Crafting Your Herbal Practice: A Hybrid Course
Join us for Crafting Your Herbal Practice, a hybrid course designed to help you start your business. The course is taught by Patricia Kyritsi Howell and Kat Maier, with guest lectures from Camille Freeman, Mimi Hernandez, and Emily Ruff. You can find all the teacher bios here.
The live portion of the course takes place on Wednesdays from January 7 to March 25, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET.
In addition to the live webinars, you'll receive two hours of pre-recorded lectures each week and extensive course materials and resources.
You can view the full 2026 curriculum below. Scroll to the end for tuition details. Please note that the curriculum is subject to minor changes.
January 7, 2026
LIVE: Welcome to Crafting Your Herbal Practice 2026! Course Overview, Crafting Your Practice Vision and Introductions with Patricia Kyritsi Howell and Kat Maier
VIDEO: Client-Centered Practice & Safe Space and Diversity and Inclusion in Practice with Emily Ruff
January 14, 2026
HERBAL PRACTICE and SELF CARE
LIVE: Group discussion and interactive exercises with Emily Ruff
VIDEO: Understanding Your Community and Building Authentic Community with Emily Ruff
January 21, 2026
HERBAL PRACTICE and COMMUNITY
LIVE: Group discussion and interactive exercises with Emily Ruff
VIDEO: Place of Practice and the Lens of Assessment with Kat Maier
January 28, 2026
CREATING A CONTAINER FOR YOUR PRACTICE
LIVE: Creating Your Container with Kat Maier
VIDEO: The Art of the Intake and Establishing Healthy Practice Boundaries with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
February 4, 2026
THE ART OF THE INTAKE: Part 1
LIVE: Review of intake techniques and a discussion of practice boundaries with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
VIDEO: Working with Intake Forms, Essential Practice Documentation, Guidelines for SOAP Notes and Understanding Bloodwork with Kat Maier
February 11, 2026
ART OF THE INTAKE: Part 2
LIVE: Review of intake forms, discussion about SOAP notes and using bloodwork with Kat Maier
VIDEO: The Business Foundation of Your Practice: Time and Money Realities and Choosing a Business Entity and General Tax Considerations with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
February 18, 2026
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
LIVE: Discussion of the pros and cons of various business entities with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
VIDEO: Using Online Practice Platforms and Creating Newsletters to Support and Expand Your Practice with Camille Freeman and Herbalist as Educator/Marketer with Kat Maier
February 25, 2026
INTAKE REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
LIVE: Discussion and review class intakes conducted by Patricia Kyritsi Howell and Kat Maier
VIDEO: Crafting Your Herbal Apothecary with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
March 4, 2026
CRAFTING YOUR APOTHECARY
LIVE: Review of guidelines for crafting your apothecary and group discussion of possible herbs to stock, based on the body systems, with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
VIDEO: Managing Unexpected Clinical Outcomes and Recognizing Red Flags with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
March 11, 2026
SUPPORT FOR YOUR CLINICAL PRACTICE
LIVE: Navigating unexpected clinical outcomes and the importance of developing your referral network with Patricia Kyritsi Howell
VIDEO: Online Research Resources for Herbalists and Herb/Drug Interactions with Mimi Hernandez
March 18, 2025
ACTIVATING YOUR PRACTICE VISION - Live Session with Kat & Patricia
LIVE: Final student presentations
VIDEO: None
NOTE: This class is two hours long
March 25, 2026
ACTIVATING YOUR PRACTICE VISION - Live Session with Kat & Patricia
LIVE: Final student presentations, reflection on practice as a calling, intention, mission and professional identity
Closing circle
NOTE: This class is two hours long
Crafting Your Herbal Practice Tuition
Tuition
Early Bird Registration (Save $200!) - $1495
Regular price - $1695
We welcome payment in full with your registration, or take advantage of our Payment Plan Options.
Payment Plan Options
Depending on your total tuition, we offer these options:
Early Bird Registration tuition of $1495 requires a $532 deposit and two additional payments of $532 in November and December 2025.
Regular Tuition of $1695 requires a $599 deposit and two additional payments of $599 in January and February 2026.
Both payment plan options include a small administration fee in addition to the total tuition owed.