FREE FILM: The Shaman's Apprentice

Monday, July 9, 6 p.m. in th Program Room. This is the mesmerizing story of Dr. Mark Plotkin, an ethnobotanist who has studied the disappearing herbal wisdom of the Amozonian tribes. Dr. Plotkin has spent more than 20 years in the Amazon, documenting ancient herbal traditions, and fighting to preserve this forgoten knowledge. He has seen mysterious cures to many 'incurable' modern diseases.
Plotkin stuied under the Jaguar Shaman, and began a project to protect and revitalize the wisdom of the forest, preserved and selected over 10,000 years of human experience.
A remarkable tale, with stunning cinematography, you don't want to miss this film!


This film artfully blends science and spirituality, touching answers to mysterious questions, and evincing an ancient wisdom threatened by modern industry.

All modern medicines are sythesized from natural derivitieves, or isolated active ingredients. The rainforests of the Amazon represent nature's largest bank of chemicals with which to tune the human body.