CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS |
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come back often to
check new listings of classes and
events, including weed walks, herb crafts, meditation,
labyrinth and classes in goddess spirituality. If you would
like to organize a class for a small group, please contact me to make
arrangements.
Visit us at Radiance,
a shop & studio
that my daughter, Kara & I have in
downtown Lancaster! It's located at 9 W Grant St, right across the
brick alleyway from Central Market.
 Our
telephone number is 717-290-1517.
Hours are Tuesday thru Friday 10 am to 5 pm, and Saturday 9 am thru 4 pm.
We try to keep the schedule of classes being held at Radiance up to
date on our
blog, so check there. You can also subscribe to our class
announcement newsletter at the subscribe box on the home page of
this web
site.
In addition to my herbal products, we have hand-made items made by local
artisans from natural materials, including plant-dyed clothing, and hand-spun and dyed yarns from Rachel-Marie. We
also have a fabulous selection of Fair Trade items from
the global community, including Tibetan prayer flags and travel meditation
altar boxes, hand-woven grass market baskets from Ghana, and
beautiful purses made from recycled silk saris. We have
earrings from Nepal, and beautiful hand-batiked wall hangings &
clothing from the south Pacific. And we have hand-tied smudge
sticks from Native Scents in New Mexico.
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PA HEARTLAND UNIT OF THE HERB SOCIETY OF AMERICA TOUR Tuesday, June 17, 2008 I am deeply honored to be on the tour schedule for this year's event, Herbal Delights: Gardening for the Soul. They have scheduled visits to both my labyrinth garden and to Radiance, downtown. In addition to my gardens, the group will visit gardens at Conestoga House, the Demuth Garden, Wheatland (President James Buchanan's home) and Tanger Arboretum. Let's Make HERBAL SALVES & OILS
Wednesday evening,
July 23 from 6:30 until 8pm Let's Make HERB & FRUIT CORDIALS Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 to 8pm In this fun class, I will show you how to make cordials using herbs & fresh summer fruit to create unique beverages that are beautiful to look at and wonderful to taste. Cost is $25. Class will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St in downtown Lancaster. Call 290-1517 or stop in to register. Must be at least 21 years of age to take this class. Let's Make HERBAL TINCTURES Wednesday, August 13, 6:30 to 8pm Join me and learn to make your own health-giving tinctures using a variety of herbs and menstrums, including vodka, brandy, cider vinegar & vegetable glycerine. Cost is $25. Class will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St in downtown Lancaster. Call 290-1517 or stop in to register. Let's Make HERBAL VINEGARS
Wednesday, September
10, 6:30 to 8pm Jen & I will lead in this class. Fun to create, beautiful to see, delightful to cook with, and great to give as gifts - herbal vinegars! Cost is $25. Class will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St in downtown Lancaster. Call 290-1517 or stop in to register.
Let’s Make … In this class, Susan Hess will teach us to make fresh soft cheese with cow or goat milk and culture. We will go through the simple processes of making a fresh cheese like Chevre’ or Fromage Blanc. Unlike cheese that needs to be aged and carefully tended for months, fresh cheeses are ready to eat with a day and can be easily incorporated into any kitchen routine using basic kitchen equipment. This class will be held in the home kitchen of Herbs from the Labyrinth, 1053 Wheatland Avenue in Lancaster. You will have a chance to explore the labyrinth garden during the wine & cheese-tasting at the end of the class.
Saturday,
September 27, 2008 from 1 to 4pm Resource materials will be provided. Packets of culture and prepared cheeses will be available for purchase from the instructor. To register call Radiance, 290-1517, or stop by the shop at 9 W Grant St, in downtown Lancaster, right across the cobblestones from Central Market. Susan Hess is a therapeutic herbalist and educator who operates the Farm at Coventry, handcrafting a fine line of therapeutic herbal products. She sells her wares through her website www.FarmatCoventry.com. Susan teaches an informative 8-month course "Homestead Herbalism" as well as a full schedule of classes and workshops at her farm near Pottstown. In her spare time she is a hobby cheesemaker who makes a variety of cheeses for her family's enjoyment. Susan and her husband Michael enjoy growing medicinal and culinary herbs in the teaching gardens, as well as raising heirloom vegetables and seed saving. They are fully committed to using growing and harvesting methods that protect and replenish the earth.
