When each of us started out on our path a seed was sown in our hearts. This seed will grow into a mighty tree. Its roots are in our tradition and in our personal relationship with the earth. Its branches spread far and wide encompassing the many different aspects of our discipline, art and science, poetry and pharmacology. Our leaves draw energy from the air and sun and, at the end of the year, they fall back to the earth to make fresh humus. Or, of course, we could hang onto our leaves; there are many different types of herbalist. Are you an evergreen or a deciduous herbalist? Are you a Pine or a Birch an Oak or an Ash? Holding everything together is our trunk. Good heartwood at the centre surrounded by a network of fine tubes hastening goodness up and down between the roots and the leaves.
Christopher Hedley
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Discover herbal medicine.
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Observe how plants produce compounds used for millennia by most of the world’s population.
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Explore how our body works, is dynamic and interconnected, and see the herbalist's view of our health ecosystem.
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Learn about 15 essential medicinal plants.
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Study and create your own herb monograph of one amazing plant across the year.
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Learn in-depth techniques for engaging with each plant more deeply.
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A rich variety of learning materials, activities, student-tutor forum and live webinars.
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Deepen your relationship with your own body and with nature.
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Take part in assignments to gain a certificate.
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Professional training in herbal medicine accredited by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists
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3,600 study hours
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4 or 6 year courses available
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500 hour clinical training in the network of more than 70 training clinics
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Clinically oriented, enquiry-based approach to learning
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Created and taught by internationally renowned herbalists
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Flexible blended-learning and mobile-friendly study model to suit varying lifestyles
Our Online Courses
Heartwood's online Herbal Medicine courses are flexible, comprehensive, challenging, inclusive, mobile friendly, environmentally responsible, international in outlook and up to date. They offer expert tuition, an innovative clinical training scheme, rich and varied content, high availability student support, and learning materials that cater for a wide range of development needs.