SEEDS + SPIRALS

Clinical Practicum (Year 3) 

Welcome to our advanced clinical training program! If you have completed our 2nd year intermediate training (or a similar program elsewhere) and are ready to start putting the pieces together and applying everything that you’ve learned so far, this is your next step.

Seeds + Spirals is an in-person, practical program where we will see real-world clients together as student-clinic. This year we will meet three Thursdays a month and have an opportunity to sit with 2 clients per day. Students will take turns leading the interview, and we will work as a group to come up with recommendations for each client.

The clinic (aka Wholistic Wellness Council) is open to anyone in our community. It operates by appointment only, and we charge a $25-$45 fee per appointment. We ask that our clients commit to at least 2 follow-ups so that we can receive feedback for our formulas. Read more about how the council operates or schedule an appointment HERE.

We also have a virtual roundtable for students to discuss clients that they see on their own, outside of our in-person meetings. The round table meets once a month and is an opportunity to discuss cases and formulas with a group of peers and mentors and counts as supervised clinical experience. Students who participate in the virtual offering must see at least 5 clients between August 2025 and April 2026.

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Investment

  • Tuition for In-Person (25 days total)$1800
    • Early Bird Discount: $1600 if you register by July 14th ($200 discount)
  • Virtual Round Table (9 days total)- $600
    • Early Bird Discount: $480 if you register by July 14th ($120 discount)
  • Both Virtual & In Person (34 days total)- $2200 ($200 bundle discount)
    • Early Bird Discount: $1880 off if you register by July 14th (additional $320 discount)
  • Deposit– $200 is required to save your spot. Deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • Monthly Payment plan available

For the in-person dates, please plan to bring a bag lunch or enjoy one of Shepherdstown’s restaurants for lunch. We will aim to have a 45 minute lunch break.

Ready to begin?

Our next session will begin September 2025. If you are interested in being a part of the council,

Email Ashley at

Sacredgardenschool@gmail.com

I will send you the tuition agreement and be available to answer any questions you may have about the program.

Schedule (tentative)

In-Person: Thursdays, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Virtual Round Table: 1 Thursday/month, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm

 September 11 2025 – May 21, 2026

In-Person:

  • September 11, 18 & 25
  • October 9, 16 & 23
  • November 13 & 20
  • December 11 & 18
  • January 15, 22 & 29
  • February 12, 19 & 26
  • March 12, 19 & 26
  • April 9, 16 & 23
  • May 14, 21 & 28

Virtual Round Table:

  • September 4, 2025
  • October 2, 2025
  • November 6, 2025
  • December 4, 2025
  • January 8, 2026
  • February 5, 2026
  • March 5, 2026
  • April 2, 2026
  • May 7, 2026

(This list is also available through our scheduling app). For those who are interested, email me.

Prerequisites:

Completion of an intermediate-level training program, either our Buds + Blossoms Clinical Herbalism program or a comparable program that covers anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, phytochemistry, and herbal energetics.

Feel free to email Ashley to see if you qualify.