2019 Programme

Herbfeast  Schedule    May 17th - 19th 2019

Friday

5-7pm  Speakers dinner

7:30 - 9pm  Registration & drinks reception

9pm  Opening Ceremony at central fire -  Seán O’Gaoithín

9pm onwards – Bosca Beatha outdoor wooden sauna is open

Saturday

7am onwards - Sauna open

8am- 9am   Yoga

7:30am - 9:30am  Breakfast

9:30am - 10:15am Talk -  Christine Herbert - Natural solutions to irritable bowel syndrome – fixing the cause, not just the symptoms

10:15am - 11am Talk -   Joe Nasr - Aromatic Waters – Distillation, Chemistry and Applications

TEA BREAK  11am - 11:30am

11:30am - 12:30am  Breakout Session: WORKSHOPS x3

Seán O'Gaoithín – Drawing plants – a practical session

                                    Keith Robertson – Harmonising Herbs and Herbalists

                                   Rosari Kingston - Clinical case study -
An unusual cause of depression.

12:30am - 1:30pm  Seán O'Gaoithín / David Winston -  Herb Walks (two coinciding)

LUNCH  1:30pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm -3:15pm Talk  Rocio Alcaron - Amazonia spiritual, emotional and physical ecosystems characteristics.  Land heritage for the people of the planet: Center of plants of transformation:

3:15pm -4pm Talk Rosari Kingston - Do We Need to Take Heed of Culture in Clinical Practice, Especially our Own?

TEA BREAK  4pm- 4:30pm

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Breakout Session: WORKSHOPS x3

                                    Joe Nasr – Plant Distillation Workshop

                           Courtney Tyler  - Wild Foraged Herbs, Fungi & Fermentation

                                   Christine Herbert - Clinical case study - Allergies and Intolerances: from the simple to the complex

DINNER  6pm  -  7:30pm

7:30pm - 8:30pm  Music & Dancing

7pm  onwards  - Fire / Sauna         

Sunday

7am onwards - Sauna open

8am- 9am - Yoga

7:30am - 9:30am  Breakfast

9:30am - 11am David Winston - Analgesia: The Search For Effective Pain Relief

TEA BREAK  11am - 11:30am

11:30am - 12:30am  Breakout Session: WORKSHOPS x3

                                    Joe Nasr – Plant Distillation Workshop

Seán O'Gaoithín – Drawing plants – a practical session

                                    Rocio Alcaron - Clinical case study  

12:30am - 1:30pm  Seán O'Gaoithín / David Winston  -  Herb Walks (two coinciding)

LUNCH  1:30pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm -3:30pm   Talk – Irish Herbal Projects Highlighted

  • Paul Mc Carroll & Danny O’Rawe – Documentary
  •  Ross Hennessy – Shanbally Herbal Medicine Centre for Excellence
  • Jan Keating – Herb Patch Project

3:30pm -4:30pm  Breakout Session: WORKSHOPS x3

                           Courtney Tyler  - Wild Foraged Herbs, Fungi & Fermentation

                                    Keith Robertson – Harmonising Herbs and Herbalists

                                   David Winston - Clinical case study - Migraine

4:30pm  Closing Ceremony at central fire - Seán O’Gaoithín