Interconnectedness in Herbal Medicine
A Talk with Lucy Jones
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As a Buddhist system of medicine, Tibetan medicine emphasizes that everything is totally interconnected. The illness, the patient, the cure and the doctor are all part of a beautiful continuum. We are not islands, our health is affected by the environment, the seasons, our diet and lifestyle as well as our habitual thought patterns.
Western herbal medicine is also a health system that relies on an understanding and recognition of interconnections. We choose whole plants rather than isolated chemical compounds. We create tailor made blends of herbs to help individual people rather than named health condition and we consider the whole body rather than isolated organs.
In this webinar, we will explore different aspects of interconnectedness within herbal medicine, both in terms of Tibetan medicine and western herbal medicine. We will gain an insight into how the practice of growing, gathering and processing our own herbal medicines can bring us closer to truly recognizing those interconnections and seeing herbal practice as a spiritual path.
About our teacher:
Lucy Jones is a medical herbalist with a busy high street practice in Somerset, UK. She grows or gathers the majority of the herbs that she works with and is a passionate proponent of self-sufficient herbalism. Prior to qualifying in western herbalism, she studied Tibetan Medicine with the great master, Khenpo Troru Tsenam. This experience deeply influences her approach to therapeutic practice as well as the way that she grows and processes her herbs. She was originally trained in Agriculture and Forestry and has two degrees from the University of Oxford. Her book “Self Sufficient Herbalism” (published by Aeon Books) is due out in May 2020.
About Her Book: Self-Sufficient Herbalism
Self-Sufficient Herbalism is the first ever practical guide to the growing, gathering, and preserving of medicinal herbs for a working dispensary. Written by a practicing herbalist with a high street clinic, it covers everything you need to know to become truly self-sufficient in creating and dispensing your own herbal medicine.
Relying on only a small allotment and access to the fields and woodlands of rural England, Lucy Jones provides a masterclass in the wildcrafting, growing, harvesting, drying, storage, and processing of medicinal herbs. Her passion for the plants and traditional ways of preserving them for medicine shines through as she explores the deeper implications of self-sufficiency and the transformative impact it has had on her practice.
The guide includes a glossary of detailed notes on the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of 108 individual herbs arranged by the seasons. It is a must read for practicing herbalists, herbal students, herb gardeners, and all those who love herbs.
Available from Aeon Books Aeon Books
Make sure to join her Online Book Launch, May 28th 2020!
“I’ve always felt that growing and gathering my own herbal dispensary is one of the most wonderful aspects of being a medical herbalist. It connects me with the plants that I work with, the ancient traditions that I come from and the land where I’m settled. It grounds and nourishes me. It provides balance to the demands and challenges that I face while carrying out patient consultations. I thoroughly recommend it.
This way of working is not only very practical, environmentally conscious and economically viable, it’s also a way of building a much closer relationship with our herbs. If you join me on this path you’ll discover that the practice of self-sufficient herbalism is personally and spiritually transformative.”
- Lucy Jones