Comprehensive for All
Being a student in this course, you'll join thousands of learners from a wide variety of backgrounds who all love plants and seek to learn more about herbal medicine:
Our students have included acupuncture, aromatherapist, chiropractor, nurse, pharmacist, massage therapist, social worker, gardener, farmer, herbalist, retailer, product maker, cosmetic and clean beauty designer, teachers, and many more!
This program is Practical!
You will feel welcome in this detailed and useful course that is PACKED with herbal medicine details, anatomy and physiology, aromatics, gardening, personal empowerment, herb identification, remedy-making, family care, business and entrepreneur guidance, and much more.
At the end of this course, you'll feel fulfilled, capable, and ready to learn more as you build upon your herbal medicine FOUNDATION.
Pursue your love of plants
This course lets your love of plants shine, with practical guidance about how to use dozens of edible and medicinal plants in your daily life.
We work with a core group of about 33 herbs and supplement with dozens more so that you get a well-rounded understanding without being intimidated.
No overwhelm here!
Learn to apply herbs to human health so you can develop confidence in your own home, homestead, kitchen, or clinic.
Join the many others who feel confident and ready to make formulas, blends, and remedies to support your health and your family's, and even to begin a thriving business based on herbs.
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I feel so at ease of being me, and completely accepted, because we all come with the same purpose of learning gentle ways to heal ourselves and heal our communities, so I feel just completely at home. Holly is a plant-angel in the world. I didn’t know anything about her, but I got hold of the book Women Healers of the World, that’s how I came to be here. When I read that, I felt connected to my grandma and the people in my family who came from that part of the world in South America. I wanted to meet her! I feel very blessed to be here and learning directly from her.
- Patti Sanders -
We had women coming from all over the world. You feel like you’re in a tribe. You find that home space where you can just be yourself. Holly’s amazingly brilliant, so smart. A wealth of information. I really enjoy her encouragement and openness to have women use the plants however they feel with their intuition, just so welcoming. No ego! She’s like the rest of us and it feels very comfortable, like being welcomed home. It feels amazing to be here. She’s just a really sweet person.
- Tarah Gibbon -
One of the things that I feel was so great about this program was Holly herself. She’s a wonderful teacher, she’s so knowledgeable of all the herbs and plants, and so willing to share all of this knowledge, and so kind and patient. I think she puts together a wonderful program.
- Anne Marshall -
Benefits of the Herbal Medicine FOUNDATIONS Course
Completing this program allows you to flourish within your chosen profession with confidence, grace, and value. The skills learned here are equally important for a wide range of people and will support you personally and professionally.
With a solid education in our Herbal Medicine FOUNDATIONS program, you can:
- establish yourself as a knowledgeable herbalist and use your understanding to promote wellness;
- integrate herbal healing into your daily life;
- gain a rich understanding of the nuances of herbal medicine practice, with an in-depth study of our materia medica;
- connect with a like-minded community learning best practices and strategies that promote health of the body and mind
- empower your farm, family, and community with solid, science-based health practices using plants
- apply your knowledge to a variety of healthcare professionsÂ
- support your family, homestead, and community with common-sense, practical natural healing strategies
- expand your knowledge of edible and medicinal plants for gardening, farming, and handcraft businesses
- Support your herbal or natural products, skincare, cosmetics, coffee/tea, or chocolate business, or highlight this herbal certificate in the hiring process for an existing company to strengthen your career
- get discounts on herbal ingredients through our partnership with Mountain Rose Herbs
- know you're in good hands with our herb school which has been an official school of the American Herbalist Guild since 2011.
Learning how to heal with herbs and natural strategies is one of the smartest things you can do for your own health, for your loved ones, and as part of a career path. Our course walks you through the art and science of herbalism, especially how plants work and also how to run a natural or organic products business.
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What You'll Learn in Holly's Herbal Medicine FOUNDATIONS course...
Here, you will discover a wealth of information about harvesting, making, using, applying, understanding, and explaining herbal medicine. You'll learn useful and practical details about plants and human health with an emphasis on how specific herbs support each of the major body systems. You'll learn Holly's signature method of formulary: the 4-Tier Formula, which breaks down making herbal remedies into four easy and useful categories.
The course also supports you as an entrepreneur and includes samples from two of Holly's online business courses: Selle Natural, which teaches herbal compliance with the FDA and how to establish Good Manufacturing Practices no matter what you sell, and Selle Organic, which walks you through opportunities for certifications and commitments for ethical businesses. The sample lessons are Labeling Laws and Certified Organic Practices.
