Events
The Herbal Medicine Conference 2023
Will be held on-line across the weekend of 6th - 7th October 2023 - see the NIMH website for further details.
Workshops
Yoga and Herbal Wellness Retreat
- Sunday 24th September 2023 - 10am - 4pm - Grange Moor
Join Rachel Purdey Medical Herbalist, in partnership with Beth Smith Yoga teacher, for this immersive day of natural wellbeing at the stunning woodland location, Cockley Wood Wellness.
This will be your time to connect mind, body and soul, incorporating yoga movement, meditation and breath work with the exploration of herbs and habits for optimising health and vitality.
We will spend the morning on our mats, as Beth guides you through pranayama breathwork practices, followed by a fluid yoga flow.
After a nourishing lunch around the fire, you will have the opportunity to try a variety of herbal remedies, learn how to use herbal medicine to maximise your health, and make your own herbal preparation to take home.
Weather permitting, a herb walk will be incorporated to explore the medicinal plants growing in the woods around us.
The delicious and nutritious vegan lunch is included, as well as refreshments.
Please book your place early for this exciting event, as spaces are limited.
£75 per person, payable in advance, 10% discount available to existing customers, please contact me for details.
Book via cockleywoodlandwellness.co.uk – Events page.
Herbs for Health Autumn Workshop
- Saturday 21st October 2023 2pm - 4pm - Huddersfield
Join me for this 2-hour workshop where we will learn about Autumn herbs growing in our local environment and how to work with plant medicine to improve health, boost the immune system and treat common winter ailments such as coughs, colds and sore throats.
Knowing how to improve our natural defences builds our resilience and helps us manage infections. Look after your health and the health of your family, using ingredients you may already have in your kitchen!
You will have the opportunity to sample a variety of herbal preparations and make your own herbal remedy to take home.
£25 per person, payable in advance, this is a small group so limited spaces available:
Book via my website contact page, rpurdeymedherbalist.com
email rpurdeymedicalherbalist@outlook.com
or phone 07494724688
Talks
Talks available throughout the year on a variety of subjects relating to herbal medicine, life style and nutritional interventions.
Herb walks

Corporate bookings available for talks and workshops.
Contact me for further details.




Various dates available - please contact me for details.