Herbalism
Practical Herbalism Training
Practical Herbalism
Currently, we are seeing herbal medicine reaching out to many people in our society. There are increased numbers of herbal students, practitioners, and schools engaged in learning and promoting the use of herbal medicine. All this appears to reflect a booming state of herbal medicine, but if we really respect our tradition as a living organism, it becomes evident that the original vitality of the system is expiring. The deeper layers of its pulse are becoming weak.
~ Candis Cantin, RH
This two-part weekend workshop which teaches the skills necessary to become confident in basic herbal ways. Between time in the garden and classroom you will learn how make a wide variety of herbal preparations and how to use them. Learn how to identify and gather medicinal plants during garden walks. At the end of the series, you will have the beginnings of an herbal medicine chest as well as the knowledge to expand it on their own. The curriculum will focus on the following areas:
Medicine-Making: Correct methods for drying and storing herbs as well as 'hands-on' classes in preparing tinctures, oils, extracts, solar infusions, syrups, salves, and more.
Materia-Medica: A study of the medicinal uses of plants we have seen in the wild and in the garden. We will discuss the ways specific herbs affect the body and the role of herbs in preventing and treating illness. Each class you will be given herbs to take home and experience directly.
Plant Identification and Medicinal Plant Growing: Learn the basic skills of how to use the local plant identification books and develop sensory awareness in order to identify plants independently. Basic cultivation and garden skills for medicinal plants will be discussed and demonstrated. Emphasis will be placed on herbs that are easily grown in the Carolinian Canada zone.
Practical Herbalism:
Soil Ecology, Permaculture & Plant Medicine
April 20-22, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm
The purpose of this training series is to work from the soil to the finished product. Learn about culinary garden, herbal and edible landscaping and creating a sacred medicine sanctuary. Our focus will be on the practical hands-on-learning of herbal medicine including wild-crafting and harvesting herbs, edible wilds, herbal preparations, wild plant identification and personal plant projects. Experiencing and assisting the growth of herbs ensures a personal healing loop between planter and planted. There is no better remedy than one nurtured with care and intention from preconception to packaging. Learn in-depth the uses of a handful of herbs and how to make basic herbal remedies.
Practical Herbalism: The Family Herbalist
May 18-20, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm.
An in-depth exploration of the many facets of herbalism through focusing on single herbs. Learn the herbal essentials, each session we will work with a small group of medicinal plants growing in our medicine wheel herb garden or the wildflower meadows. We will look at the healing plants from numerous angles including botanical, therapeutic, energetic, historical and the sacred.
Each day will include hands-on medicinal preparations such as salves, oils and extracts. We will also discuss medicinal plant cultivation: seed gathering, harvesting, drying, preserving and preparing medicinal plants. There will be time for one-on-one interaction with the herbs in the garden. We'll also discuss the principles of ethical harvesting. Includes samples of extracts and medicines made in class. This workshop promises to be an unique and intimate herbal experience!
Why buy herbal products when it's so simple and empowering to make your own?
Who can benefit from Practical Herbalism?
If you want to take your health to the next level, Practical Herbalism guides you to:
• Improve your health and that of your families
• Help those who are suffering with an illness
• Expand your knowledge of how ancient cultures used nutritional plants
• Share the energy of plants with friends and family
• Learn how you can use these dietary herbs in your kitchen
• Harvest a plant and within minutes have a powerful medicine in your hands
• Support your own healing journey
• Deepen your love affair with living plants
What happens during a Practical Herbalism Experience?
By the end of this training, you will possess the following knowledge and skills:
1. You will be able to identify different species and medicinal wild plants.
2. You will be able to discuss the facts of herbs and have understanding of how they work within the body.
3. You will have an understanding of how the body systems work and which herbs are appropriate to use for each system.
4. You will be introduced to the energetic model of plants from an Ayurvedic approach.
5. You will have an understanding of plant characteristics and their therapeutic uses.
6. You will be have the confidence create a program for acute illness.
7. You will have an understanding of the Nature of Disease (not just the symptoms) and how to balance body and support the environment.
