ADVANCED COURSE 2009-10 SYLLABUS


November 22nd - 
1. 	FIRST CLASS & BEGINNING JOURNEY - EARTH/NORTH
	* Course syllabus, outline, books, & opening gifts.
	* Beginning the Journey in the North - Earth
	* Meditation with plant allies & medicine pouches
	* Group agreements and commitments.
	* Visioning your practice, meditation & ritual.


December 6th - 
2. 	ADVANCED HERBAL ENERGETICS - AIR/EAST
	* Ritual with the East & Air
	* Rituals and exercises with Chi movement through the body.
	* Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Western Energetics - Energy transformation.
	* Memorizing herbal action terms (astringent, emmenagogue, etc.) 
	* Self- study, starting binders, and mirror books.
					

December 20th - 
3. 	MIND/BODY/SPIRIT HEALING - WATER/WEST
	* Journey into the West - Intuitive healing
	* Healing of the Spirit - Techniques & Practice
	* Dreaming mind - guided journeys to the emotional, physical, and spirit bodies.
	* Intuitive perception and understanding of illness.


January 3rd - 
4. 	CREATING TRANSFORMATION & HEALING BOUNDARIES - FIRE/SOUTH
	* Rituals and journeys into the South and Fire.
	* Creating transformation within healing. 
	* Protection for the practitioner.
	* Boundaries for healing and creating wholeness. 


January 17th - 
5.	SPIRIT GUIDES & ALLIES -  ABOVE & BELOW
	* Rituals and journeys below and above.
	* Journeying with spirit guides and spirit allies for support and guidance.
	* Calling on ancestors, past healers, those who have passed.
	* Journey into past lives, holding the past in our present.


January 31st - 
6.	NOURISHING WHOLENESS - CENTER/SELF/SPIRIT
	* Rituals and journeys in the center.
	* Creating wholeness, support, your wheel of nourishment.
	* Medicine pouch and medicine tools ritual.
	* Journey into the work of a healer. 


February 14th - 
7.	ROOT CHAKRA TREATMENTS 
	* Healing of the Spirit - Root Chakra 
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the root chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the root.


February 28th - 
8.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Immune System
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Immune System
	* Treating Immune System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


March 14th  -
9.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Musculoskeletal System
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Musculoskeletal System	
	* Treating Musculoskeletal System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


March 28th -
10.	SECOND CHAKRA TREATMENTS 
	* Healing of the Spirit - Second Chakra 
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the second chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the second chakra.


April 11th - 
11.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Reproductive System
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Reproductive System	
	* Treating Reproductive System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


April 25th - 
12.	SOLAR PLEXUS TREATMENTS
	* Healing of the Spirit - Solar Plexus Chakra 
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the solar plexus chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the solar plexus.


May 9th - 
13.	 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Digestive System 
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Digestive System & Organs (liver, gallbladder, spleen)
	* Understanding the Urinary System & Kidneys
	* Treating Digestive System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


May 23rd - 
14.	HEART CHAKRA TREATMENTS
	* Healing of the Spirit - Heart Chakra 
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the heart chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the heart.


June 6th - 
15.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Heart & Circulatory System
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Respiratory System
	* Treating Respiratory System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


June 20th - 
16.	THROAT CHAKRA TREATMENTS
	* Healing of the Spirit - Throat Chakra
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the throat chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the throat and voice.


SATURDAY, July 3rd -
17.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Respiratory System
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart & Respiratory System
	* Treating Heart & Respiratory System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


July11th - 
18.	THIRD EYE & CROWN CHAKRA TREATMENTS
	* Healing of the Spirit - Third Eye & Crown Chakra 
	* Therapies for creating wholeness and deep healing.
	* Guided journey into the realm of the third eye chakra.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine for the third eye and crown.


August 8th - 
19.	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY - Nervous System 
	* Anatomy & Physiology of the Nervous System & Endocrine System
	* Treating Nervous System disorders.
	* Chronic ailments & acute ailments.


August 22nd - 
20.	PLANT ID & BOTANY - Woody & Herbaceous Plant ID
	* Identifying woody plants (trees and shrubs)
	* Using an identification key.
	* Pressing plants
	* Tree & Shrub ID and Botany walk.


September 5th - 
21. 	CONSULTATIONS & HEALING SESSIONS
	* Client/practitioner boundaries.
	* The outline and rhythm of a healing session or consultation.
	* Guidelines of intakes, recommendations, and treatment schedule.
	* Dosages & Herbal safety.



September 12th -
22.	PRACTICE CONSULTATIONS
	* Practice clients & sessions. Intake and session outlines.
	* Treating whole being, healing of the spirit.
	* Plant Spirit Medicine 
	* Chakra journeys and balancing.
	* Herbal recommendations and dosages.


October 3rd - 
23.	MEDICINE WHEEL JOURNEY 
	* Ritual and journeying into the wheel.
	* Completion and continuing on the journey.
	* Medicine pouches and personal self-care medicines.
	* Gathering tools.


October 16th & 17th - 
	FINAL CEREMONY & GRADUATION
	* Final Ceremony with gifts.
	* Dedication ritual for future practice.
	* Creating a support system of practitioners.
	* Potluck Dinner



REQUIRED BOOKS - 

	1. The Essential Book of Herbal Wisdom by Simon Mills
	2. Clinical Herbalism by David Hoffman
	3. The Energetics of Western Herbs (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) by Peter Holmes
         4. Plant Spirit Healing by Pam Montgomery
	5. Newcomb1s Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb