Presenting the 3rd Annual

2012 Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference

Sept 13th-16th, 2012

In the Coconino, Arizona

“An amazing conference, resurrecting the spirit of Western Herbalism.“
-Paul Bergner, North American Institute of Medical Herbalism

“The most amazing conference ever!”
-Juliet Blankespoor, Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine

Matthew Wood • Cascade Anderson Geller • Christa Sinadinos • Aviva Romm • Phyllis Light • Kiva Rose • Kathleen Maier • Bevin Clare • Paul Bergner • Tania Neubauer • Howie Brounstein • Kristi Reese • Phyllis Hogan • 7Song • Jesse Wolf Hardin • Jim McDonald • Lisa Ganora • Larken Bunce • Charles “Doc” Garcia • Linda Garcia • Sean Donahue • Rosalee de la Forêt • Nicole Telkes • Katja Swift • Darcey Blue French • Kristine Brown • Benjamin Zappin • Ginger Webb • Doug Elliott
and more to be announced...

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Our 3rd Annual international conference and celebration, can you believe it? – now in the plant-lush Coconino Forest, and still in the inescapably enchanted Southwest. Against all odds, TWHC continues to act as a seedbed for the reinvigoration and resurgence of folk herbalism in the western world, fostering its culture and serving its community. This surge can be seen in the connections and alliances our participants make, the new practices committed to, the stances taken, and daily lives enlivened!

Enjoy 3-plus days of classes and hands-on workshops taught by some of the most knowledgable, inspiring and exciting of teachers, each bringing to this conference their absolutely most adventurous new class topics... along with a Healer’s Market and Friday and Saturday night concerts.

 “Best weekend ever!” –Rebecca Altman

Register Now!!

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Description & Contents:

About This Conference & Website

Everything you might want to know about this exciting event can be found within this web trail, and you’re invited to treat it as a part of your journey. You might wish to begin with the Founders’ Welcome messages, or with the Event Site page, since place, the land and proximity to nature are such a distinguishing feature of TWHC. You can read there about the Coconino Forest ecosystem, the regions rich Plant Diversity, and the facility’s Old West History.

A detailed Class Schedule, enticing Class Descriptions and Teacher Bios will be posted as we confirm our accepted presenters. So too, our Live Concerts page, describing the acts we confirm to play for you.

Registration costs can be found on the Registration Info page, and that’s where you go to reserve your tickets as well. Note that tickets are cheaper the earlier they are purchased, and that there are now special low prices for both children and teens. You can also explore the affordable Cabins & Camping, as well as the great new Meal Options, find out What To Bring, and get exact Directions To The Event Site.

Read about becoming a TWHC Sponsor or Vendor to become even more involved, do what you can to help Spread The Word, or treat yourself to some TWHC Merchandise.

“If you have cash for coffee each day, put it in a jar and attend this conference. Careful. It just might change your life.”
- Charles “Doc” Garcia 

“Amazing and wonderful! I’ll be there supporting you, for as long as there is a TWH Conference...”
-Phyllis Hogan

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Get With The Spirit... of TWHC

Today’s plant-based healers are the most recent in a long line of herbwives, root doctors, yerberas, mountain men, curanderos, grannywomen and village herbalists that stretch back through time and across cultures. From the hills of Vermont to the shores of Cornwall, the rainforests of the Amazon to the mesas and canyons of the Southwest, we are walking in the footsteps of our ancestors to bring together people and plants at a time when such work has never before been so necessary and urgent.

The Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference was founded in 2010 by Kiva Rose and Jesse Wolf Hardin, to serve the resurgent folk herbalism community of today. TWHC started out at the enchanting Ghost Ranch in NW New Mexico, and in its third year moved to the wondrous Coconino forest in NE Arizona.

This year, our teachers will once again focus on practical application and the latest findings of cutting edge research as well as the personal, energetic and spiritual relationship between our kind and the plant world. They will again be stretching like never before, giving more personally revealing and conceptually adventurous talks than they usually feel free to, speaking from the voice of experience and practice rather than theory, with powerful instruction and insight based on real life work.

This and every future Conference will feature a strong conservation component, addressing the ecology, proliferation and preservation of native plant species and the necessary natural habitat… healing ourselves and each other as we heal the earth. And it will be distinguished, more than any other way, by its Western, folk identity, consciously rough edged and unapologetic, insisting on hope, bucking the norm, combining self reliance with neighborly cooperation, rooted in experience as well as tradition. In the end, the conference is not so fae as feral, with a touch of norm-busting new science, the flair and attitude of cowpunk, true to and in keeping with the down home, dirt grounded, earth honoring, grassroots, self authorized, community building, alternative offering, chance taking, magic making and oft celebrating Folk Herbalism Revival.

 “An outstanding herbal conference, creating a network across the country that unites us all in this grassroots movement... helping to heal the world in our small and great ways.”
–Rosemary Gladstar

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Arrival & Check-In

Plan to arrive Thursday, Sept. 13th.

When you first get to the Mormon Lake Resort, follow the signs to the old Town Hall building, serving as both the Registration and Information center, and also as our Healer’s Market and informal visiting area. Registration with Resolute begins at 12 Noon, when you will get your name tag, meal confirmations, TWH Conference Book, site map and special Gift Bag.

If you’ve rented a Room, RV space or Camping Space from the Lodge, you will need to also check-in separately with the Lodge office in order to get your room or site assignments. 

Confluence:

Welcome, Teacher Introductions, Meet & Greet – Thursday 7:30-9:30pm

The TWH conference officially begins at 7:30 pm, Thursday the 15th of September, with the Welcome and Confluence (Teacher Introductions, Meet and Greet) with informal conversation until 9:30.

2012 TWHC For Kids & Teens

We’re happy to offer a number of special classes for youth, some for young kids, others for savvy teens and pre-teens, featuring herbal activities to learn from and enjoy. To encourage more youth to come, we have a reduced Registration price for 8 to 18 year olds of $55, and kids 7 and under are free.

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Free TWHC Newsletter

Stay informed with the TWHC Newsletter, the voice of the conference, an average 20 full-color pages of beautifully illustrated articles featuring the event and its enchanting location, complimentary articles on herbs and herbalism, and the latest practical information and updates found nowhere else. 10 or more issues per year. To sign up at no charge, simply write your email in the box at the top of the page and then click on ”Subscribe”

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“I want you to know how strongly I believe in the timely and essential nature of the TWHC, truly unlike anything I've ever experienced in a conference setting.

If you can only make it to one herb conference next year, this should be the one! Profound, inspiring, multi-cultural, grass roots, and SO MUCH FUN!! We'll see you there. . . ."
-Julie Caldwell, Humboldt Herbals

TWHC – September in the Coconino!

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