Summit Program Schedule | The

Plant Medicine Summit

Mar 15, 5:00pmHow Medicinal Plants Work According to
Ayurvedic Knowledge and WisdomWith Vasant Lad
Mar 15, 6:00pmCreating Medicine Gardens for People and
PollinatorsWith Deb Soule
Mar 15, 7:00pmMedicinal MushroomsWith Christopher Hobbs,
Ph.D., L.Ac.
Mar 15, 8:00pmCommunity Gardens and Ancient Healing
WisdomWith Arjun Das
Mar 15, 9:00pmFlower EssencesWith Sara Crow L.Ac.
Mar 16, 5:00pmTonic, Rejuvenative and Consciousness
Promoting Herbs of Ayurvedic MedicineWith David Frawley
Mar 16, 6:00pmLifting the Shadow: Treatment of Depression
and AnxietyWith David Winston
Mar 16, 7:00pmHerbs for Skin and Beauty CareWith Melanie
Sachs
Mar 16, 8:00pmAmazonian Aromatics: rare and unique
rainforest essential oils supporting conservation and
communities in the Peruvian AmazonWith Campbell Plowden,
Robin Van Loon
Mar 16, 9:00pmMedical Cannabis: Therapeutic use of
cannabanoids and other cannabis derived compounds.With Dr.
Kenneth Proefrock, N.D.
Mar 17, 5:00pmDementia: Healthy Aging and a Healthy
MindWith Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
Mar 17, 6:00pmRainforest Remedies -- Our most useful vines,
roots and barksWith Rosita Arvigo
Mar 17, 7:00pmHerbs For Taoist MeditationWith Yun Xiang
Tseng (Master Chen)
Mar 17, 8:00pmHow To Study An Herb By Tasting ItWith Paul
Bergner
Mar 17, 9:00pmImportant Herbs For Women's HealthWith Dr
Jillian Stansbury, N.D.
Mar 18, 5:00pmHerbs for ChildrenWith Dr. Mary Bove, N.D.

Mar 18, 6:00pmContemporary Southwest

EthnobotonyWith Phyllis Hogan
Mar 18, 7:00pmHerbs For First AidWith Nicholas Schnell
Mar 18, 8:00pmPlant Medicine Rx: Sustainable Whole
SystemsWith Jifunza C. Wright M.D., M.P.H.

How Medicinal Plants Work According to Ayurvedic Knowledge

and Wisdom
Tuesday Mar 15, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European time
With

Vasant Lad: BAM&S, MASc

Hosted by David Crow

We are multi-faceted beings with physical, emotional and
spiritual bodies, intimately connected to the universe around
us which can be artificially divided into the animal, plant and
mineral kingdoms. Throughout the ages humankind has used
nearly everything as medicine, not always understanding how
or why they work. Ayurveda has profound knowledge of the
interaction of the world around us and how it contributes to
health or disease. This presentation will lay the foundation of
that understanding with emphasis on the plant kingdom and
its medicinal properties.

Understand the relationship between our physical,

emotional and spiritual natures
Understand the basic framework that Ayurveda
uses to describe the actions of substances on us.
Understand some of the basic Ayurvedic concepts
of medicinal herbology

Vasant Lad

Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, graduated with a Bachelor of

Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) from the University

of Pune, India, in 1968 and received a Master of Ayurvedic
Science (M.A.Sc.) in 1980 from Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya,

also in Pune. Dr. Lad brings a wealth of classroom and

practical experience to the United States. A native of India, he
served for three years as Medical Director of the Ayurveda
Hospital in Pune and was Professor of Clinical Medicine at the
Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine where he was
an instructor for more than a decade. Dr. Lads training
includes the study of allopathic medicine and surgery. He
founded the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico
in 1984 and currently is its director and principal instructor.
Dr. Lad is the author of many books and is respected
throughout the world for his knowledge and teaching of
Ayurveda.
http://ayurveda.com

Creating Medicine Gardens for People and Pollinators

Tuesday Mar 15, 6:00pm to 6:45pm Western European time
With

Deb Soule: Herbalist

Hosted by David Crow

This talk will offer inspiration, direction and spiritual guidance for
people wishing to design and plant an herbal healing garden or for
people wishing to expand an existing garden to include medicinal
herbs and flowers for pollinators. Deb will talk about the following 5
intentions she followed while creating Avena Botanicals' healing
gardens: a healing space for people, a sanctuary garden for
pollinators, an apothecary garden for Avena Botanicals, a living
classroom for students, An ethnobotanical garden, planting a variety of
medicinal herbs, trees, shrubs from different parts of the world.

