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Nature’s Medicine Chest & Mental Health

2025-09-13 10:30:00 2025-09-13 12:00:00 America/New_York Nature’s Medicine Chest & Mental Health Explore the therapeutic potential of forest bathing, nature connection, herbal medicine, and how to identify and work safely with plants for mental wellbeing James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Saturday, September 13
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-13 10:30:00 2025-09-13 12:00:00 America/New_York Nature’s Medicine Chest & Mental Health Explore the therapeutic potential of forest bathing, nature connection, herbal medicine, and how to identify and work safely with plants for mental wellbeing James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Explore the therapeutic potential of forest bathing, nature connection, herbal medicine, and how to identify and work safely with plants for mental wellbeing

Join clinical herbalist & forest therapy guide Kay Sidahmed for this conversation and exploration:  

  • The supportive and healing power of Nature for our mental health journeys
  • The therapeutic potential of forest bathing and Nature connection
  • Herbal medicine for mental health and how to work safely with plant allies for mental wellbeing

This is an interactive experience – presentation, experiential learning & discussion.

About Kay: Clinical Herbalist and Forest Therapy Guide Kay Sidahmed (PhD, MS) is founder and owner of Cura Viriditas, a clinical herbal practice in service of connecting plants and humans to foster individual, communal, and planetary healing and wellbeing. In her work, Kay simultaneously draws from the findings and tools of modern science as well as traditional herbal healing knowledge and wisdom from around the world. She offers individual and group consultations, classes, workshops, and forest bathing. Her work focuses largely on menopause, second-half-of-life, and family health support, and she is passionate about bringing people together and creating communal and inclusive spaces of learning and exploration.

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James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

kpayne@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1705
Fax: 703.746.1785
Branch manager
Kayla Selsky

Hours
We're closed Monday September 01 due to Labor Day
Mon, Sep 01 Closed
(Labor Day)
Tue, Sep 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 06 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 07 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Parking: There is a small lot with 9 spaces.  On street parking is available.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1.3 miles) and King Street Stations (1.5 miles)
  • Metrobus: A11, A12
  • DASH Bus: 33

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment where people can explore, learn, play, and evolve together - one breath at a time