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‘Holistic Healing with Herbs’
8 class Online Herbal Medicine Series
Herbs, Herbal Healing, Herbology, Herbalism, & Herbal Medicine Online Classes
with Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
OPEN TO STUDENTS ANYWHERE IN THE USA AND CANADA!
Monthly Live Online series TBA
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Join Dr. Christina Wilke-Burbach, an educator, holistic healing facilitator, Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Botanical Perfumer, Professional Gardener, and Botanical Artist with a PhD in Health Psychology, for a comprehensive overview of herbal medicine, holistic healing, natural health, and organic gardening!! Herbs and Herbal medicine are the foundation of natural health. Herbs have been used globally for thousands of years and were the first form of healthcare! The majority of the world still uses herbal medicine despite the invention of chemical pharmaceuticals. This herbal series will educate you and empower you to take your health and wellness back using mother nature’s pharmacy! Learn how to successfully design, grow, and cultivate your own herb garden. Learn how to make herbal preparations including teas, elixirs, ointments, infusions, tinctures, beverages, and food. Herbal delivery systems, bioavailability, natural remedies, and techniques for mental, emotional, and physical wellness, spiritual development, energy clearing, and metaphysical uses are also covered. The series also focuses on traditional uses, energetics, holistic healing, nutritional healing, clinical research, pharmacology, and safety. Christina is a member of the American Botanical Council, a member of the American Herbalist Guild, has completed the Wisconsin Master Gardener Training Program through the University of Wisconsin Extension, and is the Project Chair of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Indoor Garden. She specializes in women’s wellness, holistic healing, and spiritual development. She has hundreds of hours of aromatherapy, herbs, gardening, plant medicine, entheogen, and horticultural education. She is highly qualified to take you on your herbal journey! Since group herb classes are held over the growing season (spring, summer, and fall), a focus will be placed on organic gardening, cultivating, and growing your own herbs. This series will also cover indoor gardening and houseplants. Have a garden year-round!
This is a monthly live online series with 8 classes. The next series TBA! Join us! The series includes 101: Healing with Herbs, 102: Growing Herbs, 103: Preparing Herbs, 104: Energetic Healing with Herbs, 105: Emotional Healing with Herbs, 106: Physical Healing with Herbs, 107: Spiritual Healing with Herbs, and 108: Herbal Practicum.
You may just attend Herbs 101 for a comprehensive introduction to herbal healing. You may also just attend the Herbs 101 to 107 classes of your choice. You do not have to attend each class if you are not pursuing the certificate. A 175-hour Certificate is available to those students who do attend the whole series (Herbs 101 to 108) and complete additional homework requirements. Dive deep into holistic herbalism! Elective herbal medicine classes (Intuitive Healing with Herbs, Bewitching Botanicals, Guided Nature Walk, etc) will also be offered throughout the series that students can take to get additional experience and increased certificate hours. Each class includes attendance at a live online class taught by Dr. Christina, a detailed manual, and additional written materials. Class sizes are small with lots of individual mentoring and attention! Each class will be recorded and sent to you if you need to miss a class due to vacation, illness, or if you have a really busy summer! You can also take the entire series online, on-demand. For more info about the online, on-demand herbal medicine classes click here.
LIVE ONLINE HERB CLASSES
This is a live online class from the safety and comfort of your home! OPEN TO ANYONE ANYWHERE IN THE USA AND CANADA! For webconferencing, Dr. Christina uses Zoom. Zoom is free for you to use. After you register by paying the fee below, Christina emails you a link to join the class via web conferencing. You will need a webcam and speakers/or earphones for a webconference. You may also use a smartphone, laptop, or tablet. Join us from the safety and comfort of your own home. You do not need to be technology savvy. If you can turn on a computer and check your email, you can join us online. Its super simple…no advanced skills are needed. With your webcam turned on, you will be able to see, hear, interact, and join the discussion with Dr. Christina and the other students in the online class. You may also choose to join us by phone instead of webcam/online. Christina will then give you a special phone number to call in for class. There is also a chat feature, so you can chat/text the entire group or have a private conversation with another member. Please note that the herbs classes are only offered once a year. Next herbs series will not be offered again until 2021. Class sizes are small and personal with lots of individual mentoring!!