Spiritual approach to working with medicinal

plants and place
Introduce principles of biodynamic gardening
How to respectfully and joyfully collect, prepare and use
medicinal teas, tinctures, salves and healing baths

Deb Soule

Deb Soule is an herbalist, biodynamic gardener, educator and

author of How To Move Like a Gardener: Planting and

Preparing Medicines from Plants (2013) and The Womans
Handbook of Healing Herbs (1998, 2008, 2016). Raised in a
small town in western Maine, Deb began organic gardening
and studying the medicinal uses of herbs at age 16. Her faith

in the healing qualities of plants and her love of gardening led

Deb to found Avena Botanicals Herbal Apothecary in 1985.
Five years earlier, Deb lived in Nepal near three Tibetan
monasteries and was deeply moved by the Tibetan people's
commitment to ease physical ailments and mental and
emotional upsets through the use of plants, prayer and other
spiritual practices.
Deb received a B.A. in Human Ecology from College of the
Atlantic in 1981. Since then she has devoted her life to
working with and understanding the healing benefits
medicinal plants and gardens offer individuals, families and
pollinators. She focuses on using nourishing herbs, flower
remedies, whole foods and meditation as part of her
consulting practice. Deb tends three acres of certified
biodynamic gardens where over 1800 pounds of medicinal
herbs are collected for Avena Botanicals' apothecary and
many flowering herbs are grown for pollinators and birds.
http://avenabotanicals.com

edicinal Mushrooms
Tuesday Mar 15, 7:00pm to 7:45pm Western European time
With

Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., L.Ac.: Ph.D., UC Berkeley; Licensed

Acupuncturist, California

Hosted by David Crow

Author of Medicinal Mushrooms; their place in modern
integrative health and medicinal practices. A thorough and
succinct review of the science and traditional use of the most
widely-researched medicinal mushrooms (especially turkey
tails, shiitake, cordyceps, maitake, and chaga), based on
many years of on-going clinical practice will be presented.

Understand the wide range of benefits for regular

use of mushrooms and mushroom products
Learn about how to use mushrooms and
mushroom products for maximum benefits
Review the recent science and historical record on
medicinal and edible mushroms

Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., L.Ac.

Christopher Hobbs is a fourth-generation, internationally

renowned herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, herbal clinician,

research scientist, consultant to the dietary supplement
industry, expert witness, botanist, and mycologist with over
35 years of experience. The author or co-author of over 20
books, Christopher lectures on herbal medicine world-wide. He
has taught at universities and medical schools such as
Stanford Medical School, Yale Medical School, Bastyr

University and the National School of Naturopathic Medicine.

He has taught classes for the last 6 years at the University of
California, Berkeley as a Ph.D. graduate student in
evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, plant chemistry, and
ethnobotany, and now a lecturer.
http://christopherhobbs.com
Community Gardens and Ancient Healing Wisdom
Tuesday Mar 15, 8:00pm to 8:45pm Western European time
With

Arjun Das: Director of TRIGUNA Institute in Brazil, Ayurvedic Practitioner,

Vedic Astrologer

Hosted by David Crow

The main concept is a clear invitation to support plant realm
and healing arts as gateways to make our spiritual journey
possible and specially conscious through the co-existence
with diversity.

How to make a powerful bridge between ancient

knowledge and modern society reality and needs
Using local herbs to promote spiritual evolution
through contemplation, gardening and medicines
Making herbal gardens to promoting Community
Cultural identity

Arjun Das

Arjun Das is an Ayurvedic Practitioner & Panchakarma

Specialist, director & founder of TriGuna Institute in Brazil

(since 2001). In his journey he received the blessings and the

guidance of many healing masters in different continents,
especially in Brazil and India where, 12 years ago, he began
long term research on public health and traditional medicines.
He is a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor (2001) and is a
reseacher in Medical Astrology, studying local herbs and their
connection with Vedic astrology for health and meditation.
He was recognized with the award Vagbhata 2009
Excellence in Teaching Ayurveda by AAPNA (North American
Ayurvedic Association) and has represented Brazil in major
Indian Conferences as a guest lecturer. Arjun Das offers
Ayurvedic training courses in various states of Brazil, USA,
Bahamas, Europe and India since 2001, where he also lead
more than 100 of his students in clinic residency in Kerala for
advanced training.
http://triguna.com

Flower Essences
Tuesday Mar 15, 9:00pm to 9:45pm Western European time
With Sara Crow L.Ac. : Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Floral Essence
Expert

Hosted by David Crow

Flower essences are a primary treatment for what Traditional
Chinese Medicine called "Shen;" the term Shen means the
"spirit" that resides in the heart, which encompasses and
controls our mental and emotional wellbeing. A flower
essence captures the life energy or Qi of a flower; this floral
energetic information simulates healing within the mind,
supports emotional equilibrium, and helps improve our
outlook on life.

