Cold and flu season, post-fall allergies, seasonal affective disorder… Winter has lots in store for us! But it’s not all sniffles and despair when our herbal allies are right by our side! Join us for our annual edition of healing herbs for the winter woes where we prepare our medicine cabinet for the season ahead.

Meet echinacea, mullein, elderberry, astragalus, linden, usnea, osha, boneset and more. These plants are renowned for their anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and immune supporting effects. Sip on delicious mullein milk and join us as we learn about their healing properties, how to prepare them and how to use them for colds, flus and infections. These are heartwarming and heart opening medicines that will nourish you all winter long, especially through times of transformation. In this hands-on workshop, we will be making various remedies from these plants including elderberry elixirs and various tinctures.

About the instructor:Hi I’m Alexandra, founder for Vulgaris Herbs and Mindful Wilderness. I began my herbalism journey 10 years ago, inspired by my grandmother and the wise women in my Romanian heritage. For the last 8 years I have been teaching workshops on herbal medicine, nature connection and wilderness skills. I work with herbs in ways that encourage us to:

• Engage with the synergies of the whole plant and its constituents

• Make gentle, nourishing remedies that uniquely support each individual

• Create a purposeful and responsible relationship with plants that fosters curiosity, kindness and simplicity

• Build confidence and competence for the at-home herbalist; empowering each student to bring herbalism into their home through hands-on experience

• Keep herbalism accessible to everyone