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elements,
humours & temperaments
in western herbalism
with herbalists
rebecca altman &
jim mcdonald
at
The Colorado School of
Clinical Herbalism
in Boulder, Colorado
April
13th through 15th, 2018
In order to understand
temperaments, we have to
understand the context they
arose from. The temperaments
correlate to the elements of
earth, air, fire and water,
and these elements give rise
to humours and the energetic
principles of heat and cold,
dampness and dryness,
tension and laxity.
Understanding these
patterns, and how
temperaments and energetics
work together gives an
important framework for
using the temperaments in a
practical manner. We'll also
look at how historical and
social themes affected our
understanding of
temperaments, adapting,
refining and misrepresenting
them over time.
We'll go on to explore each
of the four temperaments in
depth, looking at how they
incline one towards
physical, behavioral and
emotional predispositions.
How do these inclinations
present in a balanced state?
When in excess or
deficiency? When overtly
blocked? How do these
inclinations manifest in the
body, and what herbs can be
used to exacerbate and
balance them?
Just as the color brown
cannot be reduced down to
one of the primary colors it
is made up of, understanding
single temperaments isn't
enough to make use of this
constitutional model: we
have to consider
combinations. We have to see
how an individual manifests
each of their humours, which
are in balance and which are
not, and consider how their
environment and experience
has affected the expression
of their temperament.
cost...
Cost for the entire weekend is
$250
till
March 15th.
Early registration will
assure a productive, amusing
and enlightening weekend.
Registration after March
15th, if there is
space left, will be
$275.
Separate arrangements
must be made for lodging &
meals. Current
Colorado School of Clinical
Herbalism students get a
$25
discount; please use the "CSCH"
option in the PayPal pull
down below.
***Separate arrangements
must be made for lodging &
meals. There are many food
options close to the school.
If you need info about
lodging options, please
email Lauren at atarastarat
at gmail dot com.
There's a lot of work
involved in getting these
traveling events coordinated
and if at all humanly possible,
we would SO DEEPLY
APPRECIATE if you can
pre-register. It makes
everything easier for
everybody working to set
this up, and we'll all be way less stressed out if
more people register in
advance. Thanks!
hours...
Friday from 7pm til 9:30pm,
Saturday from 10 till 6ish,
and Sunday from 10 till 5ish
(with breaks for stretching
and eating, of course...).
location...
The class will be held at:
The Colorado School of
Clinical Herbalism
2900 Valmont Rd. Unit F-1
(lower level, south lot:
enter from 29th
St.)
Boulder, CO 80301
(Click
this link
for explicit directions)
jim mcdonald
is an herbalist in southeast Michigan (that cool state
that looks like a mitten you can see from space) where
he teaches, sees clients, wildharvests, and concocts
herbal formulas. His approach to herbalism is a blend of
traditional folk and indigenous influences mixed up with
a bit of 19th century eclectic and physiomedical
vitalism, which he tries to blend with a bit of humor
and discretionary irreverence so as not to appear to be
too serious about life. jim hosts the website
www.herbcraft.org which lists his offerings and conveys
his thoughts of plants and herbalism (and if you’ve ever
wondered, the lack of capitalization is an homage to E.
E. Cummings, who - unexpectedly - did capitalize
his name).
Rebecca Altman
is a Scottish herbalist
living in Los Angeles, California (that cool state that
everyone knows the location of so it doesn't need
descriptors). She began her study of bioregional
herbalism interning with a herbalist and nutritionist in
Palm Desert in the early aughts. After this she
commenced a practice of energetic and emotional healing
in the Maker tradition (a European shamanic tradition)
and then moved to Los
Angeles
to attend Chinese Medical
School. Her ongoing studies have led her to a form of
somatic therapy that she's now studying in Berlin,
Germany. Her approach to healing incorporates energetic
healing, bioregional herbalism, somatic therapy, western
herbal energetics, and a smattering Chinese medicine.
Rebecca makes and sells herbal products online at
www.kingsroadapothecary.com
and offers her writings at
www.thornandwonder.com
to register...
You can register using the PayPal link
below. Checks can be made out to jim mcdonald and sent to me at: 4535
jozwik, white lake, mi 48383 (but please
call/email if mailing payment so I can let you
know it got to me).
Have questions about
classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions
(like
times, weather exceptions, refunds and such)
here.
If you
have questions about the
class, you can contact jim at
jim@herbcraft.org or
call 248-238-8733
(please note that this is not a cell
number and doesn't get texts).
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