Sara Crow L.Ac.

Sara Crow, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist

practicing on Californias central coast. She has a Masters

degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine and has over 3100
hours of formal training in acupuncture, herbology, and
nutrition. Sara is a flower essence practitioner and educator
with over 17 years of experience. She specializes in using
flower essences in her clinical practice and is the creator of
Floracopeia's FlorAlchemy line. Sara delights in capturing the
beauty of the natural world as a nature photographer and
artist. Sara is uniquely gifted as an intuitive and subtle energy
healer. She offers health consultations and energetic healing
with a multi-layered approach, by phone and skype. She can
be reached through the Floracopeia website.
http://floracopeia.com/consultation

Tonic, Rejuvenative and Consciousness Promoting Herbs of

Ayurvedic Medicine
Wednesday Mar 16, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European
time
With

David Frawley: D.Litt, Vedacharya, Yogacharya, Vaidya, Director of

American Institute of Vedic Studies

Hosted by David Crow

Our discussion will examine the most important tonic and rejuvenative
herbs in Ayurvedic medicine, including how they impact immunity,
longevity, brain function, perception and awareness, and how they can
be used to improve our Yoga practice. We will discuss individual herbs,
formulas, aromas and preparations and their usage, both according to
tradition and modern research.

Knowledge of Ayurveda's special herb based

approach to rejuvenation of body and mind
A few important Ayurvedic tonic herbs and preparations
Yogic secrets on how to use Ayurvedic herbs

David Frawley

Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is a world-

renowned Vedic teacher (Vedacharya) and author of forty

books published in twenty languages worldwide. His diverse
fields of expertise include Ayurveda, Yoga, Vedic Astrology,
Vedanta, Tantra, and Vedic Studies. He has done extensive
work with herbs, aromas, and plant-based medicine in
Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and western herbology.

Dr. Frawley is the first western Yoga or Ayurveda teacher to

receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from the
President of India, one of Indias highest national honors. He is
one of the main advisors for Sanchi University of Buddhist and
Indic Studies in Bhopal, India. Dr. Frawley is one of the four
founding advisors for NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical
Association of the United States) and an advisor to the Council
of Vedic Astrology (CVA). He is a Master Educator for the
Chopra Center and guides their advanced mantra meditation
teacher training. He is director of the American Institute of
Vedic Studies and works with Yoga and Ayurveda associations
worldwide.
http://vedanet.com

Lifting the Shadow: Treatment of Depression and Anxiety

Wednesday Mar 16, 6:00pm to 6:45pm Western European
time
With

David Winston

: RH(AHG), Clinical Herbalist and Ethnobotanist

Hosted by David Crow

It seems almost everyone in our country is either depressed, anxious
or both. We live in a very stress filled society and the mainstream
solution is to take a pill. What if you don't want to take an SSRI or
anxiolytic medication, what if you understand that mental health is
more than a deficiency or excess of neuro-chemicals. In this class we
will discuss the causes of depression and anxiety, and how mild to
moderate cases can be effectively treated using the appropriate herbs.
The common misconception that St. Johns wort or any one herb is the
"depression" herb is ridiculous and we will look at the specific
indications of emotional dysfunction and the specific remedies to treat
them

The root causes of different types of depression

and anxiety
appropriate treatments for different types of each
condition
a new understanding of the importance of diet/nutrition,
lifestyle, family and community for emotional health

