Herbal Infusions & Formulation Course

Learn herbal medicine in a new way, and make therapeutic blends, tailored to you.

There's something quietly powerful about knowing how to blend a remedy for yourself.

Not from a book of recipes. Not from someone else's formula. But from your own understanding of the herbs, your own body, and what's needed in that moment.

Most of us have lost this. We've been told herbal medicine is complicated, that we need experts, that the strongest remedies come in bottles with droppers and precise dosing schedules. And while tinctures have their place, something essential has been set aside—the gentle, ancient practice of tea. The synergy between water and plants. Of formulating with both knowledge and intuition.

This course brings that back.

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What Becomes Possible

When you truly understand the herbs—not just their actions and indications, but their gesture, their energetic qualities, how they reach different constitutions—you can formulate blends that are both safe and deeply therapeutic. Blends that taste beautiful and work.

You become someone who knows what to reach for when your child can't sleep, when you're depleted, when someone you love is struggling. You don't panic. You don't second-guess. You blend something that feels true to the moment, to the person, and to what's actually needed.

This isn't about having dozens of remedies or complicated protocols. It's about having a clear method, a deep relationship with 30 essential herbs, and the confidence to work with them.

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And why it matters now

In the last few decades, herbal medicine has shifted. Tinctures have become the default-marketed as stronger, professional, more effective. Tea has been relegated to something gentle and therefore lesser.

But gentle doesn't mean less effective. The herbalists before us made restorative remedies long before developing tinctures. Since the beginning, water has been the way we've brought herbs into our lives. Infusions were at the centre.

This knowledge is disappearing from modern herbal training. Students graduate without ever really learning to formulate tea. Practitioners forget that the dispensary once had tea at its centre, not on the sidelines.

Learning to blend brings herbalism back into your hands, just as it's always been meant to be.

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How This Works

This isn't your average herbal medicine course. You won't just learn that chamomile is calming or that ginger is warming. You'll learn how to meet the herbs from a deeper place—to understand their patterns, their synergies, their energetic qualities, and how to match them to what you or someone you're blending for actually needs.

You are unique. Even if you share the same symptoms as someone else, the best herb for you will be different. This course teaches you how to work with that individuality, so your blends are resonant, not generic.

What you will learn

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Materia Medica

Meet 30 central herbs, the ones that will become dear friends over time and cover a vast array of needs through life.

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Formulation

Understand the principles of herbal formulation, energetics, flavour tones, plant part affinities, and herbal synergies. Learn to blend with both a clear mind and your intuition.

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The Method

Learn a 10-step formulation process that keeps you safe while giving you creative freedom.

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Herbal Safety

Know what's safe in pregnancy, breastfeeding, childhood. Understand contraindications and how to work responsibly with each herb.

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Remedy Taking

Learn about sourcing, wildcrafting, brewing methods, and how to make, enjoy, and care for your blends.

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Base Layer Blending

Meet 30 central herbs, the ones that will become dear friends over time and cover a vast array of needs through life.

What people are saying

  • "I'm LOVING your course. Congrats, it's really well done and put together and I've already been making up tea's for patients using your formula."

    —Carly, Practitioner

  • "I loved the Herbal Infusions & Formulation Course. I love tea, love plants and have felt this course the most beautiful introduction to these 30 herbs."

    —Lily, new to herbs

  • There is so much to dive deep into, so much richness in the plants, and so much sweet groundedness and gentleness that you bring to this offering.

    —Eliza

Is this for you?

If you're completely new to the herbs, you'll learn foundational knowledge most herbalists and naturopaths wish they'd been taught.

If you're a student or practitioner, you'll deepen how you tune into plants, how you formulate blends so they're clear and resonant, and how to bring tea back into your practice as a central remedy.

Whether you're blending for yourself, your family, or your clients, this course meets you where you are.

A word on safety.

The question I hear most is: "Can I really do this safely if I'm not trained?"

Yes. Safety is woven into every part of this course. You'll learn the complete safety profile of each herb, what's appropriate in tender times of life, how to recognise contraindications, and how to use the 10-step method to create blends that are both effective and responsible.

By the end, you won't just have recipes. You'll have understanding—the kind that lets you make informed, confident decisions.

What’s Included

A collage of wellness and herbal medicine related documents and images, including a recipe workbook, herbal safety chart, flavor wheel chart, and information about chamomile with a photograph of chamomile flowers.

  • 45+ video lessons

  • Materia Medica workbook with 31 herbal profiles

  • Herbal Safety Chart

  • Formulation Workbook

  • Herbal Energetics Chart

  • Dose and Flavour Strength Chart

  • Ratio Patterns Chart

  • Herbal Flavour Wheel

  • Herbal Recipe Book

  • Lifetime access - learn at your own pace

The herbs themselves aren't included, though we begin the course learning about sourcing the best quality herbs for greating infusions, including a directory of growers. Everything you need to gather tea herbs and work through the course.

