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The Village Herbalist is a multi-part audio course that  explores herbs in a relation to different body systems, as well as some important foundational herbal knowledge, such as constructing an herbal first aid kit, medicine making techniques, and healing with nutrition.

Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir is an herbalist from Eugene, Oregon. Heather is the proprietor of Mrs. Thompson's Herbs, Gifts & Folklore, as well as director of the Academy of Scottish Herbalism. Her main web site, CelticHerbs.com, links to her store, school and other sites.  We are honored to have Heather as our intructor for these lessons.

The Village Herbalist will teach about herbs and our bodies from a simple, practical and lay persons point of view. Our hope is that HerbMentor inspires you to become the herbalist for YOUR village.

Upcoming classes (These will be posted bi-weekly, through November, 2008.)

  • Healthy Skin: 
Protect & sooth outbreaks, burns, poison oak & fungus with preparations you will learn to make.
  • Less Stress: 
Herbal repair for stress, anxiety, depression & sleeplessness.
  • Botanicals for Aches & Pains: 
Support  & repair for bones, muscles and connective tissue. 
  • Healing with Nutrition: 
Utilizing food as medicine & herbal formulation for nutritional supplementation.
  • Pearly Teeth & Vibrant Gums: 
Herbs & foods to strengthen, protect & enhance dental health.
  • Kidney & Bladder Health:
 Foods, herbs & habits for health.
  • Herbal Oils: 
Science and technique; creating & using herbal infused oils and  therapeutic uses.
  • The Village Herbalist: Join Heather and John live for a final wrap up with a Q&A session.

Do you want to know how to put these mp3's on an iPod/mp3 player/cd? Click here.

Listen to classes below...


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  Village Herbalist 13: Botanicals for Aches & Pains
Jul 29, 2008

Support  & repair for bones, muscles and connective tissue...
  Village Herbalist 12: Healthy Skin
Jul 14, 2008

Protect & sooth outbreaks, burns, poison oak & fungus with preparations you will learn to make in this informative edition of the Village Herbalist.
  Village Herbalist 11: Kids, Herbs & Health
Jul 1, 2008

Explore in this class, some of the tasty herbs & foods for troubles common to kids from 2-12 years old. Learn child-safe herbs for earaches, bellyaches, toothaches growing pains and bedwetting, fevers, cough and sleeplessness. Getting kids involved with their own health, Correct amounts to use, and safe usage will also be covered.
  Village Herbalist 10: Herbal Medicine Chest
Jun 16, 2008

Discover the various plants that relieve head and stomach aches, muscle pains, bruises, burns and bleeding, to clean and begin the healing process for wounds, acne, insect bites and stings. Includes an informational handout on what to have in your medicine chest and how to use it.
  Village Herbalist 9: Oh, Baby!
Jun 4, 2008

mprove the quality of life for you and your baby with botanicals. Learn soothing recipes for diaper rash, colic, teething, colds and fevers, pink eye, and other handy remedies. Safety precautions and age/body weight herbal usage instructions will be included.  
  Village Herbalist 8: Blood Sugar!
May 14, 2008

Herbs and food for maintaining stable blood sugar, mood, and energy.
  Village Herbalist 7: Herbal Healthcare For Men and Boys
Apr 30, 2008

Learn preventative measures, dietary considerations and herbal remedies specific to male reproductive health concerns...
  Village Herbalist 6: Women's Health Ways
Apr 15, 2008

Women’s Health Ways: 
Discover preventative measures, dietary considerations, aromatherapy and herbal remedies specific to female reproductive health concerns. We will cover many topics such as sexual, menstrual and breast health, cysts, endometriosis, fertility awareness, and menopause.
  Village Herbalist 5: The Blood is Strong
Mar 26, 2008

And the heart never rests... Learn the herbalists’ secrets to strong, clean blood and a healthy heart. We will cover blood cleansers and tonics, antibody enhancers, blood pressure and cholesterol regulators, heart tonics and help for those varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
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  Village Herbalist 4: Digestive Harmony
Mar 9, 2008

In this segment of The Village Herbalist, we explore simple solutions to most digestive problems; nausea, indigestion, gas, diarrhea, constipation and ‘cleansing’ to name a few. We also discuss the making of specific preparations for digestive health and harmony.
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