Western Herbal Therapeutics, Year Two
October 29, 2023 – September 20, 2024
Sedona, Arizona
84 Hour 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.
This program is open to anyone who has completed the first year program or has a basic but solid foundation in western herbal therapeutics, medicine making and formulation strategies. Two field trips are included, 2 nights in Cave Creek campground, Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, and 2 nights outside Durango Colorado in late summer in the high country.
Course Overview:
- 84 hour program
- 10 classes throughout the year
- Located in and around beautiful Sedona, Arizona
- Plus 2 Botanical Field Trips
- Chiracahua Mountains, Cave Creek Field Trip, Arizona, May 16th-18th, 2023
- Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies, Colorado, September 19th – 20th, 2024
- 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.
- 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 Energetics ~ Discover your innate connection to the plants themselves through flower essences and intuitive practice.
- Case Studies ~ Cases are chosen, reviewed and critiqued from topics discussed.
Wild Harvesting Botanical Field Trips
Chiracahua Mountains, Cave Creek, Arizona
May 16th-18th, 2023
Cave Creek Canyon, two nights camping in the sky island country of southern Arizona. 2:00 p.m. afternoon herb walk to ranger station. Next morning to the desert for replenishing our herbal pharmacies, flower essences and herb processing at the picnic tables, evening hike to the vista for full moonrise. Bring music, songs or your favorite story.
Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies, Colorado
September 19th – 20th, 2024
Two overnighters high country camping for osha, possible sweet cicely, rabbitbrush flower essence, rosehips, etc., kava ceremony, certificates and closing circle.
Course Details
*Please note classes are subject to change. Please refer to this page for the most updated information.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| October 29th, 2023 | Nervous system materia medica, compounding and therapeutics for cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, ADHD, pain management, ashwagandha and gotu kola monographs. |
| November 12th, 2023 | Nervous system continued, Immune materia medica, reishi monograph, autoimmune, chronic fatigue, environmental sensitivities. |
| December 3rd, 2024 | Cardiovascular system, materia medica, monographs on hawthorn and ginkgo, reflexology, facial diagnosis. |
| January 14th, 2024 | Continuing cardio with hypertension, hypotension, arteriosclerosis, case study. Urinary tract therapeutics, materia medica, kidney stones and UTIs, UT formulations, dandelion cordial preparations. |
| February 11th, 2024 | UT continued. Respiratory materia medica, pleurisy and grindelia monographs, tobacco treatment, allergic rhinitis, COPD, brief review of biofilm herbs. |
| March 3rd, 2024 | Continuing respiratory. Prepare osha-wild cherry syrup. |
| March 24th, 2024 | Review upper, lower GI system materia medica, IBS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, neutralizing cordial preparations, Chinese rhubarb monograph, laxatives, tonics and alkalinizers. Formulation sheet. |
| April 28th, 2024 | Desert sampling harvest. Finish up GI therapies. |
| May 16th-18th, 2024 | Chiricahua Mountains field trip, Cave Creek Canyon, two nights camping in the sky island country of southern Arizona. Stewart Campground, 2 cars per site if needed, 2:00 p.m. afternoon herb walk to ranger station. If Stewart is full, try the Idlewild campground. Next morning to the desert for replenishing our herbal pharmacies, flower essences and herb processing at the picnic tables. Bring all your tools. Early evening short hike to the vista, bring musical instruments for a magical night of stories and songs under the starry sky. Saturday morning short class on P450 detox pathways and potential PA toxicity. |
| June 16th, 2024 | Immune continued, herb/drug interactions, heavy metal toxicity. Desert herb sampling, flower essences. |
July 21st, 2024 August 18th, 2024 | Plant ID and sample wild harvesting in the canyons, bring lunch. A few new plants to meet. Symptomology and assessment, intake forms. |
