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SUMMARY:The Use of Herbalism in Doula Work: A Return to Ancestral Practices with Tracy Cook-Person
DESCRIPTION:FREE Public Webinar: \nThe medicalization of birth grew significantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The shift from midwives and doulas to hospital births marked the beginning of many cultures abandoning the practices that had long supported and affirmed women during pregnancy and childbirth. \nIn this webinar\, we will explore African American herbal practices\, including the use of ginger and oat straw in early pregnancy to relieve nausea and promote calm\, moringa for nutrition\, red raspberry leaf and okra to prepare for childbirth\, and fennel\, oat\, and nettle to support lactation. We will also discuss restorative culinary recipes to help restore vitality during the fourth trimester and postpartum recovery phase. 🌱
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/the-use-of-herbalism-in-doula-work-a-return-to-ancestral-practices-with-tracy-cook-person/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Member Orientation to the new AHG Community and Website!
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join us for a live meetup and member orientation to the brand new online community for the American Herbalists Guild! \nPerhaps you’ve already noticed that dozens of people are introducing themselves here – and that the members area contains information to access your member benefits. Our team is so excited to take you on a tour and share all the new possibilities for connections and learning! \nSee you there!
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/member-orientation-to-the-new-ahg-community-and-website/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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SUMMARY:Herbal Support for the Microbiome with Tracy Cook-Person
DESCRIPTION:This is the first session in the new intensive series with Tracy Cook-Person.  (March 28 & April 4\, 11\, 18. 6-8pm EST)\n\nAHG Members save $50 with coupon code available in member discounts.❗If you cannot access members benefits\, email office@americanherbalistsguild.com\n\nNow more than ever\, attention to gut health is essential. In the wake of ongoing COVID infections\, chronic illness\, and multiple influenza strains\, Tracy Cook Person explores the vital role herbs can play in supporting gut and microbiome health. Often referred to as the “second brain\,” the gut is one of the key systems where she focuses her work to create lasting health changes.\nIn this four-part series\, Tracy will guide participants through herbal approaches to gut health for overall wellness. The course will cover the use of herbal preparations in tea blends\, broths\, and tinctures to support digestion\, elimination\, immune function\, and the interconnected health of other bodily systems.\n\nThese lessons will primarily highlight medicinal herbs that support the esophagus\, stomach\, small and large intestines while also exploring the broader benefits of gut health support. Tracy will address common digestive issues she frequently observes in her clients’ microbiomes\, including malabsorption\, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)\, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)\, Candida overgrowth\, and constipation. \nWhether the goal is to restore gut health after illness\, eliminate toxins\, strengthen the immune system\, or promote overall bodily balance\, this webinar series offers a deep dive into traditional herbal remedies for digestive well-being. \n\nClass Schedule\nClass 1: Herbal Support for Digestion and Candida Balance\nIn this lesson\, you’ll explore herbal preparations of banana leaf and flower\, spearmint leaf\, Ceylon cinnamon\, and ginger to support gut flora balance\, reduce bloating\, combat Candida\, and promote smooth digestion.\nClass 2: Supporting Healthy Bowel Function and Effective Elimination\nIn this session\, you’ll discover how herbal preparations of senna leaf\, sugar cane\, and okra can promote healthy digestion and support effective bowel function.\nClass 3: The Gut-Immune Connection\nThroughout this class you’ll examine how herbal preparations of calendula\, reishi\, kombu\, and garlic support a healthy microbiota to strengthen the immune system.\nClass 4: Herbal Gut Support for Whole-Body Wellness\n\nDuring this final lesson\, you’ll learn more about herbal preparations of cacao\, turmeric\, and dandelion to promote gut balance\, enhance sleep\, uplift mood\, and support the nervous system. \nRecipes\, compiled notes\, and a bibliography will be provided. \nBio: Tracy Cook-Person is a Folk Herbalist\, Doula\, educator\, lecturer and professional storyteller. She holds a certificate from International Doula Institute. Tracy has been an Assistant Professor at LIU in the School of Education and Technology as well as an Instructor of Pedagogy and Clinical Practice for the TR@TC2 program in the Office of Teacher Education at Teachers College\, Columbia University. \nShe is ABD in the Doctoral program from the Graduate Center at CUNY in the Urban Education program and holds a MS in Forensic Psychology as well as an MS in Leadership and Policy. She has worked with programs such as the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction as delegate to the United Nations under UNESCO and has created several educational programs around the themes of health\, food equity and access. \n\n\n\n\n\nTracy is a member of the American Herbalist’s Guild and brings her knowledge of\, and passion for folk medicine and community wellness together with her background in education and storytelling and her doula practice to create Southern Alchemy Wellness\, an experience in support of health and wellness!