What you will learn:
Herbalism theory content
- Soil Ecology
- Organic Soil for Organic Bodies
- Herbal Permaculture
- Bioregional Plant Medicine
- The Secret of Plant Life
- Personal Plant Projects
Hands–on-Learning
Practical Herbalism Experience
- Plant Identification
- Wild-crafting and Harvesting herbs
- Medicinal Herb Collection & Preservation
- Edible Wild Plant Foraging
- Designing a Forest Herb Garden
- Herbal Medicine-Making
- Creating a Herbal First-Aid Kit
Recommended Reading
- Family Herbal: Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health
- The Illustrated Holistic Herba~ David Hoffman, MNIMH
- Planting Our Future-Rosemary Gladstar
- The Herbal Medicine~Makers Handbook: A Home Manual
- The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Practical Herbal Therapy, ~ Simon Y. Mills, M.A, MNIMH
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completing three 3-Day herbal trainings.
Shantree is an Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutritionist, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalist, and Constitutional Iridologist Educator with 35 years experience in the Natural Healing Arts. He is the founder and co-director of The Living Centre (1983), and Living Arts Institute.
Shantree received his doctorate in Nutritional Medicine and Herbalism in the 70's. Since then he has been exploring the effect of food and herbs on one's physical, mental & emotional health. His passion and study has lead him to explore the benefits of a high energy Ayurvedic live-food approach to nutrition. He has had the honor to teach, counsel and empower thousands of individuals on their health and educational journey.
Dates for Practical Herbalism
Practical Herbalism: Soil Ecology, Permaculture & Plant Medicine
April 20-22, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm
Practical Herbalism: The Family Herbalist
May 18-20, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm.
For information about the Visionary Herbalism Educator Course click here
Register for Practical Herbalism
Includes: workshop, educational material and herb samples.
Transportation, tax and accommodation are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below or by certified check. Please make checks payable and send to:
The Living Centre,
5871 Bells Rd., London, ON. Canada, N6P 1P3
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completing three 3-Day Herbal Trainings.
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment policy here
Click here to request more information
Ecological Herbalism: The Roots of Sustainability
Ecological Herbalism: The Root of Sustainability
Herbalists are first and foremost land stewards who, through wisdom and guidance, bring the knowledge of plants to others so they may know health and partake in acknowledging their purpose and connection with the Earth.
Ecological Herbalism is both for anyone interested in understanding the deep ecology of nature. Be empowered to think as a regional herbalist when choosing herbs. A good regional herbalist is most concerned with using the plants that grow nearby, hopefully plants that they know and have a relationship with. This is the heart of herbalism.
Ecological herbalism blends the wisdom of deep ecology with practical application of restoring our connection to place. The cultivation of a deep sense of place is invaluable for an herbalist. We all emerge out of an ecosystem, a bioregion, we are all connected elementally. 
On January 9th, 2004 CNN News reported: 'worldwide demand for herbal remedies is threatening natural habitats and endangering up to a fifth of wild medicinal plant species which are being harvested to extinction.' ~Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation
Ecological Herbalism is essential training for the changing times we live in. It is for those who want to be of service of revitalizing the well-being of our local environment and to work with plants to stay and feel vibrantly alive. This training is unique in bringing forth a new generation of herbalists. It is for individuals with vision of restoring our heart connection to the deep ecology of nature.
Conversation with Shantree
Ecological Herbalism:
An Answer to Environmental Illness
"If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is Nature's way." ~ Aristotle
Ecological Herbalism is Sustainable Herbalism, which has evolved into a way of deep ecological thinking that can be applied to many areas of human/planetary activity. It offers many solutions to our planetary ecological crisis and the uncertain future for human culture.