MOTHER EARTH HARVEST FAIRE Sunday, October 5, 2009, Glen Rock, PA
Let's Make HERBAL TEAS, TISANES & DECOCTIONS
Wednesday, October 8,
6:30 to 8pm What goes into these beverages? How are they blended? Come to this delightful class and Jen & I will share some tricks of the trade! Cost is $25. Class will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St in downtown Lancaster. Call 290-1517 or stop in to register.
Searching for the Goddess in Nature PA HERB FESTIVAL
Friday & Saturday, mid April 2009 (not
certain of the dates yet) LANDIS VALLEY HERB & GARDEN FAIRE
Mother's Day weekend, Friday & Saturday,
May, 2009
Garden enthusiasts flock to this annual faire like bees
to flowers. You'll find everything you can imagine from and for the
garden. This is one of the largest East Coast plant and garden
sales, and is always held on the Friday and Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend. It's
held on the grounds of the historical Landis Valley Farm Museum.
BALTIMORE HERB FESTIVAL Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, 2009 , 10 to 4 A fabulous range of herbs, garden gear, and herbal products are always available, as well as workshops & weed walks all day! Bring your shopping basket or a wagon! Come see us in Leakin Park in Baltimore, MD. For more info & directions, check their website http://www.baltimoreherbfestival.com
Dyeing
with Madder A workshop with Linda Kluge-Mansfield of Avalonblue Saturday, May 19, 2007 noon until 4:30 pm Join us as Linda shares techniques for traditional dyes, a skill going back at least 6000 years. From the realms of magic and tradition, she’ll fascinate us with lore about the dyers, who were considered skilled alchemists and keepers of secret knowledge. We'll also learn of the connection, through color and vibration, to the Chakras. In the hands-on portion of the workshop, each person will use the dye-pots we will set up together using Madder and other plants that will yield a range of orange hues. Additional scarves, silk camisoles and other goodies will be available for purchase. Cost for the workshop is $50, & includes two silk scarves or a small silk purse. Register at Radiance, or send your check & registration information to Herbs from the Labyrinth, LLC, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster, PA 17603, or register online. Space is limited to 8 people, so register early! The workshop will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St, across from the Central Market in downtown Lancaster. Phone is 717-290-1517. Wear clothes that can get messy, or bring an apron, and plan to have fun!
Let’s Make Herbal Beads!Learn to use the fragrant herbs and flowers in your garden to make lovely natural beads. We'll discuss the way rose beads have been made for generations, and then show you a simple method using herb powders. Each participant will make several beads to take home. Tina Sams, editor of The Essential Herbal Magazine, will facilitate this fun class, which will be held on Tuesday, September 25, from 6:30 – 8pm ish Class will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St (across from Central Market). Stop in, or call 290-1517 to register. $18 for the class includes all materials.
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RITES OF PASSAGE Wednesday evenings, starting June 20, 2007 This is another of the Reclaiming "core" classes, and is the class I recommend as a next step, after taking Elements and beginning to develop your own personal practice. We will work with techniques for re-entering and working with our dreams. You will learn to do trance inductions and pairs trance work as part of the class. Journeying into the realm of our own dreams and imaginings, we will each become the main character in our own myth. Through storytelling, trance and dream work, we will draw forth and weave a rich tapestry of images and symbols between the worlds, to empower us in all the worlds. We will work with a mythic story, and with the Pentacle of Life. (The points on this pentacle are Birth, Initiation, Ripening, Repose, and Death.) Cost is on a sliding scale of $160 to $110. Prerequisite is Elements of Magic or equivalent. Contact me to register. LabyrinthHerbs@aol.com
ELEMENTS OF MAGIC Tuesday evenings, 6-9:30pm March 20 thru April 24 Co-facilitated by Sarah Campbell & Beth Weaver-Kreider This is the first of the core classes in the Reclaiming Tradition, and is a prerequisite for all other core classes. It is a wonderful class for beginners, and for those who already have a developed practice and want to focus on the Elements and grow within that practice. Deepen your vision and focus your will, empowering yourself to act in the world. Practice magic by working with the Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. Techniques include drumming, singing, sacred dance, breath work, visualization, sensing, projecting and raising energy, chanting, trance work, creating magical space, spell crafting, and structuring meaningful ritual. We hope to provide a nurturing environment for all participants. Prerequisite: Read the first six chapters of The Spiral Dance by Starhawk. The book is available on this web site, or at Radiance, 9 W Grant St. Please be committed to attending all 6 classes. Cost is on a sliding scale of $160 to $110. For more information or a registration flyer, email me. Or, register online. I try to offer this class at least once each year. If these dates don't work for you & you would like to organize a class for a small group of your friends, contact me to discuss arrangements. This class can be taught once a week for 6 weeks, or as a weekend retreat.
