Integrated Plant Medicine Immersion 2027

Begins February 20/21, 2027, meeting in person one full weekend per month through September 2027, 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 $2650.00. Includes Over 100 hours of in person training, 8 months of online content, all wild and cultivated plants used in your training, extensive hand outs, personal and group access for support/mentoring.

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.

Apothecary studies are dictated by the season. In spring we explore body system health and rejuvenation through nourishment with all the water based remedies, vinegars and tonics, summer is the peak of blooms with medicine made into tincture and oil and of course the vibrational magic of the flower essence. Fall is when we bring it all together and learn how to support our immune systems, understand common ways of supporting ourselves with acute vs chronic conditions and harvest the end of season roots, seeds and berries.

Woven through the course is the importance of holding space and moving from a keeper of medicine to a giver of medicine. Deep listening skills, drop dosing and pulse reading, first aid and topical methods of relieving pain and discomfort are part of the curriculum to allow you to practice, practice, practice.

One weekend per month- Saturday/Sunday February 20/21| March 20/21 | April 17/18 | May 22/23 | June 26/27 | July 17/18 | August 14/15 | September 18/19

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.

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

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

Tuition is $2650, 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 in the rare case that you decide not to continue with the training.

Syllabus Integrated Plant Medicine Immersion

Herbal Immersion 2027

 February 20/21 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

Art of Listening, Observation skills

March 20/21 2027

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  17/18 2027

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 22/23, 2027

Trillium Ridge Campus

  Herbs for Trauma/Emotional aspect of healing

Wild & Cultivated Plant Field Study, Harvest

Apothecary Training- Oils, balms

June 19/20, 2027

Flower Essences

Trillium Ridge, Concrete

Strengthening Personal Connection with Plants

Drop dosing, Somatic herbalism

July 17/18, 2027

Trillium Ridge Campus

  Herbs for Pain

  Harvest Field Study, Flowers

August 14/15, 2027

Trillium Ridge Campus

Herbal First Aid

Problem solving

September 18/19, 2027

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 paid by the first day of class. Your $400 deposit goes directly to tuition with a balance of $2250 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?

For CE credits, see the advanced training in Herbal Bodywork classes which are NCBTMB approved for LMT’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.