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8/16/2019 Summit Program Schedule

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Summit Program Schedule | ThePlant Medicine Summit

Mar 15, 5:00pmHow Medicinal Plants Work According to Ayurvedic Knowledge and WisdomWith Vasant Lad

Mar 15, 6:00pmCreating Medicine Gardens for People and

PollinatorsWith e! Soule

Mar 15, ":00pmMedicinal MushroomsWith #hristopher $o!!s,

Ph%%, L%&c%

Mar 15, ':00pmCommunity Gardens and Ancient Healing

WisdomWith &r(un as

Mar 15, ):00pmFlower ssencesWith Sara #ro* L%&c%Mar 16, 5:00pm!onic" #e$uvenative and Consciousness

Promoting Her%s of Ayurvedic MedicineWith a+id ra*le-

Mar 16, 6:00pm&ifting the 'hadow( !reatment of )epression

and An*ietyWith a+id Winston

Mar 16, ":00pmHer%s for 'kin and +eauty CareWith Melanie

Sachs

Mar 16, ':00pm Ama,onian Aromatics( rare and uni-ue

rainforest essential oils supporting conservation andcommunities in the Peruvian Ama,onWith #amp!ell Plo*den,

.o!in Van Loon

Mar 16, ):00pmMedical Canna%is( !herapeutic use of

canna%anoids and other canna%is derived compounds.With r%

/enneth Proeroc, 2%%

Mar 1", 5:00pm)ementia( Healthy Aging and a Healthy

MindWith /arta Purh Singh /halsa

Mar 1", 6:00pm#ainforest #emedies // 0ur most useful vines"

roots and %arksWith .osita &r+igo

Mar 1", ":00pmHer%s For !aoist MeditationWith 3un 4iang

Tseng Master #hen

Mar 1", ':00pmHow !o 'tudy An Her% +y !asting 1tWith Paul

7ergner

Mar 1", ):00pm1mportant Her%s For Women2s HealthWith r

8illian Stans!ur-, 2%%

Mar 1', 5:00pmHer%s for ChildrenWith r% Mar- 7o+e, 2%%

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Mar 1', 6:00pmContemporary 'outhwest

thno%otonyWith Ph-llis $ogan

Mar 1', ":00pmHer%s For First AidWith 2icholas Schnell

Mar 1', ':00pmPlant Medicine #*( 'ustaina%le Whole

'ystemsWith 8iun9a #% Wright M%%, M%P%$%

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How Medicinal Plants Work According to Ayurvedic Knowledgeand Wisdom

Tuesday Mar 15, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European time

With Vasant Lad: BAM&S, MASc

Hosted by a+id #ro*

We are multi-faceted beins !ith physical, emotional and

spiritual bodies, intimately connected to the uni"erse around

us !hich can be arti#cially di"ided into the animal, plant and

mineral $indoms% Throuhout the aes human$ind has used

nearly e"erythin as medicine, not al!ays understandin ho!

or !hy they !or$% &yur"eda has profound $no!lede of the

interaction of the !orld around us and ho! it contributes to

health or disease% This presentation !ill lay the foundation of

that understandin !ith emphasis on the plant $indom and

its medicinal properties%

• 'nderstand the relationship bet!een our physical,

emotional and spiritual natures• 'nderstand the basic frame!or$ that &yur"eda

uses to describe the actions of substances on us%• 'nderstand some of the basic &yur"edic concepts

of medicinal herboloy

(asant )ad

Vasant Lad, &yur"edic *hysician, raduated !ith a +achelor of

&yur"edic Medicine and urery +%&%M%%. from the 'ni"ersity

of *une, /ndia, in 12 and recei"ed a Master of &yur"ediccience M%&%c%. in 120 from Tila$ &yur"ed Maha"idyalaya,

