THE SCHOOL
Off on another harvesting weed walk
2012 Dates Now Posted: Let Your Herbal or Mystery Journey Begin
PrairieWise Herbal School focuses on integrated herbalism and offers classes on herbal and plant spirit medicine, including plant chromatics. Using hands-on, experiential training, the school provides practical everyday uses for plant remedies. Most classes are held outdoors, although an indoor classroom is available when needed. This site will be your guide for learning more about the school and for those seeking distance learning, you will receive most of your course work here.
To truly know a plant, we must be in relationship with the plant and the planet that brought this life into existence. The plant alone will tell us much about how to use it for food and medicine. Within the school we explore the essence of the plant from integrated viewpoints including shamanic studies, scientific research, folkloric uses, eclectic medicine and modern western herbalism.
Weed walk in the Meadow
The school is located at 80 Acres in Leavenworth, Kansas. There are hiking trails, 2 spring-fed ponds, a large clubhouse complete with commercial kitchen, lakeside deck, hiking trails and outdoor concert stage. The school has its own garden plot where students learn gardening techniques and assist in growing food and herbs for medicine making. Students will also be allows to wildcraft responsibly during classes and at specially announced times. Watch the Newletter for harvest dates.
PrairieWise School is dedicated to the ongoing journey of the earth, plants and all beings with an emphasis on plant medicines and plant energetic patterns. I am committed to growing knowledgeable herbalists that contribute to a culture of healing in their practice and in their communities. This is the last year that PrairieWise will be offering the Basic Herbalism 1 course. It will be offered 3 times during the year in Leavenworh and Kansas City to ensure that all those that wish to take the course have a chance. Check the calendar for dates and locations.
New to PrairieWise School is Mystery School, a integrated approach to earth based spirituality. Mystery School will meet 4 times in 2012. The purpose is to explore a variety of arts and sciences, such as astrology, the sacred aspects of sex and sensuality, the creative power of the Blue Moon and being the legacy of our ancestors.
THE BOOK
Plant Chromatics: by Kahla Wheeler Here's a little blurb about the book. It was written by Kahla Wheeler and explains the use of plant auras in aligning human chakras. Galley copies of the work so far are available for only $20. Learn about the integrated relationships of all nature and each being's unique color spectrum within the living world. Kahla's ability to provide interconnectedness of a variety of belief systems teaches us to allow for change and create wholeness through plant medicine.
Goals for PrairieWise Students
Bringing Nourishment: We seek optimum nourishment, deep richness and ever increasing wholeness for ourselves and others. We share our bountiful harvests and provide great feasts. We preserve food and medicine for this year and the next.
Making Medicine: We make remedies from dried, fresh and preserved herbs. We make medicine with our unique holographic selves. We learn the ancient ways of our ancestors and the modern ways of science. We feel ancient rhythms and modern songs.
Teaching Others: We reach out to one another for help, information and support. We look to one another for guidance, challenge and trust. We give to one another our knowledge and understanding by first listening and then clearly communicating.
Nursery Boxes
Community Service: We provide conscientious, heartfelt care to those seeking herbal consultations and care.
