Awaken Herbal Wisdom

• Develop an intimate knowledge of a select group of medicinal herbs able to be grown or foraged in the UK
• Cultivate the skill of medicine-making with your own hands to begin to establish a resilient home apothecary
• Peel back the layers of human health and energetics, enabling you to be able to understand how the body works, decipher, then address the messages our bodies express, without memorising extensive lists of medical terminology
• Attune to the constitutions of people and the qualities of medicinal plants to craft effective and safe herbal treatments
• Root deeply into your confidence in taking ownership of your health
• Become part of a tapestry of like-minded, curious and empowered souls
• Bring and spread joy in cultivating deep health for yourself, your loved ones and your community

• Four full day immersive in-person sessions at our beautiful yurt in rural East Yorkshire, just an hour's drive from York - one per season
• Two 12-week seasons of hourly deep-dive sessions live online Tuesdays and Thursdays each week​ - a total of 48 sessions
• A closing ceremony and celebration in-person at our yurt​

Our herbalism courses follow the cycles of nature, rather than a traditional academic school year. Our teaching season begins with the greening of the land in Spring and concludes as the earth prepares to slumber the Winter of each calendar year.

All sessions are recorded (audio for in-person gatherings, audio/video for online sessions) and shared on the student portal for review, with lifetime access for future reference.

Depending on the cohort, we occasionally have a few live online sessions before our autumn gathering or after our winter gathering, but we always reconvene for the second term after 1st September and conclude at our closing ceremony.

You can find the specific dates and timings for upcoming cohorts below.

No! You are welcome to join the course no matter where you live, just be sure to make suitable arrangements for joining our in-person sessions. We are located in a quiet rural village just an hour from York with plenty of independent accommodation within the village and camping and caravan accommodation in nearby seaside town, Bridlington. There are ancient monoliths and serene private beaches nearby, so plenty of peace, nature and history to explore. As the course progresses, some of you may want to find accommodation to share. There’s an extra bit of magic that happens when you can create a special home away from home and enjoy extra after-hours conversation with your fellow journeyers.

As much or as little as you want! There are no formal assignments, papers to write, assigned reading to do or exams to revise for. We go through all of the knowledge and skills live together between our in-person gatherings and Zoom sessions, so even if you didn't read, do or make anything outside of that time (although I'm sure you won't be able to resist!), you will still get a deep and solid foundation in the knowledge and skills of herbalism. Whatever you feel inspired to read, do or make beyond our sessions together is completely up to you and very welcome for discussion and questions within the cohort. It's your journey! Still wondering about the time commitment? Read more here.

As the original medicine, herbal medicine spans all cultures, continents and civilisations. We are fortunate so many of these ancient lines of observing the natural world - both plants and people - are intact today and that we are able to explore and consider so many valuable perspectives that contribute to our better understanding of how all of nature can thrive together. Each practising herbalist finds their own inspiration and creates their own alchemy, and you will, too. On this course, you will have the opportunity to explore the energetics, concepts and terminology of both Western herbal medicine and Ayurvedic perspectives, intimately woven together in a way that facilitates embodied, elemental and experiential learning. Curious to learn a bit more about how we work with Western and Ayurvedic energetic systems? Read more here.

Yes! Catering for our in-person gatherings is included in the course fees, and there will be plenty of herbal tea available to drink when we are together.

Applications for the 2026 Year One cohorts will be open from June 2025.

Our application process is simple and straightforward, intended to give us a sense of who you are, what is inspiring you and what you are hoping to gain from your experience to help us determine if our school and the journey we offer is a great match for you. As you work through your responses, just be yourself. There are no prerequisites or official requirements for joining our course.

We aim to let you know the outcome of your application within one week.

If successful, you will be offered a place on one of our first-year cohorts. All places are offered and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note submission of an application is non-binding and does not guarantee you will be offered a place on our upcoming cohorts.

Yes! You can split the cost into two equal instalments of £698.50 or you can pay in four equal instalments of £349.25. Instalments for all payment plans are charged automatically in accordance with the timing of the plan. For the two instalments plan, the second payment is charged on the same date one month after the initial payment. For the four instalments plan, successive payments are charged on the same date of the initial payment for the following three months. The final payment for deposit plans, when offered, is charged automatically on the specified date. If you have any questions about timing and payment plans, please contact us.

You are strongly encouraged to join in all of our sessions, as there is a tangible benefit to attending live and in a cohesive group. All of our live online sessions will be recorded for future reference or if missing any sessions are unavoidable due to life circumstances or schedule clashes. Plan to be fully present to your journey, but if there are a few small (or regular) diary clashes that are unavoidable, don’t let that hold you back from joining. You are still very much welcome! If you're still wondering about your scheduling and making the live Zooms, read more here.

Yes! Whilst continuing on is completely up to you, two further years of development are available after completing the first year of the course so you can continue to go deeper into your exploration of herbalism, health and your body. You can explore what the second and third years of the journey look like here and here.

This course and its successive years have intentionally not been designed as a formal qualification because we believe the wiser we become in ourselves, our homes and our communities, the more we are able to lift each other up to create a stronger society organically. There are many brilliant clinical training courses available across the globe; however, not everyone wants to complete 500 clinic hours, conduct a research project and sit exams. Whilst not everyone wants to become a clinical herbalist, many do want to develop a high level of skill and knowledge for personal reasons - and that's the journey of empowerment we love to provide.