Packed with video lectures, full-color photographs, mini-courses, and additional resources and bonuses, the course comes with life-long access and is both a lesson and a reference for years to come. The course includes a Welcome Package and printed Course Manual with printed copies of Holly Bellebuono’s books, teeming with stories, recipes, glossaries, indexes, and guidance as key curriculum references.
For those tracking educational hours, the comprehensive Herbal Medicine Foundations Program is estimated at 96 hours of education; a certificate of completion is awarded.
This comprehensive course includes:
- A rich introduction to medicinal herbs with a focus on Western herbalism (with brief introductions to Ayurvedic, Eastern and other cultures’ herbal protocols)
- Modules focused on body system. You'll learn how to use herbs for the following systems:Â
- Digestive
- Cardiovascular
- Endocrine
- Respiratory
- Urinary
- Nervous System and the Brain
- Skin
- Men’s Health
- Women’s Reproductive (including Pregnancy, Labor/Delivery, and Infant & Child Care)
- Inflammation and PainÂ
- First aid
- Herbal Tonics
- How to use herbs for a wide range of diseases and symptoms
- How to think about herbs in CATEGORIES so you don't feel overwhelmed by learning about hundreds of plants
- How to blend and combine with a straightforward formula that you can use in almost any situation
- 35 key herbal actions
- How to organize your knowledge about plants in order to create effective, healing, and wholistic remedies
- First-aid skills for acute conditions, for all ages
- Herbal support for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infant and childcare
- herbs to support the nervous system and the brain especially for neuro-diseases, depression, and anxiety
- A wholistic framework to embed herbal healing into your career path
- Business lessons for running your small business with Good Manufacturing Practices, FDA compliance, labeling guidance, and moreÂ
What this program does not cover:Â Cancer, cannabis, or astrology.
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Walk through the Student Portal & Curriculum
Watch this video with instructor Holly Bellebuono to view how the curriculum is organized and the best way to proceed through the certificate course.
Holly is a walking encyclopedia of herbs and herbal remedies! As a health coach, my passion is helping people heal with whole foods, so I really enjoyed learning more about herbal remedies from her. Holly is an engaging speaker and the depth of her knowledge and passion for herbalism shines through in every word.
- Caroline Stahlschmidt -
The lessons were very well organized. There was quite a bit of material to cover within each lesson, but everything was structured well and I never felt lost during the program. Definitely worth my time and money! It is certainly an intense program, but it is incredible how much you will learn.
- Sasha Geerkin -
Holly is easily one of the best speakers we have ever had! For her program Herbs for Neurodegenerative Diseases, she was able to take the very complicated function of the human brain and explain it in a way that non-medical people could understand. She taught us the health benefits of many herbs we already have in our pantry.
- Michigan Herb Associates -
What You’ll Get...
- A comprehensive herbal medicine curriculum with modules and lessons organized clearly from herbalist Holly Bellebuono, a 30-year herbal practitioner, instructor, author, speaker and apothecary
- Video lectures and gorgeous original photographs from Holly’s teaching gardens
- Well-organized lessons addressing all major body systems plus 35 herbal actionsÂ
- Self-paced learning on your own timeline (certificate conferred upon successful completion within nine months, optional)
- Multiple learning formats including videos, audio files, and printed books
- A printed Welcome Package and Course Manual
- Printed, physical copies of two of Hollys' most popular books (available to US mailing addresses only):
- An Herbalist’s Guide to Formulary
- An Essential Herbal for Natural Health
- More than 140 Recipes for using edible and medicinal herbs in remedies, along with glossaries, tonic lists, United Plant Savers quick-references lists, tables, charts, indexes, materia medica, and stories included in the books
- Guidance in crafting a wide variety of herbal remedies, including hydrosols, salves, tinctures, tea blends, salts, capsules, suppositories, tonics, lotions, drinks, and foods
- Guidance and training in harvesting and using cultivated and wildcrafted herbs for health
- Email access to herbalist Holly Bellebuono for questions and guidance
- Lifetime access to live online Herbal Meet-upsÂ
- Lifetime access to all course materials, archived videos, lessons, and reference materials (priceless!)
