Plant Classes
February
Foraging and Wildcrafting Plant Class:
Cottonwood
Learn about the physical, emotional and spiritual healing properties of the PNW native Black Cottonwood tree (aka Balsam Poplar). Forage a personal amount of Cottonwood buds and learn how to wildcraft oil and a salve.
Cottonwood buds have a resin that contains salicin, the active ingredient in aspirin, which is a pain reliever for rheumatoid arthritis and an anti-inflammatory for joints. Spiritually, Cottonwood oil and salve is called Balm of Gilead and soothes conflict with others. The sweet smell instantly invokes visions of sunny summer days by the river with white cotton flecks floating by. Golden sunshine in the dark cold winter. You can’t help but smile.
Saturday 2/21 11am-1pm
Lowell Riverfront Park, Everett
Location subject to change based on how many buds have fallen. After registering, check your email for updates. No refunds or ticket transfers for this event.
$50pp, $40 BIPOC/LGBTQIA+
Register and buy tickets here
free for indigenous folks, email pnwecotherapy@gmail.com to register
March
Foraging and Wildcrafting Plant Class:
Oregon Grape
Learn about the physical, emotional and spiritual healing properties of Oregon Grape, how to forage the inner bark, and wildcraft a tincture for you to take home, all materials provided. Learn ethical foraging practices and how to decolonize self and land to heal self and land.
Oregon Grape’s active ingredient is Berberine, a compound found in the popular naturopathic herb Goldenseal, and is a powerful antimicrobial that kills and repels bacteria, viruses, fungus and any other unwanted microbes. It helps with UTIs, yeast infections, gastrointestinal problems, boosts the immune system, restores microbial balance and much more.
Oregon Grape is a sacred PNW native plant that grows profusely in our area. In Salish culture, Oregon Grape symbolizes resilience and adaptability. Spiritually, I think of Oregon Grape as being protective and having similar energy as the Evil Eye, repelling anything negative that intends to harm. Emotionally, the bright yellow medicine corresponds to the solar plexus chakra and supports personal power in the face of hardship, increasing resiliency.
Saturday 3/7 11am-1pm
Centennial Park, Bothell
$75pp, $60 BIPOC/LGBTQIA+
free for indigenous folks, email pnwecotherapy@gmail.com to register
Register and buy tickets here
ApriL
Nature Art Class
In this experiential, expressive art class, you will make a healing mandala or your own unique design on canvas with ethically foraged PNW native, medicinal plants, trees and lichen, all materials provided. Commune with each plant and learn about the emotional and spiritual healing properties of each plant ally and tree spirit you will create and express with.
Ecospirituality is when the natural world speaks nonverbally. Ecopsychology is the when the outer natural landscape mirrors the inner psychological landscape. As above, so below. The plants will speak to you and through you as you make healing art from your heart. Examples here and on Instagram.
Sunday 4/19 1-5pm
$100pp, $80 BIPOC/LGBTQIA+
free for indigenous folks, email pnwecotherapy@gmail.com to register
June
Foraging and Wildcrafting Plant Class:
St. John’s Wort
St. John's Wort helps with depression. He is associated with the sun, activates the solar plexus and gives you the energy to move through darkness towards light. Please note St. John’s Wort interferes with some medications so please do your research before registering to see if this is the right plant for you.
This is an experiential, interactive, emotional, somatic, spiritual experience to build relationship with and deepen your connection with nature for healing and growth. You will learn:
the physical, emotional and spiritual healing properties of St. John’s Wort
plant communication, heart perception, somatic techniques to connect with nature
ethical and spiritual foraging practices
wildcrafting techniques
witchy tips for spiritual practice
how to decolonize self and land
you will forage and make a tincture to take home, all materials provided
Sunday 6/14 1-4pm
Centennial Park, Bothell
$100pp or $80 BIPOC/LGBTQIA+
free for indigenous folks, email pnwecotherapy@gmail.com to register
July
Wildcrafting Plant Class:
Milky Oats
Milky Oats are a nervine - they calm and sooth nerves that are overstimulated and overwhelmed. They buffer stress, exhaustion and burnout and support the adrenals by nourishing and repairing nervous system tissue, coating the ends of the nerves with a naturally occurring latex to heal and restore normal nerve function.
Milky Oats are unripe oat seeds in the budding flower tops on the oat plant (Avena sativa), where oatmeal comes from. As the buds begin to form, there is a small window of time when thick creamy “goo” develops before the bud continues growing into oats. This white creamy latex-like liquid is called “milky oats.”
You will make tincture with fresh organic milky oats from the Methow Medicinal Herb Farm in Twisp, WA, freshly harvested the day before class. You will go home with enough tincture for your choice of either three or six 4oz bottles. The three 4oz bottle class option is $60. The six 4oz bottle class option is $120. Each 4oz bottle retails for $40 each, so this is a huge savings to make your own. And it will be infused with your love.
Monday 7/6 7-9pm
Snohomish
July
Foraging and Wildcrafting Plant Class:
Yarrow
Yarrow is a healer for the wounded healer and support for fighting internal and external battles. Yarrow embodies opposites, moving blood and stopping blood, uplifting and grounding. She is an ally for boundaries, sealing or opening energetic pores as needed.
This is an experiential, interactive, emotional, somatic, spiritual experience to build relationship with and deepen your connection with nature for healing and growth. You will learn:
the physical, emotional and spiritual healing properties of Yarrow
plant communication, heart perception, somatic techniques to connect with nature
ethical and spiritual foraging practices
wildcrafting techniques
witchy tips for spiritual practice
how to decolonize self and land
you will wildcraft a tincture, oil, tea and burn bundle to take home, all materials provided
Saturday 7/25 10am-1pm
Centennial Park, Bothell
$100pp or $80 BIPOC/LGBTQIA+
free for indigenous folks, email pnwecotherapy@gmail.com to register
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about your teacher
Kaela Koepke is a Nature Guide specializing in PNW plants and mushrooms. She has been studying PNW native, edible, medicinal plants and mushrooms for 10 years. She is also a Nature Therapist and Mental Health Therapist and is passionate about helping people hear nature with their heart and spirit. Come geek out in the forest and discover the magic of nature, there is so much to see!
