Begins anew in March 2026

Integrated Plant Medicine Immersion 2026

Begins March 2026, meeting in person one full weekend per month through September 2026, Saturday 10:00-5:00, Sundays 10:00-3:00. 8 month training program with 100 hours in person hands on, practical training, home study projects and some online material to maintain growth in between classes.

Tuition is $2600, includes all live, in person training, all plants used in class, online and written course study.

Limited enrolment of 10 students, minimum 6. $400 deposit required to enrol, fully refundable within 10 days of acceptance after phone/zoom interview.

AREAS OF FOCUS

The course of study is divided into three key areas: field study, medicine making skills, and herbalist training.

Field Study:

• Plant identification in their native habitat, learning how to use observation, habitat awareness, and plant taxonomy as tools.

• Wild-crafting and sustainable harvest techniques of root, bark, leaf, and seed

• Materia Medica (the who, what, when, where and how) of wild and cultivated plants

• Harvest protocols, cultural practice

Herbal Medicine Making Skills:

• Deep nourishment through water based remedies- Teas, infusion, decoction, syrup, vinegar

• Folk and standardized methods of creating herbal medicine - Tincture, Glycerite, Elixer

• Internal and external practical applications of fresh and dried plants

• Creating your own herbal medicine, preparing and practice of medicinal plants

• Herbal oils, balms, salves, compresses, poultices, placements

• Making Flower Essences

Herbalist Training:

• Herbal actions and energetics, body awareness practices.

• Understand the role of medicinal plants for building strong body systems and plants that nourish and tonify,

• Somatic herbalism, drop dosing, and somatic assessment using pulse reading.

• Herbal First Aid for Body systems: Hands on step by step first aid for acute dis/ease

• Herbal Bodywork, movement, longevity of structure, muscle, bone

• Communication skills, holding space, talk story, and ethics in their herbal practice.

Syllabus Integrated Plant Medicine Immersion

Herbal Immersion 2026

 February 28, March 1, 2026 in Burlington

  Introduction to Herbal Medicine and Each Other

Apothecary Studies Overview/Choosing Your Medicine

Apothecary Training -Water based Preparations Infusions, decoctions, syrups

Six Steps of Healing/Philosophy of Healing/ Healing vs Curing

Introduction to Pulse/Body awareness practices

Art of Listening, Observation skills

March 28/29 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus. Concrete, WA

Wildcrafting Guidelines/ Field Study

Harvest Protocols, Ancestral Lineage, Habitat Awareness

Wild Edibles Food As Medicine- Deep Nourishment

Apothecary Training  – Tinctures, Oxymels, Electuaries

Materia Medica Roots, Bark

Materia Medica Dried vs Fresh

April  25/26 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus

Organic Cultivation of Medicinal Plants

Propagation from seed and soft word cuttings, divisions, crowns

Field Study/ Wild harvest and preservation of native and invasive species

Wildtending of harvest sites

Preservation, drying, quality control

May 30/31 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus

Intuitive Plant Medicine Introduction

  Herbs for Trauma/Emotional aspect of healing

Earth Medicines: Stones, trees, water, salt

Apothecary Training- Oils, balms

June 27/28 2026

Flower Essences

Trillium Ridge, Concrete

Strengthening Personal Connection with Plants

Drop dosing, Somatic herbalism

July 25/26 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus

  Herbal Bodywork

  Poulticing, Plant placement

August 29/30, 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus

Herbal First Aid

Problem solving

September 26/27, 2026

Trillium Ridge Campus

  Blending, Formulas

Bringing it All Together

Graduation/Celebration

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need previous herbal training to attend the Integrated Plant Medicine Immersion?

No, you do not. Erin’s approach to herbal medicine is unique and even with advanced training, you will benefit from this training. Some basic knowledge of plants, herbs and herbal medicine is helpful but not required.

Who benefits from the herbal training program? I am not a practising herbalist or health care provider. Is this program too intense for me?

This program is open to anyone who has a deep love of plants, healing, feeling nourished by the wild and has a calling for using and connecting with herbal traditions and practises.

I live a distance away from the Trillium Campus in the Concrete/Rockport area. Is there camping or housing available nearby?

There are many State Parks closely and plenty of Airbnbs in the area. Please inquire erin@trilliummedicine.net for a List.

I will be out of town for one of the in person weekend. Is there a make up class? Do I pay for that weekend even if I am not attending?

There are no make up classes. However, you will be provided with hand outs, all course material, access to plants that you may have missed harvesting and the help of fellow students for outside class tutorial. No refunds on classes missed- your tuition is not pro-rated for any missed class time.

Is there a payment plan available?

Please ask Erin about payment plans at your interview. There are arrangements that can be made as long as the program is 75% paid by the first day of class. Your $400 deposit goes directly to tuition with a balance of $2200 that can be paid in monthly installments. The sooner you enrol- the smaller the payments will be.

Is there a Certificate awarded for this training program?

Yes, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Is there Continuing Education credits available for practitioners?

The Herbal Bodywork training in July is nationally certified for CE’s. Many students have requested credits from their college for approval and most have been approved. Contact Erin for details.

I am a tribal member. Do you offer scholarships or work with tribes to provide funding?

Please contact Erin directly for tribal funding and scholarships. erin@trilliummedicine.net. This program has graduates in a number of local tribal communities. Erin is a (adopted) member of the Tlingit tribe in SE Alaska.