Identifying herbs in the garden in July.

A Whole Food Lunch prepared by the students.

"From time immemorial humanity has recognized that our Creator in His love for us has placed herbs in the field for our healing, just as he has provided the corn and the fruit for our sustenance."          - Dr. Edward Bach

Herbalist Carolyn Cooper Kelley, MEd has extensive training and experience in the areas of eastern and western herbology, energy medicine and alternative and spiritual healing, nutrition, psychology and spirituality. She has studied with many herbalists including Rosemary Gladstar, Christopher Hobbs and David Winston. Carolyn has over 30 years of experience as a counselor, healer, educator, consultant and workshop leader. She is creator and owner of Herbal Energetics, a multidimensional herbal business which offers a variety of herbal and food products for health and harmony. She is founder and director of Journey Within Learning and Wellness Center where she maintains her private practice.

About the program
This experiential will include approximately 100 hours of class time. Participants will also be able to avail themselves of the services on site at other times to observe, study, experiment, question, and join in the activities taking place. Journey Within houses an extensive library and herbal apothecary with over 350 herbs from around the world. Additionally, there are over 75 herbs growing on and near by the property. There will be textual, online PPand experiential assignments to complete between sessions to enhance and reinforce learning.

This comprehensive program offers an East/West perspective on the healing power of herbs and whole foods. Herbal and food properties and energetics will be covered.This includes presentations on related diagnostic systems as well as herbal history, herbs for acute and chronic conditions, herbal first aid, herbs for women and men, herbs for children and animals and herbs for cleansing, tonification, and health.

This herbal series includes both didactic material and related experiential activities. Participants will gain firsthand knowledge of herbs in three seasons of growth. We will visit and work in gardens, fields, woods, and bogs. We will plant, identify, watch growth, wildcraft, harvest, dry, store and process many local herbs.

Participants will learn the art of:

• selecting and combining herbs for teas and other uses
• selecting and preparing herbs and whole foods
• understanding and making flower essences
• understanding & using essential oils and homeopathic remedies
• creating salves , oils, and other health and beauty aids
• preparing extracts, poultices, capsules, first aid kits
• and many other spontaniously inspired creations.
• The gamut is limitless and participants will be encouraged to
  have fun, experiment and use their imaginations.

Knowledge and experience learned in this training program will last a lifetime, empower you, and open you to new opportunities and ways of envisioning and rejoicing in life.

Schedule
Not available for 2006. Please email with any questions about future sessions.

Cost and registration
Cost is $750.00 if paid in advance and $800.00 if monthly payment is arranged. Enrollment requires a commitment for all sessions.Send $50.00 non-refundable deposit by May 1.