Herbal Paths to Follow or Wander Between
The Trail System: The following paths and trails can be taken separately or together
Wander between a FEW or ALL of these Paths here. Completion of all the paths centers around a 6 month program. Registration for the 2012 program is underway
Training that offers direction towards clients, including clinical skills and body reading, special CE options for Licensed Massage Therapists. This path leads to more advaned training opportunities
Training that offers direction for those wanting to grow and use medicinal herbs in Texas, includes Plant Identification and preparations.
Training that offers direction and navigation for those wanting to learn more about our wild Texas plants and Outdoor Skills, including Wildcrafting and Plant Identification
Training that guides people through the ins and outs of herbal preparations and creating a home apothecary
Energetics and Materia Medica Path
Deeper study and application of plant properties, uses and energetics
Apply to be one of the Wildflower School Apprentices, only available to those applying for entire program
Our Commitment to Community and Accessibility, Work Trade Positions, Sliding Scale and Gifting
More about the Wildflower School Curriculum
So you want to be an herbalist...... Come join us as we learn to live with the seasons, getting to know our local plant allies, making lots of fun herbal preparations, and becoming more present in our own bodies as well as with others. The Wildflower School focuses on all things herbal and green, and generally not found in books. We honor and and rely heavily on oral traditions. Nicole is a firm believer in experiential learning. In classes, the science of herbalism is carefully balanced with the art and energetic realms to offer the student a well-rounded herbal perspective. Much of what we do is hands-on and interactive. In 2011 we are excited to introduce the concept of herbal paths to our curriculum, adding more hours and advanced study for our future students
Curriculum at the Wildflower School provides a deep and comprehensive study of North American Herbal Medicine with a emphasis on bioregionalism, conservation, land stewardship, personal reflection, and building a strong herbal community. All curriculum materials are unique to the Wildflower School and are constantly evolving. Single classes, workshops and intensives are offered through out the year and are open to the community at large. The full 6 month program takes up to 20 students. Program participants may apply to fill 1 of the 5 apprentice positions offered to students in the Wildflower School Apothecary and work more closely with Nicole and other Herbalists making products and gardening.
The full 6 month herbal program comes from a deeply ecological perspective of working with plants as medicine. We use both traditional and non-traditional teaching methods like Botany Yoga, Personal Projects, Making First Aid Supplies, and Latin Binomial Spelling Bees. We incorporate different holistic healing models as we approach using herbs both pharmacologically and energetically infusing wisdom from Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Greek Medicine, and the Tarot into our learning. We look at herbs from the ground up and all the way into formulas.
The goals of the program are to
- provide a solid basis for learning how to study and practice herbalism
- understand holistic approaches to using herbs in the human body based not only on pharmacology but vital response and humoural energetics(hot, cold, moist, dry)
- identify local medicinal plants in the garden and field and any ecological concerns surrounding the plants
- create unique and interesting preparations with medicinal plants (and other natural substances)
- introduce the idea of working with clients and the human body in both a home and professional setting
- learn to live with the seasons as a weedcrafter and gardener
- learn how to access resources in your herbal community and add them into your practice as an herbalist
For more information, please visit the school catalog section for details. Student Testimonials here
Full 6 month program
Jan-June 2012 primarily on the weekend: Every other Fri, Saturdays and 1 Sunday a month 
- In depth study of the Top Herbal Allies of the Wildflower School including energetics and local species variants
- Hands On Classes Making Herbal Preparations for your own Home First Aid Kit
- Applying and Understanding the Tonic and First Aid Use of Herbs in various Body Systems
- Following the pathology of dis-ease from a holistic and vitalist perspective back to balance
- Introduction to Body Reading Skills
- Pharmacology and Plant Identification
- Learning our outdoor manners: Walking in the Wild with Intention
- Weedcrafting Skills Activities
- Gardening in Texas
- Learn how to get your hands dirty
- Create community alternatives to a messed up healthcare system by empowering yourself and your family to be ecoherbalists and take your health and healing into your own hands!
50 hour Apprenticeships offered in Summer and Fall
Apprenticehip for Bodyworkers: Herbs on the Body !!!!NOW OFFERING CE CREDIT FOR LMTS!!!
This apprenticeship is for those that would like to add herbal therapeutics into your practice as a bodyworker. It includes the 25 hour herbal preparations intensive listed below, 7 hours of managed apothecary work, and a 6 hour personal project using oils and herbs, and an additional 12 hours of CE classes in herbal bodycare and spa preparations CE units offered for those who are LMT's)
Apprenticehip for Doulas, Midwives, Nurses, Parents: Birthing, Children and Herbs
This intensive is for those that would like to add herbal therapeutics into your practice or family life. It includes the 25 hour herbal preparations intensive listed below, 6 hours of managed apothecary work, and an additional 12 hours of classes in using herbs safely in pregnancy and childcare
How to Register and Pay for the 2012 Herbal Program and/or Paths
- Fill out an application here for the 2012 Herbal Program or a Herbal Path
- Send in $300 application fee to hold your place for the 250+ hour or $100 for 50 hour paths.
You may send a check or money order to PO BOX 4520 Austin 78765 or pay through Paypal
3.) Then Call (412) 294-8241 or Email us to schedule an orientation
Cost of 200 hour Program : $1650 if registered by December 1, 2011, $1750 afterwards
Cost of 50 Hour Apprenticeships: $575
Some payment plans are available. Get full details of the school and programs in our School Catalog