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also in *une% 3r% )ad brins a !ealth of classroom and

practical eperience to the 'nited tates% & nati"e of /ndia, he

ser"ed for three years as Medical 3irector of the &yur"eda

Hospital in *une and !as *rofessor of linical Medicine at the

*une 'ni"ersity ollee of &yur"edic Medicine !here he !as

an instructor for more than a decade% 3r% )ad6s trainin

includes the study of allopathic medicine and surery% He

founded the &yur"edic /nstitute in &lbu7uer7ue, 8e! Meico

in 124 and currently is its director and principal instructor%

3r% )ad is the author of many boo$s and is respected

throuhout the !orld for his $no!lede and teachin of

&yur"eda%

http:a-ur+eda%com

http://ayurveda.com/http://ayurveda.com/


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Creating Medicine Gardens for People and Pollinators

Tuesday Mar 15, :00pm to :45pm Western European time

With e! Soule: Herbalist

Hosted by a+id #ro*

This talk will offer inspiration, direction and spiritual guidance for

people wishing to design and plant an herbal healing garden or for

people wishing to expand an existing garden to include medicinal

herbs and flowers for pollinators. Deb will talk about the following 5

intentions she followed while creating Avena Botanicals' healing

gardens a healing space for people, a sanctuar! garden for

pollinators, an apothecar! garden for Avena Botanicals, a living

classroom for students, An ethnobotanical garden, planting a variet! of

medicinal herbs, trees, shrubs from different parts of the world.

• piritual approach to !or$in !ith medicinal

plants and place• "ntroduce principles of biod!namic gardening

• #ow to respectfull! and $o!full! collect, prepare and use

medicinal teas, tinctures, salves and healing baths

3eb oule

e! Soule is an herbalist, biodynamic ardener, educator and

author of How To Move Like a Gardener: Planting and

Preparing Medicines fro Plants 901. and T!e "oan#s

Handbook of Healing Herbs 12, 9002, 901.% ;aised in a

small to!n in !estern Maine, 3eb bean oranic ardenin

and studyin the medicinal uses of herbs at ae 1% Her faith



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in the healin 7ualities of plants and her lo"e of ardenin led

3eb to found &"ena +otanicals Herbal &pothecary in 125%


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edicinal Mushrooms

Tuesday Mar 15, @:00pm to @:45pm Western European time

With #hristopher $o!!s, Ph%%, L%&c%: P!$%$, ' Berkele() Licensed

Ac*p*nct*rist, 'alifornia

Hosted by a+id #ro*

&uthor of Medicinal MushroomsA their place in modern

interati"e health and medicinal practices% & thorouh and

succinct re"ie! of the science and traditional use of the most

!idely-researched medicinal mushrooms especially tur$ey

tails, shiita$e, cordyceps, maita$e, and chaa., based on

many years of on-oin clinical practice !ill be presented%

• 'nderstand the !ide rane of bene#ts for reular

use of mushrooms and mushroom products• )earn about ho! to use mushrooms and

mushroom products for maimum bene#ts• ;e"ie! the recent science and historical record on

medicinal and edible mushroms

hristopher Hobbs, *h%3%, )%&c%

#hristopher $o!!s is a fourth-eneration, internationally

reno!ned herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, herbal clinician,

research scientist, consultant to the dietary supplement

industry, epert !itness, botanist, and mycoloist !ith o"er

5 years of eperience% The author or co-author of o"er 90

boo$s, hristopher lectures on herbal medicine !orld-!ide% He

has tauht at uni"ersities and medical schools such astanford Medical chool, Bale Medical chool, +astyr



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'ni"ersity and the 8ational chool of 8aturopathic Medicine%

