Trillium’s herbal immersion program is in-depth, personal and experience based with the goal of providing enough practical, hands on training in the field and in the apothecary to allow you to begin or advance your herbal practice.
This immersion is based on the traditional herbal apprenticeship model and is not a series of power points and classroom learning. We study in the field, in forests, wetlands, beaches, and river beds to become fluent in plant identification, taxonomy, materia medica, herbs for body systems and, most importantly, medicine making excellence and confidence in application. Studying through three seasons allows you to view the plants in the Spring through Fall and learn how the cycles create different medicines and different applications depending on the plant and the season.
Herbalism Day Classes In Burlington
Day Classes for those seeking in person, hands on introduction into herbalism.
Saturday October 17, 2026 11:00-4:30
Location:
Wild Valley Wellness Center
320 East Fairhaven Avenue Burlington
Tuition is $95 and includes extensive handouts, all plant materials used in class. You will make and take an aromatherapy Earth and Sea Salt blend
Stress and anxiety seem to be the new normal. Many of us are navigating through layers of trauma, fear, uncertainty on personal, community, global and even ancestral levels. Our nervous systems may be struggling to find calm and you may be wondering when or if you will ever be “normal” again.
Herbal allies offer nutrients and medicine to restore and strengthen our nervous system. Over time they help regulate our nervous system back to health.
This day class is designed to give you practical tools to use to reduce the symptoms of stress and anxiety- fear, panic attacks, racing heart, insomnia, depression and “limbo” feeling that sometimes accompanies stress and anxiety. You will be introduced to plants that provide relief and sometimes clarification on how stress and anxiety are affecting you physically, emotionally and even spiritually. Herbs and simple daily practices of self care and body awareness are part of the discussion and will leave you with tools to integrate in to your life immediately.
Students will gain an understanding of the basic physiology of the nervous system as well as how to work with nervine herbs for acute situations of stress, anxiety, trauma and sleep struggles. We will explore how herbal adaptogens can provide long term support to help recondition the nervous system following prolonged periods of living with stress and anxiety. Students will touch, smell and experience herbal remedies in class that re-set your awareness of the para sympathetic (rest and digest) state of being.
Herbal First Aid for Colds and Flu
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time: 11:00am-3:00pm
Wild Valley Welness Center
320 East Fairhaven, Burlington, WA.
Tuition is $85 and includes all plant material used in class, samples and a take home make and take vapour aromatic balm.
Herbal First Aid for Cold and Flu—In this day workshop, expert Herbalist Erin Vanhee guides you on the who, what, when, where and how to’s of herbal first aid for cough, nasal congestion, fever, aches and pains, sinus and ear infection- and everything in between.
Seasons change and brings more time indoors, fluctuating temperatures which bring sniffly noses, congestion, sore throat, coughs, and body aches due to colds and flu. Learn what herbs to use for immune system support, cough remedies that target the type of cough you have instead of the-one size fits all approach of over the counter cough medicine, and herbal remedies that are easy to use and prepare for the whole family.
Herbal explorations include:
Making your own non-synthetic Herbal Vapor Rub to take home
Sample herbal teas, lozenges and throat sprays
Learning to use Herb-infused steams to open sinus congestion
Taking the mystery out of the debate of who is more efficient- Echinacea or Elderberry?
Topics of discussion are immune building herbal tonics, herbal steams for nasal congestion, how to differentiate cough and choose the right remedy. Hands on aspect of the class is a make and take vapor balm and how to apply a onion poultice for ear pain and infection.
All will be revealed on what’s good about a fever and when to suppress it- and did you know there are different plants for different types of fever?
Herbal Bodywork- Massage Therapy Courses
Herbal Bodywork Level 1 Online Course
Herbal Bodywork Level 1
In this NCBTMB certified, 10-hour online course you will learn:
Effective ways to integrate herbs in to a 60 minute full body sequence enhancing the therapeutic effects of the massage
How to choose herbs that are specific to the types of pain presenting- inflammation, nerve pain, lymphatic congestion, muscle tension
Hydrotherapy applications with herbal infusions applied throughout hot towel or warm stone application
How herbal teas and decoctions can be supportive to maintain stamina, reduce repetitive use injuries and extend your massage career
A brief overview of aromatherapy in herbal topical application
Dates TBA- Coming this fall. Get on our wait list for notification of dates and enrolment.
