Welcome
The School of Traditional Western Herbalism is an herbal education center in Portland Oregon offering a comprehensive 3-year herbal studies program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students.
Our program integrates holistic, vitalist, and progressive approaches to herbalism, and provides unique opportunities to study with some of the nation’s most respected herbalists and herbal educators.
2012 Herbalist Training Beginning March 23rd
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Classes for the Public 2012
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Herbal Studies Program
The herbalist training program provides a well-rounded and solid foundation for the beginning herbalist, as well as the advanced skills needed by clinical herbal practitioners. Our classes include an inspiring and rigorous blend of in depth materia medica, traditional herbal wisdom, plant identification, medicine making, holistic practitioner skills, vitalist health protocols, and a variety of interesting therapeutic topics.
About Our Instructors
Each course includes several classes with internationally recognized herbalist and author Matthew Wood teaching a core part of the curriculum, as well as classes taught by other highly regarded part-time and guest instructors including Paul Bergner, Margi Flint, 7song, Jim McDonald, Howie Brounstein, Dancing Crow (Deborah Frances, ND), Scott Kloos, Chris Smaka, Hanna Jordan, and others.
Current Courses
The herbalist training program is separated into three 9-month courses offered concurrently. To learn more, please click here.
Contact us with questions
If you have questions about our program or classes, please email us at info@portlandherbalschool.com for more information. You can also find information about registration and tuition by clicking here. To view our application click here.
