Events & Classes
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Craft Your Own Herbal Formulas (9/26 & 10/10/26, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse/Lopez Island, 10:00-11:30 am)
Classes will cover:
- Differences between crafting a quality tea or tincture blend for an individual versus crafting a blend for the general public.
- The safest herbs to work with to avoid herb-drug-interactions or allergies/sensitivities.
- Medicinal Actions of the safest and gentlest plants to work with.
- An introduction to herbal energetics, which is about whether an herb is considered warming or cooling, drying or moistening, relaxing or tonifying.
- How to assess those same qualities in people so you can get good at herbal match making.
- Things like dosing, frequency, etc.
- How to make blends that taste good, because the reality is that people are not generally going to want to keep drinking it if it’s nasty (even if medicinally it’s quite effective).
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: This will be a mix of lecture and hands-on practice for participants. You will receive PDFs with tips for formulating at home and a materia medica of the safest and gentlest herbs to work with.
Email arikarapson@islandherbalconsults.com to get on the waitlist.
*Additional classes on formulation may be added if there is enough interest or we find we need more time to cover everything.
Harvest & Tincture Violet (May 17th, 2026)
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Perimenopause Support (May 9th, 2026, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse), remote options also available if you missed it or aren't local
Don't be blindsided--figure out how to support your changing body and turn this into a powerful shifting point in your life journey.
Cycle Support (1/31/26, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse), remote options also available if you missed it or aren't local
Get a little more comfortable during your cycle.
Gear Up for Allergy Season (1/17/2026, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse), remote options also available if you missed it or aren't local
If you have seasonal allergies, you will get the most from holistic and herbal interventions if you get started a few months before your symptoms hit. Don't wait until you're miserable!
Introduction to Making Essential Herbal Medicines (10/18, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse)
Gearing Up for Cold, Flu & More Season (10/4/25, Sunnyfield Meetinghouse)
Discovering Plant Allies for Neurodivergent Support (7/12/25, Lopez Island Library),
Harvest & Tincture Lemon Balm (5/18/25, Lopez Island)
Making the Invisible Visible -Celebrate Neurodiversity Series (5/3/25, Mount Vernon Library, Mount Vernon, WA)
Wild Medicine (4/19/25, Lopez Island Library)
Building Resilience to Stress (10/26/24 , Lopez Island Library)