Native Herbalism - August 24,25, 26 - Petersham, MA The Earth Mother’s Sacred Plant World provides everything we will ever need for our health, nutrition, and general well being. The art and science of extracting plant medicine, tool making, and harvesting wild edibles has all been but lost to this culture. These native tribal ways are ancient, time tested, and wholly relevant for those who yearn to take charge of their physical well being in a natural and ecologically respectful way. In this two day interactive seminar you will learn to:  Energetically connect with the sacred medicine of some of the most commonly used plants in traditional Native American culture.  Begin to communicate with the spirits of these sacred friends and teachers (The plant people).  Extract the medicinal, nutritional, and functional properties of the plants.  Be in ceremony through the sacred process of harvesting.  Identify these plants in the wild.  Take your next step on the path to true self reliance and freedom. Join master herbalist Tommy Priester (www.bearmedicineherbs.com) on this guided journey into the Sacred Plant World. Seminar Logistics: Date: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 24, 25, 26, 2007 Time: Friday 6:30-10:30pm, Saturday 9:30-9:30pm (optional evening sweat lodge), Sunday 9:30-4:30pm Location: Earthlands Retreat Center, Petersham, MA (www.earthlands.org) Cost: $350 per person (includes all meals and lodging) Registration Deadline: August 15th, 2007 Cancellation Policy: Full refund when canceling prior to August 1st, 2007 and non-refundable after that date, unless the workshop is cancelled. For registration & inquiries please contact: Tommy Priester at 339-223-0647 or tpriester@herbalpriest.net. Workshop Leader Tommy Priester, a compelling teacher and a practicing herbalist for the past ten years, combines western herbalism with Native American tradition and ritual. He has studied with renowned master herbalists Gail Ulrich, Margi Flint, Matthew Wood, William LeSassier, Phillis Light, Donald Yance, David Dalton, and Stephen Harod Buhner. Tommy is currently on the faculty of The Boston School of Herbal Studies. In 1984 Tommy was introduced to traditional Native American ways by a Seminole. During the last 20 years Tommy has had the privilege of learning from Abanaki, Cherokee, Ojibwa, Lakota, and Cree elders. His primary teacher was Albert Tait, a Cree elder of The Norway House Cree Reservation in Manitoba, Canada. Tommy has also studied core shamanism with John Ford, Dana Robertson, Michael Harner, and Tibetan shamanism with Larry Peters.