The Herbal Apprenticeship is a year-long opportunity to learn extensively about herbs as food and medicine.

The apprenticeship is designed to follow every season: an entire earth cycle. Participants will gain an understanding and working knowledge of the Wise Woman Way of healing and herb use. They will deepen their knowledge and connection to healing plants through a combination of classroom and outdoor experience plus readings and exercises to be completed at home.

Apprenticeship Lessons Include:

• Making Your Own Herbal Preparations
• Herb Identification
• Herbs as Food & Medicine
• Creating Your Personal Medicine Chest
• Herbs for Body Systems
• Teachings of the Wise Woman Way
• Field Trips to Special Herb Gardens
• Caring for your self and your family

Herbal Apprenticeship: The Wise Woman Way is offered by Cathy Lauer, MS, LCSW, Herbalist, Holistic Psychotherapist, and Popular Public Speaker. Cathy’s personal mission is to bring Mother Nature back into our homes! She loves the apprenticeship as a venue for doing this.

“The apprenticeship year gives time to learn, digest, practice, ask more and move to a deeper level of understanding about herbs. I watch with pleasure and awe as each person forges their own herbal path.”

Class Dates for 2005-2006

Saturdays from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

11/19/05, 12/10/05, 01/21/06, 02/11/06, 03/11/06, 04/22/06, 05/20/06
06/03/06, 06/24/06, 07/15/06, 08/05/06, 09/16/06, 10/14/06

Classroom, kitchen, and weedwalk classes held in Paramus, NJ. Field trip sights will vary.

The time frame of the class is designed to be “do-able.” Dedicating one Saturday afternoon a month is a way to commit to your education and personal growth. Many apprentices confess that while it was hard to pull loose from everything to come to class, once they got to the car they felt better, and once they got to class they felt great! Class Tuition: $950.