1. The Alphabet Soup of Self-Care: NVC, EFT and Tapping for Personal and Community Transformation, part 1 beginning/intermediate
How do we stay whole and balanced in a dynamic world that at times feels like it’s crumbling and crazy? How do we let go, regain center and stay the course as social change agents, as stewards of the earth, as moms, partners and professional healers? This class will offer techniques for self-empathy and empathy of others, for transforming negative self-talk, body-based trauma, physical and emotional pain.

2. The Alphabet Soup of Sef-Care: NVC, EFT, and Tapping for Personal & Community Transformation, part 2 beginning/intermediate
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

1. Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners, part 1
We will discuss all the steps necessary to learn to make cold process soap. We will cover an overview of the process, a description of equipment and ingredients, making soap up to measuring and mixing the lye and water, and measuring and mixing the oils. This class will have a limit of 12 people who can actually make and take home soap; any number of others can watch but not get the hands-on experience. Must attend both sessions.

2. Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners, part 2
In part 2 we will cover getting lye, water, and oils to the correct temperatures, mixing lye water with the oils, saponification, pouring into molds, and a discussion of suppliers. This classes will have a limit of 12 people who actually make & take home soap; any number of others can watch but not get the hands-on experience. Must attend both sessions.

1. Beginning Crochet beginning

2. Beginning Knitting beginning

1. Knots, Knots, Knots!
Ever wanted to know how to tie some handy and awesome knots? Want to learn how to tie the Alpine Butterfly Loop or the Chain Sinnet knot? How about the Zepplin Bend or the Timber Hitch? We're going to sit together and get tied up in knots.

1. Bell And Shekere Class all levels
The bright sound of the shekere adds energy to any rhythm. Bells sound through the music, keeping time and instigating dance. Come learn shekere technique and how to bring out the guord tones as we explore easy patterns and create an engaging, multipart rhythm. Then learn common bell patterns and a melodic bell piece from Ghana called Kpatsa. Practice your new skills at the evening drum circle. There will be 10 shekeres and 10 bells to share.

2. Dundun Dance all levels
Drum while you dance, dance while you drum. This class combines the beauty of West African dance with the exciting, high energy of stick drumming. We will learn Kuku, a women's fishing dance from Guinea. 15 drums will be provided. Conga drums can also be used.

3. Women And The Drum all levels
Bring your playful drumming spirit to this all level drum class. We will review basic drum technique and learn rhythms and songs from West Africa. Bring your hand or stick drums and percussion instruments such as shakers and bells. There will be a few extra drums to share. Let's drum up some magic!

1. How Trauma Affects the Body and What You Can Do About It Utilizing Herbs, Flower Essences and Awareness, part 1 all levels
This class will delve into understanding and working with trauma on many levels. We will begin by discussing how trauma affects our psyches and emotional body and the role that the psyche plays in helping us protect ourselves in acute trauma and the negative chronic effects that can happen from it. Diving into the science behind mind-body medicine, (i.e. psychoneuroimmunology) will help you to understand traumas affects on the direct aspects of the physiology and energy of the body. We will then spend a considerable amount of time discussing the many plant allies that can help us navigate and heal trauma. This will include an overview of nervine herbs, herbs for the adrenals and other glands which can be affected by trauma, and other tonifiers that help balance the body when dealing with both acute and chronic trauma. We will also discuss how flower essences help with trauma. Lastly, simple (yet powerful) somatic/mindful awareness practices will be introduced. The intention of this class will be for you to be able to more fully support yourself, those that you love and those in your practice who have suffered from trauma and are on the road to recovery.

