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UID:2026-08-22T16-00-00.000Z-https---storytownashland.com-events-the-elemental-journey-around-the-sun-wood-spring-weekend-1
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SUMMARY:The Elemental Journey Around the Sun: Wood/Spring Weekend 1
DESCRIPTION:April 25–26\, 2026\nSaturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM\nAshland\, Oregon\n\nThis opening weekend marks the beginning of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun\, a 9-month herbal medicine intensive rooted in Taoist philosophy and Western herbalism.\n\nGuided by the Wood element and the energy of Spring\, this immersion explores themes of rebirth\, movement\, and renewal—both in the natural world and within the body.\n\nWeekend Focus\n\n- Introduction to healing traditions from around the world\n- Foundations of Taoist elemental philosophy (3-\, 4-\, and 5-element systems)\n- Tending the wood element: liver\, gallbladder\, lymphatics\, and connective tissue\n- Cleansing and detoxification through a seasonal lens\n- Connecting with the Soul of wood and the spirit of the green plants\n- Relationship with early spring herbs\n- Storytelling\, plant walks\, food preparation\, and embodied practice\n\nLearning unfolds through hands-on experience\, shared meals\, land-based study\, and community dialogue. Each session is designed as a living classroom—where knowledge is not just taught\, but felt and remembered.\n\nWho This Weekend Is For\n\n- Those beginning or deepening a relationship with herbal medicine\n- Practicing herbalists seeking an elemental and seasonal lens\n- Healers\, bodyworkers\, and practitioners expanding their tools\n- Spiritually oriented seekers drawn to land-based learning\n\nThis weekend may be attended as:\n\n- Part of the full 9-month program\, or\n- A standalone weekend for those unable to commit to the full journey\n\nPlease note that one-off participants are joining a larger\, ongoing cohort and are invited to engage with care and presence.\n\nWhat’s Included\n\n- Two full days of instruction (9AM–9PM)\n- Hands-on plant study and experiential learning\n- Scratch-made farm-to-table lunches each day\n- Herbal tea and medicine bar\n- Immersion in land\, garden\, and apothecary spaces\n\nRegistration Options\n\n- Single Weekend Pass\n- 3-Weekend Bundle\n- Full 9-Month Program Enrollment\n\nhttps://storytownashland.com/events/the-elemental-journey-around-the-sun-wood-spring-weekend-1
LOCATION:Artemisia Institute\, 296 E Main St.\, Ashland\, OR
URL:https://storytownashland.com/events/the-elemental-journey-around-the-sun-wood-spring-weekend-1
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