D'Coda:
    An herbalist for over 40 years, D'Coda lives in the Hurricane Creek Wilderness Preserve located in Arkansas' Ozark National Forest. There, she's spent the last 9 years working with native medicinal plants. She also cultivates a wide range of medicinal and food crops with a special emphasis on preservation of endangered species. Most recently, she has affiliated with Dr. Brian Campbell's University of Arkansas-Conway, traditional seed preservation project as a grower and seed provider. 
 
    Originally taught herbalism by her grandmother, D'Coda continued to expand her knowledge and experience in alternative healing therapies. In the 1980's she apprenticed under the renowned shaman healer, don Eduardo Calderon in Peru. She then went on to study Huna under Dr. Serge King until she became a Kapua (shaman) in the Kane (healing) order.
 
    D'Coda emphasizes the integration of treatment strategies blending Western, Oriental, and Native American herbal medicine. She considers the plants themselves to be her best teachers. At the same time, she is an avid researcher into the latest scientific findings regarding plant intelligence, pharmacology, physiological actions, and therapeutic uses. 
 
    Additionally, D'Coda is involved in establishing a small spiritual, self-sufficient community in the wilderness called VOLshire, www.volcommunity.org
 
Kent Bonar:
    Kent Bonar was born in 1951 in Johnson County Missouri.  He grew up hunting, with his grandfather, father, and old timers in west central Missouri.  Beyond hunting, he was a self-taught naturalist in the vicinity of Knob Noster state park, which included farms of his great grandfather and uncles.  He was a wildlife student at the University of Missouri, Columbia and was a teaching assistant of Ornithology for two years.  He worked as student volunteer Research Assistant for both the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Prairie Foundation and was a seasonal Naturalist at Washington State Park.  He worked 5 years for Arkansas State Parks as a Naturalist in most of the Ozark and Ouachita parks and as a Research Naturalist and training specialist.  As the herb doctor at the Ozark Folk Center he compiled local folklore, library research, and first hand experience with Arkansas medicinal and edible plants.  He helped inventory natural areas for the Arkansas Department of Planning and illustrated endangered species for the Arkansas Natural Area Plan in 1975.  He worked as a Vista Volunteer under President Carter for the Arkansas Ecology Center in 1977-1978 in Newton County on the Ozark National forest and has lived in Newton County since where he observes and illustrates local biota.
 
For more Info on Kent, watch the documentary on him, called "The Naturalist".  See Link below:
Netflix:  (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Naturalist/70048033?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1485527179_0_0)
 

Class Details

Course Cost:
-Place your deposit for a single class $100 Click Here

Spring Workshop May 2-4   $175 Click Here
Summer Workshop July 11-13  $175 Click Here
Fall Workshop October 10-12   $175 Click Here
Winter Workshop December 5-7 $175 Click here
 
If you sign up for all four classes, you will save one hundred dollars!
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-$175 per workshop or  $600 for those taking the entire series
-Includes a T-Shirt
-Meals Provided
 
Location:
The workshops will be held on private property within the Hurricane Creek Wilderness Area


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Logistical Warning:
The hike into the class location will be a slow-paced journey through moderate to difficult terrain.  Depending upon weather, participants may have to backpack into the area.


 
Equipment List & Logistical Details Provided Upon Registration
**Limited to 12 Participants**