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A Morning of Herbal Wisdom & Immersion

We warmly invite you to join us for a special morning combining herbs, healing, and the the timeless wisdom they hold.

🌿 Herbal Walk with Dolly Lushai (2 hours)

After a brief welcome, we’ll step into the local grassland and woods before returning to the herbal garden to meet the plants as they move towards the fullness of the season.

With May upon us — and the May Tree (Hawthorn) in full bloom — we’ll explore how plants can offer healing on many levels. As we walk, you’ll learn about their nature, their qualities, and discover your own personal connection with them.

This is a gentle amble over a short distance, with reasonably easy access throughout.

The walk is led by Dolly Lushai, medical herbalist, who will also weave in insights from Ayurveda, the traditional system of health from India.

🌿 Tea Tasting & Herbal Immersion
We conclude the morning with an interactive session, experiencing a selection of herbs through taste, scent, and feeling.
This immersion invites you to connect more deeply with the plants, share your impressions, and expand your knowledge of how to bring herbs into your everyday life.

💚 Cost: £20 (booking essential)

We look forward to welcoming you for this nourishing morning of plant connection and herbal wisdom. 🌿

A Morning of Qi Gong, Herbal Wisdom & Tea Tasting

Join us for a nourishing and immersive experience, combining movement, nature, and herbal exploration.

🌿 Qi Gong with Jo Simister (30 minutes)
Begin the morning with gentle, flowing movements and breath-work guided by medical and elemental Qi Gong practitioner Jo Simister. This practice will help you relax, release tension, and restore your energy while deepening your connection with the natural world.

🌿 Herbal Walk with Dolly Lushai with input from Jo Simister (2 hours)
Step into the local grassland, woods, and herbal garden to observe the plants as they transition through the seasons. Led by medical herbalist Dolly Lushai,  with input from Jo Simister, this walk will explore the therapeutic properties of plants from historical, modern, and ethnobotanical perspectives. Dolly will also share insights from Ayurveda, offering a deeper understanding of how the changing seasons influence our well-being.

🌿 Tea Tasting & Herbal Immersion (30 minutes)
Conclude the morning by experiencing a selection of herbs through taste, scent and feeling. This interactive session invites you to connect with the plants, share your impressions, and expand your herbal knowledge.

💚 Cost: £20 (booking essential)
Included in the experience:
✨ A handmade herbal gift crafted on-site
✨ A Qi Gong handout from Jo, summarising the Qi Gong practice covered during the session

We warmly invite you to join us for this special morning of movement, nature, and herbal wisdom. 🌿

July being pretty much the height of Summer is a great time to be out and about in the countryside seeing what plants are in our immediate surrounding and connecting with them.  We will be deepening our knowledge on how to identify them, what their habits are and their therapeutic use both today and historically.  The walk will be gentle and easy, more of an amble with many stops along the way to talk about any herbs we may find and end in the herb garden where there are a number of herbs at their peak.  It will take no longer than an hour and a half and finish with a cup of herbal tea for those who would like to stay on.

This will also be a great opportunity to meet like minded people to share insights and knowledge on the world of plants, the natural world and our place in it.

Where and When?

It will take place at Wyld Court Herbs on Thursday 11 July at 10.30am and will take about 1 1/2 hours.

It will be more of an amble, an opportunity to stop and explore as we go.

Booking is essential as numbers are limited.

It will be gentle and should be accessible to most.  It is recommended to wear long trousers and boots.

Cost

A donation of £5-£10 is suggested.

Join me for a morning of exploring the world of plants on our doorstep at Bucklebury Common gaining an understanding on how to identify local plants and use them therapeutically.

The walk will also be a great opportunity to meet like minded people to share insights and knowledge on the world of plants, the natural world and our place in it.

Where and When?

The walk will take place in Bucklebury on Monday 20 May at 10am and will take about 2 hours.

It will be more of an amble, an opportunity to stop and explore as we go.

Booking is essential as numbers are limited and the exact location will be given when you book.

The walk will be gentle with a slight gradient to it at times but should be accessible to most.  We will cover different terrains to see as much variety as possible.

Dogs and children are welcome.

Cost

A donation of £5-£10 is suggested.

Of the many varieties of Mullein which can be used medicinally, the one most commonly referred to is Verbascum thaspus as seen in this photo.

The recorded use of Mullein as a herbal remedy dates as far back as 2000 years with Dioscorides mentioning it as a treatment for pulmonary complaints. It is still used for the same today by Medical Herbalists, its demulcent and expectorant properties help expel congestion from the lungs and its mucilage content coats and soothes irritated mucus membranes.

An infused oil of the flowers of Mullein are an effective external application for the treatment of earache.