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Online Medical Herbalism – FULL COURSE (20 Videos)

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  • $900.00

An Advanced Understanding of Herbs for Health Care Practitioners - Now an Online Video series!

Filmed during the last in-class version of our Advanced Medical Herbalism course in 2019, we now have the entire program as 20, (2+hour each) videos that you can watch at your leisure.

Course materials and notes will be provided electronically.

 

Learning objectives

  • A holistic model of health & treatments will be elucidated. We will cover all the body systems and approximately 100 herbs by actions, pharmacology, and energetics.
  • Basic concepts and principles of the natural sciences will be introduced and applied. Botany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, herb-drug interactions, and human physiology will be presented with the principles addressed and integrated into the course at the appropriate times.
  • A holistic model of healing using the paradigms of deep ecology will be the basis of the paradigm in which herbal protocols will be formed.
  • A systematic method of integrating Western Bio-Medical information in an inherently holistic context will allow the students to utilize the resources of what is called “Allopathic” medicine and “Holistic” or “Naturopathic” medicine. We understand the Vis.
  • A herbal material medica will be developed and cross referenced by physiological action categories, body systems and tissues affinities, pharmacognostic plant metabolites, energetics, and historical uses.

What to expect

  • The basic structure of the classes will be to take each body system and summarize its place in the whole. Next, the patterns that lead to disease conditions and the physiological processes involved will be examined in detail including some specific pathologies. Case studies (from intake to diagnosis to prescription) will be discussed using the “method” and herbal selection criteria to generate holistic protocols including patient specific herbal formulations. Proper forms of herbal products i.e. tinctures, tisanes, decoctions, fomentations etc. will be addressed on a case by case basis. Products from health food stores, home medicine chests and professional dispensaries will be considered.
  • Class notes and handouts will be provided electronically.

Texts Used

  • Hoffmann, Medical Herbalism
  • Romm, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health
  • Hechtman, Clinical Naturopathic Medicine

 

Online Medical Herbalism Class#1: Introduction

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  • $50.00

This introductory class begins with an explanation of the textbooks referenced in the course, and how to use the provided “Materia Medicacourse materials. The bulk of the class focuses on the importance of pattern recognition, numbers and scales in Science; and introduces the language of categorizing herbs into “action” categories.

Running Time: 2hrs, 20mins

 

Online Medical Herbalism Class#2: Digestive System Part 1

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The second class continues to explain the language of categorizing herbs by “action,”, and then introduces action categories specific to the Digestive System. The last hour features a relevant Case Study and walks the viewer through the process of formulating a custom herbal tincture using our vertical “Worksheet” system.

Running Time: 2hrs, 45mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class#3: Digestive System Part 2

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Class 3 continues the explanation of relevant action categories for the Digestive System, with specific examples and anecdotes from real life cases.

Running Time: 2hrs, 40mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class#4: Digestive System Part 3

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Class 4 is the conclusion of the Digestive System section, and includes another applicable Case Study.

Running Time: 2hrs, 39mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class#5: Cardiovascular System Part 1

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  • $50.00

Class 5 begins with some related book recommendations, and then introduces the relevant action categories for the Cardiovascular System. A Cardiovascular Case Study is presented with step-by-step instructions for creating a Herbal formula.

Running Time: 2hrs, 37mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class#6: Cardiovascular System Part 2

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Class 6 is the conclusion of the Cardiovascular System. More action categories are discussed, and another cardiovascular Case Study is explained in detail.

Running Time: 2hrs, 34mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #7: Respiratory System Part 1

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  • $50.00

Class 7 begins with a selection of recommended books and tips for reading scientific journals. The first half of the Respiratory action categories are discussed, and a Case Study is presented.

Running Time: 2hrs, 43mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #8: Respiratory System Part 2

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Class 8 is the conclusion of the Respiratory System, with the rest of the applicable action categories discussed in detail. The last hour features another Respiratory Case Study.

Running Time: 2hrs, 38mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #9: Nervous System Part 1

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Class 9 focuses on the first half of the Nervous System action categories, and concludes with a  discussion of John’s “Calor, Rubor, Tumor, Dolor: Herbal Strategies for Treating Pain” presentation**.

