Chronic pain affects 80 million people annually. Understanding the pain pathway allows us to intervene at multiple levels with a myriad of interventions. Opiate overuse stems from people not understanding other positions for pain relief. Cannabis has been used successfully to treat chronic pain, especially neuropathic pain.

We will explore the pain pathway from the origin at the source, all the way up to recognition in the brain. From here we will discuss the latest findings in pain research, the methods to interrupt the pain pathway (including cannabis, lifestyle and other herbs!), how these methods work, and finally their indications and contraindications for use.

An ancient old traditional technique we will explore using pump and fire cups on the body for pain and dis/ease. We will add different herbs and flower essences on the meridians and acupressure points for emotional as well as physical ailments and dis/eases.

Working with deep imbalances as a clinical herbalist requires contextualizing the immune state within our greater understanding of evolutionary and societal imbalances. In this class we will tour through the research, clinical strategies, and herbal medicines for our most challenging deep immune imbalances. This intensive is designed for intermediate and advanced students, but all are welcome.

Medicinal plants can help you deepen your sense of connectedness to Spirit (God/Goddess/All-That-Is) and cultivate trust in the voice of your own wise guide within. We’ll explore ways to use herbs such as sage, lavender, grandmother cedar, cronewort/mugwort, cinquefoil, lobelia, roses, and copal as teas, tinctures, infusions, anointing oils, ointments, smudge herbs and baths—to aid meditation, help open your third eye, guide and recall your dreams, take potent trance journeys, create safe and sacred space, and evoke healing visions in meditation, ritual, and ceremony.

There is a Virology book available for purchase in addition to the cost of the intensive. If you are interested in this book which contains all the notes of this lecture please see the instructor prior to or after class.

First we will overview of the life cycles of different types of viruses by replication type: including DNA single strand and double stranded as well as RNA single, double, messengerRNA and retroviruses. With each of the different replication types I will list the common types of viruses they encompass. …ie. mRNA retrovirus is HIV, etc.

We will also look at viruses by families, and what those disease processes are with each of the viral infections. We will look at natural protocols for each of these families as not only treatment as well as including prevention.

It will be a packed intensive on viruses, but it will also be informative and fun!