Herbal Apprenticeship Program

January 22 – September 9, 2023

1/22/22 – 9/9/22

Sedona, Arizona

93 Hour Training Program
Sundays, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Explore your deeper connections to
traditional healing therapies!

We’re once again offering an intensive and experiential training to deepen your skills and knowledge as an herbalist with Clinical Herbalist and educator Feather Jones.

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This western herbal therapeutics program provides herbal therapeutics and monographs, constitutional organ system energetics, the stories of the plants as well as hands on instructions for medicine making. Outdoor work includes learning the plants on the hillside, canyon, mountain and desert, mindful wild harvesting techniques, and many opportunities to develop one’s own extensive herbal pharmacy. Three field trips throughout the year are included in the program. A spring overnighter to southern Arizona highlighting a special evening around the campfire with survival instructor and herbalist Peter Bigfoot and a full day at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. A 4 day summer Colorado Rocky Mountains field trip is included and a late summer root harvest overnighter to the White Mountains in eastern Arizona. This is a limited enrollment program.

Course Overview:

93 hour training program
8 Classes throughout the year
- Located in and around beautiful Sedona, Arizona
Plus 3 Botanical Field Trips
- Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum Field Trip, Arizona, April 29th – 30th, 2023
- Rocky Mountain Botanical Field Trip, Colorado, June 27th – 30th, 2023
- White Mountains Root & Berry Field Trip, September 8th – 9th, 2023
Several tuition options available

Enhance Your Herbal Knowledge With:

Plant Identification ~ Get to know the bioregional plants of the deserts, riparians, canyons and mountains.
Mindful Harvesting Practices ~ Gain an understanding of sustainable wild harvesting techniques for each plant we gather, ‘tending the wild garden’.
Materia Medica ~ The stories of the plants: Discover how ancient cultures used them for foods and medicines, folk remedies, pharmacognosy, the science of botanical medicine, clinical practices and common everyday uses.
Herbal Therapeutics ~ How to apply herbal medicines in specific indications, using formulas and simples.
Constitutional Medicine ~ An introduction to the foundation of herbal medicine.
Organ System Imbalances ~ Learn herbal actions for each system, when to tone, when to strengthen, when to stimulate or sedate and when to nourish.
Herbal Medicine Making ~ Spend time in the kitchen making remedies: salves, tinctures, tisanes, herbal treats and respiratory syrups.
Herbal Energetics ~ Discover your innate connection to the plants themselves through flower essences and intuitive practice.

Wild Harvesting Botanical Field Trips

Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, Arizona

April 29th – 30th, 2023

Arrive in camp no later than 2:00 pm on Saturday for afternoon herb walk around the area. Picket Post camp dispersal area or Oak Flats Campground TBD. We’ll make a potluck collective dinner, bring your own drinking water, pit toilets either on site or close by. Guest speaker survival expert and herbalist Peter Bigfoot for dinner. Early Sunday morning (8:00 am) drive to Arboretum, be prepared to walk around the gardens meeting desert, mediterranean, and outback plants from all over the world. We’ll be there until 1:00 or 2:00 pm. Bookstore and plants for sale on the grounds. 3 hour drive from Sedona, 175 miles.

Rocky Mountain Botanical, Colorado

June 27th – 30th, 2023

Camping in Lyons (north of Boulder) at Laverne M. Johnson Campground. Reservations need to be made ASAP through www.reserveamerica.com for dates July 11-14, 4 nights. This four day camping trip that begins at 8:00 am on the 12th, includes daily caravans to different plant zone communities in the Rocky Mountains with hands on instructions on mindful wildcrafting and opportunity to develop an extended herbal pharmacy. Selected monographs included. 735 miles from Sedona to Lyons.

White Mountains Root & Berry Field Trip and Kava Graduation Ceremony

September 8th – 9th, 2023

Raising roots in the White Mountains, overnight at Hannagan Meadows Campground, formulation strategies and concepts, osha monograph, kava graduation ceremony. Meet around 2:00 pm for afternoon walk/hike. Bring your shovels. 250 miles from Sedona to Hannagan Meadows.

Classes With Feather Jones

Registered Herbalist, AHG

Feather is a Certified Clinical Herbalist in Western Herbalism who integrates herbal remedies, holistic nutrition, flower essences and stress reduction guidance. Her 30 year career in teaching herbal medicine and clinical practice, coupled with a background in Native American (Mandan) tribal teachings, provides her clients and students with a synergistic approach to health and healing.

Presently she is a Botanical Field Guide for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. As well, Feather was twice past president for the American Herbalists Guild and is currently on the Admissions Committee.

An international lecturer, teacher and author, she is a strong animal rights activist and voice for the wild plants. Feather’s love of the land has kept her close to the earth, she is an avid hiker and spends most of her free time exploring off trail to hidden ruins, magical side canyons and red rock overlooks of Sedona.

When Feather is not teaching classes, or running her Sedona Tea Blends business, she is available for majestic Sedona Vortex Tours for groups of 5 or more. Call her to inquire about availability! (303) 709-0838

January 22, 2023 – September 9, 2023
93 Hour Certificate Program
Sundays, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Students must attend all classes to receive a Certificate of Completion.

How the hours are broken down
48 hours – Sedona (8 Sunday classes)
12 hours – Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum Field Trip
24 hours – Rocky Mountain Botanical Field Trip
9 hours ~ White Mountains Root & Berry Field Trip

Tuition Options

The 2022 program is full but we have a few options for you. If you wish to be on a wait list for any cancellations, we can contact you right away for this. Keep in mind the Botanical Field Trips are always open!

Option 1. Contact Feather@sedonateablend.com if you wish to be on a wait list for any cancellations.
Option 2. We can redirect you to the Women’s Wellness Online Program.
Option 3. You can also register for the Herbal Apprenticeship program for 2023.
Option 4. Stay in touch with Patreon Offerings from Feather. A 20 minute video per week for $10 a month.

Tuition Options	Price
Full Tuition 11 Classes (A Savings of $280)		Signup Today!
Full Year, Due December 15th	$1350
Half Year Tuition (A Savings of $230)		Signup Today! Pay for 2022 Program
Half 1, Due December 15th	$685
Half 2, Due May 10th	$685
Quarterly Tuition (A Savings of $180)		Signup Today! Pay for 2022 Program
Q1, Due December 15th	$350
Q2, Due March 10th	$350
Q3, Due May 10th	$350
Q4, Due July 10th	$350
A La Carte 1 Class (6 hour, full day)	$110	Signup Today!
*Field Trips Are Included In The Yearly Course Curriculum But May Be Purchased Separately
Field Trip #1, Boyce Thompson Southwest Arboretum Field Trip, Arizona April 30th – May 1st, 2022	$220	Signup Today!
Field Trip #2, Rocky Mountain Botanical Field Trip, Colorado June 28th – July 1st, 2022	$440	Signup Today!
Field Trip #3, White Mountains Root & Berry Field Trip and Kava Graduation Ceremony September 10th – 11th, 2022	$220	Signup Today!

Course Level 2 Field Trips are Also Available

Tuition Options	Price
Field Trip #1, Chiracahua Mountains Field Trip, Arizona May 12th – 13th, 2022	$220	Signup Today!
Field Trip #2, Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip, Colorado September 2nd – 4th, 2022	$160	Signup Today!