2026 CONFLUENCE CLASS TOPICS
These Plant Healer events are constantly evolving, the range of class topics expanding and diversifying beyond bodily healing to creating purposed, pleasurable, and fulfilling lives.... such as: assessments, home medicine making, perfumery, cannabis, entheogens, teas, botanical cocktails, treating trauma and ptsd, home medicine making, wondrous cooking, healthy lifestyle, mythos and storytelling, adornment and celebration.
With multiple simultaneous classes and activities in each of the many time slots, you will likely want to make a list prior to the Confluence of those which will best inspire, inform, excite, stretch, and propel you on your personal path.
A pdf of detailed class descriptions will be updated every month or so, so you may want to periodically re-download them:
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And below we will be listing for your convenience a draft list of 2026 topics as they’re confirmed:
2026 Good Medicine Class Topics
Howl Aza
Becoming Local: A Bioregional Animist’s Approach to Belonging (1.5 hrs)
Do Hard Things: Lessons We Can Learn Learn From Thistle (1.5 hrs)
Animalia Materia: An Exploration of How Animals Heal Us (1.5 hrs)
Ellen Beaman
(Hands-On Playshop) Kitchen Alchemy: Transforming The Heart of The Home Into a Sacred Space of Magic & Nourishment (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Green Gold: Herbal Dips, Spreads, & Oils For Every Season (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Lynsey Bohannon
Deep Roots of Moors & Mountains: Exploring The Shared Plants & Earth-Based Traditions From The British Isles & American Southwest (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Wild Radiance: Elevate Your Individual Self-Care Routine Through Herbal Skin & Hair Care (1.5 hrs)
Trayson Bowers
Making Beer Wild Again!: Transformation Through Herbal Fermentation – Part I: History, Mythos, & How-To (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Making Beer Wild Again!: Transformation Through Herbal Fermentation – Part II: Botanical Brewing Skills (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Josh Busbee
(Hands-On Playshop) Painting With Ochres & Natural Earth Pigments (2 or 2.2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) The Atlatl: Exploring The Preeminent Paleolithic Survival Tool (2 or 2.2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Making Hot Sauce For Beginners & The Health Benefits of Capsaicin (2 hrs)
Camden Cornell
The Tameless Apothecary: Invasive Plants in Herbal Medicine (1.5 hrs)
May Our Days be Filled With Honey: Sweetclover in Magic & Medicine (1.5 hrs)
Bianca Correa
The Witches Apothecary: Mythic Herbalism, Seasonal Allies, & The Mythos of Persephone (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Datura & The Wisdom of The Underworld: Initiation Through The Sacred Dark (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Courtney Cosgriff
Kiss of The Muses: The Story of Honey (1.5 hrs)
The Sting of Nature: Venom, Boundaries, & Poison as Medicine (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Wax Mysteries: Candle Making, Divination & Beeswax (2 hrs)
Elise “Dr. Kai” Crawford
Ancient Womb Wisdom (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Plants of Immortality: A Sensory Journey Into Folklore & Tea (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Ikigai: The Reason of Being – Mapping Your Purpose Through Folklore & Botanical Vision Boards (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Kyle Denton
Lingue Verde: The Language of The Greenman (1.5 hrs)
Elemental Nervines: 5 Elements in Herbs & The Nerves (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Dr. Tara Foster
Pathogens & The Symbiotics of Plants (1.5 hrs)
Sexual & Reproductive Health: Home Remedies, Alternatives & Stubborn Guests (1.5 hrs)
Scute: Detailing The Vast Uses of The Scutellaria Family (1.5 hrs)
Lisa Ganora
(Hands-On Playshop) Mead: Magic, Medicine, & Mischief! (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Percolation For The People (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) When Bitter is Better (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Bernadette Gibson
(Pre-Breakfast Movement) Qi Gong
Amy Glasser
Evoking Flora: Botanical Drawing & Watercolor Painting – Part I (1.5 hrs)
Continuing Evoking Flora: Botanical Drawing & Watercolor Painting – Part II (1.5 hrs)
Debora Greer
Herbal Showers & Baths: a Makumba Healing Tool (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Rose & Thorns of Death & Despair: The Teachings of Grandma Buruku (1.5 or 2 hrs)
7 Knife and 7 Chili Peppers: Exu Magic For Protection of The Oppressed (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Aaron Griep
(Hands-On Playshop) Sacred Herbal Ferments - Part I: Celebrating the Lost Rituals of Alcohol (2 or 2.2 hrs)
Sacred Herbal Ferments - Part II: From The Medicinal to The Psychotropic (1.5 hrs)
Jesse Wolf Hardin
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Isaac Hill
Really Understanding Astrological Botanical Correspondences (1.5 hrs)
Astrological Gardening (1.5 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Making Your Own Astrological Herbal Amulets (1.5 hrs)
Juniper Humphrey
Gardening & Birthwork: Fertility & Nature Connection (1.5 hrs)
Roses & Mary Magdalena: Finding Magic in The Mundane (1.5 hrs)
Mo (Maureen) Judith
Gaia Alchemy (1.5 hrs)
Alchemy Without Elitism: A History of Science (1.5 hrs)
Call and Response: Synergy in Herbal Medicine (1.5 hrs)
Logan Keister
(S.W. Medicinal Plants Walk) Wildcrafting Ethics Walk (2 or 3 hrs)
All About Plantain: The Most Versatile Herb (1.5 hrs)
Planetary Archetypes For Mushrooms (1.5 hrs)
