Schedule of Events
Tentative Schedule for 2017 NorthWest Herb Symposium ~ Subject to Change
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Thursday ~ August 24, 2017
(Exhibitor Set-Up After 1:00 pm)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ~ Lunch in Mess Hall A (Included with Your Paid Intensive Registration)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ~ Four-Hour Afternoon Intensives
Chanchal Cabrera ~ "Shinrin Yoku: The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing"
Kevin Spelman ~ "Cannabis as a Therapeutic Tool"
Susun Weed ~ "The Great Remedies"
Katolen Yardley ~ "The Art of Formulating and Protocol Creation"
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ~ Thursday Night Salmon Dinner ($25.00 pre-paid)
Advanced Reservation Required
Friday ~ August 25, 2017
6:30 am – 7:30 am ~ Daybreak Yoga Class with Leslie Lekos in Auditorium A
7:30 am – 8:30 am ~ Breakfast in Mess Hall A
8:30 am – 9:00 am ~ Jay D. Johnson ~ Welcome to the Symposium
9:00 am – 10:30 am ~ Workshop Classes
Kevin Spelman ~ "Metabolic Syndrome: A Mitochondrial Etiology?"
Chanchal Cabrera ~ "Anthraquinones and the Bowel Stimulant Herbs: Using Laxatives Safely and Effectively"
10:30 am – 11:00 am ~ Visit Exhibits and Vendors
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ~ Workshop Classes
Susun Weed ~ "Healing the Pancreas the Wise Woman Way"
Natasha Clarke ~ "Medicine of Pacific Northwest Trees: A Hands-on Medicine Making Class"
Denise Joy ~ Herb Walk
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch in Mess Hall A
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ~ Workshop Classes
David Hoffmann ~ "Herbs, Humans and Holobionts"
EagleSong Gardener ~ "Bringing Herbs to Life"
Ryan Drum ~ Low Tide Beach and Shore Walk - Time Based on Low Tide
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm ~ Visit Exhibits and Vendors
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm ~ Workshop Classes
Katolen Yardley ~ "Enhancing Liver Detoxification: Understanding and Support for Phase 1 and Phase 2 Liver Detox"
Denise Joy ~ TBA
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ~ Dinner in Mess Hall A
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ~ Herbal Night at the Movies in Auditorium A
“Butterfly Mystery Movie"
Saturday ~ August 26, 2017
6:30 am – 7:30 am ~ Daybreak Yoga Class with Leslie Lekos in Auditorium A
7:30 am – 8:30 am ~ Breakfast in Mess Hall A
8:30 am – 9:00 ~ United Plant Savers Presentation by Jay D. Johnson
9:00 am – 10:30 am ~ Workshop Classes
EagleSong Gardener ~ "Herbalism of Place: What Makes This Important?"
Katolen Yardley ~ "Using Medicinal Herbs as Edibles"
10:30 am – 11:00 am ~ Visit Exhibits and Vendors
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ~ Workshop Classes
David Hoffmann ~ "Herbs for Elder Issues (if I can remember what they are…)"
Kevin Spelman ~ "Botanicals for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease"
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch in Mess Hall A
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ~ Workshop Classes
Natasha Clarke ~ "Herbal Digestives and Why Do I Worry About What I Eat? ~ A Hands-on Medicine Making Class"
Chanchal Cabrera ~ "Mucilage and Polysaccharides in Herbal Medicine"
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm ~ Visit Exhibits and Vendors
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm ~ Workshop Classes
Susun Weed ~ "Green Allies for Blood Pressure and Cholesterol"
Netta Zeberoff ~ "Making Oils, Salves and Ointments Using the Herbal Hotpot"
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ~ Dinner in Mess Hall A
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ryan Drum ~ "Stories of Herbal Lore"
Sunday ~ August 27, 2017
6:30 am – 7:30 am ~ Daybreak Yoga Class with Leslie Lekos in Auditorium A
7:30 am – 8:30 am ~ Breakfast in Mess Hall A
8:30 am – 10:00 am ~ Workshop Classes
David Hoffmann ~ "How to Prescribe for the Unique Individual"
Leslie Lekos ~ "Aromatic Virtues: The Medicinal Use of Hydrosols"
10:00 am – 10:30 am ~ Visit Exhibits and Vendors
10:00 am ~ Pick Up Sack Lunches in Auditorium A
10:30 am – 12:00 pm ~ Workshop Classes
Susun Weed ~ "Happy Knees"
Katolen Yardley ~ "A Holistic and Herbal Approach to Dermatitis"
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm ~ Auditorium A ~ CLOSING KEYNOTE:
EagleSong E. Gardener ~ "The Heart of the Matter"
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm ~ Closing Circle with Susun Weed and Say Goodbyes Until Next Year
