Keynote Address by Linda Shanahan of Barefoot Botanicals
"An Exploration of Taste: Finding Balance in Farming and in Life through the Bitter and the sweet" with Linda Shanahan
Follow Linda on a journey through time, exploring the most common herbal tastes in her quest to achieve balance, told through her understanding as an herb farmer, nurse and herbalist.
Linda Shanahan, MSN, RN is a bridge walker.
Linda is first and foremost an herbalist with a foundation of knowledge that sprouted in the forests of Oregon nearly twenty years ago. She is also a registered nurse, with experience in critical care, hospice and community health over the last decade. Since 2008, she has operated Barefoot Botanicals, a small certified organic herb farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania with her husband Eric, where she teaches classes and workshops in safe use of herbs to support wellness. Linda believes to achieve health, we need to find ways to re-establish our broken connections with our wild and beautiful planet, starting with what grows beneath our feet.
Learn more about Linda and her work here: http://www.barefootbotanicals.net/
Follow Linda on a journey through time, exploring the most common herbal tastes in her quest to achieve balance, told through her understanding as an herb farmer, nurse and herbalist.
Linda Shanahan, MSN, RN is a bridge walker.
Linda is first and foremost an herbalist with a foundation of knowledge that sprouted in the forests of Oregon nearly twenty years ago. She is also a registered nurse, with experience in critical care, hospice and community health over the last decade. Since 2008, she has operated Barefoot Botanicals, a small certified organic herb farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania with her husband Eric, where she teaches classes and workshops in safe use of herbs to support wellness. Linda believes to achieve health, we need to find ways to re-establish our broken connections with our wild and beautiful planet, starting with what grows beneath our feet.
Learn more about Linda and her work here: http://www.barefootbotanicals.net/
"Herbal First Aid Kit" with Barbara Aspland-Wolf
So, what’s in your kit? I have a first aid bag that I carry when I travel. Actually, I have two. I will share these kits with you and talk about what is helpful to have with you when you are on-the-go.
Barbara Aspland-Wolf is an Energy Healer with training as an Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Reiki Master/Teacher. Barbara loves to facilitate others towards a path of balance and well-being while empowering others to create their own transformation. Barbara is the owner of Garden Gate Herbals. She has taught at Sage Mountain and local Adult Learning Programs, led nature walks, and has written for United Plant Savers and the Northeast Herbal Association journal as well as her monthly blog. She is an herbal teacher with an education background in high school chemistry, earth science and geology. Barbara is past President of the Northeast Herbal Association and a member of United Plant Savers, Plant Pioneers, and Garden in the Woods. She is passionate about her family, organic gardening, plant communication, the outdoors and photography.
Learn more about Barbara and her work here: www.gardengate-herbals.com
So, what’s in your kit? I have a first aid bag that I carry when I travel. Actually, I have two. I will share these kits with you and talk about what is helpful to have with you when you are on-the-go.
Barbara Aspland-Wolf is an Energy Healer with training as an Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Reiki Master/Teacher. Barbara loves to facilitate others towards a path of balance and well-being while empowering others to create their own transformation. Barbara is the owner of Garden Gate Herbals. She has taught at Sage Mountain and local Adult Learning Programs, led nature walks, and has written for United Plant Savers and the Northeast Herbal Association journal as well as her monthly blog. She is an herbal teacher with an education background in high school chemistry, earth science and geology. Barbara is past President of the Northeast Herbal Association and a member of United Plant Savers, Plant Pioneers, and Garden in the Woods. She is passionate about her family, organic gardening, plant communication, the outdoors and photography.
Learn more about Barbara and her work here: www.gardengate-herbals.com
"Avoiding the Effects of Polypharmacy in Herbal Medicine" with Dr. Pamela Lee Ruane
This 1.5 hour presentation will discuss application of the top 14 herbs used by consumers including evidence based physiologic support for their recommendation and use by allopathic and naturopathic medical providers as well as a discussion of potential side effects, adverse reactions, and potential drug interactions. This presentation would be great for those beginning to practice herbal medicine, herbal medicine educators, and experienced herbalists alike.
