Welcome to La Yerbería
La Yerbería is a 10 week course with SanArte’s Beto DeLeón, exploring traditional medicine and its cultural connections. In this program, we will cover an introduction to medicine making, utilize creative elements and documentation skills to explore the roots and strategies of herbalism today.
Course TUITION includes workbook, supplies, and medicinal plants.
This course is a 40 hour program open to BIPOC (Black, iNDIGENOUS, people of color)
PARTICIPANTS with a focus on stories and medicine from
what is now known as Texas, the gulf south and México.
NON-BIPOC ALLIES interested in solidarity, please support OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
VENMO @SANARTECOMMUNITY Re: "SCHOLA"
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
CLASSES WEEKLY, FRIDAYS 6:30PM - 9:00PM
spring 2022 (APRIL 8 - JUNE 10)
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25 Hours - Sessions (10) 2.5 hour weekly classes
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10 Hours -Research (interviews, volunteering & additional Medicine Making, etc.)
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5 Hours - Final Project (self guided project)
40 Hours Total
this is not a certification program, hours may be transferable to other HERBALIST programs depending on INSTRUCTOR'S guidelines.
COURSE Themes:
PLANT IDENTIFICATION, GARDENING, MEDICINE MAKING, TRADITIONAL FOOD, TEAS, SALVES, FLOWER MEDICINE, BANOS, YERBERIAS, STRATEGY, WRITING, RESEARCH & CREATIVE PROJECTS.
SPRING 2022 COHORT OPEN
TO 13 PARTICIPANTS
COURSE OVERVIEW:
April 8 | Welcome & Intro to Herbs | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
April 15 | Herb Identification | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
April 22 | Herbal Connections | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
April 29 | Herbal Teas & Syrups | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
May 6 | Fuego & Palabra circle | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
May 13 | Las Yerberias | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
May 20 | Herbal Salves & Community Strategies | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
May 27 | Herbal Solidarity & Self Care | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
June 3 | Flower Medicines & Baños | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
June 10 | Closing Circulo & Dinner | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
Tuition & support:
Course Total: $400.00
[sOLIDARitY FUNDS AND PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE]
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR Solidarity funds please fill our the application form in rsvp. PAYMENT PLANS AND OTHER INFORMATION IN ACCEPTANCE LETTER, THANK YOU & THANK YOU COMMUNITY FOR OFFERING SUPPORT!
facilitator:
Beto (they/he) is a Lipan Apache/Xicano indigequeer herbalist, community organizer and traditional ecologist. Originally from the rural Gulf Coast, they connected with traditional herbalism of their ancestral lands of South Texas/México. They first learned plant identification as a youth interested in the wetland ecology of their home tow. over time this became a desire to better understand their identity, history and community through connections and defense of the land.
Their plant, food and herbal learning has spanned over 25 years of study including their role as Environmental Justice Coordinator at Southwest Workers Union, their certification at the 2018 Indigenous Sustainable Communities Design Course in Tesuque Pueblo, NM, presenting on indigenous food ways of the Rio Grande delta at the 2015 Native Food Symposium. They are also an organizing member of SanArte Healing & Cultura Clinic, danzante with Kalpulli Ameyaltonal and currently working on their first book! Beto's focus is to continue offering medicine and creating spaces for queer people to heal, organize and thrive.
QUESTIONS?
Registration:
FAQs (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS):
Q: I DO NOT IDENTIFY AS BIPOC, CAN I PARTICIPATE?
A: NO, AS PEOPLE CONTINUOUSLY IMPACTED BY SETTLER COLONIALISM, THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN SHARED STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY. AS WE EXAMINE OUR CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITIES OR TRUSTED NETWORKS. OTHER SANARTE OFFERINGS AND OUR CIRCULO DE REMEDIOS HERBAl GATHERING ARE OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY WHO SHOW UP IN THE SPIRIT OF SOLIDARITY. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LINK ABOUT APPROPRIATION AND COMMODIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS MEDICINE. >> HERE << IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS SPACE AS AN ALLY, PLEASE DONATE TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND: VENMO: @SANARTECOMMUNITY Re: "SCHOLA"
Q: HOW DO I APPLY?
A: PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE RSVP NO LATER THAN MARCH 30, 2022, SANARTE H&CC WILL RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE AND CONTACT ABOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION BY APRIL 2, 2022. APPLICATION FORM INCLUDES SPACE TO REQUEST SOLIDARITY FUNDS. AFTER YOU FILL OUT THE FORM YOU MAY CLOSE YOUR BROWSER AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP SHORTLY. INFORMATION ON TUITION, PAYMENT PLANS AND ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE INCLUDED IN ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
Q: WHERE IS THE CLASS HELD?
