Blazing Star Herbal School

Early Spring Madness! The 2 for 1 special, 1 week only!

Spring has graced us early this year, the sap has almost stopped running, there are buds on the trees and shoots beginning to poke up......It has been a week of outdoor glory.

To celebrate this I am offering a 2 for 1 special!

"Spring Tonics and Wild Foods"  and  "Summers Remedies and First Aid " 

click here for more details on the courses

8 weeks of individualized at-home herbal study 

* for just $150 * 

                                                                                 

you can sign up through paypal right or send in a check

 

(Offer Ends Tuesday March 20th Spring Equinox)

 

 

 

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

 

 

Blazing Star Herbal School Fall Happenings Newsletter!

Please click on each page to read the full size version!

 

No Fear Flu Class Returns to Ashfield MA

The "No Fear Fu" Workshop returns after the popularity of this class last season.

This class is well suited for total beginners as well as for people with herbal experience. 

 

 

Sunday Nov 13, 1-6pm  $45

Ashfield MA (location tba depending on numbers)

 

 We will explore nourishing herbs, medicinal foods and tonic —recipes using ginger, astragulus, garlic, apples, sweet potatoes, and other root vegetables, that strengthen our terrain, build our immunity, while supporting optimum wellness. We become familiar with common anti bacterial and anti viral herbs, how to prepare them and how to use them in ways that are safe and health building for the entire family. We will look at ways to prevent getting the flu by building up the immune system and also become familiar with treatments for the flu.

There is nothing quite as empowering as knowing how to make your own medicines. Herbs are magical but preparing and using them doesn't have to be mystical. We will learn how to make simple medicines from common herbs and foods.

 

Register using paypal below or send check to:

Blazing Star Herbal School 

Po Box 154

Ashfield MA 01330

                                                                           

 

 

For More Info Please Contact:

Tony(a) Lemos

413.628 1655

blazingstarclinic(at) gmail (dot)com 

and remember to scroll down for our monthly special!

Landed...or why it has been quiet around here

We've been busy! We have moved! From one side of Ashfield to the far side of town! One of the hardest part of the move for me was moving the gardens. Thanks to the willingness of this years apprentices and some friends we spent four long days digging and potting plants…As an herbalist it is so hard to decide what gets left behind……how does one decide? 

(plants packed up and ready to go)

planting the community garden. lots of echinacea, monarda,lungwort, wild yam, valarian, wood betony, skulcap, baptisia, yarrow, bl. cohosh, peonies, ladys mantle, lemon balm, and catnip here.

planting the beds with gotu kola, tulsi, elecampane, spilanthes, meadowsweet, hibiscus, boneset, eucalyptus, marshmallow, calendula and a tea tree!

(the chickweed tub pictured), a nettles patch, and a violet area is under cultivation...some transplants some seeds. Burdock has been planted by seeds in rich soft easy to harvest!! soil.

There is much under cultivation in the green house calamus, vitex, white sage, licorice, wisteria

 

and Passion Flower!!!  Soon to begin Slippery Elm, and Hawthorne. 

As well as getting plants settled we have been getting chicks settled!

Next project:

Beginning the Woodland Garden Goldenseal, Blue Cohosh, American Ginseng. Boy we are busy!

 

Courses presently running (and with room still):

2011 Tuesday Apprenticeship (info here)

DIY Summer Maladies and First Aid Correspondence Course (register and info here)

Family Health Distance Learning Course (register and info here)

 

.........we'll be back with more Plant Profiles, Monthly Specials, Must Read Articles and Health Challenges as we continue to get more settled!

Registration Extended! DIY Herbalism: Summers Remedies and First Aid, Distance Learning Program

***Due to the popularity of this course I have decided to keep registration open until July 4th 2011***

 

The third course in our popular

Do-it-Yourself Herbalism Series

                         ...practical, thrifty and fun!

Course 3:

 Summers Remedies and First Aid 

Are you tired on reading the labels and trying to decipher the truth about sunscreens that really work not harm!  Tired of spending money on natural Bug Sprays that do not keep bugs away. Sick of not knowing how to soothe and relieve the "unbearable" itch of poison ivy. Fed up with those seasonal allergies.....Why not why not make your own remedies! 

 

In this hands on medicine making course the focus will be on creating  an at home First Aid kit to treat everyday ailments with a special focus on summer maladies.  We will also profile in detail several common summer plants and explore ways to utilize them. 

 

Why DIY Herbalism: Are you and your family on the path to becoming more sustainable? Keeping chickens, bees...then sustainable health /sustainable medicine is the next step for your family. Imagine growing and processing your own medicine. Competent and confident to treat your children when they are under-the-weather, here at Blazing Star we like to empower individuals to make informed choices about their own families day-to-day health and wellbeing.

