Registration now open:
Reading the Terrain ~ A Clinical Immersion Series for the Community Herbalist, Atlanta. Herbs, Body Systems & Field Herbalism
Six days of in-person classes -- body systems, herbs for acute and chronic pain, and herbal first aid. Drawn primarily from Deia's curriculum as guest instructor at Berkeley Herbal Center's Therapeutics and Village Herbalist 2 programs, and field-tested across over two decades of grassroots clinical work. Can be taken as standalone days or the whole series.
The first Class is Herbs and Wellness Strategies for the Digestive System.Sunday June 14.
You'll walk away knowing:
Why two people with the same digestive condition often need completely opposite formulas and how to tell the difference
How to read the gut as a neuroendocrine organ, not just a digestive tube -- and why that changes everything about which herbs you reach for
How to match herbal actions to tissue states: hot, cold, damp, dry, tense, lax -- rather than chasing symptoms
How the gut-brain axis shows up in your intakes -- and why nervous system herbs and digestive herbs are often the same herbs
The clinical distinctions that matter: IBS vs IBD, GERD vs low stomach acid, dysbiosis vs acute infection -- and the herbal approach for each
This isn't about more herb lists. It's about understanding the terrain that produced the problem -- and knowing exactly what to reach for.
Past Classes:
Herbal 1st Aid Using Weeds, Kitchen Spices, and Easy-To-Grow Medicines For Yourself, Your Family, and Community In Urban, Remote, and Disaster Relief Settings
Nervous System Flexibility: Navigating Stress and Nervous System Dysregulation with Herbal Medicines and Wellness Strategies
Natural Re-Leaf from Depression and Anxiety
Longevity, Healthspan, and Aging Well With Herbs
Immune Resilience
How to Run An Herbal Clinic at Events and On The Front Lines
Psychedelic Support and Integration with Clinical Herbalism
Side Tent to the Herbal Clinic at the NorthWest Permaculture Convergence