PRESENTERS

PRESENTERS

 

JULIE COLEMAN

Intro to Aromatherapy

 

Julie Coleman loves exploring the magic and wisdom shared from the plant world, her focus is connecting with the powerful yet subtle energy of Essential Oils and Flower Essences

SAVAYDA JARONE

Is Your Thyroid Tired?

 

Savayda Jarone is a medical herbalist and fertility awareness educator. She teaches workshops and has a practice and herbal dispensary in Halifax.  

MICHELE GRAVELINE

Tree Medicine Workshop

Michele Graveline has been walking the herbal path for over 20 years. She is a Master Herbalist and has focused on Nova Scotia Native Species Trees for the last several years.  

LAURIE LACEY

Spirit Medicine Workshop and Field Walk

Laurie Lacey is a writer, painter, naturalist, and medicine maker, with over 30 years' experience in Mi'kmaq plant and tree medicines.

He is the author of Micmac Medicines: Remedies and Recollections, Medicine Walk: Reconnecting to Mother Earth, and Black Spirit: The Way of the Crow.

His web sites:
http://www.wildworldofplants.com
http://www.naturalhealingtalk.com
http://www.laurielacey.com

His blog:
http://thenaturewriter.blogspot.com/.  

JENNY LUONG

Seaweed Workshop

Jenny Luong is a 3rd generation practitioner of natural healing. She is a Herbalist and Massage Therapist that has worked in the health food industry and now has her own practice. In her own life, as well as at her practice, Jenny sees the value of using food as medicine.

DR. JENNIFER BISHOP

Veterinary Applications of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Dr. Jennifer Bishop graduated from veterinary college in 1990. Since graduation, she has explored various forms of complementary and integrative medicine including acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional supplements, homotoxicology and canine rehabilitation. As in human medicine, the exploration into non-mainstream healing has opened paths to healing for many of her four legged patients.

LOLA DOUCET

Herb Magic

lola doucet is an Acadian womyn who has been living "alternatively" her entire life. As a child, she was raised to use the herbal remedies traditionally and spiritually used by her ancestors, both French Acadian and Mi'kmaq. She still learns through her elders, but over the past few years has started taking directed courses. In her spare time, she practices law.

SHIRLIE WILLIAMSON

Herb Magic

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.

ROBERTA EVANS

Let Food Be Your Medicine

Roberta Evans is an enthusiastic experienced experimentalist when it comes to foods. She loves creating in the kitchen and sharing her love for "good food" with others, especially in helping people who, often due to health reasons, are looking to find a better way to nourish themselves.

WANDA SMITH

Let Food Be Your Medicine

Wanda Smith currently is studying Clinical Herbalism and finds this a valuable complement to her Nutrition background as an RNCP. She delights in finding simple solutions to increasing health and well-being. Wanda is a member of the Board of Directors for HANS.

JANE MARSHALL

Chinese Medicine

Jane Marshall is a graduate of the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Victoria BC. She has a private practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine in downtown Halifax, where she practices acupuncture and Chinese herbology.

WANDA SMITH

Let Food Be Your Medicine

Wanda Smith currently is studying Clinical Herbalism and finds this a valuable complement to her Nutrition background as an RNCP. She delights in finding simple solutions to increasing health and well-being. Wanda is a member of the Board of Directors for HANS.

MICHELE HADDAL

Plant Magic and Dark Chocolate

Join Michele to dance in the forest searching for woodland herbal magic, plant Divas and Fairy's, nibbling the food of the goddess while hearing the lore of Chocolate.  Maximum 12 participants.