Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism

Before Amanda’s course I really had no idea how to connect with plants - from things I’d read I thought it was about ‘sitting’ and perhaps doing a fast and “diet” over a period of time. Her guidance and gift for teaching has shown me that it can look very different - it can come to us through remembering our openness, childlike wonder and joy - even simply through looking at images together and listening to her charming songs - some given to her by the plants. A very special class led by a brilliant envoy for the plants and the faerie realm 🌷🌳🌱🫐 Thank you, Amanda!

Amanda Nicole (Nadiera) is a bridge between the spiritual and physical worlds, between plants and people, here to share her gift of embodying the sacred and magical messages of plants with the world. She encourages people "to listen" as she speaks and sings the messages from her heart and the heart of the plants. The messages flow effortlessly through her in song, poetry, and prose to reach people where they are and when they are ready. I found this class recording in the perfect time three weeks after I came upon Lady Slipper at a botanical gardens standing in a four-hour line to see a blooming Corpse flower. It was Lady Slipper that captured my attention. I ordered Lady Slipper flower essence to work with the plant, and then find Amanda's class where her final plant message comes from Lady Slipper. All in perfect time!

So interesting. This approach was new to me, and I am deeply grateful to Amanda Nicole for so graciously showing us the way. I will certainly continue to practice and sit with the plants. Thank you, Amanda.

Loved it! A sweet validation of my personal experience. Listen and you will hear.

I had already been communicating with plants prior to taking this class but I still loved the classes so much. Amanda has such a warm and welcoming nature and I loved the poetry and songs she had composed for the plants and read and sang to us as an introduction to our experience with them in class. Her own description of experiences with them was eye-opening (very smartly, she shared them AFTER hearing what we all had experienced) and sitting, as a group, in silence with the plant for 10 or 15 minutes and then sharing what each of us felt was communicated to us by the plant was really nice. I'm so used to being very solitary in this practice and being dismissed and made fun of by family members, it was really nice to hear that others were getting similar messages. I really hope Amanda does a lot more courses at the institute and I would LOVE to see a course discussing cases where she's used the spirit of the plant as indications to treat people. She's a really inspiring and welcoming teacher! P.S. Please consider adding transcripts for classes to the resources, it would so benefit those of us with visual and other issues that make note-taking difficult. Thanks.