Red Earth
The 10th Annual Red Earth: The Mountain West Women's Herbal Gathering July 31st - August 2nd, 2026* at 13 Moons Ranch in Carbondale, CO
Wellness
Join clinical herbalist and Director/Owner of Equinox Center of Herbal Studies, Laura Cascardi, for a live wellness experience. Her offering for Red Earth: The Mountain West Women's Herbal Gathering is to create a space for healing on all levels: physical, spiritual, and emotional. We will be contributing simple rituals and recipes to increase your overall personal power as well as providing teas, tinctures, sprays, flower essences and other goodies to engage with.
Our intention is to allow each individual to explore wellness through a hands-on, interactive and safe space. We will be present for immediate assistance, if needed, throughout the event and have many resources on hand to explore! Whether you need some immediate healing, calming or just want to play with herbs, come to wellness and share in the magic of herbalism. Allow us to peacefully, joyously, naturally, and herbally guide you to your greater vibrance and deep inner health.
As a special treat, Laura will be bringing a few of her lovely students to do mini wellness consultations, free of charge. Not to be missed!
We will also have the Healing Village, a wellness marketplace for the healing arts. The Healing Village invites you to bring your wellness related offerings to our gathering! This is the space to offer body work, reiki, intuitive readings or whichever service ignites you.
Teachers, Sponsors, and Performers, please check your own application agreements for participation options
Laura Cascardi
Laura’s passion for herbalism, healing, and well-being is evident in her 20 + years of working with herbs and people. She began her formal education with herbs at the Rocky Mountain Center of Botanical studies where she graduated in 2001 as a certified herbalist. In 2013, she graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Botany. In 2014, Laura founded the Equinox Center of Herbal Studies where she is the director and one of the primary teachers.
Laura loves coupling her herbal knowledge with her botanical expertise, and as a longtime resident of Colorado, she is extremely familiar with local flora and hosts herb walks focusing on edible and medicinal uses of local plants.
Laura has a love for teaching and creating equity in herbalism by offering a community space and workshops welcome to all. She focuses on exploring herbalism through all the senses and believes that hands-on experience is the essence of understanding the magic and medicine the plant world offers. She accents healing through the emotional, physical and spiritual levels to create gentle and accessible wholeness. Her authenticity and openness shines brightly, inviting a wide range of skill levels from all walks of life to participate in their healing journey.