Wow does time fly, hard to believe my first herb class at the shop was almost three weeks ago. We had a great turn out of 11 people. The morning started out with fresh brewed lemon ginger tea along with spice muffins made from Chrissannthemum spices and baked with love by my friend Charmaine that were delicious. 

The workshop began with reviewing a glossary of terms commonly used in working with herbs, reviewing the benefits of using herbal liquid extracts, guidelines for the general administration of herbal remedies, how to prepare herbal tea, how to prepare an herbal poultice, and then we reviewed the herbs lined up on the table in the picture above; Astragalus, Burdock, Calendula, Catnip, Chamomile, Comfrey, Dandelion, Echinacea, Elder Berries, Garlic, Ginger, Hawthorn Berries, Lemon Balm, Nettle, Oatstraw, Peppermint, Red Clover, Slippery Elm, St. John's Wort, Valarian and Yarrow. It's great to be able to have the workshop at the shop, allowing for exposure to the herb's scent, texture and energy. 

After reviewing the herbs, my favorite part of the workshop began...Q&A and making herbal stuff! Everyone who attended created a two part herbal tea from the herbs we had reviewed and was asked to share why they had chosen their particular herbs. Participants also created a jar of bath salts containing a mixture of dead sea salts, mineral bath salts, epsom salts, himalayan pink salt, white clay, olive oil, and herbs from the shop.

Thanks to all who attended it was lovely meeting you, I hope you learned some new things about herbs and enjoyed your herbal creations.

Be Well,
Christine