He has tauht classes for the last years at the 'ni"ersity of

alifornia, +er$eley as a *h%3% raduate student in

e"olutionary bioloy, phyloenetics, plant chemistry, and

ethnobotany, and no! a lecturer%

http:christopherho!!s%com

Community Gardens and Ancient Healing Wisdom

Tuesday Mar 15, 2:00pm to 2:45pm Western European time

With &r(un as: %irector of T+G-A nstit*te in Bra.il, A(*rvedic Practitioner,

/edic Astrologer

Hosted by a+id #ro*

The main concept is a clear in"itation to support plant realm

and healin arts as ate!ays to ma$e our spiritual Courney

possible and specially conscious throuh the co-eistence

!ith di"ersity%

• Ho! to ma$e a po!erful bride bet!een ancient

$no!lede and modern society reality and needs• 'sin local herbs to promote spiritual e"olution

throuh contemplation, ardenin and medicines• Ma$in herbal ardens to promotin ommunity

ultural identity

&rCun 3as

&r(un as is an &yur"edic *ractitioner D *ancha$arma

pecialist, director D founder of Triuna /nstitute in +raFil

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since 9001.% /n his Courney he recei"ed the blessins and the

uidance of many healin masters in di>erent continents,

especially in +raFil and /ndia !here, 19 years ao, he bean

lon term research on public health and traditional medicines%

He is a erti#ed Hatha Boa /nstructor 9001. and is a

reseacher in Medical &stroloy, studyin local herbs and their

connection !ith (edic astroloy for health and meditation%

He !as reconiFed !ith the a!ard G(abhata 900

Ecellence in Teachin &yur"eda6 by &&*8& 8orth &merican

&yur"edic &ssociation. and has represented +raFil in maCor

/ndian onferences as a uest lecturer% &rCun 3as o>ers

&yur"edic trainin courses in "arious states of +raFil, '&,

+ahamas, Europe and /ndia since 9001, !here he also lead

more than 100 of his students in clinic residency in Ierala for

ad"anced trainin%

http:triguna%com

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Flower ssences

Tuesday Mar 15, :00pm to :45pm Western European timeWith Sara #ro* L%&c% : Licensed Ac*p*nct*rist, Herbalist and 0loral 1ssence

12pert

Hosted by a+id #ro*

ers health consultations and eneretic healin

!ith a multi-layered approach, by phone and s$ype% he can

be reached throuh the


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!onic" #e$uvenative and Consciousness Promoting Her%s of Ayurvedic Medicine

Wednesday Mar 1, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European

timeWith a+id ra*le-: %$Litt, /edac!ar(a, 3ogac!ar(a, /aid(a, %irector of

Aerican nstit*te of /edic St*dies

Hosted by a+id #ro*

%ur discussion will examine the most important tonic and re$uvenative

herbs in A!urvedic medicine, including how the! impact immunit!,

longevit!, brain function, perception and awareness, and how the! can

be used to improve our &oga practice. e will discuss individual herbs,

formulas, aromas and preparations and their usage, both according to

tradition and modern research.

• Ino!lede of &yur"eda=s special herb based

approach to reCu"enation of body and mind• A few important A!urvedic tonic herbs and preparations

• &ogic secrets on how to use A!urvedic herbs

3a"id


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&ifting the 'hadow( !reatment of )epression and An*iety

Wednesday Mar 1, :00pm to :45pm Western European

time

With a+id Winston : +H4AHG5, 'linical Herbalist and 1t!nobotanist

Hosted by a+id #ro*

"t seems almost ever!one in our countr! is either depressed, anxious

or both. e live in a ver! stress filled societ! and the mainstream

solution is to take a pill. hat if !ou don't want to take an (()" or

anxiol!tic medication, what if !ou understand that mental health is

more than a deficienc! or excess of neuro*chemicals. "n this class we

will discuss the causes of depression and anxiet!, and how mild to

moderate cases can be effectivel! treated using the appropriate herbs.

