Are you ready for a skin care revamp? Do you want to swap out your endless bottles of skin and body care products for something more soothing, natural, and organic without spending your whole paycheck? If so, herbal skin care is for you! It's simple, intuitive, and easy on your wallet. In this workshop, you'll learn how to make your own face masks, herbal oils, floral face steams, and salves. You'll leave class with you own summer skin salve to take home as well. 

6pm - 8pm

Cost ::: $33 - Non-Refundable

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Learn how to make your own sauerkraut while incorporating local, wild foraged, Spring medicinal plants.  We will taste a few of my favorite bubbling tonics, learn to identify common spring plants, and how to troubleshoot problems.  Students will make two medicinal herbal sauerkrauts in class, so come prepared to help chop!

(Please bring an extra kitchen knife and cutting board, if you can)

Cost ::: $30 - Non-Refundable

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Your smile has a story. Like the rest of our body, our teeth are alive and evolving. Students will learn oral health rituals from a Western and Eastern medical perspectives. We will learn about oil pulling, fluoride use, tongue scraping, and common ingredients in toothpaste. All students will take home an all natural, herbal tooth powder, made in class.

Cost ::: $30 - Non-Refundable

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Let's dive into the lymphatic system! In Ayurveda this beautiful and complex circulation system of the body is called the "rasa" meaning the river of life and is linked to our immunity and vitality. Come learn self care rituals to support healthy lymph flow for better overall health including self massage, dry brushing, salt scrubs, gua sha, and more. Each student will receive a special lymphatic salt scrub to take home as well. 

COST : $33

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Get ready to transform your bathroom into a relaxing spa experience!  Students will learn the benefits of using all-natural, organic ingredients and how to use these ingredients to make your own herbal skin care and beauty products.  Each class will have a different focus ::: skin-care, hair-care, and the art of bathing ::: we will also cover the importance of INTERNAL medicine for INTERNAL beauty.  Expect to make a range of beauty products, including creams, facial masks, steams, body scrubs, bath salt, and tea.

Thursdays: March 15th, 22nd, and 29th

Cost: $100 

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Do you want to be more in tune with your body, with nature, and your inner wisdom? Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old holistic science that offers a simple yet profound way of understanding the world around us and the world within us. In this course, you will not only learn the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, but you will learn it in a way that is simple, effective, and applicable to your daily life. Learn about seasonal living, self care, elemental eating and more!

Monday, January 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th

6:00 - 8:00 pm 

$150.00

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Join Dan de Lion of Return to Nature (www.returntonature.us) for a workshop covering the various aspects to know about lyme and tick borne issues. The class will range from practicing body awareness while out in the field, food and herbal prevention of Lyme and co-infections, herbal protocols for addressing the symptoms and the bodily systems effected, and the deeper ecological relevance to what ticks and lyme disease bring to the necessary awareness of our communities.

If you have gone outside in the Northeast, ticks have probably become part of your life. This workshop will help reveal myths about diagnosis and bites, as well as explore remedies which are relevant to certain functions of the organ system related to working with lyme.

BIO : Dan De Lion (Dan Farella) is a Forager, Herbalist, and Teacher dedicated to working with Nature to facilitate the reunion of the people with our planetary purpose. Dan teaches through Return to Nature providing classes in foraging and herbalism, making homemade remedies, fermentation and kombucha, and primitive and survival skills. He also makes herbal products, gives herbal consultations, runs mentorship programs, and teaches custom group herbalism classes. Dans website is ReturntoNature.us and he can be contacted at Dan@Returntonature.us

$25.00

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Back Again!!

Dive head first into the world of herbal medicine! Classes will cover basic anatomy and common herbal kitchen remedies for the digestive, nervous, immune, urinary, and reproductive body systems. We will start each class with a 2 hour lecture and end with a lecture-related herbal medicine making workshop. Students will take home herbs and herbal remedies each week AND learn how to prepare a variety of medicinal products, including salves, extracts, teas, and syrups.

SOLD OUT - Thank you!

Tuesdays: November 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th

$150.00

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Alchemy, the precursor to today's chemistry, reveals the ancient theory that led to the concentration and preservation of herbal remedies. You'll learn the difference between, making crude tinctures such as those available at health food stores, and creating alchemical spagyric tinctures. The word spagyric means to separate, purify and recombine, the three parts inherent in all matter: spirit (alcohol), body (plant matter), soul (essential oil).

