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The VOUCH Sessions:
Vaginas, Ovaries, Uteruses,
Cycles, & Herbs
with
Erika Galentin,
MNIMH, RG (AHG)
clinical herbalist &
co-creator of
Sovereignty Herbs
at
Proud
Lake State Rec Area
in Commerce Township, MI
April 6th and 7th, 2019
saturday
(10am till 5pm)
/
sunday
(10am till 5pm)
ALL
genders are welcome and
encouraged to come!
Join
Erika for a two-day
intensive exploring the
physiological and energetic
love affair between vaginas,
ovaries, uteruses, cycles,
and herbs. Using blind tea
tastings and aroma as a
framework for delving into
the actions and energetics
of some of Erika’s most
beloved plant allies, we
will be traversing their
therapeutics from both
clinical and personal
perspectives.
The verb ‘to vouch’ can be
defined as to ‘assert or
confirm as a result of one's
own experience that
something is true or
accurately so described.’ In
this way, this intensive
seeks inclusivity and the
sharing of stories and
experiences to enrich our
collective understanding
about the relationships
between bodies and plants.
Erika honors the archetype
of ‘the Feminine’, but not
necessarily just as
engendered or embodied
notions of ‘female’. Rather,
she approaches the archetype
of the feminine as a
worldview in healthcare and
wellness that seeks to
empower self-empathy and
dismantle the pervading
patriarchal approach that
the body is something we
should seek to ‘have power
over’ by using ‘herbs to
treat disease’. From Erika’s
perspective, the feminine
archetypal worldview of
health also incorporates
emotional and psychic
experiences as key drivers
of physical health.
cost...
Cost for the entire weekend is
$225
prior to March 1st.
Early registration will
assure a productive, amusing
and enlightening weekend. Registration
after the
1st, if there is
space left, will be
$250.
Aside from the price break,
it helps a LOT with planning
and coordinating when people
preregister early.
***Unlike in previous
workshops, food will not be
included this year (sorry!)
hours...
Saturday from 10 till
5ish,
and Sunday from 10 till 5ish
(with breaks for stretching
and eating, of course...).
location...
The class will be held
at the River Hawk Annex in
Proud Lake State Rec Area
in Commerce Township.
A state park pass will be
needed if you don't have
an annual. If you
click
this link here
for explicit directions to
the exact building
we'll be in.
lodging, local food &
dining...
if you don't live near enough to commute each day, I've
compiled a list of
local resources I hope
you'll find helpful with regard to procuring food and/or
a place to stay.
Erika Galentin
is a Clinical Herbalist and
an ITEC certified
Clinical Aromatherapist
consulting from
Sovereignty Herbs in
Athens & Columbus, OH. She
holds a degree in Herbal
Medicine from the University
of Wales, Cardiff, UK and
Scottish School of Herbal
Medicine, Glasgow, UK. She
is a professional member of
the
National Institute of
Medical Herbalists (UK)
and the
American Herbalists Guild
(USA). She is also a proud
member of Pi Alpha Xi
National Honor Society in
Horticulture (USA).
A decade of clinical
practice has provided a
platform for a deep and
influential understanding of
the efficacy of medicinal
plants within a clinical
environment. It is through
this clinical practice that
Erika is able encourage
positive, learned
relationships between plants
and people. She is a firm
believer in celebrating the
role humanity plays in the
ecology of our landscapes
and that our relationships
with the natural world
should be based upon
reciprocity and exchange. In
addition to clinical
practice, Erika is both a
student and teacher of
horticulture and native
medicinal plant conservation
and ecology.
Erika is also deeply
passionate about the history
of botanical medicine in the
United States as depicted by
the American Botanical
Movement of the late 19th
and early 20th centuries,
and has built her clinical
philosophy around the
principles and practice of
Physiomedical and Eclectic
traditions.
With her dedication to
medicinal plants native to
Ohio and the Greater
Appalachian region, Erika
teaches, lectures and writes
on native medicinal plant
conservation and applied
ecology, propagation,
herbalism, and clinical
efficacy. Erika is a guest
instructor at the
Ohio Herb Education Center,
Gahanna, Ohio, guest faculty
at the
Eclectic School of Herbal
Medicine, Lowgap, NC,
and Course Contributor for
the
New York Institute of
Aromatic Studies and the
Herbal Academy. She also
participates as a member of
the Education Committee of
the American Herbalists
Guild as well as the
Stewardship Committee of
Appalachia Ohio Alliance,
a non-profit organization
dedicated to the
conservation of land and
water in Southeast Ohio.
You can follow Erika on her
personal
website, facebook,
and
instagram.
to register...
Checks can be made out to jim mcdonald and sent to me at:
4535
jozwik
white lake, mi 48383.
Have questions about
classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions
(like
times, weather exceptions and such)
here.
Contact jim at
(248) 238-8733 or
jim@herbcraft.org
(please note
that this is not a cell
number and doesn't get
texts)
with any questions about the
event...
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