Prepping to use Zoom:
- The online class will be done with Zoom.
- So please make an account here https://zoom.us/
- Download this program/app on your computer, laptop or tablet.
- Please practice using Zoom and test out all of your equipment and your internet connection with a friend BEFORE our session! You will not want to spend our valuable session time focusing on your equipment.
- Get a headset with microphone or make sure your device has a speaker and microphone.
- You can also call in via your phone
- Please make sure you have a good internet connection if you want to do a webcam class.
Optional Individual Consultations with Christina: You can add individual phone or web consultations with Dr. Christina to your class experience for $40 per 30 minutes. You can schedule one consultation at the beginning of the program or you can schedule a consultation after each class. Email Dr. Christina to schedule your consultation(s). You can pay for them here: https://www.paypal.me/mindsoulandself
A note about the 2020 Herbs series, COVID-19 Safety/Prevention: 2020 sure has been an interesting year so far! COVID-19 has created a unique situation for many of us. This is the first time Christina is offering the Holistic Healing with Herbs series as live online classes. This is to honor those that are interested in the herbs series and either live geographically too far away to attend the face to face series or prefer to learn from the safety and comfort of their own home at this time. The live online classes are ideal for students who like the structure of scheduled classes, enjoy the interaction and discussion with other students, and want live access to the instructor to learn and ask questions in real-time. The entire series is also available online/on-demand if you are self-disciplined, prefer to learn at your own pace, according to your own schedule, and do not want the interaction of a live teacher and students. Click here for more info about the on-demand herb series.
Live Online Herbs 101: Healing with Herbs
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This class is the foundation to the entire ‘Holistic Healing with Herbs’ series. Class covers the history of herbal medicine and natural medicine, the foundation of holism, the wellness wheel, principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy, and Ayurveda and the foundations of herbal medicine. Topics include standardization and other considerations when using medicinal herbs, safety precautions, selecting herbs, herbal best practices, and using herbs for first-aid, detoxification and self-care. Because of the timing of this 101 class, we will also cover infectious disease, the immune system, and herbal medicine in this class. Herbs 101 also covers the regulation of the herbal industry, labeling of products, Good Manufacturing Practices, and introduces students to numerous resources. Take “Healing with Herbs” alone, or delve deeper into holistic herbalism with the whole series. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Prerequisite: none. This class is open to anyone. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 102: Growing Herbs
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This class provides an introduction to Botany, Plant Ecology, Taxonomy, and Plant Families. We will cover herbs and gardening practices to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Other class topics include Invasives, Foundation of Organic Gardening, Permaculture, Propagation, Testing soil and fertilizing, Composting, Designing an herb garden, Intro to Integrated Pest Management, Wildcrafting, Plant identification, Seed saving, and Heirlooms. Class also covers indoor gardening and houseplants! Have a garden year-round! Prerequisite: none. This class is open to anyone. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 103: Preparing Herbs
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Students will learn about herbal delivery systems, chemical constituents, synergy, and bioavailability. We will discuss harvesting herbs and drying herbs. Learn how to make herbal preparations and products (teas, capsules, decoctions, tinctures, extracts, infusions, balms, salves, etc). We will also cover herbal meads, herbal wines, cordials, elixirs, bitters, herbal gummies, candies, honeys, syrups, vinegars, flower essences, herbal salts, herbal ice cubes, and cooking/baking/making beverages with herbs. We will also discuss blending theories, formulations, plant-based dyes, tincturing perfumes, and art creations using herbs. Class includes a detailed workbook with lots of recipes! Prerequisite: This class is open to anyone. It is suggested that students take Herbs 101 before attending this class, but it is not necessary unless you are pursuing the certificate. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 104: Energetic Healing with Herbs
