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The Wisdom Of Plants Herbal Apprenticeship Program
You can enter Level 1 or Level 2 initially since both are introductions to the differing ways in which plants offer their healing capacities to humankind. Neither requires any previous knowledge or experience.
LEVEL 1: Hands-on Herbal Health Care for a Changing World
 Come & touch, taste, eat, & learn the common preparations to have your life come alive to the joys of herbs. This Level is a basic, introductory level emphasizing getting to know the Healer-Herbs & understanding "how they work." This Level offers a wise, thorough grounding in the many ways to use a large variety of our locally prolific healer-herbs as well as some of those commonly used within Herbalism.
Acknowledgement 2008
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You can take this Level before, during or while studying long distance theory programs. It will assist & grow your herbal knowledge at any time in your life. Over the years, many people have preferred to be in this Level in lieu of other studies because they wanted to start off "on the right foot." Many people come in after exploring herbalism for some time & feel they have far more confidence afterwards. All Knowledge levels are appropriate & encouraged here, since this diversity is a rich opportunity for all of us to teach, question, study & share the many realms Herbalism touches upon, while honouring where we are in the broader scheme as "Herbal-Healers".
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You will receive an overview of approximately 60 commonly used plants within herbalism & we will focus on 10-20 locally abundant herbs. You will start to use those appropriate to your own health & discover those wonderful workings from under your feet. You will also be able to assess the accuracy of the information currently available to the public, while honouring the voice of the Herbal leaders of our time, & the memory of our distant Western Tradition.
Level 1 may include any or all of the following:
• The Basics of Plant Identification; Plant Habits & Habitats
• The Basics of Herbalism: the Language of Herbs, Herbal Actions, & Human Body Systems Affinity (Tropism)
• The Principles of Traditional Herbalism
• We will be cooking, eating, & wildcrafting. Preparing basic herbal remedies, i.e. infusions, tinctures, oils, essential oils, salves, syrups, etc.
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• Ongoing outside hands-on work/time with the herbs
• Homework
• Other optional educational forums
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2010-11 Dates:
10 Am to 4 PM Saturdays; May 15 and 29, June 19, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 13, Dec 4, Jan 8, Feb 12, Mar 12.
Plus four practical work days between June and November to be scheduled personally.
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(CLICK HERE for an interview with a 66yr. old ex-level 1 Graduate of Kathleen's featured in '55Plus' in 2008)
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What some of my students have said over the years about Level 1 (or How to know if you are a Budding Herbalist):
"I really like making herbal liqueurs; I think I have a gift for them. Everyone really likes them." - Carol G.
"A neighbour of mine is elderly & on a lot of different medications & she had a really painful rash after she fell that was red & weeping. They gave her cortisone but it didn't go away so I went over & applied a Comfrey leaf Poultice & it cleared up significantly. She was really surprised." - Marilyn B.
"A friend of mine asked me, 'So, are you an Herbalist now?' [Towards the end of Level 1] & I said, "Are you kidding? Do you know what you have to know to be an Herbalist? You have to know anatomy & physiology; how to ID all the plants & how to grow them; how to make all the different medicines; how to diagnose people; & how to create & monitor an herbal program! I'm happy to be able to make some preparations from my garden & know how to use them." - Nathalie M.
"A lot of healing happened for me this year in unexpected ways & I really hadn't anticipated that. I'm very happy about that." - Jennifer S.
"You know, I've studied herbalism & gone to a lot of different workshops in the last 6 years. Why has no one ever told me all this before?" - Anne M.
"I feel connected to the Earth in a deep & profound way". - Paul P.
"I'm going to have to take a day off work! I have to go out & collect seeds & roots & things". - Lisa B.
"I have a thing now for Boneset. It's the first plant that I identified myself. I've been hoping that I would get sick this winter with a cold or flu so that I could try it". - Robin M.
"A friend of mine told me about his clogged ears & ear infection. He had been on different antibiotics over a few months & it wouldn't go away. I gave him the garlic honey that we had made & it went away completely". - Paul L.
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