David Winston

David Winston, RH (AHG) is an Herbalist and Ethnobotanist

with 46 years of training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western

herbal traditions. He has been in clinical practice for over 39

years and is an herbal consultant to physicians, herbalists and
researchers throughout the USA and Canada. In 2013 David
was presented with the Natural Products Association (NPA)
Clinicians Award and awarded a fellowship by the Irish
Register of Herbalists.
David is the founder/director of the Herbal Therapeutics
Research Library and the dean of David Winstons Center for
Herbal Studies, a two-year training program in clinical herbal
medicine. He is an internationally known lecturer and
frequently teaches at medical schools, symposia and herb
conferences. He is the president of Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc.
a manufacturer that produces herbal products that blend the
art and science of the worlds herbal traditions. In addition,
David is a founding/professional member of the American
Herbalist Guild and he is on the American Botanical Council's
Advisory Board. David was a contributing author to American
Herbalism, published in 1992, and the American Herbal
Pharmacopoeia (AHP), 2000-2010, the author of Saw Palmetto
for Men & Women, 1999 and Herbal Therapeutics, Specific
Indications For Herbs & Herbal Formulas, 2013 and the coauthor of Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress
Relief, 2007, and Winston and Kuhns Herbal Therapy and
Supplements; A Scientific and Traditional Approach, 2008. He
is also a member of the AHPA Expert Advisory Council that
created the new edition of the Botanical Safety Handbook,
published in 2013.
http://herbaltherapeutics.net
http://herbalstudies.net

Herbs for Skin and Beauty Care

Wednesday Mar 16, 7:00pm to 7:45pm Western European
time
With

Melanie Sachs: Co-founder of Diamond Way Ayurveda

Hosted by David Crow

Skin body's largest organ that performs the responsibilities of all the
other organs of the body and more. One look, touch and smell of the
skin can tell us volumes about physical health, state of mind and even
our deepest level of inspiration. Restoring knowledge about care of this
vital organ using herbs that are local and prolific in a variety of
preparations that are easy to make is a wonderful way of creating the
three beauties Ayurveda promises, beauty on an outer, inner and even
secret level.

Understand the numerous functions of the skin

and various herbal delivery systems oils, masks,
steams, baths.
Skincare is one small part of inner, outer and secret
beauty which is a personal journey on which herbs
provide support inside, outside and on a spiritual level.
Practical ways to use specific herbs emphasizing herbs
for three basic skin types dry, mature and heavier.

Melanie Sachs

The pioneer of integrating of Tibetan and Indian Ayurvedic

wellness techniques into the spa and beauty industry, Melanie
Sachs has worked over the last twenty five years to bring the
benefits of this sacred healing art to her students and clients

worldwide. Ayurveda is now listed as one of the ten spa

trends. It is fully accepted and respected as a precious gem
that is capable of transforming the spa experience into a
journey toward beauty through balance.
Through her writing and teachings Melanie explains that it is
by eating a healthy diet, participating in suitable exercise and
regular spiritual practices together with a natural skin care
regimen we all can reach the goal to discover personal
happiness and lasting radiance; a quality in Ayurveda beyond
inner and outer beauty known as secret beauty. She founded
Diamond Way Ayurveda with her husband Robert in 1996 to
provide excellence in education and pure Ayurvedic products
to complement their unique spa treatments. Together they
have written two books Ayurvedic Beauty Care and Ayurvedic
Spa and have produced four educational DVDs. Melanie
teaches worldwide, training individuals and spa teams in the
Ayurvedic treatments Diamond Way Ayurveda has created.
http://DiamondWayAyurveda.com

Amazonian Aromatics: rare and unique rainforest essential oils

supporting conservation and communities in the Peruvian
Amazon
Wednesday Mar 16, 8:00pm to 8:45pm Western European
time
With

Campbell Plowden: Founder and Executive Director, Center for

Amazon Community Ecology& Robin Van Loon: Founder and Executive
Director of Camino Verde

Hosted by David Crow

Starting in 2011, CACE and Camino Verde cooperated to plant
500 seedlings of Brazilian rosewood, a tree pushed to
endangered status by the perfume industry. Working in
partnership with five families in a Bora village along the
Ampiyacu River, they will soon begin harvesting leaves and
branches from these trees as one of the first sources of
sustainably produced oil from this still highly endangered
species.

For a sustainable harvest of aromatic plants for

essential oil production its vital to understand
ecology and many essential oils and herbal
products are not sustainably harvested.
Creating essential oils incentivizes tree planting
and can bring environmental stewardship and
livelihood together in Amazonian communities.
Working well with communities requires solid
communication, trust, patience, and
understanding of cultural differences.
Effective conservation of the Amazons many
treasures means active stewardship by people
who see the forests value. As Amazonian
communities participate more actively in the
global economy, non-timber forest products are
one way to improve livelihoods without resorting
to the short term gains of destructive activities.

