by chris marano | Sep 27, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Tomorrow begins the Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine, where we learn not only about the medicinal wonders of herbs like spilanthes, but also about human health from the lenses of traditional and modern Western medicine as well as Native American, with...
by chris marano | Sep 22, 2016 | Herbalist Training
Throughout Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine, I stress the importance of language. Words can tell us a lot. Let’s take a closer look at a couple that define two prevalent views of human health and medicine: allopathy (conventional medicine = allopathic medicine)...
by chris marano | Sep 20, 2016 | Herbalist Training
Every autumn Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine offers a course called ‘Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine’, meeting ten Wednesdays from 5:30-9:30, part of the level one herbal holistic medicine program – ‘Cultivating the Healer Within’. First class I compare two...
by chris marano | Sep 13, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Last Wednesday I began the last unit of Materia Medica for 2016. Over the course of three Wednesdays I share in-depth herbal information on fifteen herbs, five each evening. On September 7 we started the first five herbs/mushrooms: chaga, cilantro-coriander, figwort,...
by chris marano | Aug 9, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Plant Attunement at Clearpath Herbals The first outdoor meeting of Clearpath School of Herbals Medicine’s Plant Attunement Immersion was back in late April. We meet once Sunday afternoon a month, and during the winter the class happens inside. We were psyched to be...
