Imagine feeling confident reaching for the plants around you ~ knowing how to ease a cold, calm a cough, soothe aches & pains, regulate menstrual issues, calm digestion, or simply support your health.
Led by Medical Herbalist & Nutritionist, Laura Uphill (Dip.CH, MURHP, GQA). With over 25 years of teaching & clinical experience in Classical Chinese Medicine, Laura has worked in Germany & the UK sharing knowledge in a variety of topics related to natural health.
Gwen’s Garden experiences empower you to bring natural, effective medicine into daily life.
What you can gain by coming to an experience:
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Learn to identify and use local medicinal plants with confidence.
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Understand how food and herbs help improve digestion, immunity, and manage common health issues.
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Get hands-on experience with traditional diagnostic tools like tongue and pulse reading.
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Practice exercises like Qigong to boost your overall health.
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Make your own herbal preparations safely and easily.
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Feel confident using herbal medicine for yourself and your family.
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Join a friendly community and get support from an experienced herbalist.
Topics:
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European & Chinese Medicinal Plants & their Uses
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Digestion ~ Seasonal Eating & it's Health Benefits
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Classical Chinese Face Reading
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Tongue & Pulse Diagnosis
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Chronic Disease & Preserving Health with Food & Herbs
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Healthy Gut
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Qigong
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Herbal Preparations ~ Medicinal strength teas, decoctions, tinctures, oils, salves, creams, poultices, liniments
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EXPERIENCES
These walks connect you with the abundant sources of medicine growing all around us.
Led by Laura Uphill, Dip.CH, MURHP, GQA, Medical Herbalist & Practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine, drawing on over 25 years of clinical experience ~ these walks are a practical & experienced insight into using local plants for health.
You'll take home with you...
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The ability to identity of up to 40 plants, when to collect & drying tips.
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Learn how to confidently apply specific herbs and clinically-informed combinations to treat common ailments at home.
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Understand the health benefits of eating a local, seasonal diet & how this can improve digestive health, fluid metabolism & creates an immune system strong enough to deal with our changing seasons.
These guided walks offer a relaxed and engaging learning space, there's more talk than walk ~ designed to introduce newcomers to the fundamentals of herbalism while providing deeper insight for those with existing experience in plant medicine.
You’ll gain real-world skills and knowledge you can use right away.
Limited spaces available.
Bespoke walks for private groups or garden/land visits for people wanting to know what is growing right around them can be arranged by clicking on the button here.
Another year passes... Herb Walk Dates for 2026 coming soon... please contact me soon if you would like a bespoke walk for a group or your garden.
WALKS