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/herbal-support-for-the-microbiome-with-tracy-cook-person/
LOCATION:Herbal Study Hall
CATEGORIES:Intensives,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Chronic Inflammation: Understanding Chronic Inflammation & Natural Strategies for Balance with Suzanne Tabert
DESCRIPTION:Chronic inflammation is a silent driver of many modern health issues\, contributing to conditions like adrenal fatigue and leaky gut while impacting overall well-being. In this free one-hour webinar\, we’ll explore what chronic inflammation is\, how it affects the body\, and practical ways to address it. Through herbal support\, stress management\, diet\, exercise\, and other healthy lifestyle practices\, you’ll gain actionable tools to help reduce inflammation and promote balance. Join us for an insightful session on harnessing natural strategies to support resilience and long-term health.\n​\nTeacher Bio:\n\nSuzanne M. Tabert\, a bioregional herbalist\, educator\, speaker\, and author\, has over 38 years of experience teaching sustainable herbal medicine. As Director of Herbal Education at Cedar Mountain Herb School\, she has trained thousands in wildcrafting\, phytochemistry\, and botanical medicine. An adjunct professor at Bastyr University for 12 years\, she teaches botanical medicine and herbal preparation. A sought-after speaker and writer\, Suzanne shares her expertise at conferences and in publications. Author of Quest for Calm and Wild & Beautiful\, she inspires students through apprenticeships\, workshops\, and online education\, fostering a deep connection to plant medicine and holistic wellness.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/chronic-inflammation-understanding-chronic-inflammation-natural-strategies-for-balance-with-suzanne-tabert/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T190000
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SUMMARY:Toxic Tonics: Low-Dose Herbal Formulations in Clinical Practice with Duncan Lynch\, ND\, RH(AHG)
DESCRIPTION:This is a Webinar Intensive Series. (May 28 & June 4\, 11\, 18. 7-9pm EST)\n\nAHG Members save $50 with coupon code available in member discounts.❗If you cannot access members benefits\, email office@americanherbalistsguild.com\n\nJoin us for a four-week experience where we will learn about several low-dose herbs and customized herbal formulations using low-dose herbs prescribed in an integrative naturopathic clinical practice. We will review individual low-dose herbs and safety\, formulation techniques\, different herbal preparations (internal and external)\, and clinical case studies utilizing these herbal medicines with the intention of treating specific conditions. Low-dose herbs discussed will include (but not limited to) the following: aconite\, corydalis\, belladonna\, datura\, henbane\, yohimbe\, gelsemium\, hellebore\, and cannabis. \nClass 1: Low Dose Herbs: An Overview\nIntroduction to low-dose herbs in the context of herbalism as a whole. We will discuss the concept of therapeutic window and how it pertains to herbs\, and when low-dose herbs have been considered as therapy in practice. Basic overview of herbal formulation both topically and internally\, as well as a survey of low-dose herbs we will consider during this intensive. Case examples will be presented at the end of class and Q&A. \nClass 2: Nightshades: Belladonna\, Datura\, Henbane\nProperties of nightshade plants discussed during day 2\, emphasis on side effects and safety profile. Belladonna\, henbane\, and datura will be reviewed including individual properties and how they are all related. Plant chemistry reviewed as well. Case examples involving use of nightshades in formulation will be discussed. \nClass 3: Aconite and Corydalis as Antineuropathics\nAconite and corydalis reviewed as antineuropathic herbs. Tradition\, individual herbal properties\, and safety profiles discussed. Formulation in my practice using both internal and topical antineuropathic herbs reviewed. Case examples presented and Q&A. \nClass 4: Gelsemium\, Cannabis\, and Sedative Hypnotics\nGelsemium and cannabis mainly discussed as low-dose herbs. Relationship between herbal actions used when treating anxiety\, sleep\, and other mental health conditions reviewed. Formulation using these herbs and other sedative hypnotics demonstrated. Case examples presented during day 4\, as well as general Q&A about today and the intensive generally. \nTeacher Bio: Duncan Lynch\, ND\, RH(AHG)\, is a naturopathic physician. He completed his naturopathic degree at Bastyr University in 2021 and his residency at the AIMS Institute in 2023. Dr. Lynch employs a variety of potent herbal preparations in an evidence-based approach\, with a goal of developing reliable methods for clinically applicable botanicals both topically and internally. He draws on traditional and modern medicine\, utilizing a variety of beneficial plants and types of applications.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/toxic-tonics-low-dose-herbal-formulations-in-clinical-practice-with-duncan-lynch-nd-rhahg/
LOCATION:Herbal Study Hall
CATEGORIES:Intensives,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Roots & Renewal: An AHG ReGathering
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to invite you to Roots & Renewal: An AHG ReGathering\, a special in-person event hosted by the American Herbalists Guild! Set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains\, this 1.5-day gathering is a celebration of herbal community\, connection\, and springtime renewal.  \nJoin us for:\n 🌿 Inspiring classes from Southeast regional herbalists\n 🚶‍♀️ Plant walks with local experts\n 🎤 A dynamic keynote presentation\n 🤝 A vibrant Vendor Faire & networking opportunities \nThis event builds on the theme of our 2024 Symposium\, offering fresh perspectives\, hands-on learning\, and a heartfelt return to gathering in person. With four classes and multiple plant walks to choose from\, there’s something for everyone—from seasoned practitioners to budding students. \nFood trucks will be on-site\, and there are plenty of local restaurants nearby. Attendees are responsible for booking their own lodging at a local hotel or rental. \nSpace is limited—don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect\, learn\, and grow with the herbal community in the heart of Southern Appalachia. We can’t wait to gather together in person once again! \n👉 Register here! \n👉 Learn more here! \n👉 View Event Schedule! \n 
