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Blue Ridge Assembly The symposium site is nestled on a mountainside surrounded by 1200 forested acres. Lodging, dining and lectures are all within walking distance. The site is 40 minutes east of Asheville, NC.
Over 40 presentations on botanical medicine by practitioners and researchers. See the list of speakers and topics below. Symposium Schedule
Pre-conference Intensive Friday May 30 from 9:30 AM- 3:30 PM at Gaia Herbs in Brevard, NC.
Botanical Medicines for Healthier Children with Mary Bove, ND Details
Six intensive workshops:
*Botanical Medicines in the Treatment of Pulmonary Disorders- Kenneth Proefrock, ND
*Nature's Medicines, Nature's Foods- Cascade Anderson Geller (Limit 35 participants)
*Field Study of Little Known Medicinal Plants of the Southeast- David Winston (Limit 25 participants- FULL)
*Uterine Health and Fertility Enhancement- Rosita Arvigo
*Botanical Treatment Protocols Using Professional Solutions (at Gaia Herbs)- Richard Scalzo & Omar Cruz (no cost, includes comp. lunch)
*Cultivation Procedures and Processes at the Gaia Herb Farm Richard Scalzo (no cost- limit 65 participantHerbal Therapeutics Series: New this year!
Five lectures on herbal actions comprise this first installment of an ongoing series on herbal therapeutics. Specific indications for each herb, formula writing and case studies are included in the lectures. A certificate is available upon completion. No extra cost. Attend all or part of the series.
*Alteratives David Winston
*Nervines and Antispasmodics Amanda McQuade Crawford
*Diaphoretics and Diuretics Cascade Anderson Geller
*Tonics, Bitters and Cholagogues Mary Bove, ND
*Adaptogens David WinstonWomen's Health Series: Also new this year!
Certificate available, no extra cost. Attend all or part of the series.
*HPV, Cervical Dysplasia, and Politics Mary Bove
*Natural Healing for Ovarian Cysts and Fibroids Amanda McQuade Crawford
*Osteoporosis - Prevention and Treatment Mary Bove, ND
*Better than Botox: Natural Therapies for the Skin Jill Stansbury, ND
*Panel Discussion: Herbal Therapies for Conditions of Pelvic Congestion
Evening Programs:
Saturday: Keynote Program 8- 9:30 PM: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Shaman (includes documentary of Rosita and Don Elijio). Rosita Arvigo, DN
Sunday 7-8 PM: Forum on Herbal Healing: discussion in the Outdoor Amphitheater with Cascade Anderson Geller
Sunday 8-10 PM: Dancing in the pavilion to Avec La Force- west African music with an irresistible beat!Herb walks on the wooded acres surrounding Blue Ridge Assembly.
Continuing education applications submitted for nurses, acupuncturists (NCCAOM), naturopathic physicians and chiropractors. (18.5 hours) A certificate of attendance is available for all who request it. CE information.
Symposium registration fee:
$365 covers all lectures and the panel discussions. Lodging, meals and intensive workshops are extra. Sign up for lodging at www.blueridgeassembly.org under "Events."Housing and meal costs:: Rooms at Blue Ridge Assembly range from $170 to $290 total for three nights lodging and eight meals. Meal packages for commuters are $69. Thursday night lodging is available if you plan to attend the intensive with Mary Bove on Friday, May 30.
Please note: Blue Ridge only takes reservations online (www.blueridgeassembly.org under "Events"),by regular mail or fax, not by phone. Alternate lodging is available in the town of Black Mountain 10 minutes away. Lodging registration is now open.If you have any special needs for this activity, please let us know at the time of registration as we will make reasonable effort to accommodate disabilities.
Speakers and topics (subject to minor changes and additions)
HT= Herbal Therapeutics Series
WH= Women's Health Series
Paul Bergner
1. Sleep Debt and Chronic Disease: Natural and Botanical Therapeutics
2. Case Studies in Vitalist Herbalism
3. Insulin Resistance: Pathophysiology and Natural and Botanical Therapeutics
Rosita Arvigo
1. Keynote Program: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Shaman
2. The Lost Art of Spiritual Bathing
3. Herbs of Belize
4. Intensive: Uterine Health and Fertility Enhancement
Mary Bove
1. HPV, Cervical Dysplasia, and Politics (WH)
2. Specific Indications and Therapeutic Actions of Bitters and Cholagogues (HT)
3. Osteoporosis: Prevention and Treatment (WH)
Amanda McQuade Crawford
1. Botanical Therapies for Joint Pain
2. Herbs for Ovarian Cysts & Fibroids (WH)
3. Specific Indications and Therapeutic Actions of Nervines and Antispasmodics (HT)Walter Crinnion, ND
1. The Use of Botanical Agents to Reduce our Toxic Burden
2. Natural Therapies to Counter the De-energizing of our Bodies and the Toxic Assault on our Mitochondria
Ryan Drum, PhD
1. Two Buds and a Leaf (Medicinal Uses of Fig Leaves and Poplar & Grindelia Buds)
2. Seaweed Materia Medica Update
3. Epigenenomics and Transgenerational Herbalism
Doug Elliott- herb walks
Lisa Ganora
1. Lipids: Botanical Occurrence, Metabolism and Benefits
2. Herbal Constituents: Synergy and Variability
Cascade Anderson Geller
1. Intensive: Nature's Medicines-Nature's Foods
2. Specific Indications and Therapeutic Actions of Diuretics and Diaphoretics (HT)
2. Herbs for the Bath
3. Herb Walk
Chris Kilham
1. The Shaman's Pharmacy
2. Medicine Hunt - The Search for Cures
Kenneth Proefrock, ND
1. Intensive- Botanical Medicine in the Treatment of Pulmonary Disorders: Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Cancer
2. Eye Disorders: Glaucoma, Cataracts and Allergy
3. Botanical Interventions in the Treatment of Mental Illness
Jill Stansbury, ND
1. Medicinal Uses of Plants in the Umbelliferae Family
2. Botanical Compounds for Vascular Disease
4. Better than Botox –Herbal Therapies for the Skin (WH)Decker Weiss, ND
1. Congestive Heart Failure: Improving Quality of Life using Natural and Conventional Systems
2. Avoiding Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery with Botanical Systems of Medicine
David Winston
1. Herbs for Inhibiting/Reversing Multiple Drug Resistance (MDR) in Bacteria, such as MRSA or PRSA
2. Alteratives: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses (HT)
3. Intensive: Field Study and Ethnobotany of Southeastern Plants - FULL
4. Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Adaptogens (HT)
We hope to see you there!
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