The common misconception that (t. +ohns wort or an! one herb is the

depression herb is ridiculous and we will look at the specific

indications of emotional d!sfunction and the specific remedies to treat

them

• The root causes of di>erent types of depression

and aniety• appropriate treatments for different t!pes of each

condition

• a new understanding of the importance of diet-nutrition,

lifest!le, famil! and communit! for emotional health

3a"id Winston

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herbal traditions% He has been in clinical practice for o"er

years and is an herbal consultant to physicians, herbalists and

researchers throuhout the '& and anada% /n 901 3a"id

!as presented !ith the 8atural *roducts &ssociation 8*&.

linician6s &!ard and a!arded a fello!ship by the /rish

;eister of Herbalists%

3a"id is the founderdirector of the Herbal Therapeutics

;esearch )ibrary and the dean of 3a"id Winston6s enter for

Herbal tudies, a t!o-year trainin proram in clinical herbal

medicine% He is an internationally $no!n lecturer and

fre7uently teaches at medical schools, symposia and herb

conferences% He is the president of Herbalist D &lchemist, /nc%

a manufacturer that produces herbal products that blend the

art and science of the !orld6s herbal traditions% /n addition,

3a"id is a foundinprofessional member of the &merican

Herbalist uild and he is on the &merican +otanical ouncil=s

&d"isory +oard% 3a"id !as a contributin author to &merican

Herbalism, published in 19, and the &merican Herbal

*harmacopoeia &H*., 9000-9010, the author of Saw Palettofor Men & "oen, 1 and Herbal Therapeutics, peci#c

/ndications


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Her%s for 'kin and +eauty Care

Wednesday Mar 1, @:00pm to @:45pm Western European

time

With Melanie Sachs: 'o7fo*nder of %iaond "a( A(*rveda

Hosted by a+id #ro*

(kin bod!'s largest organ that performs the responsibilities of all the

other organs of the bod! and more. %ne look, touch and smell of the

skin can tell us volumes about ph!sical health, state of mind and even

our deepest level of inspiration. )estoring knowledge about care of this

vital organ using herbs that are local and prolific in a variet! of

preparations that are eas! to make is a wonderful wa! of creating the

three beauties A!urveda promises, beaut! on an outer, inner and even

secret level.

• 'nderstand the numerous functions of the s$in

and "arious herbal deli"ery systems oils, mas$s,steams, baths%

• (kincare is one small part of inner, outer and secret

beaut! which is a personal $ourne! on which herbsprovide support inside, outside and on a spiritual level.

• ractical wa!s to use specific herbs emphasi/ing herbs

for three basic skin t!pes dr!, mature and heavier.

Melanie achs

The pioneer of interatin of Tibetan and /ndian &yur"edic

!ellness techni7ues into the spa and beauty industry, Melanie

Sachs has !or$ed o"er the last t!enty #"e years to brin thebene#ts of this sacred healin art to her students and clients



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!orld!ide% &yur"eda is no! listed as one of the ten spa

trends% /t is fully accepted and respected as a precious em

that is capable of transformin the spa eperience into a

Courney to!ard beauty throuh balance%

Throuh her !ritin and teachins Melanie eplains that it is

by eatin a healthy diet, participatin in suitable eercise and

reular spiritual practices toether !ith a natural s$in care

reimen !e all can reach the oal to disco"er personal

happiness and lastin radianceA a 7uality in &yur"eda beyond

inner and outer beauty $no!n as secret beauty% he founded

3iamond Way &yur"eda !ith her husband ;obert in 1 to

pro"ide ecellence in education and pure &yur"edic products

to complement their uni7ue spa treatments% Toether they

ha"e !ritten t!o boo$s A(*rvedic Bea*t( 'are and A(*rvedic

Spa and ha"e produced four educational 3(36s% Melanie

teaches !orld!ide, trainin indi"iduals and spa teams in the

&yur"edic treatments 3iamond Way &yur"eda has created%

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Ama,onian Aromatics( rare and uni-ue rainforest essential oilssupporting conservation and communities in the Peruvian

Ama,on

Wednesday Mar 1, 2:00pm to 2:45pm Western European

time

With #amp!ell Plo*den: 0o*nder and 12ec*tive %irector, 'enter for Aa.on 'o*nit( 1colog( D .o!in Van Loon: 0o*nder and 12ec*tive

