Events
Women's Health Workshop
This workshop is designed to be an orientation to the herbs that support us from Maiden, Mother, Crone, and into Queen. Focusing on herbal protocols and utilizing Wise Woman traditions to support reproductive, hormonal, and physical health across a woman’s life stages. These workshops explore nourishing, healing herbs for menstruation, fertility, postpartum, menopause, and overall longevity. We will explore deeper into each stage in future workshops.
Maiden (Youth/First Menses): Focuses on nourishing herbs to support hormonal balance, such as nettle, lemon balm, and chamomile.
Mother (Fertility/Childbirth/Creative Phase): Emphasizes tonic herbs like raspberry leaf for uterine health, motherwort for emotional balance, and nourishing herbs for postpartum recovery.
Queen (Mature/Fullness): Covers herbs for stress management and maintaining vitality, such as adaptogens (ashwagandha) and herbs for energy management.
Crone (Menopause/Elderhood): Focuses on herbs for managing menopause, supporting bone health, and fostering emotional wisdom
Instructors //
Maria Bouffard, Clinical Herbalist and Co-Founder VIllage Roots
Sarah Tolve, Clinical Herbalist
Energy Exchange //
$40 per person
Herb Walk and Farm Tour of Morning Glory Farm - POSTPONED
Join us at Maria’s Farm - Morning Glory Farm, on Cedar Lake Road- to see where the medicinal herbs for the Village Roots herb shop are grown. We will learn about the early spring herbs, their medicinal properties, and the proper identification of the plants. We will take a tour of the farm and learn some foraging and medicine making from Luc and Maria!
This workshop will be held at:
Morning Glory Farm, Cedar Lake Road, Chester, CT 06412
Facilitators//
Maria Bouffard, Clinical Herbalist and Co-Founder, Village Roots
Luc Bouffard, M.F.S, Biotechnology and Agriculture teacher
Energy Exchange// $50
Workshop // Mindfulness for Mental Health
This interactive workshop introduces mindfulness techniques to improve mental health by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Participants will learn to cultivate present-moment awareness through guided meditation, mindful breathing, and cognitive techniques, helping to break negative thought patterns and enhance emotional regulation.
Workshop Highlights & Learning Objectives:
Understand Mindfulness: Learn to move from “automatic pilot" behavior to conscious awareness.
Practical Techniques: Engage in guided meditations, body scans, and mindful breathing to immediately apply in daily life.
Stress Reduction: Techniques to manage burnout, improve focus, and build resilience.
Emotional Regulation: Tools for managing difficult emotions and breaking free from negative thought patterns like rumination.
Integrating into Daily Life: Strategies for incorporating mindful moments into a busy schedule.
Instructors //
Rachael McGann, LPC, RYT, RMT
Licensed Professional Counselor and Co-Founder Village Roots
Jean Watson. LMSW, YTT
Licensed Social Worker, Registered Yoga Teacher
Energy Exchange //
$30 per person
Workshop // Kitchen Herbal Medicine - SOLD OUT
Explore the world of herbal medicine with herbs and spices from your own kitchen!
Kitchen Herbal Medicine is a workshop helping you to explore the medicinal benefits of herbs and spices that you may already have in your kitchen cupboards. This workshop is designed to be accessible to anyone, without needing access to growing space or confidence in foraging wild plants. There are also tips and tricks to get the most out of your shop-bought herbs and spices.
What will you learn?
Herbal Remedies
Discover how to make refreshing and tasty herbal remedies with store cupboard herbs and spices
Understand which methods are best suited to different herbs and spices
Explore the key flavours found in all plants
Healthy Herbs
Discover how to prepare store cupboard herbs and spices to make use of their health benefits
Understand how the different preparations work on common ailments
Instructor //
Maria Bouffard, Clinical Herbalist and Co-Founder Village Roots
Energy Exchange //
$30 per person
Workshop // Herbal Remedies For Nervous System Balance - SOLD OUT
Join us for a workshop discussing the combination of our environments, our nervous system, and mental health. We will share tools and remedies to help balance our overstimulated nervous systems, and talk about herbal allies that support stress.
Participants will learn about the function of the nervous system, lifestyle strategies to help us stay calm, categories of herbs that can offer additional support and ways to incorporate herbs into our everyday lives. We’ll explore medicinal plants you can use to help manage your nervous system in the face of daily and long-term stress, as well as help with feelings of anxiety and overwhelm. We will serve a nervous system balancing and nourishing tea.
Instructors //
Maria Bouffard, Clinical Herbalist and Co-Founder Village Roots
Rachael McGann, Licensed Professional Counselor and Co-Founder Village Roots
Energy Exchange //
$30 per person
Grand Opening!
We are excited to open our doors to you! Please join us for an opening celebration.
Herb Shop Open // 10am - 8pm
130pm - 5pm // Messages from your Spirit Guides with Mary Brown
5pm - 8pm //
CranialSacral sessions - 15 minutes for $20 donation - 100% of donation goes to East Haddam Food Bank
Oracle Card Readings
BioScan SRT Demos - A brief introduction of the Bioscan SRT (Stress Reduction Therapy) at the grand opening of Village Roots. See the technology demonstrated, learn about its advantages, and try the non-invasive procedure for yourself. A 10% discount will be available for those who schedule a scan at the grand opening.