Date & Time
10/02/2017
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Free Intro class Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:45 pm – Training Starts October 23, 2017
Led by Peeka Trenkle, with Drew DiVittorio, Dipl (NCCAOM) & David Winston
Herbal medicine has been in use for thousands of years, with each culture developing its own system based on the herbs of its bio-region. In this in-depth training, we delve into the art and science of herbalism for nourishment and healing, recovering the wisdom and empowerment that has been lost over the generations.
This comprehensive overview of Western herbs for medicinal and nutritional use covers:
- Herbal treatment programs for illnesses relating to each of the body’s systems
- The history of Western herbalism, and a look at herb use in other cultures
- How to prevent illness, promote vitality and maintain balance in the body through the use of herbs.
- How the principles of Chinese and Cherokee medicine apply to herbalism.
- The legal considerations of being an herbalist.
Our hands-on study will include an “Herbal Pharmacy” session in which we make our own salves, extracts, balms, teas, syrups and food preparations, and a field trip to Stone Mountain Farm in the Hudson Valley, where we’ll identify and experience a variety of herbs and wild foods.
Note: A certificate of completion will be given upon completion of course requirements.
Note: There will be a $50 materials fee for course manual, payable to the instructor at the first session.
The training Modules cover:
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- October 23, 2017 — A Brief History of Western Herbalism
October 30, 2017 — Preparations & Dosages
November 6, 2017— The Digestive System and Liver
November 13, 2017— The Respiratory System
November 20, 2017— The Nervous System and Brain
November 27, 2017— The Endocrine System
Saturday, December 2, 2017 — Herbal Pharmacy: Making Herbal Products
December 4, 2017 — The Circulatory System: Blood and Lymph
December 11, 2017 — The Skin
December 18, 2017— Women’s Reproductive System
Sunday, January 7, 2018— Basic Chinese Diagnostic Techniques
January 8, 2018— Men’s Reproductive System
January 22, 2017— Seasonal Healing: Herbal Therapeutics and the Cycle of the Year
January 29, 2018— Musculo-Skeletal System
Saturday, February 3, 2018 — Herbal Treatment & Management of Chronic Illnesses: Eastern & Western Approaches
February 5, 2018— Urinary Tract and Kidneys
February 12, 2018 — Materia Medica/Herbal Medicine Chest
February 26, 2018 — Case Taking Skills I
Sunday, February 25, 2018— Herbal Energetics (Open to the Public)
March 5, 2018 — Case Taking Skills II
June 2, 2018 — Field Trip with Peeka Trenkle(All dates Mondays, except where noted.)
- October 23, 2017 — A Brief History of Western Herbalism
Registration and Fees
A 4-Month Training
October 2017–June 2018:
Monday sessions are 7:45 – 9:45 pm
Saturday & Sunday workshops are 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Field trip on June 2, 2018, is 11 am – 4:30 pm
$1,500 (No Member Discount) • 17FHG25LA
*$1,600 Payment Plan • 17FHG25LB
*A non-refundable deposit of $400 is due upon registration. Three further payments of $400 are due November 27, December 18, 2017, and February 5, 2018.
Automatic credit card payments only. To register by payment plan, call 212-219-2527, Ext. 2.
Note: A certificate of completion will be awarded upon fulfillment of course requirements. There is a $50 materials fee, payable to the instructor at the first session.
Location
New York Open Center
Peeka Trenkle
Peeka Trenkle is an intuitive healer, herbalist and homeopathic consultant with a deep interest in the integration of spiritual and physical healing. She has been on the Open Center faculty, teaching Green Medicine, since 1996.
Drew Divittorio, Dipl, (NCCAOM)
Drew DiVittorio, Dipl (NCCAOM), board-certified in Traditional Chinese Herbology, is an associate professor at the University of Bridgeport Acupuncture Institute and in private practice in NYC.
David Winston, RH (AHG)
David Winston, RH (AHG), an herbalist and ethnobotanist with 40 years’ training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions, is the founder/director of the Herbal Therapeutics Research Library and dean of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies. David is a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild.