Pamela Lee Ruane, MHS, PA-C, PhD is a practicing Herbalist, Naturopath, Physician Assistant, and full time Professor in the graduate Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania’s Physician Assistant Program. For more than a decade, Pam has been a practicing clinician and pioneering educator bringing the fields of naturopathic and allopathic medicine together in classroom as well as through precepting students in the field as a licensed clinician. She lives in rural Potter County, PA with her husband, their sons, and a passel of finned, feathered, and furred family members. She has earned an M.S. in Health Science, Physician Assistant Studies, and a Ph.D. in Natural Medicine with a focus in herbal medicine. Pam is an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher and also works part-time as a Hospitalist with post-acute care, long term care, and palliative care patients. In her spare time, Pam writes a column titled “Mortar & Pestle” for the quarterly holistic health magazine Therapeutic Thymes. She also enjoys holding seminars for the public to teach adults and children about the protection, sustainability, history and uses of indigenous herbs, and loves to propagate medicinal herbs, particularly those that are endangered.
Visit therapeuticthymes.com/category/holistic/ to view some of her work
This 1.5 hour presentation will discuss application of the top 14 herbs used by consumers including evidence based physiologic support for their recommendation and use by allopathic and naturopathic medical providers as well as a discussion of potential side effects, adverse reactions, and potential drug interactions. This presentation would be great for those beginning to practice herbal medicine, herbal medicine educators, and experienced herbalists alike.
Pamela Lee Ruane, MHS, PA-C, PhD is a practicing Herbalist, Naturopath, Physician Assistant, and full time Professor in the graduate Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania’s Physician Assistant Program. For more than a decade, Pam has been a practicing clinician and pioneering educator bringing the fields of naturopathic and allopathic medicine together in classroom as well as through precepting students in the field as a licensed clinician. She lives in rural Potter County, PA with her husband, their sons, and a passel of finned, feathered, and furred family members. She has earned an M.S. in Health Science, Physician Assistant Studies, and a Ph.D. in Natural Medicine with a focus in herbal medicine. Pam is an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher and also works part-time as a Hospitalist with post-acute care, long term care, and palliative care patients. In her spare time, Pam writes a column titled “Mortar & Pestle” for the quarterly holistic health magazine Therapeutic Thymes. She also enjoys holding seminars for the public to teach adults and children about the protection, sustainability, history and uses of indigenous herbs, and loves to propagate medicinal herbs, particularly those that are endangered.
Visit therapeuticthymes.com/category/holistic/ to view some of her work
"Non Verbal Communication between the Herbalist and Client" with Bonnie Kavanagh
Workshop description and teacher bio coming soon
Workshop description and teacher bio coming soon
"Pure Energy" with Barbara Aspland-Wolf
When working with plants, herbalists and plant enthusiasts plug into the energy of the plants to learn from them. How does this happen? This will be a fun, interactive exploration into defining and knowing energetic waves.
Barbara Aspland-Wolf is an Energy Healer with training as an Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Reiki Master/Teacher. Barbara loves to facilitate others towards a path of balance and well-being while empowering others to create their own transformation. Barbara is the owner of Garden Gate Herbals. She has taught at Sage Mountain and local Adult Learning Programs, led nature walks, and has written for United Plant Savers and the Northeast Herbal Association journal as well as her monthly blog. She is an herbal teacher with an education background in high school chemistry, earth science and geology. Barbara is past President of the Northeast Herbal Association and a member of United Plant Savers, Plant Pioneers, and Garden in the Woods. She is passionate about her family, organic gardening, plant communication, the outdoors and photography.
Learn more about Barbara and her work here: www.gardengate-herbals.com
When working with plants, herbalists and plant enthusiasts plug into the energy of the plants to learn from them. How does this happen? This will be a fun, interactive exploration into defining and knowing energetic waves.
Barbara Aspland-Wolf is an Energy Healer with training as an Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Reiki Master/Teacher. Barbara loves to facilitate others towards a path of balance and well-being while empowering others to create their own transformation. Barbara is the owner of Garden Gate Herbals. She has taught at Sage Mountain and local Adult Learning Programs, led nature walks, and has written for United Plant Savers and the Northeast Herbal Association journal as well as her monthly blog. She is an herbal teacher with an education background in high school chemistry, earth science and geology. Barbara is past President of the Northeast Herbal Association and a member of United Plant Savers, Plant Pioneers, and Garden in the Woods. She is passionate about her family, organic gardening, plant communication, the outdoors and photography.
Learn more about Barbara and her work here: www.gardengate-herbals.com