Length
1 hour 22 minutes
Class Description
"We could say, without too much exaggeration, that a good half of every treatment that probes at all deeply consists in the doctor’s examining himself, for only what he can put right in himself can he hope to put right in the patient…it is his own hurt that gives the measure of his power to heal. This, and nothing else, is the meaning of the Greek myth of the wounded physician." Carl Jung
Join clinical herbalist, Erika Galentin, MNIMH, RH (AHG) of Sovereignty Herbs for a thought-provoking and self-reflective class on the alchemical journey of the herbalist as the wounded healer. The three principles of alchemy, salt, mercury, and sulfur, will be used to explore herbalism as a journey to embodiment, humility, and Self. This class will provide a framework for deep self-reflection in your clinical work, your formulating, and/or product making, as well as provide inspiration for creating authenticity and demonstrating ethics in your work as an herbalist.
About the Teacher
Erika Galentin is a Clinical Herbalist and co-creatrix of Sovereignty Herbs in Athens & Columbus, OH. She holds a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK and Scottish School of Herbal Medicine, Glasgow, UK. She is a professional member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild (USA). Over a decade of clinical practice has provided a platform for witnessing the efficacy of medicinal plants and aromatics within a clinical environment. As she is a firm believer in celebrating the role that emotions and the psyche play in the ecology of our physical terrain, Erika’s clinical approach to herbalism seeks to encourage positive, learned relationships between plants and people and people and their bodies.