can actually provide health benefits!
Cost: $5
This class will cover some of the many good reasons to switch from chemical laden store bought cleaning products to more earth and wallet friendly alternatives. An additional bonus, these cleaner alternatives can actually provide health benefits!
Cost: $5
With:Talai Franz, Staff Herbalist
Enhancing Energy Naturally
Monday March 26th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
“Coffee for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.” “Exhausted, but can’t sleep.” “Crashing mid-afternoon.” These are just a few things we often hear when people have imbalanced energy. Running on empty or swinging between extremes puts us at risk for a meltdown. Learn simple and effective strategies for creating balance and enhancing your energy naturally.
Cost: $5
With:Dr. Francesca Quinn
Introduction to Hydrosols
Tuesday March 27th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Hydrosols make wonderful bases for sprays & toners, or additions to lotions, creams, facial masks, scrubs, etc. They are safe for use in baby and pet products, and are delicious in drinks & food! In this class we will discuss the many uses, benefits, and even sample some recipes using hydrosols!
Cost: $5
With: Amanda Wells, Staff Herbalist
Calm Kids!
Tuesday April 3rd
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Being a kid isn’t always easy! Colic, crankiness, sleeplessness, bad dreams, anxiety…come learn about easy, natural & FUN ways to soothe your little ones. Join us as we explore ways to create calmer kids!
Cost: $5
With: Amanda Wells, Staff Herbalist
Foundations in Ayurveda
Thursday April 5th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Are you Vata, Pitta, or Kapha? Come explore the basic tenants of this ancient holistic modality and how it applies to the seasons, the plants and us.
Cost:$5
With: Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Transforming Stress
Tuesday April 10th & Monday June 11th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
If being in a fight or flight pattern and feeling anxious is your norm and not the exception, join us as we explore stress triggers & the principles of using adaptogenic & nourishing herbs as well as simple dietary, lifestyle, and complementary treatments that can help you turn your stress patterns around!
Cost: $5
With: Dr. Francesca Quinn
Energetic Essences
Thursday April 12th & Tuesday July 10th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Flower essences are gentle, yet powerful energetic medicine. Learn about the different types of essences available, how to use them on your healing path, and even how to make your own. Please bring a small amount of a plant, flower, or stone that you would like to create an essence from. We’ll supply everything else you need.
Cost: $5
With: Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist & Amanda Wells, Integrative Medicine Specialist
Sense-ational Sprays
Tuesday April 17th & Wednesday July 11th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Bug sprays, room sprays, sun-soothing sprays, sleep sprays…the possibilities are endless. We’ll give you recipes and teach you the basics then let you have fun making your very own sprays!
Cost: $5
With: Amanda Wells, Staff Herbalist
Dr. Hauschka Skincare
Aging Gracefully
Wednesday April 18th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Come and join us as we discover the history of this remarkable homeopathic skincare line. We will cover the wonderful and amazing way that products are made, cover all products in the line and leave time for questions to be answered. You will go home with an individualized skincare plan & samples to get you started.
Cost: $5
With: Tess Gallegos, Holistic Esthetician
Tuesday April 24th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
We are all going to age. The trick is how we do so gracefully, gorgeously, and powerfully? We’ll talk about physical & emotional changes we experience as we age, and ways to support the aging process the wise woman way!
Cost: $5
With: Dr. Francesca Quinn
Inspired Aromas: Oils for the Soul & Psyche
Wednesday May 2nd & Thursday June 14th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Take a deep breath & enjoy this relaxing aromatic retreat with us! You will learn practical ways to melt away stress, relieve anxiety, and release melancholy with essential oils! We will share our favorite blends and unique methods to work with these aromatic allies.
Cost: $5
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Aromatherapist
Food: Friend or Foe
Tuesday May 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Food sensitivities and food allergies are becoming increasingly common. Join us as we discuss what food sensitivities really are, how they develop, what types of symptoms they can cause, and how to treat, and prevent them. Attendees of this class will receive a discount on food sensitivity testing.