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/roots-renewal-an-ahg-regathering/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
CATEGORIES:Symposia
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SUMMARY:Clinical Forms in Herbal Practice: Informed Consent and Disclosure
DESCRIPTION:Join Clinical herbalist and AHG Executive Director\,   Erika Galentin MNIMH RH   for an exploration of the meaning behind informed consent and disclosure and why this clinical form serves as the foundation of safety\, legality\, and transparency in your clinical practice. \nIn this workshop you will learn:\n\nThe purpose of an informed consent and disclosure form\, including how this form serves as a contract between you and your client which offers transparency and manages expectations about what to expect from working with you.\nElements of an informed consent and disclosure form including defining scope of practice\, assumption of risk clauses\, and conflicts of interest or accountability statements\nHow and in what ways to approach the laws of your state in order to understand and feel fully comfortable about communicating your scope of practice with clarity and transparency.\n\nThis workshop is for herbalists who are interested in bolstering both safety and clarity in clinical practice and who are interested in understanding the legal goalposts of the unlicensed practice of herbalism and how to communicate this scope of practice effectively when onboarding clients.\n\nTeacher Name: Erika Galentin\, MNIMH RH (AHG)\n\nTeacher Bio: Erika Galentin is the Clinical Herbalist\, Clinical Mentor\, and Lead Creatrix of Sovereignty Herbs and Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild. She holds a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Wales\, Cardiff\, UK and Scottish School of Herbal Medicine\, Glasgow\, UK. She is a professional member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild (USA). Over 20 years of clinical practice has provided a platform for witnessing the efficacy of medicinal plants and aromatics within a clinical environment. Her home base and medicine gardens are located just outside of Athens\, OH\, in close proximity to United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary\, but she serves a national and international community with her renowned clinical herbalism practice and clinical and business mentorship programs. In addition to clinical practice\, Erika is both a student and teacher of horticulture\, native medicinal plant conservation and ecology\, and the phenomenological and Goethean study of plants and their medicinal virtues.\nAbout Focus Sessions\nMonthly online workshops focusing on mentorship\, business\, clinical\, and community herbalism to foster professional development in the herbalism community.\n\n🗓️ Add to Calendar: Once you have RSVP’d\, click ‘Add to calendar’ to add the event to your preferred calendar. You’ll receive an email reminder on the day of the event with a link to join.\n\n📹 I can’t join live — will there be a replay? Yes! After the event\, the replay is posted and shared with registrants. \n❤ About Our Pricing: In striving for accessibility\, we’re utilizing a pay-from-the-heart model with three different price points. Choose which one feels most accessible to you.\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/clinical-forms-in-herbal-practice-informed-consent-and-disclosure/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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SUMMARY:Herbal Product Marketing Claims & Strategies:
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available. Also see below event description.\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register \n\nHerbal Product Marketing Claims & Strategies: Pitfalls to Avoid & Best Practices\n\nJoin Certified Clinical Herbalist and supplement industry expert Asa Waldstein for a practical session on current enforcement trends\, FDA warning letters\, and how to minimize regulatory risk while maintaining truthful communications. Learn to spot high-risk language\, create safer messaging\, and explore digital marketing best practices for blogs\, social media\, product reviews\, and influencer partnerships.What You Will Learn: \n\n\nThis session examines current enforcement trends\, including FDA warning letters and legal actions\, and provides practical guidance for herbal supplement businesses and practitioners on how to minimize regulatory risk while maintaining truthful and non-misleading communications. \nAttendees will learn how to identify high-risk language and develop safer messaging alternatives. We’ll also cover digital marketing dos and don’ts\, offering best practices for content such as blog posts\, social media updates\, product reviews\, and influencer partnerships. \n\nTeacher Name: Asa Waldstein\nTeacher Bio: Asa Waldstein is a Certified Clinical Herbalist and a 24-year dietary supplement executive who is principal of the consulting company Supplement Advisory Group\, a boutique group focusing on marketing risk analysis and practical marketing solutions for the web and social media. He writes the weekly Warning Letter Wednesday post\, where interesting enforcement trends are explored. He is the founder of the compliance software company Apex Compliance. Waldstein is the winner of the 2023\nAHPA Herbal Hero Award and the What’s Up Supps 2024 Policy and Change Agent Award. He also chairs the American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) Cannabis Committee.\nAbout Focus Sessions\nMonthly online workshops focusing on mentorship\, business\, clinical\, and community herbalism to foster professional development in the herbalism community.\n🗓️ Add to Calendar: Once you have RSVP’d\, click ‘Add to calendar’ to add the event to your preferred calendar. You’ll receive an email reminder on the day of the event with a link to join.\n📹 I can’t join live — will there be a replay? Yes! After the event\, the replay is posted and shared with registrants.❤ About Our Pricing: In striving for accessibility\, we’re utilizing a pay-from-the-heart model with three different price points. Choose which one feels most accessible to you. \n\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/herbal-product-marketing-claims-strategies/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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SUMMARY:Clinically Relevant Herb-Drug Interactions: A 30-year Historical Perspective
