Entering our 7th year in the 2011 season, Gaia Center is happy to present the ideal foundation and introduction to medicinal herbal lore, study, practice and education. We offer a multidimensional pathway of classes, programs and advanced study for those who wish to continue with education in herbal practice with a variety of teachers.
The 2011 Medicinal Herbal Studies certification course is scheduled for the dates below:
April 23/24, May 22/22, June 11/12, July 9/10 BOOKS: Required are "The New Holistic Herbal" (David Hoffman) and a Field Guide to North Eastern/North Central Wildflowers (any edition) by Peterson. The school will issue an additional list of recommended books for foundational reference, as not all books on the market are good or reliable sources of herbal information, regardless of their appearance and popularity. The program includes scheduled outdoor field hikes, Ethnobotany experiences, and hands-on harvesting and cultivation experiences, balanced with lecture, medicine making, apothecary and other indoor herb-lab work. No previous experience is needed- and those who have some experience will also learn a lot in this program. FEES AND REGISTRATION The fee for the certification studies program is $2400, with full payment for all balances program due by May. Registration IS OPEN NOW, with a deposit of $600.00. We do recommend that prospective students consider early registration, as there is limited space in the program. Registrants also may find it helpful to spread out payments in advance of the program start. This program now has 10 spaces left. Payment Plan options are available at an added tuition cost. No refunds or discounts are given for missed classes. No private tutorials are given - students will be supplied with class literature in the event they miss a class. Certification: Those successfully completing this program will receive recognition in their journey of continuing education in the form of a Certificate from the center titled Foundations in Herbal Medicine Studies.
This training does not convey a professional "title". Education as an herbalist, particularly one counseling others for their health, is an ongoing process. Gaia Center refers those who wish to continue and deepen their education to Naturopathic School of the Healing Arts, Ann Arbor www.naturopathicschoolofannarbor.net offering further education in natural health, healing, and medicinal herbal practice. The workshops are designed to give students a hands-on learning experience of therapeutic herbs from seed germination and seedling, to harvest, to seed gathering. Participants will directly engage in the use of herbs for lifestyle enhancement and personal medicine making, creating a personal relationship with over thirty therapeutic herbs of our local region.
~ Participants will learn about wild and medicinal herbs from the ground up, by engaging in work and exercises within our wild lands and cultivated sanctuaries. ~ Principles of care, gathering, botanical and medicinal quality, potency, proper harvesting and storage will be directly experienced and taught. You will be guided into creating your own Apothecary from the Earth to your Home. Areas of focus, intention and study: Join our experienced living herbalists and vibrant, potent abundant plants in : 1) Identification (field botany) of herbs in the wild and under cultivation 2) Assessment of the gifts of different growth stages, quality and potency of an herb 3) Cultivation care 4) Harvesting skills for wild and cultivated gathering 5) Foundational medicine making skills, following the seasonal harvests |
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