From Plant to Remedy: Herbal Craft Weekends (February – October 2026)
Join us for our immersive weekend herbal medicine-making classes. These classes are also part of our year-long herbal training, and we are excited to open them to individuals not in the full program. If you are in the program, these hours will count toward your 200-hour certification.
Each class is hands-on. You will touch plants, blend medicine, and leave with the formulas you create.
- Cost is $45 per class with supplies included unless otherwise noted (Preregistration), $50 day of
- We strongly recommend registering, as we only have space for 8 students per class
- All classes 10:30-1 or 2:00-4:30, unless otherwise stated
- Sign up here: https://forms.gle/fSSz2w6a3DAryAhG8
Whether you are brand new to herbs or ready to deepen a long-standing relationship with plants, these weekends are designed to give you practical skills, embodied learning, and seasonal wisdom you can begin using immediately.
Weekend #4- May 16 and 17: Health and Medicine Making for the Reproductive System
This weekend is for anyone who wants to care for themselves and their loved ones with simple, effective plant medicine rather than panic or pharmaceuticals. A hands-on weekend devoted to reproductive wellness and the everyday apothecary. We will make accessible, effective plant medicines that nurture the body through change, discomfort, and renewal.
Class: Herbs for Male Health with Jesus Garcia
Explore herbs that support stamina, reproductive vitality, emotional balance, and long-term resilience. This class focuses on practical plant allies for energy, circulation, and everyday strength. Participants will learn how to build supportive blends that nourish rather than overstimulate, creating sustainable vitality.
Saturday, May 16, 2:00 PM- 4:30 PM
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest: Moon Time Soothing Salves for Cycle Support
Join Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn for a hands-on class devoted to softening the harder days of the cycle. Craft an herbal salve for cramp relief while learning about plants that ease tension, encourage circulation, and support sensitive nervous systems. This class focuses on practical, accessible remedies that bring comfort and steadiness during monthly shifts.
Take home your own salve.
Sunday, May 17, 10:30 AM-1:00 PM
Weekend #5 June 14: Ayurveda
Class: Seasonal Cycles and Doshas with Katyee Hernandez
Learn how the turning of the year influences the three doshas and the rhythms of the body. This class explores simple Ayurvedic practices, foods, and herbs that help us stay balanced as we move through heat, wind, and cold. You will leave with practical tools to meet each season with steadiness instead of strain.
June 14, 10:30 AM-1:00 PM
Class: Herbs for Ayurveda-Cooling formulas with Katyee Hernandez
This class focuses on Ayurvedic plants and preparations that calm inflammation, irritability, and overheated digestion. Together we will create cooling formulas while learning how taste, energetics, and daily rhythm support whole-body harmony.
June 14, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM
Weekend #6 July 19: Medicine Making for Children
This weekend is for those who want to create gentle herbal formulas for children and learn how to support little bodies with care.
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest-Herbal Formulas for Children
Children respond beautifully to plants when we meet them with care and common sense. This hands-on class focuses on gentle, effective preparations designed for small bodies and sensitive systems. Learn how to craft remedies with flavors and textures children will actually accept, while building confidence in everyday herbal care.
Take home: Diaper powder, herbal bath blend, and infused oil.
Sunday, July 19 10:30 AM–1:00 PM
Weekend #7 August 1st and 2nd: Transition to Autumn
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest: Create your own Fall/Winter tonic (Fire Cider)
Join Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn for this hands-on kitchen medicine workshop centered on fire cider, a traditional blend of garlic, onion, ginger, citrus, and herbs steeped in apple cider vinegar. Both food and medicine, this warming tonic supports immunity, digestion, and circulation during the colder months. Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar is credited with naming this beloved folk remedy “fire cider,” helping to revive its place in modern herbal practice. Participants will prepare a batch together and learn how to incorporate it into daily seasonal care.
Saturday, August 1 10:30 AM-1:00 PM
Class: Limpias- Herbs for Renewal and Reset
Join La Femme Mística for an experiential workshop exploring herbs traditionally used in limpias and energetic cleansing practices. This class introduces plant allies that support release, grounding, and nervous system balance. Through guided exploration and preparation, participants will learn how herbs can be woven into personal rituals for clearing, protection, and renewal.
