Everyday Korean Herbs
Korean herbal traditions are firmly rooted in the country’s rich heritage and have flourished for centuries, offering a distinctive approach to holistic health and wellbeing through bioregional and culturally revered botanicals. This intensive offers a window into this fascinating place-based system of herbalism that is unique among global traditions and woven into the historical and contemporary fabric of Korean life.
In this intensive, herbalist Grace Yoon covers practical, hands-on ways of incorporating lauded Korean herbs into everyday life with easy recipes, simple rituals, and herbs you have at home. We also explore the underlying philosophies and principles of what makes Korean herbalism so distinctive, infusing rich meaning into these herbal recipes and healthful habits. Grace is the author of The Korean Herbal Apothecary, a book which dives even deeper into Korea’s extensive history of herbal tradition.
There are three sessions to this series—three written lessons, as well as three videos presented by Grace as she expands on and brings to life the intensive content.
Session 1 | Ancestral Roots of Korean Herbalism: Session 1 explores the author’s heritage and connection to the topic and why the geography of the Korean landscape lends itself to being a place of thriving herbalism. Through Korean folktales and the symbolism of the flag, the session delves into important Korean herbal traditions and herbs including mugwort and garlic.
Session 2 | Essential Herbs in Korean Herbalism: This session features some of the most important beneficial Korean herbs in various categories: herbs for vitality and balance, herbs for beauty, and herbs for sleep. It also includes the fundamentals of Korean herbal preparations and what makes them unique.
Session 3 | Eastern Philosophy & Korean Constitutional Herbal Medicine: An understanding of Korean herbs isn’t complete without knowledge of the three Eastern philosophies or religions practiced in most Asian countries—Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. This session also explores Sasang Constitutional Medicine, a traditional Korean health system categorizing individuals into four distinct types.
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