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| Schedule Overview | ||||
| THURSDAY, June 2 | ||||
| 2:00 - 7:00 PM | Registration for early arrivals in Blue Ridge Center Lobby (After hours see Blue Ridge front desk in the Lobby) |
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| FRIDAY, June 3 | ||||
| 9:00 AM - Noon | Registration in Blue Ridge Center Lobby | |||
| 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Botanical Adventures and Field Walk 7Song ($69--Sorry, this event is full) | |||
| Noon - 8:00 PM | Registration in Ware Pavilion (After hours go to Blue Ridge front desk in Lobby) |
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| 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Pre-conference Intensive: Compounding Workshop for Acute and Chronic Conditions Kenneth Proefrock, NMD ($89--still space in this event) BRC Chapel |
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| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Ecology, Propagation and Cultivation of Native and Oriental Medicinal Herbs at Mountain Gardens Joe Hollis Limit 20. ($59--sorry this event is full) | |||
| 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | • Exhibit hall opens in Pavilion • Registration continues in Pavilion (5 – 7 PM Live old time mountain music) |
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| SATURDAY, June 4 | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | QiGong - Front Porch of Eureka Hall (No prior experience necessary and no additional cost.) |
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| 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM | Registration in Ware Pavilion | |||
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast - Dining Room in Blue Ridge Center (for those who’ve purchased meals beforehand) | |||
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Opening Meeting - Washburn Auditorium | |||
| 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Phenotypes of Depression, Part 1 Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium | The Damage Done: Navigating the Physical Impacts of Long-Term Drug Use with Herbs & Nutrition Jen Stovall, BSN, RN BRC Chapel | Outdoor Walk: Woody Plant Medicinals Marc Williams, MA Meet in front of BRC |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Refreshments & Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Phenotypes of Depression, Part 2 Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium | Antiviral Herbs Native to the Appalachian Mountains Ruby Daniels, MS BRC Chapel | Principal Plants in Herbal First Aid 7Song Eureka Lobby |
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| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch - Blue Ridge Center | |||
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Energetic Herbalism: Understanding the Elements and Energetic Patterns of Plants and Humans Kat Maier, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium | Lost in Translation: Epigenetics, Mental Health and Botanical Medicine Kenneth Proefrock, NMD BRC Chapel | Herb Walk Doug Elliott Meet in front of BRC |
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| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Refreshments & Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Engaging the Post Pandemic Libido Katie Stage, ND, RH AHG) Washburn Auditorium | Targeting VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor): A Main Driver in Cancer Angiogenesis and Growth Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) BRC Chapel | For the Joy of BonBons (Demonstration) Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) BRC SE Region Room |
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| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Dinner - Blue Ridge Center | |||
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Exhibits - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Keynote: Inspiring a Way Forward: Navigating the Current Mental Health Crisis Kat Maier, RH (AHG), 7Song and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium |
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| SUNDAY, June 5 | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | QiGong - Front Porch of Eureka Hall (No prior experience necessary and no additional cost.) |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast - Blue Ridge Center | |||
| 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM | Registration - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Help for Our Times through a Five-Step Alignment Protocol Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) Eureka Hall Porch | Plant Walk: Seeing Medicinal Plants through the Eyes of a Wildcrafter and a Clinician CoreyPine Shane, RH (AHG) Meet in front of BRC | The Impact of the Circadian Rhythm on Hormone and Whole Person Health Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) BRC Chapel |
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| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Refreshments & Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Reducing Medication Prescriptions and Side Effects in our Elders Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium |
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| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch - Blue Ridge Center | |||
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | The One and Only Ashwagandha Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium | Spirituality and Healing: The Meaning and Practice of Spiritual Care in Medicine Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) BRC Chapel | Plant Walk: Establishing Plant Relations Kat Maier RH (AHG) Meet in front of BRC |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshments & Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | The Siren’s Song: Working with Addiction When Someone is Ready to Quit Jen Stovall, BSN Washburn Auditorium | All About Dandelions Marc Williams, MA BRC Chapel | Herb Walk Doug Elliott Meet in front of BRC |
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| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Dinner - Blue Ridge Center |
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| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Herbal Stories and Songs Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG) Fireside program in Amphitheater |
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| MONDAY, JUNE 6 | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | QiGong - Front Porch of Eureka Hall (No prior experience necessary and no additional cost.) |
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast - Blue Ridge Center | |||
| 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Registration - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Exploring the History of Shamanism through the Work of Mircea Eliade Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Washburn Auditorium | SIBO, IMO and More! Updates on the Treatment of Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) BRC Chapel | Topical Herbal Treatments Ruby Daniels, MS BRC SE Region Room |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Refreshments & Exhibit Break - Ware Pavilion | |||
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Deep Medicine and Inflammation Kat Maier, RH (AHG) Washburn Auditorium | The Calcium Paradox: Friend or Enemy? Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) BRC Chapel | Herb Walk Doug Elliott Meet in front of BRC |
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| Noon - 1:00 PM | Lunch and Exhibit Break (Exhibit Hall closes at 1 PM Monday) |
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| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Closing Panel: Favorite Appalachian Medicinal Herbs Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG), Marc Williams, MA, CoreyPine Shane, RH (AHG) and Ruby Daniels, MS Washburn Auditorium |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | Closing Meeting Washburn Auditorium |
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