Sunday, August 2 10:30 AM–1:00 PM
Weekend #8 October 18th Samhain and Ancestral Plants
This weekend is for anyone who feels called to work with plants in ceremony, honor ancestors, and deepen spiritual relationship
Class: Herbs for Smoke Purification and Ritual
Join La Femme Mística to explore traditional plants used for smoke purification, incense, and ritual bathing during the season of remembrance. This hands-on class introduces aromatic herbs that support reflection, release, and ancestral honoring. Participants will create their own blend to carry the work of ritual and renewal into their homes.
Sunday, October 18, 10:30 AM-1:00 PM
Class: Candle Magic for Ancestor Connection
Join La Femme Mística to work with herbs traditionally aligned with candle magic to deepen reflection and ancestral connection during the season of remembrance. Through meditation, journaling, and intentional candle practice, participants will create space for honoring lineage, setting intentions, and marking the turning of the year with clarity and care.
Sunday, October 18, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM
Past Classes:
Weekend #1 February 21 and 22: Herbal Medicine Making for the Respiratory System
This weekend is for anyone who wants to learn to make their own cough syrups and respiratory formulas, for those who feel like they are always one cold behind, one allergy season away from overwhelm, or who simply want to understand how to truly support the breath.
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest- Breath Easy-Herbal Remedies for the Lungs
Join Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn to learn how to craft your own cough syrups and soothing lung teas while exploring the herbs that support respiration, calm irritation, and help move stagnation from the lungs. This hands-on class focuses on practical preparations you can make at home to care for yourself and your community during cold and allergy season.
Take home a cough syrup.
Saturday February 21, 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest-Herbal Remedies for the Sinuses
Join Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn to craft soothing throat sprays and herbal steam blends designed to ease inflammation, calm irritation, and support clear sinus passages. This hands-on class explores plants that help open the breath, reduce congestion, and bring comfort during seasonal shifts and allergy flare-ups. Participants will leave with practical tools and a preparation to use at home.
Take home a throat spray and steam.
Sunday February 21, 2:00-4:30
Weekend #2 March 15 (2 classes) Ayurveda
Class: Introduction to Ayurveda with Kaytee Hernandez
An accessible introduction to the foundational principles of Ayurveda, the traditional healing system of India. Explore the three doshas and how constitution, digestion, and daily rhythm influence overall balance. This class offers practical tools for understanding your own tendencies and working with food, herbs, and seasonal habits to support steady energy and resilience.
March 15th 10:30AM-1:00PM
Class: Ayurveda and Nutrition
Explore food as medicine through the lens of Ayurveda. This class examines how taste, energetics, and seasonal rhythms influence digestion, energy, and overall balance. Learn practical ways to align meals with your constitution and the time of year, creating nourishment that supports steadiness and resilience rather than strain.
March 15th 2PM-4:30PM
Weekend #3 April 19: Heart Tonics and Candle Magic
This weekend is for anyone who wants to learn alcohol-free herbal medicine making and create remedies gentle enough for children, elders, and sensitive bodies. Body Systems Heart and Blood
Class: Herbal Medicine Chest-Craft Your Own Heart Tonic
Join Samantha Goldberg Blackthorn to craft a delicious heart tonic in glycerine form designed to gently increase energy while encouraging relaxation. Learn what glycerites are, how they differ from tinctures, and why they are such supportive allies for circulation and heart-centered care. Together you will prepare a rose and clove glycerine to take home, blending warmth and softness in one balanced preparation
Take home a heart tonic.
Sunday April 19 10:00-12:30 PM
Class: Candle Magic- The Art of Dressing Candles with Herbs and Oils
Join La Femme Mística to learn the traditional practice of dressing candles with herbs and oils to focus intention and deepen ritual work. Explore herbal correspondences, preparation techniques, and the relationship between plant allies and flame. Each participant will create and take home a dressed candle prepared with purpose and care.
Take home a dressed candle.
Supply fee $10
Sunday April 19 2PM-4:30PM
