First Aid Classes in NYC, New York

Use herbal skills and recipes to treat many of life's little mishaps. Herbalist Dawn Petter will cover which herbs to keep on hand and how best to use them. She'll also demonstrate how to blend various herbs to produce balms, creams, and poultices. Under her expert guidance, you will make your own herbal remedies: a salve to relieve the itch of bug...

The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Classroom Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Please read: Certification will be mailed within 2-3 weeks after...

This course is for individuals who are not healthcare providers or professional rescuers and desire, or are occupationally required, to be trained and certified The course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and use an AED in a safe, timely, and effective manner Choose from two options to complete the course Classroom...

The CPR AED First Aid Combo Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2015 American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association and American Red Cross. ​This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR,...

Our American Heart Association approved course is designed to teach you how to manage illnesses and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.  Including: Basic First Aid General Principles Medical Emergencies Injury Emergencies Environmental Emergencies Adult/ Child CPR & AED use Designed for those who have...

This class will introduce the indigenous science of plants into a practice that is easy to have at home  Plants heal community, as many cultures and traditions use the same plants.  We will:  prepare healing remedies from basic kitchen herbs and spices, wild weeds, cultivated flowers, and plants introduce several methods of plant...

Graphic Medicine: The Therapeutic Benefits of Art Journaling An evolving new art form, Graphic Medicine helps us express through images we draw, write and color the highs and lows, the difficult moments of an illness, recovery progress, or caregiving that many experience. Write it before you forget the experience; draw so you are done remembering...

New York based herbalist Jo Anne Richards of Peony Rose Apothecary will show you how to stock your medicine cabinet with nature's bounty!  You'll be introduced to the top 10 herbs to have close at hand for optimal wellness, first aid, and deep healing.  We will share a nourishing infusion, and you will make and take home your own herbal...

Learn the difference between wood-, coal-, and gas-fueled ovens as you hit three amazing pizzerias in 2.5 hours in some of Brooklyn’s most beautiful neighborhoods.  This tour alternates between Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg, both just minutes from Manhattan via subway! There's more to New York than Manhattan so take a short ride in a subway...

Become a certified American Red Cross lifeguard. First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certifications included. EpiPen training is included, as it is now required by many camps. Must be 15 years of age prior to the start of the class and must attend all sessions. Materials fee not included. Prerequisites: 15 years of age on or before...

For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for first aid, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, sinusitis, bronchitis, colds and flu, and much more.  Join us—you'll be a much smarter shopper...

Boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom—the steady drumbeat of our mother’s heart soothing and anchoring us in her womb is the first musical sound that our ears perceive, keeping us grounded on our journey to birth. Besides the human voice, or our hands and feet, our first musical instrument was most likely the drum, whether discovered by...