Herbal Education Done Right

with Erin Vanhee, Herbalist, LMT

Seeking relief from pain? 

Need more self-care done naturally?

Wanting to begin your journey with plants & herbal medicine?

I'm Erin Vanhee. I’ve been lucky enough to teach herbalism for 30 years and to live a life enriched with wild plants for food and medicine. 

Pain is a messenger and plant-based remedies are safe, effective answers to the call. 

Often there is an underlying issue that needs to be addressed before pain can be resolved. 

Learn physical, emotional, and spiritual solutions to pain here. 


Introducing....

Online Herbal Wisdom

An online, at-your-own-pace course taught by Erin Vanhee, Herbalist, LMT, and founder of Trillium Medicine. Featuring video walk-throughs and presentations on medicine making and applications, dozens of recipes, and more!
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Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome!

    • Disclaimer

    • Optional: Documentation for Massage Therapist CEU

    • Intro to Plants: Ecology, Nomenclature, and Botany

    • General Herbal Medicine Terms Glossary
  2. 2

    • Grounding Practice

    • Herbs for Pain Materia Medica

    • Endorphins & Pain

    • Happiness Chemicals (and how to get them)

    • Understanding Pain
  3. 3

    • Making Infusions & Compresses

    • Herbal Infusions

    • Herb-infused Compresses

    • Herbal Medicine Making: Water Based Preparations

    • Benefits of Infusions: Water Based Medicine
  4. 4

    • Choosing Your Medicine

    • Herbal Approach

    • Tincture Dosage

    • Saint John's Wort, Rose, Black Cohosh, & Wood Betony
  5. 5

    • Plants for Emotional Pain

    • Spirit, or "Drop" Doses
  6. 6

    • Specific Treatments for Pain

    • Wisdom of the Bones

    • Hydrotherapy Basics

    • Peppermint Hand or Foot Soak

    • Contrast Foot Baths, Herbal soaks and Salt Glows for Pain
  7. 7

    • Intro

    • Making Herbal Liniments

    • Liniments 101 Video

    • Decanting Liniments
  8. 8

    • Herbal Oils

    • Headaches and Applying Balms

    • Fire and Ice: Tiger Balm Substitute Recipe
  9. 9

    • Intro to Integrated Herbs and Massage

    • Applying Herbal Compresses

    • Post Compress Herbal Applications

    • Massage with Oil and Tincture

    • Massage with Oil and Tincture
  10. 10

    • Lower Back and Hip

    • Head & Neck and Brain Fog

    • Side-stepping Knees and a Closing Thanks
  11. 11

    • Materia Medica Part II

    • Mini Monograph - Salix alba, Willow

    • Mini Monograph - Arnica sp. , Arnica

Here's what people are saying...

Testimonial

by Jade Schutes, Founder of the School for Aromatic Studies

"A number of years ago I had the great honor to study with Erin Groh, NW herbalist extraordinare. Throughout the herbal training program I learned about and came into contact with over 50 different species that grew right outside my door and on the land around me. Plants I once admired but did not know became alive and in communication with me. I began seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching each plant, getting to know it (and me, more deeply.) Learning when to harvest it, how to make medicine from it, and most of all, how to respect the natural habitat it grew in by ensuring I honored ethical wild crafting. Learning herbal medicine along with aromatic medicine offers us an amazing journey and a great way to feel more empowered over our bodies and our medicine. What I realized most of all is the value of learning about the plants that grow right in your own back yard, so to speak"

More student testimonials

  • E.M.

    “I always love how you describe the personality of plants. So relatable! "

  • Bryan L.

    “If you want old school wise woman herbalism, go and work with Erin. A wise wonderful and loving heart.”

  • Alicia O.

    “Attended a workshop taught by Erin…and learned so much! She has a wonderful energy and is a great educator!"

Herbs done right.

Learning to last a lifetime.

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