TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE
Walks ~ Tours of Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants & Mushrooms
Nathaniel leads wild food and medicinal herb walks in the Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey tri-state area. He teaches about botany, mycology, medical herbalism, plant and mushroom identification, foraging, and preparation of medicinal herbs.
Learn about walks and sign up for e-mail notices by sending a note to wathakes@gmail.com. Also check schedule.
Nathaniel is available for private tours and for events. Contact him at (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com.
Learn about walks and sign up for e-mail notices by sending a note to wathakes@gmail.com. Also check schedule.
Nathaniel is available for private tours and for events. Contact him at (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com.
Herbal Medicine & Shiatsu
Herbal consultations, shiatsu (acupressure), and moxabustion by appointment.
Contact: (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com or use form below or on CONTACT page.
Learn about herbalism at plant walks (discussed above) and with apprenticeship program.
In New York City you can attend classes at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism.
Herbal Apprenticeship & Community Clinic
See description here.
Keep up to date with the Living Herbalism blog
A clinic materia medica list as been just started. It is under the MATERIA MEDICA tab: Apprenticeship Clinic Materia Medica
Blogs
There are several blogs on this website, on various subjects. You can find them by browsing the sight or through these links:
Wild Foods Blog
Medicinal Herbs Blog
Tree Blog
Invasive Plants Blog
Martial Arts Blog
Herbal Apprenticeship Blog
A major reason I have set these up as blogs is to encourage input from others. The herbal apprenticeship blog already contains a small diversity of subjects as well as details on the apprenticeships.
Contact: (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com or use form below or on CONTACT page.
Learn about herbalism at plant walks (discussed above) and with apprenticeship program.
In New York City you can attend classes at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism.
Herbal Apprenticeship & Community Clinic
See description here.
Keep up to date with the Living Herbalism blog
A clinic materia medica list as been just started. It is under the MATERIA MEDICA tab: Apprenticeship Clinic Materia Medica
Blogs
There are several blogs on this website, on various subjects. You can find them by browsing the sight or through these links:
Wild Foods Blog
Medicinal Herbs Blog
Tree Blog
Invasive Plants Blog
Martial Arts Blog
Herbal Apprenticeship Blog
A major reason I have set these up as blogs is to encourage input from others. The herbal apprenticeship blog already contains a small diversity of subjects as well as details on the apprenticeships.
About the banner photos above:
LEFT: Reishi that a friend harvested locally. CENTER: American Ginseng that was harvested locally.
RIGHT: Delaware River. The yin/yang symbol (tai chi tu) comes from the Far East but is just as relevant here.
See how the bend in the river is reflected in the tai chi tu? Literally, yin means "the dark side of the mountain" while yang means "the sunny side of the mountain". This reflects the spiritual world (the invisible world) and the material world (the manifest). Yin and yang theory is the foundation of Far Eastern medicine including macrobiotics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, shiatsu (acupressure), chi gung, tai chi chuan, and karate.
LEFT CORNER: Bracken Fern CENTER (UPPER): Datura FAR RIGHT: Reishi (Lingzhi) & Bolete.
Below is the Marginal Wood Fern.
RIGHT: Delaware River. The yin/yang symbol (tai chi tu) comes from the Far East but is just as relevant here.
See how the bend in the river is reflected in the tai chi tu? Literally, yin means "the dark side of the mountain" while yang means "the sunny side of the mountain". This reflects the spiritual world (the invisible world) and the material world (the manifest). Yin and yang theory is the foundation of Far Eastern medicine including macrobiotics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, shiatsu (acupressure), chi gung, tai chi chuan, and karate.
LEFT CORNER: Bracken Fern CENTER (UPPER): Datura FAR RIGHT: Reishi (Lingzhi) & Bolete.
Below is the Marginal Wood Fern.