Running Time: 2hrs, 43mins

**NOTE: "Calor, Rubor, Tumor, Dolor" is also an upcoming online video in which the full presentation will be covered in detail. As such, there is no electronic version of the file included.

Online Medical Herbalism Class #10: Nervous System Part 2

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Class 10 is the conclusion of the Nervous System, and begins with a selection of book recommendations. The rest of the applicable action categories are then discussed in detail, followed by another of John’s presentations: “Dopamine & Serotonin And the Search for Happiness.”

Running Time: 2hrs, 39mins

**NOTE: "Dopamine & Serotonin" is also an upcoming online video in which the full presentation will be covered in detail. As such, there is no electronic version of the file included.

Online Medical Herbalism Class #11: Urinary & Male Reproductive

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Class 11 begins with a book recommendation and a quick discussion on lay-lines and maps. Both the Urinary System and Male Reproductive system action categories are explained. The last hour features two Case Studies in detail.

Running Time: 2hrs, 55mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #12: Female Reproductive System Part 1

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Class 12 is the introduction to the Female Reproductive system, and begins with a YouTube channel recommendation, (one of John’s favourites!) followed by more book recommendations. The first section of Female Reproductive System action categories is discussed, another Case Study is presented and the different types of PMS are explained.

Running Time: 2hrs, 43mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #13: Female Reproductive System Part 2

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Class 13 is the second part of the Female Reproductive system, beginning with several botanical materia medica book recommendations and a quick story about Turska and his famous formula. More of the action categories for the Female Reproductive system are then discussed and a Case Study on Fibroids and Menstrual difficulties is reviewed.

Running Time: 2hrs 49mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #14: Female Reproductive System Part 3

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Class 14 is the conclusion of the Female Reproductive system. The class begins with a few more book recommendations, and the rest of the action categories are covered. Viriditas Naturopath, Tiffany Wyse, also gives a guest lecture on using herbs during pregnancy, parturition, and postpartum.

Running Time: 2hrs, 36mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #15: Musculoskeletal System

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Class 15 covers the entirety of the Musculoskeletal system and it’s action categories. Conditions affecting the system, such as Fibromyalgia, Arthritis and chronic inflammation are covered. Two case studies involving different types of Arthritis are presented at the end of the class.

Running Time: 2hrs 45mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #16: Integumentary System

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Class 16 covers the Integumentary system in its entirety, beginning with more book recommendations and a discussion on treating wounds, burns, skin cancer and escharotic salves. All of the relevant action categories are defined, and a Case Study on skin conditions is presented during the last hour.

Running Time: 2hrs, 44mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #17: Immune System Part 1

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Class 17 is the introduction to the Immune system with the first section of action categories covered.

Once again John starts class with some book recommendations applicable to the Immune system, along with a discussion on antibiotics and herbal anti-virals. In the last hour, John goes through a worksheet for treating Gram Positive Bacteria.

Running Time: 2hrs, 46mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #18: Immune System Part 2

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Class 18 is the second part of the Immune system and its relevant action categories. John begins with book recommendations before continuing the materia medica. Inflammation, autoimmune conditions leaky gut and the “Four Thieves Vinegar” are also discussed in detail. An immune system Case Study is explored during the last hour.

Running Time: 2hrs, 56mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #19: Endocrine System

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Class 19 covers the entirety of the Endocrine system, beginning with a run-through of available course materials. Hormones, insulin, type II diabetes, blood sugar, and a few popular diet trends are discussed before the Endocrine action categories are presented. The class ends with several book recommendations relevant to hormonal health and diet.

Running Time: 2hrs, 43mins

Online Medical Herbalism Class #20: Aging & Geriatrics

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The final class deals with aging and geriatric care from a Herbalist’s perspective. John begins by discussing the natural arc of life from “hot and wet” at birth, to “cold and dry” in our senior years.

Nutrition for optimal senior health is a key topic, as so many are “overfed, but undernourished” by “convenience” food products. A final, geriatric case study is presented in the last hour of class.

Running Time: 2hrs, 44mins

Course Testimonials

What are the graduates saying about us?

I completed the Medical Herbalism course approximately 10 years ago, and feel it is one of the most useful continuing education courses I have taken from a clinical skills perspective. A great course for translating the largely materia medica-based botanical medicine training at CCNM into effective formulae, and other practical botanical applications. Highly recommended for CCNM students and graduates who have not had additional herbal medicine training.

