Study Herbs, Ayurveda & Wellness in Santa Cruz
Upcoming Events & Workshops
Spring Self-Care Ayurveda Retreat
Enjoy a full day of relaxation, cooking, and learning as you transition from winter into spring! Your day begins with a journey in self-exploration, as you learn how to balance your unique constitution. You will uncover how daily and seasonal routines can detoxify and balance your natural rhythms. Learn how to integrate herbs into your daily life to improve digestion, energy, and wellness. You will learn about ayurvedic cooking and enjoy a delicious lunch during class. Your day concludes with the practice of Ayurvedic mind body techniques for stress reduction, energy, and sleep. You will leave feeling relaxed, grounded and with a diet and lifestyle plan that supports your true nature.
Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring a yoga mat or blanket to use for the breathing, yoga and meditation portion of the day.
April 18th 10-4 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$138
Herbal Tinctures
Learn how to formulate fresh and dried herbal tinctures, with the correct alcohol percentages, to create a potent and long-lasting remedy for a variety of common maladies. This hands-on class goes through the process step-by-step, and each person gets to make a unique tincture to take home! At the end of class you will have formulas, instructions, and the necessary knowledge to expand on your tincture formulation and creation at home!
This class is geared towards all skill levels, no prior experience is needed.
May 2, 10-12 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$59
Herbal Lotions & 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.
May 2nd, 2-5 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$75
Summer Skincare: Making Sunscreens, Floral Waters, Cooling Serums, and More!
Learn to protect and renew your skin this summer as you create your own sunscreens, cooling serums, and floral waters. You will combine organic oils, butters, herbs, and zinc oxide to make an amazing sunscreen. You will create fragrant, soothing floral waters that can be spritzed on to cool you down after a hot day. For those summer days when you’ve had a bit too much sun, you will learn about Jackie’s favorite after-sun serum to rehydrate and replenish your skin. You will go home with your three natural products, perfect for your summer skin care, and the skills and knowledge to continue making them for many summers to come!
All materials and supplies are provided in class.
May 9th, 2-5 pm
Cabrillo College Campus
$75