Columbines School of Botanical Studies

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We are now accepting applications for the 2025 First Year Apprenticeship Program.
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KEYNOTE: New Herbal Uses in the 21st Century Howie Brounstein

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Howie Brounstein has taught botany, herbalism, and wildcrafting extensively for decades, including at such herbal establishments as the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. He is the co-owner and a primary instructor of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies and has a clinical practice in Eugene, Oregon. He is well known for his brilliant in depth teaching style and his passionate love of plants.

Leah Kays Leah is a 2006 graduate of Columbines School of Botanical Studies and has been involved with the school since. She is an herbalist, botanist, and bartender from Portland, Oregon who has moved from a substitute teacher to a full time Columbines instructor.

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2024 Reproductive System Intensive with Howie Brounstein on Zoom or In Person

Dancing Interplay of Hormonal Cascades

Date: Monday-Thursday December 2, 3, 4, 5, 2024
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM Pacific Time on Zoom
Cost: $180 includes a $50 non-refundable deposit

This 12-hour intensive will cover custom and standard protocols for a variety of reproductive issues. Using both Western physiology and Michael Moore’s constitutional model, we will cover topics such as menstrual cycle regulation, birth control pills, synthetic hormones, fertility, estrogen dominance, and herbal and nutritional support for folks born with ovaries.

Prerequisites: Second Year Lecture, Physiology for the Herbalist, or prior experience with approval from an instructor. Call 541-687-7114 or email us your experience for approval.

The zoom links will be sent out two days before class and the morning of each class. Classes will be recorded for later downloads.