Jonah Lusis, ND

 

"If you depend upon the use of botanicals in your practice then consider this course mandatory.  Finally, you will have a chance to learn from a great mentor that actually has practical skills and knowledge as opposed to the same old recycled info in most modern herbal texts.  I have discarded most of the waste that I was taught in many seminars going through school because of lack of efficacy in a clinical setting, but the information I have received from John has shaped my practice."

Dr. Seth Yates BSc(Kin), ND, RAc.
Yates Naturopathic Clinic

I am so grateful to have taken John Redden’s course, Advanced Therapeutic Protocols. It was an invaluable part of my herbal studies.
John embodies a profound understanding and respect for plants and imparts that knowledge and passion to his students. The course is filled with clinical applications and protocols of most conditions that one would see in their practice. In addition, John supplements the material with his own “clinical gems” collected from his many years of experience. This course is a must for any professional using herbal medicine in their practice.

Giacomina Gucciardi-Mercurio ND

John was referenced in the OAND Pulse reviews of the 2016 Convention with this quote:

"John Redden's session alone was worth the fee for the whole weekend."

Past Courses

Online Medical Herbalism Course NOW AVAILABLE!

NEW Online Medical Herbalism Video series!
Click Here for a Sneak Peek!

Filmed during the last in-class version of our Advanced Medical Herbalism course in 2019, we now have the entire program as 20, (2+hour each) videos that you can watch at your leisure. Each video focuses on a different body system and the relevant herbs for that system. Course materials and notes will be provided electronically.

 

 

EVENT IS CANCELLED due to COVID John speaking at the Heartwood Gathering 2020

Please see the Heartwood Gathering for more up to date information and to register.

John at Richter’s Herb Farm

John Redden RH will be speaking about HERBAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND ANALGESICS

Please visit Richter's Herb Farm Events

Herb Walk with OAND – Old Mill, Toronto

Join John Redden RH on a Herb Walk in Old Mill, Toronto.

Saturday, July 28, 2018.
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Please make sure to wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes/hiking boots, and bring water with you.

This Herb Walk is organized by the O.A.N.D. (Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors).
Please visit their site or call them for more information on how to register for this event.

The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors
789 Don Mills Rd., Suite 603
Toronto, ON
M3C 1T5

P: 416-233-2001 or 1-877-NAT-PATH (628-7284)
F: 416-233-2924
E: info@oand.org

Herb Walk with OAND – Coldwater ON

Join John Redden RH on a Herb Walk in Coldwater, ON

Saturday, July 14, 2018.
10:00 PM to 3:00 PM

This Herb Walk is not to be missed! It will be a long hike, so please make sure to wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes/hiking boots, bring water and a lunch.

This Herb Walk is organized by the O.A.N.D. (Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors).
Please visit their site or contact them for more information on how to register for this event.

The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors
789 Don Mills Rd., Suite 603
Toronto, ON
M3C 1T5

P: 416-233-2001 or 1-877-NAT-PATH (628-7284)
F: 416-233-2924
E: info@oand.org

Herbal Walk – High Park

Join John Redden RH on a Herbal Walk in High Park, Toronto

Saturday, July 7, 2018.
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Please wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes/hiking boots, and bring water.

This Herb Walk is organized by Odessa Gill, BSc, ND, of Aspire Health.
RSVP is required, please call (416) 551-3395 to register for the event. You can visit their site for more information.

P: 416.551.3395
aspirehealth@rogers.com

highparkherbwalk

An evening with Matthew Wood

Join us at Viriditas for an evening with Herbalist Matthew Wood, as he discuss two topics:
Astringents: Mastering Herbs One Category at a Time, and
Heat/Excitation: Mastering One Energetic Category at a Time.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
at Viriditas Herbal Products Classroom

This is a Guest Lecture held at Viriditas Herbal Products Ltd.,
2775 Dundas St. West.

Learn more about Matthew Wood

Herbs, Mushrooms & Food as Adjuncts for Cancer at Richters Herb Farm

John Redden RH speaks about how a diagnosis of cancer need not cause panic or despair. Cancer is a treatable metabolic disease. John will discuss herbs, mushrooms and foods as therapeutic adjuncts or even as the main treatment for cancer. Whether you use orthodox or natural medicine, or both, herbs can help in very meaningful ways.

