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We invite you to join us for a weekend of education and inspiration at beautiful Blue Ridge Assembly. Here are the symposium details. To view the symposium brochure click here.
Blue Ridge Assembly
The symposium site is nestled on a mountainside surrounded by 1200 forested acres with two rushing mountain streams. Lodging, dining and lectures are all within walking distance. Blue Ridge Assembly is 40 minutes east of Asheville, NC.
Visit www.blueridgeassembly.org under "Events" for reservation information, or click here for a housing form. Blue Ridge doesn't take reservations by telephone.Speakers: Paul Bergner, Juliet Blankespoor, Teresa Boardwine, Mary Bove, Chanchal Cabrera, Walter Crinnion, Doug Elliott, Cascade Anderson Geller, Tori Hudson, Chris Kilham, , Rhonda PallasDowney, Ric Scalzo, Bill Schoenbart, Jillian Stansbury, Michael Tierra, David Winston and 7Song. The symposium brochure is now available here.
Cascade Anderson Geller/ Mary Bove / David WinstonFriday Pre-conference Events (click to view details):
Cooking up Health: The Healing Powers of Herbs, Fruits & Veggies Cascade Anderson Geller ($89 includes sumptuous lunch)
The Neuroendocrine/Digestive Connection: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Disgestive Health – Mary Bove, ND ($89)
Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study -- David Winston ($65) FULL
Panel Discussion at Blue Ridge AssemblyPanel Discussions (Something for Everyone!):
Saturday Night: Herbs for Nourishing the Spirit
Paul Bergner, Teresa Boardwine, Chris Kilham, Michael TierraSunday Morning: 21st Century Herbalism: The Role of Full Spectrum Herbal Medicines and Phytopharmaceuticals
Mary Bove, Jill Stansbury and Chanchal CabreraClosing Session on Monday: Little-Known Indigenous Medicinal Plants Bill Schoenbart, Chris Kilham and Cascade A. Geller
Intensive Workshops are presented during the symposium ($55 each except where noted): -Immersion Course in Clinical Herbal First Aid—7Song
Limit 20 (FULL)
-Identifying, Managing and Reversing Environmental Illness—Walter Crinnion, ND
-Farm Tour- Richard Scalzo (no cost- limit 65 participants)More information and details:
Symposium registration fee:
$379 - This fee covers all lectures, panel discussions and other group meetings. Lodging, meals and intensive workshops are extra. (Cancellation fee $50.)Housing and meal costs: Rooms at Blue Ridge Assembly range from $176 to $304 total for three nights lodging and all eight meals. Meal packages for commuters are $70. Thursday night lodging is available if you plan to attend a Pre-conference event on June 1. Blue Ridge Housing Form
Continuing education credits will be applied for :Nursing: 26 possible hours by NCNA (depending on the number of hours attended).
Application for this continuing nursing education program will be submittedhis to the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) for 26 possible contact hours, depending on the number of lectures and optional events attended. NCNA is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Pharmacists: Approved-- 12 live hours for North Carolina and 8 hours for Georgia licensed pharmacists..
Acupuncturists:Maximum of 26.5 PDA points submitted to NCCAOM (depending on the number of lectures and optional events attended.) Regular symposium 18.5 PDA points.Naturopathic Physicians: Approved by OBNE* for 18.5 possible general hours. Extra: Mary Bove's pre-confernce intensive on Friday approved for 5 general of which 2 can be pharmacy.
*Oregon Board of Naturopathic ExaminersChiropractors: Submitted for 12 hours for North Carolina licensed chiropractors.
Others: A certificate of attendance is available for all who request it.
Exhibit Hall: The expanded exhibit area in the Pavilion offers booth space, food and medicine-making demonstrations, herbal food exhibits and refreshments. Please email us if you are interested in exhibiting.
