Community Herbalist Certificate Course - Level 1

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Saturday, September 28th, 2013
Friday 6.30 pm � 9.00 pm Saturday 9.30 am � 5.30 pm Sunday 9.30 � 4.00 pm

�Everything you�ve always wanted to know about herbs, but have not known who to ask�

Drawing on the skills of a medical herbalist, a chiropractor and a naturopath, with over 50 years of experience between them, this certificate course offers you the opportunity to learn how the body works, how it can go wrong, and how to use herbs, nutrition and lifestyles to prevent and treat a wide variety of conditions and health concerns. It will give you the tools and skills you need to take control of your own heath.

With over 250,000 North American deaths annually attributed to prescription drugs, with the average doctor�s appointment being just 6 minutes, with waiting times for hospital treatments getting longer and longer, and with less than 1% of Canada�s health care budget spent on prevention, it is clear to most people that far from having a health care system, we actually have a sickness care system that is reactive not proactive and is quite unsustainable.

The rising incidence of debilitating diseases like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer�s and others; the ghastly consequences including the harsh side effects of treatment; rapidly increasing costs; and the lack of adequate health care coverage all contribute compelling reasons to empower yourself by studying at least the rudiments of self care and family care. Never has the practice of herbal medicine and the disciplines of ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology and natural products research been more relevant. This is a body of knowledge that is irreplaceable and will save people�s lives.

The 150 hour certificate course, Community Herbalist Program (CHP) Level 1 goes wide and deep, spread over 10 weekends of intensive learning in holistic herbal medicine with internationally recognized medical herbalist Chanchal Cabrera, assisted by Dr Nik Vizniak and Dr Erika Kneeland.

CHP Level 1 is designed to empower individuals to provide herbal and other natural care to their family, friends and community, for common complaints and for promotion of wellbeing. It is not a certification to practice herbal medicine as a clinician, but rather it supports students to be a resource and a coach or guide for people to seek their own best healing. No pre-requisites required except a strong wish to be healthier, and a desire to learn.

CHP Level 1 starts the weekend of September 27th, 2013 and runs one weekend per month through July, 2014.

An information evening is planned for Monday September 16th. If you�d like to visit Innisfree farm, have tea, meet some of the CHP teachers and ask questions, watch the website for more details or call 250 336-8767 to be contacted closer to the date.