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Learn all about energetics and herbs in this class! The medicinal properties of herbs are related to not only their phytochemistry but also to their energetic properties. We will cover plant energies (hot herbs, cooling herbs, dry herbs, moistening herbs), the role of taste (bitter, salty, sour, sweet, pungent), the elements, the energetics of common symptoms, and body affinity. You will learn about constitutions, doshas, yin-yang theory, the Chakras, and Traditional Western energetics. Students will learn how to do a clinical intake, health assessment techniques, and how to create intake and informed consent forms. Students will learn how to take pulses according to Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as conduct tongue diagnosis. Class includes all supplies, a detailed manual, and additional written materials. Prerequisite: This class is open to anyone. It is suggested that students take Herbs 101 before attending this class, but it is not necessary unless you are pursuing the certificate. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 105: Emotional Healing with Herbs
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This class is an in-depth study of the herbs with mental and emotional healing properties. We will profile herbs for depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, mood balance, memory, and cognition. We will discuss traditional uses as well as clinical research. A focus will be placed on herbal psychopharmacology and mode of action, drug and herb interactions, considerations, and Integrative/Complementary Medicine. Acupressure protocols for emotional healing, nutritional therapies, and other natural health techniques to enhance herbal medicine will also be covered. Class includes all supplies, a detailed manual, and additional written materials. Prerequisite: This class is open to anyone. It is suggested that students take Herbs 101 before attending this class, but it is not necessary unless you are pursuing the certificate. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 106: Physical Healing with Herbs
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This class focuses on herbs for physical healing including cardiovascular, immune system, nervous system, musculoskeletal, and endocrine system health. Herbs for female and male wellness and chronic health conditions are also covered. Adaptogens and tonics are covered in detail. Other topics include herbal pharmacology, interactions, professional considerations, clinical research, traditional uses, and Complementary/Integrative Medicine. Additional acupressure protocols, nutritional therapies, and natural health techniques that enhance herbal medicine will be covered. Class includes all supplies, a detailed manual, and additional written materials. Prerequisite: This class is open to anyone. It is suggested that students take Herbs 101 before attending this class, but it is not necessary unless you are pursuing the certificate. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 107: Spiritual Healing with Herbs
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This class introduces students to the many spiritual and metaphysical uses of herbs including smudging, protection, manifesting, majik, incensing, herbs to balance the chakras, herbs to cleanse and protect the aura, herbs for energy clearing, herbs for divination, herbs for connecting to the divine, ritual, lore, energy work, and more. We will also cover Moxibustion and other energetic herbal techniques. We will make herbal mandalas, herbal holiday/yule wreaths, herbal charms, herbal wands, and smudge sticks as a part of this online class. Prerequisite: none. Class is open to anyone. Class includes a detailed manual and additional written materials. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $175. Registration TBA. Register at the bottom of this page.
Herbs 108: Practicum
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After completion of all 7 classes, the students will research and write up/monograph 5 herbs not covered in the series, study 10 hypothetical case examples, create their own intake and informed consent forms, and conduct 5 hands-on client sessions with follow-up. Students will also practice making and preparing herbal products for exchange with the other students (affectionately known as ‘Herbal Christmas’). Then, at the Herbal Practicum class, students will present their hands-on sessions and herb profiles and discuss client case examples and treatment planning. Business development, marketing, and professional considerations will also be covered in class. Class includes a detailed manual, additional written materials and exercises, a 60 minute individual mentoring session with Dr. Christina (must be scheduled between Herbs 107 & 108), and correction of all homework. Length: 8 hours. Fee: $250.
Other requirements: You can take the classes without pursuing the Certificate of Completion. There are 64 hours total of class time. A 175 hour Certificate of Completion is dependent upon the successful completion of all homework. If this is not possible, you may audit the classes/practicum again during a scheduled class or take the classes online. Elective herbal medicine classes (Intuitive Healing with Herbs, Bewitching Botanicals, Guided Nature Walk, etc) will also be offered throughout the series that students can take to get additional experience and increased certificate hours.
- 56 Class Units (101 to 107)
- 8 Practicum Units (107)
- 5 Hands-On Client Practice Units
- 10 herb profiles/monographs
- Homework, Reading, and Self Study Units
- Practice making herbal products
- Attempt to grow and garden herbs this spring/summer/fall
- Visit a Botanical Garden and Attend Guided Nature Walks
** The Holistic Healing with Herbs series was created by Christina Wilke-Burbach and is the intellectual property of Mind, Soul, and Self LLC. All rights reserved.
