Tilia Botanicals
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Tilia Botanicals is Your Centre for Herbal Learning
Tilia is pleased to be able to offer fun & educational classes and special events in many aspects of the herbal culture. Classes include topics such as how to make herbal remedies; growing herbs; plant ID and harvest wild plants; aromatherapy, making soap and personal care items; how to cook with herbs, and wild food foraging. We have even offered summer camps for kids! Our teachers are all experts in their field and joyfully share their passion for plants and natural health with event participants.
Please check back often to this page to find updates on the latest upcoming classes and events we are offering in the coming months.
Harvesting with the Seasons - Family
This class is designed to bring families together in nature to learn about the amazing uses of the plants around us. Each season we will have a new class to mark the season and "Winter" will see us out harvesting poplar, birch bark, tree resins and more. We will harvest plants in the morning and then make them into medicine in the afternoon. Participants will leave with numerous remedies that they can use to start a natural first aid kit!
DATE: Class 1 "Winter" - Sunday, March 2/25 10am – 3:00 pm
COST: $79 + GST (Cost is for 1 parent and 1 child. Ages 5+). Additional children from the same family $15 each. Supplies & refreshments are included. Participants are asked to bring 4 - 500ml glass jars with lids to the class to take home the remedies you make.
INSTRUCTOR: Rachel and Courtney and the rest of the team from Tilia will be working together to share their knowledge with participants and to create a fun experience for everyone involved.
Soap Making
Our incredibly popular Soap Making class is back! In this fun and informative class, you will learn how to make your very own handcrafted soap bars. In this class we will demonstrate all the proper techniques for successful, safe soap making, including the important troubleshooting tips to help. You will leave with not only your own bars of soap that we've made in class but a kit to take home so that you can get started on your own soap making adventures!
DATE: Wednesday, March 19/25 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
COST: $79 + GST (includes kit)
INSTRUCTOR: Co-owner of Tilia Botanicals, Rachel Beck has been making handcrafted soap for over 30 years and is the creative force behind Tilia's wonderful soap collection. In all her workshops she aims to create a captivating and fun environment for you to truly enjoy learning a new skill.
"Relax, Refresh, Revive"
Isn't it time for you to practice a little self-care and have some “me” time? This fun class is a perfect way to practice your self-pampering skills. Enjoy some tea and herbal treats while you learn to make wonderful herbal baths, teas and aromatherapy blends to relax, refresh and revive you! Be your own Valentine and pamper yourself with a fully rejuvenating experience or bring a friend and save 10%.
All supplies are included. Please bring a towel with you and wear casual clothing suitable for having a facial in.
DATE: POSTPONED (new date TBA)
COST: $79 + GST (includes supplies & handouts)
INSTRUCTOR:
Rachel Beck is a Medical Herbalist and the creative force behind the development of Tilia's skin care and cosmetic lines. She has a deep passion for using the best quality ingredients for health and wellbeing and truly creates the experience of a rejuvenating day at the spa.
how to register
You can register online,
contact us by phone: 250-428-8866
or email hello@tiliabotanicals.com to register for a class.
We’ll also sign you up right at the store; we’re always happy when you stop in to see us!
Cancellation Policy: Our instructors put a great deal of work into preparing our classes so that you have an amazing learning experience. Because of this our classes are popular and it is not unusual for us to having waiting lists for our classes. In an effort to be fair to everyone we have created a cancellation policy that we believe recognizes our instructors’ efforts while respecting the reality that sometimes you need to cancel after you register.
If you cancel at least 7 days prior to the class you will receive a full refund less a 5% administration fee.
If you cancel between 6 days and 48 hours prior to the class you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel with less than 48 hours’ notice or if a course has already started there is no refund.
If you have any questions about our cancellation policy please feel free to contact us at (250) 428-8866 or email us at hello@tiliabotanicals.com.
PLEASE NOTE: All class start times are based on Creston's time (Creston does not change their time). If you are uncertain whether your time zone is the same as ours, please email us for confirmation on this. Thanks.