A four month online herbalism training with Lily of the Herbs

This four month online container will give you the opportunity to learn about herbalism in a way that is accessible and meaningful. You will dive deep into the world of plants and their healing properties, learning about their uses across different medical traditions and how to connect with them through elemental and seasonal practices. Through this comprehensive course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to create your own herbal remedies, giving you the power to heal yourself and those around you. This course will help you to understand your own unique elemental constitution (which is the foundation of many traditional medicines). Learn to work with foraged herbs to create a resilient and adaptable immune system and microbiome. This course will help you to identify and treat common ailments and reduce reliance on pharmaceutical and commercial medicine. 

What you will receive:

• Four months of herbalism training in a closed container. 
• Two 1:1 herbalism consultation with Lily of the Herbs to tailor your own health (One at start of the four months, one at the end).  
• Two hours live call each week covering core principals and course material with your herbal group. 
• Medicine making class sent to your inbox to watch and make in your own time each week. 
• Medicine making manual with over 16 recipes, special weekly exercises and extra herbal information.
• Herbal pack to get you started with specific and rare ingredients.
• WhatsApp support group, with live access for troubleshooting and questions from Lily of the Herbs and team.
• Option to attend an in person herbal medicine retreat in Victoria (For a discounted rate). 

Modules/ Course structure 

• Week 1: Air ~ Group welcome, opening ceremony. Introduction to the elements and holistic herbalism
• Week 2: Air ~ Wild crafting, drying and storing herbs, 
• Week 3: Air ~ flower essences and plant spirits (Guest facilitator Jaqui Buschell)
• Week 4: Air ~ The nervous system and plant allies 
• Week 5: Fire ~ Introduction to the fire element, Herbal energetics and the 6 tastes of Ayurveda. 
• Week 6: Fire ~ Herbal first aid. Wound and skin healing. 
• Week 7: Fire ~ The immune system with plant allies. (How to build a resilient immune system)
• Week 8: Fire ~ Herbal actions (herbal terminology) and materia medica
• Week 9: Water ~ Introduction to the water element and plant allies. An exploration of adaptogen and adrenal herbs to build yin 
• Week 10: Water ~ The endocrine system and reproductive health (Working with endometriosis and PCOS)
• Week 11: Water ~ Diagnostic techniques; tongue, and hara (guest speaker)
• Week 12: Water ~ Elemental constitution and dosing. Drop dosing vs conventional dosage ranges. 
• Week 13: Earth ~ When to use tinctures, teas, poultices, balms syrups of salves? The why and when of prescribing. Empathic listening. The therapeutic relationship.
• Week 14: Earth ~ Case taking. 
• Week 15: Earth ~ The digestive system, and food as medicine. 
• Week 16: Earth ~ Closing class, next steps.

Medicine Making Classes

Week 1: Air ~ Incense

Week 2: Air ~ Tailored herbal infusion

Week 3: Air ~ Poultices and compresses

Week 4: Air ~ Herbal steaming

Week 5: Fire ~ Tinctures

Week 6: Fire ~ Oxymels/ Fire cider

Week 7: Fire ~ Moxa (Guest facilitator Dr. Jessie Fayers)

Week 8: Fire ~ Glycerates

Week 9: Water ~ Syrups and elixirs

Week 10: Water ~Decoctions and double decoctions

Week 11: Water ~ Infused oils

Week 12: Water ~ The art of herbal water baths and sitz

Week 13: Earth ~ Balms

Week 14: Earth ~ Salves

Week 15: Earth ~ Herbal pills and gummies

Week 16: Earth ~ Spagyrics 

About your facilitator:

Lily of the Herbs is passionate about marrying traditional healing modalities with modern scientific knowledge and has completed a Bachelor of Health Science majoring in Western Herbal Medicine, she is also currently a registered and practicing herbalist and offers 1:1 consultations for people to get in touch with the healing properties of plants. Lily's journey into herbalism began 10 years ago when she started her first job working at a native plant nursery teaching people to propagate plants and care for native vegetation. Lily then studied permaculture and food production in Australia and Thailand, working on organic farms and intentional communities. In 2016 Lily was inspired to study herbalism whilst also working on herbal farms in Australia such a Goulds farm in Tasmania and with Southern Light Herbs in Victoria where she learnt herb growing and harvesting knowledge. In 2020 Lily started a podcast to share stories of Australian Herbalists (You can listen here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lily-of-the-herbs)