Study Herbs, Ayurveda & Wellness in Santa Cruz
Upcoming Events & Workshops
Introduction to Herbalism & Medicine Making
In this practical and fun class at the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm, participants will learn how to source, make, and use a wide range of herbal medicines. We’ll build your home apothecary by making tinctures, syrups, oils, salves, lotions, pastilles and much more. We’ll introduce herbal actions such as Adaptogens, Calmatives/Sedatives, Immunostimulants, tonics and Harmonizers that can be grown in our gardens or sourced locally.
We’ll also discuss the crucial role diet and nutrition play in promoting our vitality, immunity, and resilience to stress. Whether you’re interested in herbal medicine and want to begin your journey or are just looking for natural ways to support your energy and nervous system, relax more, and sleep better, all within a supportive community of practice, this class will teach you an abundance of tools that you will use for decades to come.
Fall-Winter 2024 Dates
Basics – November 16-17, 2024
Digestive System & Kitchen Herbalism – December 14-15, 2024
Nervous System + Botany – January 11-12, 2025
Wild Foods Weekend – February 8-9, 2025
Immune & Common Ailments – March 8-9, 2025
The Integumentary System & Topical Applications – March 22-23, 2025
Spring-Summer 2025 Dates
Basics – April 19-20, 2025
Digestive System & Kitchen Herbalism – May, 17-18, 2025
Wild Foods Weekend – June 21-22, 2025
Nervous System + Botany – July 19-20, 2025
Immune & Common Ailments – August 16-17, 2025
The Integumentary System & Topical Applications – September 20-21, 2025
Wise Women’s Healthy Aging: Herbal Remedies to Support Healthy Aging
Take a deep dive into the herbs that specifically support women’s health and aging. Discover how to make topical and internal remedies that support your transition into the wisdom years. You will learn how to create herbal remedies to promote women’s health and will go home with two remedies made in class and the ability to create more at home.
Sat. Nov. 9th, 9-12 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$68
Herbal Lotions and Body Butters
Herbal lotions and body butters work wonders for delivering herbs directly to the skin. Learn how to combine herbal base oils, infusions, essential oils and natural preservatives to create amazing and powerful lotions and body butters. This is a hands-on workshop where you will have the chance to make a herbal lotion and a body butter in class, learn the benefits of each and leave with the knowledge and skill to make more at home!
This class is geared towards all skill levels, no prior experience is needed.
Nov. 9th, 2-5 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$65
Herbal Holiday Gift Making (ages 15 and older)
Create your own holiday magic as you make 20 individual unique and handmade herbal gifts in one day! Learn how to make decadent, fragrant herbal creations for the entire family that will have them begging you to make more year after year! Go home with ten luscious lip balms, five healing salves, and five rich body butters that you made in class, as well as the skills to make more at home! Be sure to bring your lunch and wear comfy clothes that you can get messy in!
Dec. 7th, 10-4 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
10am - 4pm
$110