- Bonus tips, guides, and videos (a $497 value)
- A printable Certificate of Completion (when course is completed within 9 months, optional)
- Inclusion in the Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine Facebook Student Forum for ongoing connection with current and former studentsÂ
- enjoy a 10% student discount off online orders through our partnership with Mountain Rose Herbs
BONUSES:Â
There's MORE!!! You'll also get:
- The complete Herbal Actions Course (a $397 value)
- The Herbs for Mama & Baby Course (a $179 value)
- The Herbs for the Brain and Neurodegenerative Diseases Course (a $179 value)
- The Formulary Intro Class (a $47 value)
- The Herbal First Aid for Children E-Book (a $37 value)
- The Safe & Tonic Herbs E-Book (a $37 value)
- Hot Herbal Teas E-Book (a $37 value)
- Sample Lesson "Labeling Laws" from the entrepreneur course Selle Natural
- Sample Lesson "Certified Organic" from the entrepreneur course Selle Organic
- Quarterly live meet-ups and online coaching with Holly and a fellowship of herbal students (a $997 value)
- Pre-public advance notification for in-person retreats and events
The full value of this comprehensive program is more than $9,200 with so much more that will increase your skills and understanding using plants for health.
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Enroll today: $2,997
Full value is more than $9,200!
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It was the very best investment of my time and money I could have made!!
- Tarah Gibbon -
I enrolled in Holly's herbal medicine program in 2014 and attended her herbal intensive that same summer. What a magical 3 weeks! Holly has such a kind soul, a big heart and is so patient with her students. I enjoyed myself so much that summer, I traveled back to Martha's Vineyard the next year to complete an internship with her. Not only did I learn about herbs and herbal medicine, I feel like I gained a dear friend. A few years passed and I joined Holly on a Nova Scotia adventure with other herbalists. Holly is extremely knowledgeable in her craft and has such a passion and love for what she does, she inspired me to create my small herb business. Because of her, I grow herbs, make and sell my own herbal products, and host plant walks in the forest.
- Dana Brown -
Working with Holly has been a transformative experience because she brings a rare mixture of knowledge, experience, and heartfelt care. Holly has guided me through a liminal space to evolve my service in the world. Her ability to skillfully navigate how my personal life grew and grounded my vision. Holly helped me restore my confidence in growing and expanding sacred offerings for well-being and prosperity - personal, humanitarian, and for our planet. She's a lighthouse for lightworkers.
-Â Elizabeth Germain -
A note from Holly:
"When I started learning about herbs, I was 24 years old living in a gorgeous old, magical yellow farmhouse in the mountains of North Carolina. I loved to experiment with every herb I could identify, and I collected glass bottles like there was no tomorrow.
Over the past 30 years, I've matured in my understanding of plants and my use of herbs for health, and I am excited to share what I've learned with you. Being an herbalist (or studying herbs) is much more than having fun making skin creams, which is great -- but to really support your health, you must learn about so much more.
In this course, I teach what I've learned about how herbs affect our body systems, how to blend herbs together to be REALLY effective medicines, and how to start an herb business based on doing what you LOVE.
I’m thrilled to share this knowledge and much more with you through the comprehensive Herbal Medicine Foundations Program."
- Holly Bellebuono
Founder of The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine, Business Coach, Author
About the Program & Instructor
For 30 years, herbalist, award-winning author, international keynote speaker and entrepreneur Holly Bellebuono has taught tens of thousands of people how to use herbal medicine for health. In 1994 she opened Sweet Cicely Herbs in the mountains near Boone, North Carolina, and in 2005 she moved to Martha’s Vineyard and founded Vineyard Herbs Teas & Apothecary. In 2010 she founded The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine to teach hands-on application and knowledge to students who, over the years, traveled from Puerto Rico, Columbia, Nigeria, Canada, and across the United States to learn with her, and she lectured in Costa Rica, Canada and England about the power of healing.
Her seven published books are all nonfiction books on using herbal medicine or celebrating the power of women and healing. She is the author of Women Healers of the World (awarded Book of the Year by The International Herb Association), The Essential Herbal for Natural Health, The Healing Kitchen, The Authentic Herbal Healer, An Herbalist’s Guide to Formulary, Llewellyn’s Little Book of Herbs, and A Goal-Setting Guide for Open-Minded Business Owners. Holly is also the CEO and founder of Selle LLC, a learning platform for natural and organic businesses.
The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine has graduated hundreds of community herbalists, many of whom traveled to Martha’s Vineyard to experience two- and three-week intensives to study North American plants and plant medicine with Holly. These rich in-person experiences led to many friendships and the advancement of numerous herbal businesses.
Holly holds certificates in corporate social responsibility and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and she is passionate about supporting environmentally-conscious businesses with core values and purpose training.
The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine is an official school of The American Herbalists Guild.
