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2023 Schedule
Draft Schedule – subject to change.
07 Jul
Friday
08 Jul
Saturday
09 Jul
Sunday
10 Jul
Monday
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Registration
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Elixir Bar Open
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Herb Walk
Opening Circle
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Tent 1
Wholistic Medicine: The Path of Relationships
Abrah Arneson
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Tent 2
Healthy Mind, Body & Soil
Josh Sarvis & Kelly Dunn
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Demonstration
Herbs & Healing from a Rainbow: Intro to Colour & Light Therapy
Gudrun Penselin
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Dining Room
Community Nature Constellation
Alexandra Luppold
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Tent 1
Anxiety and Depression: Ayurveda and Beyond
Todd Caldecott
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Tent 2
Two Eyes Seeing
Flo Lavallie
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Demonstration
Crafting a Signature Elixir
Yarrow Willard
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Herb Walk
Cree and Mitchif Language Interactive Medicine Walk
Laura Mushumanski
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dining Room
Dinner
7:45 pm - 9:30 pm
Tent 1
BCHA's 50th Birthday Party
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Tent 1
Talent Show
6:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Dining Room
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Tent 1
Aligned Hatha Yoga
Dr. Ellissa Crête
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Tent 2
5 Element Qigong and Toning
Ryan Gallant
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Herb Walk
Integrative Movement Class
Alison Lukyn
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Dining Room
Morning Welcome & Announcements
Colleen Emery
Yarrow Willard
Chanchal Cabrera
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Tent 1
Cytotoxic Herbs for Cancer
Chanchal Cabrera
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Tent 2
Astrology and Herbs
William Morris
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Tent 2
Scotch Broom Making
Diana Munday
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Herb Walk
Wild Medicine to Nourish & Heal the Body
Flo Lavallie
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Tent 1
Alzheimer’s, a Story to Remember
Dr. Terry Willard
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Tent 2
Detoxification and Fasting
Todd Caldecott
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Demonstration
Medicinal Soap-Making (Cold-Processed Soap)
Krista Dawn Poulton
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Herb Walk
Medicinal Plants of the West Kootenays
Patrick Kooyman
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Dining Room
Lunch
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Tent 1
Men's Health: A Natural Health Perspective
Dr. Terry Vanderheyden
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Tent 2
Herbal Medicine for Nervous System Regulation
Marie Zak & Travis Cartwright
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Demonstration
An Indigenous Worldview on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions
Laura Mushumanski
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Herb Walk
Riparian Old Growth Plant Walk
Keith Davis
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tent 1
Holobiont in the Forest of Connection
Yarrow Willard
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tent 2
The Nuance of Herbal Medicine: Bitter Pungents
Abrah Arneson
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Demonstration
Herbal Pharmacy: Creating Simple Herbal Products & Gifts
Gudrun Penselin
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Herb Walk
Tree Talk Walk
Sarah Orlowski
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
in & around Tent 2
Blanket Market
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dining Room
Dinner
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tent 1
Herbal Storytelling
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Tent 1
Entertainment & Dance Party
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Tent 1
Restorative Yoga
Dr. Ellissa Crête
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Tent 2
16 Movements for Health and Vitality
Ryan Gallant
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Herb Walk
Integrative Movement Class
Alison Lukyn
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Dining Room
Morning Welcome & Announcements
Colleen Emery
Yarrow Willard
Chanchal Cabrera
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Tent 1
Safe Space for Healing: Guidelines for Practicing Herbalists
Flo Lavallie
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Tent 2
Herbal Approaches for Managing Low Testosterone in Men
Dr. Terry Vanderheyden
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Demonstration
Fresh Plant Tincture Extracts: The Math and the Magic of Medicine Making
Colleen Emery
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Herb Walk
Sacred Water Within
Alexandra Luppold
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tent 1
Forest Gardening with Medicinal Herbs
Patrick Kooyman
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tent 2
Medicinal Smokes: The benefits of using fumigation as herb delivery method
David Knox
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Demonstration
Mental Health Perspectives from both a Land Based Perspective and Indigenous Worldview
Laura Mushumanski
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Herb Walk
Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku)
Gudrun Penselin
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tent 1
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Treatment Protocols - Advanced
Krista Dawn Poulton
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tent 2
Stick Our Your Tongue, Let Me Feel Your Pulse
Abrah Arneson
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Demonstration
The Frequencies in Psychedelic Therapeutics
Josh Sarvis & Kelly Dunn
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Herb Walk
Small Plant Stroll
Sarah Orlowski
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Tent 1
Closing Circle
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Herb Walk then Drive to Site
High Elevation Plant Walk (by donation)
Keith Davis
Patrick Kooyman
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