Iconic and masterful herbal practitioners and teachers from the North and South of the United States, Matthew Wood and Phyllis D. Light (author of Southern Folk Medicine) meet online to guide you through the fundamentals of holistic herbal evaluation.

Ideal for beginner and intermediate students, you will learn the essentials of what one needs to know to be a practicing family, community, or clinical herbalist.

The curriculum initially focuses on legal, ethical, and business principles followed by an emphasis on clinical skills essential to being a qualified herbal practitioner - including unique and valuable skills that will set you apart from other practitioners.

Required reading:

Free Intro Video

"Thank you so much, to you and to Phyllis for this wonderful course! It was amazing! I have collected a whole binder of the printouts and my notes from your classes. I am already referring others to the Institute."
- Naomi Kilbreth



Includes

  • Support Materials

    Sit in on clinical sessions with Matthew and Phyllis and learn how they conduct initial and follow-up consultations in multiple 'clinical applications classes'!

  • Access to materials and Q&A

    View and review content, ask questions and discuss with fellow students and teachers.

  • 44 hours of teaching

    44 hours of in-depth teaching with Matthew Wood and Phyllis D. Light

Curriculum

    1. HHSA Intro Class - Video

    2. HHSA Intro Class - Audio

    1. Welcome Message

    1. HHAS: Legal and Ethical Implications - Summary

    2. HHAS: Legal and Ethical Implications - Support Materials

    3. HHAS: Legal and Ethical Implications - Video

    4. HHAS: Legal and Ethical Implications - Audio

    5. Join the Discussion!

    6. Tests and Certificates

    7. HHAS: Legal and Ethical Implications Test

    1. HHSA: Sample of Holism vs Reductionism in Assessment Class (Facebook Live footage)

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. HHAS: Holism vs Reductionism in Assessment - Support Materials

    3. HHAS: Holism vs Reductionism in Assessment - Video

    4. HHAS: Holism vs Reductionism in Assessment - Audio

    5. HHAS: Holism vs Reductionism Test

    1. HHSA: Sample of Energetic and Constitutional Assessment Class (Facebook Live footage)

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. HHAS: Energetic and Constitutional Assessment - Summary

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. HHAS: Energetic and Constitutional Assessment: The Four Elements Handout by Phyllis Light (26 pages, downloadable)

    4. HHAS: Energetic and Constitutional Assessment - Brief Guide to the Tissue States

    5. HHAS: Energetic and Constitutional Assessment - Video

    6. HHAS: Energetic and Constitutional Assessment - Audio

    1. HHAS: Constitutional Assessment Cont’d and Review - Summary

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. HHAS - Constitutional Assessment Cont’d and Review - Video

    3. HHAS - Constitutional Assessment Cont’d and Review - Audio

    4. Energetic and Constitutional Assessment Test

About this course

  • $880.00
  • 124 lessons
  • 47.5 hours of video content

 

 

“It’s better to know twenty-five things an herb can do than to know twenty-five herbs.”
- Phyllis Light

Start at any time! Complete the lessons at your own pace.

Certificates designed and signed by Matthew Wood are available for purchase to those who successfully complete all tests with a passing grade of 70% or better. More details regarding herbal course certificates are here.

Tests are multiple-choice, and multiple attempts are permitted.

For those of you seeking clinical hours, we have a list of all classes/courses with corresponding accreditation hours.



5 star rating

An absolutely amazing collection of clinical knowledge fo...

Carina Kramer

I absolutely loved it - everything from the structure (i.e. learning about a particular way of assessing and watching a case study in action about it straigh...

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I absolutely loved it - everything from the structure (i.e. learning about a particular way of assessing and watching a case study in action about it straight after) to the immense herbal knowledge shared. Thanks Phyllis and Mat for being so generous with your insights and expertise!

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5 star rating

Teaches me how to think, not just memorize stuff

Amanda Merry

I admit to pulling information from other classes in this library, but I also read the pulse book and southern folk medicine book at the beginning of this cl...

