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Herbal Preparations: Tincture Making (Northampton, MA)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$60 - includes medicinal extract macerations to take home (retail value of $25).
This herbal medicine making class explores hands-on how to make high-quality herbal tincture preparations. Working mostly with dried herbs, will investigate the why's and how-to's of herbal tincture making, utilizing various solvents, including alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar. Folkloric/traditional as well as scientific methods will be covered, as well as valuable medicinal information of the herbs used.
Materia Medica: Asian Herbs (Northampton, MA)
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
3 Wednesdays classes(3/7, 3/14, 3/21), 6:00-9:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$125
Medicinal herbal knowledge at the depth & breadth of experienced herbalists
During each class, we investigate 5 herbs of the Eastern/Asian Herbal Tradition. Classes cover names, parts of plants used, “taste,” “energetics,” location and gathering time, constituents, medicinal uses (Chinese, Western, Indigenous traditions), cautions and contraindications, preparations, dosages for tea and extract, other useful information. Students can sample medicines (when available) as extracts and/or teas to gain first-hand experience of the plants’ “energetics.” Participants also receive a one-ounce bottle of their choice of one of the herbs discussed that evening ($10-$15 retail value).
Foundations of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Northampton, MA)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
10 Wednesday classes (3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30) 6:00-10:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$600
Chinese Medicine has been an ever-evolving healing tradition for over 3000 years. A basic understanding of its principles and practices vastly increases our ability to maintain and renew health and balance. In depth and intensive, Foundations of Chinese Herbal Medicine is accessible and practical, providing the fundamentals to move on to more advanced studies. Designed for the serious student, classes are both conceptual and experiential.
Topics include Chinese Nutritional theory (Food as Medicine), Eight Principle (Yin/Yang) theory, Five Skandhas (basis of human psychology), Interdependent Origination (basis of reality), Four Vital Substances (basis of human health), External Pernicious Influences, Organ Systems, important Chinese Herbs. Also, diagnostic skills (tongue, pulses).
*This course is a prerequisite for more advanced herbal courses*
Materia Medica: Western Herbs (Northampton, MA)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
3 Tuesday classes (5/8, 5/22, 5/29), 6:00-9:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$125
Medicinal herbal knowledge at the depth & breadth of experienced herbalists
During each class, we investigate 5 herbs of the Western tradition. Classes cover names, parts of plants used, “taste,” “energetics,” location and gathering time, constituents, medicinal uses (Chinese, Western, Indigenous traditions), cautions and contraindications, preparations, dosages for tea and extract, other useful information. Students can sample medicines (when available) as extracts and/or teas to gain first-hand experience of the plants’ “energetics.” Participants also receive a one-ounce bottle of their choice of one of the herbs discussed that evening ($10-$15 retail value).
Materia Medica: Local Herbs (Northampton, MA)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
3 Wednesday classes (7/11, 7/18, 7/25), 6:00-9:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$125
Medicinal herbal knowledge at the depth & breadth of experienced herbalists
During each class, we investigate 5 local medicinal herbs. Classes cover names, parts of plants used, “taste,” “energetics,” location and gathering time, constituents, medicinal uses (Chinese, Western, Indigenous traditions), cautions and contraindications, preparations, dosages for tea and extract, other useful information. Students can sample medicines (when available) as extracts and/or teas to gain first-hand experience of the plants’ “energetics.” Participants also receive a one-ounce bottle of their choice of one of the herbs discussed that evening ($10-$15 retail value).
Materia Medica: Western Herbs (Northampton, MA)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
3 Wednesday classes (9/5, 9/12, 9/19), 6:00-9:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$125
Medicinal herbal knowledge at the depth & breadth of experienced herbalists
During each class, we investigate 5 herbs of the Western Herbal Tradition. Classes cover names, parts of plants used, “taste,” “energetics,” location and gathering time, constituents, medicinal uses (Chinese, Western, Indigenous traditions), cautions and contraindications, preparations, dosages for tea and extract, other useful information. Students can sample medicines (when available) as extracts and/or teas to gain first-hand experience of the plants’ “energetics.” Participants also receive a one-ounce bottle of their choice of one of the herbs discussed that evening ($10-$15 retail value).
Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine (Northampton, MA)
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
10 Wednesday classes (10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12) 6:00-10:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$600
This course is part of Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine's First Year Program: “Cultivating the Healer Within.” It blends the long-evolving healing traditions of Native American medicine and European-based herbal medicine. In depth and intensive, Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine is accessible and practical, providing the fundamentals to move on to more advanced studies. Designed for the serious student, classes are both conceptual and experiential.
The course includes a concise history and philosophy of the Western Herbal Tradition and comparison of conventional and holistic health paradigms; a holistic lens for viewing the human body-mind-spirit, including structure (anatomy), function (physiology), elements, humors, tissue states, and psychology; introduction to patterns of health (balance) and illness (imbalance); energetics and effects of Western herbs; introduction to diagnostic tools including eyes, face, constitution type, pulses and tongue. All grounded in wisdom teachings of Native American philosophy and medicine, including in depth, comprehensive hand-out materials.
*This course is a prerequisite for more advanced herbal courses*
Materia Medica: Eastern/Asian Herbs
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
3 Tuesday classes (11/6, 11/13, 11/20), 6:00-9:00PM
Acadia Herbals, 2 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060
$125
Medicinal herbal knowledge at the depth & breadth of experienced herbalists
During each class, we investigate 5 herbs of the Eastern/Asian Herbal Tradition. Classes cover names, parts of plants used, “taste,” “energetics,” location and gathering time, constituents, medicinal uses (Chinese, Western, Indigenous traditions), cautions and contraindications, preparations, dosages for tea and extract, other useful information. Students can sample medicines (when available) as extracts and/or teas to gain first-hand experience of the plants’ “energetics.” Participants also receive a one-ounce bottle of their choice of one of the herbs discussed that evening ($10-$15 retail value).