Start your herbal journey off right!

Root your practice with the 35 most important medicinal herbs.

This course will give you a solid foundation to start working with herbs safely and with confidence every day for a strong, healthy you!

You'll learn:

  • Expanded in-depth information about 35 of the most important herbs for daily health.
  • How to work with herbs holistically and build successful protocols.
  • How to live a healthier lifestyle and manage stress more easily.
  • How to keep you and your loved ones healthy all year long.


And it's all as easy 
as watching your favorite show!



This course includes

  • 45 instructional videos

    Each video has in-depth information about the energetics of each plant and how to work with it, expanded information about health problems that plant can address, and our favorite ways to prepare each plant.
    It's over 17 hours of herby goodness!

  • 45 printable PDF quick-guides

    Each quick-guide includes an easy summary of its corresponding video, so you can follow along or quickly review.

  • Twice-weekly live Q&A sessions

    Access to our twice-weekly live Q&A sessions where you can ask us your questions live by web conference.
    We're on this journey together!

45 in-depth videos, 45 downloadable quick guides, and live Q&A sessions - all for $150!

Herbalism made easy.

If you can watch TV, you can learn herbalism!

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Herbal Medicine for Beginners!

    2. Live Q&A sessions twice a week!

    3. Mountain Rose Herbs + Foster Farms discount codes

    4. How to use this platform

    5. How to use Closed-Captioning

    6. The "What's New" button on your dashboard

    7. How to use the Discussions feature

    8. Meet our Friends!

    9. Chatting in the Community Space

    10. Use of Course Material (Intellectual Property)

    11. Every Body is Different

    12. The Four Keys to Holistic Herbalism

    13. Our Book, Herbal Medicine for Beginners

    14. Sourcing Herbs

    15. How to Read Materia Medica Entries

    16. How To Read Materia Medica Entries

    17. Plant ID Resources

    18. Don't let your herbs just sit there!

    19. 🌿 Herb Safety in Pregnancy 🌿

    20. 🌿💊 Herb-Drug Interaction notes for Beginners

    1. Angelica

    2. Angelica [audio]

    3. Angelica - Materia Medica text entry

    4. Angelica: Herb of the Week

    5. Angelica quiz

    1. Ashwagandha

    2. Ashwagandha [audio]

    3. Ashwagandha - Materia Medica entry text

    4. Ashwagandha: Herb of the Week

    5. Ashwagandha quiz

    1. Betony

    2. Wood Betony [audio]

    3. Betony Plant Walk

    4. Wood Betony - Materia Medica entry text

    5. Wood Betony: Herb of the Week

    6. Wood Betony quiz

    1. Calendula

    2. Calendula [audio]

    3. Calendula Plant Walk

    4. Calendula - Materia Medica entry text

    5. Calendula: Herb of the Week

    6. Calendula quiz

    1. Catnip

    2. Catnip [audio]

    3. Catnip - Materia Medica entry text

    4. Catnip: Herb of the Week

    5. Catnip quiz

    6. Who's YOUR Herb of the Week?

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 231 lessons
  • 18 hours of video content

Make Herbs a part of your Vibrant Life

Learn how to build strong, resilient health.

If you are
  • just starting your herbal journey, and you want to make sure you're learning to be safe with herbs
  • eager to experience the benefits of working with medicinal plants
  • a fan of our book, Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and you want to learn more about each plant
  • and if you enjoy learning in a video format,

Then this course is for you!

But wait, there's more! 🙂

In addition to the videos, we provide features to accommodate all the different ways people like to learn, so you can internalize the information easily!

  • Lifetime access - so you can review the content as many times as you like, forever!

  • Weekly live Q&A sessions with Katja and Ryn - to ask your questions directly, live and in person! (They're even archived, in case you miss one!) This course has 6 months of live Q&A support.

  • Ask questions anytime - we're always just a click away: you can ask any questions in the integrated discussion forum, and we're committed to personally answering your questions, usually within 24 hours

  • Printable PDF materials - if you like to follow the videos along on paper, or keep them handy for a quick reference

  • Downloadable MP3 files - so you can review the content while you commute, workout, garden, ... anytime!

Herbalism can change your life.

Get started now, and see how YOUR life can be different when you start working with herbs!

5 star rating

Fantastic like a jack pot

Shelley Schou

The Herbal Medicine For Beginners course was fantastic! I feel I hit a jack pot! I love both the in depth content as well as how easy it is to ingest. Katja...

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The Herbal Medicine For Beginners course was fantastic! I feel I hit a jack pot! I love both the in depth content as well as how easy it is to ingest. Katja and Ryn keep upbeat and help make it really enjoyable. I love what I’m learning and I’ve found a new passion. I didn’t want the course to end! I feel super fortunate that I have signed up for the Community Herbalist Course and the Disaster Preparedness as well and I’m looking forward to learning more!

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Great Course!

Cynthia FuQua

Im only about 20% of the way through this course but am loving the material. I never feel like Im asking a 'stupid' question. Having video, audio and text fo...

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Im only about 20% of the way through this course but am loving the material. I never feel like Im asking a 'stupid' question. Having video, audio and text formats makes it super easy to retain the information.

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Good even for not beginners!

irene garner

Thoroughly enjoyed learning from you two. Not new to herbal medicine but there were still so many things I could pick up and re-learn. Thank you both.

Thoroughly enjoyed learning from you two. Not new to herbal medicine but there were still so many things I could pick up and re-learn. Thank you both.

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Loved this course!

Rebecca Cohn

The in structors are a great well rounded fun duo to learn with. I look forward to the family herbalist course.

The in structors are a great well rounded fun duo to learn with. I look forward to the family herbalist course.

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I want more!

Maureen Slaven

What an engaging and informative introduction to herbalism. I'm excited to move on to the Family Herbalist program. The presentation style is fun and easy,...

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What an engaging and informative introduction to herbalism. I'm excited to move on to the Family Herbalist program. The presentation style is fun and easy, and the information provided is solid, based on science and experience. Five stars...

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45 in-depth videos, 45 downloadable quick guides, and live Q&A sessions.

Your Teachers

Two heads are better than one!


Katja & Ryn
Katja & Ryn

Katja & Ryn almost always teach together. They each have particular talents and areas of interest, and their perspectives on certain issues are quite different! Together, they convey a fuller picture of the realities of herbal theory & practice than either one could do alone.

Katja is an herbalist and teacher working to help people rebuild their relationships with their bodies and their own ability to heal. She’s been in practice for nearly 20 years, but it all began with a desire to make her own “fancy tea” at home instead of paying high prices for imported blends at specialty stores. She’s kept that do-it-yourself ethic close to her heart.

Ryn has been a practicing herbalist since 2010. He came to herbalism by way of martial arts, where his first experiences with herbs were focused on getting back into the game and becoming more flexible, adaptable, and resilient. Passing that experience on to others is what keeps him motivated every day.

Together, Katja and Ryn teach everyone from children to elders, as well as pharmacy students from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, where they both serve as associate faculty. Ryn and Katja are the authors of Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and the creators of the weekly Holistic Herbalism Podcast.

Zero-Risk Return Policy

Teaching isn't just about conveying information - there's also an aspect of being someone's "cup of tea".

So we want you to take the first 14 days to really decide if you love it or not. If for any reason you feel like this program isn’t right for you - if we're just not your cup of tea - we’ll give you a full refund. You don't even need a reason - just please let us know within 14 days of purchase.