CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

 

Be certain to 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.
 

 

ELEMENTS OF MAGIC

Dates: Tuesdays, January 6 thru February 10, 2009
6 - 930pm

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 $175 to $125, & includes a copy of the book.  For more information or a registration flyer, email me

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.

 

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 Wednesday, January 21, 2009 from noon until 1:30ish

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.

 

Let's Make Brighid's Cross! 

Using dried grasses, we will weave this ancient design, used to honor the Goddess Brighid, and to protect their homes and hearths from fire.  We'll talk about Brighid & her many healing aspects, and ask her to bless our weavings.  Each participant will make a Brighid's Cross to take home.

Class will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, from noon to 1:30ish, at Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster, across the cobblestones from Central Market.  Stop in, or call 717-290-1517 to register.  $18 class fee includes materials. 

 

Botanical Sketching in the Garden

Do you love plants?  Do you want to draw them?  Come to this class led by local artist, Elizabeth Weaver and learn how to view plants, how to portray their characteristics, style and spirit through drawing.  Join her in our outdoor studio – the Herbs from the Labyrinth garden – over the course of several weeks.  We will gather as a group to study plants and practice our drawing techniques.  All levels are welcome.

This class will be held in the gardens of Herbs from the Labyrinth, 1053 Wheatland Avenue in Lancaster. 

Dates TBA

$ 40.00 for the series of three classes, $15 for each individual class..

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. 

 Eli (sabeth) Haskell Weaver is a visual artist, educator and community activist who has a green thumb for herbaceous medicinal perennials.  When not busy with community projects, she enjoys printmaking, growing medicinals, perennials, painting, singing and riding her bike.  Check out some of the work she has done on her soon-to-come web site www.eliweaver.org or on Radiance blog at http://radianceinlancaster.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s Make …
Fresh Cheese!

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

$ 50.00 fee includes a copy of Ricki Carroll’s book, Home Cheese Making.

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


This is the 4th annual Harvest festival at the site of the well-known Spoutwood Faerie Festival.  The Mother Earth Harvest Faire celebrates the spirit of the Fall season and Autumnal Equinox, one of two points in the year where the length of day equals the length of night.  The Fair celebrates healthy people working for and enjoying a healthy planet. Partly we pay tribute to the simple traditions and values of harvest festivals of the past where apples are pressed into cider, garden and farm bounty is proudly displayed, and the animals used to plow our fields or to clothe and nourish us are lavishly appreciated. In the spirit of good old-fashioned fun we'll have country dancing in the big barn, lots of other music and storytelling, harvest craft activities for kids, a Mother Earth Nature Poetry Marathon, good food for all tastes and natural and folk crafts to marvel and delight.

 For more info go to www.spoutwood.com

Searching for the Goddess in Nature
Finding the Divine Within

I am honored to be leading this retreat Friday October 17 thru Sunday October 19, 2008

Deep inside each of us, an ancient wisdom lies sleeping.  Our ancestors understood the divine nature of the Living Earth and how it is that we are woven into the sacred web of life.  Our bodies still know.

During this experiential weekend, we will use song and movement, stillness and contemplation, storytelling, the labyrinth, altar-building and art-making to connect to and deepen this vision.

Held at the Murray Grove Conference Center in Lanoka harbor, NJ, and sponsored by Women & Religion of the Joseph Priestley District of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Woman to Woman
 

The Sixth Annual Woman to Woman event will be held on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the YWCA of Lancaster, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster.  This unique event for women offers holistic workshops and services to introduce women to local women-owned businesses that can help to create healthier and more balanced lives.  Admission includes more than 30 workshops, a personal service, and the marketplace.  You'll find us in the marketplace.  You may stay for the whole day, or join in any part of the day.  Visit www.w2wlancaster.org for more information. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the YWCA for $12 each, or as a website-only special, two for $22.  While they last, tickets will be available at the door for $15.  Admission is limited.  Proceeds benefit the YWCA of Lancaster.

 

Let's Make HERBAL SALVES & OILS

Dates TBA

Join my apprentice Jen Frey & me for this class! 
We will use several methods for infusing oils with herbs, and show you how to make salve from the infused oil.  You will go home with recipes, ideas & a jar of the salve we will make together.  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 HERB & FRUIT CORDIALS

Dates TBA

In this fun class, I will show you how to make cordials using herbs & fresh 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

Dates TBA

Learn to make your own health-giving tinctures using a variety of herbs and menstruums, 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

Dates TBA

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 HERBAL TEAS, TISANES & DECOCTIONS

Dates TBA

What goes into these beverages?  How are they blended?  Come to this delightful class and learn 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. 

 

PA HERB FESTIVAL

Friday & Saturday, mid April 2009 (not certain of the dates yet)
York Expo Center, on the York Co Fairgrounds, in York, PA
For more information, visit their web site www.paherbfestival.com

LANDIS VALLEY HERB & GARDEN FAIRE

Mother's Day weekend, Friday & Saturday, May, 2009
on the grounds of the Landis Valley Farm Museum, just outside Lancaster, PA

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.  Hours are 9am to 5pm both days.  Look for me at my usual spot in the Millstone Grove.     For more information go to www.landisvalleymuseum.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Plants

A workshop with Linda Kluge-Mansfield of Avalonblue

Next date TBA

 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.  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!

 

 

 

 

RITES OF PASSAGE

Dates TBA

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

 

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.

 

 

Let's Make Dream Pillows


 
Not scheduled at this time, but keep watching for dates!

A dream pillow is a small pouch filled with herbs, which have been selected to stimulate dreaming.  It is a simple magical spell, or prayer, for your desires in regard to your dreams.

 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.  

...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,

 
 

Herbs from the Labyrinth, LLC
Sarah Campbell,9 W Grant St, Lancaster, PA 17603
717-290-1517; FAX: 717-396-7768;
 

 

Hosted by The Herbal Connection