How is ecology relevant to herbalists and modern day healthcare? There are several ways in which Ecological Herbalism offers solutions to many of the issues we face now in healthcare or are very likely to face in the near future.
This includes the effects of environmental problems upon health, the continual supply of herbal medicines and wholesome foods, and benefits from changes in lifestyle and an improved quality of life.
Environmental illness: There can be few of us who doubt that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis and that this has a major influence upon the kinds of diseases we treat and other problems both we and our patients experience. We are facing the ‘modern plagues ‘ that Dr. Christopher talked about.
Ecological Herbalism offers practical solutions to many of these health problems through creating user-friendly sustainable living environments along with healthier food and herbal production and healthier lifestyles that are lower in pollution.
This learning time will deepen your understanding of the earth's most precious plants and trees that thrive here in our bioregion. This same engaging experience will heighten your level of wellness on all levels.
If you want to take your connection with nature to the next level, Ecological Herbalism guides you to:
• Remember what is essential and precious to your heart
• Learn how you can help those who have become disconnected to the source
• Expand your knowledge of how ecosystems work in the big picture in helping us understand ourselves
• Learn how to harness the life-force of a forest and channel it for healing
• Learn how you can use these new tools in your daily life
• Restoring your own sacred ecological journey
What happens during an Ecological Herbalism Experience?
By the end of this training, you will possess the following knowledge and skills:
1. You will be able to identify different species and recognize which ecosystem they thrive in.
2. You will be able to discuss the ecological facts of ecosystems and have a solid understanding of how the plants that live in specific environments work within the body.
3. You will have an understanding of sustainable herbalism that supports the restoration of natural ecosystems - you will learn how to be a forest healer - a caretaker of medicines of the future.
4. You will be introduced to the energetic model of plant energetics. The principles of energetics will empower you to work with plants anywhere you.
5. You will have an understanding of plant characteristics and their therapeutic uses.
6. You will learn how to read a natural landscape or a wounded landscape and how to begin to restore it back to it's natural state.
7. You will have an understanding of how the inner and outer ecologies need balance and harmony. How these two ecologies can create disease or radiant health.
What You will Learn
Ecological Herbalism Theory Content
- The Fundamentals of Ecological Herbalism
- The Principles of Deep Herbalism – Deep Ecology
- What You Can Do to Make a Difference
- Learning from the Wise Old Plants
- Biodiversity & Wilderness
- Ecological Agriculture
- The Responsibility of an Community Herbalist
- Practicing Bioregional Herbalism
- The Art of Regenerating a Forest
- Replanting the Earth for a Sustainable Future
- Preserving the Folk Traditions of Wildcrafting
- The Herbalist's Role of Being a Caretaker of the Earth
- The Path of a Community Herbalist
- Ethical Practices of Wildcrafting
Hands–on-Learning
Ecological Herbalism Experience
- Practices for Saving Our Rare and Endangered Species
- Identification of Native Medicinal & Sacred Plants
- Planting and Tending to a Native Medicine Plant Trail
- Designing and Creating a Botanical Sanctuary
- Restoring Wilderness on Your Land
- The Practical Side of a Botanical Sanctuary
Find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants - other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits exist that are available in bountiful amounts-and discover ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability.
This hands-on experiential workshop will demonstrate how you can participate in the land stewardship; habitat protection and eco-friendly consumption that will make certain that a plentiful, renewable supply of edible, medicinal and sacred plants for generations of the future. 
Daily flow
Ecological Herbalism is offered as a one-day, two-day weekend workshop or 3-day training. Sessions begins at 9am. The morning will include hands-on training followed by a Vegan Live-Food prepared by The Living Centre's kitchen staff. The afternoon includes lecture, interactive exchanges and concludes with a Sevenfold Path of Peace meditation. The session ends at 5pm.