This is a part of Richter's Herbs Free Events Lecture Series.
Held at 357 Durham Regional Hwy 47, Goodwood, ON L0C 1A0
For more information see: Richters Events

 

Summer Solstice Herbal Weekend with Matthew Wood at Christine Dennis’ Farm

A great Herbal event!
John Redden RH will be speaking alongside herbalists Matthew Wood & Christine Dennis RH at this annual retreat weekend.
This event is happening at Otter River’s farm, Port Burwell, ON.

For more information see here: Christine Dennis workshops

Collaborative Education for Naturopathic Doctors

John Redden RH will be presenting on Herbal Applications for Mental Wellness; Understanding The Indications & Energetics at this Clinical Tools for Mind-Body Medicine conference.
To register see: Collaborative Education Website

Hands On Seminar with Dr. Verna Hunt, BSc, DC, ND

Being Well Communications Manual Therapies Seminar Series
Dr. Verna Hunt, BSc DC ND, has developed a series of 5 one-day manual therapy seminars that she teaches to 15 licensed participants per seminar. These seminars can be taken in any order and will cover the entire body, head to toe, on how to affect and increase resolution of homeostasis by application of manual therapies. The knowledge you will learn comes from Dr. Hunt’s 40 years of clinical practice in using these practical and effective techniques.
The seminar series currently includes these standalone topics that can be taken in any order:
The Belly
The Head and Neck
Beyond Palpation
Arms into the Thorax
Legs into the Pelvis
Three seminars will be held each year in February, May, September and November. The schedule for the year’s seminars will be posted on this page in the fall of the previous year, so that participants can plan ahead. Please see below for the updated seminar schedule. Thank you.

2020 BWC Seminar Schedule
CE Hours pending for 2020 seminars.

September 26, 2020 | Seminar 5
Connecting the Lower Limbs up into the Pelvis: What keeps a connection from lower limbs into the pelvis?
Toronto – Held at Viriditas Herbal Products, Ltd., 2775 Dundas Street West, Suite 101
Assuring that lower limb functionally lasts a lifetime depends upon the neuro-musculo-skeletal integration to the rest of the body, particularly the pelvis. When the pelvic floor and core muscles are not working in concert with the lower limbs, due to injury or pelvic organ dysfunction, the natural harmony of movement in spacial relationship to gravity decompensates resulting joint deterioration, organ malfunction and metabolic stasis. Assessment and treatment of the connection between the lower limbs and pelvis begins at birth until the elder years, often beginning and ending with imbalance and many injuries in between. Manual therapies can alleviate and treat the cause to ensure optimal movement for a lifetime.
TO REGISTER DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATION PACKAGE, FILL OUT AND SUBMIT THE FORM.

November 7, 2020 | Seminar 1
The Belly: What is going on in there?
Toronto – Held at Viriditas Herbal Products, Ltd., 2775 Dundas Street West, Suite 101
People have various kinds of abdominal discomfort and they come to your office seeking relief. External manual palpation can reveal many things, including things not visible on x-ray or MRIs. There is often a lack of functional movement in the connective tissue and fascia and/or lack of movements of the various organs in the abdomen. External manual treatment can correct positioning and assist in function.
TO REGISTER DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATION PACKAGE, FILL OUT AND SUBMIT THE FORM.

Space for each class is limited to 15 participants, so register asap.

For more information visit: www.beingwellcommunications.com/events

Flyer & forms here: Verna Course

The Belly

Verna Hunt ND will be teaching the first seminar in a new BWC Seminar series. This first seminar will be on ‘The Belly’ and will be held at Viriditas Herbal Products, Ltd. Space is limited to 15 participants (who must be licensed practitioners – ND, DC, RMT), so register ASAP.
Click here for more details

Medical Herbalism Course
An Advance Understanding of Herbs for Health Care Practioners

A holistic model of health & treatments will be elucidated. We will cover all the body systems and approximately 100 herbs by actions, pharmacology, and energetics. Advanced concepts and principles of the natural sciences will be introduced and applied. Botany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, herb-drug interactions, and human physiology will be presented with the principles addressed and integrated into the course at the appropriate times.

