Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Riverview Herbs, Maitland NS
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Native plant identification walk in open space & woods
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TCM Herbal Medicine and a Health Building Diet
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I. Generation and restriction of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal,
water
II. The relationship between human body and environment III. Knowing the nature of your body: cold, heat, asthenia(weak) and sthenia IV. Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine V. Q & A |
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What is herbal medicine? Where does it come from? How have different
cultures employed herbal medicine throughout the world? What is the history of herbal medicine in the West? How does it compare to both the scientific/medical model and other "alternative" healing approaches? What is the status of herbal medicine today? The herbal products industry is booming, but is the practice of herbal medicine? Come find out! |
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A Medicine Walk for Healing and Wellness
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A Medicine Walk adds an extra dimension to a field walk
experience. It is a wholistic adventure, in which plants, trees, breathing, visualization, and other elements come together for a wellness experience. In this Medicine Walk, Laurie will share his knowledge of plants and trees, of personal medicine power, and bring it together so that participants experience a sense of wellness and balance. |
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Join Natasha and Shirlie in a hands on workshop. We will be making
a herbal bug spray and a herbal anti-itch ointment. We will also be discussing making tinctures, vinegars and oils.
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Discover how to engage consciously with Plant Spirits to enrich your
understanding of yourself and the world around you. |
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| Session 3 | We evolved utilizing plants as food, medicine, and in ceremony.
I believe that our culture's current state of poor health and high cancer rates are due largely to our mass separation from the plant world in all forms, including "Nature Deficit Disorder" (Richard Louv). In this workshop we will explore herbal tonics with known cancer preventative properties, and how to incorporate them into daily life |
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Akhtar Abbasi has taken course in "Flora of Nova Scotia" from Dalhousie. He is a member of 'Halifax field naturalists' and 'Wild Flora society'. He has been hiking around and identifying native Nova Scotian plants, shrubs & trees for last few years. |
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Rita Baruss is a gardener, a Light Worker and a shamanic practitioner who communicates regularily with Plant Spirits. |
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BIO- A documentary filmmaker, musician, and gardening-based community developer, Oren has also been a serious student of herbal medicine for several years. He is currently studying to become a herbal practitioner. |
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Herbal Medicine and Cancer Prevention
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Medical Herbalist and Fertility Awareness Educator Savayda has been in practice for nine years and has a clinic and dispensary in Halifax. Education is one of her greatest passions - in the clinic, the class room and the outdoors. She teaches regular workshops, a year-long course, and leads herb walks. As if she isn't excited enough about her work, she also pours her heart into fertility awareness and cancer prevention; she teaches workshop on both and recently joined the board of the national movement called Prevent Cancer Now. She is also a member of the Canadian Council of Herbalist Associations, which deals with political and professional development for herbal medicine practitioners in Canada. |
Laurie Lacey is the author of Micmac Medicines: Remedies and Recollections, and Medicine Walk: Reconnecting With Mother Earth. He is a Naturalist and Traditional Medicine Maker, and has been involved with Native Medicines for the past 34 years. |
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Jeanette Poirier is a Medical Herbalist with a clinical practice in Blockhouse. She is also a life long gardener, botanist and wildcrafter. |
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Shirlie Williamson has been studying the magic and medicine of plants for more than ten years. She follows a pagan, basically Wiccan, spiritual path and tries to incorporate herbs into her daily life and spiritual practices. Shirlie is a member of the Board of Directors of HANS. |
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Dr. Robin Wu, a traditional Chinese doctor from Taiwan, is a registered acupuncturist in NS. Dr. Wu has been running “Robin's Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine Inc.” in Halifax since March 2007. He is also a permanent member of Hong Kong Chinese Herbalists Association. For further information, please visit www.drwutcm.com. |
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