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September 22, 2011 in Correspondence Courses, Studies with Susun Weed, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 24, 2011

Resources for Becoming an Herbalist

I would like to be an herbalist, I would like to know what they do, what they are good for, recommend and sell them. I see you have courses but do any of your courses give me any kind of certification of sorts so that I will know what the heck I am talking about and people will have some assurance that I do? I am a rotten gardener I live in S. Fla so I am not looking to grow and sell but there are some shops near me that I have been going too that I think really could use an herb section and I would love to learn it anyway.

Hopefully you can advise me.

Hi,

My... where to start? Herbalism is a huge umbrella and I would suggest perhaps doing some more exploring so that you can decide exactly what you want to focus on. It's good that you do know that you don't wish to grow your own herbs so that is a start.

I'm not sure how familiar you are with the Wise Woman Tradition but I will give you some links to help explain a bit of what we do and believe. Even within herbalism there are many different ways to approach health and you need to see which one resonates with you. You do receive a certificate of completion after a course, but much depends on what you put into it. Would you be ready to start making a living from one course, personally I would say no, and I would also suggest looking into what you would need from your state to start any herbal business.

Absolutely I would recommend Susun's courses to start you on your path as she teaches one how to develop a deep relationship with the plants and with one's own body and I feel that is imperative to really being able to help others and ourselves to optimal health. Just let us know if you need anything else.

http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Spirit_WiseWoman.htm

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Call our free herbal/health hot line (845-246-8081) Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30 pm EST, dates are April through October. Or you may register for a private telephone consultation. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.

August 24, 2011 in Correspondence Courses, Weblogs, Wise Woman Q&A | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 28, 2011

Information on Susun Weed's Classes

Hi

... My girlfriend and I are moving to Oregon around the end of March and were interested in getting some information on your class. if you could send me some information or a website to check out that would be great.

Hello,

Susun offers a number of classes, so I am not sure which you are referring to, but here is a way to get started. Susun's calendar, which lists all of her upcoming workshops and live classes is featured at her main website: www.susunweed.com. You can find the actual calendar here:

http://www.susunweed.com/SusunWeedWiseWomanCenter2011.pdf. Here you will find information on Susun's classes happening right now in Washington and Oregon.

Susun also offers classes through her online school, The Wise Woman University, along with other mentors as well. You can find her offerings here: http://www.herbalmedicinehealing.com/store/store_results.asp?Color=1&Section=Susun+Weed, including a free class on Nourishing Herbal Infusions.

And then Susun offers correspondence courses. These are done the old-fashioned way, via postal mail and talk time with Susun via phone. You will find them here: http://www.herbalmedicinehealing.com/store/store_results.asp?Category=3&SubCat=1005&Section=Correspondence+Course

Susun also offers apprenticeships (women only) at the Wise Woman Center: http://www.herbalmedicinehealing.com/store/store_results.asp?Category=3&SubCat=1009&Section=Intensives+%2F+Apprenticeship

If you need further information on anything else, please just let me know.

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

You can get your health questions answered by Susun in one of two ways. Join the health hotline teleseminar on Monday and Thursday evenings 8pm EST, through the winter months. Or you may register for a private telephone consultation. You can also join the free women's health forum where hundreds of wise woman can help you. Sign up for the free herbal healing ezine, filled with wise woman wit and wisdom. Visit the Wise Woman Bookshop for online university, gift shop, bookshop, digital downloads, and more. Go to www.susunweed.com for a complete list of offerings including radio show and free videos.

February 28, 2011 in Correspondence Courses, Weblogs, Wise Woman Q&A | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 18, 2010

Becoming an Herbalist

Hello Justine,

I am wondering if you happen to know any good places you would recommend for becoming a clinical herbalist? I know your mom, Susun, has courses also. Does by taking her courses allow one to be a clinical herbalist? One who can do it for a living? In other words, a master herbalist (Registered herbalist in Canada - qualification for the practice of herbalism or any other field of natural healing.)? I know of two good ones, Dominion Herbal College and Living Earth School of Herbalism. I much prefer if I could do much of my training in person along with other students, not on computers. thanks so much for your time, I look forward to hearing your inputs!!!