2. How Trauma Affects the Body and What You Can Do About It, Utilizing Herbs, Flower Essences and Awareness, part 1 all levels
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

3. Herbs For Autoimmune intermediate
Autoimmunity is on the rise more and more, from the onslaught of chemicals in our environment to the psychological subconscious voices that are self-depreciating. It is unfortunately becoming epidemic. In this class we will be discussing the commonalities that all diseases of autoimmunity have, as well as, some of the more common diseases of auto-immunity such as: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimotos' Thyroiditis, Grave's Disease, Chron's Disease, as well as, Ulcerative Colitis. We will be reviewing herbs that all of the autoimmune illnesses can utilize to decrease hyper reactivity of the immune system, as well as, a few specific herbs for each disease listed.

4. Reclaiming the Divine Feminine as Healer; In Yourself and In the World all are welcome
The divine feminine force is returning into the awareness of our world. As she does, we the women who are listening, are called to live more in tune with the divine feminine source that lives inside of us and through us as the healing energy of power, clarity, compassion, wisdom, love and strength; to name but a few of her faces.

This ritual is both an invocation and a celebration of the highest vibration of the divine feminine as healer living through us as women. In doing so we are called to re-member her at the core of our being as the spaciousness, presence and the divinity that abides there. As we remember this divinity we step into our deepest soul's alignment of being a healing light unto the world. Come and join us as we remember and step into who we truly are.

1. Beginning Drop Spindle, part 1 beginning
This 2 part class covers instruction in the use of a drop spindle and the spinning basics of drafting, spinning single strands and plying which results in a 2 ply yarn ready for knitting or crocheting. All fiber is local and processed by hand off the grid by Robin Chapin Pilatti.

2. Beginning Drop Spindle, part 2 beginning
We will continue. See part 1 for full description

3. Beginning Fleece to Fiber Batts, part 1 beginning
This 2 part class includes learning terminology associated with wool fiber for the purpose of spinning and felting. Wool fiber will be carded on drum carders and with hand carders as the first step in readying fiber for spinning or felting. All fiber is local and processed off the grid by Robin Chapin Pilatti. You will leave with fiber batts ready for your next project.

4. Beginning Fleece to Fiber Batts, part 2 beginning
We will continue. See part 1 for full description

5. Beginning Wet Felting, part 1 beginning
This 2 part class includes all steps and materials necessary to make a felted bag or vessel/bowl. All fiber is local and processed off the grid by Robin.

6. Beginning Wet Felting, part 2 beginning
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

1. Singing Into Being: A Vocal Workshop With Joanne Rand, 1  all levels, no experience necessary
An experiential VOCAL WORKSHOP incorporating songs and chants from indigenous cultures throughout the globe, as well as Rand's original songs and those we create together. Includes exercises in sound, listening, movement, & breath...all tools for helping to access our voice. Emphasis is on spontaneity, group dynamics, and freeing up the INNER AUTHENTIC VOICE creating a sense of COMMUNITY & DEEP ECOLOGY

2. Singing Into Being: A Vocal Workshop With Joanne Rand, 2   all levels, no experience necessary This class repeats. See Singing Into Being, 1 for full description.

1. Cleansing and Rebuilding our Body from a Chinese Perspective
How do our bodies get out of balance and develop toxins? How can we cleanse the body of toxins? In Chinese Medicine, toxins are frequently considered “knotted disease” where several pathogens (such as dampness, heat and stagnation) have combined to form “knots”. How can we best rebuild our body? In Chinese medicine rebuilding is just as important and needs to be done at the same time as cleansing. This combination of cleansing and rebuilding “unknots” the pathogen. This class will talk about what a knotted disease is and how to combine herbs to treat it. Although this class can be taken independently, taking it with the class on the Liver and the Spleen will deepen your understanding of the herbal combination theory.

2. The Gan and the Pi or the Liver and the Spleen/ Chinese Digestive System
In Chinese Medicine the Liver and the Spleen have a complicated intertwined relationship where they both help and harm each other. Many chronic diseases, especially related to digestion, occur when this relationship becomes out of sync. We will talk about what each of these organs does from the Chinese perspective, how they affect each other both positively and negatively and how to treat them using herbs and nutrition.

