Winter Wellness Workshop

Winter is coming.... Are you prepared to stay healthy?
Get the skills you need to stock your herbal pantry with healing and supportive plant allies!

The Herbal Winter Wellness Workshop Series

October 20 and
December 1 from 1 - 5 pm
with  Herbalist Alison Magill
Allium Gardens, Barrington NH

As the daylight wanes, we begin to spend more time indoors and move less. Our bodies slow down and naturally seek to enter a period of rest and renewal.

Unfortunately, our modern busy lifestyle is not in alignment with the cycles of the seasons and this creates extra strain on our mental, emotional and physical body systems, making us more susceptible to illness.

Herbalists know that having remedies on hand is essential to ensure that we have what we need to get us through until spring. You too can learn to make your own healing concoctions in the Winter Wellness Workshop!

Register for the Workshop

When we are proactive in creating a healing herbal tool kit, we can better handle the demands of the winter season.

Why Herbal?

A quick trip to the local drug store reveals very few options for actually promoting health and wellness; most products are designed to suppress and relieve symptoms

Herbs and healing foods can be a great alternative but these products can be very expensive to purchase. So why not learn to make your own?!

In this workshop series, I will show you just how easy it is to create the nourishing herbal preparations that will keep you supported all winter (and beyond!)

If you'd like to save money, increase your self-reliance and get away from dependence on Over-the-Counter chemical-laden medications, the Winter Wellness Workshop is for you!  This year instead of waiting until acute illness strikes, prepare your herbal pantry now.
During the workshop you'll not only learn ABOUT the herbs and foods to strengthen your immune system, but HOW to create the remedies you need to care for yourself or your loved ones if you get sick. Take a stand for your health by creating an herbal kitchen!  

The Biology of Belief

Within our selves we have deeply held beliefs about our world and our place within it. These beliefs combine with past experiences to influence our perceptions: the lens through which we interpret the world around us. Our interpretations in turn lead to thoughts about what should or shouldn't be true or right, triggering a biochemical response in the body. That's called an emotion. This cascade of biochemicals has a profound effect on our health and well-being, all arising from our beliefs, perceptions and thoughts. Over time, an excess of one creates an imbalance within the body that can eventually manifest as dis-ease.

 "Our bodies ...respond to these perceptions by releasing chemicals that affect our physical health and well-being… for better or for worse."  ~ Bruce Lipton

 Because these aspects of our selves are manifesting in an energetic way, we must use an energetic healing modality to access these parts of ourselves. This is where flower essences truly shine. When we look to plants as allies in our healing journey, they help us release, retain or transform qualities we need in our next stage of life. 

WHERE ARE THE WORKSHOPS?
The workshops are held at my home in Barrington NH, which I affectionately call Allium Gardens.  You will receive directions when you register.

WHAT IS THE COST?
The cost is $95 for an individual workshop or $165 if you register for both. Save $25!

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE CLASS?
The maximum number of participants is 5.

WHAT WILL I BE TAKING HOME ?
 - In the first workshop, we will be creating  or starting 4 different winter health concoctions: Elderberry elixir, 2 types of fire cider, hawthorn cider syrup and a fever support tea blend.

 -  During the second workshop, we'll be learning the double extraction method necessary for the best mushroom tinctures. We'll brew up a ginger cough syrup and whip up some some herbal electuaries and a winter tea blend.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
 - Please bring 3 pint sized jars; all other supplies are included in the cost. 


Some of the best medicines are found in the kitchen!

About Alison

I love plants and all the ways they help us: giving us air to breathe, their beauty and of course, their medicine. My health is elevated thanks to the plants! I'd love to help you discover the amazing world of green medicine so that you can use plants to support your health also.

Through the years I've learned from the plants themselves and from many amazing herbalists, including formal training in herbalism. Many hours in the fields, the garden and the kitchen has given me the skills and knowledge for creating a seasonally focused herbal lifestyle that includes a robust herbal apothecary. You too can create a  healing herbal pantry to support your and your family's health. Once you start on the plant path, you won't want to live any other way!

Retreat Schedule

These times are approximate as the plants will be calling us to sit with them on their time! I generally spend close to 1 hour with the plant as I begin the essence co-creation process.

9:00 - Arrival, welcome, tea and nibbles.
9:30 - Coming together in circle; essence making steps and tips
10:30 - Head out to the garden; begin essence co-creation
12:00 - Lunch break (BYO or Potluck to be determined by participants)
12:45 - Uses of specific essences.
1:45- Return to garden. Journal, meditate or drop into your senses to receive wisdom from your ally
2:45 - Retrieve essence; filter, store and blessings; Sharing experiences and essences with group.
3:30 - How to work with flower essence in your daily life; combining essences with other energy modalities.
4:00 - Closing.