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I admit to pulling information from other classes in this library, but I also read the pulse book and southern folk medicine book at the beginning of this class. I've already started taking clients when I'm only 70% through this course and I'm getting excellent feedback from difficult cases. They're mainly people who have a long list of health problems and have tried a lot of holistic routes before trying me. Because I read the pulse book, I have clients pulse test themselves. The feedback from that is really incredible from some very intuitive clients. The experience is blowing me away. I live on a sailboat and we are preparing to sail around the world. I consider this part of my training to go off grid and I'm loving every second of it.

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5 star rating

So much great info!

Lyndsay Gang

This course went well beyond my expectations!

This course went well beyond my expectations!

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5 star rating

This is the best course I have EVER taken!

kim blair

I highly recommend this class to everyone!! I wish I had known about it years ago, because I would be so much farther in my studies and better focused. Mat...

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I highly recommend this class to everyone!! I wish I had known about it years ago, because I would be so much farther in my studies and better focused. Matthew and Phyllis are both amazing teachers, but when you put them together! Wow! Do not even hesitate taking this course! Thank you Matthew and Phyllis for all the special tips and info you shared!! You both went over and beyond! Kim

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I love this course

Patricia Dautel

I'm learning so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :) I'm looking forward to continuing forward!

I'm learning so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :) I'm looking forward to continuing forward!

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facial assessment

Karen Teal

Very thorough, I will continue to refer to this material. In future classes it would be helpful to have pictures already of examples of the lines on face, p...

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Very thorough, I will continue to refer to this material. In future classes it would be helpful to have pictures already of examples of the lines on face, pimples in areas and throughout to refer to face shapes. I'm really working on that face shape and it would help to note the face shape of everyone we see and make note of that person being which element

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Holism vs. Reductionism

Colleen Kenna

This class is an absolute necessity for anyone considering to be an herbalist. The hand-outs are thought-provoking, educational and enlightening. Once aga...

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This class is an absolute necessity for anyone considering to be an herbalist. The hand-outs are thought-provoking, educational and enlightening. Once again, the team of Matthew Wood and Phyllis Light are extraordinary and make some of the difficult theories understandable to the "newbie" and very enjoyable!

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Constitutional Assessment

Sophie Frederickson

It's so amazing how much I've learned from this section. I have a much better understanding of the elements and the six tissue states.

It's so amazing how much I've learned from this section. I have a much better understanding of the elements and the six tissue states.

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I love this course

Zana Buric

I love all of Matthew's books and classes. Phyllis is great. I would like to have video transcripts. There are several reasons for this. Zana B.

I love all of Matthew's books and classes. Phyllis is great. I would like to have video transcripts. There are several reasons for this. Zana B.

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Good and interesting

Lynn Pride

I can’t wait to get deeper into the learning and info.

I can’t wait to get deeper into the learning and info.

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Digestion

Joy Jones

Wonderful and very informative class!! Thank you for putting this together and sharing.

Wonderful and very informative class!! Thank you for putting this together and sharing.

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Working and Learning Holistic Assessment Skills!

Myra Erickson

GREAT GREAT CLASS! By far the most challenging class I have taken so far. It stretched my knowledge of the body systems and now I see how working towards a p...

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GREAT GREAT CLASS! By far the most challenging class I have taken so far. It stretched my knowledge of the body systems and now I see how working towards a practice is "the" great ideal. Helped me to see the whole picture; there is a path in front of me! Thank You Matthew and Phyllis you are the most superior teachers and so utterly generous with sharing this knowledge!

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5 star rating

An absolutely amazing collection of clinical knowledge fo...

Carina Kramer

I absolutely loved it - everything from the structure (i.e. learning about a particular way of assessing and watching a case study in action about it straigh...

Read More

I absolutely loved it - everything from the structure (i.e. learning about a particular way of assessing and watching a case study in action about it straight after) to the immense herbal knowledge shared. Thanks Phyllis and Mat for being so generous with your insights and expertise!

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