Hi, we’re Rosalee and Emily.

We’ve been practicing, writing, and teaching herbalism for decades. We want to help as many people as possible find joy in the power of herbs and plants and be able to confidently treat a range of everyday conditions, injuries, and ailments—safely and effectively.

If you’re tired of making mistakes, missteps, and weak medicines during your herbalism journey and want a reliable source of information that you have lifetime access to, then we're here for you! 

Instead of feeling frustrated and confused when making herbal medicines, imagine having two experienced herbal teachers right by your side to give you their best practices and answer your specific questions. 

We want you to feel confident and excited to make herbal medicines. That’s why we give clear, step-by-step training for a variety of learning styles (video and written) so that you can have fun making potent herbal medicines that actually work. 

We prioritize getting your questions answered, whether it’s during classes, via email, or in our community forum. Your days of feeling confused, overwhelmed, and stuck are over!

"Prior to the course my herbal journey was hit or miss. I would watch a podcast or read a book and focus on a few ideas and maybe a herb or two but had no sustainable way to collect, compile and use the knowledge. The course has given me a structure to work within to manage all the information and new ways to think about my surrounding community."

– Marti M.

We want you to be able to joyfully commit to your herbal medicine making practice and feel intentional in your path of home herbalism. No more on-again, off-again! 

We love to see our students' success! That’s why we provide a structured (yet flexible) approach to making herbal medicines. 

We also know the challenges of a busy life. Our goal is to help you go deep into making the most important medicines, yet also pace it well so that it easily fits into your life. 

Our students tell us that after studying our comprehensive materials, they finally feel like “real” herbalists. We want that for you, too! 

"I would recommend this course to others because you have accountability and support. This is my third herbal class that I enrolled in since 2019 and this will be the first class that I complete and receive a certificate of completion, and I owe that to Rosalee and Emily's support and accountability."

– Jodi S.

The real secret to making successful herbal remedies is connection.

It’s about reconnecting to the herbal knowledge of your ancestors and deepening your relationships with the plants and Earth around you. 

Herbs aren’t drugs! 

Studying herbalism isn’t simply about cramming lists of what herbs are good for. We don’t want to see you waste your time memorizing the uses of herbs without understanding the plants themselves. 

Helping you strengthen your connection to nature is at the root of all of our teachings because we know this is the most healing and transformative part of herbal medicine. 

"I have grown into a totally different relationship with plants, understanding, learning and within myself after Rooted Medicine Circle. I am no longer intimidated by all the learning that just seemed like memorizing and information about plants. I no longer feel like I will never really 'get it' beyond what I can memorize. I feel like I am inside the learning somehow, where it's vivid, full of visceral and sensorial communication. This class taught me how to work with plants, how to get to know their medicine. This is the absolute best herbalism course I have ever taken!"

– Kristinna

Why is it important to learn about herbs by making the medicines yourself?

Herbal medicine that is rooted in your connection to nature and made with your own hands has powerful benefits — for your personal healing, community well-being, and the health of our planet.

Imagine knowing exactly how to make effective herbal medicines right in your own kitchen! Few things feel as empowering!

There are also a lot of practical reasons to make your own herbal medicines. 

While there are great grassroots herbalists making products for sale, unfortunately a lot of big herbal companies use poor quality ingredients, and all too often these have even been adulterated with other herbs.

The only way to really ensure you have the best quality herbal remedies is to make your own!

The other big consideration is cost. Buying tinctures and even tea bags can add up fast. Meanwhile, making your own is so affordable that you can often make enough to give to family and friends.

Knowing how to make your own herbal remedies will be your new superpower.

In this online course, you’ll join a thriving community of like-minded and inclusive herbalists where you can get support and grow your network, take part in regular live medicine-making classes, question-and-answer sessions, and community get-togethers

In Module 1, we slow down, take a look around, and ground ourselves in the essential first principles of herbalism as we dig in!

You’ll learn:

• How to cultivate your herbs, your mindset, and your medicine-making practice

• The secret to sourcing high-quality ingredients to boost the potency of your creations, whether you’re gathering herbs from a garden, foraging, or buying from trusted suppliers

• How you can identify and avoid toxic and poisonous plants where you live 

After this module, you’ll know: 

• The methods for producing some of the most popular water-based medicines, including infusions, decoctions, and syrups for 120 different herbs

• When to steep and when to boil, plus when to use hot and when to use cold water (and why!)

