herbfest 2008

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just a reminder about Herbfest 2008 - there are a few more places available:

Herbfest

August 1st-3rd 2008

Herbfest organisers: Bruton-Seal, Karin Haile,

Herbert, Anne McIntyre

Booking and info details: Karin Haile, Belstone, Ridgeley Road,

Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4QW

Email: karin.haile@... Tel: 01428 682005

Still a few places left £180 (herbal students £155)

See our website for info and booking form www.herbfestuk.co.uk or contact Karin

Includes space for tent, all food, lectures, workshops, herb walks.

Extra payments are for parking ( £10 surcharge for eco reasons) and

anything from the bar.

Herbfest is a celebration for all Herbalists. Spend three summer days

and 2 balmy nights outdoors under the stars and around the campfire

with stimulating lectures, fun workshops, great company.

Herbfest will have some of our most well-known and influential

herbalists imparting their knowledge. The provisional programme can be

seen on the www.herbfestuk.co.uk and includes the following lectures:

Winston

- a Herbalist and Ethnobotanist with over 35 years of training in

Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions. He has been in

clinical practice for over 28 years and is a herbal consultant to many

physicians and other healthcare professionals throughout the USA and

Canada; he is also a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild.

• Adaptogens – what they are and what they are not

• 10 tastes - herbal energetics

• Herb walk

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Rocio Alarcon

• Ancient healing ceremonies as part of treatment in the Andes, Amazon

and tropical regions of Ecuador

• Herbs, women and massage: different techniques of massage using fresh herbs

Donna

• Beauty and the bath: the ancient ritual of cleansing, conditioning,

and perfuming the skin

• Sleep disorders: practical session using herbs and essential oils

Nadia Brydon

• Herbal tips and travel kits for all climates

• Detoxing with herbs, living food and hydrotherapy

Ann Marie Licari

• The many aspects of violence and its impact on our health

• Herbs and belly dancing

Joe Nasr

• Medicinal properties of six ancient aromatic waters

• Clinical diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders

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• Contemplative plant study – a practical guide

Maureen on

• Contemplative people study in herbal practice

Carol Rudd

• Making a vibrational medicine – a practical session

• Defining a vibrational medicine, using the doctrine of signatures

and other methods

Karin Uphoff

• Caring for your connective issue

• Cleansing; the ups, downs and arounds of it

On Friday night we have the acoustic band Dragonsfly

(www.dragonsfly.org). Dragonsfly is a Celtic-Eastern-Folk Fusion band

with a unique sound born from the band member's musical tastes and

influences. They play French and Breton dance to Eastern Europe and

beyond. They have played at the Glastonbury festival in 2005 and the

Priddy folk festival and they are performing for us in August.

Herbfest will be held at the U.K.s only tented eco-conference centre

organised by Green and Away www.greenandaway.org.

Looking forward to seeing you there

Karin, Anne, and