Hello,

Kim here - I work with Justine. Short answer to your question, no - after taking Susun's courses you are not certified as an herbalist. At least not by any organization. This is not Susun's goal as she is against licensing of herbalists and works to teach everyone how to take control of their health. Here is a bit more from Susun's perspective: http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Shamanic_Herbalist.htm

Now, of course, there are always people who would rather go to an herbalist, instead of doing it themselves. So it is a good thing that they are ones out there to help. People have hung out their shingle and started practicing for the community after taking Susun's courses but a lot of that depends on where you are located and the laws of that area. The two schools you mentioned are great. For resources on a more formalized approach, I would also check out here: http://www.herbnet.com/university_p2.htm

Just let us know if you need anything else.

blessings,

Kim

Wise Woman Team

karenjoy@herbshealing.com

November 18, 2010 in Correspondence Courses, Studies with Susun Weed, Wise Woman Q&A, Wise Woman Wisdom | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 16, 2008

Questions on Infusions and ABC's of Herbalism

Q: You say drink the infusions one at a time but is it ok to make 2 or 3 and drink them in the same day example oatstraw, nettle and red clover.

Also I am very interested in taking you abc of herbal's course when does it start and do I pay 50.00 per month?

The reason I want to take it is that I am very interested in herbs and healing. It all started with your breast cancer book I had calcifications in my mammo and the dr. immediatly wanted to do a biopsy and I said no so now I am supposed to go back for a repeat mammo in Jan but I just felt that it was not the right thing to do. When I said no to the biopsy he said oK then why did you want me to have it I said, he said so you know for sure!!!! I said know what for sure, he said nothing anyways hence my interest in your work, I also was very tired of taking vitamins and supplements I want my life simpler than it is, I want to go back to the old ways.

Anyways I love your books

Barheartflowr_12

A: Hello, thank you for writing. We are so glad you enjoy Susun's work and want to study further with her. We enjoyed your story; always nice to hear people question and choose for themselves!

Susun's newest correspondence course, the ABC of Herbalism, can be taken any time that best suits you. As a correspondence student, your course is between you and Susun, so when you start is your choosing.

If you choose to pay in the ten $50 installments, it would be monthly. If you pay online through www.ash-tree-publishing.com, the payments will automatically be deducted each month. You also have the option to pay by mail to Susun Weed at PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498.

You can drink the infusions however you feel compelled. It is recommended you make one at a time both so that none will go bad, and so that you can get a body feel for each, rather than having them all mixed together. I used to do it one at a time, then even chose to drink only one for a whole month before doing another for a whole month, etc. helping me to know each more intimately. After years now of drinking them, and now that I am not the only one in the household who drinks them, I often have two or three going at a time. This way we can choose what best fits us in the moment.

If I can help you further as you register for your course, with any more infusion questions, or in any other way, please do let me know! Susun looks forward to hearing from you and beginning your course :)

Blessings,
Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

October 16, 2008 in Books for Women, Correspondence Courses, Nourishing Herbal Infusions | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 23, 2008

Comparing the Green Allies and ABC's of Herbalism Courses

Q: Greetings Sister Weed, How is nature treating you. I was very impressed when I saw that you offer a correspondence course for herbology. Please, send me more information on your ABC Herb course. What is the difference between that course and the Green ally course. Do you learn how to make tinctures, poultices, etc. in the ABC Course? If you can send me the required information and registration forms, I would appreciate it. What type of certificate do you recieve upon completion?

Barheartflowr_12

A: Hello, thank you for writing with your interest in Susun's correspondence courses!

The difference between the ABC course and the Green Allies course is in focus. Of course there is a similar thread running through all the courses - love of and alliance with the plants and learning the Wise Woman Tradition.

In Green Allies, this connection with the plants is focused on choosing and working intimately with one green ally, though you will also work with some other plants.

In the ABC course you will work with 52 herbs and learn moreso about how to harvest, prepare and use them as medicines and foods. Have you seen this web page on the course?

When you are done with the course you get a certificate of completion for that particular course.

You can order online here. If you prefer to register for the course through mail, send a letter to Susun at PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498, stating which course you are interested in, and giving your address and phone number. Then you include either the full fee or the first $50 payment as you choose.

Please let me know if I can help further; I am so happy to!

Blessings,
Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

September 23, 2008 in Correspondence Courses | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 11, 2008

Susun's Teaching Style and Correspondence Courses

Q: Since I sent in my precious $100, I've been reading on the website and discovered the "Why is Susun angry?" essay. Could I ask you if I should expect her to yell at me on the phone if and when I call her? I need to be prepared to handle it.

**I also have another question. I already own HEALING WISE and I see it is part of the course. Would it be possible for me to substitute another book instead of getting a second copy? Thank you.**

Anxiously excited to start.

Barheartflowr_12

A: Greetings from the Wise Woman Center!

