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Module 1 | Nicole Telkes, Featured Teacher |
Nicole Telkes is a practicing clinical herbalist, activist, and educator. Her background is in botanical studies, plant conservation work, community activism and herbal first-aid clinics. Over the last two decades, Nicole traveled around wild and weedy corners of North America, studying and using bioregional native and naturalized medicinal plants. In 2003, she founded the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine, where she continues as the lead teacher and Director . She obtained her credentials as a Registered Herbalist (RH) in 2009 with the American Herbalists Guild. In 2014, she wrote her first book, Medicinal Plants of Texas . She is also a cofounder of Moonflower Herb Fest and Traditions not Trademark. She manages a botanical sanctuary and apiary in her home town of Austin, Texas. In Oct 2019, she and her codefendants won the battle to return the trademarked name "Fire Cider" back to the herbal community. She currently resides between Portland and Austin and offers onsite and online education and wellness checks. | |
Unit 1 | Nicole Telkes, Featured Teacher |
Unit 2 | Plant Identification for Herbalists |
Unit 3 | Wildcrafting Ethics and Sustainability |
Unit 4 | With Special Thanks & To Find Out More About Nicole Telkes |
Module 2 | Botanica Erotica for Rosemary & Valentines Day |
Diana De Luca, herbalist in Sonoma County, Calif since 1980, author and nutritional chef, offers classes on Herbal Kitchen Crafting, Plant Lovers Menu and Naturalist strolls. She draws upon her rich Sicilian-American heritage and deep love of Mama Natura to share her passion of plants. Diana is the author of Botanica Erotica, Arousing Body, Mind and Spirit, 1998, Inner Traditions, Bear and Company. | |
Unit 1 | Rosemary Gladstar Introduces Diana De Luca |
Unit 2 | Botanica Erotica for Rosemary & Valentines Day |
Module 2 | Featured Teacher: Lora Krall on Materia Medica |
Lora Krall has been a part of our Science & Art of Herbalism team as a course teacher and forum moderator since 2016. In this special lesson, she shares her own experiences of researching plants for her Materia Medica. Lora will walk you through your first steps of organizing your own Materia Medica while exploring the world of medicinal plants, then offer examples and introduce different ways to use your work in the future. | |
Unit 1 | Lora Krall, Featured Teacher |
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 3 | Featured Teacher: Tammi Sweet |
Featured Teacher: Tammi Sweet | |
Unit 1 | Tammi Sweet |
Unit 2 | Cannabis, Not Your Hippy Granny’s Weed |
Unit 3 | If I read one more post... |
Unit 4 | Physiology with Heart 1 - Unpacking Western Science Baggage |
Unit 5 | Physiology with Heart 2 - Stress Responses |
Unit 6 | Physiology with Heart 3 - Principles of heart based physiology |
Unit 7 | Inflammation Actually #1 |
Unit 8 | Inflammation Actually #2 |
Unit 9 | Inflammation Actually #3 |
Module 4 | Charis Lindrooth, D.C : Clear the Mental Clutter |
Charis Lindrooth, D.C. is an herbalist and chiropractor with a busy practice in Pennsylvania. For more than 20 years she has helped patients work with plant medicine and natural methods to restore well-being on all levels. She has dedicated many hours studying the workings of the brain, memory, cognition as well as the influence of the microbiome on overall health. | |
Unit 1 | About Charis Lindrooth, D.C |
Unit 2 | Cleanse The Mental Clutter Intro |
Unit 3 | Clear the Mental Clutter, Part 1 |