Learning objectives
  • A holistic model of health & treatments will be elucidated. We will cover all the body systems and approximately 100 herbs by actions, pharmacology, and energetics.
  • Basic concepts and principles of the natural sciences will be introduced and applied. Botany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, herb-drug interactions, and human physiology will be presented with the principles addressed and integrated into the course at the appropriate times.
  • A holistic model of healing using the paradigms of deep ecology will be the basis of the paradigm in which herbal protocols will be formed.
  • A systematic method of integrating Western Bio-Medical information in an inherently holistic context will allow the students to utilize the resources of what is called “Allopathic” medicine and “Holistic” or “Naturopathic” medicine. We understand the Vis.
  • A herbal material medica will be developed and cross referenced by physiological action categories, body systems and tissues affinities, pharmacognostic plant metabolites, energetics, and historical uses.
What to expect
  • The basic structure of the classes will be to take each body system and summarize its place in the whole. Next, the patterns that lead to disease conditions and the physiological processes involved will be examined in detail including some specific pathologies. Case studies (from intake to diagnosis to prescription) will be discussed using the “method” and herbal selection criteria to generate holistic protocols including patient specific herbal formulations. Proper forms of herbal products i.e. tinctures, tisanes, decoctions, fomentations etc. will be addressed on a case by case basis. Products from health food stores, home medicine chests and professional dispensaries will be considered.
  • Class notes and handouts will be provided electronically.
  • Videos of the course are purchasable as a complete or modular package, coming in 2020.
Texts Used
  • Hoffmann, Medical Herbalism
  • Romm, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health
  • Hechtman, Clinical Naturopathic Medicine
Certification
    • A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of classes.
    • CE credits (category A & B) from CONO are pending and will be granted to professionals who take the course,

 

Heartwood Gathering

John Redden RH, has attended Heartwood Herbal Gathering from the beginning, five years ago.  For more details and schedule see: Heartwood Gathering

 

Great Lakes Herb Faire

John Redden RH will be speaking at this popular Herbal event in Michigan. For more details see: Great Lakes Herb Faire

OAND Herb Walks Aug. 12 & 26

Join John Redden RH at several OAND Herb walks for Naturopathic Doctors, Herbalists & Herb Enthusiasts.

August 12 : Botanical Walk Old Mill (Toronto) 12-4pm  pre-register here

August 26th: Botanical Walk Coldwater (near Barrie) pre-register here

Cost: $10 each

And Qualify for CE Credits: 4.0 Category B

To pre-register (required) with the OAND or to view more details visit https://oand.org/non-certificate-ce-courses/

Practical Herbalism Garden Course 2019

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Course Details

The class meets every Thursdays 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for 20 classes.
First class will be held at Viriditas shop:
2775 Dundas Street West, Suit 101
Map 

The other nights we will meet at the High Park Gardens

June 6, 13, 27
July 4, 11, 18, 25
August 1, 8
September 5, 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14
Please note there are no classes schedule for August 15, 22, 29.
Any missed classes may be made up the following year.

Course Objectives

To guide participants through one entire growing season, in order to learn about and experience the planting, tending, and harvesting of approximately 25 medicinal plants which grow readily in Ontario. Students will participate in a group garden provided by the teacher and they may grow some plants at home in their own gardens.

  • To discuss the medicinal uses of these plants & about 25 more local wild herbs. To learn by doing, how to prepare and use the various remedies they provide; to address concerns about the appropriateness of herbal medicine for our time and the importance of ecological sustainability.
  • To learn how to use the herbs safely and appropriately for the improvement of personal health and the health of the ecosystem.
Additional Information
  • Participants must enroll for all 20 weeks
  • The garden will be available for tending and harvesting on days not scheduled for class.
  • Elective group gardening time and herb walks will be scheduled in, according to student/teacher availability over the summer. Herb walks around Ontario will take place spring, summer, and fall.
  • Enrollment will be limited to about 30 Students.
  • The cost for the entire course will cover lectures, class notes (efiles), herb walks, gardening time, herb products and food products.
Certification & Credits

unnamed-4Students will keep an assortment of tinctures, salves, syrups, creams and fermented foods that they have manufactured during class time. Continuing Education Credits may be applicable for professionals.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of classes upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