This course focuses on tea and infusions. It doesn't cover tincture formulating, though the principles and method you'll learn can be applied to any form of herbal remedy making—tinctures, syrups, steams, balms.

What isn’t included

MEET YOUR TEACHER

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Hi, I’m Sarah

My first experience of herbal medicine was through tea. At fifteen, I discovered loose leaf herbs at my local organic food co-op, reading the labels and feeling completely inspired by their medicinal qualities. That's what led me to study herbal medicine and naturopathy. I devoted ten years to studying with leaders in the field, earning an Associate Degree of Clinical Science from Southern Cross University and an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies. Without yet knowing the herbs intimately, I made some pretty awful tasting blends to begin with! But throughout that decade, a real understanding of herbal synergies emerged, and tea blends became something I'd always lean on for myself, my family, and in practice.

By the time I was training, the use of infusions in practice had really started to wane. I travelled to Germany and Switzerland for specialised postgraduate training in Anthroposophic Medicine with the Eugen Kolisko Academy. There I studied Goethean science and Plant Observation, which gave me even more insight into synergies and especially plant part affinities—knowledge I've woven throughout this course.

Tea is one of the most pleasurable ways to bring herbs into our daily lives and begin to move toward health and healing in a sustainable, self-empowered way. The herbs really do want to come out from the practitioner's dispensary and meet you. I continue to work with herbs and people in my clinic, and this course is what I wish I'd had when I started - a way to truly understand the plants and create blends that are both beautiful and therapeutic, right from the beginning.

Let’s blend together and connect with the herbs in a deeper way.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • You have lifetime access to the course and can learn at your own pace. Start when it suits you, move through the course at your own rhythm. This is a course to take your time with, one herb at a time.

  • If you're working through the course over 6 weeks, plan for around 2 hours a week to watch the lessons and work through the materials. You might want additional time blending - tasting the herbs, making your formulas, experimenting. This is where the real learning happens, and it's the most pleasurable part. Herbal medicine is best learned slowly, with your hands in it.

  • If within the first week of purchasing you decide the course isn't for you, just let me know and you'll receive a full refund (within 7 days of purchase). I want you to feel completely good about this. After the first week, there are no refunds, so do take that time to explore and see if it's the right fit.

  • You have lifetime access, which means you can start when it suits you and move through at your own rhythm. This is a course to take your time with, one herb at a time. Many students work through it over 6 weeks, while others spread it across months, returning to deepen their understanding as they practice.

  • You'll need internet access to take the course. Everything is in English with English captions available on the videos. Subtitles in other languages aren't available yet, though I'm working toward making this more accessible in the future. My hope is that everyone who wants to learn this can access it, and I'm continuing to improve accessibility where I can.

  • No, you don't have to. All the PDFs are printable if you love pen and paper, but they can also be completed digitally so you can type your notes directly into them. If you do choose to print, I've designed the worksheets to be beautiful and go easy on your ink.

  • Very little. You'll need cups for tasting, something to cover them, a thermos or teapot for hot water, a bowl for blending, and a tablespoon measure. If you're working with the physical workbooks, just a pen or some pencils. That's it—this is intentionally simple and accessible.

  • No, this course won't qualify you to practice professionally as a herbalist. What you will be able to do is make safe, beautiful blends for yourself, your friends, and your family—the way you might bake them a nourishing meal or make them soup when they're unwell. If you want to practice professionally, you'll need to seek out a certified 4-year course or apprenticeship. But for personal use and caring for those close to you, this gives you everything you need.

  • That depends on the legislation around herbal products in your country or region. What this course absolutely will give you is a rich, grounded foundation in understanding herbs and formulation, which you could then build on if you decide to pursue commercial blending. You'll have the knowledge - the legal requirements will vary depending on where you are.

  • Yes! I love that young people are drawn to the herbs. Generally, kids aged 10 and above engage really well with the course content and practices. That said, you know your child best - some may be ready earlier, others might benefit from waiting a bit longer. If they're curious and love working with their hands, they'll likely love this.

  • Yes! I've had complete beginners, students, and experienced practitioners all take this course, and everyone has found it valuable. If you're new to the herbs, you'll build a strong foundation. If you're already practicing, you'll deepen how you understand plants and formulate—learning to tune into the herbs in a way that makes your blends more resonant and effective. Many practitioners join specifically to bring infusions back to the centre of their practice, and to learn what modern herbal training often misses: energetics, synergies, flavour tones, plant part affinities, and ways of understanding plants that go beyond simple actions and indications. You'll get a lot from this course.