Rising to the Health Challenges of our Times with Herbal Medicine

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Canada/Atlantic

  • TUE
    09 DEC
  • 07:00 PM

09 December 2025 Tuesday, 07:00 PM AST

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Note: default time zone is Atlantic time, one hour later than Eastern time.

Many people today are feeling stressed, unheard, or unsupported in the healthcare system. Chronic health issues are on the rise, and it can be hard to find care that feels personal, empowering, and connected to the larger picture of wellbeing. We live in a world increasingly disconnected from the land that sustains us, and this also impacts our overall health.

Herbal medicine offers a joyful, transformative, and effective approach to directly address many of these health challenges! Through herbalism we learn about living in connection with nature and living more embodied, while having more tools in our toolbox for our health concerns. Herbalism can be an empowering force of collective good, and a way for us to heal ourselves and the earth that nourishes us.

Come to our free workshop to learn what herbalism has to offer us in these times. Get inspired towards building our collective healthcare skills, and learn what we think you need to consider if you’re called to the herbalist path.

In this workshop you will learn:
~ The most prevalent health challenges of our times
~ Our core approach for an ethical and effective herbalism practice
~ How to apply our approach to increase the effectiveness of herbs you know, with a specific focus on cold & flu season

The times we live in deeply need the skills, intention, and heart that herbalists can offer. Come join clinical herbalists Ember Peters and Oren Hercz, bringing our combined 30 years of experience, in a class to fuel your inspiration and help guide you on your herbal path!


Meet the Instructors


Ember Peters (they/them)

RHP (HANS)

Ember Peters is a clinical herbalist and educator based in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Unceded Mi'kmaq Territory. They are a founder of Wild Current Herbalism and the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism. Ember has over a decade of clinical experience focusing on accessible trans inclusive care and supporting people with complex chronic illness. Ember is a Registered Herbal Practitioner with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia (HANS) and a founder of the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism. They have taught widely about herbalism at conferences and schools across Turtle Island, and their work has been published twice in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Dismantling white supremacy & transphobia are cornerstones of Ember’s practice, a part of their life-long commitment to fighting for liberation for all peoples. They recognize community based holistic health as a tangible step towards collective and individual liberation and resilience.
 
Ember’s website: https://wildcurrentherbalism.com.

Oren Hercz (he/him)

RHP (HANS)

 Oren Hercz RHP (HANS) has been in practice as a Clinical Herbalist since 2010, working in holistic health clinics, a family medicine office, and in private practice online. He teaches a year long beginner’s herbal medicine program, empowering people to become their own home herbalists and be proactive about their health. Oren loves to teach and can often be found giving an herb walk, speaking at a local garden club, or even on TV where has been featured on the show Wild Nova Scotia. He is a Registered Herbal Practitioner (RHP) with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia, where he currently sits on the board of directors. Oren cares deeply about bringing this traditional wisdom to today’s world, where we need it more than ever. He lives in Chester Basin with his 3 kids and gardens.

Oren’s website: www.orenhercz.ca