2022 EVENTS
SUMMER FORAGING
Date: Saturday, July 23rd
Time: 9am-12pm
Cost: $45
Grab your gathering basket and come get your hands dirty foraging the edible and medicinal plants growing all around us. Learn about conscientious foraging technique, proper harvesting methods, edible and medicinal properties of our native plants and how to process them to get the most out of our local flora abundance.
Book tickets here: https://www.kaniksu.org/kaniksufolkschool
SPRING FOUNDATIONS IN HERBAL MEDICINE
May 7th, ‘The Skeletal System’
May 21st, ‘Herbal Skincare’
May 28th, ‘Herbal First Aid’
Time: 9am-3pm
Cost: $75 per class
‘Foundations in Herbal Medicine’ is a comprehensive examination of the plant world and our relationship with it. Moving beyond simply memorizing plant uses, these classes will equip you with the tools to determine the medicinal qualities of unknown plants, understand the human as a complete ecosystem, build awareness to confidently assess imbalance in the body, and formulate individualized medicines.
Each class will include instruction in botany and foraging, the principles of plant energetics and classical tissue states, foundational anatomy and physiology, ethno-medica, and seasonal green pharmacy. Meet at the Nordic Outdoor Center in Pine Street Woods. Bring a packed lunch. Adults only.
WINTER FOUNDATIONS IN HERBAL MEDICINE
January 22nd, ‘The Respiratory System’
February 5th, ‘The Circulatory System’
February 19th, ‘The Female Reproductive System’
March 5th, ‘The Muscular System’
2021 EVENTS
AUTUMN FOUNDATIONS IN HERBAL MEDICINE
October 2, ‘The Digestive System’
October 23, ‘The Nervous System’
November 6, ‘The Endocrine System’
November 20, ‘The Immune & Lymphatic Systems’
Time: 9am-3pm
Cost: $75 per class
Max Class Size: 15 students
3-PART EDIBLE & MEDICINAL PLANTS
at Kaniksu Folk School
Dates: July 10th, 17th, & 24th
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Pine Street Woods
Cost: All 3 classes $140 or $55 per class
Max Class Size: 15 students
Description:
This mini-series will equip you with the foundational skills to confidently identify native medicinal plants and their energetic actions, assess illness, imbalance, and the root cause of chronic and acute conditions, and understand the main tissue states in our bodies, all necessary to create effective personalized herbal formulae.
Each class will consist of in-depth theoretical instruction and discussion, foraging and botanical identification and practical plant preparation.
Book Tickets Here: https://www.kaniksu.org/kaniksufolkschool
2020 EVENTS
2019 EVENTS
Katherine will be teaching classes in Wild Awareness, Herbal Medicine, and Foraging at Between the Rivers Gathering May 27th- June 1st. Check it out!
Katherine Spann 