3:00 pm
Presenter Introduction (Ch.1)
6:00 – 8:00 pm
8:00 – 8:30 am
Meditation with Charlene Jones (Ch.1)
8:30 – 9:00 am
Welcome to the Conference (live channel – Ch.1)
9:15 – 10:30 am Session ONE
Krista PoultonSustainability within the Herbal Medicine Industry: For respect of the herbs and the herb growers
Monica Giacomin Herbs for Resilience
9:30 am Penelope Beaudrow & Pat Crocker Wise Women Teachings
10:00 am Yarrow WillardTruth and Reconciliation from a Settler Herbalist
10:30 am Gudrun Penselin Flower Essences – How to create your own flower essences
10:45 – 12:00 noonSession TWO
Seraphina Capranos Are Adaptogens Always the Answer?
Angela Bewick and Julie Walker Fall Foraging in Southern Alberta & Rewilding Your Garden
11:00 am Kristin Stark Herbal Practices for Parents and Caregivers of Children
11:30 am Latifa Pelletier-AhmedSeed Saving
12:00 – 12:45 pm
Lunch Break
12:45 – 2:00 pmSession THREE
Panel – COVID-19: Herbal Medicine Strategies for Acute & Chronic Care (Ch.1)
2:15 – 3:30 pmSession FOUR
Christine Dennis A Conscious Menopause Journey
Tiffany Freeman Nourishing the Blood
2:30 pm Nikola BarsoumIntroduction to Growing Medicinal Herbs
3:00 pm Abrah ArnesonNettle: From A Tiny Seed to a Powerful Medicine
3:30 pm Chanchal CabreraArtemisia annua – a Medicine of our Times
3:45 – 5 pmSession FIVE
Todd CaldecottPhytotherapeutic Perspectives on Dementia
Jeananne Laing Cannabis – Clinical best practices
4:00 pm Bree NabholzA Step-by-Step Guide to Making Elderberry Syrup At Home
4:30 pm Steven MartynFour Cornerstones of Traditional Herbalism
5:00 PM
Pre-Dinner Remarks
5:15 pm – 6 pm
Dinner break
6 pm – 7:30 pm
Panel – Reciprocity: A Practice of Community Solidarity (Ch.1)
8 – 8:30 am
Qi Gong with Tristan Ford (Ch.1)
8:30 – 9 am
Panel – Provincial Herbal Associations Check-in: Cross-Canada round-up of herbal activities in 2021 (Ch.1)
9:00 – 9:10 am
Welcome Back to your Conference! (Ch.1)
Katolen Yardley Two Herbs to Respect: Devils Club and Pokeroot Medicine
Jasmyn Clift and Maryann Abbs3 Eclectic Formulas and Michael Moore walk Into a Bar.
9:30 am Tamara Segal Wild Harvesting with Reciprocity
10:00 am Tiffany FreemanDecolonizing herbal practices
10:30 am Penelope Beaudrow & Lauri HoegSacred Plants – Spiritual and Medicinal Uses
10:45 – 12 noonSession TWO
Denis ManzerMedicinal Mead Making
Robert RogersCree Medicine Bundle
11:00 am Todd Caldecott Phytotherapeutic applications of magic mushrooms
11:30 am Interview with a Herbal Elder: Judy Nelson talks with Zhyfhs Millicent
Lunch break& Student meet-up chat session on the live channel (Ch.1)
12:45 – 2 pmSession THREE
Panel – Ask a Herbalist (Ch.1)
William MorrisRenegotiating the client-practitioner Relationship
Shantree KaceraRegenerative Plant Medicine: Permaculture for the Herbalist Path
2:30 pm Colleen EmeryArt & Science of Blending with Essential Oils
3:00 pm Yarrow Willard & Elise LeBlancValues-Driven Packaging for Herbalists
3:30 pm Yarrow Willard & Ivan SovicQuality Assurance in Herbal Product Manufacturing
Mark Haden Clinical Use of Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
Christine Dennis 5 Elements Model for Encouraging Resilience: Help for preparing for the Great Turning and changing global landscapes
4:00 pm – Interview with a Herbal Elder: Flo Lavallie talks with Zhyfhs Millicent
4:30 pm Seraphina CapranosGreen Breath Meditation
Pre-Dinner Remarks (Ch.1)
Panel – Resilience: Tools for building healthy communities and supporting regenerative change (Ch.1)
7:30 pm – 8 pm
Herbal Story Time with Abrah Arneson (Ch.1)
8:15 – 8:45 am
Meditation with Gudrun Penselin (Ch.1)
8:45 – 9:00 am
9:00 – 11:00 amSession ONE
Panel – The World of Herbs (Associations of Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners) (Ch.1)
11:15 am – 12:30 pmSession TWO
Melissa Ronaldson What is a solidarity audit? Lessons from working as a herbalist in the refugee camps in Northern France
Sajah PophamMedical Astrology for the Practicing Herbalist
11:15 am Dr. Rosari Kingston Culture and its Influence on Clinical Practice
11:45 am Seed SistAsThe Witching Herbs: Alkaloid-rich psychotropic plants
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch break
1:30 – 2:45 pmSession THREE
Maureen Robertson Medical Astrology & Spiritual Considerations in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
Keith Robertson & Danny O’RaweCeltic Herbalism
1:30 pm Henriette Kress Some Boreal Herbs
2:00 pm Seed SistaAs Herbalism As Rebellion
2:30 pm Henriette KressHenriette’s Favorite Books: a tour through a bibliophile heaven
3:00 – 4:15 pmSession FOUR
Rosita Arvigo The Wisdom of Water, Plants and Prayer for Spiritual Healing
Stephen Taylor Humoral Medicine – Ancient Medicine for Modern Times
3:00 pm Bevin ClareHerbal Medicine for the Modern Traveler: Practical strategies for herbal medicine self-care on the road or around the globe
3:30 pm Sue EvansThe Colonial Roots of Western Herbal Medicine in Australia
4:30 – 4:45 pm
Closing Remarks and Raffle (Ch.1)