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Foundations
of Herbal
Medicine - 9
Month Course |
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The study of herbal medicine is
a life long process. Although
this course is designed to give
total beginners a start down the
path of herbal medicine, it goes
into enough depth that people
with prior experience have also
benefited from participating.
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This course provides a strong
foundation in the basics of
plant uses, safety issues, our
individual constitutions, and
herbal preparations. Also
included are strategies for a
variety of specific health
issues such as colds and flu,
stress and increased energy.
Includes extensive materia
medica and formulas. Meets one
Saturday a month. |
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Herbal
Preparations at Home - One
Day Course |
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Our most
popular course. This is a
hands-on course showing how to
make high quality products in
your own kitchen. Includes
instructions, handouts and
materials for salves, tinctures,
syrups, oils and more. Offered
several times throughout the
year. |
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Colorado
Plateau Herbal Intensive |
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Join us for a
week long exploration of
medicinal and edible plants of
the Colorado
Plateau and the Mogollon Rim
Country. This course is a
combination of indoor activities
and lecture and outdoor, hands
on, field experience. The
traditional health benefits of
50+ plants will be covered
during field trips along with a
dozen delicious foods from the
forest, riparian and high desert
life zones. |
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Classroom
time will be used to make our
own batches of high quality
herbal
preparations such as salves,
syrups and tinctures.
Introductory classes will be
given on interpreting plant
chemistry and understanding ways
to use plant families, genera
and
species. The majority of the
time will be spent outdoors, in
a variety of life zones,
learning about the plants in
their native environment. |
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The focus of
this course is on practical,
useable information and skills
that are based on
long term traditional uses and
modern research. No prior plant
or herbal experience is
required.
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Click here for more information
about the region. |
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Winter
Herbal Health Course |
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Join us for
evening classes that focus
specifically on staying healthy
during the coldest time of year.
This course presents detailed
herbal approaches for colds,
flu, sore throat, coughs, sinus,
and earaches. In addition,
hands-on instruction is given
for making your own tinctures,
cough syrups, steam inhalation,
and essential oil formulas. In
keeping with the ‘Bio-Regional
Herbalism’ theme of our school,
special emphasis is given to
using local plants from the
southwest. |
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Plant
Walks |
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These outdoor activities are
designed to provide students
with a hands-on, direct
interaction with the natural
world. Experience has shown this
is the very best way to learn
about the flora in your area.
These walks take place at
several locations and elevations
throughout Arizona and the
Colorado Plateau. While the
hiking distance is often
minimal, the terrain can
sometimes be rocky. |
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These walks
can be either a half day or full
day. Plant walks are easily
customized for specific groups
of any age. |
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The Yin
and Yang of Chinese Medicine |
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Have you ever wondered what the
yin-yang symbol is all about?
What the truth is behind the
ginseng craze? What does ‘chi'
actually refer to? And what does
all this have to do with you,
your health and life in general? |
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Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) is often
presented in the West as
something mysterious, exotic and
mystical. This course is
designed to explain some very
essential and helpful principles
in a way that is easily
understood for students coming
from a more Western, scientific
background. |
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principles taught will all build
on one another so that you will
have workable knowledge of this
ancient healing system. |
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will learn how to use herbs both
from the Chinese and Western
herbal traditions according to
basic TCM principles.
Information will also be given
about many the ‘patent
medicines', formulas from China
that have a long record of
effectiveness from several
hundreds of years ago. |
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Chinese
Medicine course is appropriate for both
total beginners and those that
have some background in the
Asian healing arts and want to
deepen their understanding. |
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Ayurveda
for Healers |
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This course has been designed
for people who either have a
solid background in using
medicinal herbs or experience in
another form of healing such as
massage, yoga, energy work, or
essential oils. The content has
been put together to not only
help you apply the basics of
Ayurveda in you own daily life
but also to apply these
fundamentals to your clients.
Many people have a basic
understanding of doshas; this
course will take you to the next
level. |
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The material
includes how to determine
balance and imbalance by looking
at an individual's constitution,
dietary guidelines, lifestyle
recommendations, the therapeutic
use of essential oils from an
Indian perspective plus
extensive information on the
energetic application of herbs
to promote health. |
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The
Forager's
Path -
One Day
Course |
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One of our signature courses.
This class will take you outside
and show you not only what to
eat, but the where, when, and
how to harvest delicious foods
throughout the Southwest. This
course is meant to go beyond the
picking of a few berries or
green leaves and will teach the
realities of ‘living off the
land'. |
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Included are
safety issues, toxic plants to
avoid and how to integrate wild
foods into your daily diet. |
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Discovering
the
Bounty
of the
Sonoran
Desert |
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While
many
people
see the
desert
as a
barren
place,
the
Sonoran
desert
is the
most
botanically
diverse
of any
arid
region
in North
America.
There is
an
abundance
of food
and
medicine
among
the
desert
flora
surrounding
the
Phoenix
area. |
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Custom and Private Classes |
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We are
available to speak to your
organization on a wide variety
of health and plant topics. The
location can be indoors or out,
and we have experience with all
ages and all ability levels.
Many people from Phoenix, Las
Vegas, Prescott, and from all
over the Southwest have chosen
to come to Flagstaff to study
herbal medicine in the ponderosa
forest. |
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Please
contact us for more
information about our herbal courses
and workshops. |
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