Guest Teachers
Articles, information, and mini-courses by select guest contributors.
| Module 1 | Wildcrafting with Nicole Telkes | |
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| Unit 1 | Meet Nicole Telkes | |
| Unit 2 | Plant Identification for Herbalists | |
| Unit 3 | Wildcrafting Ethics and Sustainability | |
| Module 2 | Botanica Erotica with Diana De Luca | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Diana De Luca | |
| Unit 2 | Botanica Erotica | |
| Module 3 | Building Your Materia Medica with Lora Krall | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Lora Krall | |
| Unit 2 | The Materia Medica: A Foundation for Your Herbal Practice | |
| Unit 3 | Materia Medica: Definitions and History | |
| Unit 4 | How to Begin Your Herbal Library | |
| Unit 5 | Developing Your Herbal Experience | |
| Unit 6 | Ways to Organize Your Materia Medica | |
| Unit 7 | Examples from Lora’s Evolving Materia Medica | |
| Unit 8 | Lora’s Materia Medica Entry for Zingibar officinale, Culinary Ginger | |
| Module 4 | Physiology and Inflammation with Tammi Sweet | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Tammi Sweet | |
| Unit 2 | Physiology with Heart 1 – Unpacking Western Science Baggage | |
| Unit 3 | Physiology with Heart 2 – Stress Responses | |
| Unit 4 | Physiology with Heart 3 – Principles of heart based physiology | |
| Unit 5 | Intro to Inflammation | |
| Unit 6 | Inflammation Actually #1 | |
| Unit 7 | Inflammation Actually #2 | |
| Unit 8 | Inflammation Actually #3 | |
| Unit 9 | Cannabis, Not Your Hippy Granny’s Weed | |
| Module 5 | Connecting with Your Intuition as an Herbalist with Maia Toll | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Maia Toll | |
| Unit 2 | Let’s Get Started! | |
| Unit 3 | The Plant Connection | |
| Unit 4 | Take the Quiz! | |
| Unit 5 | Your Thinking Self | |
| Unit 6 | Your Physical Self | |
| Unit 7 | Your Emotional Self | |
| Unit 8 | Your Whole Self | |
| Unit 9 | Let’s Have Tea | |
| Unit 10 | A Bonus Teatime! | |
| Unit 11 | Intuition in Formulation | |
| Unit 12 | A Special Gift for You | |
| Module 6 | Inflammation and the Systemic Root Causes of Chronic Diseases with Caroline Gagnon | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Caroline Gagnon | |
| Unit 2 | Introduction to Inflammation and the Systemic Root Causes of Chronic Diseases | |
| Unit 3 | Context, Related Pathologies and Mini-Course Objectives | |
| Unit 4 | Systemic Inflammation | |
| Unit 5 | Oxidative Stress | |
| Unit 6 | Regulation Through Lifestyle & Diet | |
| Unit 7 | Affecting Root Causes With Medicinal Plants | |
| Unit 8 | Metabolic Syndrome – Etiology & Physiopathology | |
| Unit 9 | Metabolic Syndrome – Treatments, Case Studies & Model Protocol | |
| Unit 10 | Neurological Issues – Etiology, Case Studies & Model Protocol | |
| Unit 11 | Conclusion | |
| Module 7 | Foraging and Feasting with Dina Falconi | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Dina Falconi | |
| Unit 2 | Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook | |
| Unit 3 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 1: Agua Frescas & Spirited Agua Frescas (Cocktails) | |
| Unit 4 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 2: Herbal Essence Waters | |
| Unit 5 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 3: Herbal Infusions | |
| Unit 6 | Kitchen Cosmetics & Herbal Skin Care | |
| Module 8 | All Things Lavender with Tina Sams | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Tina Sams | |
| Unit 2 | How “The Essential Herbal” Came to Be | |
| Unit 3 | For the Love of Lavender | |
| Unit 4 | Lavender – Beautiful and Useful | |
| Unit 5 | Lavender – “The Grandmother’s Herb” | |
| Unit 6 | Lavender Distillation (Video) | |
| Unit 7 | Links to Lavender Blog Posts | |
| Module 9 | Nourishing Nutrients with Marie Frohlich | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Marie Frohlich | |
| Unit 2 | Nourishing Nutrients: Eating with the Seasons | |
| Module 10 | “Juliette of the Herbs” – The Life of Juliette de Baïracli Levy | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Juliette de Baïracli Levy | |
| Unit 2 | Juliette of the Herbs (Video) | |
| Module 11 | Foundations for Vitality with David Winston | |
| Unit 1 | Meet David Winston | |