3. A Whirlwind History of Western Women Healers
Women healers have systematically been written out of history. They have been trivialized or ignored. They have had their gender changed to male. This whirlwind tour of the history of women healers will teach you something about the contributions of these women that have been mostly ignored by the history books. We will start in Egypt and end with Women’s Sanatoriums of the early 1900’s. A fast and furious class!

1. INTENSIVE: Rawhide Boxes all levels
We will make raw hide boxes from an elk hide and have a quick discussion on how to prepare rawhide.

2. Buckskin Medicine Bags, part 1 all levels
We will sew individualized Medicine Bags from buckskin and add sacred decoration.

3. Buckskin Medicine Bags, part 2 all levels
We will continue. See Buckskin Medicine Bags, part 1 for full description.

1. Community Rights Ordinances all levels
We will discuss what Community Rights Ordinances are, how they provide rights to nature, and change the power structure. We will be referring specifically to the Mendocino County anti-fracking community rights ordinance, but also referring to other ordinances from around the country. These ordinances were begun in Pennsylvania in 1995 and are working to protect communities from such things as: fracking, sewer sludge spreading, factory farming, etc. These ordinances are defining law, which means they are not stuck continuing the chain of previous decisions (where much of the corporations power has been granted - not even in decisions, but later interpretations of such!)

2. An Herb Walk To Begin The Symposium, Led by the Local Plants beginning/intermediate
Come meet the local plants who so willingly share their world with us. We'll discuss ways to meet and greet and identify these amazing beings, as well as the many ways they care for us, both physically and spiritually.

1. 10 Of My Favorite Herbs all levels
In this class we will go over in detail some of karyn's favorite herbs. We will talk about everything about each herb- so how many we get through is variable.

2. Growing herbs all levels
This class will go over how to grow medicinal herbs, create different soil types, planting herbs with their families. We will also cover watering and ammending needs of each plant.

3. Learning To Access And Hold Your Power all levels
We will explore what is personal power from a Native American perspective. We will also look at walking in your power and how this is key to staying in balance and health Herbs and practices to help with this will be included.

4.Putting Together An Herbal Formula advanced
Formulation is one of the main keys to a person getting in balance/back to health. We will look at how to understand the layers of a formula, which herbs work for that person and how to individualize a formula for your client's energy.

1. Traditional Foods/Probiotic Ferments/ Cultured Vegetables
From illness to better health and wellness, restoring the healthy flora in our gut. Szuszi shares her personal journey to a diet highly steeped in pro-biotic foods. We will examine foods of Ancient peoples in contrast to the American Standard Diet. Learn how to make lacto-ferments, beverages Kefir, Beet Kvaas, and natural sodas. Experience hands on making the mother of all cultured foods…sauerkraut. Learn how to incorporate these important foods into your daily diet. Szuszi uses her skills originally taught to her by "Dr. Anne," studies as a Nutritional Anthropologist and life long learning to make this a fun and tasty class for all.

2. Hand Sewing and Mending
Sewing was passed down to me by my mother, but maybe not yours. Ever wanted to be able to competently sew that button back on, lift a hem of a skirt or pants that are too long? If you need a hand because things are literally unraveling in your life, let Szuszi give you the tools to sew them back together, fix that hole, darn that sock! For some us it's an easy fix, if not, let us demystify the use of needle, thread, and thimble for you. This will be a hands-on class, beginners welcome, no experience necessary. You can enjoy fixing an outfit, repairing, remaking, and reusing fabric. This is a great way to be more sustainable and a wonderful way women have traditionally shared their gifts in a sewing circle. Szuszi is delighted to share her fabric arts background. Please bring any items that you would like assistance repairing.