Campbell Plowden

Dr. Campbell Plowden is a life-long environmentalist who

campaigned for whale and rainforest protection and

indigenous peoples rights with Greenpeace, the Humane
Society, Amazon Watch and the Environmental Investigation
Agency. He received a PhD in Ecology from Penn State
University for his studies on the ecology, sustainable harvest
and marketing of medicinal and other forest products with the
Temb Indians in Brazil.
Campbell founded the Center for Amazon Community Ecology
in 2006 to promote value-added non-timber forest products as
positive alternatives to deforestation. One of CACEs main
projects has been developing fragrant essential oils from wildharvested copal tree resin in the northern Peruvian Amazon
and rosewood trees planted in cooperation with its partner
Camino Verde. It is also working with over 200 artisans from
12 native and campesino communities in the region to
develop and market innovative handicrafts to create
sustainable livelihoods and support better health, education
and conservation. Campbell is an active member of State
College Friends Meeting, leads conflict resolution workshops in
prisons through the Alternatives to Violence Project, and is a
facilitator in the Team Development Center at the Penn State
Shavers Creek Environmental Center.
http://amazonecology.org

Robin Van Loon

Robin Van Loon is the founder and executive director of

Camino Verde, and has lived in the Tambopata region of the

Peruvian Amazon since 2004. A long-time student of
traditional and indigenous agricultural and medicinal
practices, Robin's work has focused on developing
community-based reforestation strategies to preserve
important endangered plants of the Amazon. He is a writer,
regenerative designer, consultant in agroforestry,
reforestation and sustainable development.
http://caminoverde.org

Medical Cannabis: Therapeutic use of cannabanoids and other

cannabis derived compounds.
Wednesday Mar 16, 9:00pm to 9:45pm Western European
time
With

Dr. Kenneth Proefrock, N.D.: Naturopathic Physician

Hosted by David Crow

We discuss the vast world of medical marijuana, ways to
effectivley apply this plant medicine, the science behind the
reasons why we apply it, the myriad of different strains and
how they are more or less useful for certain clinical conditions.
We discuss the legalites of this plant medicine as well as the
continued controversies and propaganda that inevitalby
accompnaies the legalization of a long suppressed therapeutic
tool.

The listener will have a fundamental

understanding of Cannabinoid chemistry and the
endocannabionoid system
Participants will develop a passing awareness of
the different strains of Cannabis and thier uses
Participants will learn how to prepare Cannabis
material into appropriate preparations and how to
use them safely

Dr. Kenneth Proefrock, N.D.

Dr. Kenneth Proefrock graduated from Southwest College of

Naturopathic Medicine in 1996. Prior to naturopathic medical

school, he received degrees in Chemistry and Zoology from

Northern Arizona University and worked as a Chemist for

Procter and Gamble. For the past nineteen years, he has
conducted a very busy Naturopathic medical practice in
Surprise, Arizona. He is also sole owner and formulator for
Vital Force Naturopathic Compounding which provides
consulting services and a wide variety of unique and effective
compounds for other naturopathically-minded physicians and
their patients. He speaks at conferences across the country
sharing his perspective on the modern practice of
naturopathic medicine. He is also the Vice-President for the
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
and the chairperson for the biochemistry portion of the
Naturopathic Physician's Licensing Exam (NPLEX) in addition
to being Co-founder and current President of the Naturopathic
Oncology Research Institute (NORI) and the American
Naturopathic Research Institute (ANRI). In his spare time,
when such a thing really exists, he is in the desert with his
kids, honing his skills in primitive archery, horsemanship,
gardening, home brewing, reading and writing poetry.
http://azstemcellcenter.com

Dementia: Healthy Aging and a Healthy Mind

Thursday Mar 17, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European time
With Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa: Yogaraj, DN-C, RH, CAP
Hosted by David Crow
Forgotten your car keys lately? Walked into the kitchen and
forgotten why you are there? Yeah, you and millions of other
people.
As we age, one of the greatest fears people have is whether
or not they will keep their marbles.
We will talk about how to keep your brain, mind and memory
healthy, so you can continue to be as brilliant as you are now
for a long, long time.

