BrancheS: Short courses

September 6 & 7- A Journey with Cancer without Chemo: Working with Your Body and Spirit to Heal w/ Mary Pat Palmer of the Philo School of Herbal Energetics. 10am-4pm. $150. Confronting cancer and other life threatening illnesses takes courage and, even more importantly, knowledge. This workshop prepares the participant to have many modalities and   skills to journey through illness to health.

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Mondays & Tuesdays in September- Western Alchemy & Spagyrics 101 w/ Vincent Wrenn. Four part series; September 8, 9, 15 & 16.  7-9pm.  $150. Learn history of Western Alchemy from ancient Egypt to the present; Understand alchemical theory including; the 4 elements, 3 essentials, planetary signatures, & Quabalah as related to plant work; Create your own Laboratory & Alchemical Spagyric; Decipher alchemical symbolism (both visual & written).

September 13- Ayurveda for Health w/renowned herbalist KP Khalsa, RH(AHG).   10am-4pm. $75 (or $140 for both this class & the one following if paid by August 21st.) Explore        humanity's longest enduring & continually practiced system of medicine. Understand the doshas- the primal metabolic forces that underlie all Ayurvedic practice. Become familiar with a selection of outstanding Ayurvedic herbs for the conditions people see every day- fatigue, heart disease, immunity, digestion. Learn to individualize treatment to the individual with precise accuracy- the secret of exceptional Ayurvedic results. Now is the time to take the next step to learning about Ayurvedic herbal medicine! 

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September 14- Botanicals for Chronic Pain w/ KP Khalsa, RH (AHG) 10am-4pm. $75   (or $140 for both this class & the one preceding if paid by August 21st.) Pain is one of the trickiest areas for the modern herbalist; as we have developed greater access to systems of global herbalism, we have created a repertoire of effective and powerful pain remedies that are practical to use. Know how and when to use herbs in allaying pain. Learn about several of the most effective globally sourced herbal pain remedies. Contrast natural methods with drug methods, in terms of effect, side effect and practical use. With all these effective herbal medicines available, you don’t have to live with pain. You truly can feel the way you would like, day after day.

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KP Khalsa will also be seeing clients while in Asheville!
Contact Sat Pavan at 541-242-3314 to schedule your appointment.

September 27 - Applied Remote Viewing w/ Leigh Culver. Three weekends: September 27 & 28, October 25 & 26, November 22 & 23. 9am-7pm each day. $425. Remote viewing may be defined as the acquisition and description, by mental means alone, of information blocked from ordinary perception by distance, shielding, or time. This course teaches students how to detect, decode & describe in words, sketches, and modeling material, information that could not have been known any other way than through “non-physical” contact with a distant target. (Class registrants will meet 7PM Friday evening on September 26th for introductions and initial briefing.)

"C. Leigh Culver is a true Jedi & a very gifted teacher!"- Winter 2008 Applied Remote Viewing student

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September 28- How to Get Free Food & Medicine from the Wild w/ Marc Williams. 1-6pm. $30-$50, sliding scale. Join ethnobotanist Marc Williams at Soulflower Botanical Sanctuary. Learn to identify & harvest wild plants & then prepare a gourmet meal from the very plants you just met!

Fridays in October & November- Hands-On Herbal Medicine Making Series w/ Toyia Hatten. 6-8pm. $30 per class or $150 for all (get one class free). Experience the ancient art of creating herbal remedies firsthand! Attend the full series for a broad knowledge base to create your own concoctions at home, or attend a single class where you would love to know more. Leave each class with your own herbal medicine to take home and create your own herbal medicine chest.

                October 10- Healing from the Hive- Magical Meads
                October 17- Save Our Skin- Oils, Salves and Lotions
                October 24- Herbal Potions- Teas, Elixirs, Vinegars & Wines
                November 7- A Spoonful of Sugar- Glycerites, Syrups & Honeys
                November 14- Bathing Beauty- Herbal Baths & Body Care 
                November 21- Cooking with Herbs- Adding vitality to meals using herbs 

"(This class) is like being shoved into an elevator going striaght to awesome!" -Winter 2008 Medicine Making student

October 25 -Fertility Awareness for Pregnancy Achievement or Natural Birth Control w/ Corinna Wood. 10:00am-4pm. Sliding scale $75-$95, you decide. This is not about counting the number of days from your period until you're "safe"! Come learn why the Rhythm Method doesn't work, and why Fertility Awareness does. Fertility Awareness is a scientifically validated day-to-day method of determining when in a woman’s cycle she is fertile. This information can be used to plan or prevent a pregnancy, or simply to learn more about your body’s cycles.

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