Rosalee de la Foret is now available to share her knowledge at herbal and natural health conferences. She is a dynamic presenter relying on personal experience and traditional herbal medicine as a means of conveying herbal knowledge. 

She specializes in ethnobotanical topics (as related to western North America) and in exploring eastern traditional herbal medicine for western herbalists. You can see her complete CV here. 

Here is a sample of topics that Rosalee is eager to share:

Taste of Herbs 1.5 hours to 6 hours

This presentation explores the taste of herbs through a traditional herbal lens. It brings forth practical applications to incorporate into everyday life.  Each of the six tastes is examined to better understand the role taste plays in appreciating herbs and their application. 

Gifts of Plants 1.5 hours

Whether we live in the wilderness or in the city, we can enrich our interactions with the world around us by using the gifts found there. From the practical to the beautiful we will learn about plants growing all over North America.  In this presentation we will re-discover the many gifts and lessons they have to offer. This demonstration includes a variety of props and stories that bring this topic alive. 

Detecting False Heat: Understanding Yin Deficiency for Western Herbalists (1.5 hrs) - Yin deficiency is one of the most difficult concepts in Chinese Medicine for the western practitioner. However, it is one that is incredibly important in understanding how to differentiate symptoms of true heat vs. symptoms of false heat. This class will demystify this concept and show how to use western herbs and other strategies to relieve the symptoms of heat. We’ll be looking at specific pathologies often related to yin deficiency such as hot flashes, dry coughs, exhaustion, restless sleep, mental anxiety and digestive imbalances.

Understanding Cold and Flu Symptoms Energetically 1.5 hours to 6 hours

Herbal Medicine was never meant to be practiced as "this herb" for "that condition." Instead, we are always striving to create balance and well being for the client. In this class we'll go through common cold and flu symptoms to diagnose excess heat or excess coldness along with excess damp or excess dryness. We'll then discuss how to best match the herbs to the symptoms of the individual. 

Herbal Actions 1.5 - 3 hours

Learning herbalism demands a whole new vocabulary. For example, when looking up herbal actions such as vulnerary, stimulating expectorant or demulcent in an herbal glossary we often find one or two descriptive lines. In this class Rosalee will explain herbal actions in depth.  In a presentation that brings them to life, she explores the materia medica and indications for a variety of common herbal actions. 

The Importance of Digestion from a Traditional Lens 1.5 hours

Digestion is considered one of the main pillars for good health. This class explores how to prevent digestive woes as well as how to work with digestive problems energetically. In this class we'll move away from thinking of diseases as words, such as ulcers, IBS or GERD.  Instead we will understand how to bring balance to someone's digestive system.  This can be accomplished by evaluating for excess heat, stagnancy, excess coldness, etc.  When we see the body as a whole, we can then treat for balance.

This is a small sample of presentations.  Other topics are available by request.  A few dates are still open for 2011.