| September 19th – 20th, 2024 (Field Trip) | Durango, Colorado root and berry harvesting trip, Need to get permits on Thursday before 2:00 pm at ranger station. Meet up for dinner in town. Two overnighters (18th and 19th) high country camping, kava ceremony, certificates and closing circle. |
| October 26th – 28th, 2023 (Field Trip) |
| Chiricahua Mountains field trip, Cave Creek Canyon, two nights camping in the sky island country of southern Arizona. Stewart Campground, 2 cars per site if needed, 2:00 p.m. afternoon herb walk to ranger station. If Stewart is full, try the Idlewild campground. Next morning to the desert for replenishing our herbal pharmacies, flower essences and herb processing at the picnic tables. Bring all your tools. Full moonrise at the vista, bring musical instruments for a magical night of stories and songs under the starry sky. Saturday morning short class on P450 detox pathways and potential PA toxicity. |
| November 19th, 2023 |
| Cardiovascular system, materia medica, monographs on hawthorn and ginkgo, reflexology, facial diagnosis. |
| January 14th, 2024 |
| Continuing cardio with hypertension, hypotension, arteriosclerosis, case study. Urinary tract therapeutics, materia medica, kidney stones and UTIs, UT formulations, dandelion cordial preparations. |
| February 11th, 2024 |
| UT continued. Respiratory materia medica, pleurisy and grindelia monographs, tobacco treatment, allergic rhinitis, brief review of biofilms. |
| March 3rd, 2024 |
| Continuing respiratory. |
| March 24th, 2024 |
| Review upper, lower GI system materia medica, IBS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, neutralizing cordial preparations, Chinese rhubarb monograph, laxatives, tonics and alkalinizers. Formulation sheet. |
| April 28, 2024 |
| Nervous system therapeutics for cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, ADHD, pain management, ashwagandha and gotu kola monographs. Finish materia medica, adaptogens. Desert sampling harvest. |
| May 19th, 2024 |
| Nervous system continued, cognitive impairment. Immune malfunctions, materia medica and therapeutics. Autoimmune, chronic fatigue, environmental sensitivities. |
| June 16th, 2024 |
| Immune continued, herb/drug interactions, heavy metal toxicity. Desert herb sampling, flower essences. |
| July 21st, 2024 |
| Plant ID and sample wild harvesting in the canyons, bring lunch. A few new plants to meet. |
| August 18th, 2024 |
| Morning at the yerba mansa stronghold, afternoon symptomology and assessment, intake forms. |
| September 19th – 20th, 2024 (Field Trip) |
| Durango, Colorado root and berry harvesting trip, Need to get permits on Thursday before 2:00 pm at ranger station. Meet up for dinner in town. Two overnighters (18th and 19th) high country camping, kava ceremony, certificates and closing circle. |
October 29, 2023 – September 20, 2024
84 Hour Program
Sundays, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Students must attend all classes to receive a Certificate of Completion.
How the hours are broken down
54 hours – Sedona (10 Sunday classes)
9 hours – Chiracahua Mountains, Cave Creek Field Trip
9 hours – Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip
Tuition Options
| Tuition Options | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Full Tuition 10 Classes (A Savings of $280) | ||
| Full Year, Due Oct 1st | $1195 | Pay Now |
| 3 Installments Tuition (A Savings of $230) | ||
| Installment 1, Due Oct 1st | $420 | Pay Now |
| Installment 2, Due March 1st | $420 | Pay Now |
| Installment 3, Due June 1st | $420 | |
| Classroom Only Without Field Trip | $800 | |
| *Field Trips Are Included In The Yearly Course Curriculum But May Be Purchased Separately | ||
| Field Trip #1, Chiracahua Mountains, Cave Creek Field Trip, Arizona May 16th-18th, 2024 | $300 | |
| Field Trip #2, Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip, Colorado September 19th – 20th, 2024 | $300 |
Several Tuition Options Available
Full Tuition |
3 Installments Tuition Installment 2, Due March 1st Installment 3, Due June 1st |
| *Field Trips Are Included In The Yearly Course Curriculum But May Be Purchased Separately |
Field Trip #1, Chiricahua Mountains, Cave Creek Field Trip, Arizona |
Field Trip #2, Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip, Colorado |