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Our REGISTER NOW is not functioning so please send e transfers to Susan at susan@viriditasherbalproducts.com. Payment of $800 may be done in full or in  quarters ($200/month for 4 months) starting with the first payment on the first class.   Please use password PHC as security question.  Our phone number if you need more information is 416-767-3428
View the pdf to print and share: Practical Herbalism Flyer 2019

 

 

Summer Solstice Herbal Gathering at Christine Dennis’ Farm

John Redden RH
This event is happening at Otter River’s farm, Port Burwell, ON. For more info see:
Christine Dennis Workshops

OAND Naturopathic Conference November 4th to 6th, 2016

John will be doing an in depth study on HOW TO COMPOUND herbal formulas specific to a patients needs.
Formulas will be developed from Intake to Prescription so that practitioners may feel confident in tailoring custom formulas to suit & treat their patients concerns.
Conference Details

HEARTWOOD Herb Gathering 2016

Join John Redden RH at this herbal focused weekend in Claremont, ON. John will lead a herb walk and discuss Herbal Medicine in the Age of Antibiotic Resistance.

To register, contact:
http://www.heartwoodgathering.ca/register-and-pay.html

OAND Herb Walk with Angeli Chitale 2016

Join John Redden RH & Angeli Chitale ND at the annual OAND Herb walk for Naturopathic Doctors at Matchedash, Coldwater, ON.

Register with the OAND.

Richter’s Herbs 2016

John Redden RH will be speaking on How to Boost Your Immune System with Herbs.

For more information on this free event see:
Richter's Herbal Events

Collaborative Education for Naturopathic Doctors 2016

John Redden RH on Labour Preparation Support & Recovery with Botanicals. The event will be held at the University of Toronto, 121 St. Joseph St. Toronto, Ontario.

To register for the weekend:

http://www.collaborativeeducation.ca

Herb Walk with John & Angeli 2015

Join John Redden RH & Angeli Chitale ND at the annual OAND Herb walk for Naturopathic Doctors at Matchedash, Coldwater, ON.

Register with the OAND.

Heartwood Gathering 2015

This event will take place in Claremont, Ontario.
For more info: http://www.heartwoodgathering.ca/

John Redden RH will be giving two lectures:

Findhorn Experience Learn through Direct Knowledge

We will perform a series of exercises to open inner cognition. Direct knowledge is the Way of the Heart. In this session we will experience meditations, attunements and resonance as taught at Findhorn (Scotland) by the original founders and a few other monastic settings. The understandings that come cannot be found in books. It is initiatory and therefore transformative. You will learn how to learn.

Medicine Making from ground to bottle
Summer Solstice Herbal Weekend at Christine Dennis’ farm 2015

This event is happening at Otter River’s farm, Port Burwell, ON. For more info:

http://www.christinedennis.ca/workshops%20and%20seminars.html

Collaborative Education for Naturopathic Doctors 2015

John Redden RH on specific herbs for specific pains. The event will be held at the University of Toronto, 121 St. Joseph St. Toronto, Ontario.

To register for the weekend:

http://www.collaborativeeducation.ca

Practical Herbalism 2015
Course Details

Beginning on May 28th, 2015 the class will meet one Thursday a week from 6:30PM to 8:30PM for 5 weeks.

The fall session begins on September 3rd, 2015 where class will meet every Thursday from 6:30PM to 9:00PM for 11 weeks.

Course Objectives
  • To guide participants through one entire growing season, in order to learn about and experience the planting, tending, and harvesting of approximately 25 medicinal plants which grow readily in Ontario. Students will participate in a group garden provided by the teacher and they may grow some plants at home in their own gardens.
  • To discuss the medicinal uses of these plants & about 25 more local wild herbs. To learn bydoing, how to prepare and use the various remedies they provide; to address concerns about the appropriateness of herbal medicine for our time and the importance of ecological sustainability.
  • To learn how to use the herbs safely and appropriately for the improvement of personal health and the health of the ecosystem.
Additional Information
  • Participants must enroll for all sessions
  • The garden will be available for tending and harvesting on days not scheduled for class.
  • Elective group gardening time and herb walks will be scheduled in, according to student/teacher availability over the summer. Herb walks around Ontario will take place spring, summer, and fall.
  • Enrollment will be limited to about 30 Students.
  • The cost for the entire course will cover lectures, class notes (efiles), herb walks, gardening time, herb products and food products.
Certification & Credits

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of classes. Students will keep an assortment of tinctures, salves, syrups, creams and fermented foods that they have manufactured during class time.

