Herbalism Roots located in Denver, on Galapago Street, offers a 500-hour Certified Herbalist Program. The next program starts in January 2015. This is the only state approved herbalism program in Denver and will prepare the students to become professional herbalists. As a herbalist you can work in wellness centers, natural health stores, holistic health clinics, yoga studios, health clubs, and in corporate herbalism in your private wellness practices.
The Herbalism Certificate Program involves the study of medicinal herbs in connection with the body systems they affect. Also included in the program are unique classes on wildcrafting, medicine making, herbal intakes and evaluations, working with an herbal apothecary, gardening, therapeutic herbalism session, and even field trips to the mountains. Classes are also offered on topics such as energetic healing, traditional and ancient uses of herbal medicine, and folk, sound, and smoke medicine.
The program also includes over 150 hours of hands-on clinical practice with herbalism clients under the supervision of professional herbalists and instructors.
All of these classes and applied practice create a uniquely structured, innovative course that will leave the graduate with a comprehensive and vast knowledge of terms, definitions, body systems, pathology, therapeutic properties of herbal medicine, plant identification, and gardening work. To top it off, the clinical practice hours in the student clinic offer the opportunity to practice, practice, practice with real clients and get feedback from professional herbalists.
The 500-hour Herbalism Program can be completed in only 6 months with a low tuition of just $3,100.
For more information and to enroll visit Herbalism Roots
The school also offers a Herbal Clinic with herbal consultations and body rituals at highly discounted rates. You can purchase high quality herbs and essential oils from the school’s apothecary.