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa

Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa (K.P. Khalsa) is one of the todays

foremost natural healing experts. As one of a very few

clinicians with over 40 years in the natural health field, he has
a wealth of experience in the use of healing herbs, vitamins,
minerals, and medicinal foods in real life situations. Khalsa,
recent president emeritus of the American Herbalists Guild, is
the author of over 3,000 published health articles and has
written or edited 30 books on cooking, herbalism and
health. He has presented over 200 times at national and state
conferences on such diverse topics as herbal medicine and
therapeutic nutrition, and is featured in several distance
learning courses.
Khalsa trained in herbalism and food therapy with Ayurvedic
master, Yogi Bhajan, for 35 years. He is a state certified
dietitian/nutritionist and registered herbalist, and nationally
credentialed to teach herbalism. Khalsa is on the Bastyr

faculty in the Botanical Medicine and the Ayurvedic Sciences

Departments, and is a professor at Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences. And, for 30 years he was the
senior research scientist and principal herbal formulator for
Yogi Tea, the nations largest herbal tea company. He serves
on the NAMA board, and is also the founder of The
Professional Herbalist Certificate Course, a two-year postsecondary curriculum that trains professional herbalists.
http://internationalintegrative.com

Rainforest Remedies -- Our most useful vines, roots and barks

Thursday Mar 17, 6:00pm to 6:45pm Western European time
With

Rosita Arvigo: Doctor of Naprapathy, Founding Director of Arvigo

Institute, Rainforest Remedies, Ix Chel Tropical Research Centre

Hosted by David Crow

Tropical plants sometimes grow under extreme conditions of
rain, drought or insenct attack so therefore they must develop
their own powerful chemicals to survive. These are some of
the most often used vines roots and barks of the old Maya
shaman, Don Elijio Panti of Belize.

Learn about some little know but available

remedies from the rainforest
Learn about cultural concepts of common ailments
Causes and symptoms of ailments common to all
people

Rosita Arvigo

Dr. Rosita Arvigo DN, a native of Chicago, is a naprapathic

physician, herbalist, international lecturer and author. She has

lived in remote areas of Mexico and Belize for over forty years
where she studied with many traditional healers the most
notable of whom were Don Elijio Panti, the renowned Maya
shaman of Belize and midwife/ herbalist Hortence Robinson,
both recipients of the coveted National Living Treasure Award.
She and her husband, Dr. Greg Shropshire founded Ix Chel
Tropical Research Centre in Belize, an organization dedicated
to the preservation and study of medicinal plants of the

rainforest. They founded the Belize Association of Traditional

Healers, Bush Medicine Camp for children, The Rainforest
Medicine Trail and Rainforest Remedies, a herbal concentrate
company. In 1987 they founded the Belize Ethnobotany
Project with Dr. Michael Balick of the New York Botanical
Garden. Rosita is the founder of The Arvigo Institute that
trains practitioners in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya
Abdominal Therapy and Maya Spiritual Healing. Now retired
from clinical practice, Rosita divides her time between
teaching in Belize, Mexico and Chicago.
http://arvigotherapy.com
http://rositaarvigo.com
http://rainforestremediesbelize.com

Herbs For Taoist Meditation

Thursday Mar 17, 7:00pm to 7:45pm Western European time
With

Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen): WU Tang Daoist Priest and

Healer

Hosted by David Crow

Taoist philosophy and theory for internal alchemy. The
methods of cultivation of the herbs used to help and improve
the quality of meditation.

The theory and philosophy of Taoist alchemy

Authentic Taoist meditation technique
The benefits of using herbs to help meditation

Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen)

Yun Xiang Tseng (Chen) was raised in the Taoist temples of

Wu Dang Mountain, China, and trained in the practical and

religious Daoist Arts, hidden wisdom passed down for
thousands of years from one Taoist Priest to the next, in an
unbroken lineage. Through rigorous training and meticulous
application, Chen was able to rise through the many
challenges and levels of training to gain the wisdom that he
shares with his students today. Chen, a humble spiritual
leader in the Taoist community, and practical teacher in Taoist
internal and external martial arts, leads by example. Chens
role is as a Preserver, Translator, and Facilitator of the ancient
Wu Dang Taoist Religion and Traditions.
http://wudangtao.com

ow To Study An Herb By Tasting It

Thursday Mar 17, 8:00pm to 8:45pm Western European time
With

Paul Bergner: Founder and Director, North American Institute of Medical

Herbalism; Editor, Medical Herbalism Journal

Hosted by David Crow

Some of the most important things about herbs can't be learned from a
book, but must be determined experimentally by tasting the plant. We
will describe this learning-by-tasting process, guide you through a
tasting experiment, and describe the qualities to look for to deepen
your understanding of any medicinal plant.

Knowledge of the herbal effects that can be

learned through tasting an herbal medicine
How to use use taste to understand the hot, cool, moist,
dry, relaxing or tonifying properties of a plant.
How to find the flavor and effects best suited to your own
constitution.

