Free Herbal Yoga Workshops

• August 13th: Supporting Digestion & Detoxification

• August 20th: Reducing Stress, Anxiety & Depression

• August 27th: Boosting Energy & Building Immunity

Support your body’s innate healing powers with plant medicine and yoga. Please join me for FREE outdoor herbal yoga workshops generously funded by the Victoria Foundation and the Neighbourhood Small Grants Program.

In each of these three workshops (more information below) we’ll tour the common ground gardens of the Quadra Hillside Neighborhood, the traditional territory of the WS’ANEC’ (Saanich), Lkwungen (Songhees) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation.

We’ll discover the nutritional, medicinal and magical properties of local garden herbs, wild botanicals, and even backyard weeds. We’ll discuss how to create simple herbal teas and nourishing infusions from these plants and herbs, and which to pair with common health concerns. 

Then after sampling a little tea, we’ll move through a series of gentle and therapeutic yoga postures designed to support each workshops theme from soothing anxiety, supporting digestion and building immunity.

These workshops are suitable for beginners – in both yoga & herbalism. There will be a limited amount of participants so if you would like to pre-register or have any questions, contact me here.  Please bring a blanket or yoga mat!

Supporting Digestion & Detoxification

• Date & Time: Sunday, August 13th, 1:00-3:00 PM
• Location: Wark St. Commons Garden, 2599 Wark Street

Digestion shapes every aspect of our physical and emotional well-being. In this workshop we discover the many digestion supportive herbs, backyard weeds & wild botanicals growing all around us. We’ll sample two tea blends, a digestive treat, then move through a yoga sequence that will stimulate our ability to digest and detoxify.  For more info on yoga & digestive teas click here. Contact me to register here.

Reducing Stress, Anxiety & Depression

• Date & Time: Sunday, August 20th, 1:00 -3:00 PM
• Location: Wark St. Commons Garden, 2599 Wark Street

In this workshop, we discover locally growing “nervine” herbs that help soothe stress, calm our nervous system and create feelings of peace and well-being. We’ll sample these herbs in teas and comforting treats, and explore how they can be used in tandem with restorative yoga postures to reduce anxiety and uplift our spirits. Contact me to register here.

Boosting Energy & Building Immunity

• Date & Time: Sunday, August 27th, 1:00-3:00 PM
• Location: Wark St. Commons Garden, 2599 Wark Street

We could all use a revitalizing boost. In this workshop, we’ll be focusing on restorative and tonic herbs which act as nutritive restoratives for the body, as well as support the health of organ systems. We’ll learn how to prepare our plants in nourishing infusions, sample herbal teas, and an energizing treat.  Then we’ll flow through a gently energizing practice to help open and dissolve stagnant blocks in our bodies and let fresh vitalizing prana flow in. Contact me to register here.