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Medicinal Mushrooms of the PNW: Relationship, incorporation and physic

In this course you will learn about the medicinal mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.We will cover mushroom identification of some local medicinals, collection season and methods, processing, and medicine making procedures. You will be taught about the implications for using these mushrooms as food and medicine and how they work with our bodies innate systems on a biological and spiritual level.

Teacher Bio
Anna Sitkoff is currently a student of Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University. Prior to beginning these studies she was trained in the field of nutrition sciences. Above all, she is a student of nature and has an undying passion for botanical and mycological medicine. Anna is an advocate of using the medicinal and edible plants and mushrooms that grow where we grow. She has studied the local medicinal mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest intimately, and it is her desire to teach others of their strong medicine, as well as the most beneficial ways to extract and ingest this medicine. Anna is an avid researcher, and she is passionately interested in conglomerating ethnobotanical uses, current research, and her own experience into her teachings.

You can check out her blog: http://www.reishiandrosesbotanicals.wordpress.com
DATE AND TIME: October 30, 7-9pm
LOCATION: Victrola Cafe, 411 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98112
COST: $30
TEACHER: Anna Sitkoff