%irector of 'aino /erde

Hosted by a+id #ro*

tartin in 9011, &E and amino (erde cooperated to plant

500 seedlins of +raFilian rose!ood, a tree pushed toendanered status by the perfume industry% Wor$in in

partnership !ith #"e families in a +ora "illae alon the

&mpiyacu ;i"er, they !ill soon bein har"estin lea"es and

branches from these trees as one of the #rst sources of

sustainably produced oil from this still hihly endanered

species%

•

erences%

• E>ecti"e conser"ation of the &maFon6s many

treasures means acti"e ste!ardship by people!ho see the forest6s "alue% &s &maFoniancommunities participate more acti"ely in thelobal economy, non-timber forest products areone !ay to impro"e li"elihoods !ithout resortinto the short term ains of destructi"e acti"ities%



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ampbell *lo!den

r% #amp!ell Plo*den is a life-lon en"ironmentalist !ho

campained for !hale and rainforest protection and

indienous peoples6 rihts !ith reenpeace, the Humane

ociety, &maFon Watch and the En"ironmental /n"estiation

&ency% He recei"ed a *h3 in Ecoloy from *enn tate

'ni"ersity for his studies on the ecoloy, sustainable har"est

and mar$etin of medicinal and other forest products !ith the

TembN /ndians in +raFil%

ampbell founded the enter for &maFon ommunity Ecoloy

in 900 to promote "alue-added non-timber forest products as

positi"e alternati"es to deforestation% Lne of &E6s main

proCects has been de"elopin frarant essential oils from !ild-

har"ested copal tree resin in the northern *eru"ian &maFon

and rose!ood trees planted in cooperation !ith its partner

amino (erde% /t is also !or$in !ith o"er 900 artisans from

19 nati"e and campesino communities in the reion to

de"elop and mar$et inno"ati"e handicrafts to create

sustainable li"elihoods and support better health, educationand conser"ation% ampbell is an acti"e member of tate

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.o!in Van Loon is the founder and eecuti"e director of

amino (erde, and has li"ed in the Tambopata reion of the

*eru"ian &maFon since 9004% & lon-time student of

traditional and indienous aricultural and medicinal

practices, ;obin=s !or$ has focused on de"elopin

community-based reforestation strateies to preser"eimportant endanered plants of the &maFon% He is a !riter,

reenerati"e desiner, consultant in aroforestry,

reforestation and sustainable de"elopment%

http:camino+erde%org

http://caminoverde.org/http://caminoverde.org/


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Medical Canna%is( !herapeutic use of canna%anoids and othercanna%is derived compounds.

Wednesday Mar 1, :00pm to :45pm Western European

timeWith r% /enneth Proeroc, 2%%: -at*ropat!ic P!(sician

Hosted by a+id #ro*

We discuss the "ast !orld of medical mariCuana, !ays to

e>ecti"ley apply this plant medicine, the science behind the

reasons !hy !e apply it, the myriad of di>erent strains and

ho! they are more or less useful for certain clinical conditions%

We discuss the lealites of this plant medicine as !ell as the

continued contro"ersies and propaanda that ine"italby

accompnaies the lealiFation of a lon suppressed therapeutic

tool%

• The listener !ill ha"e a fundamental

understandin of annabinoid chemistry and theendocannabionoid system

• *articipants !ill de"elop a passin a!areness ofthe di>erent strains of annabis and thier uses

• *articipants !ill learn ho! to prepare annabis

material into appropriate preparations and ho! touse them safely

3r% Ienneth *roefroc$, 8%3%

r% /enneth Proeroc raduated from outh!est ollee of

8aturopathic Medicine in 1% *rior to naturopathic medicalschool, he recei"ed derees in hemistry and Oooloy from



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8orthern &riFona 'ni"ersity and !or$ed as a hemist for

