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July 2, 2009

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Bastyr University Medicinal Herb Garden

The Bastyr University Medicinal Herb Garden plays a central role in the education of our students. Botanical medicine students study and cultivate a variety of medicinal plants throughout their life cycle. Many of these plants are harvested at their seasonal peak for creating medicinal tinctures and salves. Nutrition classes use the cultivated culinary herbs and organic vegetables in the university's whole foods kitchen lab. During harvest season, Bastyr's renowned vegetarian whole foods cafeteria features fresh produce from the Bastyr garden. The garden is designed, cultivated and managed by students under the guidance of the garden manager, a 2005 graduate of Bastyr's herbal sciences program.

Interested in visiting the Bastyr Medicinal Herb Garden?

Walking path through Medicinal Herb Garden
Open any time,
visitors enjoy exploring both medicinal and culinary plantings

Gorgeous poppy in full bloom
Read extensive features on the garden from the spring 2005 edition of the Bastyr Magazine.

Cultivating Health

The Not-So-Secret Garden

The Garden of Eatin'

Bastyr Reflexology Foot Path

Adjacent to the garden is the Bastyr reflexology path, the first public reflexology path in North America. Based on wisdom from ancient Egypt, India and China, walking barefoot on a reflexology path massages and stimulates acupressure points in the soles of the feet connected to various energy meridians of the body. The pressure of stones under the feet combines with gravity to provide a therapeutic exercise that stimulates health. Bastyr's 65-foot path features smooth native Northwest river rock artistically embedded in cement. A handrail provides stability and improves accessibility, particularly for older walkers.

Read the news release about the reflexology path.

The community steps up:
Students, faculty and staff volunteers
built and landscaped the path

Bastyr University Reflexology Foot Path
in full bloom

The uniqueness of the Bastyr University reflexology path draws significant interest from local and national media as well as visitors. Read more about the Bastyr reflexology path:

"Bastyr's foot-massaging walkway is a literal path to good health" - Seattle P-I...
"Find Sole Purpose at Bastyr U" -
Seattle Conscious Choice...
"Living Well: Reflexology can heal us" - Seattle P-I...
"Reflexology Foot Path at Bastyr University, Kenmore" - Visitor's blog

The Reflexology Foot Path was funded by a generous gift from longtime Bastyr University donor Helen Higgen.

Visit Bastyr University Medicinal Herb Garden. Guided and self-guided tours available.