Traditional Herbal Medicine all over the planet is founded on understanding our relationship with the natural environment and the elements, and how plants and herbs can be used to harmonize with nature and the elements within us for healing. Local, native plants live in the same climate and environment as we do, and therefore possess a special connection and healing intelligence they can impart to us.  As we create a sustainable herbal tradition, these local herbal allies have much to offer! In fact, we can find many medicinally applicable TCM relatives growing right here in our California ecosystems. In this talk, we explore the 5 Element nature of some of our common native herbs, as well as look at their clinical uses within the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  

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Registration for this event will close on October 20th, 2022 at 12pm PST.

Dr. Athene Eisenhardt, L.Ac., DAIM

Athene found her path in medicine and life by way of the plant world. Working professionally as a field botanist for Yosemite National Park led her to begin wildcrafting and using native California plants as medicine, and to study the Taoist 5 elements in nature. She has studied Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese Herbalism, and also spent 2 years living and training in the indigenous plant spirit healing traditions of the Amazon. An active teacher, Athene is a member of the Herbology Faculty at Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley. As a Licensed Acupuncturist, Athene maintains a private practice in Oakland, CA where she offers 5 Element Acupuncture and Integrative Herbal Medicine. She is also a member of the Botanical Bus, Bilingual Mobile Herb Clinic.

Visit Athene's website at www.atheneisenhardt.com