Tours of Mountain Gardens: In conjunction with the symposium, Joe Hollis will give free tours of Mountain Gardens on Friday, June 1. Enjoy one of the largest collections of medicinal herbs in the eastern U.S., the herb nursery, dispensatory, apothecary and 'self-help health center'. The tour will run continually from 10 AM. to 4 PM; you can arrive any time and join the tour in progress. For more information and directions: www.mountaingardensherbs.com
If you have any special needs for the symposium, please let us know at the time of registration as we will gladly make reasonable effort to accommodate disabilities.
Other pages of interest:
Medicines from the Earth, 2012
Speakers and Topics
More details here: Symposium brochure
Paul Bergner
1. Subclinical Hypothyroid – Diagnosis and Botanical Treatment
2. Coffee: A Literature and Clinical Review of the Possible Benefits and Adverse Effects of the World’s Favorite Herb
3. Withdrawal and Recovery from Celiac and Gluten Intolerance Disease--Therapeutic Strategies and Herbal SupportJuliet Blankespoor
1. Herb Walk
Teresa Boardwine
1. Blood and Iron-Building Herbal Tonics (Demonstration)
2. Herbs in the Treatment of HPV
3. Sea Vegetables for Health and Wellness (Demonstration)
Mary Bove
1. Pre-conference Intensive Friday, June 1: The Neuroendocrine/Digestive Connection: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Digestive Health
2. Midwifery Care: Herbs for Pregnancy and Birth
3. Herbal Therapeutics 1: Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Galactagogues
4. Dermatitis in Children: Botanical Therapies
Chanchal Cabrera
1. Surgery: Preparation and Recovery with Botanical and other Natural Agents
2. Horticulture Therapy--Growing Wellness
3. Ethnobotany and Tribal Medicines of the Nilgiri Mountains in Southern India
4. Cardioactive Glycosides and Clinical Management of Arrhythmia
Walter Crinnion, ND
1. The Role of Environmental Toxicants in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
2. Beyond Broccoli: Botanical Mechanisms Influencing Phase 1, 2 and 3 Biotransformation
3. Intensive - Identifying, Managing and Reversing Environmental IllnessDoug Elliott – Herb Walks
Tori Hudson, ND
1. Botanical Medicines and Metabolic Issues in Midlife Women
2. Common Problems in Adolescent Girls
3. Botanical Research Update in Women’s Health, 2012Chris Kilham
1. New Discoveries from the Rain Forest
2. Cacao: The World's Ultimate Super Plant!
Cascade Anderson Geller
1. Friday Intensive: Cooking Up Health–The Healing Power Of Herbs, Vegetables And Fruits
2. Herbal Therapeutics 2: Nature’s Antiseptics
3. Herbal Therapeutics 3: Break a Sweat with DiaphoreticsRhonda PallasDowney
1. Intensive: Flower Essences for Soothing Sleep
2. The Integration of Yucca (as Herb, Flower Essence and Homeopathic) with the Human Energy SystemRichard Scalzo
1. Intensive: Farm Tour--Cultivation Procedures and Processes at the Gaia Herb Farm in BrevardBill Schoenbart, LAc
1. Red Sage and Turmeric
Jill Stansbury, ND
1. Herbal Therapeutics 4: Febrifuges--Herbal Approaches to Fever
2. Herbal Therapeutics 5: Trophorestoratives--Hepatic, Renal, Lymphatic, and Circulatory
3. Plant Spirit Medicine of the AmazonMichael Tierra, OMD
1. Yin Deficiency/Adrenal Exhaustion: Herbal Diagnosis and Treatment
2. Shen or Spirit Disorders: A Multicultural East-West Herbal Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
3. Erectile Dysfunction: East-West Herbal Lifestyle, Constitutional Assessment and Treatment
David Winston
1. Friday Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study June 1 FULL
2. A New Understanding of Adaptogens and How They Work
3. The Use of Herbs and Natural Products for Topical Applications
7Song
1. Clinical Intensive: An Immersion Course in Herbal First Aid (includes live demonstrations) FULL
2. An Herbalist's Plant Walk
3. Plant Walk-The Flora of Black Mountain.
Medicines from the Earth 2012
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