Weekly Summer Program

Overview: This 6-month, 450-hour program is for anyone who wants to be self-sufficient for their health and medicine, whether you intend to be treating yourself and your family, to be a community healer, or whether you wish to have a public practice as an Herbalist. It is appropriate both for committed beginners and for those who have already begun their studies. This class is intended to give you all the tools you need to go beyond treating symptoms and use diagnostic skills and knowledge about specific plants to treat at a deep level. Holistic herbalism is a beautiful art combining plant wisdom, intuitive and scientific diagnosis, and artful treatment.

The main focus will be on constitutional diagnosis and holistic treatment, including tonic herbs, food, and lifestyle. You will also learn how to do as much as possible yourself - how to identify plants, ethically gather them and make high quality extracts and preparations.

This program begins April 15, 2014 and ends October 22, 2014. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. There will be three field trips, to the Shenandoahs in Virginia, to the Georgia coast, and the Nanthala region of western North Carolina south of the Great Smokies National Park.

Classes: Individual classes cover plant identification, wildcrafting skills, medicine making, anatomy and physiology (structure and function of the human body), healing diet, holistic diagnostic skills including Chinese tongue and pulse diagnosis, constitutional medicine, study of individual medicinal plants, and a Student Clinic.

Instruction: CoreyPine Shane is the primary teacher, with 12 other faculty leading classes on Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Flower Essences, Botany, Gardening, and more.

Tuition: Tuition is $3200 for 2014. The early-bird discount is $2,900 when paid in full by January 1,2013 and $3100 when paid in full by March 1. A $400 non-refundable deposit is due upon acceptance to complete enrollment. Full tuition is due by April 15 unless other arrangements are made in advance. Payment plans are available; an additional $200 administrative fee is charged up front.

Applying: Click HERE to access our online application form. Class size is limited to eighteen. We DID fill up last year over a month ahead of time with a waiting list, so be sure to apply early.

PLEASE NOTE: A $100 fee is due upon application, and must be received before an interview is scheduled. Link to pay is below.

Apprenticing is a serious time commitment, at least two additional days per week. Apprentices do not pay but work directly in the herbal field, helping to chop roots, fill tincture bottles, or put together an order - whatever needs to be done. More than a simple work/study, it's an involved experiential education. Apprentices should apply by December, as these spots fill up quickly.