Plant Alchemy

Introduction to Herbal Medicine:

Introduction to herbal history, philosophy and traditional medicine systems of Ayurveda & Traditional Chinese Medicine. Providing an understanding of the energetic principles of imbalance in the body and healing qualities of the herbs. We explore the elemental energies, along with creating Sacred space for medicine making and building relationships with the plants.

Exploring a variety of herbal preparations: infusions, decoctions, honeys, syrups, tinctures, infused oils, ointments & flower essences.

Women’s Health:

Exploring women’s hormones and cyclical wisdom, charting your cycle and tuning in with the phases of the moon. Looking at some of the key underlying imbalances for common female related conditions, such as PMS, irregular bleeding, PCOS and endometriosis. Herbal medicines and key herbal actions to gently regulate and support a healthy balanced cycle and women’s health throughout all phases of life. Crafting herbal preparations including a comprehensive herbal guide to yoni steaming and planting activities, to add to your growing medicinal garden.

Immune and Respiratory System:

Herbal actions and preparations for the treatment of common respiratory ailments. Natural herbal medicine support for a healthy functioning immune system and common herbs to treat respiratory ailments such as coughs, colds and sore throats. The role of fevers in infections, as a first line of immune defense and how to support them naturally.

Herbal remedy crafting, including cough syrups and lozenges along with other preparations and planting guide.

The Gut:

The gut is central to the health of our whole being: all dis-ease begins with the gut. We will be taking a deeper look at the various layers of digestion and the key aspects of digestive health, including the gut – brain connection, liver, gastric secretions and microbiome.

How to create and maintain a healthy gut microbiome. Herbal actions, key herbs and preparations to support a healthy gut. Crafting herbal preparations and planting.

Skin – Integumentary System:

The skin is our largest organ of the body and a major pathway of elimination and detoxification.

Exploring herbal medicines to open up the pathways of detoxification and reduce the toxin load from within the body for the treatment of skin conditions.

External remedies and topical preparations such as infused oils, salves and ointments for wound healing.

Crafting herbal preparations, foraging and planting.

Nervous and Adrenal System:

The nervous system weaves into the treatment of every other body system and is a central area of treatment within holistic medicine.

Exploring key herbal medicines with restorative, relaxant, sedative, adaptogen and tonic actions to nourish and support a healthy nervous system.

Herbal remedies and preparations for stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia.

Crafting herbal preparations and planting

The essence of Plant Alchemy is building relationships with the plants, tuning into your intuitive wisdom and understanding the healing gifts of the plants.

There are a variety of hands-on medicine making activities provided for each unit for you to create your own preparations, such as herbal tea blends, yoni steams, decoctions, tinctures, syrups, honeys, infused oils and ointments.

Build up a hand-crafted herbal apothecary filled with home-made natural remedies from foraged herbs or grown in your herb garden.

The essence of Plant Alchemy is connecting with the plants through planting and growing.

It is in the nurturing of the plants, witnessing them throughout their entire cycles that we come into deep connection and relationship with the plants.

Guidance on planting within each unit for you to begin creating your own medicinal herb garden, with an understanding of their medicinal properties and how to make your own home made remedies from your home grown herbs. You get to be part of the entire process…magic.

Slowing down into sacred ritual space within this sensory experience opens the door to your feminine receptivity—allowing you to soften into your body’s wisdom and intuitively feel the qualities, personalities, and healing messages of the plants.

This is a gentle and powerful weaving of your emotional landscape with the spirit of the plants—a return to deep listening, presence, and connection.

Our students often share how surprised they are by the simplicity and profoundness of meeting the plants in this way. It’s not just learning—it’s remembering.

And while this journey is self-paced, you’ll feel held in the wider field of community—knowing that others are walking the spiral beside you, tending to their apothecaries, reclaiming their wisdom, and deepening into the same sacred rhythm.