Foundations of Herbalism – What is Herbalism and Herbal Traditions Around the World
Year 1, Foundations of Herbalism
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. The practice of herbal medicine considers not only the use of specific herbs and supplements but also a person’s diet and lifestyle. A skilled herbalist learns to blend tradition with science and your pathway can begin here at Mid-Atlantic School of Herbalism.
Saturday, Sept 12, 10 am-12pm: ‘What is Herbalism?’
Join the MASH herbalists online for this weekend as they lead you on an exploration of the many ways to use herbs as food and plant medicine. We will start off the day by talking about the ethnobotany of plants and how they evolved alongside animals and humans, We’ll explore the concept of evolutionary herbalism and how it developed into the art of ‘western herbalism’ we practice here in the US today.
Saturday, Sept 12, 1-3 pm:- Herbal Traditions Around the World
This afternoon’s class explores origins of herbalism traditions around the world. We’ll look at various philosophies and traditions of plant medicine use including European Vitalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda & Unani Tibb, the Greek & Roman Galenic-Hippocratic models, African and Shamanistic traditions.
Please email your questions to:
MidAtlanticSchoolofHerbalism@gmail.com
Come and join our Foundations of Herbalism Certification through the Mid-Atlantic School of Herbalism at the Smile Herb Shop. This certification course is taught in executive format, one (1) weekend (Saturday & Sunday, 10 am-5 pm) each month (except August). Assignments and study between classes are required with some online content. A study group via web-conference is available once a month between classes. Classes are recorded, so if missed can be made up.
The one-year program leads to a Foundations of Herbalism Certificate. For those who are interested in clinical practice, students can continue on for a second year of study to gain a Professional Herbalism Certification. This advanced course also consists of 1 weekend a month, over a period of 12 months with the final 6 months, being a clinical component. If both years are completed with accompanying assignments and case studies, students receive a Diploma of Clinical Therapeutic Herbalism.