Welcome to Deepening with Beloved Herbs!
With great joy we invite you to spend six months with us and the plants.
Deepening with Beloved Herbs brings you:
Eleven hour-and-a-half live classes with Deb and Lauren. Classes take place on Mondays @5:30 EST. For the full schedule, scroll down on this page
5 monthly Q&A Office Hours where you can make a cup of tea, chat with us and ask questions.
6 recorded videos where we take you with us into our apothecaries to show you how we make tinctures, teas, salves; into the garden as we sow seeds, prep and plant the garden; and a sample client intake so you can experience how we match herbal formulas with people
During each 1.5 hour class we will share our knowledge of growing, harvesting, and preparing the herbs we have chosen for each class, as well as their Materia Medica and energetics and how we work with them.
Each class with include a section called “In the Garden—” where Deb will share wisdom and stories from her forty years of gardening. Topics include seasonal rhythms, Biodynamics, soil building, compost, how she learns from plants where they would like to grow and responding to climate changes.
Lauren will share her love of body systems, anatomy and physiology that she has gathered from working with clients over ten years as a community herbalist. She approaches the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of who we are as connected, and she will share the patterns she works with that help us embody this understanding so that we can transform on all levels.
We will share how we experience personalities of the plants, their messages, their idiosyncrasies, how they challenge us, and how they are showing up for us on ever-deepening levels to guide us through these times.
A goal of this class is empower you to develop your intuition and “knowing” so that you can trust yourself to work with the plants directly. We will cover basic techniques for plant communication. We will share how building personal relationships with the plants deepens our healing path and invites in the magic of connection that we were born to experience.
We will share stories with you from our work as community herbalists and the incredible ways we have witnessed the plants offer their healing gifts and transform suffering—time and time again.
We will share our love of the plants and the profound joy we carry from walking with these magnanimous, dynamic beings.
Join us!—We will be your guides in the work of weaving herbs back into our daily lives, our families and our communities. We believe that this work is an essential part of healing humanity’s relationship with ourselves and Nature. Together we can create a future where all Beings have the right to thrive.
Deb and Lauren bow with gratitude to the generosity of Earth & to the healing plants and their capacity to support the thriving and wholeness of all Beings.
What Students Are Saying
“Deb and Lauren are such good teachers, plant relators, and kind humans.”
“I actually can not imagine life without seeing both of you every other week! As strange as it may be, you have both become such a huge part of my life and learning from you has been one of the greatest joys and honours I've ever had.”
“I see plants in terms of them having personalities now, but it's deeper than that - it's like each not only has something unique to give, but also an important way of BEING in the world. Some plants feel like sisters to me now.”
“One of the things I love the most is the beautiful way you relate to the plants, each other, and all of us. As we progress I am gaining a much better understanding of how to relate to this whole wonderful world.”
“I LOVED the beautiful energy between Deb and Lauren. You both had a gorgeous way of describing these lovely plants in such a deep and meaningful way. I enjoyed the singing from Lauren and the sky reports from Deb as well. It was a very well rounded class and I enjoyed it immensely!”
“This course has given me so much confidence in my own herbal studies and asked me to reach for more, to truly walk this path with confidence & knowing these beloveds are here with & to guide me.”
“This class has brought me much closer to the plants. And I am spending much more time with them…listening. I am experiencing their ability to nourish us on all levels more deeply. I look forward to continuing to deepen these relationships.”
“I have immensely loved the deeper emotional and spiritual work with the plants that you both share. This has made me more confident in "listening" to my own intuition and plant communication.”
“The format was wonderful- the more conversational style of the classes was such a welcome change from the didactic learning/education options out there. I felt like I learned so much more just by listening to you talk about the plants with such love and enthusiasm and care...knowing that everything I needed to 'know' was in the handouts.”
“I loved the flexibility and video options, as I was always working during the scheduled time. Both Lauren and Deb are AMAZING educators, amazing women, and pioneers in the health industry. What a blessing to learn from them.”
“I've used some herbs in new ways because of this course which was been very enriching to my life. It's also made me think more about the path of becoming a community herbalist seeing how Lauren has made it possible. It has made me one to deepen with the plants on more of a spiritual level. I'm so very grateful for the opportunity to have taken this class so thank you both so much. I have to say learning by taking classes is not something I tend to enjoy or find easy as I learn best by doing and being outside but I looked forward to each class on Monday night and it felt like a real treat!”