We welcome you as an ABC of Herbalism correspondence course student. Susun will be sending a welcome package, complete with a project booklet and more, very soon. Thank you for the extra payment too. :)

We see that you have signed up for the payment plan. Since we are not able to do the automatic deductions with paypal payments, you have the option of making your payments using the supplement payment option online or by mailing a check to Susun Weed at PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498. You can choose which option you desire each month, and do not need to let us know which it will be :) If you let us know, we can send a payment reminder through paypal to help keep our postal mailing records straight.

It is up to Susun to decide if you can substitute.

I can not promise she will never yell. Susun is very direct. Those who come for apprenticeship ask for the level of growth that requires more confrontation. For those not wishing it she suggests one day classes, or correspondence course. So I doubt there is much to be concerned about. More likely you will find your interactions with her enjoyable. Just as she is direct and passionate, this works towards her joyous passions. I suppose in life it is good to be prepared for anything though.

love and blessings,
Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

May 11, 2008 in Correspondence Courses, Studies with Susun Weed | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learning About Healing

Dear Susun,

Hello. I am a divorced woman and I have five of the most precious gifts anyone could ask for!!! My children. I am going to be very honest with you about who I am.

#1…A woman very dedicated to children.

#2…A healer of unknown talents.

#3…A heart that is wide open.

#4…and a woman that feels out of place here in my family.

I have made many a journey in nature to speak with…Life…. I heard or felt those who chose to respond to my presence. I have witnessed many beautiful happenings and also was shown the sorrow of Mother Earth. I am at a place where I left my husband and in so doing, had to leave my four boys with their father and my daughter with my mother. I am considered homeless. I do not feel that way because of the connection I found within myself. I feel like I am a fire that keeps getting doused. I knew that the finer parts of me would die if I stayed in the marriage. I did not know that I would rouse my family into thinking that I am way out there and need help. I know what I experienced and it has been difficult keeping that knowing in my being when I am confronted daily with others that really do not know the Love of the Earth personally. I feel like crying because I miss my kids so much but I know that the ball started and I have to move with the movement. My heart sounds so great toward the natural healings that my path is split in two. On one side I would die to self to live again with my children and their father. On the other side I feel like the blood of the “people” is on my hands because I am not being the healer Mother Nature knows I am. I know that I have struggled because of the lack of examples that come from the human. I do know that I need to be an example to those that come after me of a Human Being living here on Earth. The bottom line is that I would cherish an opportunity to learn your sacred way. My dream is so huge that it is difficult to express. I gladly let my dreams pass to others so that the dream doesn’t have to wait on me. I want to live in a way that is very connected to the Earth and I found your website. I am unable to find a place to make money because my natural healing gift is calling from deep within and the normal workplace is so hard for me to be in. I am writing to you because I feel I have to try to make connections for my spirit to survive this space here in Kansas…Please, if you are able, let me know if there is a way to be in your sacred area and bring back into practice what I’ve learned to Kansas.

My thanks to you, for being on the Internet, at a time when who and what you are spoke volumes to my heart.

Barheartflowr_12

Thank you for writing. I know you write this to Susun. She does not have internet to be able to correspond through email. If you wish please do write her a letter at PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498. It is her daughter, with the help of a few of us, and Susun's financial support that allows us to share what we do online. I hear you wish to learn more from Susun. There is an abundance to learn online through our many websites, and I am happy to help you find whatever you are searching for within them. Also through most libraries you can get her books to read. I recommend you start with Healing Wise, though any would be of benefit. What else could I help with? I hear your passion and your needs.

Blessings,
Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

May 11, 2008 in Books for Women, Correspondence Courses, Nourishing Traditions, Six Steps of Healing, Studies with Susun Weed, Wise Woman Q&A, Wise Woman Wisdom | Permalink | Comments (0)

Apprenticing with Children

Hello!

I am looking to apprentice with someone but I have two little girls.

Are there places that you know of where one can have their children? Thank you for your time.

Barheartflowr_12

This is a great question, as I imagine apprenticeship with your girls could be a great benefit to the girls!!

Susun's live-in apprentice program is intense, so it would not leave time for the caring of your girls, since you are asked to focus deeply on yourself. However you CAN study with her through correspondence course and take her one-day classes with your girls along if you feel they are able to focus. You can also do her live-out apprentice program if you are able to be away from your girls one weekend a month.

