04/10/2017
Celtic Herbal Medicine Intensive
June 11-24th 2018 A 14 day intensive on Celtic Herbal Medicine. This includes 4 days of visits to Arran's special and sacred sites interspersed between the teaching days. We are delighted to announce that the wonderful Irish Herbalist and medical scholar Danny O'Rawe is joining us as guest speaker for the Solstice celebrations. Other special guests include Welsh Herbalist Nicola Dee Kelly. This intensive has its zenith on the 21st with a Celtic Fire Ceremony for the Summer Solstice. Please see www.veganherbal.com for details
SSHM Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine
Drimlabarra Herb Farm
Programme Outline 2017/18 Now accepting applications.
An apprenticeship opportunity with Keith Robertson MSc FNIMH, co-founder of the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and one of the UK’s leading herbal educators.
A unique opportunity to learn about plants by undertaking a plant pilgrimage through the Celtic heartlands of Ireland and on the magical Island of Arran in Scotland. Mostly based at Drimlabarra Herb Farm you will experience practical growing, identifying, harvesting, drying, processing and the use of herbs within a small intimate group. We are recruiting for a maximum of 4 live-in apprentices.
The programme starts on Arran with a Beltane Celebration
on May 1st and runs till the 27th of June 2018.
It includes
Herb Feast 18th,19th & 20th May.
Arran Folk Festival 8th, 9th & 10th June.
Celtic Herbal Medicine Intensive 11th - 24th June
See www.veganherbal.com for details
New for 2017! Winter Warmer Fri 24th - Sunday 26th Nov 2018
A residential weekend to explore herbs and vital foods to help you have a healthy, vibrant Autumn and Winter. Learn to identify, harvest and make your own herbal preparations to take home. Log fires and new rocket stove sweat lodge sets the tone. Includes all refreshments and medicine making materials. Accommodation, vegan organic food and individual therapies available at additional cost.
An experiential, hands-on practical approach to gathering and making your own herbal medicines under the tutorage of leading UK herbal educator Nicola Dee Kelly BSc MNIMH.
Learn about
• The foundations of Herbal Medicine – art and science in conversation with Nature.
• Gathering leaves, flowers, roots and barks as appropriate for the season
• Making teas, decoctions, flower essences, infused oils, ointments, poultices, tinctures.
• The language of plants ~ Intro to botany and Plant ID.
• Treating family & friends ~energetics and constitutional types for self help.
Costs including refreshments and all art and medicine making materials are £60/day or £54 concession. On site camping, caravans or bespoke wooden cabins are available and vegan organic meals are available at an additional cost. Camping places are limited here please check with us for availability. see www.veganherbal.com for details.
Practical Herbal Medicine Making Weekends
Can be taken individually or as a series.
5% discount for two , 10% for three, 20% if you take all four.
Learn to identify, harvest and make your own herbal preparations to take home.
Includes all refreshments and medicine making materials. Accommodation and vegan organic food available at additional cost.
You will also be introduced to the Celtic Energetic model developed here at SSHM.
13th ~ 15th April 2018. Earth & Roots.
20th ~ 22nd July 2018. Water & Stems.
10th ~ 12th August 2018. Air & Leaves.
24th ~ 26th August 2018. Fire & Flowers.
Weekends start on the Friday at 7.30 pm till 4 pm on the Sunday to fit in with the ferries.
Ether and a holistic view of all the Elements features in each weekend.
Each weekend can stand alone or can be taken as a series. The Elements provide a general theme rather than dictate the content which is influenced even more by the herbs in season
Come along and share the delights of Natures Wild Medicine Chest with Nicola Dee Kelly MNIMH . We will be foraging the garden and hedgerow for treasures to create a wide variety of preparations. These will include poultices, compresses, infusions, tinctures, oils, ointments, syrups, flower waters etc.
Each weekend will have a seasonal flavour ~ for example ~ as we head into Autumn its good to be familiar with herbs and plants that will strengthen our immune system and also soothe the chills and ills of the coming winter months.
Make your own herbal preparations to complete this kit, to take it and the knowledge of how to use it home for basic self help for family and friends.
Costs including all medicine making materials are £60/day or £54 concession. On site camping, caravans or bespoke wooden cabins are available and vegan organic meals are available at an additional cost. Camping places are limited here please check with us for availability.
Weekend Costs £120 / £108 concession.
See www.veganherbal.com for details or e-mail Nicola at nicola@herbalmedicine.org.uk
