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LEVEL: Open to (nearly) everyone!
♥ Suitable for beginners & home use: herb enthusiasts, people who would like to learn more about herbal medicine, people developing their home herbalism skills, for people who might already make a few herbal remedies but would like to learn more in-depth about this area of working with herbs etc.
♥ Qualified herbalists & herb students: are welcome to attend and it may count towards training hours or as CPD. This is NOT intended as a CPD course for practitioners, it is aimed at helping the general public to use these herbs at home, but if you see the content and lessons could be of benefit to you in your work and studies then you are of course most welcome to join.
♥ Practitioners of other disciplines: e.g. holistic therapists, aromatherapists, doctors etc. who would like a basic introduction to how herbs can be used in these circumstances.
♥ Natural cosmetic-makers and professional formulators: While you can’t claim on your cosmetics to treat medical skin conditions, it can often be useful for you to learn about them and the herbs and oils better suited to them so that you can formulate better products to help with skin health.
♥ Not suitable for children. This class is aimed at adults.
WHAT THIS CLASS IS NOT
♦ It is NOT a diagnosis or a personal, individual medical consultation. It is general health information only. Vivienne cannot diagnose medical conditions via the internet! To have a diagnosis confirmed, please see a medical professional in person where you live e.g. GP, doctor, dermatologist.
♦ It is not a qualification or a professional level class.
♦ It is for your own interest for use at home.
♦ At the end of this class you will not receive a certificate or be qualified to treat people in a clinic.
♦ It is not a detailed, practical extract-making class: This is a deep dive into looking at these medical skin conditions. It is not a practical class on medicine-making techniques and does not include how to make complex extracts and products such as emulsion-making etc. These are very specialised and take hours and hours to teach (and days, weeks and months to learn!). If you would like info about where to learn in detail about how to make advanced extracts and products mentioned during this live class about eczema, then please email Vivienne and she will send you the relevant links to where you can book or find these. This class does include straight-forward DIY remedies that anyone can make at home (e.g. herbal hand baths, poultices etc.), without advanced techniques or equipment, as well as options for buying products that are too complex to make without investing time and money in specialist equipment and ingredients. You don’t need to make everything yourself: simply buy the more complicated products (e.g. creams etc.) from one of Vivienne’s recommended herb suppliers.