8th - 13th May | Dharamkot, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
PLANT MEDICINE RETREAT
Ygeia's signature plant medicine retreat is back for 6 days in Dharamkot in the foothills of the Dhauladhar mountain range.
Learn how to create your own plant medicine from selecting the plants, understanding herbal actions and discovering how the extraction processes works.
Time & Location
8th May - 13th May
Dharamkot, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Schedule
11am - 5 pm Daily with 1 hour lunch break (1 day's lunch is included which is a wild foraged meal)
Food
“Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food.” (Hippocrates)
We will be taking medicinal plants and oils in the form of drinks, teas, shots, oils, beverages etc as part of the course
Course Fee
₹34k (non-residential)
Accomodation
The price does not include accomodation. We are able to arrange a stay at our sister company, Cosmic Geeks, who have a range of boutique homestays within walking distance to the retreat classroom. Usually individual rooms are about ₹2k to ₹3k a night. Rooms could be shared to bring the cost down.
Assessment
On the final day you will be assessed by making your own oil blend according to the herbal actions utilising and applying the knowledge you have gained. You will also receive a Ygeia Plant Medicine course workbook
Course Contents
Plant Medicine
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Journey of Ygeia and a brief introduction about us.
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Permaculture - It all starts from the soil.
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Herbal actions vs. allopathy actions
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Why not allopathy? Allopathy is an emergency medicine with side effects
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Why natural medicine? The heritage of indigenous plant medicine wisdom
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Essential oils and their benefits. Covering 20-30 individual oils.
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Application routes - Practical and creative ways to integrate plant medicine in daily life.
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Home pharmacy kit, making your shampoo bar, body butters, tooth powder, perfume, cosmetics, candles
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Digestive system, gut, microbiome, how to maintain and cleanse it. Food groups and nutrition.
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Opening cacao ceremony
Quantum Energy Medicine
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How thoughts affect our health, contentment and abundance.
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“There is no illness of the body except for the mind” Socrates
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Sacred Geometry & its practical uses
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Colour Therapy & its practical uses
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The magic & science of bioenergy medicine
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Sound therapy & healing frequencies
Mindful wild forging excursion
Herbal Sauna ceremony at a local Russian Banya