Recommended Reading
• The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth ~ Stephen Harrod Buhner
• Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicine Herbs, Rosemary Gladstar & Pamela Hirsch
• Conscious Living Manual: The Sevenfold Path to Peace, Walter 'Shantree' Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. & Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera, 2002
Dates for Ecological Herbalism
To accommodate individual needs a person can attend our teachings as a One-Day or Two-Day Workshop or as a Three-Day Training:
One-Day Workshop Dates
July 13
Two-Day Workshop Dates
July 13-14
Three-Day Training Dates
July 13-15
Times: 9am - 5pm.
For information about the Visionary Herbalism Educator Course click here
Register for Ecological Herbalism
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food lunches.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Transportation, tax and accommodation are not included in the pricing.
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completing three 3-Day Herbal Trainings.
We have just launched a new educational experience for 2013 Carolinian Canada Forest Garden Mentorship Program
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Therapeutic Herbalism: Traditional Roots of Plant Medicine
This training intensive is designed to immerse the beginning or intermediate student in the world of herbalism. The special strengths of this training lay in its thoroughness and breadth of scope. It covers many aspect of working with herbs themselves (plant identification, wild-crafting and cultivation, drying and storing, medicine~making), while providing a foundation of knowledge for using them as medicines (human physiology, materia-medica, therapeutics & first aid).
In addition to covering this core material, the course expands to cover many diverse ways of working with plants (plant illustration, cosmetics, crafts) as well
as discussing other approaches to healing that can complement herbalism (Nutrition, Ayurveda and Lifestyle practices). Our main objective is to provide a well-rounded understanding of herbalism designed to bring herbs back into the home and your community where they have traditionally been applied.
Although much of our focus is classroom based, you will see that the art of herbalism is also learned directly from plants themselves, imparted to us through the heart and senses, not just through words and ideas. To help students experience this, during the course of this week there will be daily field trips to various ecosystems on the property from wetlands, woodlands and open dry meadows. Immerse yourself during this time working and playing directly with the plant world in wild and cultivated places.
EXPLORATORY QUESTIONS
• Have you been learning about herbs primarily from books?
• Are you studying the medicinal actions attributes and chemical properties but know little about how they taste?
• Do you desire to know how to recognize them and know them by name?
• Do you yearn to spend time immersed in their world and work with them directly?
THERAPEUTIC HERBALISM TRAINING INTENSIVE CONTENT
"Tell me and I will forget. Teach me and I will remember. Involve me and I will learn." ~Benjamin Franklin
EXPERIENCE
• Plant Identification & Herb Walks
• Wildcrafting Roots & Harvesting Practices
• Plant Nutrition
• Kitchen Pharmacy
• Botany & field plant ID
• Creating a Herbal First~Aid
• Natural cosmetics and skin care
• Herbal Action & Plant Constituents
DISCOVER
• Clinical Herbal Practice
• Herbs & Ecology
• Materia Medica
• Anatomy, physiology & body systems
• Herbal Actions /Formulations
• Western Herbs for Tonification & Acute Conditions
• Principles to Medicine~Making
• Green politics, history and mythology
• Sensible Measures to Herb Safety
• Plant Chemistry
• Herbal Research
• Case Studies
This intensive covers the relevant areas of knowledge including:
• Specific remedies for different conditions;
• Herbal therapeutics;
• The use of food and herbs in health and healing;
• The foundations of Herbal theory; and,
• Providing the essential principles of herbs, including diet and energy
• Teaching the principles of disease and diagnosis within the frameworks of Western, and Ayurvedic systems.
• Teaching herbal preparation, therapeutics and formulary.
BECOMING A HERBALIST
If you wish to become an Herbalist, your first step is to begin educating yourself.
Herbal medicine is not only a profession, but it is a personal and spiritual path. If you feel that you are one of those who feel an inner calling. A wise person once said that whatever energy is expended towards education is never lost.
