Ritual of the Orchards A few years ago I returned home to the central valley of California for a short visit and to pay my respects to the ghosts of memory that occasionally haunt me for good or ill r…
A class with deep emotional influences for the instructor. Charles will share the many foods and drinks used by his mother to keep her family and neighbors well in hard times in California’s Central V…
Another popular class never attempted on ZOOM. Learn to make effective cough and cold syrups using commonly acquired herbs, fruits, and honey. Duration: One class (90 minutes) $55
Coming October 2021! A popular stand alone class concerning the beliefs in traditional hispanic folklore that includes dark magic, shape-shifters, vampires, and how to stand against these creatures an…
Aconite: My Favorite Poison Aconite is our most poisonous herb, and the most poisonous you will ever use if you decide to practice. I have been criticized because I’m liberal in the amount of aconite …
A unique course focusing primarily on the herbs and herbal methods used by Hispanic settlers and Native Californians. This will briefly cover our Asian brethren who added their knowledge and wisdom to…
The California School of Traditional Hispanic Herbalism officially opened its doors in January of 1998 in the San Francisco East Bay city of Richmond, California, to teach and preserve the healing traditions of the Hispanic curanderos and curanderas (folk healers) of California. Many of these classes had been informally taught for two years prior to the creation of the school.
Primarily offering classes in herbalism, the school also stresses an understanding of Curanderismo, the healing techniques and philosophies of Native-Hispanic California. The cross-cultural influences of European and Asian herbs, along with the use of native plants, made California Curanderismo a unique and potent healing medium. These practices also include the use of intuitive diagnosis skills, psychoactive plants, ritual and magic.
Due to COVID restrictions all classes are hosted online using Zoom videoconferencing software.
All class times are Pacific time zone.
A unique course focusing primarily on the herbs and herbal methods used by early Hispanic settlers and Native Californians.
Learn to make effective cough and cold syrups using commonly acquired herbs, fruits, and honey.