Free Herbal Materia Medica Course For The New Year From Herbal Academy!

On January 2 the Herbal Academy, International School of Herbal Arts and Sciences, is releasing their Free Herbal Materia Medica Course. As a wonderful way to kickoff the New Year, this program will guide students through the process of creating their own personal materia medicas and teach them how to study and observe plants using the “one herb at a time” method. In the course you will learn what a materia medica is (if you don’t already know) and follow along with the Herbal Academy’s step-by-step instructions on how to research a plant. The Academy's hope is to equip students with the tools and resources they need so that they feel more confident about studying herbs on their own!

Included in this course:

1. 6 thoughtful lessons that will walk you through creating your own materia medica
2. Free materia medica journal pages for download and print
3. A handy step-by-step guide to completing plant monographs
4. Helpful study aids, tools, and charts that will enrich your studies on topics such as safety and dosage, researching, plant identification, tea meditation, and more
5. An extensive list of references to support your research
6. Activities and tutorials to encourage hands-on experience
7. 20% off herbs at Bulk Herb Store during the month of January
8. Access to the Herbal Academy’s beautiful Student Platform
9. A badge of completion upon graduation

As a companion offering of the free Herbal Materia Medica Course, you have will have the option to upgrade your registration to include the Herbal Academy’s beautifully illustrated Materia Medica Journal. With the ability to accommodate 50 botanical monographs, this journal also includes many of the useful reference charts from the Herbal Materia Medica Course including those on plant identification, herbal safety, and researching tips and tricks.

Best of all, the Herbal Materia Medica Course is free during the entire month of January! Designed for herbalists and non-herbalists alike, all are welcome to join in this short course for free, which will be offered January 2 through January 31. Register for class here starting January 2nd!

DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER: I wrote this post to let my readers know about this free course. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. Affiliate links may be in this posting. Thanks for supporting my blog.

Shamana Flora Online Apprenticeship Course Is Open For 2016 Registrations!!

My herbalist friend, Darcey Blue, is teaching a course that is called Introduction to Shamanic Herbalism. This course is a journey that requires an open mind. In this online apprenticeship you will learn to connect deeper with plants, plant medicines, and your own spirit. When you register the course materials are designed to be done over 6 months, but will be available to work through at your own pace. You will have access to the materials forever, downloadable and accessible by web. Class begins on July 1, 2016!

What is Included in the 6 Lessons:

• video lessons
• mp3 recordings
• practices
• journal prompts
• materia medica (body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing) 
• group forum (on Facebook!) for discussion, questions and interactions between students and Darcey Blue
• a few books, pod casts and movies will also be assigned as outside study material

Lesson Information and Curriculum:

1. What is Shamanic Herbalism, the Journey, Sacred Space and Safety Lesson
2. Plant Allies, Intuition, Body Wisdom/Felt Sense, Your Daily Practice Lesson
3. Ceremony, Ritual, Clearing, and Engaging the Medicines Lesson
4. Tricks of the Trade: Divination, Talismans, Earth as Healer Lesson
5. Tools of the Trade: Energetic Plant Medicine, Sacred Bathing, Elixirs, Teas, Spirit Inspired Formulation Lesson
6. Every Day Shamanism: Finding Meaning and the Shamanic Mindset 

Materia Medica: (subject to amendment & additions) hawthorn, yarrow, sage, juniper, artemisia, rosemary, marigold, cacao, tobacco, rose, alder, wood betony, hyssop, blue lotus

Click here to go to the registration and details!

DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER: I have not myself taken this course, but have heard awesome things about it from my friends who have in the herbal/plant community. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this post. Affiliate links may be in this posting. Thanks for supporting my blog.