Herbal tea can be more than a beverage, it can be a daily ritual of plant connection, nourishment, and self-attunement. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll slow down and engage your senses as we explore 12 herbs through mindful tasting, plant stories, and traditional herbal actions.

Each herb is experienced through a simple rhythm of tasting, journaling, and learning – supporting you to build confidence in choosing plants that match your constitution, needs, and daily rhythms. We’ll explore how herbal infusions are traditionally used to support stress resilience, digestion, restful sleep, and focused calm, with attention to both energetics and everyday practicality.

You’ll finish by crafting your own personalized blend to take home, along with clear brewing guidance so your tea can become a steady part of your wellbeing routine – one cup at a time.

Laura Ash is a clinical herbalist, educator, and traditional knowledge conservationist practicing in Oakland. In the herbal medicine field since 2000, Laura weaves Western herbalism, Ayurvedic diagnostics, and modern clinical research with a deep respect for story, lineage, and lived plant relationship. She maintains a private practice where she sees clients, and she also runs herbal lineage retreats through Land of Verse. Laura founded the Herbal Anthropology Project (2011) to help protect Indigenous traditional knowledge, is the former owner of The Scarlet Sage Herb Co. in San Francisco, and serves as Director of Operations at the Beneficial Plant Research Association (BPRA), supporting plant preservation and whole-plant research.

April 7th

6:30 – 8:30pm

$45