Herbal Courses, Classes & Workshops
Do you have a yearning to learn about all aspects of Herbal Medicine? Then these courses are for you:
Introductory Course
This course will introduce you to the wonderful and fascinating world of herbs. If you were thinking of doing a TAFE course, this private course will be a great Adjunct.
This course is designed to give you a good grounding in herbs for home use. We will be covering different body systems and the herbs relating to those systems, and the common aliments that affect each Body System. We explore the emotional issues relating to each body system as well .
We will also be looking at herbal terminology, specific herbs and their properties. Plus we will be covering the spiritual & majikal uses of herbs as well as learning Herb identification. There is also a manufacturing component in this course where you will learn the art of brewing herbal concoctions for health, healing and beauty.
This course is life changing and not for the Faint Hearted.
Please only sign up for this course if you are definitely interested and are going to make the commitment to do the course to the end. I dont wish to waste your time or mine .
Alchemy is a big part of Herbal Medicine as I see and practice it . Purification, regeneration and transformation through the use of Herbs.
Ancient. Herbalists were also known as Apothecary's .Externally as: creams, ointments, infused oils , compresses, lotions, poultices, liniments , pastes, in baths, suppositories {vege glycerine, liquid – infusion, decoction, tincture or fluid extract, and vege gelatine or agar agar) powders, herbal wines, herbal vinegars, edible herbal oils, jams, soups, broths, smoke, pillows, sachets, plasters , lozenges, snuffs. Pastes, Edible Pastes, Smudge sticks.
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Introductory Course Information:
10 week course compromising: First 8 weeks we will be meeting for 3.5 - 4 hours generally in the evenings. Then 2 full days, on the weekend of practical herbal manufacturing. Weekly assignments and case studies are also part of this course. A Certificate is given to all attendees who complete this course.
Course Fee:
Course Fee for the 10 weeks: $600 for waged, $500 for concession. A Non Refundable Deposit of $150 is required to secure your place.
Registration:
Phone : 0412 180796 or email The Herbalist
Intermediate Course
The pre requisite for this course is obviously the Introductory Herbal Course.
To me, Herbs are a source of healing and enhancement on many levels, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. They contain many vitamins, minerals, nutrients, hormones and chemicals which our bodies can utilise and have receptor sites for . In this course we will be looking at herbs in depth, basically Materia Medica (a Latin medical term for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing, what we would call a drug)
This course is designed to give you an in depth understanding of specific herbs, the energetics of the herbs and their properties. This course is very detailed. You will also learn how to make Flower Essences.
We will be looking at the way to use the herbs in a practical sense, how I use them and perceive them to act on the Human body, emotions and psyche. We also will be working with the plant spirits and energies. We also do case studies every week from week 4 on. This is so you get a better understanding of how to address disease states with Herbal medicines.
This course is also life changing and not for the Faint Hearted.
Ancient. Herbalists were also known as Apothecary's .
Intermediate Course Information:
12 week course comprising: 3 - 3.5 hours per week in the evening or on a Sunday for 10 weeks . Then 2 full days. We cover the healing, medicinal,energetic , spiritual and majikal properties of 112 herb, including how I utilise them. You will also learn how to make Flower Essences. A Certificate is given to all attendees who complete this course.
Course Fee:
Course Fee for the 12 weeks: $700 for waged, $600 for concession. A non refundable deposit of $150 is required to secure your place.
Registration:
Phone : 0412 180796 or email The Herbalist
Beginner Rural / Interstate Classes
I also offer an extended 10 day intensive Introductory courses for people who live in the country, in other States or Overseas. Classes can be run in the evenings or during the day dependant on the participants preference. I require a minimum of 10 participants to run the classes.
For country classes
- 1 class per day on a weekend every 2nd weekend for 8 weeks.
- then a 4 week break .
- Then 2 full days to complete the course .
- Total classes 10 .
For Interstate The course would run over 8 weeks:
- 1 class per day/night for 2 days
- A 1 day break, then
- 3 classes each alternate day/ night over 5 days
- Then a 4 week break
- Resuming with 1 class each alternate day/ night over 5 days
- Then a 1 day break
- Then 2 full day classes
- A total of 10 classes
Beginner Rural / Interstate Classes Information:
Extended 10 Day intensive
Course Fee:
Course Fees for the 10 days:
AUS $600 For waged
AUS $500 For concession
A non Refundable Deposit of AUS $150 is required to secure your place.
Airfares and Accommodation will be additional to the course costs .
Registration:
Phone : 0412 180796 or email The Herbalist
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Dipaunka on Herbal Medicine
I have a deep Passion to teach as many people as I can, all over the World, about using Herbs in their daily Lives to maintain Health and Prevent dis - ease. To take away preconceptions that using herbs is difficult or requires lots of preparation.
Herbal Medicine is as old as man himself. Plants have been used from prehistoric times down through the ages for food, healing, givers of knowledge and shelter. Ancient Herbalists were also known as Apothecary's / Apothecaries.
Instinct and generations of trial and error have led us to where we are and what we know today about herbs . To me, Herbs are a source of healing and enhancement on many levels, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. They contain many vitamins , minerals, nutrients, hormones and chemicals which our bodies can utilises.They also are Living Entities with personalities of their own . Their energies interface with ours and they also can speak to us in a language long forgotten. We have many receptor sites in our brains and bodies for the multiple and varied chemicals that Plant Helpers contain.
If we listen clearly we can be told exactly which plants/ herbs we need for our healing and which herbs to use with each other.The learning never stops . I find in my clinic practice , in my herb garden and when manufacturing , new things about herbs that are not recorded in any text books , and knowledge that cannot be taught by anyone , only Experienced. This is one reason I do not run online Herbal Courses. I feel that herbal medicine in all it's facets and complexities, is a very experiential process and needs to be a hands on learning undertaking .
David Hoffman, whom I have met and briefly studied with sums it up in the title of his most popular book - “The Wholistic Herbal."