A Living Tradition of Spiritual Plant Medicine

The School of Craft Herbalism located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah was founded by Herbalist and Educator Josh Williams in 2018.
Our year-long curriculum coupled with an optional 3 month in-apothecary clinical apprenticeship is the most in-depth in our area and offers the only complete program in the world focused on magico-medicinal spiritual herbalism rooted in Indo-European & Pan-Celtic lore and practice.

Offerings

  • Taught personally by Josh and special guest presenters throughout the year
  • Small stream size to ensure in-depth education (6 new students and 3 apprentices each year)
  • Over 250 hours of classroom and independent study
  • Optional hours of direct work-apprenticeship hours offering real-world experience and hands-on applications of plant medicine
  • 6 celebrated textbooks creating an instant reference library of the most trusted energetic herbalism classics
  • Program manual and notes written by Josh
  • Intensive connection to over 25 individual herbs through ceremony, personal healing, and journeywork
  • Deep study of over 75 herbs, 10 body systems, and anatomy and physiology for herbalists
  • Initiation into ancient energetic tools for diagnosis, formulations, and herbal treatment protocols
  • Exploration of illness patterns and herbal remedials from Western and Eastern perspectives
  • Transformative personal healing, empowerment, and the refinement of intuitive gifts
  • A profound personal, spiritual, intuitive connection to the plant allies and an ability to cultivate and nourish personal relationships with any who call to you

The Program

We meet every-other-Sunday for an entire year for 3-4 hour sessions in a beautiful sacred space in downtown Salt Lake City. Students are invited to receive 25+ hours of direct apprenticeship in addition to their classroom hours for full certification (not required to attend program). Each session consists of:
  • Plant medicine and magic through the lens of Pan-Indo-European, Pan-Celtic, and Old European culture, language, and practice (this course is open to everyone!)
  • Learning in a queer-affirming, anti-racist, anti-vulture, and trauma-informed environment
  • Discourse and experience of one herbal ally
  • Topical discourse from the perspective of Nature-based spirituality
  • Body systems, anatomy, pathology, and, physiology through the lens of herbalism
  • Exploration of illnesses and dis-ease patterns associated with those body systems
  • Herbal protocols, allies, and supportive therapies
  • Medicine making workshops including infusions, decoctions, tinctures, oils, balms, poultices, smokables, and more
  • Herb magic experiences exploring how herbs work on life narratives such as abundance, love, protection, guidance, and more
  • Empowering plant-based rituals and workings celebrating and aligning us to the seasons and elements
  • Seasonal herb walks and foraging adventures

Start Dates

Streams begin at the Spring Equinox every year. Sessions take place every-other-Sunday for the full year and are 3-4 hours in length, usually 12:30pm-4pm.

Please see below for available spots in the next stream. Aside from 4 seasonal herb walks in surrounding areas, sessions take place in a classroom space or at Josh's home in downtown Salt Lake City.

2021-2022 BEGINS SUNDAY MARCH 21!
As of October 1, 2020 Class is FULL // Waitlist is CLOSED

Tuition

The full program cost includes 200+ hours of classroom and directed independent study in addition to costs associated with up to 25 hours of optional apprenticeship. Fees include all textbooks, most all supplies, and many supplemental supplies.

PAY IN FULL
$2,500 - Due on January 2 of stream year

PAY QUARTERLY
$625 - Due every three months with the first due on January 2 of stream year. Remaining quarter payments are due June 1, September 1, and December 1.

Application & Registration

Applications are accepted beginning in June of each year.
The application process helps us learn more about you, you more about us, and helps to answer any questions and ensure this program is the right fit for you.
Upon successful application, you'll be confirmed for a stream and will be invited to register once registration opens up in September. Details and registration information will be sent directly to you via email.

Stream Dates

2019 - 2020 / FULL - CLOSED

2020 - 2021 / FULL - CLOSED

2021 - 2022 / FULL - CLOSED

2022 - 2023 / Application process opens June 30, 2021

Reality Checks

  • This program is no walk in the park - except for the days we go walk in the park! Sessions are fast-paced and loaded with information, homework is serious, and there's a lot of reading to be done between sessions. We have a lot of fun and get to spend a great deal of time in ritual and meditation- but there's a lot of work to do in order to pass on the herbal wisdom in just one year.
  • As mentioned above, every session includes homework, projects, and reading you will need to do on your own time before the next meeting. Homework and self-study are integral parts to making the whole thing 'click' into place.
  • There is no occupational licensing standard for herbalism- this you will not be a 'certified' or 'licensed' herbalist upon successful completion of this course. You will receive a certificate of completion which recognizes the education and experience you worked for during the program. If you choose to take advantage of the apprenticeship hours you will receive a separate certificate for that.
  • There is no guarantee or promise of employment or career based on this program. Some folks are happy being full-time herbalists and creating their own career path or business around the practice of herbalism, some are not. It's up to you what you do with your education and inspiration- possibilities are endless!
  • You will be challenged, annoyed, and transformed. There will be days you don't want to come to class, days you hate your homework, and days you may dislike me immensely. Like anything, the study of spiritual herbalism causes us to grow, shift, and change and those growing processes can be uncomfortable.
  • There will be some additional costs associated with this program. You may need to purchase herbs, supplies, tools, and supplemental books along the way. Most of this is optional and will be choice-based, but please be aware that your collection of herbs is not included in the course. We try to provide as much as we possibly can along the way and will always help out any student who may not be able to get the items they need.
  • Our program is open to everyone. We work in a queer-affirming, anti-racist, anti-vulture, trauma-informed space and will do our best to accommodate the needs of anyone who wants to attend.
  • This course does not make you an herbalist. I don't have that authority, nor does any other human teacher. You are made an herbalist by your work with the plants, your dedication to being a force for harmony in the world, and by your practice, practice, practice. I can certify that you've put the hours in and filled my heart with joy at your learning and engagement, but only you can choose if you want to go on to become a true, authentic herbalist. My certification is one of completion of requirements.
If you have any questions about the program, please let us know and we'll be happy to help.
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