Most people think of herbal teas as a simple soothing beverage, but if made properly, herbal teas (tisanes) can be potent tools for healing and maintaining health. Clinical Herbalist Erin Antosh, Founder of Where The Good Grows, will discuss the power of incorporating an herbal tea ritual into your day as both a mindfulness practice as well as a tool for supporting your health. As you sip on nutritive herbal tea (caffeine free), Erin will demonstrate how to properly make medicinal-strength herbal teas, using methods such as super infusions and decoctions so you get the most health benefits out of the medicinal plants. We will go beyond the standard peppermint and chamomile teas to introduce you to less common herbs that have powerful therapeutic properties. You will learn about therapeutic plants that reduce inflammation, support heart health/cholesterol, address anxiety and depression, as well as herbs that are so relaxing that they can be used as sleep aids, and herbs that support your body’s detoxification pathways. And all of these powerful plants can be easily incorporated into your day in the form of tea! NOTE: Includes a bag of herbal loose leaf tea with locally grown Spring plants for every participant to take home as well as educational materials. Each participant will get to plant one baby herb in the medicinal plant garden. Erin will prepare a seasonal herbal tea for participants to sip on while she does the tea demo (we can use small compostable cups for this if we want to do the demo in the garden or we can use Kristin's tea cups and saucers).