Current Classes

In Person Classes - 2021

Classes are outdoors, with limited class size for social distancing, and COVID-19 protocols will be followed.

Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom 2021
begins in April
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Caring for Children with Herbs
begins May 12th
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Online Classes

Online classes are ongoing throughout the year. Join any time.

Plant Walks - take an online plant walk with Lise! Series includes Spring Barking class.
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Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine
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Herbs A to Z
(formerly Materia Medica)
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Tongue Assessment
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Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom 2021 - 2022

A fun, practical class designed to inspire confidence and creative thinking.

The class is full of hands-on herbal experience, with real live plants. This will be my 22nd year teaching the program. The class has been expanded to 25 classes, over a two year period, to allow the class to be fully outdoors during 2021, and will be limited to 10 students. The class meets every two weeks on Mondays, throughout the warmer weather of 2021. 2022 classes will be held during the cooler parts of the harvesting season (late winter/early spring/fall) assuming the world will be closer to normal, we can meet inside or outside and the summer is free for us all to travel again, without missing class.

The class is suited for people with almost no prior plant knowledge to folks who have studied quite a bit but hope for a program that will finally get them to the point of practicing. The class is designed to provide a solid foundation for developing your knowledge and competence as an herbalist, whether you plan to become a practicing herbalist, or simply desire to be better able to care for yourself and those around you.

Prices

$3,550 for the complete two year series. Discounts for early payment. View the Registration PDF for other payment details.

Dates

2021: April 19th, May 3rd, May 17th, June 7th, June 21st, June 28th, July 12th, July 26th, August 9th, August 23rd, September 13th, September 27th, October 11th

2022: February 28th, March 14th, March 28th, April 11th, April 25th, May 9th, May 23rd, June 6th, September 19th, October 10th, October 24th, November 7th

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Caring for Children with Herbs ~ a series of 8 classes

1:00 - 5:00pm Wednesday afternoons
May 12th, June 2nd, June 23rd, July 14th, August 4th, August 25th, September 15th, & October 6th

This hands-on class will be completely outdoors.
If weather interrupts, we'll meet the next day, on Thursday afternoon.

This 8 class series is designed for people who want to take care of their families, as well as people who spend time with babies and children regularly. The class is friendly to all skill levels. We will cover many of the experiences that people who caretake children bump into. From teething, and teeth issues to wounds, including blood and bruises, aches and growing pains, sporting injuries, blisters, pimples, bug bites, burns and sunburns, rashes, allergies, sleep, attachment issues, sibling rivalry, whiney behavior, tantrums, motivational issues, focus, organizational issues and even learning difficulties. We’ll cover how to keep everyone in the family healthy during the fall and winter, including colds and flus.

This class is meant to address concerns of everyday life that the students bring to class. We will have time to share experiences and come up with solutions, then meet again at our next class to discuss how the solution is working and if more can be done.

The class will teach you how to identify relevant plants and where to find them. We will take plant walks and talk about how to integrate incredibly nutritious wild plants into your family's diet, even with picky eaters. During the class we will occasionally travel to harvest plants to make natural sunscreen, and other remedies that address the common events of life with children, but there likely are plants with many medicinal properties in your own backyard!

Since the class builds over time, it is meant to help the students become confident taking care of their families through the course of the year. Students will have phone and text access to Lise between classes, since having a person to hold your hand as you newly use herbs through life's mishaps, helps develop your confidence using herbs with the ones you love.

Price: $760

Plant Walks
Online Learning with Lise Wolff

Meet Famous Plants Everywhere You Walk

Follow the affiliate link for a free preview of the plant series, which is hosted on Matt Wood's Institute of Herbalism Website.

Included in the series: Online Barking Class
On February 14th Lise will be teaching Medicinal Barking Technique as part of her *online* plant walk series. Later in the series Lise will teach identification and uses of the various medicinal barks. You can watch a live webinar that night, or watch the recorded version later.

Prices

$30.00 monthly for the series.

Full access to plant walks that began in April and cycles through a full year, which you can have full access at any time, by joining now.

Cancel any time.

Starting in April, when plants are just starting to pop out of the ground, Lise began recording a series of plant walks, originally linked to her 3 Seasons program. Now it is just an independent, year long series, of great plant walks, still being recording into March. She has decided to keep Three Seasons as a unique, in-person class. More info about that is near the top of this page. The plant walks are stand alone lessons, although they do build on each other, as well. They are the quality of plant walks you might get during during a 3 seasons class. They should, over time, help you to recognize and eventually understand some uses of the plants we see, both by signature and qualities discussed within the videos, that become more apparent as the plants develop and grow into themselves. Make sure to watch the walks on as large a screen as possible. It really helps to see the details of the plants for identification purposes.

Lise did not grow up learning or even paying attention to plants. Her first few plant walks in New York City completely changed the way she looked at the world. Turns out everywhere we walk; the cracks in the sidewalk, the boulevards, the grassy fields, and the wooded areas are all filled with food and medicine. She hopes plant walks change the way you see your world, too. She made sure some of the free previews would alert you to very common plants likely living close to you.

Online Course: Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine

Around the world, for thousands of years before Echinacea was used ad nauseam, many easily available herbs, foods and lifestyle habits encouraged people to stay robust and strong throughout the winter months.Did you know that ejecting phlegm out of your orifices is actually a healthy immune response? Come ready to have your assumptions about weak and strong immune systems turned upside down! This class will cover many of the easily available folk remedies, foods and herbs to keep you healthy throughout winter. The world (and likely your current kitchen) is already filled with simple but powerful helpers.

