Course/workshop information and downloads
"Living Medicine" - using plants for natural health and body care - Living Medicine is about promoting wellness by re-skilling people in the use of medicinal plants and foods for safe, sustainable everyday health care, and about inspiring people to reclaim responsibility for their health and wellbeing. For more information on the Living Medicine concept, and on projects and activities elsewhere in the UK, click here
Living Medicine courses and workshops in Edinburgh, autumn-winter 2011/12: (for schools workshops / activities and resources for teachers scroll down this page) More activities planned for Spring 2012 - watch this space...
Until recently,ordinary people knew how to tackle common ailments at home using wild and cultivated plants and simple items from the kitchen cupboard. Floramedica "Living Medicine" courses reclaim some of this knowledge, (re)learning ways to look after ourselves and our families that make sense and don't cost the earth. Classes and workshops explore useful traditions of plant medicine and self-care from Scotland and around the world through a variety of activities. These may include themed talks and walks, but always plenty of opportunities to have a go at making simple, safe home remedies and medicinal foods that really work.
SPRING term 2012: Spring tonics and detoxes? (7 sessions) Get behind the hype, bust a few celebrity-fuelled myths and find out what plants and foods can really clear away the winter sluggishness, help you shed the festive flab and put a spring in your step! Wednesdays 7-9 pm (5 weeks in class and two x 2.5-hour Saturday field trips) starting Wednesday 22 February 2012 James Gillespies High School. Only a few places left as of 2 Feb, so book now! Romantic skin and body care - Get in the mood for Valentine's Day by learning to use plants and simple natural ingredients to make heavenly pampering treats for yourself or someone you love. Learn about herbs, foods and other ways to boost your emotional wellbeing. One-day workshop, 10 am -3 pm, Leith Academy: Saturday 11 February 2012. Only a few places left! Herbal first aid kit for kids - Ever thought how nice it would be to learn to use simple natural remedies to deal with your child's cuts and bruises, coughs and colds, rashes, head lice, sore tummies and sleepless nights? This workshop will show you how to put together a natural home medicine chest and tackle common children's ailments gently, safely and effectively. One-day workshop 10 am -3 pm, Leith Academy: Sunday 4 March 2012. Only a few places left! BOOKING INFO: All the above courses are offered within the City of Edinburgh Adult Education programme. For details of course fees and booking please contact the relevant office directly: Leith Academy Community Education: 0131 553 2810 or see website www.leith.edin.sch.uk/community/index.aspx James Gillespie's High School Adult Education info: 0131 556 7978 or http://ces.egfl.net/programme/ |
Go to Floramedica Living Medicine STUDENT PAGES
Fancy making your own remedies? Check out our recipes and our range of dried herbs, tinctures and sundries HERE
Floramedica "Living Medicine" schools workshops & resources for teachers:
Below are a few examples of recent workshops - please contact me to discuss your particular interests, requirements or ideas for your group. In the interests of knowledge sharing, all resources here are downloadable free of charge.
Great Plant Hunt - Collectors - workshop for Primary 5 classes, linked to curriculum and rainforest project. Workshop focuses on collecting and identifying plants and how to make a herbarium specimen. Based on Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / Wellcome Trust resources for primary schools to commemorate the Charles Darwin bicentenary. For details of the Great Plant Hunt and how to get involved, click here. Download the P5 worksheet here.
Great Plant Hunt - Discoverers - workshop for Primary 3 class on identifying common trees, and their flowers / fruit, uses of tree products and tree lore. Linked to P3 curriculum areas and woodlands project. Based on Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / Wellcome Trust resources for primary schools to commemorate the Charles Darwin bicentenary. For details of the Great Plant Hunt and how to get involved, click here. Download the P3 worksheet here.
More than skin deep - workshop on skin, how it works, how to look after it, and how to use simple natural ingredients to make cheap and effective body care products at home. Linked to key areas of Scottish curriculum on biological sciences and health for S2-S3 stage. Handout available for download here.
Health, disease and medicine in Ancient Egypt - workshop (approx. 75 minutes) for Primary 4 classes in conjunction with Ancient Egypt project and linked to related curriculum areas. The children engage in a variety of activities, led by a historical character, to introduce facts and ideas about health and disease, and to experience some of the materials (plants, etc) and methods used in ancient Egyptian medical practice. For more information contact Anna.