Emerging from the Cave: Stoking the Rising Fire with Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir

Spring ushers in a time when Mother Earth takes a big stretch, delving deep with penetrating roots and rising up with fresh green growth. The land sweetens its springtime roots to ground our core while tender green leaves nourish our expansive energy. The creative flow is palpable as we embody this emergence from winter in preparation for the summer ahead. We will learn about spring tonic remedies that help revitalize the liver, nourish the adrenals, and refresh the mind as we walk to the rhythm of the seasons to manifest wellness through the year ahead. We will explore liver health through herbs like dandelion, burdock, and artichoke leaf. We will also look at nourishing greens like cleavers, chickweed and violet. And we will look at traditional spring tonics including sassafras and nettles. Springtime is an important time to get well grounded so we can reach out from a stable place.

Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir is a clinical herbalist, nutritionist, apothecary, teacher and lecturer for over 33 years. Her practice is rooted in communities she serves in Eugene Oregon and Strathpeffer Scotland as the apothecary at Mrs. Thompson's Herbs and instructor in the Academy Of Scottish Herbalism. Heather holds three certificates of training in Herbalism, with additional Mentorship with Naturalist and Scottish Elder Allister Brebner and Scottish Journalist and Author on Traditional Gaelic Medicines, Mary Beith. Dedicating her life to sharing this knowledge, she assists people in reclaiming their own health process, in giving healing aid to their families and in becoming professional Herbalists themselves.