Cost:$5
With: Dr. Francesca Quinn
Lively Liver
Tuesday May 16th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Liver health is vital to overall health. It is tough, resilient, but also sensitive. Let’s examine our favorite herbs for one of our most important organs just in time for spring!
Cost:$5
With:Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Apothecary Neighborhood Plant Walk
Wednesday May 30th & Tuesday July 17th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Some of the best medicine is growing in your yard, your neighbor’s yard, or even the alley behind your house. On this plant walk we will explore readily available plants, discuss identification and safety, how-tos of harvesting, uses for specific plants, and simple recipes for medicine-making. Bring a pair of gardening scissors & basket!
Cost: FREE
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist, and Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Trees as Medicine
Saturday June 2nd
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Come learn about medicinal trees! In this class, we will focus on trees and their importance to us within the herbal realm. We’ll even take a walk and show you all the wonderful medicinal trees that may be in your front yard.
Cost: FREE
With: Birch Foster & Brett Cook
Herbs to Support Healthy Pregnancy
Thursday June 21st
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Soothing teas and relaxing bath soaks…this class will cover herbs to support, nurture, and nourish mom and baby through a healthy pregnancy.
Cost: $5
Soothing teas and relaxing bath soaks…this class will cover herbs to support, nurture, and nourish mom and baby through a healthy pregnancy.
Cost: $5
With: Talai Franz
Herbs & Nutrition for Better Breastfeeding
Thursday June 28th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Increase or enrich your milk supply with the use of herbal teas and nutrition basics. Learn what to avoid, what to reach for, and other simple “how-tos” for happier and healthier breastfeeding.
Cost: $5
With: Jenn Kane, Staff Herbalist & Nutrition Guru
Foundational Herbal Apothecary
Wednesday August 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
For the beginning herbalist or the herbalist building their home apothecary! We’ll cover the essential herbs to have on hand, methods of use, quality and storage, and anything else you need to know to have what you need in any situation.
Cost: $5
With: Apothecary Herbalists
Expanding Herbal Apothecary
Wednesday August 15th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
For the adventurous herbal enthusiast! Let us introduce you to or just help expand your herbal apothecary with unique and wonderful herbs like anemone, chilopsis, lobelia, and more! Applications, methods of use, dosing, and safety concerns will all be covered so you feel comfortable and confident with your new plant medicines.
Cost: $5
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Medicinal Mushrooms, the Fungus amongst Us!
Tuesday July 24th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Come learn about the amazing health attributes of mushrooms! We'll explore how mushrooms are used on a therapeutic basis and their fantastic role to play in the realm of natural healing and herbal medicine.
Cost:$5
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Hands-on Workshops
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The Art of Natural Perfumery
Wednesday February 29th
6:30 – 9:00 pm
The nose knows what it loves…come learn how to create wonderfully pleasing personal perfume blends! We’ll discuss the basic elements of blending perfume balms, sprays, and rollers. Then you’ll test out what you learned as you make and take home your own perfume blend!
Cost: $25
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Aromatherapist
Luscious Lotions & Fabulous Creams
Wednesday March 7th
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Using pure flower waters and exquisite essential oils, we will learn to make perfect body care lotions & potions batch after batch. You’ll leave with confidence in your ability to make amazing products, as well as samples to pamper yourself with!
Cost:$25
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Aromatherapist
Maya Spiritual Healing
Tuesday May 15th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Clear the energies that are interfering with your ability for growth, healing, and renewal. Experience and learn to use traditional Maya spiritual healing techniques of prayer, copal, plant-infused waters, plant-brushing, & massage to release yourself from trauma, fright, sorrow, grief, anger, envy, jealousy, shame, and other negative energies.
