Blazing Star Herbal School

February Specials! The Complete DIY Herbal Distance Learning Series! Practical, thrifty and fun!

At this time half way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, a time when we light Candles in honor of Brigid's Day,  Goddess of the sacred hearth flame and the patroness of poets, healers, and crafters.  We seek inspiration, to light the spark of passion.

So for this months Special  I offer to you the luxury of studying herbalism at home affordably and at your own pace. You will save $100! by buying these courses as a bundle!

The complete Series of DIY Herbalism , Practical, thrifty and fun! an adventure into the deep, magical and nourishing world of herbalism.

The courses:

 

Creative, Tasty  and Nourishing Medicine Making for the Beginner Student

 Optimum Winters Health

Spring Tonics and Wild Foods

 Summers Remedies and First Aid

For more info on each course click here!

Save $100! by buying these courses as a bundle!

Buying individually it would cost $700 you can now buy for just $600

Register for this deal below

If you prefer to pay by check just email and we will get back to you!

 

New Class: Creating a Wildcrafting Calendar

Sunday Feb 19th,  2012    ASHFIELD MA       

Wildcrafting is the practice of collecting plant materials from the wild for food, medicine, and craft.  In the past this was how people provided for their families. We can continue to provide for our families by harvesting such goodness as moss, ginseng and other medicinals, natural dyes, mushrooms, wildflower seeds, berries, and saps such as maple, pine or birch. Opportunities for wildcrafting are not just found in the countryside, but in suburban as well as urban settings..

By wildcrafting we can harvest the bounty of each season and should always approach collecting with respect and thankfulness. In this class we will learn the Art of Ethical Wildcrafting, what to harvest and when and how to process results into nourishing and vital medicine. Then we will hand-craft this information into beautiful calendars.

 

Sunday Feb 19th,  2012    10am-2:30pm

Location: ASHFIELD MA          $50

 

                                                                       

You can register using the above paypal button or you can drop us an email 

blazingstarclinic @ gmail (dot) com

and send us a check: BSHS Po Box 154 Ashfield MA 01330

 

New Class: Stocking the At-Home Apothecary

Have you dreamed about a home medicine cabinet stocked with home made remedies for you and your loved ones...

Sunday Feb 5th,  2012   

10am-2:30pm 

Making your own herbal remedies is a cost-effective, creative and empowering way to take control of your health care and helping your community. This class is perfect for the gardener who wants to use what they grow for healing,  the nature lover who yearns to identify and sustainably wildcraft indigenous herbs, and the DIY the crafter with the desire to turn the dried herbs from the farmer’s market into medicine, the mother yearning to take care of her families ailments or even the chronically ill patient who needs a regular supply of remedies.

We will learn how to set up your at home apothecary using your own low tech kitchen lab! We will learn how to use herbal remedies safely, responsibly and effectively for individual and family health care, we will select a handful of herbs that are necessary for “kitchen witchery!” to profile and learn methods of medicine making both simple and some less common methods. 

 Sunday Feb 5th,  2012 

  10am-2:30pm

 $50

         ASHFIELD MA      

                                                                                   

You can register using the above paypal button or you can drop us an email 

blazingstarclinic @ gmail (dot) com

and send us a check: BSHS Po Box 154 Ashfield MA 01330

 

 

Must Read article #3: The Herbalist Manifesto

 

The Herbalist Manifesto

Responsible herbalists live by a credo to live in accordance to the divinity of life. Our fingers are on the pulse of our little planet. We must act with compassion and prudence. It is our duty to serve. Our duty is tied to our knowledge and sensitivity yet the duty is greater than egos. With this in mind, we must follow the rules of this manifesto.

1. Live a life which celebrates health. The herbalist must strive to live a healthy life in order to serve as an example to others.

2. Be the perpetual student. The more that you learn, the more people you can help.

3. Be mindful of your environment. The disease of an individual begins in the environment. Observe unhealthy living conditions in the home, workplace and community. Strive to correct them for the benefit of all.

4. Give help where help is requested. Offer help to best your ability or refer assistance from a more qualified source.

5. Be cautious in your speech. Herbalists are leaders in the community so our words are catalysts of change. Think carefully before speaking.

6. Honor the plants that assist you. Be respectful when planting, nurturing and harvesting herbs. Be mindful of the plant community that the herb lives in. All things are connected and all actions have consequences.

7. Abandon selfishness. Harvest only what you need. Ignore the cravings of impulse. Live as part of the community not apart from the community.

8. Listen with an open mind. Research carefully. Be mindful of the past, stay grounded in the present and allow hope for the future.

Peace be with you. – Sue Sierralupe

 

Sue Sierralupe is a certified herbalist, sustainable landscape educator, and avid naturalist. She is also a writer, organic gardener, and permaculture pioneer. The Herbalist Manifesto is a more personal vision of her journey through the world of natural living than her other super informative choke full not to be missed blog The Practical Herbalist.  The Herbalist Manifesto is also blog that sponsors progressive stewardship.

 

If you are a new reader do check out our previous "must read" articles:

The New American Patient by Paul Bergner

Ten-Fold Path To Becoming a Community Herbalist by Gail Faith Edwards