 

(photo credit: Aglaia Kremezi)

We will address the following conditions (and others):

Cuts and scrapes

Burns (sun and fire)

Bug bites, (ticks, mosquitoes and bees) (TX and PX)

Muscle aches (Sprains/strains)

Bleeding and Bruises

Poison Ivy and Poison Oak rash

Dehydration (sun poisoning)

 Seasonal Allergies (chronic and acute Tx plans)

 

Basic and creative medicine making will also be addressed.

 

***Due to the popularity of this course I have decided to keep registration open until July 4th 2011***

$150   (paypal or checks accepted) 

 

                                                                            

 

Mailing address is Po Box 154, Ashfield MA 01330

 

Introducing the " Family Health " Distance Learning Course

Family Health

for families and professionals

Are you and your family on the path to becoming more sustainable? Keeping chickens, bees...then sustainable health /sustainable medicine is the next step for your family. Imagine growing and processing your own medicine. Competent and confident to treat your children when they are under-the-weather, here at Blazing Star we like to empower individuals to make informed choices about their own families day-to-day health and wellbeing.

Starting at the beginning with pre-conceptive health-care & continuing throughout childhood, we will explore how to raise healthy, confident children . 

This Course covers:

Materia Medica: Detailed profiles of 20 common herbs in Children's Medicine

Common Childhood Disorders: Learn about chronic and acute childhood illnesses, become comfortable with symptoms, etiology, contagiousness, and treatments for common bacterial and viral disorders. Understand the reason for fever and create treatment plans you can refer to as needed.

Growing, Harvesting, Drying, and Storing: Discover what to grow for your families basic medicine chest, how to wildcraft responsibly, proper techniques for harvesting, how to dry your herbs, and best practices for storage.

Medicine Making: Discover creative and fun methods of medicine, and methods of administration that children will enjoy. Learn important techniques for combining herbs into formulas for maximum synergy and effectiveness. Become comfortable with  appropriate dosages for children 

Home Remedies and First Aid: Discover the herbal remedies found in your kitchen cabinet and backyard. Learn to compile an herbal first aid kit for home use or travel.

Nutritional Preparations: Learn how to make tasty nourishing condiments and meals that allow for easier delivery to children even those picky eaters!  Many great recipes for soups, candies, syrup, and oxymels to support mineral rich diets.

Topical Preparations: Learn how to make healing herbal preparations to soothe and heal skin, draw out toxins, and support wounds. Discover hands-on infused oils, salves, fomentations, liniments, essential oils and more.

Create Rituals and Provide Emotional Support for your family: Become familiar with Flower Essence therapy, Smudging, Prayer, Aromatherapy, Bathing and Gratitude as tools for creating family ritual Deepen your families relationship with the healing plants. Learn how to live more deeply, with the intention of increasing your families health. Practical exercises will immerse you in the spirit of the green, for a greater understanding of your plant allies and the world around you. 

  This course provides students with a strong, comprehensive herbal education, covering individual herbs, herb cultivation,  alternative health modalities, nutrition, formulation, and a wide spectrum of herbal preparations with a focus on Herbal Pediatrics.

This course may be the greatest investment you will ever make in the long-term health of you an your family.

The course is divided into 20 modules. You can work at your own pace. It is recommended that you check in at least every 2 weeks in order to receive optimum support.

INTRODUCTORY PRICE

 Sliding Scale $200-$300

Herbal Pediatrics

Option 1 $200.00 Option 2 $220.00 Option 3 $240.00 Option 4 $260.00 Option 5 $280.00 Option 6 $300.00

                                                                        

               If you don't see the amount you would like to pay please email for paypal info

AND BONUS!!

***  The first 5 people to sign up will received a free copy *** 

An Herbal Summer: Exploring the World of Herbs with Young Children

 A curriculum choke full (125 plus pages) of activities, recipes, games and stories based on teaching children about the healing herbs and medicinal herb gardening.

 

3 Day Full Moon Special!! Save $50 on DIY Correspondance Course 2: Spring Tonics and Wild Foods

Do-it-Yourself Herbalism 

                         ...practical, thrifty and fun! 

 Spring Tonics and Wild Foods 

Topics Include:

 Traditional Spring Tonics (Homemade Roots Beers)

Nourishing Herbs

Herbal Vinegars, Honeys and Syrups

Ethical Wildcrafting

A Wild Edibles Calendar

Remedies that support Liver Health

 - 4 weeks of Reading, Assignments, and hands on Medicine Making. 

 

This is the second course in a series of 3. Each course can be taken individually or as a group of three.

                                                        Registration period March 1st -20th, 2011

                                                                   Course Begins March 21, 2011

 

 

Spring Tonics and Wild Foods

Now only

$100.00