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available. Also see below event description.\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register\n\nClinically Relevant Herb-Drug Interactions: A 30-year Historical Perspective\n\n\nJoin Bill J. Gurley\, Ph.D.\, a leading researcher in dietary supplement safety and efficacy\, for an exploration of the rise of botanical dietary supplements over the past 30 years and their potential for clinically significant herb–drug interactions. This session will highlight key botanicals linked to pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic mechanisms and offer insights into their implications for safe clinical practice.What You Will Learn:\nThe Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act\, a legislative measure\nushering in a novel class of complementary healthcare products known as dietary supplements\, had its 30th anniversary in October 2024. Over this 30-year period\, dietary supplement usage evolved from a few hundred products made up mostly of vitamins\, minerals\, and select botanical extracts to more than 75\,000 single and multi-ingredient products that are now regular staples in the American healthcare system and used by half of all U.S. consumers.\n\nOne of the fastest-growing segments of the dietary supplement market during this 3-decade interval has been those products formulated with botanical extracts. Coincident with the growing popularity of botanical dietary supplements (BDS) has been their concomitant ingestion with conventional prescription medications.When taken with prescription drugs\, BDS may give rise to clinically significant herb–drug interactions (HDI).\n\nPharmacodynamic HDI describe interactions between phytochemicals and conventional medications at the drug receptor level\, while pharmacokinetic HDI stem from phytochemical-mediated induction and/or inhibition of human drug metabolizing enzymes and/or transporters. This focus session will summarize BDS identified over the last 30 years that pose clinically relevant HDI and whose mechanisms are either pharmacodynamically or pharmacokinetically mediated.\nTeacher Name:  Bill J. Gurley\, Ph.D.\nTeacher Bio:  Bill J. Gurley is a leading researcher in the field of dietary supplement safety and efficacy\, with nearly 30 years of experience in basic and clinical research. He currently serves as Professor and Principal Scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi\, where he co-directs the Clinical Research Facility and chairs the university’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.  Before joining NCNPR in 2019\, he was a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy\, where he also served as Vice-Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.\nDr. Gurley’s research has played a critical role in shaping regulatory policies on dietary supplements. His work on Ephedra-containing supplements contributed to the FDA’s 2004 decision to remove these products from the U.S. market. He was also the first investigator to systematically evaluate the herb-drug interaction potential of popular dietary supplements and assess their clinical relevance. His research team was the first to document the serious clinical implications of herb-drug interactions involving St. John’s wort\, influencing how such interactions are understood and managed.\n\nHis primary research interests include clinical pharmacokinetics\, herb-drug interaction mechanisms\, safety evaluation of multi-component botanical dietary supplements (BDS)\, phytochemical modulation of human drug-metabolizing enzymes and transport proteins\, human phytochemical disposition\, and BDS dosage form performance. These efforts have resulted in more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications.\n\nDr. Gurley is an expert panel member for the United States Pharmacopeia’s Dietary Supplements division\, an advisor to the American Botanical Council\, and a co-editor of the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook. He also serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics\, Phytomedicine\, HerbalGram\, and Clinical Therapeutics.\n\nHe earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Tennessee Technological University\, followed by a B.S. in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.\nAbout Focus Sessions\nMonthly online workshops focusing on mentorship\, business\, clinical\, and community herbalism to foster professional development in the herbalism community.\n🗓️ Add to Calendar: Once you have RSVP’d\, click ‘Add to calendar’ to add the event to your preferred calendar. You’ll receive an email reminder on the day of the event with a link to join.\n\n📹 I can’t join live — will there be a replay? Yes! After the event\, the replay is posted and shared with registrants.❤ About Our Pricing: In striving for accessibility\, we’re utilizing a pay-from-the-heart model with three different price points. Choose which one feels most accessible to you. \n\n\n\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/clinically-relevant-herb-drug-interactions-a-30-year-historical-perspective/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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SUMMARY:Guiding Persephone: Clinical Herbal Approaches to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available. Also see below event description.\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register\n\nGuiding Persephone: Clinical Herbal Approaches to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder\n\n\nJoin clinical herbalist and educator Mel Kasting\, RH(AHG) for a workshop on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)\, exploring its diagnosis\, key symptoms\, and differential assessments. Learn practical herbal\, nutritional\, and lifestyle strategies to support clients navigating PMDD with clarity and confidence. \nWhat You Will Learn:\nPremenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of PMS that brings a deep physical and emotional struggle each cycle\, echoing Persephone’s descent into the underworld. In this class\, we’ll look at what defines PMDD\, how it’s diagnosed\, and the key symptoms that set it apart. We’ll walk through differential assessments\, underlying causes\, and a range of herbal\, nutritional\, and lifestyle strategies that can ease symptoms and support underlying causes. This class is designed for clinical herbalists who want solid tools and clear resources to better support folks navigating PMDD\, and to guide them toward their own return to the light.