The Herbal Apprentice: Plant Medicine and The Human Body - Paperback

by Abrah Arneson (Author)

If you ever wondered if there is more to plant medicine than knowing a plant effects the kidney or has anti-inflammatory actions you will love this book. The Herbal Apprentice is not just about plants, their chemistry and actions; it's about learning to think like a herbalist. -Discover how to see the body/mind as a landscape where the elements, earth, water, fire, air and space mingle creating health or disease.-Learn to interpret a plant's medicine through your senses, their chemistry and your dreams. -Explore how traditional healers used plant medicine, caring hearts and a focused mind to help other find wellness and balance.-Develop confidence in your abilities to help others using plant medicine while unearthing your unique gifts as a healer. The Herbal Apprentice leads you into the complex, elegant dance between plant medicine and human being.The Herbal Apprentice is unique and special. It introduces herbalism on adeeply personal, heart-felt level; and uses metaphors of nature to explaincomplicated physiology to a lay person or budding herbalist. Well done Robert Dale Rogers (RH) AHG

Author Biography

Abrah Arneson Cht. RH, is passionate about mind/body healing. Owner of The Green Clinic: Herbal and Traditional Healing, Abrah uses herbal medicine in combination with meditation to help her clients achieve mind/body balance. Previous to graduating as Clinical Herbal Therapist, Abrah lived in meditation retreat centers, travelled the world exploring a variety of healing modalities and spent six years working in a hospice setting. Abrah facilitates an active apprenticeship program, teaches herbal medicine at a local college and writes a biweekly column for two Canadian newspapers.