Learn to Make Medicine From the Wild Spring Plants

Taught Face to Face - In Person - Come to beautiful West Wales and spend the day in my garden, woods and yurt classroom.
* Saturday April the 26th 2024 10am - 4pm *

Are You Ready to Create Medicine From the the Wild Spring Plants and Weeds in Your Garden?

Module 1: Materia Medica

This course focuses on herbs that are naturally growing in the wild and in your garden at springtime. You will have a full tour of the herbal garden and together we will meet the herbs in the garden, woods and wild edges. You’ll learn about the medicinal value of a number of spring herbs. You will start to feel confident in your herb identification and herbal medicine choices. You will understand how the spring herbs fit into the history of welsh herbal medicine.

Module 2: Herbal Tea

Understand the difference between making your own herbal teas and shop bought tea. Learn how to make your own herbal blends from spring herbs, focusing on specific healing actions. Understand the difference between making a beverage tea and a medicinal tea and create your own blends.

Module 3: Herbal Infusions and Herbal Decoctions

Understand the difference between an herbal infusion and herbal decoction and learn how to make both forms of herbal medicine. Taste test many of the spring herbal infusions and decoctions and start to learn to identify medicinal qualities with you tastebuds. We will also cover the basics of drying herbs.

Who will be my teacher on this fantastic day?

Salena Walker: I am a fully qualified Herbalist, Naturopath, Nutritionist and teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience. I am registered with both the NNA (Naturopathic Nutrition Association) and URHP (Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners). I live on ten acres of land with my partner, with whom I built a wooden cabin at the edge of our woodland. This is our permanent home and the centre of our natural lifestyle. My mission in life is to empower people with the tools they need to heal, focusing on connecting their body back to nature and learning how to create medicine from nature.

I feel as if I have been studying naturopathy and herbalism since a young child, as I explored making herbal infusions for hay fever, experimented with potions and spent time filling jars with petals and flowers.  I discovered the stillness and healing power of nature amongst the beautiful Welsh landscape in the Valleys of South Wales, where I grew up.

My real deep dive into the world of naturopathy and herbalism began back in 2008. I started to become very tired. In fact, the word ‘tired’ does not even begin to describe how I felt. Neither myself, nor my doctor, had any idea of what was wrong. I was finally diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Pernicious Anaemia. I believed the diagnosis, but was too stubborn to accept the prognosis. And so my journey began… I started my studies with the intention of learning, but eventually found the way to healing my autoimmune dis-ease and ended up becoming a practitioner, a naturopathic and herbalist teacher, writer and a motivational wellness speaker!

Plants have played a key role in my life journey. One of my main reasons for choosing to live in the woods is to be able to connect with the plants every day and night and throughout all seasons. Over the years I have lived on our land, I have reignited my love of the plants and I have cultivated deep friendships with the native plants. I love spending the days with my hands deep in the rich earth and I have spent years getting to know each plant as an individual being but also understanding their role in the whole plant kingdom.

I am passionate about living the naturopathic way, at one with nature. My aim is to empower people with the tools they need for their own healing journey, back to nature.

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FAQ

• What happens after I pay?

You’ll receive a welcome email with details about the course and a welcome email with your login details ready to access your Healing With Spring Herbs online programme when you return from the face to face element of the course on Saturday 26th of April.  Please check your spam folder in case it goes in there! 

• Is this course only available in person?

Yes you can purchase the online version of the course here: https://www.salenawalker.earth/springonline/

• What happens if I can’t attend the live teaching weekend?

In addition the face to face sessions you also have access to the full online course so if you can’t attend the course you can complete it online. 

• Can I still take part if I have certain medical conditions?

If you have any concerns about this programme and your medical condition, then we recommend you discuss this with your medical doctor.

• What’s the refund policy?

Full payment reserves your place on a course. If you have to cancel your place due to exceptional circumstances you will have the opportunity to complete the course online or be issued a credit note to be used on another course within the next twelve months. 

Learn how to create medicine from the weeds in your garden and wild spring plants
The price includes:

• Face to face teaching with Salena Walker:

Salena Walker will be available throughout the teaching day to go through your own personal questions and guide you in your medicine making.

• Access to the online version of the course:

Online Video lectures and downloadable e-books to inspire you when you arrive home – no need to worry about remembering it all on the day!

• Recipes:

To fill your medicine cabinet.

• Includes lunch:

A delicious and nutritious lunch to keep you energised throughout the day. Plus a slice of raw cake in the afternoon.

Due to the nature of this course, this offer is limited to a very small group. Once the places are gone they are gone. Don’t hesitate to book your place… Empower yourself with knowledge to create your own medicine!