Paul Bergner

Paul Bergner has studied and practiced natural medicine,

medical herbalism, and nutrition since 1973. He supervised

schools with teaching clinics in medical herbalism and clinical
nutrition in Boulder, CO from 1996 until 2013, and has taught
both medical herbalism and clinical nutrition academically at
the undergraduate and master's level. He has published and
edited the Medical Herbalism Journal since 1989, and has
authored seven books on medical herbalism, clinical nutrition,
ethnobotany, and naturopathic medicine. He teaches courses

for an online certification in medical herbalism through the

North American Institute of Medical Herbalism.
http://naimh.com
Important Herbs For Women's Health
Thursday Mar 17, 9:00pm to 9:45pm Western European time
With

Dr Jillian Stansbury, N.D.: N.D - Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine,

B.S with honors, CMA with honors

Hosted by David Crow

Plants can make ideal hormonal support medicines for
women, as we have co-evolved for millennia to recognize and
utilize the steroid-like compounds in plants known as
phytosterols. In addition to discussing phytosterols, this
session will also explain how environmental toxins contribute
to hormonal disease and reproductive cancer by binding to
estrogen receptors in human tissues, and ultimately
increasing the hormonal load in the body. Herbalists refer to
so-called alterative herbs as being capable of helping the liver
to clear not only estrogen from the body, but chemicals and
toxins as well. Stress and mental-emotional turmoil may also
disrupt hormonal balance and we will explain how herbs
known as adaptogens, can help restore adrenal health and its
impact on hormonal balance, while strengthening the psyche.
Such herbs can be specifically chosen and formulated to be
powerful and effective therapies for treating common
conditions from PMS to menopause, and less common
conditions such uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and
reproductive cancers.

Dr Stansbury will present 3 herbs in more detail, as examples

of how plants can have unique and specific chemical profiles,
and thereby be used in specifically nourishing and restorative

ways to support health and treat hormonal complaints for

women of all ages.

Learn more about Vitex, Black Cohosh, and Alfalfa

These three herbs as our healing allies
This introduction will allow you to start using these
powerful medicines right away

Dr Jillian Stansbury, N.D.

Dr Jillian Stansbury is one of the foremost clinical herbalists in

the country and chaired the Botanical Medicine department at

the National College of Naturopathic Medicine for over 20
years, and remains on the faculty. She has maintained a
medical practice in southwest Washington state for nearly 30
years and is the Medical Director of Battle Ground Healing
Arts where she specializes in women's health, mental health,
and chronic disease. Dr Stansbury is also an ethnobotanist
and conducts research in the Amazon, having forged close
connections with numerous indigenous communities over the
past decade. She leads field courses to study the medicinal
and mystical plants of the Andes and Amazon each summer
and each winter holiday.
http://jillstansbury.net
http://BattleGroundHealingArts.com

Herbs for Children

Friday Mar 18, 5:00pm to 5:45pm Western European time
With

Dr. Mary Bove, N.D.: Naturopathic Physician, Medical Herbalist

Hosted by David Crow

Herbal medicines can be a safe and effective option for
parents looking for therapeutic choices for their children. Join
in to a discussion on the traditional use of plant medicines
along with current research for the safety and efficiency of
herbal medicines for childhood health concerns such as
insomnia, restlessness, ADHD and generalized anxiety.

A familiarity of what safe and effective options are

available to children in terms of herbal medicines
A basic introduction to several specific child
friendly herbs and common herbal preparations.
Several examples of child specific health concerns
in which herbs have a safe and effective
therapeutic action including sleep issues, focus,
and immune health.

Dr. Mary Bove, N.D.

Dr. Mary Bove obtained her Doctorate of Naturopathic

Medicine and Midwifery Certification from Bastyr College of

Natural Health Sciences in Seattle, WA. and received her
Diploma of Phytotherapy/Herbal Medicine at the School of
Phytotherapy in Great Britain. Dr. Bove practiced Naturopathic
Family Medicine and Midwifery at the Brattleboro Naturopathic
Clinic, Brattleboro, VT. for 24 years, specializing in

Naturopathic Pediatrics. Once a full-time faculty member at

Bastyr University, Dr Bove chaired the departments of
Botanical Medicine and Naturopathic Midwifery.
Dr Bove is the author of the Encyclopedia of Natural Healing
for Children and Infants considered an authoritative reference
on natural pediatric medicine. Mary co-authored Herbs for
Womens Health and has been published in many magazines,
journals and collaborative books on botanical and natural
medicine. She lectures and teaches internationally on the
topics of naturopathic medicine, botanical medicine,
pediatrics, natural pregnancy, childbirth, traditional food
medicine and mind-body healing. In collaboration with Gaia
Herbs Dr Bove developed an herbal remedy line designed
specifically for children. She is currently Medical Educator for
Gaia Herbs Brevard, NC.
http://marybove.com

Contemporary Southwest Ethnobotony

Friday Mar 18, 6:00pm to 6:45pm Western European time
With

Phyllis Hogan: Proprietor of the Winter Sun Trading Company

Hosted by David Crow

This talk will focus on the current cultural relevance of
Southwest Ethnobotany. It will provide a brief narrative history
of these traditional botanical medicines and connect them to
our current ethical responsibility for plant preservation.