A: ADDRESS IS SENT AFTER CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION TO HONOR CLASS SIZE OF 13 PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE NOT TAKING WALK UP STUDENTS FOR THIS COURSE, ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE HERBAL CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN SUMMER AND FALL.
Q: CLASSES ARE WEEKLY, CAN I COME LATE OR MISS A CLASS?
A: WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THINGS COME UP, THIS PROGRAM AND IT'S CLASSES ARE COLLECTIVE SPACES. BEING ON TIME AND FULLY PRESENT IS REQUIRED FOR THE HEALTH OF THIS SPACE. PLEASE REFLECT ON THIS COMMITMENT BEFOR PURCHASING TICKET, ALL CLASSES START AT 6:30 PM SHARP.
Q: IS THIS PROGRAM FOR BEGINNERS ONLY?
A: YES AND NO, CLASSWORK IS SHAPED BY INTRODUCTORY LEVEL APPROACHES FOR FOLKS WHO ARE JUST STARTING THEIR MEDICINE JOURNEY. FOLKS WITH MORE EXPERIENCE MAY ALREADY HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNIQUES BUT THE CULTURAL COMPONENTS ARE A UNIQUE WAY OF GROUNDING OUR WORK IN OUR IDENTITIES. PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR NEEDS AND REVIEW PROGRAM OVERVIEW. ADDITIONAL HERBAL CLASSES BEYOND THIS PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED AT AT LATER DATES AND OUR 2022 CIRCULO DE REMEDIOS HERBAL GATHERING IN OCTOBER.
Q: CAN I BRING MY CHILDREN OR A FRIEND?
A: NO, AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL FOLKS. OUR PROGRAM IS ALSO INTENTIONALLY SMALL TO OFFER SPACE FOR THE EMOTIONAL NATURE OF HEALING WORK. YOUTH/FAMILY HERBAL CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED AT LATER DATES AND OUR 2022 CIRCULO DE REMEDIOS HERBAL GATHERING IN OCTOBER.
Q: I LIVE OUTSIDE SAN ANTONIO, CAN I PARTICIPATE ONLINE?
A: CLASSES WILL BE IN PERSON IN SAN ANTONIO ONLY, IF YOU LIVE IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE TRAVEL/LODGING WILL BE COVERED BY PARTICIPANT. DUE TO HANDS ON NATURE OF PROGRAM, WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING A ZOOM FEED FOR OUT OF TOWN PARTICIPANTS.
Q: I CAN NOT COMMIT TO 10 WEEKS, CAN I TAKE INDIVIDUAL CLASSES SEPARATELY?
A: NO, CLASSWORK IS CONTINUOUS AND MISSING CLASSES WILL IMPACT OVERALL PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE SHARE.
Q: ARE PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE FOR TUITION?
A: YES, PLEASE REGISTER USING THE FORM ABOVE FIRST.
Q: CLASSES ARE IN PERSON, WHAT ARE COVID PRECAUTIONS?
A: CLASES WILL BE INDOORS/OUTDOORS AS WEATHER AND SIZE PERMIT, WE ASK THAT EVERYONE WEAR A MASK INDOORS, OUTDOOR SPACES MASKS WILL BE OPTIONAL. REFUSING MASKS OR CONFRONTATION WITH HOSTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. IF YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN EXPOSED DURING PROGRAM'S DURATION, PLEASE CONTACT FACILITATOR ASAP.
Q: WHAT DOES ACCOUNTABILITY LOOK LIKE?
A: THIS GATHERING IS AN INTIMATE CIRCLE OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH VARIED EXPERIENCES AND LEVELS OF MEDICINE MAKING SKILLS, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPIRIT OF COMPASSION AND SOLIDARITY. CLASS AGREEMENTS WILL BE CREATED COLLECTIVELY AT WELCOME, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE NOT TOLERATE RACISM, TRANSPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, XENOPHOBIA OR OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE. MEDIATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FOR PARTICIPANTS IF NECESSARY. WE WILL NOT OFFER REFUNDS FOR FOLKS WHO REFUSE TO HONOR SPACE AGREEMENTS OR OTHERS SAFETY.
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: PLEASE CONTACT BETO DIRECTLY AT SANARTECOMMUNITY@GMAIL.COM RE: "YERBQUESTION"