SHAMANU PRACTICES WITH LORENNA
Each day you will join Lorenna for
Shamanu: The Yoga of Conscious Living classes
These will include a diversity of movement, breath and meditation processes to support the health of your body/mind to make your learning time here healthier and more fulfilling. As well, the classes give you a direct opportunity to learn from the elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether, the forces that give life to body, food and the world around. Strengthening your connection and knowledge of your outer ecology will strengthen your inner ecology and the tools you use for healing.
Gaining knowledge is one thing ~ embodying that knowing is the true sign wisdom and education.
RECOMMENDED READING
• The New Holistic Herbal, David Hoffmann, MNIMH
• The Yoga of Herbs, An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, ~Dr. David Frawley & Dr. Vasant Lad, Lotus Press
• The Herbal Medicine~Makers Handbook, James Green
• Out of the Earth: The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine, Simon Y. Mills, MNIMH
TIME
Saturday 9am to Friday 3pm.
INVESTMENT
$1075 – 60-day early bird
$1175 – 30 day early bird
$1275 – Standard enrollment
$975 when taken as part of the Ayurvedic Living Nutrition or Herbalism Certification Courses
For more information about these program see: Ayurvedic Living Nutrition Educator & Practitioner Courses or Herbalism Educator & Practitioner Courses
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Payment Information & Options for more information
Includes:
• Training, Course Material
• Organic Vegan Living Cuisine Lunches
Accommodations are separate. Please inquire.
*A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon full attendance of this Training Intensive and completion of a home study assignment. To receive this certificate there is a $200 fee.
* Please make your request when registering.
FOR INFO ABOUT CERTIFICATION COURSES SEE BELOW LINKS:
***Practical, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalism Courses
***Ayurvedic Living Nutrition Course
Shamanic Herbalism: Sacred Plant Medicine
Shamanic Herbalism - Honoring and Using Plants of Power
"Plants have long been primary teachers for those who travel deep into the heart of the world, for those who seek the soul teaching that only the wild can bring." ~Stephen Harrod Buhner
Shamanic Herbalism - Learn the Intrinsic Language of Plants
Shamanic Herbalism is an avenue for you to experience first hand the power of plants to guide you into heightens states of awareness and planetary consciousness.
You will discover how to form plant allies. Tap into the natural energies of the Earth to bring psychological, emotional and physical balance.
What happens during a Shamanic Herbalism Experience?
The process is both informative and experiential with an emphasis on deep listening.
Classes include teaching circles, earth-plant walks, plant healing ceremonies, guided journeying, herb and tree
identification, harvesting, medicine making, working with plant spirits, earth awareness and journal writing. Each training will cover various topics depending on the month, season and specific interests of the participants.
The Shamanic Herbalism Experience:
• Focuses on the inner gifts of the sacred within the plants
• Presents an empowering experience in the majesty of nature
• Expands your ability in working with ceremonial plants
• Broadens your skills in developing energetic formulations
• Evolves your being through working with plant medicine
• Opens new horizons in the application of plant spirit medicine
• Awakens levels of consciousness
Guided by the ancient cultural wisdom of using sacred plant medicines, you will leave this training feeling confident that you can integrate new ways of using plants to enhance your whole life. You will be inspired to a way of life that brings in consciousness and the sacred.
Who can benefit from Shamanic Herbalism?
Those who desire to:
• Reconnect with the natural world
• Learn the intrinsic language of plants
• Enhance their spiritual and physical growth
• Understand the healing and medicinal value of plants
• Use plants in ceremony and ritual
• Bring Shamanic Herbalism into their vocation
Daily flow
The workshop begins at 9am. to 5pm.
The morning will include hands-on training followed by an Vegan Live-Food lunch designed by The Living Centre.
The afternoon includes lecture, interactive exchanges and concludes with a Sevenfold Path of Peace meditation. The session ends at 5pm.
