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Description: The medical system in America is built upon the Cartesian philosophy of a person as a collection of parts and thereby its focus is upon these respective body parts in diagnosing and treating disease in these areas. Holistic medicine, on the other hand, looks at a person as a whole—the mind, the body, and the spirit—and seeks to evaluate and to adjust health toward homeostasis based upon this paradigm. This series will acquaint students with the large variety of holistic-analysis methods that have been successfully used from ancient times up to the present through lecture, illustrated class notes, demonstrations, and in-class practice sessions.
Instructor: Matthew Alfs, M.H., A.H.G. is a practitioner, educator, and writer in the field of herbal therapy. He is a nationally peer-reviewed professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, the Director of the Midwest School of Herbal Studies and has authored numerous articles on herbal therapy.

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Description: This series focuses on real nutrition--how to nourish the body, mind, and spirit. It answers questions such as: Which foods have the greatest array of nutrients? Which foods are highest in particular nutrients? What are the seven most deficient nutrients in the American diet? How does the nutrient value of wild foods compare to that of marketed foods? When does supplementation become advisable? Which nutrients support a good mood and nervous calm? Which nutrients can I use to support my health when my immune system has been adversely affected? Which nutrients became more important as I move into my senior years? Empower your whole self--mind, body, and spirit--with this precious knowledge!

Instructor: Matthew Alfs, M.H., A.H.G. is a practitioner, educator, and writer in the field of herbal therapy. He is a nationally peer-reviewed professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, the Director of the Midwest School of Herbal Studies and has authored numerous articles on herbal therapy.

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Herbal therapy is the oldest and most widespread form of healing on planet earth! It is currently experiencing a revival in North America (since the mid-1980s), after a lull which transpired from the early 1900s with the advent of orthodox medicine and its array of drugs. Generally regarded as safer and just as effective (if not more effective) as orthodox medicine, herbalism is a science and art that can be successfully learned and utilized by the lay person. Through the use of tinctures, glycerites, teas, capsules, poultices, compresses, and salves, students enrolled in this course will learn to apply herbal therapy to support the constitution with reference to an array of conditions from A to Z, in consideration of guidelines as to indications, dosage, and contraindications. 

Instructor: Matthew Alfs, M.H., A.H.G. is a practitioner, educator, and writer in the field of herbal therapy. He is a nationally peer-reviewed professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, the Director of the Midwest School of Herbal Studies and has authored numerous articles on herbal therapy.

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Description: Discover proven strategies for moving your efforts, and those of others, from advocacy to managing and achieving social change within the workplace and/or community.

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Description: Register for both Aromatherapy Foundations Certificate and Advanced Applications Certificate for $495 (a savings of $90)

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Description: How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting.

No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business.

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Description:  A must-have skill to succeed in business, whether an entrepreneur or a valued employee, is the ability to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world.

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Description: When an individual contributor is promoted to supervisor, the transition can be a difficult one. This certificate will provide the new supervisor with the foundational skills needed for the job. Register for this certificate for $400 (a savings of $100).

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Description: Register for both Aromatherapy Foundations Certificate and Advanced Applications Certificate for $495 (a savings of $90)

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Description: Discover the world’s Oldest Healing System with a new approach. Ayurveda is the ancient holistic medical system from India which has been practiced for more than 5000 years. Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through balancing body, mind and consciousness. This series will introduce core Ayurvedic principles of right thinking, proper food choices, life style changes, and the use of herbs as key factors to create balance in energies responsible for body-mind functions and all mechanisms. You will learn about your own psychophysiological make up and techniques to integrate in your mind-body healing practice. Introduction to Ayurveda is a prerequisite for ALL other Ayurveda classes in this series. However once you complete Introduction to Ayurveda, you may choose to attend one or all of the remaining five Ayurveda Series courses.
 
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"I took Dr. Manvikar’s all six Ayurveda class sessions at normandale community college. I found it to be a great class for anyone who would like to get a foundation of Ayurveda concepts. The class was very well structured, methodically taught and gradually progressed from introduction of Ayurveda to tips for healthy lifestyle through diet & nutrition. Dr. Manvikar did an excellent job in providing a basic understanding of how we are part of the nature in this universe and with this idea in mind, we were able to relate and understand material in all six sessions. This knowledge certainly provides a variety of simple and powerful techniques for anyone to lead a healthy lifestyle and enrich body, mind and spirit."
-Ayurveda Student
 
 

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