The herbal apprenticeship program here in Sandpoint is for those who have a strong desire to strengthen their skills and fill their herbal tool belts and apothecary with plant medicine from both the wild and garden. CMHS delivers intensive in-the-field plant identification with hands-on harvesting, formulation, medicine making and holistic health practices.

You’ll learn more than you thought possible about amazingly versatile willow and spend the day out in nature in the fresh air harvesting and processing your bounty right on the sandbar next to a peaceful creek.

Needle felting is an age-old method of decorating wool clothing and household items that spans many cultures.

The vibrational medicine of roses is that we are held and comforted in our grieving and injured hearts. When we feel loss, we can wear the rose beads and take in the love and comfort so readily given and so needed.

Gain the skills needed to feel confident knowing when to pick plants at their strongest medicinal and nutritional value and how to process them for effective herbal remedies.

A medicinal herb garden is a meditation practice with herbs, bees, birds, sun, water, and soil combining to create a sanctuary for both plants and people. Join us in the CMHS garden, won't you?

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For those who wish to dive deep into all things Hawthorn. We will spend the day identifying and learning all about hawthorn, proper harvesting time, medicine making. Go beyond “hawthorn is good for the heart.”

Whether you are just getting started in the amazing world of herbal medicine or a seasoned herbalist desiring to go deeper in herbal studies with hands-on field work, the Botanical Primer is an excellent opportunity for a deeply rooted exploration of wild plants, with a focus on ethical harvesting practices, constituents and why knowing them is vital to making effective healing remedies, plant energetics, and the positive impacts plants have on our anatomy and physiology!

This is the time to get out in nature! Summer is such a bountiful time of year-with so many plants at their peak! Whether you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned herbalist desiring to go deeper in herbal studies with hands-on field work, the Summer Botanical Primer is for you! Come meet the plants of our unique bioregion, learn about wild plants and the communities in which they grow. We will focus on the positive impacts plants can have on our physical, mental and spiritual health. To do this, we will dig deep into how the plants work in and with our bodies and how we can cultivate reciprocal relationships with the green world and become better stewards of the earth. We will cover ethical and sustainable harvesting practices, energetics, and plant constituents in order to make the most exquisite hand-crafted remedies that are highly effective and that you will feel good about incorporating into your daily life! The Summer Primer is a fantastic extension of the Spring Primer but can be taken as a stand-alone session as well!

The body's natural state is that of relaxation! The mind's is that of calmness. Stress is the result of habits that get in the way of being in-touch with our true state of being. Join Sita and Suzanne at the Blue Lotus Temple in Bothell and be prepared to learn lots, have fun and relax.

Hawthorn is considered a primo herb for supporting overall cardiovascular health. We’ll delve into plant constituents to learn the “why and how” hawthorn is working with our anatomy and physiology to improve the health of not only the cardiovascular system, but of the nervous system as well. We will discuss protocols for the use of hawthorn and adjunct therapies to manage anxiety and panic attacks and relieve the effects of stress.

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