Connecting with the 7 Sacred Directions & Plant Relatives Series

Class Details

Weekly Tuesday classes are in-person and three Saturday classes are live online.

Connecting with the Seven Sacred Directions and Plant Relatives

In this in-person course series students will explore the deep connection between herbalism and the 7 Directions: East, West, North, South, Sky, Earth and Heart/Self. Students will learn how each Direction holds wisdom and energy that can guide a deeper understanding of themselves, how to live in harmony with each of the Directions and how herbal practices can be our biggest allies in doing so. Throughout this course, students are guided to reconnect with their own lineage and Ancestral ways in connection to the 7 Directions, the plants and associated seasons, while learning about the energetics of each of them.

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The course includes teachings on different aspects of herbalism including building deeper relationships with our plant relatives and connecting with the energetics of yourself and plants during each of the seasons. Participants will explore herbal energetics by experiencing them in different herbal remedies we commonly create such as infusions, decoctions and others.

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Ceremonial practices are woven throughout the classes to honor the plants, the Directions and the relationship between nature and self and include an opening, closing, and Sacred Cacao ceremony. Students will engage in a variety of activities including movement, song, meditation and hands on work with herbs, where you will create a herbal bath blend, clay masks, cleansing spray and a herbal bundle.

 

The semester series also includes registration for all four of these in-depth, one day specialty topics:

• Adventures in Botanical Skin Care (Live Online)
• Xochitl: Cosmology of Mexican Curanderismo (Live Online)
• Medicine of the Grapevine: Herbal Wines and Vinegars (Live Online)
• Edible and Medicinal Weeds (In-Person)

Additionally, this course includes two field classes:

• a field trip focusing on plant identification and medicinal uses;
• a morning of field work doing native medicinal plant restoration and habitat improvement with the Yerba Mansa Project (optional and open to the entire community);

The cost for semester enrollment includes all 4 of the single-day specialty classes, all of your supplies, field trips, medicinal plant restoration experience, access to 6 instructors, and 34 hours of knowledge sharing.

Semester cost: $631 + sales tax with all supplies included.

• 2027 Class Dates:
  • 11 Tuesdays: March 23 – June 1 (6 pm – 8 pm)
  • 4 Saturdays: March 27 (10am – 1pm); April 10 (10am – 1 pm); April 27 (10am – 1pm), May 8 (9 am – 12 noon)
• Location: Tuesday sessions take place at The Source, 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE
• Space is limited. Registration required.