Teaching and Mentoring

Herbal Medicine Classes

Richard is available to teach and/or lecture on a wide variety of topics related to plants and herbal medicine, including the following:

For a more complete list of the topics Richard has lectured on, go to this page.

 

Mentorships and Study Groups in Herbal Medicine

Available in New York City and Sullivan County

Richard is currently mentoring students following the guidelines of the American Herbalists Guild Mentorship Program.  He is open to discussing with any serious student the possibility of arranging for private mentoring sessions,or small study groups.

Prerequisites: At least an introductory knowledge of herbal medicine, and a commitment to serious study.  Interview required.

Areas of Specialty: Clinical practice utilizing both Chinese and Western / Eclectic approaches.  Beyond clinical herbalism, Richard can mentor students in medicine making, field botany (identification of medicinal plants in the wild), herb growing, and ethical wildcrafting.

Hourly Fee: Individually determined; sliding scale.

Each mentorship is unique.  Please contact Richard if you have interest in a possible mentorship.

 

Teaching Experience

Richard has most recently taught as Director of the Clinical Herbalist Diploma Program at the Lehigh Valley Healing Arts Academy in Emmaus, PA.

He has also taught at the following schools and institutions:
• Center for Creative Therapies and the Arts, Forestburgh, NY
• Riverside Church Wellness Center, New York, NY
• Herbal Therapeutics School of Botanical Medicine, Washington, NJ (currently teaches Botany)
• Sage Mountain Herb School, East Barre, VT
• Boston School of Herbal Studies, Arlington, MA
• Career Institute of Technology, Easton, PA
• Body, Mind & Spirit Wellness Center, Mongaup Valley, NY

 

Lectures

Richard is available to lecture on a range of topics for a wide variety of audiences, from the general public to health care professionals. Current and past venues include:
• Jewish Home and Hospital, New York NY
• American Holistic Medical Association, NYC Chapter
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine CAM Students' Organization, Bronx, NY
• Riverside Church Wellness Center, New York, NY
• Okido Holistic Health Services, New York, NY
• Dancing Feather Foundation, Mongaup Valley, NY
• Alok Holistic Health Center, New York, NY
• Park Slope Food Co-op, Brooklyn, NY
• New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx, NY
• New Age Health Spa, Neversink NY

 

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