Cost: $25
With: Marian Rose & Kim Thompson
Core Classes
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Foundations of Aromatherapy
Five Consecutive Wednesday evenings
March 14th - April 11th
Five Consecutive Wednesday evenings
March 14th - April 11th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Join us for a scent journey around the world as we learn the basic principles of healing with essential oils. This sophisticated yet simple art is one of the most gentle therapeutic tools for creating change and supporting health. In class we will learn:
Join us for a scent journey around the world as we learn the basic principles of healing with essential oils. This sophisticated yet simple art is one of the most gentle therapeutic tools for creating change and supporting health. In class we will learn:
- Methods of application: inhalation, topical use, skin care, bath and diffusing of essential oils
- Scent and psyche: using pure, therapeutic grade essential oils to support emotional balance and promote relaxation
- Understand the basic chemistry and functional groups used to classify oils
- Learn to assess quality, purity and authenticity
- Therapeutic use and materia medica
- Hands-on class making hydrosol elixirs & perfumes
Cost: $150 Deposit: $75
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Aromatherapist
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Aromatherapist
Green Pharmacy
7 consecutive Thursday evenings
April 26th - June 7th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
For the beginner and herb enthusiasts alike, this class is a wonderful way to experience herbs and learn more about their medicinal uses. From your garden to your bountiful herbal pharmacy we’ll learn to prepare and use:
7 consecutive Thursday evenings
April 26th - June 7th
6:30 - 9:00 pm
For the beginner and herb enthusiasts alike, this class is a wonderful way to experience herbs and learn more about their medicinal uses. From your garden to your bountiful herbal pharmacy we’ll learn to prepare and use:
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Medicinal Teas
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Oils and Salves
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Vinegars & Elixirs
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Tinctures
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Liniments & Poultices
Cost: $250 Deposit: $100
With: Talai Franz & Brett Cook
With: Talai Franz & Brett Cook
Beginning Botany for the Herbalist
Two Consecutive Wednesdays
June 6th & 13th
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Deepen your connection to the plants as you get a hands-on introduction to their botanical features. Learn about plants families, structure & morphology, and basic identification techniques for medicinal plants.
Cost: $10
With: Kim Thompson, Clinical Herbalist & Birch Foster, Clinical Herbalist
Advanced Medicine Making
Two Consecutive Sundays
June 10th & 17th
12:00 - 4:00 pm
This class builds on what you learned in Green Pharmacy, or other herbal medicine classes. In this two part series we will practice advanced techniques such as making percolations, glycerites, and fresh plant tinctures. You’ll walk away with your own herbal creations and a sense of confidence in your medicine-making skills
Cost: $75
With:Brett Cook, Apothecary Tinctura Medicine Maker
Women’s Body Wisdom Series I
5 consecutive Tuesdays
May 29th - June 26th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Deep intuition and self-awareness are critical component of women’s health. Come sit in circle with us as we explore current understanding, as well as time tested traditions, for improving and empowering ourselves in the creation of our greatest physical and emotional health through various cycles of life. We will utilize herbal allies, mind-body techniques and simple remedies used to support healthy body wisdom as we delve fully into each phase:
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Adolescent and Young Women
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Menstrual Health
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Fertility
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Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood
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Menopause & Crone Power
Cost:$25/class or $100/series
With: Apothecary Practitioners
Women’s Body Wisdom Series II
5 consecutive Thursdays
July 5th - August 2nd
6:30 - 8:30 pm
We’ve often heard that women are more likely to experience certain disorders and imbalances than men, but have you ever wondered why? Going deeper into women’s health experiences allows us to explore why and how women are uniquely affected. Each week we will cover a different topic, and highlight how they converge into more complex patterns. Join us for one, a few, or all of them! Topics include:
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Thyroid Health & Endocrine Disorders
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Hormonal balance
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Emotional Health & Wellness
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Auto-immune disorders
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Women’s Nutrition
Cost:$25/class or $100/series
With: Apothecary Practitioners
