During this course you will learn about the use of paradigms, metaphors and systems thinking. It is rewarding and important for you to be aware of and understand these. 

Metaphors: Juggling balls as a life metaphor is very stressful compared to a life metaphor of a tree.

Systems Thinking: This truly is a detox from a potentially damaging paradigm (reduction-ism). The deeper we understand it and are able to communicate systems thinking, the better herbalists we will be. 

Go Deeper:

https://www.ollsinherbalism.com/topics/284616

Paradigms: If we do not understand the paradigms that we are using and living, we are unaware how they shape our life. Paradigms are only consensual reality constructs. They shape our thinking and perceptions.

Go Deeper:

Emergent Properties

https://study.com/academy/lesson/emergent-properties-definition-examples.html

Systems versus Goals

Some past students have found exploring paradigms to be one of their most powerful learnings. Many people don't realize that all of the paradigms that we consciously or unconsciously follow are only social constructs. One way of referring to them is by using the term "consensual reality", or a reality that we agree to participate in.