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Become an Herbalist with an East West Herb Course
The East West Herb School has been in operation since 1980. We have thousands of students and graduates from around the world, and have graduated the largest number of leaders and professionals in the herbal industry. We train home herbalists, herbal professional and clinical practitioners. We are the only course to teach Planetary Herbalism, a blend of the three major herbal systems of the world – Western herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine (TAM). Learning this system enables you to use herbs effectively no matter where you live.
Of the many herbal training programs I have seen, I consider the East West Herb Course to be one of the best introductions to the world of clinical herbal medicine currently available. It provides a detailed introduction to the broad world of Western and traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic herbalism, unlike most schools which only focus on one discipline. It is also one of the most innovative programs that combines distance learning with in-person study of multiple herbalists, and for those who desire it, a clinical mentorship program. I would recommend it to any serious herbal student who seeks a distance learning model.”
Our East-West Integrative ApproachWe call our School “East West” because we teach an Eastern theoretical system for differentiating and applying herbs along with Western herbal training. Only the East West Herb Courses systematically integrate the three main systems of herbal medicine based on the traditional practices of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines. Thus, the East West Herb School teaches the most thorough blend of Western and Eastern herbalism. We offer several different courses for advancing levels of training and expertise. Our Courses – Choose Your Level of ExpertiseFamily Herbalist Course
The East West Herb Courses Also Offer the Following:
East West Herb Course Teaching ApproachThe East West Herb Courses are founded in integrity and written and taught by practicing herbalists and clinicians. Our graduates are among the leading professionals in the herbal field. We do not teach doctrines, nor do we offer non-substantiated degrees and titles, but we do effectively train home and community herbalists along with graduate professional herbalists and clinical practitioners who can become members of the national herbal organization, the American Herbalists Guild (AHG).We then present a materia medica of over 500 plants along with advanced assessment skills. Energetic vs. Allopathic HerbalismWhile western herbal training tends to emphasize the allopathic use of herbs (“this herb is good for that”) along with their pharmacology and biochemistry, our Planetary Herbal approach teaches the energetic identification and application of herbs. Energetic herbalism recognizes the heating or cooling, strengthening or eliminating, rising or descending, taste, properties and so on of herbs as well of disease. This system does not diagnose and prescribe, but identifies patterns of illness based on specific energies and then chooses herbs and treatment strategies accordingly. The Planetary Herbalism energetic teachings of the East West Herb Courses are based on the oldest, living, extant herbal medicine systems, TCM and TAM, each of which have over 5000 years of experience and practice. These energetic systems are only tools, yet they have proved to be the most effective, efficient and alternative approaches to allopathic herbalism and medical diagnosis and treatment. The Planetary Herbalism system provides a rational assessment methodology system on which to base which herbs you choose for treatment, an approach unfortunately lost in most western herbal training systems. The East West Herb Courses also teach energetic diet and food therapy along with tools to tailor your own health-supportive diet along with preparations, remedies and other healing tools, techniques and therapies. In fact, many students regain their own health, and/or help their family members and friends regain their health, just by studying and applying our course teachings. East West Herbalist Course DetailsBecause the East West Herb Courses are correspondence courses, you may complete them according to your own time frame needs. However, each may be finished within two years or less. We also offer on-site and hands-on annual training seminars divided into three separate, advancing tracks along with graduate continuing education courses and an annual Body Therapy Seminar. In addition, we offer a mentorship program guiding our graduates through clinical experience and study. On-line we provide student networking through the Learning Center, weekly cases study chats and special studies directly with Michael Tierra. These sessions are archived and available in reserve for East West students for on-going study. In addition, there are student forums which are regularly perused by more advanced students, Michael Tierra and the East West faculty. This is a place where students are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to their study. Also in the East West Learning center, special articles, supplementary study articles and power point and video presentations are increasing available for student use and study. Read more about each course:Family Herbalist Course (first 12 lessons of course above) A Call for HerbalistsHerbal medicine in North America has grown from an off-beat interest promoted by a handful of non-mainstream adherents, to an 8 billion dollar a year mainstream business -- and it's still growing. Increasingly we see professional medical practitioners including medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, chiropractors, acupuncturists to non-professional lay persons exhibit a keen interest in herbal medicine prompted at the behest of their patients. The reason is clear – herbs work. For this, there is no dispute even by those who would be normally critical of so-called 'alternative medicine.' As a result, there is an urgent need for qualified people in the growing professions of clinical herbology, herbal pharmacy, herbal research, herb cultivation and wildcrafting, herbal marketing and product development. Throughout the last several decades Michael Tierra and the East West School of Herbology have been in the forefront of the herbal renaissance, promoting its widespread growth and acceptance throughout the Western world. To increase the standards, credibility and acceptance of clinical herbalism, in 1989 Michael founded the American Herbalists Guild. There is no shortcut to masteryCourses and schools that purport to offer 'master herbalist' (MH) or other misleading degrees, often based on a 'quickie' weekend or a single week-long workshop, have no guaranteed legal professional standing. Be that as it may, there is a growing number of professional herbalists throughout North America. Many of these are graduates of the East West Herb Course which represents a comprehensive and thorough herbal training program. Our graduates are confident and competent herbalists! (Meet our East West Certified Herbalists. Read some of our students' letters.) Remember; one can learn hundreds of herbs, but that knowledge is clinically worthless without its integration into a traditional system of diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, only the East West Herb Course systematically integrates the three main systems of herbal medicine based on the traditional practice of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic (East Indian) herbal medicine. We believe that herbal medicine is not simply another profession, but an inspired calling. It is to this inner calling, as well as the increasing numbers of students who feel drawn to become an herbalist, that we dedicate our teachings. If you are one of those who feel such inner promptings, come journey with us down this heartfelt path of wonder and learning. A wise person once said that whatever energy is expended towards education is never lost. Enroll in one of our courses today and let it serve as your guide on your personal 'Way of Herbs.' Other Avenues of LearningLocally Offered CoursesEast West Seminar, April 25th to May 2nd, 2008. The American School of Herbalism (Classes offered in the Santa Cruz, CA area) East West Body Therapy Seminar, May 2nd to May 5th, 2008 Contact us for more information: East West School of Herbology Books by Michael and Lesley TierraPlease visit our bookstore to purchase our books
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