Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Denver
- 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Calm Mind, Steady Heart: Herbs for Mood & Emotional Regulation
Cortisol, adrenal glands and neurotransmitters share the syllabus with lemon balm, passionflower and hawthorn. Denver Botanic Gardens’ evening class asks participants to consider mood through both the body’s stress-response systems and herbal traditions, with discussion and tasting.
Stress physiology meets herbal frameworks
The class starts from the connection between emotional experience and the nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular systems. Its description says participants will examine the stress response, including cortisol, the adrenal glands and neurotransmitters, and consider how ongoing stress or emotional strain may be associated with fatigue, anxiety, irritability or low mood.
The herbal discussion is organized around three categories—nervines, adaptogens and cardiac tonics. Rather than mapping each named plant to a category, the listing says the class will review clinical applications and energetic signatures, then discuss how combinations might be chosen for different emotional states.
Further reading: Calm Mind, Steady Heart: Herbs for Mood & Emotional Regulation | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Seven plants, but no set tasting list
The plants named for discussion are lemon balm, passionflower, skullcap, oat tops, holy basil, hawthorn and rose. Tasting is part of the class, but the Gardens does not specify which herbs will be sampled or promise a sample of each one.
The listing also uses terms such as cooling, relaxing, uplifting and grounding to describe herbal energetics. These are part of the class’s interpretive vocabulary, not a guarantee of a particular medical effect.
Further reading: Calm Mind, Steady Heart: Herbs for Mood & Emotional Regulation | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Instructor Hollow Kelley
The Gardens describes Hollow Kelley as a trained clinical herbalist with more than a decade of clinical practice. His biography also notes work developing herbal formulas and extracts, along with experience as a meditation practitioner and ceremonialist.
Kelley’s described approach brings plant medicine together with somatic awareness, energetic presence and intellectual understanding, with mindfulness and ritual as companions to herbal practice. That background gives context to the class’s mix of physiology and herbal energetics; the listing does not present the session as individual medical guidance.
Further reading: Calm Mind, Steady Heart: Herbs for Mood & Emotional Regulation | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
One evening class
The listing includes discussion and tasting but provides no separate session times or running order.
Thursday, December 10, 2026 · Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street
- Calm Mind, Steady Heart: Herbs for Mood & Emotional Regulation, with instructor Hollow Kelley; class includes discussion and tasting.
Plan for the evening
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:30–7 p.m.
This is listed as one class, not a recurring session.
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Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street
The event is listed at 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. The listing does not name a classroom. The Gardens identifies the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center at 1007 York Street as an entrance to the main gardens; it also lists the Freyer–Newman Center entrance at 1085 York Street.
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$48; $43 for members
The event listing provides a registration link. It does not say whether the class price includes general Garden admission, materials or any additional charge.
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Adults
The Gardens lists the class for adults.
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Contact the Gardens in advance about accommodations
The Gardens says its classes and workshops can be adapted for most accommodations. Its York Street information says most indoor and outdoor gardens and facilities, including classrooms, are wheelchair accessible, though some areas may require assistance.
ASL interpretation and CART captioning are available at no charge for registration-based programs when requested at least two weeks ahead; other language interpretation may also be arranged in advance. These are general Gardens policies, not arrangements confirmed specifically for this class. Contact the Gardens ahead of time to discuss needs; its accessibility information lists 720-865-3500.
Getting to York Street
Address and entrances
The class is listed at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. The Gardens names the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center at that address as an entrance to the main gardens and also lists an entrance at the Freyer–Newman Center, 1085 York Street. The event listing does not identify the classroom.
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Parking
The Gardens reports limited free parking for its visitors in the complex between York and Josephine streets during regular operating hours; availability for this class is not guaranteed. No overnight parking is allowed. Free EV charging is available to Gardens visitors in two-hour increments.
Vans should use the top deck because of height restrictions; RVs are not permitted in the complex. Nearby street parking is available where posted, including in Cheesman Park or Congress Park. Check signs for restrictions.
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Transit and biking
The Gardens lists RTD routes 24, serving York and Josephine streets, and 10, serving 12th Avenue. Bike racks are available at the York Street main entrance.
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Before you make a plan
Which herbs will be tasted?
The listing names seven plants for discussion but does not specify which ones will be sampled.
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Does the class fee include Garden admission or materials?
The listing gives the class price but does not clarify whether Garden admission, materials or other charges are included.
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Is there a specific classroom listed?
No. The event is listed at the York Street location, but no classroom is named.
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Can I request an accommodation?
The Gardens says classes can be adapted for most accommodations. Contact it in advance; ASL interpretation and CART are available at no charge for registration-based programs with at least two weeks’ notice.
Location & Google Maps
Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street
1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206
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