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- Members $30
- Nonmembers $35
Join community herbalist and storyteller, Sarah Samms Velázquez, for some herbal tea while she explores the folklore of each herb in your cup. You will be invited to deepen your relationship with each plant through short writing exercises and guided meditation. At the end of class, you will have learned the plant lore of each medicinal herb in the tea blend and will go home with your own bag of tea from The Medicine House. All materials included.
Speaker
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Sarah Samms Velázquez
Sarah Samms Velázquez, CRM, PWS, is a community herbalist, essayist, and poet who destigmatizes the human experience, one story at a time. Sarah’s work has appeared in literary & news magazines across the country including NBAP Literary Magazine, Public Source, and Pathos Literary Magazine. Sarah has worn several editorial hats but prefers to be lost in the throes of messy beginnings.
Sarah is the founder of The Medicine House, a community herbalism movement and aspiring urban herbal farm in Northern Appalachia. She further serves her community by teaching creative writing in Recovery Centers to the formerly incarcerated and manages its programs at Write Pittsburgh. Sarah is also an avid hiker, a traveler of society’s underbelly, a music nerd, and an art dabbler.
Write Pittsburgh is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people tell their stories. We offer creative writing, storytelling, and arts-based programs for teens, adults, and individuals in community, recovery, and transitional spaces across Allegheny County.
Join community herbalist and storyteller, Sarah Samms Velázquez, for some herbal tea while she explores the folklore of each herb in your cup. You will be invited to deepen your relationship with each plant through short writing exercises and guided meditation. At the end of class, you will have learned the plant lore of each medicinal herb in the tea blend and will go home with your own bag of tea from The Medicine House. All materials included.
Speaker
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Sarah Samms Velázquez
Sarah Samms Velázquez, CRM, PWS, is a community herbalist, essayist, and poet who destigmatizes the human experience, one story at a time. Sarah’s work has appeared in literary & news magazines across the country including NBAP Literary Magazine, Public Source, and Pathos Literary Magazine. Sarah has worn several editorial hats but prefers to be lost in the throes of messy beginnings.
Sarah is the founder of The Medicine House, a community herbalism movement and aspiring urban herbal farm in Northern Appalachia. She further serves her community by teaching creative writing in Recovery Centers to the formerly incarcerated and manages its programs at Write Pittsburgh. Sarah is also an avid hiker, a traveler of society’s underbelly, a music nerd, and an art dabbler.
Write Pittsburgh is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people tell their stories. We offer creative writing, storytelling, and arts-based programs for teens, adults, and individuals in community, recovery, and transitional spaces across Allegheny County.
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