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March 8th, 2010 by Cindy Hebbard
March 8th, 2010 by Cindy Hebbard
to date, all blog entries at this site are written by
Cindy Hebbard, Certified Herbalist & Wellness Educator
We Each Have the Power to Heal Ourselves.
Herbalism, also known as Phytotherapy, is a folk and traditional medicinal practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. The use of herbs to treat disease is almost universal among non-industrialized societies, making herbal medicine the world’s most widely practiced form of healing on the planet, even as we enter the twenty-first century.
Please note: I do NOT receive any form of payment or gifts from any of the companies for my endorsement of any products or services. If I suggest that something is of superior quality or value, it is because I feel strongly that it is so. I hope that if you try any of my ideas or suggestions, you’ll feel the same way.
Will you benefit from my site?
You may benefit from my website and Wellness Services if you or your loved one currently experiences:
- Chronic Pain
- Degenerative disease
- Auto-Immune & Chronic Illness
- Cancer
- Any Life-Threatening Illness
- Or Anyone Choosing Prevention instead of waiting to be diagnosed with a disease
Wisdom of Healing
School of Herbalism & Self-Wellness
Cindy’s Wellness Services
For individuals and professionals who wish to gain a deeper understanding of herbs and holistic nutrition, and the pivotal role herbs, foods and supplements play in self-healing and experiencing vibrant wellness.
Cindy Hebbard is the founder and director of the Wisdom of Healing School of Herbalism and Self-Wellness in Brattleboro, VT. Cindy has studied herbalism, acupressure and other natural healing modalities during the past three decades, healing herself from several auto-immune conditions and years of chronic pain.
Now a Certified Herbalist and Wellness Educator, she offers informative talks, dynamic classes, hands-on workshops, and a 12-month herbal apprenticeship program for aspiring herbalists and Wellness Practitioners. Cindy also provides the following services for people who desire to prevent chronic disease or become well once diagnosed.
Wellness Consultations:
Customized to meet the specific health concerns of an individual, couples, families, children, pets and/or livestock. A wealth of information is shared, and together we design a plan for integrating small changes into your life with a focus on big results.
Pathway to Wellness Program:
A 3- or 6-month integrated wellness education program to thoroughly support your healing process at any age, stage and condition.
The Pathway to Wellness programs offer you detailed information with research to back it up, lessons in practice and strategies for incorporating a wellness plan into your lifestyle so you may reverse your chronic health issues. Included in the Pathway to Wellness Program are: private Wellness Consultations, group or individualized talks, cooking lessons, tour of your grocer, co-op or health food store, weekly check-ins, emails, access to Cindy’s wisdom & support, and more, so you may get well and stay vibrantly healthy for life.
3- & 6-session Evening Wellness Programs:
Cleanse, Nutrition and Wellness programs for improved physical and mental health, improved energy and vitality, reduction of pain and chronic disease symptoms. Topics include: Family Wellness, Nutrition and Cleansing for Vibrant Health, Preparing Healing Foods for Disease Prevention, Creating Super-foods for Optimal Health
One-day Intensive Workshops:
Learn to utilize local and organic foods, herbs, and nutritional supplements to create healing foods and herbal products to improve your family’s health and help alleviate imbalances of the body and mind, chronic pain and degenerative health conditions
Once Monthly Introductory Wellness Talks:
Informative Nutrition & Wellness talks on health topics relevant to current events, the month or season, such as Immune Health, Stress Reduction, Bone & Joint Health
Cooking Classes:
Learn to prepare tasty, nutritious, wholesome foods, even on a tight budget!
Health and Nutritional Wellness Coaching:
Individualized attention to help you meet your health and wellness goals, offered by phone, email or a combination of the two.
Cleansing & Detoxification Coaching:
Personal assistance as you choose and maintain a safe therapeutic detox/cleansing program for greater health, vitality and longevity.