Recommended Reading
- The Yoga of Herbs (Drs. Frawley and Lad, Lotus Press, 1986)
- Plant Spirit Medicine: A Practical Guide to Plant Spirit Medicine, Clare G. Harvey and Amanada Cochrane
- Sacred Plant Medicine, Stephen Harrod Buhner
- The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth, Stephen Harrod Buhner
- Shamanic Herbal Energetics, Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D.
- Conscious Living Manual: The Sevenfold Path of Peace, Shantree' Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. & Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera, 2002
Shantree is an Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutritionist, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalist, and Constitutional Iridologist Educator with 35 years experience in the Natural Healing Arts. He is the founder and co-director of The Living Centre (1983), and Living Arts Institute.
Shantree received his doctorate in Nutritional Medicine and Herbalism in the 70's. Since then he has been exploring the effect of food and herbs on one's physical, mental and emotional health. His passion and study has lead him to explore the benefits of a high energy Ayurvedic live-food approach to nutrition focusing on the local vegetation. He has had the honor to teach, counsel and empower thousands of individuals on their health and educational journey.
For more information
Dates of Shamanic Herbalism
To accommodate individual needs a person can attend our teachings as a One-Day or Two-Day Workshop or as a Three-Day Training:
One-Day Workshop Dates
August 10
Two-Day Workshop Dates
August 10-11
Three-Day Training Dates
August 10-12
Times: 9am - 5pm.
For information about the Visionary Herbalism Educator Course click here
Register for Shamanic Herbalism
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food lunches.
Transportation, tax and accommodations are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below or by certified check. Please make checks payable to: The Living Centre and send to: The Living Centre, 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completing three 3-Day Trainings.
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment policy here
Click here to request more information
Edible Wild Food Adventure: Nutritional Herbalism
Edible Wild Plants: Identifying, Foraging and Preparing
Let thy kitchen be thy apothecary; and, let foods be your medicine. ~Hippocrates
Deepen your understanding of the earth's most nutritionally dense plants on the planet to improve health and well-being.
Learn about the many common, renewable, edible and medicinal wild plants growing in your area. How to use them in food, for medicine and in teas. This training will help you to choose herbs, which are right for you and for those you may be supporting.
We will cover nutritional profiles of 36 herbs that are easy to find and are commonly used both as food and medicine.
Nutritional Herbalism is an indispensable training for the modern herbalist student, those studying nutritional medicine and for anyone who wants to better support the health of their body and their family.
Within your grasp is the knowledge, medicine and food needed to make a difference.
Nutrition is the root to physical wellness; every living cell depends on it!
Nutritional Herbalism - Deepen Your Connection
Bringing nutritionally rich plants into your life will deepen your connection to the earth and to yourself.
What happens during an Edible Wild Food Experience?
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
1. Identify a variety of nutritional wild plants.
2. Have a solid understanding of the nutritional facts of herbs
3. Know how the body systems work and which herbs are appropriate to use for each system.
4. Understand the energetic model of plants from an Ayurvedic approach.
5. Learn plant characteristics and their therapeutic uses.
6. Create a three-step herb therapy program, with the ability to choose a maintenance, acute illness or chronic illness approach.
7. Understanding of the Nature of Disease (not just the symptoms) and how to balance body
8. Harvest herbs in a way that supports the environment.
Theory Content
• The Secret of Plant Life
• Optimal Use of Nutritionally-Dense Plants
• Nutritional Plant Alchemy
• The Essential Nutrients in Herbs & Foods
• Organic Soil for Organic Bodies
• Re-Mineralizing & Cleansing
• Essential Elements for Optimal Nutritional Health
• The Classification of Herbs
• Digestion & herbs
• Hybrid & GMO Foods Effects on our Body
Hands–on-Learning
• Wild Fruit ~ Wild Greens
• Stalking the Photochemical & Antioxidant-Rich Plants
• The Power of Wild Foods
• The Wild and Local SuperFoods
• Making Enzyme ~ Rich Tea
• Creating a Multi-Mineral Power Formula
• The High ~ Performance Superdrink
• Green Drinks: Nutritional Life Insurance
• Health Cocktails & Elixirs
• Herbal Juice Therapy & Organic Juice Feasting
• Optimal Nutrition through Fresh Herbal Juices
Who can benefit from this experience?
