herbal gatherings + experiences
Río Madre creates an environment for participants to be fully enveloped by the world of plants and immersed in herbal medicine-making practices.
By booking a private herbal gathering, you spark transformation in yourself and your guests by connecting to the grandeur of Mother Earth.
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This if for you if:
You want to learn how to make herbal medicine in the comfort of your own space.
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You desire a gathering that’s customized to the needs and interests of your event and guests.
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You’re just beginning or are new to herbal medicine and seek guidance on where to start.
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You’d like to learn about a specific form of medicine-making or plant.
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You prefer to work one-on-one.
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You want to become more familiar with the medicinal plants growing around you.
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You’re interested in diving into connection with medicinal plants, traditional medicine-making techniques, and seasonal rituals.
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You want to gain skills in working with earth medicines.
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You’re looking to come into deeper alignment with cyclical practices.
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You have a birthday party, wedding party, baby shower, or another celebration that you’d like to add herbal medicine-making to.
Experiences
Together, we will gather at an in-person space (discussed on our consultation call) or place in nature organized by me to learn and go through the full process of how to make herbal medicines. I will share my knowledge of the plants and traditional medicine-making techniques, while guiding you into your own discoveries.
Desert Salves (2-3 hours): Salve making with desert plants is a ritual in place-based medicine-making. Together, guests will cultivate and tend to their individual relationship with the Mojave desert. We’ll begin with an expansive landscape meditation, followed by an introduction of our plants, studying how to work with them medicinally. Guests will add their intention to our oil by garbling and placing the plants into the oil. Together, we’ll learn to make a salve. To close, guests will be invited to share their reflections or experience.
Slow Medicine~ Herbs for Stress + The Nervous System (1-2 hours): A workshop centered around how to slow down to nourish the nervous system from a holistic perspective. Together, we’ll explore our nervous system’s interface with the world, how we can lean on herbal medicine for support, four essential plants for stress relief, and additional, accessible lifestyle practices that bolster our sense of groundedness in daily life (even when you’re busy). Guests will have the opportunity to taste and try plants in various herbal preparations (tea-tincture-glycerite-oil) and fully experience the magic and peace of herbal medicine.
Herb Walk + Herbal Medicine Making (2-3 hours): Join me at a region of your choice, and I can choose one of the best places to go to for your group to learn about wild plant medicine. (Locations may be based off of where your already occurring gathering, event, or retreat is taking place.) We will spend our time learning about: the ecology of the area, ways to correctly and safely identify medicinal plants, ethnobotany, medicinal use, and how to protect the land we stand on. We will then gather and make an herbal preparation together with these plants. Each participant will go home with their creation. Depending on the gathering, we’ll discuss ethically and respectfully gathering.
Herbal Medicine-Making with the Seasons (1-3 hours): Our bodies are mirrors of nature and the landscapes we live on. Together, we’ll explore one of the following Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter through the lens of herbalism. I will guide you through plants and herbal preparations that are aligned with the season, sharing their medicinal properties and traditional/modern use. We will explore our place within Earth’s cycles and make an attuned herbal preparation that will support our body through the season ahead. The workshop itself and medicine made is intended to honor what the season has to offer, therefore it is customized to where we are at in the wheel of the year. Customization for this gathering can be as open-ended or intentional as you'd like. (Examples: Summer + St. John’s Wort Infused Oil, Autumn + Fire Cider)
What’s Included?
A 1-3 Hour Experience
All Materials Required for Making
Grounding practice or Meditation
Snacks and Herbal Beverages
Handouts for Guests to Take Home
Designed Space
Gather with intention.
Pricing
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Pricing begins at $200
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Pricing begins at $1000
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Pricing begins at $1,500
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Pricing begins at $1,850
Have an Airbnb and want to include herbal medicine-making into your guests experience? Contact Lia at liaaspenherbalist@gmail.com to discuss options.
let’s create a memorable gathering
Herbal gatherings can be customized to the needs of your party or organization. If there’s something you didn’t see here, or you have an idea in mind, please fill out the form below. I’ll be in touch shortly.
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