Foundations of Plant Medicine Level 1: A 75-Hour Herbalist Certification

Transform Your Health: Become a Herbalist

Ready to transform your health with herbal medicine? Our Herbalist Certification isn't just a course—it's a vessel for your own transformation and allows you to share natural wisdom with your family and friends while cultivating a life deeply connected to the earth's healing power. Learn from an expert about over 50 medicinal plants and how to confidently craft herbal remedies for you and your family.

Why HLY is Your Herbal Path

At Herbs, Love, & Yoga (HLY), we believe true herbal mastery comes from immersive, hands-on experience and building human connection through embodied learning, not just pre-recorded lectures or reading books. Our certification delivers more than just knowledge; it provides the confidence, practical skills, and personalized guidance you need to seamlessly integrate herbal healing into your life. If you're ready for a transformative, supportive, and truly effective learning journey, HLY is your solution to becoming a highly skilled family herbalist.

About Our Program

​Our Herbalist Certification offers a unique, in-depth learning experience designed to make you a confident and skilled herbalist.

Personalized In-Person Learning

Experience 14 immersive weeks of in-person training. With just 8 students per class, you get personalized interaction with your instructor and a supportive peer community.
​*Hybrid Option: Up to 4 virtual students can join our fall cohort live. Email Alyssa at [email protected] if you would like to join our cohort virtually.

​Comprehensive Body System Exploration

Discover the power of herbs for every major body system: nervous, digestive, respiratory, immune, and more. Learn how to support common ailments with natural solutions. Our instructor, Alyssa, draws on 15 years of science teaching to simplify complex concepts.

Intimate Herbal Knowledge & Hands-On Learning

Gain deep insights from meticulously crafted herbal monographs, learning about 48+ medicinal herbs. Each week, take home the herbs you study to make teas and build an intimate connection. We believe hands-on experience makes you a better herbalist.

Practical Medicine-Making Skills

Master the art of herbal remedies in hands-on practicums. You'll create and take home infusions, decoctions, syrups, balms, salves, vinegars, honeys and more – ready to integrate into your daily life.

Botany, Identification & Ethical Wildcrafting

Develop essential skills in plant identification and ethical wildcrafting. You'll get up close and personal in our medicinal herbal garden and learn to confidently find and responsibly harvest herbs in nature. Enjoy in-person plant walks in Newtown and the surrounding areas.

Classes will be held on Thursdays from 3-5 pm
May: 7, 14, 21, 28
June: 4, 11, 18, 25
July: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
​August: 6
​Students can expect to spend 2-3 hours outside of class studying and applying the skills that they've learned each week. This certification is a time commitment, and all of the outside of class helps to build competency.
*In the event of an unexpected absence due to health or personal emergencies, course content and discussions will be held virtually to ensure continuity.
There is consideration around holding another section of the class on Saturdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. If you are interested in this option, please email [email protected].

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