*rocter and amble% ecti"e

compounds for other naturopathically-minded physicians and

their patients% He spea$s at conferences across the country

sharin his perspecti"e on the modern practice of

naturopathic medicine% He is also the (ice-*resident for the

8orth &merican +oard of 8aturopathic Eaminers 8&+8E.

and the chairperson for the biochemistry portion of the8aturopathic *hysician=s )icensin Eam 8*)EP. in addition

to bein o-founder and current *resident of the 8aturopathic

Lncoloy ;esearch /nstitute 8L;/. and the &merican

8aturopathic ;esearch /nstitute &8;/.% /n his spare time,

!hen such a thin really eists, he is in the desert !ith his

$ids, honin his s$ills in primiti"e archery, horsemanship,

ardenin, home bre!in, readin and !ritin poetry%

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)ementia( Healthy Aging and a Healthy Mind

Thursday Mar 1@, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European timeWith /arta Purh Singh /halsa: 3ogara8, %-7', +H, 'AP

Hosted by a+id #ro*


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faculty in the +otanical Medicine and the &yur"edic ciences

3epartments, and is a professor at Massachusetts ollee of

*harmacy and Health ciences% &nd, for 0 years he !as the

senior research scientist and principal herbal formulator for

Boi Tea, the nation6s larest herbal tea company% He ser"es

on the 8&M& board, and is also the founder of The

*rofessional Herbalist erti#cate ourse, a t!o-year post-

secondary curriculum that trains professional herbalists%

http:internationalintegrati+e%com

http://internationalintegrative.com/http://internationalintegrative.com/


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#ainforest #emedies // 0ur most useful vines" roots and %arks

Thursday Mar 1@, :00pm to :45pm Western European time

With .osita &r+igo: %octor of -aprapat!(, 0o*nding %irector of Arvigo

nstit*te, +ainforest +eedies, 2 '!el Tropical +esearc! 'entre

Hosted by a+id #ro*

Tropical plants sometimes ro! under etreme conditions of

rain, drouht or insenct attac$ so therefore they must de"elop

their o!n po!erful chemicals to sur"i"e% These are some of

the most often used "ines roots and bar$s of the old Maya

shaman, 3on EliCio *anti of +eliFe%

• )earn about some little $no! but a"ailable

remedies from the rainforest• )earn about cultural concepts of common ailments

• auses and symptoms of ailments common to all

people

;osita &r"io

r% .osita &r+igo 2, a nati"e of hicao, is a naprapathicphysician, herbalist, international lecturer and author% he has

li"ed in remote areas of Meico and +eliFe for o"er forty years

!here she studied !ith many traditional healers the most

notable of !hom !ere 3on EliCio *anti, the reno!ned Maya

shaman of +eliFe and mid!ife herbalist Hortence ;obinson,

both recipients of the co"eted 8ational )i"in Treasure &!ard%

he and her husband, 3r% re hropshire founded / hel

Tropical ;esearch entre in +eliFe, an oraniFation dedicatedto the preser"ation and study of medicinal plants of the



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rainforest% They founded the +eliFe &ssociation of Traditional

Healers, +ush Medicine amp for children, The ;ainforest

Medicine Trail and ;ainforest ;emedies, a herbal concentrate

company% /n 12@ they founded the +eliFe Ethnobotany

*roCect !ith 3r% Michael +alic$ of the 8e! Bor$ +otanical

arden% ;osita is the founder of The &r"io /nstitute that

trains practitioners in the &r"io Techni7ues of Maya

&bdominal Therapy and Maya piritual Healin% 8o! retired

from clinical practice, ;osita di"ides her time bet!een

teachin in +eliFe, Meico and hicao%

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Her%s For !aoist Meditation

Thursday Mar 1@, @:00pm to @:45pm Western European time

With 3un 4iang Tseng Master #hen: " Tang %aoist Priest and

Healer

Hosted by a+id #ro*

Taoist philosophy and theory for internal alchemy% The

methods of culti"ation of the herbs used to help and impro"e

the 7uality of meditation%

• The theory and philosophy of Taoist alchemy

• &uthentic Taoist meditation techni7ue• The bene#ts of usin herbs to help meditation

Bun Pian Tsen Master hen.

