UPCOMING CLASSES

PURPLE MOON HERB STUDIES' MISSION

Our mission is to educate veterinarians and allied professionals on the use of Herbal Medicine, Nutrition and Food Therapy, Hospice care, Ayurveda, and more.  Our training teaches professionals how to blend a variety of wholistic modalities into a western veterinary practice. We combine traditional knowledge about herbal usage with current scientific studies to enhance understanding of herbal actions and safety.  We are well-versed in the use of over 400 herbs, administered by tinctures and extracts (concentrated oral formulas), capsules and tablets, teas, lozenges, ointments and salves, and aromatherapy (inhaled essential oils in baths, candles, etc.). Dr. Laurie Dohmen and her associates provide instruction through our own structured classes, private sessions and at conferences. We provide a more wholistic approach to veterinary medicine and nutrition with our homecooking recipes and alternative treatment modalities for pets. We also provide wholistic self-care training for veterinarians themselves.

UPCOMING CLASSES

Veterinary Herbal Apprenticeship and Retreat

A 5-part course incorporating Herbal Medicine into

Western Veterinary Practice

 Dr. Laurie Dohmen and Guests.

2024-2025 COURSE DATES

September 6-9, 2024

October 11-14, 2024

November 2-4, 2024

March 15-17, 2025

April 12-14, 2025

Location:

Lowood Educational Center, Duck, North Carolina

Pricing:

$3950.00

$1000.00 deposit option available.

Payment accepted by check, money order or credit/debit card.

RACE Approved for 64. 5 CE credits, 56 IVAS CE credits.

Tentative schedule is available HERE.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & REGISTER

OVERVIEW:

This is a comprehensive training in the use and practice of Herbal Medicine. All Materia Medica lectures will include an organoleptic component. There will be extensive labs in medicine making. Each module will feature an herb walk to a different part of the Outer Banks islands. We will also incorporate compassionate care, both for our patients and ourselves. We have a focus on self-care, as we believe good health starts with ourselves. Bonus offerings include Qi Gong in the breaks and a movie night! There will be homework so we can assess your progress as veterinary herbalists. Continental breakfast is included daily.

Herbalism in Western Veterinary Practice: An Introduction

Drs. Laurie Dohmen and Julie Wentzel

Dates:

October 13 - 15, 2023

Location:

Lowood Educational Center, Duck, North Carolina

Pricing:

$495.00

Payment accepted by check, money order or credit/debit card.

Approved for 14.5 hours RACE CE per attendee (vet or vet tech).

Tentative schedule is available HERE.

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OVERVIEW:

This course is an introduction and overview of the use of herbal medicine in western veterinary practices.  We will be discussing the history of herbal use and plant identification on a multi-sensory level.  Lectures include the integrative physical exam; understanding herbal monographs; and herb selection, formulation and administration options for our patients.  Included are hands-on labs and an herb walk during an excursion to a different section of the Outer Banks. This course is designed to be a relaxed precursor to our Veterinary Herbal Apprenticeship and Retreat. Anyone signing up for both courses will receive a 10% discount on VHAR registration. Continental breakfast is included each morning.

Essential Oils for Herbalists

Dr. Laurie Dohmen, VMD, MS, RH (AHG)

Dates:

April 5-7 2024

Location:

Lowood Educational Center, Duck, North Carolina

Pricing:

$495.00

Payment accepted by check, money order or credit/debit card.

RACE CE credits pending.

Tentative schedule is available HERE.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & REGISTER

OVERVIEW

Essential Oils are a group of phytochemicals produced by plants as a form of communication with other plants, insects and the environment in general. These aromatic lipophilic oils are used by plants to attract insects or deter predators, protect themselves from disease and for wound repair. All plant parts have been shown to contain essential oils, depending on the species of plant. We use essential oils for pleasure and health. We use them to scent ourselves, our products and our environment in cosmetics, perfumes, skin products, cleaning products and more. We use them for aromatherapy, antiseptics and dental care. In the food industry, essential oils are used as flavoring, preservatives and feed supplements.

In this course, we will learn about essential oils as a category of chemicals produced by plants. We will discuss how and when to use these phytochemicals in practice. We will go in depth about the safety, dosing and blending of essential oils. We will also discuss all the ancillary products that are used in correlation with essential oils, such as hydrosols and carrier oils. There will be extensive Materia Medica of specific essential oils, with an organoleptic component. We will learn to make products both for our patients and ourselves in the 2 labs in the course.

AHVMA Holistic Educator of the Year Award

Winner Laurie Dohmen

I love what I do! Teaching fellow veterinarians all the amazing ways herbs, food, and other holistic modalities can help our patients is so satisfying. It is even more rewarding when my students share with me their success stories treating with what they have learned in Purple Moon classes. I know by teaching I am helping so many more patients than I could if I were still in private practice.

On September 12th, 2022 I was awarded the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association's Council of Elders Holistic Educator of the Year Award. I am so grateful for this honor. To be distinguished by my peers was such a recognition of Purple Moon Herbs and Studies, all our instructors, and myself. I now know that others see the difference we are making in the veterinary field.

Want to come be part of our progress? Join us for a class in 2023!

PURPLE MOON HERB STUDIES' MISSION

Our mission is to educate veterinarians and allied professionals on the use of Herbal Medicine, Nutrition and Food Therapy, Hospice care, Ayurveda, and more.  Our training teaches professionals how to blend a variety of wholistic modalities into a western veterinary practice. We combine traditional knowledge about herbal usage with current scientific studies to enhance understanding of herbal actions and safety.  We are well-versed in the use of over 400 herbs, administered by tinctures and extracts (concentrated oral formulas), capsules and tablets, teas, lozenges, ointments and salves, and aromatherapy (inhaled essential oils in baths, candles, etc.). Dr. Laurie Dohmen and her associates provide instruction through our own structured classes, private sessions and at conferences. We provide a more wholistic approach to veterinary medicine and nutrition with our homecooking recipes and alternative treatment modalities for pets. We also provide wholistic self-care training for veterinarians themselves.