Testimonials:
- “Each class I find doors opening within me. This one was no disappointment! Seeing auras, making smudge bundles, creating mandalas; uncovering layers of self. It was emotional. As the classes are done now, I won’t look at this as over but as the beginning. Thank you ladies for a great a six months and to Christina for your vibrant authentic self.”–Jenn from Wisconsin
- “Thank You Christina for teaching such an enriching “Holistic Healing with Herbs” class! During the series of classes, in such a beautiful setting, I was learning and growing as a person at the same time. I really enjoyed the face to face class time. All the input from fellow classmates added to my education in all things herbal. The class was a comprehensive study of herbs and how and why they can be used in Holistic Healing. Not only that knowledge, but how to incorporate the safe and effective use of herbs in our business’s, professional and everyday lives. A highlight in each class was the hands-on part. Being able to actually do some of the things we were learning about in class was invaluable to me. Making herbal tinctures, smudge sticks, mandalas and so much more really enhanced the learning process and was such fun. Outside of class, homework activities brought the class to life. Growing the herbs, caring for them, helping them thrive and harvesting for their use was an exciting experience for this non-gardener. Wildcrafting and nature walks to identify herbs had me looking at the beauty of the nature that surrounds me in a whole new light. Thank you again sharing all your time and talents for the truly Holistic journey of healing with herbs!” —Donna B. RN, Illinois
- “Before taking this series I didn’t really know how herbs could be applied to daily life. Christina’s class went well and above my expectations and I learned so much about herbs. Christina is very knowledgeable in the subject and often offered information about other forms of healing that could be used with herbal medicine or in addition to herbal medicine. Christina was always available for questions outside of the classroom and made the classes fun and enjoyable. I now feel confident using herbs in my everyday life and helping others using herbs as well. I would highly recommend this course to anyone that is interested in herbalism.” —Trisha from Wisconsin
About Dr. Christina Wilke-Burbach: Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA is a scholar, teacher, consultant, and holistic healing facilitator with 22 years of higher education and experience in psychology, spirituality, holistic healing, plant medicine, and natural health. Her business is Mind, Soul, and Self LLC. She has her PhD in Health Psychology, Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, 2 bachelor degrees in psychology and anthropology, a minor in Sociology, and is trained in Transpersonal Psychology. She is a Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist, Botanical Artist, Reiki Master Teacher, and Professional Gardener. She is a member of the American Botanical Council and a member of the American Herbalist Guild. Christina has completed the Wisconsin Master Gardener Training Program through the University of Wisconsin Extension. She is the Project Chair of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Indoor Garden. Christina teaches Continuing Education Gardening Classes at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She specializes in women’s wellness, holistic healing, personal growth, and spiritual development. She has hundreds of hours of aromatherapy, herbs, gardening, plant medicine, entheogen, and horticultural education. She has presented at academic conferences and has taught hundreds of classes, workshops, and group sessions throughout the Midwest. She is a published author and award-winning researcher and healthcare provider. She strongly believes in empowering others to heal themselves. For more info, please visit: https://mindsoulandself.com/about-dr-christina-wilke-burbach/
Online Class Registration Information and Policies:
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- Please contact Dr. Christina at 608.393.7353 or mindsoulandself@yahoo.com with any questions. Register by paying the fee below. Please note, all sales are final.
- Take the class in the comfort of your own home! You do not need to be technology savvy. If you can turn on a computer and check your email, you can take an online class. Its super simple…no advanced skills are needed.
- These herb classes are live online classes taught by Dr. Christina with dynamic discussion and interaction with a group of students
- Each class will be recorded and registered students will be sent the downloadable MP4 (video) recorded class
- Within 48 hours after receiving payment, Dr. Christina will email you the live online class login information
- Each class also includes a detailed workbook and extensive written materials in PDF format
- Optional Individual consultation with Dr. Christina: You can add a 30-minute or 60-minute phone or webcam consultation with Dr. Christina to your online class purchase for a discounted rate of $40 for 30 minutes (normally $50) and $80 for 60 minutes (normally $100). Email Dr. Christina to schedule
- Concerned about taking an online class? Click here to learn more about our format
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