This one-day workshop is the first of a five-part course to give you a grounding in looking after yourself using foods and herbs. It will cover the basics of: herbal therapeutics, identifying mint and other plant families, basic food self-care, and remedy making: herb chewing, herbal tea, breakfast smoothie, herb crush.

This award-winning course is for anyone interested in healing plants and foods, health, gardening or working with communities. Led by medical herbalist and author, Alex Laird, the course includes discussion, tasting and identifying healing plants, practical remedy making and assessing your own health and diet. It’s about the pleasure of sharing knowledge, growing, eating, drinking and turning that plant into a simple remedy!

Ticket Information:
Tickets are £125 per person for this course.

• The fee for the day includes lunch, handouts, and a remedy to take home.
• Please arrive in the Garden by 10:15am as the course will start at 10:30am.
• Please indicate any dietary requirements or allergies for the lunch of the courses at the relevant field on the the payment page. If you have no dietary requirements or allergies, please add N/A on the field.

We strongly recommend attending this Self-Care Basics session before any of the next four Living Medicine sessions, to give a grounding in foods and herbs as medicine.

Dates of Living Medicine Courses in 2024:

Living Medicine: Self-Care Basics – Chelsea Physic Garden – Sunday 7 April

Living Medicine: Digestive Discomforts – Chelsea Physic Garden – Sunday 5 May

Living Medicine: Sleep, Anxiety and Fatigue – Chelsea Physic Garden  – Sunday 7 July

Living Medicine: Skin and First Aid – Chelsea Physic Garden  – Sunday 1 September

Living Medicine: Coughs, Cold and Allergies – Chelsea Physic Garden – Sunday 3 November

If you plan to attend all five courses in this series, we are offering a 15% discount (£531 instead of £625). You can find the Living Medicine whole body package listed on our ‘What’s On’ page.

This event will take place at the Garden and in our Learning Classroom space. You should dress appropriately for the Great British weather. Please bring your own apron if you wish.