Greetings Friends and Welcome to Our Schedule of Classes for 2010.

Sacred Plant Traditions is a center for herbal studies whose classes are geared for the absolute beginner to the licensed practitioner looking to deepen their relationship with the plant world. Our mission is to protect herbal medicine as the medicine of the people. We are here to teach our community about plants as foods, medicines and allies in our evolutionary process. We believe in the integrity and intelligence of whole plant foods as vs. extracting bits and pieces from the Gaian equation of health, beauty and wholeness. Finally, and most importantly, we honor and strive to teach, remember and deepen the connection that makes all life sacred.

We are excited to live in Charlottesville, VA with a plethora of local farmers, growers and suppliers of right livelihoods. We weave our programs with those of our community as many of our graduates have gone on and opened their own business.

Take some time to peruse the incredible classes offered in 2010.

The Day Classes are taught by experienced herbalists, most of them graduates of our program. The Foundations course still is a cornerstone of our Three Year Community Herbalist Program. For those unable to make the nine month commitment yet want a longer course of study we are happy to offer the Six Week Course twice this year. For those that have completed Foundations or a similar year long program, Clinic I - Therapeutics will be offered from March to November. This intensive course of study is not offered anywhere else in this format on the East Coast. It truly is an extraordinary training for those that wish to delve deeper into the applications of herbal medicine.

This year Phyllis Light will be back with her extraordinary teachings for two weekends this summer. Phyllis has begun our own SPT tradition as there have been a large number of us gathering now for three years to hear as well as experience her wisdom. Matthew Wood will return with his brilliant articulation of Traditional Western Herbalism where he will bring to life constitutional assessments and more stories of plant medicines.

Gaia Gathering for Women is back, not bigger, but better than ever. We are committed to keeping this a small gathering and with each passing year it is growing in popularity. Last year we closed registration near the end, so we recommend early registration for this one. We are also offering for the first time the exciting and empowering series of classes, Women of Wisdom.

At Sacred Plant Traditions, our intention is to provide knowledge in sustainable foods and medicines. The one tradition that we have continued for millennia is the use of plants for nourishment as well as healing. We honor science in its purist form and strive for discernment of information, knowledge and wisdom. We hold true the beauty of the earth-centered practices that acknowledge the energy and meaning of each of the seasons. Finally, we promote healthy community as a key to the enrichment, balance and nourishment of our lives.

Kathleen will be teaching a number of upcoming conferences. View the schedule on the Classes at a glance page.

May the magic of the Green World invite you for a day, a month or a lifetime.

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