Note: the link to the Winter Health class is an affiliate link,
which means Lise Wolff will get a portion of the sale if you follow this link to register for the class.

Price: $25 for the 2 hour online course

Online Course: Herbs A to Z
(formerly Materia Medica)

The evenings of March 3rd and April 7th,
Lise will be teaching a Home Apothecary course with Matthew Wood as part of the Herbs A to Z series.
Please join in by using the link below!

Herbs A to Z is an online series taught by an number of selected teachers.
Also included in the series:
Lise teaches a class with Matthew Wood on Solomon's seal and False Solomon's seal.
Lise participates extensively in a dosage class with Matthew Wood and Phyllis Light.

You can watch the recorded classes anytime.

Note: the link to the Herbs A to Z class is an affiliate link,
which means Lise Wolff will get a portion of the sale if you follow this link to register for the class.

Online Course: Tongue Assessment

Lise Wolff and Matt Wood co-teach this online course.
PRICE: $300

Lise Wolff & Matt Wood teach a fun and informative 21 hour (3 days!) workshop about tongue assessment. Use the link on this page to get more information and to register for the class. While you're there, check out the many free classes related to diagnosis and other topics on Matt Wood's website.

Note: the link to the Tongue Assessment class is an affiliate link, which means Lise Wolff will get a portion of the sale if you follow this link to register for the class.

"I have devoted my adult life to the study & practice of professional health care. I have studied with quite a few herbalists and doctors who use herbal medicine; Lise Wolff is the finest herb teacher I have had. Taking Lise Wolff’s Three Seasons Herb Class is something I wish I had done as a young man before acquiring any nursing, naturopathic medicine and oriental medicine degree for what Lise Wolff conveys in her herb course is accessible, foundational, practical. Knowing the local plants’ distinct qualities, habitat, properties, personalities as neighbors, medicines, legends, Lise Wolff presents information in three dimensions to students. She introduces the possibility to novice lay people and health care professional alike of reading a person’s condition and introducing the specific, appropriate local plant medicine to heal disease. Lise Wolff’s Three Seasons Herb Class will introduce and equip any student to be a real herbalist."

"'There is no greater service a man can render to his country than to introduce a useful plant into its culture.' Thomas Jefferson

"The same holds true for most any individual student who would take this introduction to herbal medicine."

John Hauser
RN, ND, OMD, LAc

"I consider Lise's 3 Seasons Class to be the catalyst that helped me to identify and nurture what has become my life's passion: helping others through herbal medicine. I took several of Lise's one-time classes, became intrigued with herbs, and decided to take the plunge and invest my time and money into her 3 Seasons Class. Best. Investment. Ever.

"The 3 Season classes include people with many levels of experience and knowledge - I was definitely one of the beginner level students and wondered what I had gotten myself into! However, Lise is a master teacher and so good at explaining details and making sure everyone understands and feels included in class discussion and activity.

"Along with Lise's expertise and instruction in class, I learned so much from sitting in on "live" consultations with Lise and her clients, getting hands on experience with how to conduct a consult and invaluable tips on determining which herbs and preparations might give support in each situation.

"The time commitment of the class lends itself to developing friendships which continue long after the class is over. I so enjoy seeing several herbalist friends from my 3 Seasons Class at events or meeting over a cup of tea - hopefully herbal! The greatest longterm benefit, however, has been Lise's ongoing support whenever I have questions or a new discovery to share. Priceless."

LuAnn Raadt
Herbalist / Gardener / Grandma - 2010 Three Seasons Graduate
"I took 3 Seasons of Herbal Wisdom over ten years ago and have such fond memories of it. Foraging for wild plants, tasting the medicines and having lectures outside in the elements was such a relief from conventional education. Lise Wolff so generously transmits her passion and practical knowledge for the local flora with a mix of historical and contemporary data, personal clinical experience and hands-on practice with students. The wealth of teachings from this class became the foundation for my dream of becoming a professional herbalist. I now run a busy practice and feel so grateful! More importantly, a very intimate relationship developed with the land and its common weeds, this little know rich world of curiosity growing in our own backyards. It is amazing how you become useful to friends, family and your community after one year hanging out with Lise, whose teachings have impacted thousands by now and likely saved millions in healthcare costs! Agrimony, solomon seal, blue vervain...what a precious time I spent that year..."
Francis Bonaldo Bégnoche, Montréal, Canada
Herbalist-Acupuncturist, Co-author of Traditional Western Herbalism and Pulse Evaluation - 2008 Three Seasons Graduate
“Lise Wolff’s Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom has been one of the best investments I have ever made and I would highly recommend it. I had very little knowledge of herbs and plants going into the program. After searching many options that included correspondence classes, I knew that Lise’s offering was for me. Lise’s style is alive and hands on. She brilliantly brings together her years of clinical experience, information from clinical studies, herbal history, contact with plants in the environment, and hands on medicine making. In addition, the clinical hours offered through the apprenticeship was invaluable. Lise is able to take complex information and present it in a manner that can be easily applied. She challenges her students to think deeply and make connections with the plants in their environment. By the end of the program, I had 60+ tinctures plus salves and had more than enough herbal inventory to get my practice going. It brings me joy to be able to share this knowledge and wisdom with confidence to family, friends, clients, and beyond. Life changing.”
Sonia Casey
2015-2016, Herbalist & Wellness Coach

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