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HERBAL EDUCATION  2018

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EDIBLE & MEDICINAL HERB WALK
 & FLOWER ESSENCE FORAY

SATURDAY, April 21, May 19, June 16 or Friday, June 15, 2018
​ from 9:30 -1 pm   $36 / adults  $12 /kids
Come join us on an easy stroll through the lush vegetation and wonderful weeds of Tennessee Valley. I will introduce you to your wild neighbors, the edible & medicinal herbs of Marin.  Learn identification clues, folklore and the ailments each plant addresses.  Special acknowledgement to the emotional, mental & spiritual aspects of various plants as Flower Essence remedies.  Call 415-847-6951

Medicinal Soups
Saturday,  October 13 from 10 am-3 pm
Each culture and ethnic tradition has their versions of Medicine Soup.   
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As an herbalist, world traveler and  foodie,,.I would like to invite you to MAKE MEDICINE SOUP WITH ME!
 Let me introduce you to obscure and familiar foods, medicinal mushrooms, herbs and seaweeds,
 all which  have innate abilities for supporting health. In this class, you will learn what foods are
 especially beneficial for which ailments.  Soup for insomnia? Soup to ease inflammation and body pain? We will make and be  nourished by our Medicine Soups, chock full of easy to find, powerful ingredients to maintain our health and immune system.
  Cooking, learning and laughing together is a lovely way to spend a day. 
Each of you will take jars of our Medicine Soups home. 
Cost: $75 plus a $15 materials fee
True Tales of Quantum Healing
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 April 16th 7 pm-9 pm        This class is FREE.  
The fascinating science of Quantum Physics now married to Natural Medicine heralds hope and promise for the 21st century. In the last years, I have become proficient as a biofeedback therapist. The Quantum SCIO tests, detects and corrects energetic imbalances in the body-mind and spirit. It works on the vibrational stressors that cause addiction, depression, as well as physical and emotional pain and trauma. It makes nutritional assessments, identifies and desensitizes allergies, counteracts fatigue and unproductive/negative attitudes and blocks. Private 2 hour session $150 .This free class will be held in Larkspur.  
Please register by text to 415-847-6951
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Flower Essence Practitioner Training
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Wednesday mornings  10 am -1 pm  April 25, May 9+23, June 6+20, July 11.  A special FLOWER ESSENCE MAKING DAY field trip from 10 am-4 pm to be decided by the group.  .  Perfect for Moms & LOVERS OF OTHERS . 
Join our Medicine Circle and let me share the wisdom and healing tales of the Flower Essences with you.  Accrue a kit of 25 local Combining Forces Flower Essences as the course progresses.  Learn the counseling skills necessary to make remedies for yourself, family or clients. Begin to translate the language of the flowers to spiritual & somatic issues.  Wonderful for people already practicing the healing arts to potentiate a new income stream.  This is a small intimate class at Abby's Larkspur Victorian & herb garden so please contact me directly if you have questions.                                   $600 /self styled payment plan possible. 
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FLOWER ESSENCE BAR


Monday evening, April 16 from 6:30 pm -8:30 pm.
​Catherine Abby has been making local Flower Essences for decades. She has presented this work to camps, colleges, hospitals (hospice workers at C.P.M.C., S.F.), as well as parties, showers and friendship circles. 
These vibrational remedies are for balancing emotions, spiritual, mental and somatic issues. Her Flower Essence Bar begins with a brief introduction to this medicinal form. I introduce you to our local plants like Redwood, translating "the language of the flowers" and inviting everyone to formulate and create a custom Flower Essence to take home. $25   Register 415-847-6951


 SEAWEED SAFARI 2017
Guest Teacher: Seawytch Trish Gallagher

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SEAWEED SAFARI:     This happens to be one of the lowest tides of the year (-1.5)  AND nice and late, at (7:56am)  We are meeting on the north Sonoma Coast, also known as West County....EARLY, like 7 am.   I will tell you WHICH beach when you register with full payment.  We are making a homage to the Ocean,  learning about the wealth in nutrition and medicine that are the Seaweeds,  the Herbs of the Sea.  
You will learn sustainable gathering practices and only gather the colonies that are looking vibrant and healthy . Drying the seaweeds is artistic fun.  This class will end after 1 pm, or when your stash is bone dry. Cost: $120  paypal.me/catherineabbyrich               



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My Apothecary
​Herbal Holiday Gift Making 
 10am 2:30pm   date TBA  open to all.
​ "Deck the halls."  You're not in the malls.  You're with lovely people who enjoy hands-on herb-crafty fun, making herbal gifts worth more than the class costs.  Sniff for your favorite scents, so you can make yourself an Aromatherapy Mist.  Press some flowers, we'll be making pressed flower candles and personal stationary. Create yourself a Flower Essence formula or one for a beloved. Incense and a wild wreath. Let me know of your interest  early and you can plan the date that works for you! 
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FOOD AS MEDICINE TOUR of the Thursday Marin  Farmers' Market 
Date TBA  9 - noon -Catherine Abby was the herbalist and a founding member of the Marin County Civic Center Farmers' Markets for it's first 23 years. Come join her for a tour of the market and learn how to include Stinging Nettles in your soup to reduce pain in arthritic joints.  Meet Burdock root, Maitaki mushrooms and other obscure and familiar foods and products that will intentionally insure greater health for you and your loved ones.  She will inspire you to use these mega-foods in your everyday meals. Recipes galore! Starts  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM $36   RSVP / preregistration required REGISTER  call 415-847-6951
Catherine Abby Rich invites you to
​FOLK MEDICINE MAKING & Wild Herb Gathering
 The Herbal Apprentice
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4 Classes May 16 + 30, June 13+ 27  from 10 to 4, in a deep nature spot, my favorite, The Lotus Feed Farm near Occidental, CA.  We can gather herbs and make medicine in a sacred & joyful manner. Herbal Infused Oils and Ointment Making, Tincturing, The Art, Science & Ritual of Flower Essence Making, Waters (Teas, Baths, Soups, ) $600  personal payment plan possible 


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