Natural Health Course

Learn how to make your own all natural, herbal bug spray with herbalist and author Bevin Cohen! In this two-part workshop, you will learn how to make herbal tinctures and infusions that you can use to create your own insect repellant using herbs that can be grown or gathered from your own backyard!

Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, seed saver and owner of Small House Farm in Michigan. He offers workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs and locally-grown food. Bevin is a freelance writer and videographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Grit Magazine, and the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company catalog. He is the author of Saving Our Seeds and The Artisan Herbalist. You can learn more about Bevin's work at smallhousefarm.com.

The fresh, clean scent of lavender has been used in cosmetics and skin care products since ancient times. Lavender smells good, improves your circulation, attracts pollinators to your yard, and helps you sleep, to name just a few reasons the popularity of this fragrant pant has never been higher. Learn how to start a new plant from cuttings; air-dry flowers for year-round use; and create your own DIY body care products that can be used for hair care, skin care, and in the bath. Janice Cox shares tips, recipes, and herbal craft ideas from her new workbook Beautiful Lavender.

Janice Cox is an author and leading DIY natural beauty and skin-care expert. Cox is a member of the United States Lavender Growers Association, and the Herb Society of America.

Rosemary goes great with chicken, but did you know that it may also help stave off dementia disease? Or that bee balm makes a superb cold and flu remedy? Learn surprising ways that common culinary herbs and companion plants can also help your family stay healthy. Herbalist Maria Noël Groves shares some of her favorite common herbs (featured in her book Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies) that you can grow and use medicinally, including fennel, parsley, oregano, thyme, and lemon balm.

Maria Noël Groves runs Wintergreen Botanicals, an herbal clinic and education center in Allenstown, New Hampshire. She is certified by Michael Moore’s Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and has also completed Rosemary Gladstar’s advanced training program and Lichenwood Herbals’ flower essence practitioner training.

Join herbalist Maria Noël Groves in her garden and classroom as she demonstrates how to harvest fresh herbs to make homemade medicinal herbal tinctures, as featured in her books Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body Into Balance. Tinctures are alcohol extracts, which are easy to make, potent, and have a long shelf life. Plus, they're superb for extracting the medicinal properties of herbs. She’ll also discuss how to make a dry plant tincture, and how to choose the right alcohol for the job.

Maria Noël Groves runs Wintergreen Botanicals, an herbal clinic and education center in Allenstown, New Hampshire. She is certified by Michael Moore’s Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and has also completed Rosemary Gladstar’s advanced training program and Lichenwood Herbals’ flower essence practitioner training.

You may be surprised and delighted to learn that luffa sponges don't come from the sea. As vegetables in the gourd and cucumber family, they can easily be grown in your home garden. Janice Cox, author of Beautiful Luffa, teaches you how to start your own seeds and how to care for your plants. Additionally, she shows you how to make luffa soaps and a sugar scrub.

Janice Cox is an author and leading DIY natural beauty and skin-care expert. Cox is a member of the United States Lavender Growers Association, and the Herb Society of America.

Join Nicole Telkes, practicing herbalist, to talk a little bit about stress management and how herbs can be used to nourish your nerves and relax your body. Cordials are a sweet, tasty, enjoyable way to take herbal remedies. Nicole brings you through the cordial-making process and offers a few recipes to try, including an alternative to sugar.

A practicing herbalist and registered herbalist in the American Herbalists Guild, Nicole Telkes is a writer, speaker, and naturalist from Austin, Texas. She has a background in botanical studies, plant conservation work, community activism, and herbal first-aid clinics.

Join Nicole Telkes, practicing herbalist, to talk a little bit about stress management and how herbs can be used to nourish your nerves and relax your body. Cordials are a sweet, tasty, enjoyable way to take herbal remedies. Nicole brings you through the cordial-making process and offers a few recipes to try, including an alternative to sugar.

A practicing herbalist and registered herbalist in the American Herbalists Guild, Nicole Telkes is a writer, speaker, and naturalist from Austin, Texas. She has a background in botanical studies, plant conservation work, community activism, and herbal first-aid clinics.

Scientific evidence points to how a lifestyle of eating anti-inflammatory foods can lessen and even eliminate inflammation in the body that’s often blamed for diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, allergies, chronic pain, and a variety of diseases and disorders. Shawna Coronado completely relearned how to eat, exercise, and live an anti-inflammatory lifestyle with the help of her medical professionals after her diagnosis of severe spinal osteoarthritis. She now has 80 percent less inflammatory pain and walks 3 miles every day. Anti-inflammatory foods have made a big difference for Coronado, and they can for you too. Learn tips Coronado has employed on how to build and successfully stay on an anti-inflammatory food plan. Find out how to add tremendous flavor to your diet, how to negotiate plate portions, what foods are the most anti-inflammatory, and how to safely meal prep. Coronado teaches how to live a wellness lifestyle filled with delicious whole, natural foods that will help your family stay healthy, feel better, and have more energy (while reducing aches and pains and chronic inflammation).

Shawna Coronado is an author, columnist, and blogger, who campaigns for social good in the realms of green living, organic gardening, and low-cost cuisine.

Learn about different skin types and conditions, the benefits of DIY skincare, and how a customized facial oil blend can give your skin what it needs to look and feel amazing. Explore various carrier oils and essential oils, then learn a simple DIY recipe that you can try today!

Melani Schweder is a certified health coach, clinical herbalist, and Reiki Master, based in Colorado. She works with people all over the world, helping them master their energy and reconnect with their innate healing abilities. Blending plant wisdom, ancestral traditions, and spiritual guidance, she can guide you back home to yourself.