14-day retreat to learn and implement practical knowledge surrounding the healing powers of medicinal plants.
NOT AVAILABLEHave you ever wanted to be in service, gaining hands-on experience in herbal medicine and First Aid?
In the high paced, high vibe setting of Envision Festival, students of all levels get to learn and practice, with supervision of skilled professional herbalists.
Learning basic acute care, on-the-fly formulations, herbal materia medica, client intakes, and pop-up herbal clinic strategies, students get an immersion in integrated medicine and community resilience.
This is our fifth year offering the Herbal First Aid Clinic, the training sets herbal students on the road to being trusted healing hands in their communities, making them valuable assets to relief efforts and gives them the embodied confidence in the power of the medicinal plants!
Participants have seven days of class, followed by five days of supervised practice/with a team of established herbalists to support you working adjacent to, and mutually supportive of the Official Medical and Harm Reduction. Students are fully integrated into the Envision team, bringing holistic wellness to this amazingly eclectic community!
Lodging Options and Facilities at Selva Armonia Retreat Center
On-Site Accommodation Options During Envision Festival
Envision Festival Staff Credentials and Showers
Daily Classes & Course Instruction
Roundtrip Transportation Between SJO Airport and the Retreat
Village Witches Herbal Clinic T-Shirt
Access to Solo Bueno VIP Lounge & VIP Restrooms
Three meals per day from February 9 - 19
One meal per day from February 20 - 24
Arrival
Departure
Depart Envision Festival on Monday, February 24th after 12 PM
Laura Palmieri, “Lala” is a biologist, botanical explorer, herbalist, gardener, permaculturist & teacher, working life-long with plants. She was raised in an oasis in Guatemala City, cultivating orchids and other epiphytes, building green walls and aquaponic systems. She's lived at Punta Mona for four years as a permaculture & herbal medicine educational facilitator and mentor to apprentices and volunteers. Lala co-leads the Village Witches Herbal Clinic at Envision and Cosmic Convergence Festivals with Sarah Wu, organizes free clinics for disaster relief and is also a member of the Fungi Academy. She is passionate about life and all living creatures.