Tuesday, May 17th, 7-10pm
$25 WCCW Member / $30 Regular
In this workshop we will learn about nervines, plants that support our nervous system, and how we can use them to help nourish and support us as we move through the stress we experience living with systemic oppression and trauma. We will talk about the different ways oppression and trauma can affect our bodies and how plant medicine can help guide us towards wellness and resilience. At the end of the class we will make a tea blend to take home.
Melanie Griffin is a Queer Black artist and herbalist from Virginia and New York, who now resides in LA. She is an ardent believer and lover of plant medicine, plant magic and healing justice. Through her experiences with chronic illness, Melanie was moved to begin studying herbalism after becoming frustrated with the limitations of allopathic/ western medicine. She has studied on her own for many years, taken and passed all 3 levels of the herbal education program at the Third Root Natural Health Community Center, and continues to expand their herbal knowledge through attending workshops and conferences. Additionally, Melanie draws on intuition and connection to spirit and the ancestors to practice an ever growing craft of plant medicine making and knowledge sharing.
While most WCCW programming is free or donation-based, with no one turned away for lack of funds, we do offer some workshops that have fees associated. This covers materials and allows us to pay the leaders of these workshops for their time and expertise, and to put a small percentage back into WCCW. This income, in addition to memberships, is what lets us keep the doors open and the lights on. We want to make programming as accessible as possible to anyone who is interested though, so we also offer volunteer opportunities and free community tickets to each event or workshop (number varies depending on capacity of the class). Email [email protected] for more info or to find out more about this opportunity for a specific event.