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AHG Symposium: Inspiration....Burning Brightly

10/25/2012

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I just got back from the American Herbalist Guild Symposium.  Even though I had a nine hour drive to process the weekend, I'm still spinning!  So much incredible knowledge, support, and love surrounding these amazing herbalists. 

I spent three days in the lovely Fall cloaked mountains of PA, taking classes, gathering knowledge, and becoming inspired.  Truly.  There were times my heart felt so full I was afraid it would spill right over into the lap of someone sitting next to me.  I am confident I would have been in good hands if it did. 

The Symposium wasn't just about learning new techniques to treat various chronic and acute diseases naturally (although there were plenty of enlightening talks on these topics).  It was about making connections, finding our place in the world, and changing the way we view medicine and how we incorporate it into our lives. 




Whether it is simply getting outside to get to know the local plants in your area.  They are your allies.  You'd be surprised how many of those pesky weeds are powerful medicine!
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Christopher Hobbs detailing the particular medicinal constituents of this fungi.
Or realizing that food IS medicine.  You can make powerful medicine that even your kids will love.  And it can fit into a lunchbox.
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Rosemary Gladstar demonstrating the Medicine Ball technique. Delicious and nourishing!
But really, it all comes down to the same thing.  Changing how we relate to our medicine.  Growing or getting to know some of the plants that can change our health and change our lives.  It doesn't matter if it is an entire farm of medicinal plants or a window box with kitchen herbs like rosemary, thyme, and basil (all powerful medicine by the way).  It is simply taking the time to connect with these plants. We nourish them and help them grow, and they in turn do the same for us.  As we care for our little plots of land, we become all the more aware of the interrelationship of everything.  And trust me.  That, will fill your heart.

Be Well,
Krisitn
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Western MA's own William Siff. An amazing herbalist changing the system of how we deliver medicine. Check out his Farm to Pharmacy program!
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