Living the Experience: Herbalism, Wild Nutrition & Forest Gardening 7-Day Intensive
“Something new is happening, a new vision, a new energy, a new sacred story is coming into being in the transition from one era to another.” ~Thomas Berry
July 5 – 12, 2020
This 7-Day experiential intensive informs and engages you in the energetic and nutritional elements of herbalism, wild nutrition and forest gardening, to expand your awareness of the plant world through ecologically sustainable practices.
Cultivating a human relationship with the plant kingdom and their cycles, from the garden to plate, is ancient and essential if we are to fully understand how to participate in regenerative food systems that support both our personal health and the health of the Earth.
This week-long intensive invites you to deepen into a truly human intimacy with the natural world. Discover the diverse relationships you have with plants through plant medicine, wild nutrition, forest gardening, earth stewardship, edible plant foraging, herbal skills, eco-spiritual connection and nature immersion.
The goal of this program is to cultivate an authentic, dedicated, growing herbal community of passionate leaders who hold a vision of a future that is ecologically resilient, socially just, and spiritually fulfilling for all beings.
- Meet the plants where they live and discover their deeper stories and gifts
- Learn about Plant Communities and Native Carolinian Canada Bioregion Ecology
- Experience meditative and energetic processes to deepen awareness and connection
- Develop the ability to perceive medicinal and energetic information directly from local and wild plants
Experiential processes support the integration of theoretical information. Once you have the harvest, what do you do with it? That’s the next step of training as you learn the art of wild cuisine.
We invite you to join us in this hands-on experience and awaken your innate connection with the living world of plants, our relationship with them and their many gifts.
Topics May Include:
- Plant ID and Botany
- Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
- Wild Plant Foraging
- Proper Harvesting for Plant Preservation
- Herbal Formulation
- Mushroom Inoculation
- Medicine-Making
- Permaculture Forest Gardening Practices
- Wild Foraging Techniques
- Living Wild Cuisine
- A Case Study
Over the course of the week, participants will immerse themselves into the natural world, meet a tribe of herbal allies, more fully clarify their purpose and articulate their visions. Focusing on authentic personal development, participants will learn frameworks, techniques and strategies to move forward in their life with an awakened sense of purpose.
The Flow
The Living Centre offers a safe and sacred environment for the shifts in consciousness needed to fully connect with your nature-self and unique path of service.
We will be outdoors in the beauty and abundance of nature as much as possible,
“I connected with community, with all of nature, with spirit and the self more than I ever thought was possible. The Immersion was a means of splitting open…right down to my root, setting my true wild nature free…and on the loose.” ~ Rita
Schedule
Monday: Begins with dinner at 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 9:00pm
Thursday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Friday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday: 9:30 – finishes with lunch at 12:00
Registration
Regular Price: $1675 ($1200 for Intensive, $325 for meals and $125 for tenting accommodations. (Cabins are available at an extra cost.)
Early-Bird: $1475 by June 5th, 2020
Includes: All 7-Day Intensive sessions, educational material, We ask that you bring one vegan meal as a contribution to a potluck lunch as a way to deepen community spirit. Other meals, snacks and herbal teas will be provided by the Centre, tenting accommodations (byo).
It does not include taxes and transportation.
Click here to download the Application Form
Private Cabin: $155 – bedding provided – quaint and cozy – no electricity or water
Accommodation options
Work Trade Opportunities: Partial work-trade of up to $200 is available.
Please inquire at 519-652-0230
Payment can be made through ‘PayPal’ below, e-transfer, or by certified check or Visa. Please make check payable to:
The Living Centre and send to 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
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