Forthcoming courses available from Ross Menzies Medical Herbalist
I have bee running courses over the last 10 years. I am passionate about the benefits of herbal medicine and also believe that for minor health issues people can help themselves with some basic knowledge and the confidence to go out into nature and gather what they need. I also have a strong interest in wild foods and allowing ourselves space and time to connect with the natural world on a deep level
My courses cover many aspects of herbal medicine from identification, how to gather herbs in a careful and respectful way, drying and storage, preparation of remedies (ointments, linctuses, poultice, infusion, decoction, tinctures and more). I also teach herbal first aid so that you can treat cuts, stings, burns , digestive problems etc using wild plants and trees.
I am happy to run a course for a particular group designed to meet specific needs, so do contact me if this would be of interest.
COURSES FOR 2011
To book please contact me by email ross@the-herbal-clinic.co.uk or by phone 01434 606619
Medicines and Foods from the Hedgerow Sat 21st May and repeated on Wed 20th July
10am-3.30pm
Please bring a packed lunch, hot drinks will be supplied
You may wish to bring a camera or sketch pad to help identification of plants after the course.
Please bring waterproofs or an umbrella if it is wet as the course will still run.
Come and spend a day discovering the many medicines and foods growing wild in Northumberland. Being able to collect food whilst out walking or searching out the medicinal plants needed in a first aid situation is both a joy and a special experience that brings one closer to nature. Discover how to identify, collect and use a range of local plants.
This is a practical day and participants will prepare a healing ointment, infusions, decoctions, a poultice a tincture and more.
Much of the day will be spent in the Physic garden but there will also be a short walk in the surrounding countryside – please come prepared.
First aid situations such as diarrhoea, cuts, nausea, fever, stings, and earache can be dealt with using local wild plants, all it takes is a little knowledge and confidence, this course aims to give you both.
Learning to recognise and use plants is a skill that will stay with you for life and which many people continue to develop over years to come.
Cost £40 - A £20 non refundable deposit is required to secure a place, the full balance being paid on the day. Please note if this course is booked with either Tree medicine or Advanced Herbal Medicine the charge per course is reduced to £35.
Advanced Herbal Medicine Wed 14th Sept 10am-3.30pm
Please bring a packed lunch, hot drinks will be supplied
You may wish to bring a camera or sketch pad to help identification of plants after the course.
Please bring waterproofs or an umbrella if it is wet as the course will still run.
A course for anyone who has attended previous Hedgerow Medicine courses or who has a basic background knowledge of herbal medicine or natural medicine more generally.
A number of topics will be covered that will help build confidence and ensure that medicines prepared are as effective and relevant as possible.
The following areas will be covered:
- Understanding symptoms and treating the cause
- How best to combine different herbs in a medicine to ensure it achieves the desired effect. Tailoring medicines to meet the specific needs of a person and their constitution.
- Getting to know plants more deeply - using your senses and intuition as well as other techniques to work more closely with herbs
- Digestion and elimination - herbs to support these central processes
- Strengthening the immune system
- Support for the nervous system
- Developing a personal plan for better health, greater vitality and an enhanced sense of well being..
Cost £40 - A £20 non refundable deposit is required to secure a place, the full balance being paid on the day. Please note if this course is booked with either Tree medicine or Advanced Herbal Medicine the charge per course is reduced to £35.
Tree Medicine Sat 24th Sept 10am-3.30pm
Please bring a packed lunch, hot drinks will be supplied
You may wish to bring a camera or sketch pad to help identification of plants after the course.
Please bring waterproofs or an umbrella if it is wet as the course will still run.Trees have been hugely important to people throughout time as sources of medicine, food, fuel, for building and of course producing the oxygen we breathe. They are also central to many myths and in folklore.
This day is a celebration of the wonderful variety of trees that grow around us. It is a day to get to know them a little more deeply. We will learn how to identify a number of trees both in Summer and Winter. We will explore some of the folklore associated with each tree and how each has unique attributes and uses.
There will be the opportunity to prepare a really effective elderberry flu, cough and cold syrup 9to take home), and several other remedies from barks and leaves.
If you feel a draw or connection to trees and want to get to know them and their properties better then please come along.Cost £40 - A £20 non refundable deposit is required to secure a place, the full balance being paid on the day. Please note if this course is booked with either Tree medicine or Advanced Herbal Medicine the charge per course is reduced to £35.
Appointments : 01434 601 577 | Queries : 01434 606 619