Last fall, as I pushed my daughter's stroller toward the one-room schoolhouse down the road, leaves crunching underfoot, I was contemplating the way I taught herbalism.

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I had just finished teaching my Practical Herbalism series, a course that taught medicinal herbs for each body system.

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It was a great course: people liked it, and I liked teaching it.

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But as much as I aimed to make the herbal info relevant and easy to apply, it still felt like I hadn't quite found the most potent way of teaching herbs.

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For one thing, most people don't have all those health issues all the time.

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It might be interesting to learn about herbs for lymphatic health and kidney health and heart health, but most folks aren't dealing with lymphatic and kidney and heart problems on a regular basis (hopefully.)

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One or two of the topics might be relevant to the average student, but the rest of the info is tucked into their back pockets for when they need it.

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And, while it's nice to have that info in your back pocket for when you need it, I wanted to make a course filled with info that's relevant on, say, a weekly basis.

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So I thought, how do John and I truly use herbs in our home? We certainly use herbs for health: to stave off illness, to help our tummies feel better, and to take care of our skin. I've used nourishing herbs to support reproductive health.

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But here's the thing: though we're not managing health issues frequently, herbs are woven into the rhythm of each day.

It's not something we plan for or even think much about: it's simply the way we move through our days and weeks.​

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Upon more scrutinizing reflection, I realized that we primarily use herbs to manage our emotions.

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We use herbs when...

• we've had a rough day
• we're overwhelmed
• I'm sad
• John's frustrated
• it's time for bed
• we're excited about something
• we have friends over for dinner
• we want to celebrate the first snowfall
• I'm sitting down to journal to untangle old inner knots
• I'm setting intentions
• I'm trying to get myself to finally do something.
• ... and so on.

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These are the topics that people encounter on a weekly basis: our feelings.

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So I set out to make a course to reflect that.

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In Herbs for Living we explore...

• how herbs can interact with each emotion/ life process
• 5-7 herbs relevant herbs (full Materia Medica info)
• recipes and personal ritual to support you.
• (and, because I can't help myself, each emotion is paired with a body system/organ).
• 7-Day Challenges to push to you incorporate the class material (but it's fun, I promise)

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When I re-vamped Herbs for Living, I had one goal in mind: to make a course that was incredibly easy to take.

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Since I had my daughter two years ago, it has been impossible to show up for live online courses (ones that I want to take - not ones I'm teaching). Even watching replays doesn't work. I won't get into why, just: toddler.

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But I can listen to stuff.

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(Ok, just audiobooks. I could theoretically listen to podcasts, but I can't seem to do that either - don't worry about it, just a me problem).

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And I can look at my phone here and there.

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Once I was unable to show up for online courses, I realized that there are many other people who also cannot show up for courses. Whether they have kids or elderly parents or just don't have time in the evenings -- I'm not alone here.

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So I've been transitioning my online offerings to be:

1) Easy to access on your phone.

2) Easy to listen to and read.

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Thus, Herbs for Living has become and audio course, with accompanying handouts. You can listen to it just as you would an audiobook (or podcast).

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take the easiest online course ever

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Three more notes:

• You can join at any time.
• But if you join by Oct. 31st, you get a bonus 30-min call with me ($75 value)
• You will have the opportunity to purchase each month's class as a standalone. Just for that month, and just through these emails.

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Yours in listening to stuff,

Amanda

P.S. It's honestly so easy. ​

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