Class Syllabus: Herbal Healing: Five Healing Dimensions of Plants
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Course Description
The plant kingdom offers powerful healing for those who understand how to tap into its potential. In this 6-lesson course, we will introduce a new way of understanding healing with plants. We'll talk about:
The 5 dimensions of herbs and plant healing
Recent research into the health benefits of plants
A multi-faceted view of why we have so much chronic illness
Ways that plants can prevent future disease
Flower essences, herbal healing, plants as food, aromatherapy, other plant modalities
You will see how these understandings integrate both physical and non-physical aspects of plant healing, drawing on science, as well as a variety of healing modalities and spiritual traditions from around the world. For both students new to plants and healing, as well as those who have a fair amount of experience in this area. You won't ever look at our green friends the same way again!
Course Requirements
Students should have an open mind to new ideas and different traditions of healing. An interest in and tolerance of a wide variety of spiritual practices and beliefs should be present. A minimum of high school level reading and writing skills are needed.
Course Goals
Learn the 5 Dimensions of Plant Healing
Start to incorporate them into deeper understandings of your and others' health -- or lack thereof
Explore new ways to use plants for health and wellbeing
Learn something about your own leading edge of growth
Course Materials
Course materials are all published on the Web.
Grading Policy
A = 100-90
B = 89-80
C = 79-70
D = 69-60
Fail = below 60% Besides the tests and participation, your assignments will be an important part of the grade. Your ability to make sense out of your research and experiences, and to show that new understandings have come out of your course work will be a vital aspect of your success.
Disclaimer
This course content is not meant to be taken as personal advice, and is not intended to replace appropriate medical or psychological treatment. During the course of this class, the instructor is unable to address students' personal individual health complaints, nor make personal recommendations for treatment or management of any particular illness or disease.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the five healing dimensions of plants, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
We're sorry, this course is not open for enrollment.
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