Adult Education - New York Botanical Garden
Adult Education - New York Botanical Garden
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Wellness<br />
Questions?<br />
For course guidance or<br />
any questions, contact the<br />
Registration Office.<br />
registration office<br />
800.322.6924 or e-mail<br />
adulted@nybg.org<br />
CLEANiNG iNDOOR AiR: THE HEALiNG POwER Of<br />
plants<br />
Thursday, Nov. 8, 6–8 p.m.<br />
132WEL209, Manhattan, Andrew Faust<br />
Plants have powerful, versatile properties,<br />
including the ability to improve indoor air quality.<br />
Discover ecologically sound ways to detoxify your<br />
home for a healthier living environment for your<br />
family. Learn about useful household plants and<br />
suggested techniques for growing them.<br />
$38/$34<br />
HERBAL SPA wORKSHOP: A NATuRAL APPROACH<br />
to Beautiful skin<br />
Thursday, Oct. 25, 6–9 p.m.<br />
132WEL901 Section A, Manhattan, Talima Davis<br />
Saturday, feb. 2, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.<br />
133WEL901 Section B, NYBG, Talima Davis<br />
Learn to make easy-to-prepare herbal cosmetics<br />
and bath products. Use natural ingredients to<br />
create your own herbal clay masks, moisturizers,<br />
lip balm, skin toners, foot scrubs, and more.<br />
Design your own essential oil blend and sample<br />
various products. Try a herbal facial mask and<br />
make two natural products to take home. Please<br />
dress appropriately.<br />
$83/$76 (Includes a $15 Materials Fee)<br />
herBal preparations Workshop<br />
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2–4 p.m.<br />
132WEL903 Section A, NYBG, Ursula Basch<br />
Thursday, feb. 7, 6–8 p.m.<br />
133WEL903 Section B, Manhattan, Ursula Basch<br />
Discover how to select fresh and dried herbs<br />
and make teas, decoctions, tinctures, herbal oils,<br />
and salves from them. Learn the basics of herbal<br />
preparations. Homemade products are fresher,<br />
last longer, and are more economical than storebought<br />
ones. Make your own herbal tincture to<br />
take home.<br />
$55/$51 (Includes a $10 Materials Fee)<br />
Wellness<br />
Explore the many health benefits that come from plants and being in nature. Learn the art<br />
of tai chi in the <strong>Botanical</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>, create your own herbal skin products, or take a guided,<br />
meditative walk through the <strong>Garden</strong>’s Thain Family Forest.<br />
<strong>New</strong>! COCKTAiL ALCHEMY: wORKSHOP<br />
Thursday, Oct. 11, 6–8 p.m.<br />
132WEL905 Section A, Manhattan,<br />
Julianne Zaleta<br />
wednesday, feb. 27, 6–8 p.m.<br />
133WEL905 Section B, Manhattan,<br />
Julianne Zaleta<br />
Cocktails, like perfume, are a mix of art and<br />
alchemy. In this workshop learn how to infuse<br />
spirits to make seasonal and artful cocktails with<br />
fresh herbs, spices, nuts, and dried fruits and<br />
grains. The spirits are then paired with mixers<br />
and piqued with the addition of essential oils,<br />
which add unique accents to these artisanal<br />
creations. Samples of angelica, chocolate mint,<br />
and basil vodka (among others) will be passed<br />
around along with the cocktails they inspire.<br />
$72/$68 (Includes a $27 Materials Fee)<br />
<strong>New</strong>! NATuRAL HEALiNG fOR CHiLDREN:<br />
Workshop<br />
Tuesday, feb. 19, 6–9 p.m.<br />
133WEL909, Manhattan, Andrea Candee<br />
Take charge of your family’s wellness naturally.<br />
Children respond quickly to safe, easy-to-use<br />
herbal remedies. Empower your children by<br />
engaging them in their wellness, and they will<br />
have tools for life. Teach them how to use simple<br />
treatments such as a banana for splinters, honey<br />
for mild burns, and more.<br />
$73/$66 (Includes a $5 Materials Fee)<br />
<strong>New</strong>! LOVELY LAVENDER & ROMANTiC ROSE:<br />
Workshop<br />
Tuesday, feb. 5, 6–8 p.m.<br />
133WEL912, Manhattan, Liz Neves<br />
Two of the most beloved flowers in the plant<br />
kingdom are more than just beautiful. They<br />
also have healing benefits for the body, mind,<br />
and soul. Learn the many uses of lavender and<br />
rose, including how to make a herbal-infused<br />
oil and a creamy salve with additional botanical<br />
ingredients.<br />
$55/$51 (Includes a $10 Materials Fee)<br />
Students make their own<br />
body-care products using natural<br />
botanical ingredients.<br />
NATuRAL HOME-CLEANiNG SOLuTiONS:<br />
Workshop<br />
Monday, March 11, 6–8 p.m.<br />
133WEL914, Manhattan, Liz Neves<br />
Improve the environment of your home by<br />
cleaning it with natural solutions. Create three<br />
customized cleaning solutions with a handful<br />
of easy-to-find plant- and mineral-based<br />
ingredients. Explore a wide range of essential oils<br />
with cleansing and antimicrobial properties, and<br />
examine which common household chemicals<br />
are harmful and how to improve the air quality in<br />
homes.<br />
$55/$51 (Includes a $10 Materials Fee)<br />
<strong>New</strong>! make Your oWn vegan anti-aging<br />
PRODuCTS: wORKSHOP<br />
Saturday, feb. 9, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.<br />
133WEL915, Manhattan, Marla Bosworth<br />
Learn which organic ingredients work to reverse<br />
aging on delicate facial skin. Discover how to use<br />
raw, vegan, healing materials such as herbs, and<br />
plant and essential oils, to create your own less<br />
expensive skin-care products. Students will also<br />
receive instructions; recipes; a list of places to<br />
buy resources; and samples of natural makeup<br />
remover/cleanser, anti-aging exfoliator, and all-inone<br />
facial- and eye-treatment serum.<br />
$85/$79 (Includes a $28 Materials Fee)<br />
Need advice on courses? Please call 718.817.8594
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