Midwest Women's Herbal

Workshops

All workshops in the In Our Own Hands Women's Wellness series are held virtually via Zoom and are three hours in length, happening every other Saturday beginning in January 2026.

 

Skills of the Herbal Mystic with Rev. Judith Laxer

Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

Every Herbal Mystic needs to develop a skill set that serves her relationship with all of life. A skill set that deeply connects her to Nature and all Her mysteries.  Learning how to create and engage in ritual, read an Oracle, communicate with the Devas of the plants in a mystical way are just as important as all the practical applications we learn and use.  These skills help us develop and trust our intuition, one of our greatest gifts. In this class, we will explore ceremonial techniques, oracular tools for personal use, such as reading tea leaves and Tarot, and simple ways to work with dried herbs to enhance our state of being.

 Come to this class with:

• a journal and pen

•  elemental representations for an altar, such as a stone for earth, a feather for air, a candle for fire, a vessel for water, and anything that speaks to you of spirit for the center.

• prepare a pot of tea using loose leaves

• your favorite teacup and saucer (no mugs, please)

• your oracle cards or tarots cards, if you have any

• a bowl of your favorite aromatic dried herb

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Join us for an afternoon of delving deep into the skills of the Herbal Mystic!

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Sacred Seeds for Radical Nourishment with Lisa Ganora

Saturday, January 24, 206 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

Reclaim your vitality and resilience through the ancestral wisdom of seeds. Throughout this live demonstration, we’ll create a savory Chia Power Porridge rich in antioxidant berries, prebiotic fiber, nuts for healthy fats and protein, grounding minerals, and warming spices. Explore how each ingredient empowers women’s health by balancing blood sugar, nourishing the gut, and supporting deep cellular vitality. We’ll honor Chiaztli as sacred nourishment and awaken radical self-care practices rooted in tradition and embodied wellness.

 

Writing as a Healing Cauldron: Writing into Health, Strength, and Survival with Julene Tripp Weaver

Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

Through meditation, breath, and guided writing, we’ll explore what health means by listening to the wisdom of our bodies. Writing to body parts, symptoms, herbal allies, and caretakers, we’ll recognize them as teachers. This workshop creates a crucible where survival wisdom can crystallize. Bring a notebook and your favorite pen.

You will experience:

• Writing as a way to deepen your healing process

• Dialogues with body parts, symptoms, or plant allies

• A pause from ordinary time to listen inward

• Spontaneous timed writing that captures raw truths

• A supportive space to be vulnerable, witnessed, and surprised by what emerges

• Slowing down to allow what is deeper to surface

 

Vocal Empowerment for Women with Celia Farran

Saturday, February 21, 2026 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

Your voice is the amazing instrument that is always with you. Uncover your feminine power thru playful vocal discovery. Celia shares exercises that will leave you with a new appreciation for the often hidden and incredibly expressive part of you called your “Voice”. Expect to become more present in your throat chakra, your vocal singing/speech expression, & your entire body/energy field.  Enjoy claiming ownership of your inner & outer expression whether you want to lead chants, speak more confidently, or simply rock out behind your steering wheel with the windows up (or down!). ​

Empowered Voices make for Empowered Women.  In this workshop, you will learn to:

• Shift from Mousy to Magnetic

• Shift from Silence to Strength

• Uncover your Authentic Voice

• Unleash the Power of Your Full Expression

 

Trees as Kin, Trees as Healers with Isla Burgess

Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

As Herbalists, looking to the trees that grow in our 'inscape' is both awe-inspiring and insightful. During our time together, we will cover a few trees that have a healing relationship with us. We will begin with learning how to create connection with the trees and then how create Plant Profiles through a new perspective that provides us with a more 'Holistic' view of each tree. 

For this workshop, I intend that you will:

• Build an understanding of how trees are the interplay between light and dark.

• 'See’ the trees that grow around you in a different way.

• Examine existing plant profiles with a more acute lens.

• Have a more insightful understanding of what ‘holistic‘ actually means.

• Have a reading list of books to further explore these concepts.

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Stress Less: Botanicals, Food and Activities that Support the Nervous System with Linda Conroy, MSS, MLSP

Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 1pm-4pm Central Time

Join herbalist Linda Conroy for an afternoon of calm and connection.  We will begin our time together with a guided meditation, followed by a talking circle, which will help to shape the workshop experience. We will explore herbs, food and activities that support restful sleep, reduce anxiety, help your body adapt to stress and nourish the nervous system. Strategies for bringing these into your daily life will also be discussed. We will learn about the wide spectrum of herbs that are called nervines and identify their unique expressions, so that we can determine their applications. Another important category of herbs are Adaptogens.  We will learn about their origins, identify their unique qualities and discuss each of their applications. The food we ingest can be calming and engaging to our senses, or stimulate a stress response. We will discuss foods, topical applications, sleep rituals and more.

Bring the following with you:

• a cup of oatstraw infusion 

• a cup of chamomile tea 

• a bowl of your favorite berries with your favorite yogurt

• a piece of your favorite chocolate

 

A list of recipes will be provided and everyone will leave with a list of herbs to bring into their daily life!