Continuing Education Credits may be applicable for professionals.

View the pdf to print and share: Herbal Medicine for Our Changing Times Practical Course 2015

Natural Fertility

Course description coming soon!

Herb Walk in High Park 2015

Meet at the front entrance to the park on Bloor St. W. & High Park Ave at 12:45pm! $10 proceeds go to the Ontario Herbalists Association

Ancient Herbs- The History of Herbal Medicine

An herbal history from Hippocrates to present day, including Hildegard von Bingen. From Ancient Egypt to Greece and through Arabic to Medieval medicine, on to present day, John Redden RH will discuss the history of holistic herbal medicine.

First Aid Course

We will list and describe the items you need to make a herbal first aid kit. General home health care information for families at home, the cottage or camping.

External Application of Herbs

Poultices, plasters, baths, soaks, salves, lotions, etc… for home or practitioners.

Integrative Cancer Adjunct Care

Cancer as a metabolic disease is the centre of our focus of treatments. The work of Warburg, Seyfried & D’Agostino will be introduced in our discussion.

Ketogenic diets, juicing, supplementation, blood sugar regulation, detoxification, immune support & psycho-spiritual components will all be discussed and configured into an integrative system of patient care.

Medical Herbalism Course 2016-2017
An Advanced Understanding of Herbs for Health Care Practitioners

A holistic model of health & treatments will be elucidated. We will cover all the body systems and approximately 100 herbs by actions, pharmacology,and energetics. Basic concepts and principles of the natural sciences will be introduced and applied. Botany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, herb-drug interactions, and human physiology will be presented with the principles addressed and integrated into the course at the appropriate times.

Learning objectives
  • A holistic model of health & treatments will be elucidated. We will cover all the body systems and approximately 100 herbs by actions, pharmacology,and energetics.
  • Basic concepts and principles of the natural sciences will be introduced and applied. Botany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, herb-drug interactions, and human physiology will be presented with the principles addressed and integrated into the course at the appropriate times.
  • A holistic model of healing using the paradigms of deep ecology will be the basis of the paradigm in which herbal protocols will be formed.
  • A systematic method of integrating Western Bio-Medical information in an inherently holistic context will allow the students to utilize the resources of what is called “Allopathic” medicine and “Holistic” or “Naturopathic” medicine. We understand the Vis.
  • A herbal material medica will be developed and cross referenced by physiological action categories, body systems and tissues affinities, phamacognostic plant metabolites, energetics, and historical uses.
What to expect
  • The basic structure of the classes will be to take each body system and summarize its place in the whole. Next, the patterns that lead to disease conditions and the physiological processes involved will be examined in detail including some specific pathologies. Case studies (from intake to diagnosis to prescription) will be discussed using the “method” and herbal selection criteria to generate holistic protocols including patient specific herbal formulations. Proper forms of herbal products i.e. tinctures, tisanes, decoctions, fomentations etc. will be addressed on a case by case basis. Products from health food stores, home medicine chests and professional dispensaries will be considered.
  • Class notes and handouts will be provided electronically.
  • Enrolment will be limited to about 30 Students.
  • There is a 15 student minimum required to create a second class on a different evening.
  • Distant students may consider Skyping in for lectures
Texts Used
  • Hoffmann, Medical Herbalism
  • Romm, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health
  • Hechtman, Clinical Naturopathic Medicine
Certification
  • A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of classes.
  • Continuing Education Credits may be applicable for professionals.

download the pdf flyer:
MEDICAL HERBALISM class 2017

Email us, so we can send you an invitation to ZOOM for audio/video presentation of the live class sessions.

Note: If you have registered and missed a class, because this course is taught in modular, you can retake the missed class (s) next year or come by Viriditas and listen to them (sorry, they will not be available online).
Attendance is logged, and at the end, the hours you attended will be recorded on the certificate for your CE application.