2nd Level Herbal Apprenticeship
Energetics of Herbalism
The focus of our 2024 Second Level Herbal Training is the Energetics of Herbalism. We learn to attune to the herbs as our bodies resonate to the plants’ energies. The weekends will include extensive materia medica, case histories, studies and stories from herbal practice. The focus will be on the inter-relationships of plants, people and the environment. With this understanding, we are able to get to the root cause of problems.
Over six Intensive weekends, we will deepen our formulating skills, attune to the plants, and listen to our bodies. We will journey to the Plant Spirits where deeper connections provide insights into plant wisdom, and we will engage in healing rituals with plants and ancestral energies.
Using the lens of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), we will learn to see the connections between heat conditions in our bodies and the heating of our environment. We will explore TCM diagnostic tools: face, tongue, pulse, sclera and nail assessment. These tools help us to discern the underlying patterns in the body.
This training combines intensives with the following prominent visiting herbalists:
Caroline Gagnon, Master Herbalist, co-founder of FloraMedicina; a 4-year school for Clinical Herbal Studies in Montreal, Quebec;
Brendan Kelly Acupuncturist and Herbalist, founder of Jade Mountain Wellness and author of The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis: Healing Personal, Cultural and Ecological Imbalance with Chinese Medicine;
Dr Michael Friëdman, Naturopathic Physician and founder of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine (AARM) and the Journal of Restorative Medicine. He is the author of the medical textbook Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology;
Dr Rocio Alarcon, Ethnobotanist (Ph.D) from Ecuador who teaches shamanic (curandero) healing ceremonies with plants and focuses on biodiversity. She offers workshops around the world;
Long-time faculty members Tommy Priester and Madelon Hope.
The tuition for the 2nd Level Apprenticeship is $1,695. ($150 deposit required to sign up. Tuition and deposit are non-refundable.)
For more information, please contact us at 781.281-8787 or email herbstudies@gmail.
2024 Program Dates:
May 4-5, 2024
June 8-9
July 20-21
Aug 3-4
Sept 7-8
Oct 5-6
Topics to be covered include but not limited to the following- some topics subject to change:
TOPIC: Deepening our understanding of Formulation with Case Studies
Date: Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5
Instructors: Madelon Hope and Tommy Priester
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
TOPIC: Attuning to the Plants; Activating the Wisdom of the Body
Date: Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9
Instructor: Caroline Gagnon
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
See our classes page for more information on this weekend intensive
TOPIC: Shamanic Plant Journeying
Date: Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21
Instructors: Tommy Priester
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
TOPIC: Chinese Medicine, Climate Change and Inflammatory Conditions in the Body
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, Aug 3-4
Instructor: Brendan Kelly
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
See our classes page for more information on this weekend intensive
TOPIC: Energetic and Clinical Perspectives of Herbal Medicines
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, Sept 7-8
Instructor: Michael Friëdman ND and Rocio Alarcon Ph.D, Ethnobotanist
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
See our classes page for more information on this weekend intensive
TOPIC: Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis: discerning energetic patterns in the body
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, Oct 5-6
Instructor: Madelon Hope and Tommy Priester
Location: 168 Lincoln Road, Lincoln MA
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The tuition for the 2nd Level Apprenticeship is $1,695. $150 deposit required to sign up. Tuition and deposit are non-refundable. (Installment payments include a 3% fee and are due before each of the first three weekends)
For more information, please contact us at 781.281-8787 or email herbstudies@gmail.com.
