Urban Herbology Meetup

I am running this beautiful workshop with Mediamatic. To avoid any confusion, you need to book tickets via the Mediamatic website (please don't email me about them as you need to book via their website :)
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Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your mental health. You will learn to know how to find and use several urban plant friends. Find out about their health effects, how to identify them in your immediate surroundings, use your senses to heal with them, and try techniques to ground yourself with city nature. Connect with your inner Biophile!

What you will do
You will begin this workshop by walking in the surroundings of Mediamatic Biotoop, and discovering different wild herbs that can be used to boost your mood, calm you, energize you and overall help to reach a balanced state of mind. After foraging a few of these plants, you will have a guided tea session with Lynn, during which you can taste them in a brew and observe the effect which they have on your mind. You will leave with a deeper knowledge of edible herbs in your environment and hopefully a sense of balance and calm.

This workshop will take place partly outside in all weathers, as it is important to get fresh air in sun and rain. Please come prepared for it!

Lynn Shore
The natural world has always deeply fascinated Lynn – we are part of it and need to respect it. She expresses this through teaching, writing and being in green spaces. Her professional background is in science and special education, medical herbalism, permaculture and nature education. She is also involved in creating urban foraging sites and increasing food sovereignty.

Tickets
Full price €45 | Discount price € 30
We give a discount to students, stadspas and artists. If this applies to you we might ask to see your kvk nr/portfolio or student card for this option.

Information
Sunday 20th of July, 15:00-17:30
We maintain a minimum of 6 participants.
Please note that, this workshop will be held in English.
For questions, please send an email to workshop@mediamatic.nl or Lynn.shore@gmail.com

Feel free to RSVP going here on Meetup, to let others in the group know you are attending. But, remember to actually book your ticket with Mediamatic ✨️

When: 2–4pm | Last day of each month (Mar–Oct)
Where: Starts & ends at Black Moon Botanica – Magical Apothecary & Occult Bookshop, Spiegelgracht 30-H, Amsterdam, 1017 JS.
Price: €30 per person | Limited spaces

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Join Lynn Shore for a spellbinding walk through Amsterdam’s hidden green corners, enchanted architecture, and find streetwise plant allies.
These walks won’t just be strolls through the canal streets looking for herbs. We will be creating a sensory spell, a natural history lesson woven with folklore, and live ritual – The art of seeing the city like a witch.

What to expect

• Discover the magical properties of common city trees and weeds (you’ll never see them the same way again)
• Hear tales of architectural superstition and natural symbolism in the city’s design
• Learn how to craft simple protective charms and green spells using locally growing herbs
• Tap into seasonal energies and leave with practical witchy wisdom
• Option to browse ritual herbs, blends, and occult goods at Black Moon Botanica after the walk

Your guide, Lynn Shore, is a practicing green witch and medical herbalist, with decades of magical and botanical experience. She loves introducing deep plant and esoteric knowledge, and is the published author of The Green City Witch.