1. Healing Cleansing Rituals using Medicinal Plants with Anya, part 1 all levels
Cleanliness is next to godliness may not mean the ” squeaky clean with soap”. All of the indigenous cultures around the world had a cleansing, purifying practices that would clear spiritual impurities and unnecessary energies. Such rituals included the uses of herbs fresh, brewed or smoked, steam, ritual baths, fresh water, sweat lodges, fire, contrasted waters, prayers and energy movements that help to release all acquired negative emotions and attachments, that are not innate and harmful for the person being treated. We will cover three types of cleansing rituals: herbal brushing, beating and washing. Learn to do your own Limpia (cleansing) ceremony using medicinal plants. Medicinal knowledge of herbs is useful but not required. Please bring a towel.

2. Healing Cleansing Rituals using Medicinal Plants with Anya, part 2 all levels
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

3.Wild Woman Body Care, part 1 all levels
Of course the beauty is within, beauty is an expression of clean soul and healthy body. Esthetics is an essential element of healing for woman. It is so comforting to enjoy shiny hair, glowing skin and earthy-herbal scent of goddesses body. In this hands on workshop we will play with all Earth made elements to substitute the usual, even the "most natural" soap, shampoo, facial washes, toners, masks, and moisturisers . Body care for me means food for the body, so all needed should be found at the wild woman's kitchen.
Please bring a towel

4. Wild Woman Body Care, part 2 all levels
We will Continue. See part 1 for full description.

1. INTENSIVE: Fundamentals of Animal Track and Sign beginning/intermediate
This intensive will include both lecture and field time as we cover the fundamentals of animal tracks. We will examine track characteristics and animal behavior in order to discern different species. Animal sign such as scat, chews, scrapes, and beds will inform us of our neighbors, as we learn to detect patterns on the landscape. We will also look at how animals interact with the vegetation and how vegetation informs the tracker where the animals may be residing. This class is mostly for beginner and intermediate level trackers, but all are welcome, as the landscape suits all knowledge.

2. Who is at the Symposium?, part 1 all levels
In this hands-on class participants will learn how to read a landscape, review track and sign identification, and make a track plate box. Track plates are a valuable and easy to make tool employed for research or general interest. Once the class has made their track plate box, we will test our skills of reading a landscape and set the boxes in a likely place to gather tracks. Each day, students will check their boxes and report back to the group, sharing which animal friends are visiting the symposium right under our noses.

2. Who is at the Symposium?, part 2 all levels
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

For Young Women

1. Macramé Jewelry for Young Women
We will learn to make either a macramé bracelet or anklet with beads. We will also have a discussion on making soapstone beads with some samples of beads that can be made. Limited to 12 young women.

1. Dragon Time for newly menstruating young women
Welcome maidens, to the Circle of Women! Join us in celebrating the beauty and strength of this phase of your life, the time of your bloods. We will explore ideas and feelings, hear stories, make things to care for ourselves and prepare for the Maiden' s Rites of Passage Ceremony to be held Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. Any young woman who would like to go through the Maiden Ceremony must attend this class.

1. Moon Rites For Young Women And Their Mothers & Aunties (or any Women Who Want To Join)
Women have been known to have a special connection to the moon throughout time which is mirrored in our menstrual cycle. This class will explore the topic of our menstrual cycles or “moon time.” Girls will learn about the physical and hormonal changes that happen during each moon cycle, and ways to honor the physical, emotional, and spiritual cycles with herbs, diet, lifestyle, and personal practices. Mothers & Aunties will have a chance to share their own experience with their moon time and mothers and daughters will have a chance to discuss how to hold moon time in the family. Whether or not a girl has gotten her first moon, she will come away from this class with information to help her feel excited about her special time and make a “moon bracelet,” that, if she chooses, can be worn during that time of the month. Class will be fun and interactive.

2.Inner Beauty Nature Essences
The Women's Herbal Symposium is an example of a place where girls and women can feel free with our bodies and delight in the uniqueness and beauty of our many different sizes, shapes, and features. In the greater consumer culture, the ideas around beauty and what it means to be a woman are very narrow. This leads many of us to begin to think that we are not absolutely perfect as we are, and we start to criticize ourselves and compare ourselves to others. Because we are being so hard on ourselves, we can become hard on others as well. We will explore some popular magazines to identify what messages are being given to us as young girls and we will then explore what messages we WANT to create for ourselves and want to live our lives by. We will talk about how to choose a life of feeling and believing in our own unique beauty, inside and out.

1. Skin and Bodycare for Young Adults
Learn some new skills to help yourself love the skin you are in. We will be nurturing the inner healer and our bodies from head to toe. Be prepared to feel great with a choice of: aromatherapy scalp treatment, foot polish, body scrub, or facial mask. We will use herbs, oils, and lots of tender touch to awaken the beauty you are. No experience necessary. Please bring both a hand and bath towel. All other supplies will be provided.

Mid-kids ages 7-10

2. Drawing Plants with Potato Stamps
In this class we will practice our drawing and carving skills. Each student will pick a plant to study. First we will draw the plant. This is a quick exercise and a fun way to start getting to know the plant. Basic plant anatomy will be talked about at this time. Once we've met our plants and gotten to know their bodies, we'll carve our leaf stamps and spend the rest of the class printmaking our final project. It's about seeing the plant and building a visual relationship with it, but creativity is of course encouraged!

1. Peace Power Path: Aikido for Mid-Kids ages 5 to 7
Aikido is the martial art of following Nature's way, the way of harmony. Come explore your hidden powers: sitting like a mountain, rolling like a river, floating like a butterfly, leaping like an antelope and more! NOTE: for younger mid-kids ages 5 to 7

2. Peace Power Path: Aikido for Mid-Kids ages 7 to 11
In this fun class for older mid-kids we’ll play with a variety of “hands-on” moves from the martial art of Peace, Aikido. We’ll explore both how to strengthen your Center and how to return to Center when you feel Off. Learn how to take the energy of an attack and turn it into Peace Power.

3. Let’s Build a Labyrinth Together! for all Mid-Kids
We’ll learn how to make a labyrinth anywhere you go, using the natural treasures we find nearby to mark the paths. We’ll explore ancient ways of asking for Spiritual help with your labyrinth walk. Those who like can become the “Stewards of the Labyrinth”, tending it so that anyone at the Symposium can walk it, day or night.

1.Food on Your Face (Facial Mask for Radiant Skin)
In this class we will combine skin nurishing foods together to create a facial mask. We will learn about basic natural skin care and how to use ingrediants from your kitchen to keep your skin healthy and glowing.

2. Make your Own Dream Pillow
We will me making a Herbal Dream Pillow to help us dream sweet dreams.
We will use recycled felted wool and stitch in our good intentions, hopes, and dreams.
We will talk about the different dried Herbs and their healing properties.
Parents are encouraged to join their children in this fun creative project.

3. Paint Your Plant Portrait
This is a fun and creative class where we will trace a silhouette of your whole body and you will paint your self as a tree or flower.

Young Children

1. Singing With The Children, 1 for mamas, aunties, and children 7 and under
Bring the little ones each day and enjoy a morning of music, puppets and movement in nature. Lots of engaging and interactive songs about trees, bugs, birds, animals and more! The class will vary slightly each morning, but will have many similar songs that the children will remember. Please come prepared to dance! This class is intended for children under 6 to enjoy with an adult companion.

2. Singing With The Children, 2 for mamas, aunties, and children 7 and underr
We will gather again for music, puppets and movement in nature. See Singing With The Children, 1 for full description. This class is intended for children under 6 to enjoy with an adult companion.

3. Singing With The Children, 3 for mamas, aunties, and children 7 and under
We will gather again for music, puppets and movement in nature. See Singing With The Children, 1 for full description. This class is intended for children under 6 to enjoy with an adult companion.

Early Morning Classes

1. Tri-Yoga

Other Classes

Intensives

• INTENSIVE: Breast Health & the Lymphatic System (Immunity)

• Fundamentals of Animal Track and Sign

• INTENSIVE: Rawhide Boxes