Healing Seaweeds

The Association of Master Herbalists is a professional assoication founded in 1995. It registers qualified and fully insured Herbal Practitioners who work to a strict code of conduct and ethics.Members of the Association of Master Herbalists, (AMH), practice Herbal Medicine and include Naturopathic techniques such as detoxification, nutrition, hydrotherapy, fasting and other ways to assist the patient back to health.The Natural Health Space specialises in creating events with the best teachers in natural medicine and is partnering with the AMH for their educational activities.

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Learn the secrets of working with seaweeds and discover their healing properties with herbalist and seaweed expert Kristy Bredin.

Seaweeds have traditionally been important plants for food and healing among coastal people throughout the world and are a rich source of diverse nutrients uncommonly available in land plants. In this webinar, Kristy Bredin from Mermaid Botanicals will be sharing an introduction to seaweeds, covering internationally available seaweeds as well as some specific to the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about:<ul><li>Different types of seaweeds</li><li>Seaweed ecosystems</li><li>The healing properties of seaweed</li><li>Iodine and thyroid health</li><li>External uses of seaweeds</li><li>Pollution issues</li></ul>

Kristy Bredin began her journey as an herbalist in 2009, when she began a two-year apprenticeship with herbalist Robin Rose Bennett in New York. For the past decade she has worked with Ryan Drum, wildcrafting medicinal herbs and cultivating an in-depth knowledge of traditional Western herbalism and local plants and seaweeds. Since 2013 she has been sharing plant remedies of the Pacific Northwest through Mermaid Botanicals.Kristy practices as an herbalist in the San Juan Islands, WA, working with clients to support their physical, mental and emotional well being through nourishing foods, herbs, and lifestyle choices. She has studied clinical herbalism with Chanchal Cabrera, Paul Bergner, Matthew Wood, and Margi Flint.Kristy is passionate about exploring the natural world and working with wild plants in ancient and creative ways. In 2017 she founded an Herbal Medicine Apprenticeship Program on Orcas: an immersive exploration of wild foods, seaweeds, and plant medicines of the San Juan Islands, featuring classes and retreats with Ryan Drum. This course is part of 3-year cycle through which participants gain a well-rounded knowledge in identifying, harvesting, and processing native and naturalized plants for food and medicine; sustainable wildcrafting; the role of medicinal plants in our ecosystem; invasive plant medicine; wild plants as nutritional support and medicine for mind, body, and spirit; seaweed harvesting and uses as food and medicine; and the tradition, culture, and lore surrounding plants that grow in our region. You can learn more about Kristy <a href="https://www.mermaid-botanicals.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

“Kristy’s intimacy with the native plants of the region and her knowledge of their medicinal uses is inspiring. She is a generous and knowledgeable teacher, and has created an in-depth experiential apprenticeship that is fun, enlivening, and educational.”— NORRIS CARLSON, 2017 APPRENTICE“Kristy walks between the scientific and spiritual worlds of herbalism. Through direct experience with plants, making medicine, and research, she guides an intimate, holistic and wondrous journey with herbs.”— COLLEEN STEWART, 2017 APPRENTICE“The class yesterday was epic and I am left feeling inspired and excited for the next one! I loved teaming up with Kristy Bredin to organize and teach this class. Despite the rain it just all felt as it was meant to be. We identified about a dozen of the most common and useful local seaweeds and covered a ton of information, combined with hands-on demos and actual harvesting. Feeling grateful and honored to spend this time with such a great group of people and to share in this connection with the sea and a precious resource that is such a part of who I am. Most of all thanks to Kristy Bredin &amp; Mermaid Botanicals for inspiring me to make the time for this this summer.”— LEARNER LIMBACH, SEAWEED CLASS CO-TEACHER“Thank you again for a great class the other day. Lots of really great knowledge from two passionate beings. I really loved how you both laid heavy emphasis on the experience that comes with harvesting from the Sea. How that ties into our well being as a whole community and planet, just spending time to know it a little more each time is invaluable. I feel the practice works wonders when embedded into the culture....We see the Sea but the interactions might be few and far between for some. This link is the link to caring for this wondrous resource and have been thinking of ways to bring that in.”— J.B., SEAWEED CLASS PARTICIPANT

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