• How to make sure your teas don't end up weak or bland (or worse, taste so disgusting no one will drink them!)

• How to create soothing (and delicious!) syrups that are strong and long-lasting and for a fraction of what you’d pay at the store

Thanks to the medicines you make in this module, you’ll be able to treat:

• Sore throats

• Colds and flu

• Fatigue and malaise

• Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

• Seasonal and other common allergies

After this module, you’ll know: 

• The power of vinegar, honey, and powders and their role in medicine and beverages

• Techniques to make some incredibly underrated medicines and how to increase your body's ability to absorb them

• The simple mistake that can render your herb effectively useless—and how to avoid it

Thanks to the medicines you make in this module, you’ll be able to treat:

• Insomnia

• Inflammation

• Chesty and tickling coughs

• Digestive and stomach complaints

• Breathing and respiratory conditions

After this module, you’ll know: 

• How to make potent medicines using alcohol and glycerin (and avoid common mistakes that render them weak and ineffective)

• How to create tinctures and glycerites with fresh and dried herbs at a fraction of the cost of store-bought options (this could save you hundreds of dollars)

• How to distill your own hydrosols using simple tools in your own kitchen

Thanks to the medicines you make in this module, you’ll be able to treat:

• Anxiety

• Nausea

• Congestion

• Common first-aid ailments

After this module, you’ll know: 

• The difference between essential oils and herbal infused oils and how to use them safely

• The best ways to prepare herbal-infused oils to ensure they are potent and effective

• Our top recommended herbs and oils and how to tell when they’re past their prime

• How to transform your oils into salves, lip balms, creams, body butters, and even tasty salad dressings!

Thanks to the medicines you make in this module, you’ll be able to treat:

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Back pain

• Joint pain

• Cuts and scrapes

• Common skin complaints

After this module, you’ll know: 

• How to soothe injuries, reduce inflammation, boost circulation, alleviate sore muscles, and treat infections

• The difference between compresses and fomentations, which to use and when, and our favorite plants you can work with to create them

• The surprising effectiveness of herbal baths and hand or foot baths

Thanks to the medicines you make in this module, you’ll be able to treat:

• Eczema

• Headaches

• Menstrual cramps

• Nervous system depletion

• Muscle spasms and strains

LIVE Classes

A major part of Rooted Medicine Circle is building a community of skilled herbalists who get to know and support each other throughout their ongoing journey—either as home herbalists or even developing and inspiring a new career.

Every month, we host LIVE medicine-making classes, Q&A sessions, and community meetups where you can follow along as we make medicines, troubleshoot issues you’ve come up against, or get answers to any questions you have about the course.

All the live classes are recorded, so don’t worry if you can’t make the sessions live or you want to rewatch them and hit pause as you create the medicines and try out the techniques at a later date.

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of each module plus a capstone project that pulls your entire year together, you’ll receive a Rooted Medicine Circle certificate that acknowledges your time, energy, and growth. This certificate can honor your studies and be used to prove continuing education (for example, as part of an application for the American Herbalists Guild).

Additional Bonuses

Access to the Rooted Medicine Circle student-only community where you can forge friendships and get guidance and support from other herbalists

Wildcrafter’s Toolkit, a 12-part video course including ethical foraging skills, plant identification, and guides on harvesting and processing plants

Free membership to United Plant Savers, an organization dedicated to preserving medical plants for future generations

Discounts on herbs and supplies, including 15% off Banyan Botanicals, 10% off Mountain Rose Herbs, and 15% off Oregon's Wild Harvest

A digital copy of our best-selling book, Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine

Braiding Sweetgrass book club to gather together and discuss this transformative book by Robin Wall Kimmerer

A botanical mixology class, where you'll learn how to turn your herbal creations into unique cocktails and mocktails

Tincture and glycerite calculators that take away the fear and mystery from making these potent remedies

We’ll also be joined throughout the course by guest herbalists and experts sharing their experience and knowledge with us

"Using the tincture calculator was a game changer. I had made tinctures before Rooted Medicine Circle, but I felt that the ones I prepared using the calculator were more potent than my past tinctures, in taste, color, and aroma, which I hope results in even more effectiveness as remedies."