Concept of a Traditional Medicine Garden

1 Origin story-Creosote
Our ecological biological connection to the plant
world

Phyllis Hogan

Phyllis Hogan is a reputable herbalist and ethnobotonist with

over 40 years experience practicing and teaching in the

desert southwest. She resides in Flagstaff Arizona where she
established the Winter Sun Trading Company. Since 1976,
Winter Sun has provided its local community with Hopi and
Navajo Native American Art and exceptional organic botanical
products, with a special emphasis on traditional southwest
herbs and tinctures.
Years spent interacting in the rich cultural heritage of her
bioregion inspired Phyllis to cofound the Arizona
Ethnobotanical Research Foundation (AERA) in 1983. The
AERA is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit foundation committed

to the investigation, documentation, and preservation of

traditional plant uses in Arizona and the greater Southwest.
Some of Phyllis' awarded accomplishments include: The
United Plant Savers Conservation Award, The Culture Bearers
of the Colorado Plateau Footways Award, and in the 1990s
was the first Practioner Associate to be recognized by the
Northern Arizona Anthropology department. She has taught
ethnobotany in bilingual health and educational programs for
the Pima, Hualapai, Havasupai, Hopi, and Navajo tribes. When
she is not busy operating her store and inspiring her
community, you are apt to find Phyllis having the time of her
life with her 6-year old grandson, Bodhi Kai.
http://wintersun.com

Herbs For First Aid

Friday Mar 18, 7:00pm to 7:45pm Western European time
With

Nicholas Schnell: Clinical Herbalist, RH, RD, LMNT

Hosted by David Crow

Nicholas will share his clinical insight and years of experience
in treating first aid conditions and wilderness emergency
situations. Gain an understanding of the basic nine key herbs
to effective help most any common first aid complaint. Focus
of lecture will be on plants that are common anywhere in the
US, are easy to grow in a home garden or are already in the
basic spice rack at home.

Learn nine key herbs for a variety of first aid and

wilderness emergency uses.
Focus on plants that can be harvested easily in the
wild, grown in garden, are weeds or common
kitchen herbs.
Learn how to apply herbs effectively to a wide
variety of the most common first aid conditions.

Nicholas Schnell

Nicholas Schnell began studying herbal medicine at the age of

12. He has studied with Traditonal Chinese, Taoist, Native

American and western herbalists. He owns the Four Winds
Natural Healing Center, a very busy natural medicine clinic
and herbal dispensary in Omaha, Nebraska. His passion is
merging clinical, scientific and spiritual herbal medicine in his
in-depth work with patients. He is also the founder and head

faculty at Prairie Star Center for Herbal Studies. He is the

author of The Complete Guide to Cleansing and Detox.
http://fourwindsnhc.com

Plant Medicine Rx: Sustainable Whole Systems

Friday Mar 18, 8:00pm to 8:45pm Western European time
With

Jifunza C. Wright M.D., M.P.H.: Holistic Family Physician,

Boarded in Holistic, Integrative Medicine

Hosted by David Crow

What herbs can be grown in a garden or farm that aid in
production while providing medicine. What herbs can be
grown and used as preventatives. What herbs can be
cultivated for familial pre dispositions.

How herbs & medicinal foods are core to building

resiliency in communities
What herbs are good for the garden or farm and
good for you too!
How to consider designing and planning your
garden or farm production based on preventive
therapeutics.

Jifunza C. Wright M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Jifunza Wright (Dr. J) known as a 21st Century "barefoot

doctor" has come out of the exam room and into the lives of
her patients and their families in the community. She has also
gone organic farmer! She shares the plant medicines in the
community where they are being grown and cultivated. She
"prescribes" what medicines should be in gardens based on
familial predispositions. She is leading the way in creating
local food systems, including herbs to improve the health and
well being of communities holistically.

http://healthyfoodhub.org