Unit 4 | Clear the Mental Clutter, Part 2 |
Unit 5 | Clear the Mental Clutter, Part 3 |
Unit 6 | Clear the Mental Clutter, Part 4 |
Unit 7 | Clear the Mental Clutter, Part 5 & 6 |
Module 5 | Connecting with Your Intuition as an Herbalist |
In this mini-course, you’ll learn all my best tools for navigating your inner-cartography so that you can connect more deeply with yourself and the world around you. I’ll teach you the secrets of how I came into relationship with the plants and how you can too. If you’re skeptical of intuition, start at the beginning and work through the exercises. If you’re already an intuitive herbalist, use this course to help you understand how your intuition works. | |
Unit 1 | Let's Get Started! |
Unit 2 | The Plant Connection |
Unit 3 | Take the Quiz! |
Unit 4 | Your Thinking Self |
Unit 5 | Your Physical Self |
Unit 6 | Your Emotional Self |
Unit 7 | Your Whole Self |
Unit 8 | Let's Have Tea |
Unit 9 | A Bonus Teatime! |
Unit 10 | Intuition in Formulation |
Unit 11 | A Special Gift for You |
Module 6 | Caroline Gagnon’s Mini-Course on Inflammation and the Systemic Root Causes of Chronic Diseases |
Caroline Gagnon’s Mini-Course on Inflammation and the Systemic Root Causes of Chronic Diseases | |
Unit 1 | Caroline Gagnon’s Mini-Course on Inflammation and the Systemic Root Causes of Chronic Diseases |
Unit 2 | SRCCD - 2 - Context, Related Pathologies and Course Objectives |
Unit 3 | SRCCD - 3 - Systemic Inflammation |
Unit 4 | SRCCD - 4 - Oxidative Stress |
Unit 5 | SRCCD - 5 - Regulation Through Lifestyle & Diet |
Unit 6 | SRCCD - 6 -Affecting Root Causes With Medicinal Plants |
Unit 7 | SRCCD - 7 -Metabolic Syndrome - Etimology & Physiopathology |
Unit 8 | SRCCD - 8 - Metabolic Syndrome - Treatments, Case Studies & Model Protocol |
Unit 9 | SRCCD - 9 - Neurological Issues - Etimology, Case Studies & Model Protocol |
Unit 10 | SRCCD - 10 - Conclusion |
Module 7 | Dina Falconi: Featured Teacher |
Dina Falconi: Featured Teacher | |
Unit 1 | Dina Falconi |
Unit 2 | Field Garlic |
Unit 3 | Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata Brassicaceae) |
Unit 4 | Violet (Viola sororia Violaceae) |
Unit 5 | Kitchen Cosmetics & Herbal Skin Care |
Unit 6 | Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook |
Unit 7 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 1: Agua Frescas & Spirited Agua Frescas (Cocktails) |
Unit 8 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 2: Herbal Essence Waters |
Unit 9 | Foraging and Feasting Beverage Making Episode 3: Herbal Infusions |
Module 8 | All Things Lavender |
All Things Lavender | |
Unit 1 | All Things Lavender with Tina Sams |
Unit 2 | A Word From Rosemary |
Unit 3 | How The Essential Herbal Came to Be |
Unit 4 | For the Love of Lavender |
Unit 5 | Lavender - Beautiful and Useful |
Unit 6 | Lavender - "The Grandmother's Herb" |
Unit 7 | Lavender Distillation (Video) |
Unit 8 | Links to Lavender Blog Posts |
Module 9 | Health from the Heart with Marie Frohlich |
Health from the Heart with Marie Frohlich | |
Unit 1 | Intro from Marie |
Unit 2 | Chaga: A potent immune enhancing fungus |
Unit 3 | My Guide to Harvesting Chaga |
Unit 4 | Chia Parfait for Energy |
Unit 5 | Filling up and not out |
Unit 6 | Move to the BEET of Your Lymph |
Unit 7 | Desk and Pantry Snacks for Energy |
Unit 8 | Nutritional Magic of Mushrooms |
Unit 9 | Pedal to the Nettle! |
Unit 10 | Simple Spring Cleanse |
Unit 11 | Horseradish Mustard |
Unit 12 | Cilantro Smoothie |
Unit 13 | Marie’s Top Ten Tips to Increase Energy with Food |
Unit 14 | Pesto Potato Salad |
