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A Hildegard Morning

Hildegard von Bingen was a visionary medieval abbess with strong opinions about how to live life to the fullest, in deep connection with nature, inside and out.

Start your weekend with intention, step out to breathe in the sweet spring air and join Tamara for a nourishing morning ritual inspired by Hildegard’s monastic practices, favourite herbs and holistic approach to self-care.

We will share Hildegard stories, activate our senses by foraging for Hildegard herbs in the garden, prepare a wholesome communal breakfast, eat together in mindful silence and clean up after ourselves, ready to continue the day with a joyful bounce in our steps.

Participants should bring: a bowl and a spoon to eat with, a mug to drink from, a paper bag for foraged herbs.

About the guide Tamara Last
Tamara Last’s emerging herbology practice is motivated by a desire to (re)connect adults with the wild and to nurture in children a profound and gentle connection with the natural world. Plants are the golden thread that help her integrate her work as a birth doula, a gardener, a cook, a craft-maker, a mother, a community organiser and an interdisciplinary social scientist.

Location:
Anna’s Tuin & Ruigte (Science park, Amsterdam)

Cost
€ 10–25 (pay what you feel like)

Sign up by sending an email to info@annastuinenruigte.nl

Hildegard’s Herbs of Joy

Do you sometimes suffer from empty-headedness, unwilling forgetfulness, melancholy, or wrath? If so we have something marvellously medieval for you!

The next Urban Herbology Hildegard von Bingen’s Herbs of Joy workshops will be:
Sunday 3rd December 3pm – 5.30pm (full)
Saturday 2nd March 3pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Mediamatic in central Amsterdam.
Tamara Last, one of my wonderful apprentices will be leading these workshops.

Medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen was way ahead of her time. She was an esteemed advocate for scientific research, specifically the use of herbal medicines to treat ailments, thought that raw onions were dangerous and understood how to live in harmony with nature. What’s not to love?

During the workshops, the Urban Herbology Team will share 12th-century recipes to bring a little more joy into the world.

During the workshops, you will recreate the recipes of Hildegard using local plants and kitchen herbs to improve mental health. You will take home both knowledge on how to softly treat your body using natural remedies and a deep herbal concoction made out of foraged herbs. Curious about what these ancient recipes can offer our modern minds?

Sunday December 3rd 15:00-17:30,
Saturday 2nd March 3pm – 5.30pm at Mediamatic.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit mediamatic website. #mediamatic #herbsofjoy #urbanherbology #herbsformelancholy #hildegardvonbingen