Gemmotherapy Tree Bud Medicine Workshop (for adults)

Course dates April 13th 2024, 10-2pm Forest Row, East Sussex. Location announced upon booking

Price Options

£25 – £45 (sliding scale)

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About the day

Come and connect to the quiet of the woods delving deeply into the energy of the imminent arrival of Spring. This workshop is an introduction to the powerful Gemmotherapy bud medicine made from this vital and potent emergence of life, as an expression of the energetic and physicality of the whole tree.

You will learn how to make Gemmotherapy remedies, which is essentially a form of herbal medicine made from the buds or shoots of young plants using extracts made from tree buds.

We will learn to identify trees from bark and bud, sing and connect deeply to the energetic signature of trees.

Gemmotherapy remedies stimulate the body’s tissues to function and promotes elimination. The use of plant bud therapy was started by a doctor in Belgium in the 1950s.

Who is this day suitable for?

  • This course is suitable for adults, no experience necessary.

The day will cover

  • Learn to identify trees from bark and bud
  • Sustainable foraging and tree lore
  • Learn the techniques for creating Gemmotherapy bud medicine
  • Learn tree Songs as we forage
  • Create an opportunity to engage in simple nature connection
  • Connecting with local community

Course Fee

 £25 – £45 (sliding scale)

  • Standard fee: £25
  • Supporters fee: £35
  • Supported fee: £45

Please pay at the level comfortable to you. We support paying it forward – when you pay more as a supporter, it will directly facilitate someone else to attend via the supported (concessionary) rate. And all additional income will directly help with the planting of Children’s Forests, contributing towards a bright future for all.

Terms & Conditions

Please read our Terms and conditions, linked here.

About the tutors


Sarah Whitford: Sarah is a mother, nature mentor, wild medicine maker and Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner. She has a deep and healing relationship with nature and is passionate about sharing this ‘remembering’ to facilitate deep connection and health for all life to thrive.

Jen Beaufoy Jen is a nature mentor working for children and adults, has worked as a permaculture designer and teacher, and is also a home educating mum. Jen is passionate about caring for Earth and for people and feels it is a great privilege to facilitate people’s connection to nature and witness what it brings forth.

Testimonials

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“I love everything about Children’s Forest's courses. These immersive nature days are filled with so much enchantment and joy that leave me feeling deeply connected to the more than human world and to my true self as an inseparable part of nature. I particularly adore singing tree songs together, which feels like a beautiful way of reciprocating the many gifts the trees offer us. I've shared with my children and they are now Children's Forests biggest fans!"

Rachel P
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"A really wonderful day connecting with trees and learning more about our own indigenous traditions too. I'd highly recommend these workshop for anyone looking for a couple of hours escape - I arrived exhausted and left energised and rejuvenated!"

Lucy R
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"I've attended numerous Children’s Forest short courses and each time I leave brimming with inspiration and new knowledge that I can't wait to share with my family and the groups I teach. I've learned so much from the wealth of wisdom they share on tree lore, responsible foraging and some truly connective nature crafts, games and songs that will really enrich my educational groups!"

Sally B
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“Thank you so much Children’s Forest, the days you bring feel very special, like a forest school for adults. Beautiful beloved songs sung from the heart, weaving and connecting hearts together, hands on experience with nature from source to creation, gathering in circle and being truly human and releasing all the bliss you have inside can be shared.”

Jo P
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"I loved learning how to process and eat the nourishing acorns on the acorn workshop. The Children's Forest course was fun and left me with skills that I will be using for the rest of my life!"

Millie D
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Adults £25-£50 (sliding scale), children £5

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