Question: Why did these two cups of nettle tea turn out to be different colors? Same amount of dried herb, same amount of water. The herbs were from the same source. The tea was prepared in the same way, except for which variable?
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Respiratory Resilience
A four-session virtual class on herbal support for lung health during wildfires and other mass air pollution events.
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Capitalist climate disaster is quite literally the air we breathe. As we all live through exposure to wildfire smoke and other air pollutants, how can we support one another in lung health?
Respiratory Resilience is a four-session virtual class on holistic support for the respiratory system with a focus on responding to poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. Class will be held on Mondays, 6pm - 8pm CST, September 21st, September 28th, October 5th, and October 12th. A portion of the proceeds from this class will go towards The Climate Mobilization, which provides peer-led support for BIPOC youth-led climate resilience projects.
Respiratory Resilience is a four-session virtual class on holistic support for the respiratory system with a focus on responding to poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. Class is Mondays, 6pm - 8pm CST, September 21st, September 28th, October 5th, and October 12th. Class is offered on a sliding scale. If you need a sliding scale price lower than the prices listed, please contact me to see if this is possible. Payment plans are available upon request. A portion of the proceeds from this class will go towards The Climate Mobilization, which provides peer-led support for BIPOC youth-led climate resilience projects.
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Foundations of Herbalism
A four-week class to deepen your relationship with plant medicine. Sundays September 27th through October 18th.
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Gain an in-depth understanding of the medicinal properties of several herbs for common ailments
Learn the basics of medicine making: Make your own herbal teas, tinctures, vinegars, and syrups
Get to know the plants growing around us
A four-week class to deepen your relationship with plant medicine. Sundays, 2:30pm - 5:30pm, at Horner Park, Sept 27th through Oct 18th. There are a limited number of sliding scale spots. If you need a sliding scale price lower than the prices listed, please contact me to see if there are additional sliding scale slots available. Payment plans are available upon request.
So much packed into 4 weeks. 100% worth it. . . . I can’t wait to put what I’ve learned into my daily life!
-Past student
For more details on Foundations of Herbalism, click here.
A four-week class to deepen your relationship with plant medicine. Sundays, 2:30pm - 5:30pm, at Horner Park, Sept 27th through Oct 18th. There are a limited number of sliding scale spots. If you need a sliding scale price lower than the prices listed, please contact me to see if there are additional sliding scale slots available. Payment plans are available upon request.
Question: Why did these two cups of nettle tea turn out to be different colors? Same amount of dried herb, same amount of water. The herbs were from the same source. The tea was prepared in the same way, except for which variable?
Answer: Steeping time! The jar on the left was steeped for about ten minutes. The jar on the right was steeped overnight. Many people making herbal tea for a pleasant drinking beverage will steep their teas for 5-10 minutes. However, if you are trying to maximize the medicinal benefits of your tea, you want to know some medicinal teas are much more potent if steeped longer. In medicinal herbalism, we call these long-steeped teas infusions.
Infusions are a wonderful way to get the most out of your medicinal preparations. Not all herbs are best as an infusion. It depends on what herb and what the medicinal goals are. Nettle specifically is much more potent as an infusion because more of the vitamins and minerals are extracted.