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 The Elemental Journey Around the Sun •  2026 Weekend Sessions ~ Sundays, 9am-9pm

Program Options and Pricing for the remainder of 2026

Three-Weekend Bundle: October, November and December, 2026
$1,050 

Single Weekend Intensive
$400 per weekend
Choose from any of the 3 remaining intensives

  • Includes all teachings, materials, and lunches for that weekend
  • Participation in a segment of a larger 9-month cohort

Optional Add-Ons (Selected After Enrollment)

  • Self-Study Track + Faculty Feedback: $200
  • On-Farm Lodging Options: available per weekend
  • Farm-to-Table Dinners: $20 per meal, request in advance
  • Details will be shared after enrollment.
Payment & Registration

2026 Weekend Intensives

October 17–18 — Trauma Care & Plant Arts
First aid, dyeing, primitive skills

November 14–15 — Metal
Letting go, grief, respiratory & skin care

December 19–20 — Water / Winter Solstice
Mysticism, plant spirit medicine, graduation

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Begins again in April, 2027

April: Wood / Spring
Introduction to healing traditions, elemental theory, cleansing & renewal

May: Herbal Foundations
Botany, energetics, herbal actions

June: Fire / Summer Solstice
Heart, vitality, midsummer plant magic

July: Land & Wildcrafting
Plant ID, ecological awareness, earth skills

August: Harvest & Medicine Making
Processing, preservation, formulation

September: Earth
Digestion, nourishment, breaking bread celebration

 

General Information about the Intensive
General Information

October Journey: First Aid, Trauma & Plant Arts

October 17–18, 2026 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon This seventh weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun brings the focus to resilience, responsiveness, and applied skill. As the season shifts deeper into autumn, we explore how herbal medicine meets real-life situations — from first aid and trauma care to practical plant arts and ...
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November Journey: Metal Element ~ Letting Go & Clinical Practice

November 14-15, 2026 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM La Medicina Farm: Talent, Oregon This eighth weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun is guided by the Metal element and Autumn— the season of refinement, discernment, and release. As autumn deepens, we turn toward the lungs, skin, elimination, and the energetic process of letting go. Metal ...
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December Journey: Water Element ~ Winter Solstice & Graduation

December 19–20, 2026 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Ashland, Oregon This final weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun unfolds at the threshold of Winter Solstice, guided by the Water element — the energy of stillness, depth, resilience, and inner wisdom. Water invites us inward. It asks us to slow down, listen deeply, and trust ...
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The series will begin again in April of 2027

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April 2027 Journey: Wood Element · Spring

May 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon This opening weekend marks the beginning of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun, a 9-month herbal medicine intensive rooted in Taoist philosophy and Western herbalism. Guided by the Wood element and the energy of Spring, this immersion explores themes of rebirth, movement, and renewal—both in the natural ...
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May 2027 Journey: Herbal Foundations

May 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon This second weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun grounds students in the essential foundations of herbal medicine. While the first weekend opens the elemental arc through Spring and the Wood element, this immersion focuses on building practical literacy — giving students the core frameworks needed ...
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June 2027 Journey: Fire Element · Summer Solstice

June 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon This third weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun unfolds at the height of light — aligned with the Summer Solstice and the energy of the Fire element. Fire represents vitality, expansion, joy, connection, and the full bloom of life. In this immersion, we explore how ...
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July 2027 Journey: Dancing with the Light ~ Earth Stories and Skills

July 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon TBA
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August 2027 Journey: Harvest & Medicine Making

August 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon This fifth weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun centers on harvest, processing, and the art of medicine making. Late summer offers abundance — plants at their peak potency, seeds forming, roots strengthening. This immersion focuses on how to responsibly gather, preserve, and transform plant material ...
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September 2027 Journey: Earth Element · Harvest & Nourishment

September 2027 Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Talent, Oregon The sixth weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun is guided by the Earth element and Late Summer— the energy of harvest, digestion, integration, and the steady center that holds all seasons. As summer transitions toward autumn, we explore nourishment not only as food, but as ...
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