Yerbas Pa Mi Gente

Custom Community Herbalism Workshops for BIPOC Organizations and Collectives

Community Herbalism teaches us the importance of creating and maintaining reciprocal relationships amongst all living beings: the plants, trees and fungi; the winged ones, the crawling ones, the four-legged and the two-legged ones.

Community Herbalism Workshops

Community Herbalism is a practice of mutual aid and collective care in the face of colonialism and capitalism. This training explores both perspectives previously mentioned, while at the same time we learn how to prepare herbal remedies for our families and communities. 

Through these skill shares you will feel confident and be knowledgeable enough to make tinctures, oils, salves, teas, steams and syrups, among other preparations. You will also learn proper guidelines for harvesting, drying and storing plants.

Types of Workshops

Community Herbalism is a practice of mutual aid and collective care in the face of colonialism and capitalism. This training explores both perspectives previously mentioned, while at the same time we learn how to prepare herbal remedies for our families and communities. 

  • Herbal Tastes and Energetics

  • The Foundations of Herbalism

  • Water as the First Medicine

  • Herbarios for Community Power

  • The History of Herbalism in MesoAmerica

  • Curados y Tinturas

  • Aceites, Pomadas y Emplastos

  • Limpias y Protecciones

  • Connecting to Plants & Nature

  • Building an Herbario

  • Infusions and Decoctions

  • BioRegional Herbalism: Plantas Increíbles de la Mixteca Poblana

How To Book Us

  • 1. Fill Out the form below

    The more details you give us about your organization, business or collective, the better we can tailor our offerings to the needs of your community.

  • 2. Choose Your Workshop Style

    We offer a series of 4 to 6 weekly workshops, each one is 2 hours long. We also offer one-time workshops. Make sure to ask about our curriculum, structure and pricing.

  • 3. Knowledge Share

    Through these skill shares you will feel confident and be knowledgeable enough to make tinctures, oils, salves, teas, steams and syrups, among other preparations. You will also learn proper guidelines for harvesting, drying and storing plants.

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Organizations we have previously collaborated with

  • The University of Humanistic Studies

  • university of houston

  • Tewa Women United

  • Queens Public Library

  • SanArte Healing & Cultura Clinic

  • National Midwifery Institute

  • The new york botanical garden

  • The Educated Birth

  • Cornerstone Doula Training

  • Toronto Birth Centre

  • Newark Latino Arts Collective

Your Instructor: Montse Olmos

I began my formal doula studies at Ancient Song Doula Services in Brooklyn, NY, but by ancestral inheritance, I am a full spectrum birth companion and the granddaughter of traditional midwives & healers. I created the first-of-its-kind online course titled, Cultural Appropriation in Rebozo Work, which explores the decolonial history of this sacred textile and its symbolism of Indigenous brilliance and resilience. 

Over the years I have supported hundreds of women and families both in the U.S. and Mexico as their birth and abortion companion and have taught over two thousand students through my virtual courses on childbirth, abortion care, herbalism and the rebozo. To me, this work is much more than a business, but rather a deep calling from within and how I honor my ancestors every day. 

I’ve spoken internationally on issues such as Indigenous sovereignty and autonomy, colonial extractivism and the commodification of Indigenous knowledge and traditions. I have presented my work at the National Midwifery Institute, The University of Humanistic Studies in the Netherlands, The Educated Birth and the SIAParto Conference in Brazil, to name a few.

FAQs

  • We only offer in-person workshops for organizations, businesses and collectives based in Mexico. Otherwise, it would be virtual.

  • The minimum to book a workshop, webinar or training with us is 10 to 15 people. The maximum is 30.

  • Usually they are one to two hours long. We adapt to the specific needs of your organization.

  • We offer workshops in both English and Spanish.

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