Past Events from May 17 – January 23 – Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

January 2025

January 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Introduction to Medicinal Mushrooms – 2 part class (ONLINE)

Zoom

February 2025

February 13 @ 5:30 pm

Herbs for the Immune System and Making Traditional Fire Cider to Combat Winter Illnesses (Indiana, PA)

Folk School in Indiana PA The NAFF Center, 580 Philadelphia St suite 1, Indiana, PA, United States

February 22 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Winter Wellness Retreat (Julian)

O-AN Zendo 1 Endless Circle, Julian, Pennsylvania

paherbschool

Specializing in herbal education in Central and Western Pennsylvania

We are excited to announce that registration is op

We are excited to announce that registration is open for @hawthornbotanicalgathering which we sponsor! Check it out!

Here are some of the amazing fire ciders and oxyme

Here are some of the amazing fire ciders and oxymels you will get to try in this week’s winter immunity class! The class takes place in Indiana PA on Thursday evening. You can learn more about this class and our other offerings at www.paherbschool.com!

Glycerin tincture making using the Crock-Pot metho

Glycerin tincture making using the Crock-Pot method.

For these extracts I will have them sit in here on the warm setting for 24 hours before I strain them.

This is a much faster way of making a glycerin extract rather than letting it sit on the counter for 3 to 4 weeks. I am making these for a client who cannot have alcohol-based products.

#medicinemaking #medicinalmushrooms #glycerine

Join us for our hybrid foundations class that star

Join us for our hybrid foundations class that starts in May. Lots of details on the website! Are fully in-person. Class is currently full so this is another opportunity to get hands-On learning with us. #Herbschool

We are offering an online synchronous course start

brewing up some fire ciders with different herbs.

brewing up some fire ciders with different herbs. My own philosophy of formulating fire cider is to use the pungent herbs as a base (garlic, onion, ginger, horseradish, etc) but add other herbs I may want for various medicinal purposes. We will be teaching a class in Indiana PA in mid February!

Music: Radiowave
Musician: Fullstack
Site: https://icons8.com/music/

#firecider #firecidertonic #medicinemaking #herbalmedicine #paherbschool #botanicalmedicine #garlic #vinegar #herbs

Join us for our first online offering! You can joi

Join us for our first online offering! You can join from anywhere and a video will be available for 2 weeks after class if you cannot join us live.

#herbalmedicine #paherbschool @phyteasana

A discussion about Japanese barberry (Berberis thu

A discussion about Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii): identification, medicinal virtues, and supporting the ecosystem! #herbalism #herbs #Berberisthunbergii #berberine #barberry #japanesebarberry #opportunisticspecies #invasiveplantmedicine

We are finally adding some online classes so you c

We are finally adding some online classes so you can join from anywhere! Registration is open for this mushroom class as well as a few other online classes. This is a great gift for any mushroom lover this holiday season. Check our website for more details. Link in BIO!

#medicinalmushrooms #medicinemaking #Herbschool @druidsgardenart

Making fire cider tonight with two of the PA Herb

Making fire cider tonight with two of the PA Herb school apprentices. Dana will be teaching a class on this and herbs for immune support in Indiana, PA in Feb 2025! #firecider #herbalism #paherbschool #immunesupport #garlic #tumeric #onion #yummy #horseradish

#newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking

#newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking

Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice

Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice lately and it’s been really wonderful! Cacao has incredibly wonderful health benefits, incoming energizing, antioxidant properties, and mood uplifting. Best of all, you can support women owned businesses and sustainable cacao production. I’m really enjoying making this part of my regular practice. #cacao #cacaoceremony #herbalism #sacredplants

Music: Youth
Musician: @iksonmusic

Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look

Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look at Dana’s cute little baby birds :-). #poisonivy #toxichendron #toxichendronradacans #plantid #awarenessmedicine #awareness #sisterivy

Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead!

Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead!

#sedative #humuluslupulus #hops #botanicalmedicine

Today we were really honored to meet and learn fro

Today we were really honored to meet and learn from herbalist Matthew Wood. Dana’s primary herbal teacher is Jim McDonald, who was one of Matthew’s students. Dana is extremely honored to be in this herbal lineage, and to practice and teach traditional western herbalism. Matthew has a great new book out titled “A Shamanic Herbal”—can’t wait to read it! #herbalism #herbs #herbalteachers #beautifulday

Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas

Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas at our Saturday Women’s Retreat! Yum! This herbal soda syrup has lemon balm, mint, rosemary, and a little sage. #herbalsoda #sodasyrup #handmadesoda #homemadesoda #rosemary #lemonbalm #sage #mint #mortarandpestle #womensherbalretreat

Music: Always
Musician: Rook1e

Willow for rooting plants! #willow #root #plants

Willow for rooting plants!

#willow #root #plantstarts

A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalis

A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalism class! This was a full class of wonderful people who wanted to learn about the medicine in their backyard. We covered four different medicinal plants: plantain, ground ivy, all heal and jewelweed. We also learned how to make four different preparations: the jewelweed infused witch hazel for poison ivy, a backyard healing salve, a backyard tummy tea, and a fresh poultice of plantain! #backyardherbalism #plantain #jewelweed #groundivy #allheal #salve #paherbschool #herbalism #healing

Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up

Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up and dried for medicine making!

#ganodermatsugae #hemlockvarnishshelf #foraging

A little discussion about comfrey and animals in h

A little discussion about comfrey and animals in herbalism—Dana’s goose knows a good plant when they see it! #comfrey #herbalism #gooseherbalism #healing #healingplants

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