Join us for a journey into the amazing world of medicinal herbs and natural remedies


​Each workshop is themed with a medicinal herb that will be blooming in East Tennessee at the time of the workshop so we can identify and wild harvest the plants together. We will focus on "weeds" that grow all around us, ones for which we may not even know the medicinal benefits!
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Each workshop will include a short talk on a system of the body or aspect of our health, and then together we will learn about the properties of the herbs and how they can support our well-being.
You will learn how to identify and process each herb as well as the recipes for making medicine in your kitchen from your own backyard. 
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​Our day will include:
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1pm - arrival and welcome circle
1:30 - herb walk into the forest + herbal meditation
2:30 - snack and herbal tea
3:00 - workshop on system of the body & health
3:45 - medicine making
4:45 - closing circle and goodbyes
Dates & Topics:
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Sundays, 1-5pm
April 6: Herbal Series 1: Cleavers, Purple Dead Nettle & the Lymphatic System - Tinctures
April 13: Herbal Series 2: Violets, Dandelions & Spring Tonics - Infused Vinegars & Oxymels
June 8: Herbal Series 3: Elderberry Flowers & the Respiratory System - Infused Spritzers & Cordials
June 15: Herbal Series 4: Native Rose, Red Clover & Women's Health - Infused Rose Water
Aug 3: Herbal Series 5: First Aid Herbs: Yarrow, Plantain & Comfrey - Infused Oils & Salves


Each session includes the herbs and ingredients for making the medicines, and you will be able to take home the medicine you make. This series is open to any level of herbalist, from complete beginner to weeds lovers.
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Your healing is in your hands!

​We invite you to take one workshop or come to all of them!

​Cost:
$85 per session
or 
$65 if signing up for more than 3 or bringing a friend

​Includes an afternoon snack, all activities & all ingredients needed.
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Reserve your spot:

Meet the facilitators

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Jessi Luna
Jessi was born and raised on the land of Seven Springs. She completed her first YTT200 in 2007 and her YTT300 in 2012. She co-founded Kula Collective Yoga School and Seven Springs in 2015. Jessi has always loved to combine elements of dance and natural movement with traditional yogic sequencing. She incorporates attention to rhythm of the breath, and allows for organic movement to flow in each pose. She is passionate about anatomy and physiology and especially women's health. Her first son was born in 2018, and since that time, Jessi has dedicated herself to learning more about birth and birth keeping, as well as focused on creating support circles for women. She has trained as a Birth Doula and Post-partum Doula, and she is passionate about Pre and Post Natal Yoga. Most of all, Jessi believes yoga is a holistic practice that can benefit every woman, and while the asana practice may have brought her into the yoga path, Jessi now enjoys exploring the subtler aspects of the yoga journey through ceremony and circle.
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​Shelby (Bee)
​Shelby is a mama and self-taught herbalist. She grew up running through the hills and hollers of East Tennessee and learning the local medicinal plants which grow in abundance in these magical lands. She is a firm believer that the medicine you need is probably growing right in your own backyard. 

Her passion lies in herbal infused oils and turning them into healing salves, body butters and balms. She has been honing her craft for the last 5 years and learning to make the most self-stable and potent herbal remedies using locally foraged and ethically wild crafted plants.

She hopes to empower people to learn how to craft their own kitchen medicine and to lean into learning about the plants that grow in abundance in their own backyard.