– Leslie Plant

14-day Satisfaction Guaranteed

We’re confident you’ll love being a member of Rooted Medicine Circle as much as we’ll love getting to know you and supporting you in becoming a confident and knowledgeable home herbalist and medicine maker.

But if you feel this is not the course for you, you can request a full refund anytime during your first 14 days of enrollment—no questions asked. We’ll even thank you for giving it a try.

Don’t let uncertainty stand between you and success. We personally guarantee Rooted Medicine Circle 100%!

Meet Your Guides

Student Services Coordinator: Karin Rose provides student services and community support. She answers your emails, hosts monthly student meetups, leads the Braiding Sweetgrass book club, helps us gather your questions during medicine making circles, and more. She is an herbalist and aromatherapist, and has a business degree and years of leadership training.

Student Services Coordinator: Emilie Thomas-Anderson is a teacher at heart and loves to answer questions! She looks forward to supporting students in the course community space and via email. Emilie lives in a small town nestled in a valley of the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. She is a home herbalist, a homeschooling mom, and a total plant nerd! If you ever need to find her, look in the garden for the barefoot woman with a hori hori sticking out of her back pocket and plant matter in her hair.

Guest Teacher: Damiana Calvario is teaching Intro to Flower Essences. Damiana's practice blends together her Mexican roots, family's kitchen remedies, Curanderismo studies, western herbal training and Indigenous full spectrum doula training.

Guest Teacher: Leigh Joseph is teaching Reciprocity, Responsibility and Respect. Leigh is an ethnobotanist, researcher and entrepreneur from the Squamish First Nation. She contributes to cultural knowledge renewal in connection to Indigenous plant and land-based relationships. She is the co-director and subject of the documentary Walking with Plants, founder of Sḵwálwen Botanicals, and author of Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness.

Guest Teacher: Richard Mandelbaum, RH is teaching Zoopharmacognosy: How Animals Use Plants for Medicine. He has been practicing as an herbalist since 1999, blending Chinese and Western herbal traditions, with a private practice, online and in person in the southern Catskills, NY. He is co-founder of the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism and is on the faculty at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies and the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. He has been an AHG Registered Herbalist since 2003, and served on the AHG board of directors from 2012 to 2018.

"This is one of the best classes I have ever taken! I am so much more confident now in my herbal medicine making skills, and it was such a joy to learn from Rosalee and Emily along with the community of learners they nurtured."

– Melissa Hunter

"This course meets you where you are. Whether you are a beginner or have been working with herbs for a while, this class is an amazing way to step up your herbal knowledge and products. I have taken several online courses from very good, reputable companies and have been happy with them. This is hands down the best course I have taken because of the live sessions, the access to the teachers and RMC support staff and the overall positive, supportive environment."

– Kelli

"Rooted Medicine Circle is a one-of-a-kind learning experience you will not regret. It's like having Rosalee and Emily at your side as you journey through making all kinds of medicines and getting to know the plants. They left no stone unturned, offering office hours, support, and ways for the community to connect. [This experience] not only taught me about so many plants and how to make medicines with them but also connected me more to my own surroundings, community, and the natural world."

– Kim Liu

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"This course helped my competence and confidence tremendously. Having all the good information plus the little tips and tricks of experience as well as the consistency of meeting regularly to make medicine helped me to finally feel like a ‘real’ herbalist."

– Bliss L.

"This course seriously changed my life. Not only have I had the most expansive journey getting to know the plants in my area and learning their unique gifts, I've also learned so much about herbal medicine making and it was FUN! This course is not JUST about herbs and medicine making, it's about listening to the plants, exploring your own beliefs, and evolving into a human deeply in touch with this planet. I cannot recommend this journey highly enough."

– Kristin

"This course helped my competence and confidence tremendously. Having all the good information plus the little tips and tricks of experience as well as the consistency of meeting regularly to make medicine helped me to finally feel like a ‘real’ herbalist."

– Bliss L.