The Art and Science of Tea Blending

4420 4th Avenue South,Birmingham AL 35222

14 November, 2021

Description

Learn how to blend your own teas like a boss with consideration health, constitution, time of year, and flavor preferences. This hands-on class will delight your senses and your mind. You will learn my three part tea blending hack to create lovely teas constantly. You will also learn how to blend teas to support your health, constitution, time of year, and flavor preferences. You will learn: ~ A brief history of teas ~ The difference between a tea and a tisane ~ How to properly brew a cup of tea ~ The difference between a hot and cold infusion and a decoction and when you would choose to use each therapeutically ~What constituents extract best in water ~ How to create the most therapeutic tea blend ~How to choose top, middle and base notes for your tea ~ Learn what your constitution is and what type of tea would best support you Taught by : Cameron Strouss B.S., FH, RH (AHG), Aroma Hosted by: Harvest Roots Tap Room Cost: $85 includes course handbook,class materials, a self created tea blend, and a complementary draft of kombucha $12 Optional Catered Lunch add on from Harvest Roots Cameron's Bio: Founder, Functional Herbalist, Registered Herbalist (American Herbalist Guild), Level 1 Aromatherapist Cameron is the owner and founder of The Deep Roots School of Herbal Medicine (formerly Deep Roots Apotheké & Clinic) and has been a professional in the field of herbal medicine for eight years and has over 4,000 hours of training in the Sciences and Herbal Medicine. Cameron is a graduate of the University of Montevallo with a Biology Degree and Environmental Studies Minor with Honors, the Southeastern Institute for Traditional Herbal Studies ( Darryl Patton, 2008-2011) and The Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine (Thomas Easley, RH(AHG), 2012-2013) with her Clinical Herbal Certification. She also held internships at The Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Herb Pharm in Williams, Oregon, The Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine. She also co-managed All is Well Health and Inspirations (a health food store) in Andalusia, AL. She has 8 years of clinical experience doing work at two clinic locations Deep Roots Apotheké and Clinic in Montevallo, AL and Embody Practice Center in Birmingham, AL and seeing over 600 people. She practiced using a combined approach of Functional Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, and Traditional Western Herbal Principles with a focus on women/womxn, children, and hormonal imbalances and autoimmunity. She has been teaching herbal medicine, foraging, and health sciences for 9 years. Cameron has taught at various venues around the Greater Birmingham area such as Petals from the Past, Golden Temple, Organic Harvest, The Birmingham Botanical Garden, Fearless Fest, and Embody Practice Center, and most recently at the esteemed Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine.