AMERICAN
HERB ASSOCIATION
2009
CLASSES
& SEMINARS CALENDAR
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HERB
& AROMATHERAPY CLASSES
with Kathi Keville, herbalist, aroma therapist
OAK
VALLEY HERB FARM
PO Box 2482, Nevada City, CA 95959
For class information: call 530-265-9552 (message phone)
To register: send payment. Map will be sent. Sorry, herb
gardens are not open except for classes.
Oak Valley Herb Farm is located 15 minutes from Colfax (off Highway 80) and the picturesque, Victorian gold rush towns of Nevada City/Grass Valley on Highway 49. The area offers good dining, art shows, theater, museums, great shops, hiking, boating, lakes, and swimming in the Yuba River
HERBAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
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details
One weekend a month, 9:30am-4:30pm
April 25-26, May 16-17, June 13-14, July 10-11-12 (Hi Sierra Campout),
August 8-9
This in-depth course will show you new realms of understanding medicinal herbs
& medicine-making. It incorporates herbalism, aroma therapy& flower
essences. The course takes place in the outdoor classroom at our farm and
on field trips. Wild crafting, plant ID, The July camping trip is in the High
Sierra & includes canoeing & building a sweat lodge. Designed for
students with some experience with herbs, it is limited to 15 participants.
FEE:
$700 + $40 material fee (optional) Or, take just the first 3 weekends April
- June.
For July program, the cost is $450 + $24 supplies fee.
3 month MINI-PROGRAM: $450 + $24 supplies
Payment plan available. Call for brochure.
The Apprenticeship Program is designed to serve each participant's individual
needs. The program is well-structured, but you are encouraged to experiment
in your favorite areas and to share preparations, ideas, and experiences.
We all learn from each other!
LABORATORY: Learn to prepare and use many different herbal
products, made from herbs we collect. We will take an advanced look at a variety
of methods for producing tinctures, glycerites, salves, liniments, decoctions,
pills, tablets, syrups, oils, and flower essences. Make an herbal/aroma therapy
first-aid kit.
FIELD WORK: Harvest and prepare herbs on numerous wild crafting
excursions. Make a plant press and herbarium samples for ID. Incorporate plant
photography if you wish. Learn the basics of herbal botany and how to key
plants.
RESEARCH: Collect data and establish research contacts. Kathi
will open her extensive library for your research.
CLINICAL WORK: Use sitz baths, poultices, compresses, and
other hydrotherapy methods. Study diagnostic methods, techniques, and stress
reduction methods. Determine correct dosages and when herbs are - or are not
- appropriate and safe.
AROMATHERAPY: Combine aromatherapy with herbalism to achieve
better results. Choose specific aromatherapy techniques and oils for physical
and emotional conditions.
PLANT ENERGY WORK: Get in touch with the plants. Develop
plant-based intuition to enhance your healing work.
HERB
WALKS
Kathi has been leading herb walks in the Nevada City area since 1973. Her
extensive knowledge of the edible & medicinal uses of plants shines through
colorful descriptions of science, lore, history & her own experiences.
Short, wide & easy trails with 40 herbs on each walk. Picnic areas for
lunch afterwards.
WALK FEE: $20 prepaid or $24 at walk ($35/both walks) Kids
free, teens $10. TIME: 9am-12pm.
INDEPENDENCE TRAIL Sunday, May 3
ROCK CREEK NATURE TRAIL Saturday, June 6
HERB
GARDEN TOUR & GARDEN CULTIVATION & DESIGN CLASSES
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Held in our beautiful herb gardens
Saturday, June 20
Sunday, July 26
Fee: $18/class
GARDEN
TOUR: 9:30am-12:00pm
Enjoy a leisurely stroll with Kathi through her rock-terraced herb gardens
where you will see 150 species of useful herbs. Learn the medicinal and unique
culinary uses, aromatherapy, history, & lore of about 50 herbs & flowers—some
familiar, some unusual. This is also an opportunity to observe different garden
design styles used in the three distinct gardens. You will see how to blend
sizes, shapes, and colors for a dramatic presentation. (You will find plenty
of shade and garden benches along the way.)
GROWING
HERBS & GARDEN DESIGN: 12:30-2:30pm
In this class, Kathi combines her herbal knowledge, green thumb, and art degree
to share the secrets of how to create an herb garden that is both useful and
beautiful. Included is a slide show of 20 formal & informal herb gardens
throughout the US that illustrate design techniques ... guaranteed to inspire!
There will also be cultivation & propagation techniques for edible &
medicinal herbs with Kathi Keville. Learn the specific propagation techniques
for medicinal and culinary herbs, both sun & shade lovers. There will
be hands-on demos (with samples to take home) of seeds, divisions & cuttings.
Discover when and how to harvest herbs for their maximum quality.
LANDSCAPING
with STONE & WOOD: 3:00-5:00pm
Hardscaping adds beauty to your garden. Observe and learn about the design
& construction of pathways, rock walls, terraces, steps & other garden
accents with landscape construction artist Ron Bertolucci. Simple methods
will be explained, along with demonstrations on building your own simple stone
& wood projects and sources for materials. (Ron’s hardscaping business
includes the construction of dry stack rock walls, stone and wooden garden
stairways and planters, garden pathways, and ponds. He also teaches half day,
hands-on classes on building dry stack rock walls.)
ROCK
WALL CLASS: DRY STACK CONSTRUCTION
May through September (call for dates), 9am-3pm. $60
Stone construction was used by ancient cultures throughout the world. Class
offers techniques, theory and hands-on instruction with Ron Bertolucci, stone
designer & builder.
Covers in-depth training & demo, tools & supply sources. View different
styles of completed walls, stairs & terraces on site at Oak Valley Herb
Farm, Grass Valley.
Contact us to be on the list for future classes or if you are interested in
having rockwalls/stairs constructed.
HERBAL
MEDICINE CLASSES
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January – March
Herb class series held Sundays 9:30am-2:30pm
COURSE FEE: $130 for a 3 consecutive classes,
or $48 per one class. Call or write for more information.
The Course is taught according to body systems: Digestive Tract, Liver, Immune
System, Cardiovascular System, Lungs/Sinus, Women’s Health, Stress/Nervous
System, & Urinary Tract & Men’s Health. This program covers
practical, integrated holistic healing: custom designing holistic protocol
with herbal formulas, aromatherapy, flower essences, nutrition, lifestyle
& emotional well being, advanced medicine-making methods, consultation
techniques & physiology & chemistry in relationship to herbal healing.
New studies, legalities & ecological concerns discussed. There will be
handouts and suggested home study. Open to students with herbal experience.
A seven course meal is served with each class. It is made with organically-grown, fresh foods, herb, and spices that are healing to the organs and system we discuss that day. A menu with all of the delicious recipes will be provided.
HERB
& AROMATHERAPY SEMINARS
with Kathi Keville, herbalist, aroma therapist
AROMATHERAPY
SEMINAR I
SEMINAR I: September 26-27, 10am-5pm
SEMINAR FEE: including materials:
$185/weekend or $95/day ($10 discount for registration sent by Sept. 1)
SATURDAY: Techniques for home, clinic & various forms of bodywork. History, lore, scientific research. How to judge quality. Learn blending techniques and prepare your own body oil & spray formulas. Smell physiology & essential oil chemistry. Effects of 45 oils on mind & body skin, digestive & circulation disorders & infections. (Charts included). Treating depression, anxiety, fatigue, and the nervous system. How to choose one oil over another and how to formulate blends that work synergistically. Applications of aromatherapy to massage and other forms of therapy. See the distillation of essential oils & hydrosols from the garden demonstrated in class with explanation and samples. Make your own body/massage oils and aromatic sprays in class after choosing from a selection of dozens of essential oils.
ADVANCED
AROMATHERAPY SEMINARS II & III
ADVANCED
SEMINARS II and III: October 17-18 and November 14-15,
10am-5pm
SEMINAR FEE: $180/weekend
Combine aromatherapy with herbalism to treat acute and chronic disorders &
choose appropriate oils. Custom-made blends, chemotypes, chemistry & healing
properties of common and uncommon essential oils. (Charts included.) Look
at the scientific support backing medical applications of aromatherapy. Each
weekend introduces the history, application, healing properties & blending
guidelines of 30 more interesting essential oils. Learn about unique oils
and the advantages of using these more obscure oils to replace others. Section
devoted to perfume making from natural ingredients. Advanced formulating techniques,
and making specific formulas for various medicinal applications. Aromatherapy
cosmetics, skin care, and skin disorders and skincare physiology. Learn how
essential oils can be used to reverse aging and "new" cosmetic ingredients.
Appropriate oils for facial massage/acupressure face lift. We will also cover
the properties of creams and other carriers. We will discuss and make custom-designed
bath/body salts for therapeutic uses and do aromatherapy facials. Several
new essential oils and hydrosols will be introduced and sampled. Requires
completion of Seminar I or an equivalent course. The three seminars meet the
standards of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy for Level I
Aromatherapy Training. Certificate granted after completing all three aromatherapy
weekends.
MEDICINAL
& EDIBLE WILD PLANTS
Ethnobotany of the Sierra Flora. June 29-July 3. SAN FRANCISCO
STATE UNIVERSITY, Bio 315
Instructors: Keville and Harnak
Identification, uses, medicinal and edible processes, ecology, and related
geography and herbal interactions with human physiology.
Location: The Sierra Nevada Field Campus in the High Sierra,
near Sattley, CA
Contact: Jim Steele, SFSU, 415-338-1571 - After June 1st:
530-862-1230
AMERICAN
HERB ASSOCIATION
2009
HERBAL EVENT CALENDAR
March 9-April 13: Research Design and Evaluation: Six Mondays, $120.
March 14-Aug 8: Herbs as Spiritual Allies. Six Sessions 2nd Saturday of each month. 9:30am-5pm, $600.
March 17-Oct 20: 8-Month Herbal Apprenticeship Program. Tues-Thurs. $6,400; Berkeley, CA. Call 510-540-8010 or website: www.ohlonecenter.org
March 14-15: Spring Planting Planning Weekend. Native Plants and their Preferences; Ordering Seeds and Plants, Designing the Garden. Philo School, CA. call 707-895-3007. Website: www.herbalenergetics.com
March 15: Wild Edible Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Desert. $78. Reevis Mountain School, AZ www.reevismountain.org
March 30-July 23: Full-time Herb Program. Our four month, 400 hour certificate program has a focus on clinical practice and includes; materia medica, energetics, body systems, medicine making, gardening, case studies, professional skills and plant meditations.
TBA: Gourmet Cooking with Herbs. Spend a weekend learning how to cook delicious vegetarian food with medicinal herbs; gaining skills in using food as medicine and gourmet cooking. The Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine is dedicated to the teaching and understanding of Native American energetic herbalism. We approach herbalism from an indigenous perspective and are committed to passing on this knowledge of people’s first medicine. Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes are the founders and instructors of the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine located in the mountains of Northern California. Information: call 530-468-4342. info@blueotterschool.com - www.blueotterschool.com.
March-May: Roots of Herbalism Begining Program. One weekend a month with Candis Cantin. 3000 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA. Learn the basics of Western Herbology while integrating it with the Ayurvedic philosophy. Donation: $300, payment plans available.
March-Aug: Roots of Herbalism Advanced Program with Candis Cantin. One weekend a month. This six month program integrates Ayurveda, Chinese and Western herbalism. Designed for those who have basics of herbology and want to deepen their understanding of herbalism and apply in a clinical setting. Donation: $900 w/work exchange payment plans.
April 4: American River Herb Walk in Sacramento. 10:30-12:30. Evergreen Herb Garden, Placerville, CA. Call for directions & info: call 530-626-9288. www.evergreenherbgarden.org
April-Oct: Plant Spirit Healing Apprenticeship with Pam Montgomery. This certified course will be taught in Calistoga, CA in four sessions and at Partner Earth Education Center in Danby, VT, one long weekend a month May-Oct. Visit www.partnereartheducationcenter.com or call 802-293-5996.
April 4-5: Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine, Tempe, AZ. Botanicals for musculoskeletal spasm, fibromyalgia, chemotherapy toxicity. Desert herb walks, medicine preparation. Keynote speaker: author/ethnobotanist Jim Duke, PhD. Information: www.botanicalmedicine.org or call 800-252-0688.
April 6–11: Sonoran Desert Herbal Retreat. Spend five days with other women at a lovely, comfortable rural retreat center in a secluded sycamore canyon beneath the towering Baboquivari Mountain, 60 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona. You’ll meet the canyon’s wild plants, hike, prepare herbal formulas and enjoy local organic native foods. $750 includes food lodging and teaching. Instructors: Cascade Anderson Geller, Pam Hyde-Nakai, Meg Keoppen, Martha Burgess. For further information, contact: Pam Hyde-Nakai, call 520-743-3980. pamhn49@gmail.com
April 17-19: Herb Celebration and Conference to honor the life of herbalist Micheal Moore, who passed away February 20, 2009. Moore is the author of many books, including Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, in Truth or Consequences, NM. Keynote speakers, workshops, exhibitions, banquet, music, and the premier of a documentary on Moore, “Just an Old Fashioned Herbalist.” The event is a fundraiser to assist Moore’s family with bills. For information, go to: www.mooreandmore2009.com
April 18-19: Heart of Herbology Apprenticeship with Mary Pat Palmer, MA, RH. Basic herbology on an enchanted 16-acre farm. One weekend/month for 6 months. Philo (CA) School of Herbal Energetics: call 707-895-3007.Website www.herbalenergetics.com.
April 19: Sunday, Open House and Geranium Day. Observe a geranium distillation and treats, learn more about the College of Botanical Healing Arts, Santa Cruz, CA events, classes, and oil. Receive 10% off classes and workshops. call 831-462-1807. www.cobha.org
April 25-26: 7Song at the Philo School, CA! Two days of Botanicals & Medicinals and First Aid. Contact Mary Pat: call 707-895-3007. www.herbalenergetics.com
April 25-26 thru Aug. Medicinal Plant Apprenticeship with Kathi Keville, AHA Director, at beautiful Oak Valley Herb Farm, Nevada City, CA. Field trips, botany, energetics, aromatherapy, medicine-making, wild food potluck, plant ID, flower essences. Sierra campout. (also: Herb Garden Tours & Drystack Stonewall Class.) message phone: call 530-265-9552. Website: www.ahaherb.com.
April 24-26: Herbal Pharmacology. $198.
April 29-May 2: Wild, Edible, Medicinal & Useful Plants at Reevis Mountain School, Roosevelt, AZ. $268. www.reevismountain.org
May-Oct: Beginning Energetic Herbalism. Meets one weekend a month for six months and is designed for people new to herbs, beginning herb students and intermediate students interested in energetic herbalism. Information contact: Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine, CA. call 530-468-4342. info@blueotterschool.com, www.blueotterschool.com.
May 11-June 29. 5-9:30pm. Level I: The Foundation Course in Essential Oils Therapy with Elizabeth Jones. Mondays. An introduction to the healing arts of aromatherapy. Students look at history, organic chemistry, effects on immune system, emotions, and limbic brain, skin care and massage. Twenty-thee oils are introduced with practice in the skills of blending and case studies.
May 13-July 1. Level II: Aromatherapy with Elizabeth Jones. Wednesdays 9-1. Essential Oils become a living botanical reality as students study the plants of their origin, including photosynthesis and reproduction. Includes field trips and work in COBHA’s botanical garden. College of Botanical Healing Arts, Santa Cruz, CA. call 831-462-1807. www.cobha.org
May 16: Talking Forest Inauguration. Goldenseal Sanctuary, Rutland, OH. $35/($20 UpS members) United Plant Savers. plants@unitedplantsavers.org or www.unitedplantsavers.org phone: 802-476-6467.
May 21-24: Animal Practitioner Workshop: Presentations from leading animal practitioners using flower essences to heal animals and the latest research from the Flower Essence Society. Terra Flora Gardens, Nevada City, CA. Details online at www.flowersociety.org or call 800-736-9222, ext. 206.
May 30: Planting the Future Conference. Williams, OR. $70/($60 UpS members) plants@unitedplantsavers.org - www.unitedplantsavers.org
May 30- June 1: Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium, Black Mountain, NC. Keynote speaker: Dr. Vasant Lad. Ayurvedic rejuvenation therapy; cancer and inflammation: the emerging role of botanicals; safely reducing medications for hypertension and depression using botanical therapies; and much more. CE credits for health professionals. Information www.botanicalmedicine.org or call 800-252-0688.
June 19-21: 9th
International Herb Symposium. Join us in celebrating the healing
power of plants. Learn from the world’s leading experts in botanical
medicine and herbal lore. Over 40 teachers representing 12 countries. 90+
workshops for all levels. Hands on demonstrations, wild plant identification
walks, herbal marketplace, entertainment, lodging, meals. Held at Wheaton
College, Norton, MA. $250 early bird discount before March 30th or $275 regular
tuition. Call 802-479-9825. www.sagemountain.com
June 18-21: Advanced Practitioner Seminar. Featuring the
latest research from the Flower Essence Society. All practitioners with experience
of flower essence therapy are welcome. July 2-6: FES Professional Course.
A special opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in flower essence therapy
by combining practical and theoretical teachings, informational and experiential
learning, flower essence plant studies and therapeutic profiles, counseling
methods and inner work. This course is a prerequisite for certification with
the Flower Essence Society. Terra Flora Gardens, Nevada City, CA. Call 800-736-9222,
ext.206. Details www.flowersociety.org
June 29-July 3: Medicinal and Edible Plants with Kathi Keville. ID and study in rich diversity at the Sierra Nevada Field Campus of San Francisco State University (near the Sierra Buttes, Sierra City, CA). Ecology, use, safety. www.sfsu.edu/~sierra After June 1, call 530-862-1230.
July 17-19, July
31-Aug 2, Aug14-16: Backpacking Trips. Spend a weekend in
nature hiking, identifying plants, learning their medicinal properties and
plant meditations. Each trip will be to a different location in Siskiyou County,
CA. Information contact: 530-468-4342. info@blueotterschool.com
www.blueotterschool.com
July 25: 7th Annual Mendocino Herb Fair, Mendocino, CA. 10am-5pm Featuring herbal artisans, healers and medicine makers. Showcasing herbal products, plants, edibles, remedies, bath & body care and more! Call 707-490-2977 or visit www.mendocinoherbfair.com
July 25-26: NW Herb Fest. Let your consciousness expand & your mind soar to new heights of learning! Beginning & advanced classes. Wise Acres Farm near Eugene OR. Choose from 27 lectures. Early bird discount prior to May 1st. Additional intensive available. For information on this or other classes call 541-736-0164 or go to www.herbaltransitions.com or email class@herbaltransitions.com
Aug 1: High Sierra Herb Hike. Meet at Carson Pass Ranger Station and hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. 10-5pm. $40. Call 530-626-9288 for directions, or go to www.Evergreenherbgarden.org for more info on all classes and walks.
Aug 8-15: Herbal
ABCs Intensive. Nine days of fun-filled learning at Wise Acres, near
Eugene, OR. Learn to grow your own, make your own, use your own and save money
in a hands-on kitchen class. Early bird discount and sliding scale fee. For
information on this or other classes, call, 541-736-0164. email class@herbaltransitions.com,
www.herbaltransitions.com
Aug 9–14: Summer Herb Camp. For practitioners and advanced
students. Study botanical medicines and phytotherapy with Chanchal Cabrera
on her beautiful herb and vegetable farm. Case studies, materia medica, two
days on holistic cancer care. Call 250-336-8767. www.chanchalcabrera.com
www.innisfreefarm.ca
Sept 19: Planting
the Future Conference. Apeiron Institute, Coventry, RI. $70($60 UpS
members), lunch $10. United Plant Savers. 802-476-6467. Plants@unitedplantsavers.org
www. unitedplantsavers.org
Sept 25-27: Healing with Flowers Conference at Rowe Conference Center in Rowe, MA. Special Guest, Steve Johnson of Alaskan Flower Essence Project with many well-known teachers, emporium, fire circle, networking and fun. Visit www.partnereartheducationcenter.com or call 802-293-5996.
Sept 26-27. Aromatherapy Seminar with aromatherapist Kathi Keville at Oak Valley Herb Farm in Nevada City, CA. Physiology, chemistry, blending, making products & distilling oils. Message phone: 530-265-9552. Website: www.ahaherb.com
Fall: Intermediate/Advanced Apprenticeship with Matthew Wood, MSc, RH, One weekend every other month for one year In CA. Contact Mary Pat: 707-895-3007, Website www.herbalenergetics.com
Oct: Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within: Class locations in Sacramento, CA and the Bay Area. Students develop a comprehensive foundation for using herbology in your daily life for greater health and vitality. Learn valuable tools to enhance your personal health and infuse your home with the modern day applications of the ancient art of herbal medicine. Living Awareness Institute, Kami McBride: call 707-446-1290. www.livingawareness.com
Oct 2-4: 5th Annual Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference, Black Mountain, NC with special guest, Susun Weed. Join us for a weekend of workshops, music, movement, and sisterhood. Deepen your connection with the earth, the plants, and yourself. More details at: 877-SEWOMEN. www.sewisewomen.com
Oct 17: Planting the Future Conference. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tuscon, AZ. $70 ($60 UpS members). United Plant Savers. www.unitedplantsavers.org - plants@unitedplantsavers.org
Partner
Earth Education Center in Danby, VT offerings for 2009 include:
May-Oct: Healing With Herbs and Nutrition. Apprenticeship with Jasmine Hurtak.
May 22-24: Weather Shamanism with Nan Moss and David Corbin.
Aug 6-9: Wisdom of Nature with Matthew Wood.
Sept 4-7: Living Well, Loving the Earth with Chalise, Brooke Medicine Eagle
July 31-Aug 2: Plant Communication with Pam Montgomery. call 802-293-5996
or
www.partnereartheducationcenter.com
Aromatherapy/Herbs
& Distillation Classes. Jeanne Rose.
http://www.Jeannerose.net/Calendar.html
NCBTMB and towards practitioner certification. For any classes, write Jeanne
Rose, 219 Carl St., San Francisco, CA 94117. Ph 415-564-6785. e-mail aromaticplant@yahoo.com
or Refund Policy: refunds are given (less a $100 process fee per class) up
to 3 weeks before the class. Then on an individual basis only if the spot
can be filled; or you may take a comparable course with us anywhere at no
other charge up to a year later.
Mar 13-15: San Francisco, CA. Natural Botanical Perfumery. $450
April 17-19: San Francisco, CA. Spa, Herb & Skin Care. $325
May 2-3: Grand Rapids, MI. Aromatherapy Seminar. Home & Family Care. 20
best essential oils. $299
May 15-17: San Francisco, CA. Aromatherapy Certification II. $375
Sept 18-20: Edmonton, Canada. Aromatherapy I & Distillation. Home &
Family Care. $299
Oct 23-25: Los Angeles, CA. pending. Natural Botanical Perfumery & Exotics.
$525