To Lighten Your Heart: Depression and Treatment in Latino Culture

Hispanic herbalism has long recognized that depression can be relieved with the use of herbs, talking, sunshine, ritual, color, and even diet. Although there are times that therapy and medications are called for, sometimes you need more. In this session, you’ll learn how to use heart-centered herbs like lemon balm, tilia or linden, orange blossom, bleeding heart, anemone, rose, skullcap, and others to lighten the heart even in the darkest times. 

Presenter Bio:

Charles Garcia began his training as an herbalist and healer at age four with his mother, Marth Navarro Garcia, in the central valley of California. Currently he runs a free clinic and teaches in Richmond, California.