Herb Immersion - Frankfurt
Herb Tasting, Discussion and In Depth Training
Participants will work directly with plants, looking, touching, smelling, brewing, tasting and discussing over 100 Chinese medicinal herbs. Discussion will utilize classical Chinese concepts such as flavor and nature, yin and yang qualities and inherent potency to understand the clinical application of single herbs and their combination in formulas. Most importantly, herbs will be understood through comparing and contrasting and direct experience.
This course was designed as a hands-on complement to the Classical Herbalist Online course. Participants in the herb workshop are not required to purchase an online program but are encouraged to combine hands on and theoretical learning to become a confident and effective herbalist.
This course is being hosted by ABZ Mitte in Frankfurt, Germany. Enrollment in the course and payment inquiries must be addressed to ABZ Mitte directly.
Your Instructor
JulieAnn Nugent-Head's journey into alternative medicine began in 1996, when she witnessed a successful treatment of pediatric pneumonia using a ginger and cinnamon-based herbal formula. This experience revealed the medicinal potential of everyday culinary ingredients and ignited her passion to understand the development of illness and how practitioners can influence its course.
After earning a master’s degree in Chinese medicine and completing hospital internships in Beijing in 2003 and 2004, JulieAnn made the bold decision to move to China full-time. She immersed herself in the language, medicine, and the rich cultural landscape of Asia.
During her eight-and-a-half years in China, JulieAnn completed a doctorate level medical degree, and had the privilege of studying under renowned octogenarian doctors Li Hongxiang and Chen Tongyun in Beijing. As part of the Association for Traditional Studies’ effort to preserve the knowledge of the last generation of traditional practitioners who were born and in practice prior to 1949, she and her husband, Andrew, documented the doctors’ clinical practices and thought-provoking discussions on film—an invaluable archive that would have otherwise been lost with their passing.
Through formal lectures and informal conversations in the doctors' homes, JulieAnn gained deep insight into the philosophical underpinnings of Asian culture, which connect all aspects of life, including food, agriculture, health, wellness, art, architecture, and movement.
After the passing of their teachers, JulieAnn and Andrew returned to the United States in 2014 to share traditionally practiced Chinese medicine with Western practitioners. They offer short term and in depth clinical residency programs at the Alternative Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina, as well as high-quality continuing education courses online through TraditionalStudies.org.