\n\nTeacher Name:  Mel Kasting\, RH(AHG)\n\nTeacher Bio: Mel Kasting is a clinical herbalist and educator. As Clinical Director and Free Clinic Manager at the Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine\, she ensures accessible care for clients while mentoring students through their clinical practicums. In her practice\, she integrates traditional Western herbalism\, clinical nutrition\, and somatic practices\, emphasizing mental health and connection with plants as key to overall wellness. Through her business\, Forest Edge Herbals\, she also provides mentorship and training in clinical skills and relational health for both emerging and experienced practitioners. Her work is shaped by a passion for public health\, harm reduction\, and person-centered care.\nAbout Focus Sessions\nMonthly online workshops focusing on mentorship\, business\, clinical\, and community herbalism to foster professional development in the herbalism community.\n\n🗓️ Add to Calendar: Once you have RSVP’d\, click ‘Add to calendar’ to add the event to your preferred calendar. You’ll receive an email reminder on the day of the event with a link to join.\n\n📹 I can’t join live — will there be a replay? Yes! After the event\, the replay is posted and shared with registrants. \n❤ About Our Pricing: In striving for accessibility\, we’re utilizing a pay-from-the-heart model with three different price points. Choose which one feels most accessible to you.\n\n\n\n$17 – Click here to Register\n$37 – Click here to Register\n$57 – Click here to Register
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/guiding-persephone-clinical-herbal-approaches-to-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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SUMMARY:Annual AHG Virtual Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:AHG Virtual Silent Auction 🎁 \n📆 Mark Your Calendars: Giving Tuesday · December 2–4\, 2025 \n📌 Registration details coming soon! \nJoin us for our annual 3-day Virtual Silent Auction in celebration of Giving Tuesday! This year\, our auction shines a spotlight on charitable support for the American Herbalists Guild ahead of the AHG Education Summit on December 6. Your participation directly contributes to our mission! \nNOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS! \nShowcase your herbal products\, gift baskets\, books\, services\, and more in our Virtual Silent Auction. We’re seeking high-quality items such as: \n\nGift certificates\nArt and craft items\nHerbal Gift baskets\nDigital offerings (recordings\, courses\, guides)\n\nHow to Donate: \n\nFill out the Silent Auction Donation Form​\nUpload a high-quality photo of your item\nDonors are responsible for shipping or delivering digital items directly to winners—AHG will provide detailed instructions.\n\n📅 Donation Submission Deadline: Friday\, November 30\, 2025 \n​Submit your donation today!
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/annual-ahg-virtual-silent-auction/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:AHG Educational Summit: Resilience in Herbal Practice
DESCRIPTION:Resilience in Herbal Practice: An AHG Educational Summit\n→ Register Here\n\n📆 December 6\, 2025 | 💻 Virtual Event \n\n\nIn this era of uncertainty and imbalance\, how do we nourish ourselves\, our communities\, and our planet through our practice as herbalists and healers? Join us for a brand-new one-day virtual summit\, designed to inspire\, connect\, and deepen our collective practice. \nTogether\, we’ll explore the theme of resilience in herbal practice\, with opportunities to learn from leading voices in the field\, strengthen professional skills\, and share in the wisdom of our herbal community. \nFeaturing: \n🔑 Pillars of Herbal Practice: Values that Guide Community and Clinical Care Keynote address with Erika Galentin\, MNIMH\, RH (AHG) \n🌿 Reclaiming the Healing Power in Our Traditions with Naa Adjeley Tsofanye \n🌸 Rasayana & Resilience – Ayurvedic Care for a Healing World\n​ withAnjali Deva \n🌳 The Ecology of Resilience: Lessons in Recovery and Renewal\n​ withLupo Passero \n🪻 The Path of the Herbalist in Rebuilding from Trauma\n​ with Amy Branum\, AP\, RH (AHG) \n🪞 Reflective Practice as a Tool for Clinical Resilience\n​ with Mel Kasting\, RH (AHG) \n🌎 An Ecological Approach to Health: Herbal Medicine\, Constitution\, and Community Resilience\n​with Caty Crabb \nThis summit is part of AHG’s ongoing commitment to provide engaging\, accessible\, and meaningful educational experiences as we look forward to gathering in person once again for the AHG Symposium in 2026. \n→ Register Here
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/ahg-educational-summit-resilience-in-herbal-practice/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Summits
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T193000
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SUMMARY:Cordial Craft: Herbal Cheers for the Holidays with Lindsey Feldpausch *Free to the Public!*
DESCRIPTION:❤ December’s Focus Session is FREE to the public as a thank you from the AHG to all of our members and supporters!  \nJoin Lindsey Feldpausch for a festive dive into the art of crafting herbal cordials. We’ll cover everything you need to know to bring spirited herbal concoctions to the table including extraction techniques to creative formulations for the season. \nYou’ll get sweetening tips\, and ways to layer flavors to create balanced\, complex\, and creative herbal cordials. The class will explore a cordial’s materia medica\, how to choose plants that contribute not only flavor but energetic and physiological support for the season. Along the way\, we’ll share some fun recipes to inspire your own creations for merry sips that capture the cheer of the holidays. \n❤ December’s Focus Session is FREE to the public as a thank you from the AHG to all of our members and supporters! 
