Learn Herbal Care and empower yourself
"Investment in knowledge always pays the best interest". Benjamin Franklin
This online workshop can be done at your own pace over weeks or months. The content includes written material, videos, and exercices to complete. Now once a year a practical version of this workshop is offered. When the dates are selected for the practical on the property, you can add $300 and join in. The advantages of accessing the online version now, is that you have time to go through the material, take notes, experiment with the herbal preparations for yourself. When comes the practical session you will have had time to integrate the material and bring your questions to go further in the knowledge.
What this workshop offers you
* Develop autonomy, and confidence in using medicinal herbs
* Have a solid understanding of medicinal herbs
* Know how to use them safely with common, day-to-day issues
* Know how to make an infusion, decoction, herbal extract, herbal syrup, infused oil, ointment, poultices, compresses. Understand the difference of these mode of transformation, when, and how to use them for best results.
*For the workshop with practical sessions on the property, the number of attendees is limited to insure the best learning experience.
The presenter
My name is Lise Racine, I am an herbalist, and hold a nursing degree from University Laval in Quebec, Canada.
The workshop "Herbal Care" was first offered in 2018 and has been running every year since then.
In late 2022, the content was extended and the format improved, making it accessible to more people.
Select the format of the workshop
which best suits your needs
There are three possible formats for the workshop.
Online self pace workshop gives you access to the 54 pages of downloadable documents, the five and a half hours of videos, and questions answered by Lise through email. You do this at your pace, in your own time. The downloadable information and videos are available for 12 months.
What the workshop covers
The workshop consists of:
- Six modules
- 60 lessons
- 54 pages of supporting documents with homework
- Five and a half hours of videos
The topics covered are:
Module 1. Natural health model of care and guiding principles.
Module 2. Herbs, their identification, which part to harvest, when. Using fresh or dried herbs. How to dry herbs and store them properly.
Module 3. Herbal transformations or processing. Learn how to make:
Infusion and decoction
Extract made from fresh and dried herbs
Infused oil
Ointment
Herbal syrup making
Compress
Poultice
Module 4. Twenty medicinal herbs
Common name
Latin name
Description
Part used
Action
Usage
Module 5. Food as medicine, macronutrients, and microbiome
Module 6. Home Remedy Cabinet
Day to day care
Weekly and monthly tune up
Common issues by systems: Immunity, digestive, respiratory, nervous,
skin, muscles and bones.
Tools for the home remedy cabinet and their use
Plan of action to implement
Do you have any questions concerning any of the workshop formats? Email them to Lise at lise@theherbalgardener.com.au.
