Welcome Friends.

What an exciting time it is! Now more than ever so many of us are learning how to nourish ourselves and work with the plants that live right around us. By now, most of us know our goal is to eat local, support biodiversity and sustainable living. Yet way before this greening of America, herbalists have worked quietly and bravely knowing that what is simple is profound. Our tradition has never stopped singing the absolute truth that magic has always been and can never be destroyed. From the first cell of chlorophyll to the realms of Gaia that await our discovery, the sacred intelligence inherent in the green world is truly where it’s at. This eros/logos is transcendent, ecstatic, embracing, challenging and infinitely healing.

At Sacred Plant Traditions, we design our classes to be suitable for all levels of participants, from the beginner who wants to learn how to compost, to the accomplished professional desiring to deepen their relationship with the plant world. We present down to earth lessons on gardening, permaculture and the sacred harvest and processing of these gifts. We learn about our bodies, from the eyes of convention to the visions of our ancestors.

This year we are offering a new venue for the Nine Month Foundations Program. Beginning this March, Kathleen will offer her weekend format of Foundations. For those that still wish to study one day a week, we still offer that program in September.

This year Clinic will be offered from March to November. This intensive course of study is not offered anywhere else in this format on the East Coast. It truly is an extraordinary training for those that wish to delve deeper into the applications of herbal medicine.

Phyllis Light will be back this year with three weekends of her incredible teachings in Southern Appalachian Folk Medicine. We were in awe of the breadth and depth of her teachings and stories and are excited to learn from her again.

Matthew Wood is back!!!! Our dear friend, brother and teacher extraordinaire  will be teaching Animal Medicine Language and more. Please take a look at the wonderful weekend he will be teaching in September. Stay tuned for Stephen Buhner's intensive in 2010.

At Sacred Plant Traditions, our intention is to provide knowledge in sustainable foods and medicines. The one tradition that we have continued for millennia is the use of plants for nourishment as well as healing. We honor science in its purist form and strive for discernment of information, knowledge and wisdom. We hold true the beauty of the earth-centered practices that acknowledge the energy and meaning of each of the seasons. Finally, we promote healthy community as a key to the enrichment, balance and nourishment of our lives.

May the magic of the Green World invite you for a day, a month or a lifetime.

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