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/cordial-craft-herbal-cheers-for-the-holidays-with-lindsey-feldpausch/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T200000
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SUMMARY:Webinar Intensive Series: Ensuring Quality and FDA cGMP Compliance: A Workshop for Herbalists & Herbal Product Makers
DESCRIPTION:📆 Tuesdays\, January 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET / 3:00pm – 5:00pm PT\nJoin live or watch the recordings.\n\n🎁 AHG Members receive $50 toward any webinar intensive! Use the coupon code found in the member discounts space when checking out for this and other intensives.\n\nThis course covers manufacturing compliance for dietary supplements. Manufacturers should understand the rules and regulations for making products\, called cGMPs. In this interactive intensive\, we cover all 21 CFR 111 subparts. We provide examples of how to comply with each section\, implement them in your facility\, and common mistakes to avoid. If time permits\, we will be conducting hands-on exercises for SOP review\, identification\, and marketing pitfalls.\n\n \n\nThis interactive workshop gives attendees plenty of time to ask detailed questions about how to fine-tune cGMPs in a way that makes sense for their companies.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/gmp-compliance-workshop/2026-01-06/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Intensives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181637
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SUMMARY:Focus Session: How to Write Better Newsletters with Camille Freeman
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available; See below event description.\n\n$17 – Choose this option if you need to.\n$37 – Choose this option if you can. \n$57 – Pay it forward if you are able. \n\n\n\n📆 Thursday\, January 15\, 2026\n⏱️ 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET / 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nJoin live or watch the recordings.\nHow to Write Better Newsletters with Camille Freeman\nNewsletters can help build your herbal business or clinical practice\, as long as you understand where they fit in your marketing plan and how to write one that provides value to your potential clients. In this class\, you’ll learn how to write a newsletter that reflects your personality and your work\, fits sustainably into your busy schedule\, and welcomes “right fit” clients into your practice. You’ll leave with a clear plan for your newsletter as well as tips for how to write newsletters that feel good to send and to receive. \n\n\nTeacher Name: Camille Freeman \n\nTeacher Bio: Camille Freeman\, DCN\, RH\, has been in practice as an herbalist and nutritionist since 2003\, with a focus on fertility\, pregnancy\, and menstrual health. She runs Monday Mentoring\, a community of practice for herbalists and nutritionists\, and offers continuing education programs as well. Camille has a podcast\, In the Clinic with Camille (intheclinic.com)\, and is the author of the book Write Better Newsletters: Grow your 1:1 Practice with Emails People Actually Want to Read. She holds a doctorate in clinical nutrition from MUIH (now part of Notre Dame of Maryland)\, as well as masters degrees in both herbal medicine (from MUIH) and physiology (from Georgetown University). You can learn more about Camille on her website: camillefreeman.com
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/focus-session-how-to-write-better-newsletters-with-camille-freeman/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T193000
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SUMMARY:Herbal Supplements: Regulatory Overview and Current Trends with Rend Al-Mondhiry
DESCRIPTION:🌿 February’s Focus Session is FREE to the public as a thank you from the AHG to all of our members and supporters. \n  \nHerbal Supplements: Regulatory Overview and Current Trends with Rend Al-Mondhiry\n📆 Monday\, February 23\, 2026\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET / 3:00pm – 4:30pm PT \nAbout this Class \nToday\, amid political uncertainty and evolving regulatory priorities for nutritional and herbal supplements\, understanding your role in navigating the complex regulatory compliance landscape for herbal supplements—knowing where things stand and what to expect in the year ahead—has never been more critical. Are you prepared? \nGain the practical tools you need to strengthen your understanding of current herbal supplement regulatory trends and minimize risk. Join us for our upcoming webinar\, Herbal Supplements: Regulatory Overview and Current Trends\, where Rend Al-Mondhiry\, Co-chair of Amin Wasserman Gurnani’s Regulatory Practice\, will walk you through how herbal supplements are regulated\, including labeling\, ingredient safety\, and marketing compliance\, unpack the unique considerations and potential challenges our industry faces\, bring you up-to-speed on federal and state policy and enforcement priorities\, and highlight key risks to flag now. \nTeacher Name: Rend Al-Mondhiry \nTeacher Bio: About Rend Al-Mondhiry \nRend Al-Mondhiry is Co-Chair of the firm’s Regulatory Practice Group and advises the dietary supplement\, food\, cosmetic\, and over-the-counter medicine industries on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters. Rend is committed to helping companies responsibly develop and market products\, drawing on her years of experience advising the nation’s leading dietary supplement and food companies on complex ingredient and labeling issues. She is also a frequent speaker and author on emerging legal and regulatory issues in the industry and is regularly quoted in the trade press. \nRend’s practice focuses on reviewing product labeling\, ingredients\, and advertising to determine compliance with federal and state regulations\, and assisting companies in matters before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)\, and National Advertising Division (NAD). She also advises clients on compliance with California’s Proposition 65\, U.S. Customs issues\, class action defense strategies\, and FDA matters\, including Warning Letters\, recalls\, detentions\, seizures\, and import alerts.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/herbal-supplements-regulatory-overview-and-current-trends-with-rend-al-mondhiry/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T200000