3un 4iang Tseng #hen !as raised in the Taoist temples of

Wu 3an Mountain, hina, and trained in the practical and

reliious 3aoist &rts, hidden !isdom passed do!n for

thousands of years from one Taoist *riest to the net, in an

unbro$en lineae% Throuh riorous trainin and meticulousapplication, hen !as able to rise throuh the many

challenes and le"els of trainin to ain the !isdom that he

shares !ith his students today% hen, a humble spiritual

leader in the Taoist community, and practical teacher in Taoist

internal and eternal martial arts, leads by eample% hen6s

role is as a *reser"er, Translator, and


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ow !o 'tudy An Her% +y !asting 1t

Thursday Mar 1@, 2:00pm to 2:45pm Western European time

With Paul 7ergner: 0o*nder and %irector, -ort! Aerican nstit*te of Medical

Herbalis) 1ditor, Medical Herbalis 9o*rnal

Hosted by a+id #ro*

(ome of the most important things about herbs can't be learned from a

book, but must be determined experimentall! b! tasting the plant. e

will describe this learning*b!*tasting process, guide !ou through a

tasting experiment, and describe the 0ualities to look for to deepen

!our understanding of an! medicinal plant.

• Ino!lede of the herbal e>ects that can be

learned throuh tastin an herbal medicine• #ow to use use taste to understand the hot, cool, moist,

dr!, relaxing or tonif!ing properties of a plant.

• #ow to find the flavor and effects best suited to !our own

constitution.

*aul +erner

Paul 7ergner has studied and practiced natural medicine,

medical herbalism, and nutrition since 1@% He super"ised

schools !ith teachin clinics in medical herbalism and clinical

nutrition in +oulder, L from 1 until 901, and has tauht

both medical herbalism and clinical nutrition academically at

the underraduate and master=s le"el% He has published and

edited the Medical Herbalism Rournal since 12, and has

authored se"en boo$s on medical herbalism, clinical nutrition,ethnobotany, and naturopathic medicine% He teaches courses



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for an online certi#cation in medical herbalism throuh the

8orth &merican /nstitute of Medical Herbalism%

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1mportant Her%s For Women2s Health

Thursday Mar 1@, :00pm to :45pm Western European time

With r 8illian Stans!ur-, 2%%: -$% 7 %octor of -at*ropat!ic Medicine,

B$S wit! !onors, 'MA wit! !onors

Hosted by a+id #ro*

*lants can ma$e ideal hormonal support medicines for

!omen, as !e ha"e co-e"ol"ed for millennia to reconiFe and

utiliFe the steroid-li$e compounds in plants $no!n as

phytosterols% /n addition to discussin phytosterols, this

session !ill also eplain ho! en"ironmental toins contribute

to hormonal disease and reproducti"e cancer by bindin to

estroen receptors in human tissues, and ultimately

increasin the hormonal load in the body% Herbalists refer to

so-called alterati"e herbs as bein capable of helpin the li"erto clear not only estroen from the body, but chemicals and

toins as !ell% tress and mental-emotional turmoil may also

disrupt hormonal balance and !e !ill eplain ho! herbs

$no!n as adaptoens, can help restore adrenal health and its

impact on hormonal balance, !hile strenthenin the psyche%

uch herbs can be speci#cally chosen and formulated to be

po!erful and e>ecti"e therapies for treatin common

conditions from *M to menopause, and less commonconditions such uterine #broids, endometriosis, and

reproducti"e cancers%

3r tansbury !ill present herbs in more detail, as eamples

of ho! plants can ha"e uni7ue and speci#c chemical pro#les,

and thereby be used in speci#cally nourishin and restorati"e

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!ays to support health and treat hormonal complaints for

