Workshops & Classes

Yervika facilitates workshops & classes for groups and organizations wanting to bring herbal knowledge into their work and life. Workshops & classes range in topic, and can be tailored to the needs and desires of the group or organization.

Past Workshops

  • The Importance of Herbs for Educational Garden Ecosystems

    Thursday, June 6th, 2024, 4-5:30pm PST, zoom. Register here

    In this workshop, we will explore the importance of herbs for garden ecosystems, particularly for gardens that are used for educational purposes. We will learn about the numerous benefits that herbs offer to those who are a part of the garden ecosystem, including benefits to humans, other plants, as well as insects. We will also discuss how herbs can support gardens in being culturally responsive educational spaces. This workshop is geared towards garden educators and for those involved in educational garden spaces.

  • Sephardic Herbalism: An Introduction to Herbs used in Jewish SWANA Traditions

    As part of the Sephardi-Mizrahi retreat at Urban Adamah, Yervika offered a workshop on Sephardic Herbalism. The workshop was about how Jews of SWANA lands use(d) herbs for various purposes, including to address spiritual & physical ailments. Participants made bulsikas or herbal amulets to take home with them, and received a written resource on herbs used in Jewish SWANA traditions.

  • Rose Water Making

    Yervika offered a workshop on rose water making for a group of Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Arab Jews. The workshop consisted of a hands-on medicine making session where participants learned how to make rose water (also known as rose hydrosol), which is widely used in their ancestral traditions. Each participant got to take home their own bottle of rose water.

Other Workshop Examples

Below are some examples of Yervika’s workshops. This list is not exhaustive, but it is meant to provide samples of the kinds of workshops that Yervika offers.

  • Teacher Wellness Workshop: Herbs for the nervous system & herbs to help with stress

  • Professional Development & Wellness Workshop for K-12 & University-based Educators

  • Natural skin care workshop: Making your own skin care products with herbs (deodorant, lotion, face wash, etc.)

  • Medicine making workshop: Making medicine such as herbal oils, salves, oxymels, syrups, glycerine tinctures, and more

  • Workshop on a specific group of herbs (e.g. herbs for the digestive system, the immune system, and more)

  • Herb drying workshop: How to harvest, dry, and store your own dried herbs