Teaching Kids About Herbalism & Foraging (1.5 hrs)
Warren Kistenbroker
The Great Work: Working With Plant Alchemy as a Path to Individuation, Integrating The Conscious & Unconscious (1.5 or 2 hrs)
The Way of The Dao: The Three Medical Treasures & The Three Virtues (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Suzanne Marie Luck
(Hands-On Playshop) An Evening of Attunements, Oils, & Sensorial Delights: Massage Techniques, Qi Gong & Reiki For Herbalists (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Nurturing a Medicinal Garden & Putting Its Herbs to Use (1.5 hrs)
Kassaundra Lynn
Herbal Oils Woven Throughout History (1.5 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) The Symphony of Formulation (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Nourish Your Nervous System (1.5 hrs)
Pinyon Pete May
Beyond Coexistence: Developing a Partnership With Nature to Restore Riparian Habitat (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Healing The Land With Mushrooms: Shroom Nurseries & Ritual Connection (1.5 hrs)
(For Children & Parents) Healing Forest Music (1.5 hrs)
(Bonus Post-Event Session) Healing Frequencies: Creating a Healing Forest – Including a Sonic Experience (2-3 hrs)
Mathew McCue
(Hands-On Playshop) Natural Hash Extraction: Using Ice Water to Make The Healthiest & Tastiest Rosin - Part I (1.5 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Natural Hash Extraction: Using Ice Water to Make The Healthiest & Tastiest Rosin - Part II (1.5 hrs)
Aron McNicholas
Alchemy, Phytochemistry, & The Spagyric Process (1.5 hrs)
A Reframing of Disease as The Body’s Self-Directed Healing Process (1.5 hrs)
Holistic Cancer Support (1.5 hrs)
Max Montrose
Interpening: The Tasteful Art & Science of The Cannabis Sommelier (2+ hrs)
Psychedelic Cacti Science: Unveiling the Secrets of this Ancient Entheogen (1.5 hrs)
Jessicka Nebesni
(Hands-On Playshop) Herbal Arts: A Creative Practice Beyond “The Benefits” (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Organizing The Home Apothecary For Your Sanity & 10 Ways to Use Old Herbs & Spices (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue
Psychedelic Disintegration (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Skunk Cabbage & The Wild Redeemer (1.5 hrs)
The Oak Father (1.5 hrs)
Lauren Peterson
In Awe of Ashwagandha (1.5 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Botanical & Seeds Paper Making (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Herbal Cocktails & Mocktails – Not Just Mockin’ But Rockin’ (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Emma Prescher
The Medicine of Remembering: What Lives in the Bones – Exploring Ancestral Roots (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Courageous Curiosity: Trusting the Intelligence of the Body (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) The Living Distillation: Hydrosol as Relationship (2+ hrs)
Dr. Kenneth Proefrock
Ethnobotany of The Southwest: An Exploration of Medicine, Disease, Indigenous Herbs, & Mind-Altering Plant Rituals (2 or 2.2 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Respiratory Health Clinical & Therapeutic Skills (2 or 2.2 hrs)
Botanical Interventions For Acute Respiratory Illnesses (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Advanced Compounding: New Understandings of Extraction, Preparation, Fermentation & Distillation Processes (2 or 2.2 hrs)
April Punsalan
(Plant Walk & Experiencing) Learn Wild Herbs No Matter Where You Live (1.5 or 2 hrs)
(Playshop & Experiencing) Forage Your Smudge – Plus a Cleansing Ceremony (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Ash Ritter
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Kiva Rosethorn
Of Vine & Dream: The Otherworldly Peace of Passiflora (1.5 hrs)
Marco Rudelli
(Movement Playshop) Animal Movement: Intuition, Rhythm & Transformation (1.5 hrs)
Dara Saville
(S.W. Medicinal Plants Walk) Body of The Land Walk (2 hrs)
Botanical Bridges to Ancestral Worlds (1.5 hrs)
Plant Communication (1.5 hrs)
How Plants Teach Us to Live With Environmental Change (1.5 hrs)
Renae Southworth
Plant Spirit Connection: Listening, Reflecting, Relating (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Ethical Business: Rooted in Integrity & Uniqueness (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Cameron Strouss
Class Titles coming soon…
Holle Vliet
(Hands-On Playshop) Yarrow: Creating Preparations With Different Actions (1.5 hrs)
(Hands-On Playshop) Herbal Chocolates: The Science of Tempering & Keeping it Raw (1.5 hrs)
Michael Wilson
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Antoinette Yarrow
(Hands-On Playshop) Herbal Aphrodisiacs: Awaken to Your Sensual Nature (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Heal Trauma & Awaken to Your Power With Microdosing (1.5 or 2 hrs)
Jasmine Zenderland
Botany For Herbalists: The Wonder & Intelligence of Blooms, Stems & Leaves (1.5 hrs)
Evolutionary Medicine: What Plant Relationships & Patterns Tell Us About Their Medicine (1.5 hrs)
Global Perspectives on Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi Energetics, Materia Medica & Traditional Practices (1.5 hrs)
Samantha Zipporah
Yoniversal Portals: Pain, Pleasure, & The Science of Sensuality - Part 1: Pain (1.5 hrs)
Yoniversal Portals: Pain, Pleasure, & the Science of Sensuality - Part 2: Pleasure (1.5 hrs)
2026 Confluence Kids Classes & Activities:
Lynsey Bohannon
Plants & Nature Hike
Natasha Clarke
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Krystal McCauley
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Kenneth & Darla Proefrock
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