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March 2019
Pre-Requisite: Land Navigation (this precedes Scout Week the previous day) Co-requisite: The Core Basic This is a 6-day training that includes both primitive skills as well as reconnaissance, team movement, and escape and evasion. The Scout Primitive Skills course picks up where the introduction to primitive skills in the core basic leaves off. The scout continuation [...]
Find out moreApril 2019
The Medic: Triage and Establishing a Command Post REGISTER ONLINE NOW! Following natural disasters and emergencies, triage and command posts are often set up to act as a central communication hub for managing a disaster and organizing care for those most critically injured. There can frequently be chaos, disorganization and a slow response to affected [...]
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Join us on-site for a fun workshop taught by bio-regional herbalist Marlene Najera! Feeling comfortable with fire-building skills is a cornerstone survival, preparedness and emergency skillset to have in both urban and remote primitive environments, and one that can save your life! GRAB YOUR SPOT NOW! THIS WORKSHOP Come and learn about THE survival [...]
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Austere Medicine – Trauma Focus This is an online course. You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the course! Registration closes on June 17th, 2019. The online portion consists of 12 weeks of lectures that take the student through both [...]
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Introduction to Botanical Medicine and Plant Walk Learn to identify and use medicinal plants from the Central South Texas region! Sam Coffman will teach a short introductory class on herbal medicine and the importance of learning the medicinal plants of your own eco-region, as well as a brief overview of how to prepare and use [...]
Find out moreJune 2019
CPR Certification This course is for individuals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of settings. This course is often required by many hospitals, schools and care facilities. Individuals such as nursing students, EMT students, PA students and others will very likely be required to [...]
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The Medic: An Introduction to HAM Radio The process to gain certification for operating HAM radio is easy, but for those not familiar with the radio protocol, its hard to know where to begin. This practice session is to help medics interested in gaining their HAM license and setting up a network for post-disaster, community [...]
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This is an online course. You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the course! REGISTER NOW! In this online interactive workshop, we will discuss the basics of bug out bag creation, maintenance, and use for family and community security [...]
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This is an online interactive workshop! You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the class! We send out a box of materials to you in advance, and together we'll make several types of herbal incense in the live webinar! *if you [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2019
16-Hour Wilderness Herbal First Aid Certification in Navajo Nation in Crystal, NM. The course will be taught by Sam Coffman. This is a 24 hour course taught over 3 days (8 hours per day) and includes both a conventional 16-Hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) as well as [...]
Find out moreOctober 2019
Hand-made incense has been a treasured craft as long as humans have tended fires and foraged from the world around them. Incense has been an important part of spiritual and cleansing rites, used for ceremonies, cleansing the air and creating sacred space. Learn the ancient skill of making your own herbal incense from medicinal, aromatic [...]
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This is an online interactive workshop! You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the class! We send out a box of materials to you in advance, and together we’ll be making several types of seasonable edible medicinals in the live [...]
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Many emergency first aid skills can be forgotten if you don’t use them on a regular basis. In the panic of an emergency, it is easy to forget the techniques and when you should use a certain method to help someone who is injured. This is a 4-hour hands on workshop where we will discuss [...]
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16-Hour Wilderness Herbal First Aid Certification in San Antonio, TX. The course will be taught by Sam Coffman. This is a 24 hour course taught over 3 days (8 hours per day) and includes both a conventional 16-Hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) as well as more than [...]
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The Austere Medicine program is an introduction to the most vital aspects of medicine in a post-disaster or austere environment and integrates western emergency medicine, sports medicine, wilderness first aid and botanical (herbal) medicine. This is a five-day intensive course held at our San Antonio campus, preceded by a required 12-week online course and 3-day WFA. [...]
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Early Bird Tuition Available - Click Here! Combat Medic 2 - Day Training This weekend course is a Combat Medic elective that is open to everyone. This weekend will require camping over on Saturday night. The course will alternate between technique and exercises. We will be using airsoft, paintball, pellet and possibly live fire. This [...]
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This is a fun 3 hour hands-on workshop offered twice a year as part of the Apothecarist and the Provider programs. “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food” – Hippocrates One of the simplest forms of creating herbal medicine is making tea infusions. In a matter of minutes, fragrant tea [...]
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This is an online interactive workshop! You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the class! We send out a box of materials to you in advance, and together we'll make several types of herbal tea in the live webinar! *if you [...]
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The Medic: Herbs for Post Disaster Chronic Illness As the dust settles after a natural disaster, chronic health conditions frequently set in. Smoke inhalation and respiratory distress follow wildfires, digestive issues will arise from contaminated water sources, and stress, exhaustion and grief can affect both emotional and physical health. Herbal medicine offers extremely effective approaches [...]
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