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School of Craft Herbalism with Josh Williams
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Path One is your invitation into the deep magico-medicinal roots of plant work. In this 9-week root course we explore the herbs and their virtues from the angles of spirit, relationship, magic, medicine, and ritual. Through hands-on learning, guided plant journeys, and multifaceted exploration of the human being we learn to work with the herbs, craft excellent medicines, support and harmonize body systems and functions, expand our medicine into the realm of magic, and work with over 50 individual herbs at an intensity and intimacy rarely shared in other courses. Path One lays a powerful foundation of spiritual herbalism for further studies and will give you access to wisdom, experiences, and mysteries not openly shared in most herbal programs.

This is the only program offering teachings from Josh's Green Arte tradition which focuses on sorcerous, relationship-based approaches to herbal medicine and magic. Both Path One and Path Two are presented as foundation courses to a more traditional mentor-apprentice learning style which is available as Path Three. Students are encouraged to approach the course with this in mind.

On this path you'll gain sufficient experience to research herbs and herbal protocols, make excellent medicines, rely on your own personal connections to individual plants, and bring herbal medicine into your home for care of self and family. This is a superior hands-on foundation for those who want to go on to study other forms of herbalism with a less spiritual focus, and a prerequisite for those who want to continue their studies in our program and tradition.

Sessions begin with decompression, guided pathworkings, shared medicine taking, lots and lots of medicine crafting and building your own medicine chest, exploration of body systems in non-machanistic languages, protocols and formulations, and a topical discussion surrounding our spiritual work with the plants. We also explore real client narratives each week to learn how to apply our herbal wisdom in the real world. Tuition includes journal with prompts, program manual, and a hand-curated selection of textbooks to support your studies giving you an instant herbal library of the best of the best! You will also get complimentary access to Josh's online community, The Grove, for one full year (a value of $250) and receive a 10% student discount at Greenthread Herbs for the duration of your classes. Josh and advanced students will also be available to help you work on your own wellness throughout the course as desired.

This path is suitable for folks new to herbalism or those who want to move into more energetic expressions of the work.

 S Y L L A B U S
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Disclosures
Meet & Greet
Intro and Foundations
Green Animism
​Spiritual Herbalism
Energetic/Constitutional Herbalism
​Actions
Energetics
Elements
​Tissue States
Constitutional Expressions of Self
Compass Building
Legalities, Industry, Reality Checks, Community, and Goals
Journeywork & Following the Herbs
Herb Journey

Working with Materia
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-2-
Herb Journey
Infusions & Decoctions Workshop
Infusion Medicine
Tea Ritual
Digestive System
Bitters, Aromatics, & Carminatives
Protocols
Tongue & Face Analysis
Cleansing & Releasing / Paths of Elimination
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-3-
Herb Journey
Tincture Workshop 1
Immune System
The Anti- Herbs
Cold & Flu Protocols
Fortifying Protocols
The 'Day One' Protocol
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-4-
Herb Journey

Tincture Workshop 2
Nervous System, Mood, & Energy
Adaptogens & Nootropics
Nervines & Sedatives
Anxiety, Mood, & Sleep Protocols
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-5-
Herb Journey
Oil Workshop 1
Nutritives, Alteratives, & Trophorestoratives
Blood Building Protocols
Detox Protocols
Herbs in the Kitchen
Medicinal Bites Workshop
First Aid, Family Care, & Shipwreck Essentials
The Art of Composition & Formulation
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
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Herb Journey
Smoking & Smoldering Workshop
Respiratory System
Expectorants, Pectorals, Demulcents, & Drying Allies
5-Point Consultations & Body Reading

Sacred Connections & Green Breathwork
Steams Workshop

Materia Medica & Focal Herb
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Herb Journey
Oil Workshop 2
Balms & Salves Workshop

Cardiovascular System
Cardio Protocols

Love & The Temple Within
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-8-
Herb Journey
Compress & Poultice Workshop
Reproductive Systems
Tonics & Emmenegogues
Hormones, Uterine, Prostate, Fertility, & Cycles
Abundance & Creativity
Materia Medica & Focal Herb
-9-
Herb Journey
Skin Protocols
Harvesting, Drying, & Storing Techniques
​Course Review
Plant Spirit Dedications & The Green Arte
​Final Project / Community Offering
​Preview of Path Two
​Materia Medica & Focal Herb

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P A T H   O N E   D E T A I L S
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​Path One is a 9-week journey.
Sessions take place on Sundays from Noon-5ish and are held either at Greenthread Apothecary or at a nearby outdoor location.
We meet three Sundays in a row each month with one Sunday off making the course a 3-month total duration.
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Class size: 6 new students

Current Textbooks:
Spiritual Herbalism / Josh Williams
The Gift of Healing Herbs / Robin Rose Bennett
Planetary Herbology / Michael Tierra
Herbal Medicine / Dr. Sharol Tilgner
Medicine Maker's Handbook ​/ James Green
Master Book of Herbalism / Paul Beyerl
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Manual
Journey Workbook
9 Monographs & Rituals

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This path is required before taking Path Two or Path Three

Tuition:
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$800
CLASS CALENDAR
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