Certificate and Diploma
Herbal Medicine Courses NZ
Herbal Medicine Course Structure
Through immersive in person and online herbal medicine education courses we have created practically relevant clinical learning pathways to help students achieve their goals, whether that may be to learn how to treat loved ones, or carry on further as a practicing herbalist for the greater community.
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Estimated Time
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The estimated time is variable, apart from in person workshops learing is self directed and depends on the students inspiration to learn and time available.
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Certificate in Herbal Medicine
Apprenticeship Program
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6 months.
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Herbal Diploma
Biofield Therapies
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2- 6 years.
Assessment
Certificate students only need to complete the comprehensive assignment work within the several month Herbal Apprenticeship program in order to achieve their Certificate of Herbal Medicine
Diploma students have more comprehensive assignment work to complete. They will as well be assessed via research projects, written exams, case-studies and personal mentoring.
Support
Students are supported in two key ways
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Syllabus and practical assignments
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Mentoring
Mentoring
No two practitioners of herbal medicine are ever the same. As such, every student has their own unique path to becoming natural health practitioner.
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Individual mentoring is a vital part of the Diploma courses and students will be directed towards further learning in the areas that they and we see and identify as needing more attention.
A natural immersive learning journey with the Plant Rhythms Herbal Academy
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The NZ Native Tree and Wild Plant Shamanic Herbal Apprenticeship is a core part of the PRHA program designed for those who feel called to deepen their relationship with plant medicine, the native bush, and holistic wellbeing.
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Herbal Apprenticeship Overview
This apprenticeship forms the foundational training within the Plant Rhythms pathway. It is a comprehensive and experiential program that supports students to develop both practical herbal skills and deeper sensory awareness of the plant world.
The training integrates and is not limited to:
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NZ native plant materia medica
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Wild plant identification
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Hands-on herbal medicine making
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Ethical wildcrafting practices
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Energetic and intuitive development
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Nature-based experiential learning
The program is designed to be immediately useful for personal wellbeing while also preparing students for further professional study if they choose to continue.
What You Will Learn
The curriculum is carefully layered in the Certificate and Diploma
programs to support both intellectual understanding and embodied practice.
Native Plant Knowledge
Students develop working familiarity with:
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NZ native trees and wild medicinal plants
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Wild edible plant identification
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Herbal constituents including minerals and alkaloids
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Energetic and scientific plant properties
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Herbal antibiotics and parasite cleansing
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Foundations of human and plant anatomy
Learning Environment
Training takes place in Piha, Auckland’s wild West Coast, an ecologically rich environment that provides direct access to native bush, river ecological zones
and coastal plant communities.
Learning in nature allows students to:
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Observe plants in their living habitats
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Practice ethical wildcrafting
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Develop sensory plant awareness
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Strengthen earth connection
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Learn practically aloongside academic focus
Land-based learning is an essential part of the Plant Rhythms methodology.
Who Is This Herbal Apprenticeship For?
This Apprenticeship program is well suited to those who:
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Feel genuinely drawn to plant medicine
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Love the NZ native bush and wild foods
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Want practical, hands-on herbal skills
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Value both science and intuitive wisdom
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Are interested in personal or practitioner pathways
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Are willing to engage in experiential learning
Both beginners and experienced practitioners are welcomed.
