Winter Weekend Program

Overview: Healing with plants is an ancient tradition with a history as long as humanity’s, if not longer. In this program, we learn how to integrate the history and tradition of herbal medicine with modern insights and science to create a holistic way of understanding the body in health and disease. In this class we will study both a holistic approach to the western scientific model as well as a holistic paradigm of healing using traditional systems of healing that help us see the "pattern of imbalance" that creates disease rather than just alleviating symptoms. At its base, holistic Herbalism treats clients, not diseases. This 140-hour program will give you a good foundation in holistic and herbal medicine, so that upon graduation you will know how to treat yourself, your family, your friends, and be prepared for further study if you so desire.

Classes: Each weekend we will have a session on the structure, function and treatment of one organ system, a section on useful plants, and a "special topic." These topics include First Aid, Medicine Making, Chinese Medicine, Nutrition, Formulation, and Field Botany. There will also be a question and answer session each Sunday morning.

Dates and Times: Class times are Friday 6:00 - 9:00, Saturday 10:00 - 6:00 and Sunday 10:00 - 5:00.

Weekend dates are: Classes begin November 9 - 11, 2012, and runs the 2nd weekend of each month through May 3 - 5, 2013.

Instruction: CoreyPine Shane is the primary instructor, with guest instructors teaching a wide variety of subjects. Besides lectures, there will also be homework and monthly quizzes.

Tuition: Tuition is $1,600 for the course, or $1,500 if paid by October 1, with a $200 deposit due upon acceptance. The remainder is due by November 1. Class size is limited to twelve.

Applying: Click HERE to access our online application form. Application deadline is November 1, 2012