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SUMMARY:Webinar Intensive Series: How to Find More Clients with Camille Freeman
DESCRIPTION:📆 Wednesdays\, March 18\, 25\, April 1\, 8\n\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET / 3:00pm – 5:00pm PT\n\n🎁 AHG Members receive $50 toward any webinar intensive! Use the coupon code found in the member discounts space when checking out for this and other intensives.\n\nJoin live or watch the recordings.\n\nAbout This Course\n\nStruggling to find enough clients to sustain your practice without feeling salesy or in over your head? Many herbalists rely on word-of-mouth\, tinker with social media\, or sign up for expensive online courses without any discernible results. It’s no wonder\, since most of us are trained in herbalism\, not in marketing.\nPromoting your practice doesn’t have to be a guessing game.\nIn this intensive\, you’ll create a simple marketing plan based on foundational business principles. We’ll clarify who you help and how to describe your work in language that’s accurate and easy for clients to understand. You’ll leave with a personalized plan for how to meet new people\, how to stay in touch with interested folks\, and how to invite them to work with you in ways that feel ethical and and aligned with your values and voice.\nThis framework works for many types of clinicians\, including introverts\, those with very limited time to devote to marketing\, low‑tech practitioners\, and those who avoid social media\, because your plan is customized for your voice\, your capacity\, and the ways you prefer to show up in community.\nBecause you can’t know what will work until you try it\, you’ll also set up a lightweight system to track results\, run small experiments\, and adapt your plan so it’s both feasible and effective for your practice.\nWith a solid plan in place\, you can stop wasting time on haphazard tactics (or feeling guilty for doing no marketing at all). You’ll know what to do each week to promote your practice and have simple data to guide your next steps. Over four weeks we’ll build a plan that’s true to your values\, time‑efficient\, and tailored to your capacity and community.\n\nTeacher Name: Camille Freeman\n\nTeacher Bio: Camille Freemaan\, DCN\, RH\, has been in practice as an herbalist and nutritionist since 2003\, with a focus on fertility\, pregnancy\, and menstrual health. She runs Monday Mentoring\, a community of practice for herbalists and nutritionists\, and offers continuing education programs as well. Camille has a podcast\, In the Clinic with Camille (intheclinic.com)\, and is the author of the book Write Better Newsletters: Grow your 1:1 Practice with Emails People Actually Want to Read. She holds a doctorate in clinical nutrition from MUIH (now part of Notre Dame of Maryland)\, as well as masters degrees in both herbal medicine (from MUIH) and physiology (from Georgetown University). You can learn more about Camille on her website: camillefreeman.com.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/webinar-intensive-series-how-to-find-more-clients-with-camille-freeman/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Intensives
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T193000
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SUMMARY:From Student to Practitioner: Building a Thriving Clinical Practice with Caty Crabb
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available; See below event description. \n\n$17 – Choose this option if you need to.\n$37 – Choose this option if you can. \n$57 – Pay it forward if you are able.\n\n\nFrom Student to Practitioner: Building a Thriving Clinical Practice with Caty Crabb \n📆 Monday\, March 23\, 2026\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET / 3:00pm – 4:30pm PT \nAbout this Class \nHow do you make the transition from herb student to successful clinical herbalist? The gap between studying herbs and running a thriving practice can feel vast\, but it doesn’t have to be. To make this leap realistic\, we need more than just plant knowledge and business how-to—it requires professional\, ethical\, and practical skills.  \nJoin Caty Crabb\, a clinical herbalist with over two decades of experience running a full-time practice\, for a workshop designed to make that transition achievable and successful. With experience working with hundreds of clients and managing a high-volume apothecary\, Caty brings deep\, practical wisdom to this session. \nIn this class\, you will: \n\nBridge the gap: Learn how to acquire the skills\, confidence\, and experience necessary to be a well-rounded practitioner.\nAvoid common pitfalls: Discover when you are truly ready to practice and how to avoid mistakes that new practitioners make.\nBuild with ethics: Navigate the ethical considerations and intricacies facing new practitioners.\nGet practical advice: Gain actionable strategies on client intake\, working with family and friends\, and running your apothecary.\nAddress your doubts\, establish your boundaries\, and start practicing! Register today to build the confidence you need to take the next step\nIdeal for herb program graduates\, self-taught herbalists looking to go professional\, or students looking to gain insights and confidence.\n\nTeacher Name: Caty Crabb  \nTeacher Bio: About Caty Crabb \nCaty Crabb has spent the past twenty years as a full-time practicing clinical herbalist\, consulting with clients\, making medicine\, and growing herbs primarily in southeast Ohio. Her ethics of practice are grounded in accessibility\, with a client-centered and harm-reduction approach to healthcare.\n \nBefore starting her own practice\, Caty studied with Michael Moore of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and Adam Seller of the Pacific School of Herbal Medicine. Through these teachers\, she developed a philosophy of herbalism rooted in a deep understanding of physiology\, ecology\, and cultural awareness. She is inspired by the grassroots\, locally centered nature of herbal medicine and by being part of a growing\, decentralized network of herb growers\, practitioners\, and medicine makers dedicated to community health. Now living in Vermont\, Caty is focused on teaching through her own school\, the Aralia School of Herbal Medicine. \n\n❤ Pay from the heart pricing available; See below event description. \n\n$17 – Choose this option if you need to.\n$37 – Choose this option if you can. \n$57 – Pay it forward if you are able.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/from-student-to-practitioner-building-a-thriving-clinical-practice-with-caty-crabb/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000
