This class is part of a 2 part series - Moving Through Hard Times: Herbs for Stress and Emotional Well-being
February 4th: Plant Allies for Emotional Well-Being with Ember Peters
February 18th: Herbs for Stressful Times with Oren Hercz
Both classes will be live on Zoom at 6:30-8:30 PM Atlantic Time (5:30-7:30 PM Eastern Time)
Each class is $30 +hst or $50 for both (scroll down to register)
The classes can be taken stand-alone or together (and recordings will be sent out afterwards).
We often face demands that push us beyond our stress tolerance and prevent us from feeling well. The effects of disconnection, trauma, emotional suffering and long term stress often cause serious impacts on our mental, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. In this two class series, we want to share with you holistic herbal strategies for managing difficulties and rebuilding our nervous system resilience, so we can move through hard times with more ease and show up in our lives more fully, authentically, and with more satisfaction.
Feb 18th: Herbs for Stressful Times
Tuesday February 18th at 6:30-8:30 pm Atlantic Time
Live on Zoom
There is no doubt we live in stressful times. Chronic stressors like overwork, media overload, and economic uncertainty are considered “normal.” We may not realize how stressed we are until it makes us sick. Effects like fatigue, muscle tension, insomnia, anxiety, immune suppression, and digestive problems are just a few of the downstream effects of chronic stress. In fact, for the majority of clients in my clinical practice, chronic stress is a main contributing factor to their health issues.
Fortunately, herbal medicine can provide much needed support. Adaptogenic herbs improve our overall resilience in the face of stress, so that we can have more flexibility and stamina. They can help profoundly shift our baseline stress level, so we can live with more ease, even in the face of daily stressors.
In this workshop, we will explore:
Understanding the physiology of the stress response, so we can manage it wisely
How adaptogenic herbs help regulate our stress response while preventing long term negative health effects – and how to take them
Herbal profiles of 8 adaptogenic herbs, differentiated to help you understand which ones are most appropriate for different types of people
When herbs are not enough, and which lifestyle strategies best complement herbal support for stress
Bios:
Ember Peters (they/them)
Ember Peters (they/them) is a clinical herbalist and educator living on the North Mountain of the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Unceded Mi'kmaq Territory. Ember has over a decade of clinical experience focusing on accessible trans inclusive care and supporting people with complex chronic illness. They teach through the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism Intermediate Program, the Wild Current Advanced Clinical Programs and the Holistic Herbalism Beginner Program. Ember recognizes community based holistic health and decolonial land stewardship as a tangible step towards collective liberation and resilience. Ember is a Registered Herbal Practitioner with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia (HANS) Ember’s website: https://wildcurrentherbalism.com.
Oren Hercz (he/him)
Oren Hercz RHP (HANS) has been in practice as a Clinical Herbalist since 2010, working in holistic health clinics, a family medicine office, and in private practice online. He teaches a year long beginner’s herbal medicine program, empowering people to become their own home herbalists and be proactive about their health. Oren loves to teach and can often be found giving an herb walk, speaking at a local garden club, or even on TV where has been featured on the show Wild Nova Scotia. He is a Registered Herbal Practitioner (RHP) with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia, where he currently sits on the board of directors. Oren cares deeply about bringing this traditional wisdom to today’s world, where we need it more than ever. He lives in Chester Basin with his 3 kids and gardens. Oren’s website: www.orenhercz.ca