School of Herbalism and Self-Wellness:
12-month comprehensive training program in Self-Healing and Herbal Preparation, divided into three modules, meeting one weekend each month:
In the first four months, we’ll focus on self-healing:
Weekend one: An overview of holistic healing, media myths, prevention
Weekend two: Healing the digestive tract- the foundation of vibrant health
Weekend three: Full body purification- cleansing toxins from organs, tissues & cells
Weekend four: Homeostasis- A body in balance- prevent disease in the 21st century
In the next four months, we’re healing the family:
Weekend five: the mind-body connection- healing the nervous system
Weekend six: Women’s health- hormonal balance at every stage of life
Weekend seven: Cardiovascular health- inc heart, stroke, varicose veins, men’s issue
Weekend eight: Children’s health- babies, children and teen, young adult concerns
In the final four months, we move toward healing our communities:
Weekend nine: Clinical assessment and counseling skills
Weekend ten: Medicine making intensive-formulating tinctures, extracts, elixirs
Weekend eleven: Making powerful medicines to apply topically- the medicine kit
Weekend twelve: Weaving it all together- Healing self, family, community
A beautiful certificate will be issued to all participants who complete the course and all assignments.
Cindy: “Each of us possesses an internal healer that guides us to make wise choices supporting our well-being and rejuvenation from illness and injury. We may call on others, as well, to help with this process, as we explore options, educate ourselves, and make decisions about our path to wellness and optimum health. I believe that one can truly heal oneself.”
Here is what previous clients and students have said about Cindy’s consultations, classes and wellness programs:
“Cindy is a natural born teacher. Her deep understanding of holistic health, herbs, patterns of illness and how to put them all together to create wellness is admirable.”
C.S. in VT
“I’ve studied with several herbal teachers and Cindy is one of the very best.”
C.R. in MA
“Cindy is very knowledgeable about the auto-immune conditions and how to overcome the pain and exhaustion of these debilitating and overwhelming conditions. Her classes have helped my daughter and myself get our lives and our energy back.”
M.H. in MA
“This workshop was amazing! I’ve attended a lot of classes about natural health and I feel like I really learned more tonight than in all the others put together! I can’t wait for the next class!”
S.H. in ME
“Cindy’s vast knowledge of health restoration, received in part through her own personal experience, serves us with passion and understanding of the real capacity for healing.”
J.R. in MA
Have you read Healing Oneself? How about Quality is Everything!
More about Wellness Consultations:
Wellness Consultations provide you with a deeper understanding (and tips for practical use) of balanced nutrition through the use of healing foods, safe gentle herbs, nutritional supplements and healthy life choices. This information, put into practice, can help you on your path to good health, greater vitality and inner happiness
Wellness Consultations may be experienced one to one, by phone or in person. They may include children, couples, entire families, or be regarding pets.
Wellness Consultations are not natural medicine, as I am not a doctor. I do not actually prescribe anything to you. Rather, I educate you about traditional uses and latest research on the use of healing foods and safe potent herbal remedies, and I explain some of your best options; then you make the final choices and purchases.
If you are interested in a Wellness Consultation, please contact me to set up an appointment. I charge $95. for a 60 to 90 minute consultation by phone or in person, and $25. for each 15 minute increment, or portion thereof, after 90 minutes. In person, you may pay by cash, check, debit or credit card. Phone consultations are paid in advance via debit or credit card through the Paypal link on my website, so we are both protected.
Wellness Consultations may be experienced one to one, by phone or in person. They may include children, couples, entire families, or be regarding pets.
Wellness Consultations are not natural medicine, as I am not a doctor. I do not actually prescribe anything to you. Rather, I educate you about traditional uses and latest research on the use of healing foods and safe potent herbal remedies, and I explain some of your best options; then you make the final choices and purchases.
If you are interested in a Wellness Consultation, please contact me to set up an appointment. I charge $95. for a 60 to 90 minute consultation by phone or in person, and $25. for each 15 minute increment, or portion thereof, after 90 minutes. In person, you may pay by cash, check, debit or credit card. Phone consultations are paid in advance via debit or credit card through the Paypal link on my website, so we are both protected.
It is said that we each have the power to heal ourselves;
we need only to reawaken the vitality within.
Please note:
All information shared with you on the www.wisdomofhealing.com website is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prescribe herbs, supplements or make recommendations regarding any medications you may currently take. The ideas, information and suggestions written are not intended to replace the care of a licensed health care practitioner. Readers are requested to research for themselves any information shared herein, and speak with your healthcare provider before proceeding with an herb and/or supplement program. If you are in need of a holistic doctor or nurse, you may try any of the following websites:
American Association of Integrative Medicine
American Holistic Medical Association
American Holistic Nurse Association
Thank you for finding my website. I hope that it provides you with valuable information, leading you to increased wellness. We wish you well.
