Why We Love Echinacea
Echinacea has long been adored for its ability to boost the immune system. Recent studies prove that it can relieve anxiety and enhance mood.
Echinacea has long been adored for its ability to boost the immune system. Recent studies prove that it can relieve anxiety and enhance mood.
Cardiovascular health is an essential concern for all genders. Heart disease in women has been less studied, and more poorly understood, than in men, but there have been some improvements in recent years that help us understand what women can do to protect themselves from the danger of heart attack and stroke. The basic preventative…
By: Meredith Morckel Wintertime means less daylight, colder temperatures, and holiday celebrations. It’s a time of joy for many. For others, it’s a season of stress and sadness. If you feel “down” sometimes and sleep and eat a little more than usual, you may be experiencing the “winter blues.” This is common, and not alarming.…
No matter if your goal is to prevent kidney issues, you have a chronic UTI, or are experiencing any stage of CKD, Ayurveda offers great insights, practices and resources to help you meet your goals. I’m here as your guide, to teach you principles and practices rooted in Ayurveda that support kidney health, strength, and improvement.
Are you one of the many folks who live with some type of digestive issue? Well, whether you’ve got tummy trouble or not, you’re not going to want to miss this opportunity to learn about and taste herbs for digestion.
Are you interested in learning how to work with plant medicine to support healthy blood sugar? In this class, we will explore the many ways herbs can support healthy blood sugar.
Join Jared Urchek, acupuncturist and naturalist, for an engaging and Plant and Mushroom ID walk where we will focus on learning our local mushrooms and plants!
In this class, we’ll be highlighting some common herbs that grow in our backyards, their properties and medicinal benefits, and various herbal remedies that can be created with them.
We will be sitting with damiana (Turnera diffusa) in different forms (tea, tincture, body butter) to connect with the plant and with our bodies. We will be noticing how we feel, listening to our bodies and observing any sensations or impulses that we feel to help us gain an embodied understanding of this plant. I…
A well-functioning digestive system is in many ways the key to good health in general.
In this class, we’ll be highlighting some common herbs that grow in our backyards, their properties and medicinal benefits, and various herbal remedies that can be created with them.
Join us for this 6-week Sensible Spring Cleanse class where we will gently cleanse and restore our minds and bodies. During this slow-paced cleanse, we will focus on specific systems of the body to cleanse, learn the function of each system through the lens of natural healing therapies, and review herbs and foods to support each system.
Herbal History, Global Traditions, & Medicine Making Herbal Foundations Certification Course September 10th-11th, 10am-3pm Students can join for the weekend or sign up for a single day. Please email your questions to: MidAtlanticSchoolofHerbalism@gmail.com ___ Saturday, Sept. 10th: 10 am-12pm: ‘What is Herbalism?’ Join the MASH herbalists online for this weekend as they lead you on…
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!
Immune Self-Care & Skin Health Herbal Foundations Certification Course December 4th-5th, 10am-3pm Students can join for the weekend or sign up for a single day. Please email your questions to: MidAtlanticSchoolofHerbalism@gmail.com ___ In this weekend we’ll be looking at actions, herbs, supplements and nutrition for Immune and Skin Self-Care including using herbs as medicine and…
Herbs & Nutrition for the Nervous System Herbal Foundations Certification Course November 6th-7th, 10am-3pm Students can join for the weekend or sign up for a single day. Please email your questions to: MidAtlanticSchoolofHerbalism@gmail.com ___ The true Body-Mind connection is most evident in the Nervous System. If we are what we eat, do we not become…
Our cardiovascular system is one of the main transport system of the body, moving blood, which carries nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and removes waste. A healthy heart and circulatory system is said to be the secret of a long life. It is a fact that cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity & mortality in the US and thus we would consider the saying is absolutely true!
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!