Location:

Ermoupolis, Greece

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

If you've always wanted to learn more about Mediterranean herbs and essential oils, this program is a must for you! Led by ACHS President and Wellness Expert Dorene Petersen and Guerilla Distiller Robert Seidel, this program provides hands-on experience working with Mediterranean herbs and essential oils for therapeutic use including: Making preparations, harvesting cultivated and wild-crafted botanicals for distillation, essential oil distillation, therapeutic blending of essential oils, and more!

This program provides hands-on experience working with Mediterranean herbs and essential oils for therapeutic use including: making preparations, harvesting cultivated and wild-crafted botanicals for distillation, essential oil distillation, and therapeutic blending of essential oils. Participants will also experience identification walks through wild herb meadows learning about sustainable wild-crafting and a walking tour to Ano Syros, a settlement dating back to Byzantine time, with narrow streets, labyrinthian alleyways and countless steps.

Setting Description:

You'll enjoy the relaxing, healthy lifestyle of a Greek island amidst a wide variety of Mediterranean plants and herbs. Greece is the birthplace of the “father of medicine” Hippocrates, who believed the body should be treated as a whole and that food should be our medicine. This program is an opportunity to immerse yourself in this ancient land. Syros is close to Mykonos and Santorini and not too far from the island of Cos where Hippocrates founded a medical school and began teaching his ideas. Syros is an enchanting location for this residential session.

Cost:

$2995 USD. Fee includes all instruction, six nights' accommodation, two meals per day, transfers to and from meeting point, all tours and applicable entry fees during tour days, and a certificate of completion.