Unit 15 | Purslane for the Brain and Other Weedy Wonders |
Unit 16 | Rhubarb Pear Crisp |
Unit 17 | Sprouting for Spring |
Unit 18 | Thyme for Souper Simple Miso |
Unit 19 | Self Care is Health Care |
Module 10 | Juliet of the Herbs |
JULIETTE OF THE HERBS is a beautifully filmed lyrical portrait of the life and work of Juliette de Bairacli Levy, world renowned herbalist, author, breeder of Afghan hounds, friend of the Gypsies, traveller in search of herbal wisdom and the pioneer of holistic veterinary medicine. For more than 60 years Juliette lived with the Gypsies, nomads and peasants of the world, learning the healing arts from these peoples who live close to nature. Juliette's well-loved and now classic herbals for animals and for children have been a vital inspiration for the present day herbal renaissance and holistic animal care community. Juliette's extraordinary life story is as colorful and as exciting as her tremendous wealth of herbal knowledge. Filmed on location with Juliette and her Afghan hound in Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland, England and America and interwoven with Juliette's vast collection of archival photographs, together with scenes of Gypsies dancing and Bedouins with their herds, JULIETTE OF THE HERBS is an inspiring portrait of a remarkable healer. | |
Unit 1 | Juliette of the Herbs (Video) |
Module 11 | David Winston, RH (AHG) |
David Winston, RH (AHG) | |
Unit 1 | David Winston, RH (AHG) |
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 |
Science & Art of Herbalism Tropical Materia Medica by Sara Wu | |
Unit 1 | Sarah Wu |
Unit 2 | Punta Mona founder, Stephen Brooks TEDx |
Unit 3 | The Science & Art of Herbalism Tropical Materia Medica by Sarah Wu |
Module 13 | Rosemary Gladstar's Notes on Dandelion |
Rosemary Gladstar shares some of her notes and experiences on the dandy Dandelion | |
Unit 1 | An excerpt from Rosemary Gladstar |
Unit 2 | Dandelion, Taraxacum Officinale |
Unit 3 | Growing Dandelion |
Unit 4 | Marinated Dandy Greens |
Unit 5 | Wild Herb Pesto |
Unit 6 | Horta, Wild Greens for liver and kidney health |
Unit 7 | Roasted Dandelion and Chicory Root Tea |
Unit 8 | Wild Herb Casserole w/Dandelion Greens |
Unit 9 | Dandelion Burdock Root Tincture for Liver Health |
Unit 10 | Dandelion Mocha |
Module 14 | Rosemary Gladstar's Notes on St. John's Wort |
Rosemary shares from some of her experience with St. John's Wort | |
Unit 1 | St.John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum |
Unit 2 | Growing St.John's Wort |
Unit 3 | Rosemary's Notes on St. John’s Wort |
Unit 4 | Recipes Using St.John’s Wort |
Module 15 | Herb of the Month: Echinacea |
Herb of the Month: Echinacea | |
Unit 1 | Using Echinacea |
Unit 2 | Growing Echinacea (E. purpurea, E. angustifolia, and other related species) |
Unit 3 | Recipes using Echinacea |
Unit 4 | Rosemary's Notes on Echinacea |
Module 16 | Herb of the Month: Calendula |
Herb of the Month: Calendula | |
Unit 1 | Bright and Beautiful Calendula |
Module 17 | Herb of the Month: Have a Creative Holiday Season |
Herb of the Month: Have a Creative Holiday Season | |
Unit 1 | An Old Fashioned Christmas |
Unit 2 | Homemade Herbal Gift Ideas |
Module 18 | Herb of the Month: Goldenseal |
Herb of the Month: Goldenseal | |
Unit 1 | United Plant Savers - Herb of the Month |
Unit 2 | Thank You From the Plants |
Unit 3 | Species At-Risk |
Unit 4 | Creating Sanctuary |
Unit 5 | Goldenseal, Hyrdrastis candensis |
Unit 6 | Evaluation |
Unit 7 | Weedcrafting: Redefining Wildcrafting for the next Generation of Foragers |
Unit 8 | Wise Old Plants |