If you want to take your health to the next level this Edible Wild Food Adventure guides you to:
• Improve your health and that of your families
• Help those who are suffering with an illness
• Expand your knowledge of how ancient cultures used nutritional plants
• Learn how to bring the common and wild edible herbs into your cuisine
• How to harvest and store herbs
• Support your own healing
• The Art of Wild Plant Foraging
Nutritional Herbalism:
The Incredible Edible Adventure
June 1-3
Times: 9am - 5pm.
"One is tempted to say that the most human plants, after all, are the weeds." ~John Burrough
An in-depth exploration of the many facets of the value and usage of nutritional wild edibles. Learn about edible and medicinal plants and trees, nature and ecology.
This practical series to Carolinian Canada's edible plants will cover where to find them, when and how to gather them, and how to prepare them.
The purpose of this hands-on training is to learn about the environment and get back in touch with nature. By studying foraging and nature we enjoy our renewable resources and reaffirm our commitment to preserving and rebuilding our ecological riches.
Nutritional Herbalism:
Discovering Local Superfoods
Sept. 7-9
Times: 9am - 5pm.
Is there such a thing as a 'superfood' or 'superherb' and if so why are they so good for you?
Natural superfoods and superherbs are foods that provide more vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, chlorophyll and other nutrients than other foods. Superfoods tend to increase your health, energy and vitality. Some superherbs are discovered in the delicate, lush south coast of Canada. Many of these plants have been consumed for years, some of which date back centuries and once again are becoming more common as people are discovering the amazing diversity we have in this region.
Different edible herbs are good for you in different ways. However, there are a group of so called 'superfoods' that can claim to be above all others because of their exceptional nutritional value. This workshop series, you will learn how to recognize, grow and use these plants.
There are dozens of these extra special herbs growing in our region of the world. We will go through an in-depth exploration of the Essential Dozen that you do not want to be without.
Upon completion of this two-part series you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Recommended Reading
• The Yoga of Herbs, An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, ~Dr. David Frawley & Dr. Vasant Lad, Lotus Press
• Nutritional Herbology: A Reference Guide to Herbs, ~Mark Pederson, Wendell W. Whitman Company
• The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Practical Herbal Therapy, ~ Simon Y. Mills, M.A, MNIMH
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completing three 3-Day Herbal Trainings.
Facilitator: Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D.
Shantree is an Permaculture Teacher, Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutritionist, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalist, and Constitutional Iridologist Educator with 35 years experience in the Natural Healing Arts. He is the founder and co-director of The Living Centre (1983), and Living Arts Institute.
Shantree received his doctorate in Nutritional Medicine and Herbalism in the 70's. Since then he has been
exploring the effect of food and herbs on one's physical, mental & emotional health. His passion and study has lead him to explore the benefits of a high energy Ayurvedic live-food approach to nutrition. He has had the honor to teach, counsel and empower thousands of individuals on their health and educational journey.
Dates for Edible Wild Food Adventure: Nutritional Herbalism
The Incredible Edible Adventure
June 1-3, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm.
Discovering Local Superfoods
Sept. 7-9, 2013
Times: 9am - 5pm.
For information about the Visionary Herbalism Educator Course click here
Register for Edible Wild Food Adventure: Nutritional Herbalism
An individual can attend only Saturday, or the Saturday and Sunday workshop or the three day training. Includes: workshop and educational material.
Transportation, tax and accommodation are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below or by certified check. Please make checks payable and send to:
The Living Centre, 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON. Canada, N6P 1P3
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment policy here
Click here to request more information
