Traditional European Herbalism has its roots in Ancient Egypt and dominated medicine in the Middle East, Europe and North America for over 2000 years. This class explores the principles and tenets of Humoral and Alchemical Medicine and how both are still relevant and vibrant in modern day herbalism. Using 4 different plants as our lens we'll…
Visit the Talamancan village of Cachabri, and the Awa, or medicine man, of the Bri Bri people, Ricardo Morales. Ricardo will offer a medicinal plant walk in the rainforest and an introduction to their village practices and traditional Indigenous herbalism. We will also visit Timoteo Jackson and witness their powerful theatre performance about colonization and…
Exchanging medicinal plants for stories about their healing powers Hidden Garden Ethnobotanical Sanctuary and the Rich Coast Project are combining historical conservation, botanical research and community health in a half day tour of Puerto Viejo, called Bush Fah Story. Students and volunteers of both organizations will come together to interview local people about their use…
New Year Rewilding Retreat in Costa Rica Deepening Connection to Ourselves & The Living Earth January 5th – 10th Join Vanessa Chakour and Sam Parfitt on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica for a dynamic 5 day retreat exploring connection to ourselves and our environment. Participants will learn a variety of multi-sensory training techniques and…
Hidden Garden has been collecting local medicinal plants and the traditions that surround them for over a decade. Come visit our beautiful sanctuary. Learn about our conservation efforts, take home cuttings for your garden and discover the amazing plants used for food, as medicine, as spiritual tools, for construction and in daily living. The plants also…
Experience Applied Ethnobotany at Hidden Garden and be part of the Afro-Botany Seminar that will create an Africana Grove, a sacred circle of plants which have contributed to the survival of Africans in the Americas. This spring semester we will focus on the identification and propagation of these plants, as well as the creation of media…
This beginner level class combines yoga, breathing, dance, visualization and pelvic floor exercises to increase the vitality of the female reproductive organs.
Cranio Sacral for Everybody Level 2 With Dan Springer There is a slow rhythmic pulse that continuously gives life to our bodies just like breath and heartbeat. Cranio Sacral Therapy is an ingenious modality that gives us a window deep into this system allowing us to balance and bring it into harmony, often with…
ground. expand. align. flow. Embody these principles through stillness and movement in Danielle’s 75 minute align and flow class. All levels welcome.