I liked how comprehensive it was on each herb. And how so many of the plant qualities were covered (TCM, Ayurveda, energetics, temperment etc.) I also liked the Q&A document. I thought other student’s questions and perspective were helpful. I also liked how it was channeled healing…whether you know it or not. I could deeply feel mother earth talking to us through the both of you.”
“You are both such great teachers and because you teach from your hearts, the learning landed in my heart. The plants have become my friends, I talk to them and thank them everyday.”
Live classes take place on on MONDAYS from 5:30-7pm EST (2:30-4 PST)
Recordings will be available on the class website the following day.
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COURSE SCHEDULE
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Class 1— January 26th:
Mugwort & Willow
PLANT COMMUNICATION, INTUITION AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
In the Garden—Introduction to Herb Gardening: Place of healing and healing of place
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Class 2—February 9th:
Reishi & Usnea
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
In the Garden—Understanding Earth as a Living, Breathing Being
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February—Q&A Office Hour
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Class 3—February 23rd:
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Elecampagne & Lobelia
In the Garden—Building the Foundation: Introduction to Biodynamic gardening and soil
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Class 4—March 9th:
The Seaweeds & Chamomile
DIGESTION I: NOURISHMENT
In the Garden—Building soil: Observation and soil testing
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March—Q&A Office Hour
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Class 5—March 30th:
Yellowdock & Milk Thistle
DIGESTION II: ELIMINATION
In the Garden—Building soil: Tillage, cover crops, raised beds, mulches
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Class 6—April 13th:
California Poppy & Linden
NERVOUS SYSTEM I: HOW THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WORKS
In the Garden—Building compost: Biodynamic compost preparations
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April—Q&A Office Hour
Class 7—April 27th:
Valerian & Hops
NERVOUS SYSTEM II: SUPPORTING CONDITIONS AND BUILDING FORMULAS
In the Garden—Inviting the plants, trees and shrubs: Plant propagation from seed to the garden
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Class 8—May 11th:
Red Sage & Garlic
THE HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
In the Garden—Paying attention to the Cosmos: Seasonal, solar and lunar rhythms
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May—Q&A Office Hour
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Class 9—May 25th:
Horsetail & American Ginseng
BONES AND BEAUTY IN THE AGING PROCESS
In the Garden: Making nettle and comfrey teas
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Class 10—June 8th:
Purple Bee Balm & Goldenrod
KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
In the Garden—Tending the Garden and Gardener: Developing a sensitivity to the garden’s needs and your needs
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June—Q&A Office Hour
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Class 11—June 22nd:
Arnica, Yarrow, Calendula, Plantain and St. John’s Wort
HERBAL FIRST AID & SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES
In the Garden—Gratitude practices: Relationships with pollinators, birds, Nature Spirits and Elemental Beings
What does the course cost?
The cost of the course is $480.
We offer a few payment options.
You can:
pay the full amount upfront (this is helpful for us if you can do it!)
Make 2 or 4 payments
We are committed to promoting inclusion, accessibility and equity. We acknowledge that all healing is bound up in our collective liberation, the repair of historical harms and the creation of an equitable, just society where all Beings (human and more-than-human) have the right to thrive.
Please visit the Registration page to access the course at reduced cost.
Who is the course for?
This course is geared toward a wide range of herbalists, herb lovers and gardeners. For new explorers, lifelong learners, parents deepening their herbal toolkit for their families, clinical practitioners and community care workers. Being in relationship with the healing plants is an ancestral memory we all carry in our blood.
If delving into learning about herbs is new for you, we have put together a list of resources & books you can check out to accompany the course.
Our goal is that you walk away from this course with the confidence to work with the herbs in a personal, family or community setting.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Deepening with Beloved Herbs covers 18 new herbs that were not covered in Forty Beloved Herbs. Deepening with Beloved Herbs offers a more focused approach to anatomy and physiology, as well as more in depth sharing on gardening topics.
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No problem! Recordings of classes and office hours will be posted to our course website by the following day. We have many students who cannot attend live who reported that they still found the class valuable and felt connected.
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Yes! We maintain a community forum on a platform called Mighty Networks specifically for students to connect with each other and share their herbal journeys.
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For our 2026 course we have upgraded our Question and Answer system. You will have access to a Q&A google doc where you can type in questions at any time and we will respond weekly. You can also attend our 5 different office hours to chat with us and ask questions. You can also email us directly.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact form on this website or email.