Unit 9 | Wild Crafting, why we shouldn’t: a Native American perspective |
Unit 10 | Ecology of Goldenseal |
Module 19 | Herb of the Month: Aster |
Herb of the Month: Aster | |
Unit 1 | Bio: Jim Mcdonald |
Unit 2 | New England Aster |
Unit 3 | Aster novae-angliae L. - New England Aster |
Unit 4 | New England Aster Stickiness... |
Module 20 | Herb of the Month: Tribute to Cascade Anderson Geller |
Herb of the Month: Tribute to Cascade Anderson Geller | |
Unit 1 | Some Common Conditions of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract with Corresponding Constituent Groups and Herbal Remedies |
Unit 2 | In Memory…..by Rosemary Gladstar |
Unit 3 | Cascade Anderson Geller , a tribute from her family |
Unit 4 | Herbal Formulas for the Digestive Tract |
Unit 5 | HERBAL PARENTING |
Module 21 | Herb of the Month : Introduction to Flower Essences |
Herb of the Month : Introduction to Flower Essences | |
Unit 1 | Reuven Fein : Bio |
Unit 2 | Introduction to Flower Essences |
Module 22 | Herb of the Month: Flower Essences |
Herb of the Month: Flower Essences | |
Unit 1 | 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 Downloads |
Module 23 | Herb of the Month: Natural Remedies of Arabia |
Herb of the Month: Natural Remedies of Arabia | |
Unit 1 | Donna Evans Bio |
Unit 2 | Herbalism for Kids |
Unit 3 | Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh |
Unit 4 | Ginger Tea |
Unit 5 | Essential Oil of Rose - Wisdom of Arabia |
Unit 6 | Cumin |
Unit 7 | Cinnamon |
Unit 8 | Cardamom |
Unit 9 | Black Seed |
Unit 10 | ARAK – The Toothbrush Tree |
Unit 11 | Healing Oils of the Bible (Audio) |
Module 24 | Herb of the Month: Cosmic Kitchen |
Herb of the Month: Cosmic Kitchen | |
Unit 1 | Cosmic Kitchen Bio |
Unit 2 | The Great Cosmic Kitchen (Video) |
Module 25 | Herb of the Month: Herbs for Athletes & Mens health |
Herb of the Month: Herbs for Athletes & Mens health | |
Unit 1 | Guido Masé |
Unit 2 | Herbs for Athletes |
Unit 3 | Herbs for Athletes: Training and Support |
Unit 4 | Men's Health |
Unit 5 | History and Use of Bitters - 11th IHS - Disc 1 (Audio) |
Unit 6 | History and Use of Bitters - Disc 2 (Audio) |
Unit 7 | Health and Wellness for Men - Disc 1 (Audio) |
Unit 8 | Health and Wellness for Men - Disc 2 (Audio) |
Module 26 | Herb of the Month: Treasures from Kate Gilday |
Herb of the Month: Treasures from Kate Gilday | |
Unit 1 | Kate Gilday: A Brief Bio |
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 27 | Lisa Phillips; our own Tuscany Herbal Correspondent! |
Lisa Phillips, our own Tuscany Herbal Correspondent! | |
Unit 1 | Lisa Phillips: Our Own Tuscany Herbal Correspondent! |
Unit 2 | Tuscan Spring Cleaning |
Unit 3 | Rosemary |
Unit 4 | Tantalizing Tuscan 'Sagre's |
Module 28 | Herb of the Month: Zack Woods Herb Farm |
Herb of the Month: Zack Woods Herb Farm | |
Unit 1 | About Zack Woods Herb Farm |
Unit 2 | Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum syn. sanctum) |
Unit 3 | Dandelion(Taraxacum officinale) |
Unit 4 | Zack Woods Herb Farm |
Unit 5 | The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer |
Unit 6 | Link to Zack Woods: Zack Woods Herb Farm |
Unit 7 | Link to Zack Woods: The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer |
Unit 8 | Zack Woods Facebook Page |
Module 29 | Beautiful Borragine - Lisa Phillips |
Beautiful Borragine - Lisa Phillips | |
Unit 1 | Beautiful ‘Borragine’ (Beautiful Borage) |
Module 30 | Rosemary from our own Tuscany Correspondent Lisa Phillips |
Rosemary from our own Tuscany Correspondent Lisa Phillips | |
Unit 1 | Rosemary |