You’ll also learn how to make an essential spagyric tincture on a budget. Many working alchemists invest in modern laboratory equipment to prepare their remedies. The ancient alchemists used clay vessels, but today alchemical preparations can be made with common kitchen items such as jars, and steel or ceramic pans. You will learn the various methods of creating potent herbal remedies that don't require an investment in expensive glassware.

Teacher Bio: 

Timothy A. Wilkerson, author of the handbook "Alchemy Astrology: Lost Key To The Philosopher's Stone", studied Herbal Alchemy and Spagyrics at Paracelsus College, with Frater Albertus in 1984. He was a guest speaker at the 2007 International Alchemy conference, and was invited to return lecture on Alchemical Astrology at the 2008 International Alchemy Conference - both in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also spoke at the 2013 NW Alchemy Conference, in Redmond Washington, and at the Rocky Mountain Alchemy Conference in Denver, Colorado in 2016.

He is currently the laboratory manager producing herbal products for Laughing Lady Bug Botanicals. When weather allows, he is a teacher traveling on Rhonda, the retired school bus, or at Herbal Education Inc. festivals and events. He's a member of the International Alchemy Guild, and presently teaching herbal Alchemy, Astrology, and meditation, for awakening. He is honored to reside with his partner Cricket at beautiful Our Haven Nature Sanctuary.

$50.00

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This traditional folk remedy has been passed down by word-of-mouth for hundreds of years. Fire Cider is easy to make remedy for colds, flus, sinus infections, improving circulation, and digestion. Autumn is the PERFECT time to make Fire Cider in preparation for the Winter cold.  We will craft the Fire Cider in our workshop, bury it underground for a full moon cycle, then distribute. All attendees will receive one ounce.

$15.00

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Learn how to make your own ghee! Ghee, or clarified butter, has been around for oh, 5000 years and is used traditionally in Ayurvedic cooking and skin care. In this course we will learn how to make ghee, both plain and infused with herbs, the importance of healthy fats, and all the benefits of using ghee. Each student will walk away with a small jar of ghee to take home.

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F.A.M. Workshop with Ashley Hartman Annis

**PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE JUNE 25th, 2017**
Cost: sliding scale, $100-$200 (non-refundable $50 class deposit due June 25th)

This workshop will teach you everything you need to know to prevent pregnancy using the fertility awareness method. Included is 5 hours of class time, a student workbook, a follow up chart review (over the phone) and unlimited email / text support on your fertility awareness journey!

Ashley Hartman Annis is certified through The Association of Fertility Awareness Professional and has taught 100+ women this method in her 5+ years of teaching. Check out ashleyhartmanannis.wix.com/hooray for more info. 

For questions, feel free to contact Katie at the Indiana Herbal Center (indianaherbalcenter@gmail.com)

Studying bees is a deeply meditative and inspiring process; we have much to learn from these simple, yet complex creatures. This class will dive into the cultural significance of our sister beings - Apis Mellifera.  Participants will learn about the social structure/medicine of the beehive, learn the history of the relationship between women/honeybees/plants and pay homage to ancient Honeybee Gods & Goddesses.  This class is open to those who are female-identified. Please come dressed in your most comfortable, Goddess attire.

This class will be facilitated by Katie Novotny at The Sunrise Hive.

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The use of mushrooms as medicine has been traced back thousands of years.  This workshop will focus on the amazing health benefits and basic identification skills for common medicinal mushrooms. Through lecture and demonstration we will learn how to prepare mushrooms for their most potent and effective medicine.  Students will leave with an organic medicinal mushroom extract in hand.  

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Sunrise Hive + Indiana Herbal Cente welcome you to an OPEN HOUSE party!

Come see Sunrise Hive's new shop of candles, magickal tools, crystals, tarot cards, and more. Next door, check out the brand new Indiana Herbal Center with shelves of herbs, tinctures, infusions, and more! This will also be an art opening for Chris Mott's new wood creations.

Activities 4-7pm:
-Refreshments, herbal cocktails, local beer 'n' wine

-Herbal tincture samples by Novotny Apothecary

-One tarot card pulls by Daun

-Raffle Basket: 1 hour Sunrise Hive Tarot Reading & Intention Candle + 1 hour Indiana Herbal Center consultation & Oil; $2 Tickets (cash only; all proceeds go to Mother Hubbard's Cupboard)

-Art Show by Chris Mott (Sunrise Hive space) & Sharnayla Staler (Indiana Herbal Center Space)

Come party with us! This is a great chance to come check out these spaces if you've been curious about the work we each do.