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