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SUMMARY:Herbalists as Health Advocates with Benjamin Zappin\, LAc and Ingrid Bauer\, MD
DESCRIPTION:❤ Pay from the heart pricing available; See below event description. \n\n$17 – Choose this option if you need to.\n$37 – Choose this option if you can. \n$57 – Pay it forward if you are able.\n\nHerbalists as Health Advocates with Benjamin Zappin\, LAc and Ingrid Bauer\, MD \n📆 Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET / 3:00pm – 4:30pm PT \nIn this focus session with Five Flavors Herbs founders Benjamin Zappin\, LAc and Ingrid Bauer\, MD\, we will discuss the important role of herbalists as health advocates. In addition to the many natural tools we can offer family\, friends and clients with herbs\, diet & supplements\, herbalists can play an important role in integrative healthcare teams. In addition to minimizing the need for some medications and ameliorating side-effects from necessary drugs\, herbalists can help individuals navigate their healthcare experience. This requires developing a broad knowledge base about health and illness\, recognizing red flags that require referral to a higher level of care\, careful charting (in clinical practice)\, and practicing interprofessional communication. We will share examples and invite dialogue about how to navigate between alternative and conventional healthcare approaches. \nTeacher Bios: \nDr Ingrid Bauer MD\, MS has been studying\, teaching\, and practicing medicine and nutrition for nearly 20 years. She completed her MS and MD through the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program\, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Highland Hospital in Oakland\, CA.  She currently works as a hospitalist in a rural community hospital. She is also co-founder of Five Flavors Herbs in Nevada County\, CA. Dr Bauer is also an avid cook\, yoga practitioner\, gardener\, and Spanish language enthusiast. \nBenjamin Zappin\, LAc co-founded Five Flavors Herbs to provide his community with exceptional herbal formulas supported by his years of clinical experience. Along with his unwavering dedication to crafting high-quality herbal extracts\, Benjamin is acclaimed for his work as an herbalist\, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner\, and licensed acupuncturist. Benjamin offers integrative herbal consultations through Paeonia Integrative Medicine. In his free time\, you’ll find Benjamin mountain biking or skiing\, cooking\, and studying music. \n❤ Pay from the heart pricing available; See below event description. \n\n$17 – Choose this option if you need to.\n$37 – Choose this option if you can. \n$57 – Pay it forward if you are able.
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/herbalists-as-health-advocates-with-benjamin-zappin-lac-and-ingrid-bauer-md/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Focus Session
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T200000
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SUMMARY:Herb-Drug Interactions: An Integrative Approach with Benjamin Zappin\, LAc and Ingrid Bauer\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Herb-Drug Interactions: An Integrative Approach with Benjamin Zappin\, LAc and Ingrid Bauer\, MD \n  \n📆 Monday\, September 14\, 21\, 28\, & October 5\n⏱️ 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET / 3:00pm – 5:00pm PT \n  \nAbout this Series \nA Four-Part Series (4 x 2 hour classes\, 90 min plus 30 q&a each class) \nIn this series\, Ben & Ingrid will share from their years of experience in clinical practice navigating the intersection between herbs and pharmaceuticals\, and their years of teaching about this topic. Rather than trying to cover every possible topic\, after the first week of laying a solid foundation\, they will delve into their three favorite areas of health expertise: cardiovascular health\, pain & inflammation\, and mental health. \n  \nThis series will be geared toward advanced students and practicing herbalists and will primarily review Western herbs\, but will also include some information about TCM. We will ground our teaching in cases and offer suggested treatment protocols while promoting “flexible” herbalism. We will take a “both/and” rather than an “either/or” approach to integrative medicine\, and will highlight “red flags” that merit referral to a higher level of care. \n  \nPart 1: Introduction to Pharmacology & Herb-Drug interactions \n\nFoundations of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics\nHow to read scholarly articles and interpret information about herb-drug interactions\nPotentially beneficial and/or harmful herb-drug interactions\nInterprofessional communication about herbs & drugs\n\n  \nPart 2: Cardiovascular Health \n\nBlood pressure\nLipids\nCardiac conditions: CHF and arrhythmias\n\n  \nPart 3: Pain and Inflammation \n\nMusculoskeletal conditions\nInflammatory conditions\nSmooth muscle and visceral pain\n\n  \nPart 4: Mental Health \n\nDepression & Anxiety\nExtreme states of consciousness
URL:https://americanherbalistsguild.com/event/herb-drug-interactions-an-integrative-approach-with-benjamin-zappin-lac-and-ingrid-bauer-md/2026-09-14/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Intensives
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