Community
Herbalism
Our education
programs emphasize the
development and training of
Community Herbalists: folks
committed to the use of plant
medicine with their families,
friends and local communities.
 Classes at The Forager’s Path
offer high quality training in
both the theory and practical
application of Southwest Herbs &
Edibles, Ayurveda and Essential
Oils.Southwest
Herbs & Edibles
In these
courses, the goal is to
empower students in Bio-Regional
Herbalism: to identify, grow,
harvest, process and become
proficient in the plant-based
medicine and edibles from the
many life zones of the American
Southwest. A special emphasis is
on the flora within a 50 mile
radius of one’s home. The
instruction is a combination of
indoor classes and outdoors,
hands-on interaction with the
plants.
Ayurveda
This portion of
the program presents the
framework of energetic healing
with an emphasis on the
Ayurvedic view. Students
acquire a working knowledge of
the foundation principles of
this healing tradition.
 Topics
include Cooling-Warming,
Moistening-Drying, the
5 Elements and the relevance
of the Six Tastes.
These universal
ideas allow us to have a deeper
understanding of who we are and
our individual health
challenges.
Ayurveda provides us
with guidelines for choosing the
proper herbs and diet to match
our specific needs.
Essential
Oils
This
curriculum takes us from
the plants’ production of oils
in the forest and fields,
through the distillation
process, to the bottle. Next, we
learn a variety of application
methods and therapeutic uses
based on both scientific
research and tradition. As
always, there is frequent
interaction with plants and
oils; some familiar and some
surprises. |
