March 27-29
ADVANCED HERBAL STUDIES PROGRAM-A Weekend With David Winston, RH (AHG)
MISTY MEADOWS HERBAL CENTER-Lee, NH
A weekend of classes on Adaptogens, Differential Treatment of Depression & Anxiety, Cross-Cultural Ethnomedicine, Treatment of Lyme Disease, and Sexual Dysfunction. Contact: Wendy Fogg, 183 Wednesday Hill Rd., Lee, NH 03861, 603-659-7211, www.mistymeadows.org

April 4-5 
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ON BOTANICAL MEDICINE-Tempe, AZ
I'll be teaching classes on Potential Botanical Therapies for Multiple Drug Resistance, Herbs for             Healthy Aging, and Unusual Uses for Common Herbs.  Some of the other excellent teachers include             Chanchal Cabrera, Jim Duke, PhD, Paul Bergner, Jill Stansbury, ND, and Cascade Anderson Geller.         Contact: Linnea Wardwell, 800-252-0688, www.botanicalmedicine.org

April 23 
HERBALIST & ALCHEMIST, INC.-Washington, NJ  - Teleconference as well as on-site!!!                          Herbal Gastroenterology--Digestion is the foundation of life and health.  In my years of practice, over 60% of my patients have had digestive problems including achlorhydria, hyperchlorhydria, gastric ulcers, slow transit time, intestinal dysbiosis, constipation, IBS and leaky gut syndrome.  In this class we will discuss effective herbal and dietary treatments for these and other common GI issues.  Contact: Cathy Garland, Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc., 51 S. Wandling Ave., Washington NJ  07882; 908-689-9020, ext. 101, cathy@herbalist-alchemist.com, www.herbalist-alchemist.com

May 8
EVENING HERB WALK AND STORYTELLING at WELL-SWEEP HERB FARM-Port Murray, NJ (6:00-9:00 pm)
Join me for a unique evening herb walk followed by Cherokee stories around a fire.  Contact: Louise Hyde, Well Sweep Herb Farm, 205 Mt. Bethel Rd., Port Murray NJ 07865; 908-852-5390, www.wellsweep.com

May 30 - June 1 
MEDICINES FROM THE EARTH-Black Mt., NC
Please join me and many other incredible teachers such as Paul Bergner, Mary Bove, ND, Amanda McQuade Crawford, Mark Blumenthal, Doug Elliott, Donnie Yance, Chris Kilham, & Vasant Lad, MD at one of the premier herbal conferences. I will be teaching classes on Botanical & Nutritional Treatment of Thyroid Disorders, Specific Indications and Therapeutic Uses of Immunomodulators, aswell as an pre-intensive field study of the plants at the Asheville Botanical Garden.  Contact: Linnea Wardwell 800-252-0688 or www.botanicalmedicine.org

June 11
HERBS FOR HEALTHY AGING
HERBALIST & ALCHEMIST, INC.-Washington, NJ - Teleconference as well as on-site!!! 
As our population continues to age and we look for ways to maintain our health into our 70s, 80s and 90s, herbs, diet, lifestyle choices and nutrition are essential to preventing and treating age-related illness. Conditions such as Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis, hypertension, impaired digestion, endocrine dysfunction/fatigue, depression, anxiety, insomnia, arthritis and osteoporosis can be slowed, often prevented or effectively treated by using natural remedies. Contact: Cathy Garland, Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc., 51 S. Wandling Ave., Washington NJ 07882 908-689-9020, ext. 101, cathy@herbalist-alchemist.com , www.herbalist-alchemist.com

September 17
HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE
HERBALIST & ALCHEMIST, INC.-Washington, NJ - Teleconference as well as on-site!!!
In our increasingly polluted world, we see the significant and worrisome results of heavy metal toxicity, indoor pollutants and sick building syndrome, iatrogenic (drug-induced) disease and other environmental diseases. In this unique class we will look at the research (human and animal studies) that gives us clues to effective treatments for this understudied problem. We will explore the use of herbs and nutritional supplements that have shown efficacy and those that are claimed to be useful but have no evidence of efficacy ( i.e., Cilantro for Mercury toxicity).  Contact: Cathy Garland, Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc., 51 S. Wandling Ave., Washington NJ 07882; 908-689-9020, ext. 101, cathy@herbalist-alchemist.com , www.herbalist-alchemist.com

September 24-26
NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO EAST–Boston, MA  Educational seminars.  Contact: Cathy Garland, Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc., 51 S. Wandling Ave., Washington NJ 07882; 908-689-9020, ext. 101, cathy@herbalist-alchemist.com , www.herbalist-alchemist.com

October 23-25
AMERICAN HERBALISTS GUILD CONFERENCE: 
Herbal Medicine: New Possibilities for Primary Care-Santa Rosa, CA Join me and many of my colleagues, Mary Bove, ND, Eric Yarnell, Paul Bergner, Michael & Lesley Tierra, Jill Stansbury, ND and David Hoffmann to name a few for a conference on providing herbal solutions to many primary care needs. Contact: Tracy Romm, 141 Nob Hill Rd., Cheshire CT, 06410, 203-272-6731, ahgoffice@earthlink.net, www.americanherbalistsguild.com

November 5
BOTANICAL, DIETARY, AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES AND URINARY CALCULI
HERBALIST & ALCHEMIST, INC.-Washington, NJ - Teleconference as well as on-site!!!
If you have ever had a kidney stone, it is an experience you do not want to repeat. Excruciating pain, urinary frequency, constantly feeling as if you need to urinate (but cannot) and hematuria are often all part of this very unpleasant condition. Can kidney stones and urinary calculi be treated with herbs and natural therapies? Can future stones be prevented? In this class we will look at the traditional and clinical uses of botanicals for this problem as well as the recent research for alleviating this common and terribly painful affliction. Contact: Cathy Garland, Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc., 51 S. Wandling Ave., Washington NJ 07882; 908-689-9020, ext. 101, cathy@herbalist-alchemist.com , www.herbalist-alchemist.com