I intend to open up my space for live in apprenticeship for families, though will not be ready until next summer likely, so I am sure places do exist :)

Blessings,

Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

May 11, 2008 in Correspondence Courses, Nourishing Traditions, Studies with Susun Weed, Wise Woman Q&A, Wise Woman Wisdom | Permalink | Comments (0)

ABC of Herbal Medicine from Budapest?

Dear Susun,

I'm very interested in taking the ABC Herbal Medicine Correspondance Course. I used to live in Seattle, and have taken a course with you and with Sally and Eaglesong at Ravencroft.

Currently, I live in Budapest, Hungary, and I will be moving to the island of Hvar, Croatia in January of next year. Is it possible that I can still take the course? I wondered how much information you had about herbs in Eastern-Central Europe. I've already found nettle (my herbal ally), elderberry, plantain and of course, dandelion in the Budapest area -- and that's without really trying too hard. I've also located an organic herb farm on Hungarian-Croat border that looks like a promising source for herbs.

Anyways, let me know. If so, I'll sign up for the course right away, I just wanted to make sure you were comfortable with working in foreign terrain.

Barheartflowr_12

Susun has correspondence course students all over the world and will be thrilled to work with you!! Thank you for checking first to be sure :) She does not have internet to be able to correspond through email, but will send a course packet out to your right away upon your registration. Know you can register online, as well as through postal mail.

Please let me know if I can help further.

Blessings,
Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

May 11, 2008 in Correspondence Courses, Studies with Susun Weed | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 09, 2008

Student from Holland

Dear Susan,

I live in Holland. I am very drawn to attenting the correspondance course ABC of Herbalism. It is awaking a part of me that i want to wake up and let it take me on the journey to change me en explore myself. It resonates deeply in me and i gues i will see where this journey will bring me. I am excited.

My question is, is it possible to start on any moment in time with this course?

The other question is, is it a problem that a non american residance attends the course?

Please let me know, I will let you know than as soon as possible what my decision will be. I wish you a great day

Barheartflowr_2

Hello, thank you for writing with interest in Susun's ABC of Herbalism correspondence course. She has students from all around the world, so you would be absolutely welcome. That it is a course of study done from your home makes it wonderful for those abroad. All her students come with different level of learning and areas of interest. The courses are definitely designed to accomodate this. Please let me know if I can answer anything further for you as you decide :)

Blessings,

Karen Joy
wisewoman@herbshealing.com
www.wisewomanweb.com

Hello Karen, thank you so much for answering my mail. I would like to receive information about registration or a registration form for the course ABC of herbalism. I did try it through the website but I got stock and wasn't able to find the registration form for the course. and how I can make payments. Is credit card payment possible? I see only the check part, but that isn't working from Europe I guess, please let me know.

The other question is, do I send in my assignment during this course abc of herbalism? How does it practical work.

Those are my last questions before the final step of registration. Sorry. Its a big step and commitment next to my job so I want to make it a good decision. But you really made me very enthusiastic. Thank you again.

best wishes and greetings

Barheartflowr_2

Yes, it is understandable to want to ask questions to be absolutely sure. Ask all you want, and don't worry about it :) Here is the link to register online.

You can use a credit card yes. Or you can register through mail with an international money order - just send your contact info and course desires to Susun Weed at PO Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498. Your correspondence with Susun will be through postal mail and the telephone.

You have the option of choosing what you wish to share with Susun of your lessons and when. I would take the most dominant of them for me and share during our phone conversations and occasional letters to her, to let her know how things were going. During our phone talk time I could also ask the questions that came up during lessons.

Karen Joy

Oh sorry, 1 other question, wich books are recommended to order to use allong with this course, so i can do that at once and safe myself shipping costs. thanks.

Barheartflowr_2

All shipping costs are included in the cost of the course. When you register, Susun will send a welcome packet which will include your lessons, and the book list to choose from. Though some books come with the course automatically, she may wait until she receives your book (and tape or audio) selections from the list (through postal mail) to send them all at once to save HER shipping costs :)

Is this what you are asking? If you are inquiring if you should purchase more books in addition to what comes with the course, I would say you will have plenty to keep you busy for a while!!!

Karen Joy

again write all you want, that is what I am here for :) :)

May 09, 2008 in Correspondence Courses | Permalink | Comments (0)

Correspondence Courses and International Currency

Q: Hi

I LOVE the sound of your ABC course. Just want to know what the price is

for Australian $.

Look forward to hearing from you.

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A: Hello, so wonderful you wish to take the ABC course with Susun! You can use http://www.xe.com/ucc/ to convert the price from U.S. dollars to your currency. Let me know how I can help further.

Blessings,

Karen Joy