Any of the following classes can be offered to your group. Keep in mind that I'm in Lancaster, PA, and am willing to travel about an hour each way to facilitate a presentation. Contact me to make arrangements. HERBS AROUND THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR A journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year, with folklore, herbal and gardening tidbits. HERBAL FOLK REMEDIES We'll talk about the common herbs found in our yards and meadows, which our great-grandmothers used to take care of the simple illnesses we all encounter. You will feel more confident about using these wild plants in your own household.
LET'S MAKE...
Let's Make Herbal Incense! Not scheduled at this time, but keep watching for dates!
Ever wondered what goes into incense cones, and
how you could make your own self-burning incense? Tina Sams, editor of the
Essential Herbal magazine, will
talk about the ingredients, why you'd want to make it yourself, and how to
do it. Each participant will leave with approximately 1 dozen cones that
they've made themselves. Bring along a shoebox lid or something similar to
carry home the damp cones.
I (Sarah) will talk about the qualities of a variety of herbs used in dream pillows, so that you can choose the herbs that will give you the sort of dream experience you are looking for, whether it is more restful, more vivid, psychic, even escape from nightmares. Each participant will leave with a dream pillow that they've made themselves. Cost for the workshop is $12, & includes materials.
...HERBAL FACIALS! In this fun class, we will give ourselves facials, using all natural ingredients, from a steam cleansing and exfoliating scrub, to moisturizing with my Luscious Face Cream. A great way to pamper yourself! ...HERBAL COUGH SYRUPS! Get ready for cold season! We'll make a batch of Wild Cherry cough syrup, and another of Elderberry syrup. ...HERBAL FOLK REMEDIES! I will talk about some traditional folk remedies, maybe we'll all even try some! Old Wives Tales are often full of useful information! You'll go home with recipes and a list of sources. ...BRIGIT'S CROSS! Using dried grasses, we will weave this ancient design, used by the Celts to honor the Goddess Brigit, and to protect their homes and hearths from fire. ...LAVENDER WANDS! We will each weave a beautiful lavender wand to take home. These are the same as the wands you’ve seen in the expensive catalogues! ...HERBAL FIRST AID KITS! Learn to make your own herbal first aid kit to handle a variety of common ailments and emergencies! ...HERBAL SPRAYS & SACHETS! Turn your house into a Victorian stillroom. After you try these easy crafts, your house will never smell the same. ...KITCHEN COSMETICS! Use the things you have in your kitchen to make wonderful skin-nourishing preparations. ..HEALTHY SMOOTHIES! In this class, we'll make & sample several different kinds of smoothies, using a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, super foods, even some wild foods! You'll go home with recipes, ideas, and a list of sources for local organic foods. .Home, About Us, Products, Classes/Workshops, What's New, Labyrinths, Musings & Articles, Rustlings & Rumors, Questions & Answers, Recipes & Instructions, Links, |
Hours
are 9am to 5pm both days. Look for me at my usual spot in the Millstone Grove. For more information go to
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Make Dream Pillows
Herbs
from the Labyrinth, LLC
Sarah Campbell,9 W Grant St, Lancaster, PA 17603
717-290-1517; FAX: 717-396-7768;
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