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Chakra 4 Herbal Education
Western Urban Herbalist Certificate Program
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM BEGINS AUGUST 12, 2010
New classes will be available in 2010 - schedules will be posted soon!
About The Certificate Programs
The Western Urban Herbalist Program has four certificate programs, Home & Family Herbalist, Professional Herbalist, Clinical Herbalist, and Materia Medica.
The Home and Family Herbalist Certificate is perfect for the person who loves herbal medicine and wishes to incorporate herbs into their daily life.
The Professional Herbalist Certificate is for individuals who wish to make herbal healing a serious study, incorporating it into a pre-existing career, or beginning on a whole new career path.
The Clinical Herbalist Certificate is for individuals wishing to open their own clinical practice.
The Materia Medica Certificate focuses solely on the medicinal plants and their applications. This certificate is perfect for individuals who have already completed an herbal or holistic education program and wish to focus solely on learning the uses of medicinal plants.
Program participants are trained in the many aspects of being a professional working herbalist in an urban environment. Each program features academic study, hands-on experience, and an apprenticeship with fieldwork and professional work environments. All programs include Materia Medica, the in-depth study of medicinal plants.
The Western Urban Herbalist Program is unique and presents herbal medicine in many ways :
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Multicultural
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Historical
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Scientific
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Practical
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Each certificate program is a journey, with each class building on the one before. Upon completion, students can expect to come out of the program with a working knowledge of applying the principles of modern western herbalism to create a career as a professional herbalist.
The classes are held twice weekly, Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, along with weekend intensives.
- Basic Herbal Medicine Making Skills
- Working Knowledge of Body Systems
- Introduction to World Modalities of Herbal Healing
- Herbal Protocols for Specific Conditions
- Working With Volunteer Clients
- Herbal Formulation
- Spiritual Dimensions of Herbal Healing
- Materia Medica
- Botany, Plant Identification, Wildcrafting, Cultivation
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About The Instructor
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Kita Centella is a charismatic herbalist with a passion for teaching herbal medicine. She began studying herbs in 1983. After spending 5 years learning from several Native American teachers, Kita went on to complete a 500 hour Western Herbalism certificate program. Kita has been teaching herbal medicine since 2000. She combines challenging study with humor and a grand sense of adventure. She currently owns and operates Chakra 4 Herb & Tea House in Central Phoenix. |
Fees and Registration
The fees for the Western Urban Herbalist Programs are as follows:
Home and Family Herbalist Certificate (200 hours) - $2500
Includes Fundamentals, Body Systems, Introduction to World Modalities, 75 Materia Medicas, 2 field trips, one elective
Professional Herbalist Certificate (500 hours) - $5000
Includes all the above, plus Formulary, Protocols, Plant Science, 150 Materia Medicas, 3 field trips, four electives
Clinical Herbalist Certificate (810 hours) - $7000
Includes all the above, plus Classroom Clinical, and a 300 hour supervised Clinical Apprenticeship
Materia Medica Certificate (184 hours) - $2000
Includes 150 Materia Medicas, Basic Medicine Making weekend intensive, and Formulary
An application form must be filled out, and applicants must interview in person prior to acceptance into the program. Click on the link below for an application.
Herbal certificate fees must be pre-paid. Individuals may sign up for a certificate program, or attend any of the weekend intensives without being enrolled in a certificate program. Class fees include all tuition, 4 vegetarian meals during the weekend classes, field trips, and class materials. When accepted into the program, a non-refundable deposit of $200 is required upon registration to hold your place. Layaway plans for certificate programs are available as soon as the fees and schedules are posted. Stay tuned! For updates, please sign up for our newsletter.
Plant the seeds for a career in the growing field of herbal medicine!
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