Salts & Sugars - DIY Gifts Series
December 3rd
Exfoliators are fun to use. They scrub away dry skin, leave the skin smooth or just give the skin a euphoric feeling. In this workshop we will make oil based or cleansing based salt and sugar scrubs to take home. We will also make bath salts potions for soaking and relaxation.
DIY Gifts Series are workshops helping you to get creative with your gifting this holiday season. It centers around herbs and self care. It will make a great gift for yourself on someone else. They are POC lead and open to POC and LGBTQ folks.
Location: Leaven Community Center, 5431 NE 20th Ave
Start Date: December 3rd
Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM
Workshop Leader: Mercy
Cost: Sliding Scale $5-$35, if you can contribute more please do and allow lower priced registration for those who need it.
Herbs for Self Care - DIY Gifts Series
December 10th
As we prepare for settling into winter in the PNW, how can we better care for our bodies and nervous systems during troubling times? PLUS the Holidaze?! Ughh. How do we find time to allow our bodies to settle and heal themselves in a busy, scary world?
Location: Leaven Community Center, 5431 NE 20th Ave
Date: December 10th
Time: 6:00PM-7:30PM
Cost: Sliding Scale $5-$35, if you can contribute more please do and allow lower priced registration for those who need it.
Have you been searching for new ways to balance your energy and soothe fatigue or pain, (aka tossing or limiting coffee and ibuprofen?) We’ve gotchu! This 90-minute class will explore the basic principles of utilizing medicinal herbs Internally to care for Self. We will also be addressing and examining things from a multi-cultural perspective, acknowledging the harmfulness of cultural appropriation and racism within the Western herbalist viewpoint often prioritized in white-led spaces
In this lecture-style class, we will go over basic definitions of tinctures, Tea infusions, Decoction, Vinegars, Syrup, Flower and essences. In addition to giving a “101” style overview of internal herbal applications, we will explore and provide samples of a variety of Adaptogenic and Nervine herbs! Come get to know some more common herbs that grow all around Portland, as well as more “obscure” herbs that you may not have heard of before!
By the end of this class, participants will have knowledge of:
- Some basics of how to make herbal remedies for internal use - what herbs to add to your toolkit to survive the winter (mentally & physically)
- Creating a self-care routine and building a healthier relationship with body, mind & spirit
Written hand-outs, and tea and tincture samples will be provided. If you have herbs that you love to work with that you would like to share in class, please bring them! (Dried, fresh, or tinctured is okay)
Single herb & blended tinctures & other products will be available for purchase at the end of class, from Manatee Medicinals and Stephanie Dunx!!
Ugly Holiday Sweater Snowshoe - Sponsored by Next Adventure
December 15th
Wild Diversity and the Venture Out Project team up once again for a fun day in the snow. We will shuttle up and snowshoe down from Timberline Lodge to Government Camp. In the end we will have warm drinks in Government Camp to celebrate the winter season. This snowshoe is perfect for those new to it and for those who want to build community with us. We will carpool up to Mt Hood. We have about 15 snowshoes that we can loan for this event!
Wild Diversity seeks to support both BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and LGBTQ communities in the outdoors. We love our allies and we appreciate your respect for the safe space we are trying to create. Allies may support our activities by sharing it with or purchasing scholarships for BIPOC & LGBTQ folks.
Meeting Location: Leaven Community Center, 5431 NE 20th Ave
Start Date: December 15th
Meeting Time: 9:30AM
Expected Return Time: 6:00PM
Cost: Sliding Scale $5-$35, if you can contribute more please do and allow lower priced registration for those who need it.
You’ll Need to Bring:
- Winter boots hiking boots (or waterproof boots)
- Warm layers, Rain jacket/pants, warm gloves, warm hat
- Change of clothes OPTIONAL- its nice to have a dry set for the trip back.
-Bring a packed lunch and snacks or money we are stopping for warm drinks.
- Water bottle