August 2014
Field Applications in Botanical Medicine
Grindelia spp. Discover herbal medicine from nature’s encyclopedia. Using the Min Zidell Healing Garden as a classroom, Dr. Ericha Clare will discuss medicinal properties of plants in various stages of bloom, fruit and seed. Which parts of the plants are best for promoting health? Which body systems get the most benefit from a particular herbal medicine? This presentation will be part botany, part practical organoleptic experience (smelling, tasting, touching), part biochemistry and physiology, and part clinical usage. Herbs for discussion…
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Aromatherapy Deluxe
Location: NCNM Academic Building 10 PDAs (NCCAOM) approved. 10 CEUs (including 3.0 hours pain) approved by OBNM. Rosa spp. Within the aromatherapy world, the “exotic” class of essential oils offers some of the most profound opportunities for healing. These oils are defined by their intense potency, effecting change at minute doses. The exotics are strongly analgesic, reducing acute pain associated with childbirth, post-operative recovery and even narcotics withdrawal. But despite their power, many have soft, appealing scents that simultaneously are strongly…
Find out more »January 2015
Introduction to Permaculture
Permaculture is a design system, based in nature, that can be applied to develop sustainable human settlements. This whole systems approach is used to design integrated landscapes that provide ecological functions and yields for humans. We can enhance habitat for other species, heal the earth's systems, and cultivate to meet human needs by applying permaculture design on a given site in appropriate ways. In this evening presentation, Marisha Auerbach will introduce participants to the permaculture concept and how it can…
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Growing Your Backyard Pharmacy
NCNM Academic Building, Room 107 Spend an evening learning to grow some of the most important and useful medicinal plants in your garden. Discussion will include selecting and starting seeds, making your own potting soil, and drying and harvesting techniques. In this class, Alexis Durham will review several common medicinal plants from seed to safe use, with a focus on creating healing landscapes by integrating medicinal and edible plants. Alexis Durham earned her B.Sc. in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr…
Find out more »October 2015
Medicinal Food Forests: A Permaculture Design Series
With Marisha Auerbach and Alexis Durham. A three-part series focusing on designing multi-layered plantings for growing food and medicine. All sessions will be held in Room 107 on the NCNM campus. Growing Plants in Shade and Partial Shade | Friday, November 6, 6-9 p.m. Filling the Niches | Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. We dive into the understory of the food forest on the final weekend of this series and review some of the diverse options for medicinal…
Find out more »Medicinal Food Forests – Weekend 1
What is a Food Forest? | Friday, October 2, 6–9 p.m. Designing Systems Using Permaculture Principles | Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The first weekend develops the foundation for designing a medicinal food forest. Participants will learn to assess their site to determine potential food forest layouts and also explore concepts related to landscape design. By reviewing the ecological functions of plants, participants will learn to leverage beneficial connections that save time and energy in the design.…
Find out more »Myth-Busting Essential Oil Safety
October 16, 2015 | 6–8 p.m. 2.0 general CE/PDAs pending approval through OBNM/NCAAOM Essential oils are becoming increasingly popular, as the age-old practice of utilizing aromatics and essential oils enjoys a renaissance in the perfumery, culinary, and complementary and alternative medicine fields. But vague language in the FDA regulations of essential oils leaves many practitioners and enthusiasts uncertain how to use these medicines safely. Join the Traditional Roots Institute and chemist and Registered Aromatherapist Amanda Lattin for an overview of…
Find out more »Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy
October 17–18, 2015 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 general CEUs approved (OBNM), 10 PDAs pending (NCAAOM). Join Traditional Roots Institute and Registered Aromatherapist Amanda Lattin for a comprehensive investigation of the science and clinical application of aromatherapy. Weekend topics include: Plant biochemical synthesis of essential oils; the co-evolutionary chemical language behind plant secondary metabolites and its relationship to human physiology; phytochemistry and mechanisms of action for commonly used essential oils; scientific research on essential oils as anxiolytics and…
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