Herbal Apprenticeship Program II
January 9 – September 4, 2022
10/18/20 – 9/19/21
Sedona, Arizona
76 Hour Program
Sundays, 9:00am – 3:00pm
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, Chiracahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, and 2 nights outside Durango Colorado in late summer in the high country.
Course Overview:
- 76 hour program
- 11 Classes throughout the year
- Located in and around beautiful Sedona, Arizona
- Plus 2 Botanical Field Trips
- Chiracahua Mountains Field Trip, Arizona, May 12th – 13th, 2022
- Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies, Colorado, September 2nd – 4th, 2022
- 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
Chiracahua Mountains, Arizona
May 12th – 13th, 2022
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 2nd – 4th, 2022
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 |
|---|---|
| January 9th, 2022 | Cardiovascular system, materia medica, monographs on hawthorne and ginkgo, hypertension, hypotension and arteriosclerosis, honey roasting techniques. (astragalus, osha, ginseng, dong quai, ginger syrup, rosehips/hawthorne honey.) |
| January 30th, 2022 | Urinary tract therapeutics, uva ursi monograph, dandelion aperitif preparations. |
| February 20th, 2022 | Immune malfunctions, autoimmune challenges. Prep Buhler broth soup and roasted burdock & chaga recipes, elder monograph. |
| March 13th, 2022 | Respiratory, allergic rhinitis, asthma, nasal spray and throat lozenge preparations, pleurisy and grindelia monographs. |
| April 3rd, 2022 | Lower GI system, neutralizing cordial preparations, Chinese rhubarb monograph, laxatives, tonics and alkalinizers. |
| April 24th, 2022 | Nervous system therapeutics for cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, ADHD, pain management, ashwaganda and gotu kola monographs. Cover adaptogen variations. |
| May 2nd – 4th, 2022 (Field Trip) |
Chiracahua Mountains Tield Trip: 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 resplenishing 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. |
| May 29th, 2022 |
Male reproductive therapeutics, BPH therapies, prostatitis and orchitis, formulation strategies, saw palmetto monograph. Saw palmetto butter prep |
| June 19th, 2022 | Endocrine system, thyroid, adrenals, metabolic syndrome and skin therapies, lotion preparations. |
| July 10th, 2022 | Women’s wellness, hormonal imbalances and gynecological patterns, materia medica, raspberry and dong quai monographs. |
| July 31st, 2022 |
Plant ID and mindful wild harvesting in the canyons. A few new plants. |
| August 21, 2022 | Ovarian cysts, cervicitis, aphrodisiacs and pill preparations with materia medica. |
| September 2nd – 4th, 2022 | Durango, Colorado Root and Berry Harvesting Trip: two overnighters high country camping for osha, possible sweet cicely, rabbitbrush flower essence, rosehips, etc., kava ceremony, certificates and closing circle. |
| January 9th, 2022 |
| Cardiovascular system, materia medica, monographs on hawthorne and ginkgo, hypertension, hypotension and arteriosclerosis, honey roasting techniques. (astragalus, osha, ginseng, dong quai, ginger syrup, rosehips/hawthorne honey.) |
| January 30th, 2022 |
| Urinary tract therapeutics, uva ursi monograph, dandelion aperitif preparations. |
| February 20th, 2022 |
| Immune malfunctions, autoimmune challenges. Prep Buhler broth soup and roasted burdock & chaga recipes, elder monograph. |
| March 13th, 2022 |
| Respiratory, allergic rhinitis, asthma, nasal spray and throat lozenge preparations, pleurisy and grindelia monographs. |
| April 3rd, 2022 |
| Lower GI system, neutralizing cordial preparations, Chinese rhubarb monograph, laxatives, tonics and alkalinizers. |
| April 24th, 2022 |
| Nervous system therapeutics for cognitive impairment, depression/anxiety, ADHD, pain management, ashwaganda and gotu kola monographs. Cover adaptogen variations. |
| May 2nd – 4th, 2022 (Field Trip) |
| Chiracahua Mountains Tield Trip: 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 resplenishing 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. |
| May 29th, 2022 |
| Male reproductive therapeutics, BPH therapies, prostatitis and orchitis, formulation strategies, saw palmetto monograph. Saw palmetto butter prep |
| June 19th, 2022 |
| Endocrine system, thyroid, adrenals, metabolic syndrome and skin therapies, lotion preparations. |
| July 10th, 2022 |
| Women’s wellness, hormonal imbalances and gynecological patterns, materia medica, raspberry and dong quai monographs. |
| July 31st, 2022 |
| Plant ID and mindful wild harvesting in the canyons. A few new plants. |
| August 21st, 2022 |
| Ovarian cysts, cervicitis, aphrodisiacs and pill preparations with materia medica. |
| September 2nd – 4th, 2022 (Field Trip) |
| Durango, Colorado Root and Berry Harvesting Trip: two overnighters high country camping for osha, possible sweet cicely, rabbitbrush flower essence, rosehips, etc., kava ceremony, certificates and closing circle. |
January 9, 2022 – September 4, 2022
76 Hour Program
Sundays, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Students must attend all classes to receive a Certificate of Completion.
How the hours are broken down
55 hours – Sedona (11 Sunday classes)
12 hours – Chiracahua Mountains Field Trip
9 hours – Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip
Tuition Options
| Tuition Options | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Full Tuition 13 Classes (A Savings of $280) |
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| Full Year, Due Dec 1st | $995 | |
| 3 Installments Tuition (A Savings of $230) |
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| Installment 1, Due January 1st | $365 | |
| Installment 2, Due April 10th | $365 | |
| Installment 3, Due July 1st | $365 | |
| 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 Field Trip, Arizona May 12th – 13th, 2022 |
$220 | |
| Field Trip #2, Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip, Colorado September 2nd – 4th, 2022 |
$160 |
Several Tuition Options Available
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Full Tuition |
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3 Installments Tuition Installment 2, Due ? Installment 3, Due ? |
| *Field Trips Are Included In The Yearly Course Curriculum But May Be Purchased Separately |
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Field Trip #1, Chiracahua Mountains Field Trip, Arizona |
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Field Trip #2, Durango, Colorado Southern Rockies Field Trip, Colorado |