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The Twelve-Week Introductory Course
Currently the twelve-week introductory course
is divided into two six-week modules. The modules can be done in any order, can be taken
alone, or used as prerequisites for the one-year or the two year
apprenticeship programs.
During the two six-week modules we
will cover:
• Hawaiian natural history • Hawaiian cultural
history • Introduction to Hawaiian medicine
• Introduction to Chinese medicine • Plant
anatomy and botanical nomenclature • Plant families
• Practitioner: Scientist and Shaman • Qigong
and Hakahele • Hawaiian paradigms • Listening to plants
• Traditional plant
gathering protocols • Creating herbal formulas
• Medicine making: Tinctures, tablets, and
salves • A lot of Hawaiian plant medicines
The cost is $179 for each six-week segment or $39 per class.
No refunds. Make up classes are available on request.
One & Two Year
Apprenticeship Guidelines
I have one-year and two-year apprenticeships
available. The one-year and two-year apprenticeships may be canceled by either
the student or teacher at any time and for any reason. As long as I feel that
you are sincere you can restart again any time. Currently, fees for each
apprenticeship is $160 per month plus textbooks and materials. Tuition is due
on the 25th of each month for the upcoming month. There are no refunds for any
given month of training that is only partially completed.
The One-Year Hawaiian Herbal Medicine Apprenticeship
The one year Hawaiian herbal medicine
apprenticeship covers Hawaiian herbal medicine in depth, including herb
gathering, preparation, and dosage, constituents, indications, and
contraindications. Also covered are wild edibles and wildcrafting, plant
anatomy, plant identification, and Western anatomy and physiology as they
relate to Hawaiian and Western herbal medicine. At the end of the one-year
apprenticeship students are expected to be able to identify and effectively use
approximately 100 Hawaiian plants as food and medicine.
Classes are done in person or on the telephone
or Skype. Usually we do one two-hour class per week and students should plan on
about an hour of study per day. We have quizzes every week, just to keep you on
track. You do not have to be quizzed, but it really helps in the learning
curve. If I am doing clinical work at the time and students are in the area,
they are welcome to sit in and watch as I treat patients, with the patients'
permission, of course.
For the one-year Hawaiian herbal medicine
program there are about $100 worth of textbooks and supplies needed.
The Two-Year Hawaiian and Chinese Herbal Medicine
Apprenticeship
The two-year apprenticeship is markedly more
vigorous than the one year program. The desired outcome is that, at the end of
two years, an apprentice can look at someone, do a reasonably good energetic
tongue and pulse diagnosis, and put together a suggested plan including an
acupressure treatment and an herb formula using Chinese, Hawaiian, or Western
herbs.
During the first year of the two-year
apprenticeship we cover more than 200 plant medicines in depth: 140 Chinese
herbs, and 60-80 Hawaiian and Western herbs. During the second year we go over
major acupuncture points and Chinese herb formulas. I do not teach my students
to do acupuncture, only acupressure. Study time is approximately one hour per
day, with quizzes every week.
Neither the one-year nor the two-year
certification is a license to practice medicine. This apprenticeship is not
accredited. If you want a license to practice medicine you must attend an
accredited college of medicine. Some of my students, after studying with me, go
on to attend colleges of Chinese medicine. They do very well and I am proud of
them.
The two-year apprenticeship classes are done in
person or on the telephone or Skype. Typically we do one two-hour class per
week. The apprenticeship involves about an hour a day of study. We have quizzes
every week, just to keep you on track. You do not have to be quizzed, but it
really helps in the learning curve. If I am doing clinical work at the time and
students are in the area, they are welcome to sit in and watch as I treat
patients, with the patients' permission, of course.
Tongue and pulse need to be done in person, but
90% of the rest of the study can be done by phone or on Skype. I have the names
and numbers of students who have done this training by remote if you want to
talk to them. So, I can easily be on another island (or anywhere in the world)
and we can still keep you on track.
For the two-year Chinese and Hawaiian herbal
medicine program there are about $230 worth of textbooks needed and $180 in
herb samples. The books you can buy on the internet, and the samples you have
to get from Mayway herb company via me. The second year there will be more
textbooks to purchase. | 