| Unit 2 | An interview with David Winston, RH (AHG) | |
| Unit 3 | Adaptogens: Herbs For Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief | |
| Unit 4 | Herbs and Nutrition For Healthy Aging | |
| Unit 5 | Nervines, Building a Better Foundation for the Nervous System | |
| Module 12 | Science & Art of Herbalism Tropical Materia Medica by Sara Wu | |
| Unit 1 | Sarah Wu | |
| Unit 2 | The Science & Art of Herbalism Tropical Materia Medica by Sarah Wu | |
| Module 16 | Plant Conservation with United Plant Savers | |
| Unit 1 | Meet United Plant Savers | |
| Unit 2 | Species At-Risk | |
| Unit 3 | Creating Sanctuary | |
| Unit 4 | Wise Old Plants | |
| Unit 5 | Weedcrafting: Redefining Wildcrafting for the next Generation of Foragers | |
| Unit 6 | Wild Crafting, why we shouldn’t: a Native American perspective | |
| Unit 7 | Goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis | |
| Unit 8 | Evaluating Goldenseal’s At-Risk Status | |
| Unit 9 | Ecology of Goldenseal | |
| Module 17 | New England Aster with Jim McDonald | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Jim Mcdonald | |
| Unit 2 | Meet New England Aster | |
| Unit 3 | New England Aster Plant Profile | |
| Module 18 | Digestive Health with Cascade Anderson Geller | |
| Unit 1 | A Tribute To Cascade Anderson Geller | |
| Unit 2 | In Memory of Cascade | |
| Unit 3 | Some Common Conditions of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract with Corresponding Constituent Groups and Herbal Remedies | |
| Unit 4 | Herbal Formulas for the Digestive Tract | |
| Unit 5 | Herbal Parenting | |
| Module 19 | Introduction to Flower Essences with Reuven Fein | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Reuven Fein | |
| Unit 2 | Introduction to Flower Essences | |
| Module 20 | Flower Essences with Lupo Passero | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Lupo Passero | |
| Unit 2 | Flower Essences | |
| Unit 3 | Flower Essence (Video) | |
| Unit 4 | Flower Essence Web Presentation (Video) | |
| Unit 5 | Chakra Flower Essence Web Presentation (Video) | |
| Unit 6 | Making Flower Essences Web Presentation (Video) | |
| Unit 7 | Flower Essence Resources | |
| Module 21 | Natural Remedies of Arabia with Donna Evans | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Donna Evans | |
| Unit 2 | Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh: A Biblical History | |
| Unit 3 | Ginger Tea | |
| Unit 4 | Essential Oil of Rose – Wisdom of Arabia | |
| Unit 5 | Cumin | |
| Unit 6 | Cinnamon | |
| Unit 7 | Cardamom | |
| Unit 8 | Black Seed | |
| Unit 9 | ARAK – The Toothbrush Tree | |
| Unit 10 | Healing Oils of the Bible (Audio) | |
| Module 22 | Healing Congee with The Great Kosmic Kitchen | |
| Unit 1 | Meet The Great Kosmic Kitchen | |
| Unit 2 | Healing with Congee | |
| Module 23 | Herbs for Athletes & Men’s Health with Guido Masé | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Guido Masé | |
| Unit 2 | Herbs for Athletes | |
| Unit 3 | Herbs for Athletes: Training and Support | |
| Unit 4 | Men’s Health | |
| Unit 5 | “Health and Wellness for Men” | |
| Unit 6 | “History and Use of Bitters” | |
| Module 24 | Herbal Support with Kate Gilday | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Kate Gilday | |
| Unit 2 | Kate Gilday: A Letter to The Online Students | |
| Unit 3 | Cancer Care and Support the Herbal Way | |
| Unit 4 | Herbal Support During Menopause | |
| Unit 5 | Tired of being tired? | |
| Unit 6 | Heart Health | |
| Unit 7 | Herbs for Infants and Children | |
| Unit 8 | Winter Health Care with Herbal Therapies | |
| Unit 9 | Wise Water Tea Ingredients | |
| Module 25 | The Herbs of Tuscany with Lisa Phillips | |
| Unit 1 | Meet Lisa Phillips | |
| Unit 2 | Tuscan Spring Cleaning | |
| Unit 3 | Tantalizing Tuscan ‘Sagre’ | |
| Unit 4 | Rosemary | |
| Unit 5 | Beautiful ‘Borragine’ (Beautiful Borage) | |
| Module 26 | A Tour of Zack Woods Herb Farm with Mel and Jeff Carpenter | |
| Unit 1 | About Zack Woods Herb Farm | |
| Unit 2 | Zack Woods Herb Farm | |
| Unit 3 | The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer | |
| Unit 4 | Bright and Beautiful Calendula | |
| Unit 5 | Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum syn. sanctum) | |
| Unit 6 | Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) |