!omen of all aes%

• )earn more about (ite, +lac$ ohosh, and &lfalfa

• These three herbs as our healin allies• This introduction !ill allo! you to start usin these

po!erful medicines riht a!ay

3r Rillian tansbury, 8%3%

r 8illian Stans!ur- is one of the foremost clinical herbalists in

the country and chaired the +otanical Medicine department at

the 8ational ollee of 8aturopathic Medicine for o"er 90

years, and remains on the faculty% he has maintained amedical practice in south!est Washinton state for nearly 0

years and is the Medical 3irector of +attle round Healin

&rts !here she specialiFes in !omen=s health, mental health,

and chronic disease% 3r tansbury is also an ethnobotanist

and conducts research in the &maFon, ha"in fored close

connections !ith numerous indienous communities o"er the

past decade% he leads #eld courses to study the medicinal

and mystical plants of the &ndes and &maFon each summer

and each !inter holiday%

http:(illstans!ur-%net

http:7attle


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Her%s for Children

ecti"e option for

parents loo$in for therapeutic choices for their children% Roin

in to a discussion on the traditional use of plant medicines

alon !ith current research for the safety and eSciency of

herbal medicines for childhood health concerns such as

insomnia, restlessness, &3H3 and eneraliFed aniety%

• & familiarity of !hat safe and e>ecti"e options are

a"ailable to children in terms of herbal medicines• & basic introduction to se"eral speci#c child

friendly herbs and common herbal preparations%• e"eral eamples of child speci#c health concerns

in !hich herbs ha"e a safe and e>ecti"etherapeutic action includin sleep issues, focus,

and immune health%

3r% Mary +o"e, 8%3%

r% Mar- 7o+e obtained her 3octorate of 8aturopathic

Medicine and Mid!ifery erti#cation from +astyr ollee of

8atural Health ciences in eattle, W&% and recei"ed her

3iploma of *hytotherapyHerbal Medicine at the chool of

*hytotherapy in reat +ritain% 3r% +o"e practiced 8aturopathic


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8aturopathic *ediatrics% Lnce a full-time faculty member at

+astyr 'ni"ersity, 3r +o"e chaired the departments of

+otanical Medicine and 8aturopathic Mid!ifery%

3r +o"e is the author of the 1nc(clopedia of -at*ral Healing

for '!ildren and nfants considered an authoritati"e reference

on natural pediatric medicine% Mary co-authored Herbs for

"oen#s Healt! and has been published in many maaFines,

Cournals and collaborati"e boo$s on botanical and natural

medicine% he lectures and teaches internationally on the

topics of naturopathic medicine, botanical medicine,

pediatrics, natural prenancy, childbirth, traditional food

medicine and mind-body healin% /n collaboration !ith aia

Herbs 3r +o"e de"eloped an herbal remedy line desined

speci#cally for children% he is currently Medical Educator for

aia Herbs +re"ard, 8%

http:mar-!o+e%com

http://marybove.com/http://marybove.com/


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Contemporary 'outhwest thno%otony


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to the in"estiation, documentation, and preser"ation of

traditional plant uses in &riFona and the reater outh!est%

ome of *hyllis= a!arded accomplishments include: The

'nited *lant a"ers onser"ation &!ard, The ulture +earers

of the olorado *lateau


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Her%s For First Aid

ecti"ely to a !ide

"ariety of the most common #rst aid conditions%

8icholas chnell

2icholas Schnell bean studyin herbal medicine at the ae of

19% He has studied !ith Traditonal hinese, Taoist, 8ati"e

&merican and !estern herbalists% He o!ns the


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faculty at *rairie tar enter for Herbal tudies% He is the

author of T!e 'oplete G*ide to 'leansing and %eto2 %

http:our*indsnhc%com

http://fourwindsnhc.com/http://fourwindsnhc.com/


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Plant Medicine #*( 'ustaina%le Whole 'ystems


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http://healthyfoodhub.org/http://healthyfoodhub.org/

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