Herbal Seminar Wrap-Up

On this brilliant afternoon, we held our first-ever Herbal Remedies & Healing workshop, presented by Sharon Brewer.

And what a turnout we had – 28 total, not including Sharon & myself.

Sharon runs her own herb farm – Green Violet Herbs – out of her home in Fairhaven and truly speaking natural living and herbs are a big part of her life. So she really had a lot to share: Both in terms of knowledge and samples. The above photo, which shows herbs as well as a solid mass of bees wax to the right which we used to make a salve, represent just a few of the many samples Sharon shared with us.

After beginning with a few minutes of contemplation and gentle asanas we segued into our main herbal program. With Sharon’s breadth and depth of knowledge and her easy-going manner, the entire afternoon flowed very nicely. It was really more of an open discussion forum than a lecture per se. One Q & A led into the next as everyone who came had great interest and so many queries. Of note I might recognize Tina’s effusive, yet need-to-know, manner of rifling off queries to Sharon as well as Ms Ellie’s earnest interest in enhancing her current home gardening program. Ellie is just a few days into 6th grade.

Here is a sky-view of but some of the many herbs, oils and tinctures that Sharon had on display. She reviewed a wide array of herbs like calendula, nettle, sage, lavender, chamomile, and many others and then discussed their healing and energetic properties, uses, growing patterns and more. The information shared was extremely practical as Sharon would link each topic with daily living; Teas to calm the body and mind and reduce stress, herbs and creams for relieving insect bites and stings, herbs and spices used in cooking for both taste and health, and so much more.

After a very productive open dialog Sharon graciously invited us all up to make our own tea mixes. She had bags and a plethora of herbs and aromatic essences to share. Everyone quickly got up from their mats and crowded around the front tables. Here is a look at that scene! Plus check out the youtube clip below.

All in all it was a very productive afternoon. If you could not be there, we do have extra handouts available for $3, plus you can always find Sharon in one of our yoga classes during the week!

Here is what participants had to say in response to the query, “The best part of the seminar was…”:

– learning the benefits of each herb in a very friendly open manner.
– getting to make your own blends.
– interactive, I liked that she answered everyone’s questions – from the basic to the more advanced.
– seeing & touching.
– learning how to prepare, store, and use herbs and the ratio of ingredients.

Thanks Sharon for a great, great seminar!!

Here below is a very short 14 second action scene from the end of the seminar wherein all were making their own teas and herbal mixes…

Here are two more short video clips, at the side table, at the presentation table…