Herbal Medics Academy / The Human Path

03/15/2026

NEW BLOG POST -
Why we're the only wilderness medicine school teaching this

Herbal first aid and western physiology aren't competing systems — they're a better system together. This week I wrote about why, how we teach it, and what it looks like in the field. Two courses, one closing tomorrow — links are in the blog post below.

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/why-herbalism-and-modern-medicine-belong-together-and-how-were-teaching-it-that-way/

03/11/2026

Hi everyone, Lucy and I want to let you know that tonight there is a FREE class!
This is the FIRST class in our Herbal Medicine for Professionals spring-semester course.
This course is one of a kind and is the gateway into all of our advanced programs.
Myself, Suchil Coffman-Guerra and Rebecca Lyons will be teaching, discussing and answering all questions, so please sign up and jump in. We look forward to seeing you.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/a7YKvcQQQ2aPHzuz_n7Euw

03/02/2026

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of our Wilderness herbal first aid course, this one held in Redlands, CA.

We feel this is one of the most important courses we do because of the emphasis on emergency medicine skills that anyone can do with basic training.
The next WFA will be in Taos NM, May 1-3rd!

02/26/2026

Tomorrow under the shade of this canopy, our clinical herbalist team will set up tables to serve the community of Redlands with a free herbal clinic.
We will convert an outdoor produce stand into a fully functional apothecary for making custom formulas and repurpose a covered garden shed for an herbal first aid station.

This is an example of community outreach that our school is known for, teaching students how to run clinics in any environment.
More to come!

02/19/2026

From the very beginning, our school has done herbal clinics alongside teaching, both in the US as well as several countries that wanted to learn about sustainable practices and herbal medicine. Next week our apothecary is packing up to host a 2-day free herbal clinic in the Redlands, CA area as well as teaching a Wilderness Herbal First Aid certification course.
Today our Lead Apothecarist helped pack up our clinical totes of about 100 single-herb extracts and roughly 35 formulas to work with a community that has need. Here are a couple of images from that process.

02/16/2026

New Blog Up!
Herbal medicine isn’t learned step-by-step — it’s learned through integration.
Clinical thinking, medicine making, plants, and real-world application all develop and evolve together in the ideal learning process.
Here’s why non-linear learning creates better herbalists.

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/why-learning-herbal-medicine-isnt-linear-and-why-that-makes-better-herbalists/

02/09/2026

Our Austere Trauma Course is starting up for the spring semester. This is one very important part of the full Austere Program taught by myself and Dr. Steve Pehrson MD, both of us former US Special Forces Medics.

Here's my latest blog on how I arrived at the decision to create this program and how this kind of thinking has helped me over the years -

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/when-the-cavalry-isnt-coming-why-i-built-a-program-to-train-the-medics-we-actually-need/

01/29/2026

Hi All,

I put up a new blog post about our integumentary system and how it interacts with the world and our perception of self.

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/the-integumentary-system-what-your-skin-reveals-about-healing-immunity-and-whole-body-health/

ALSO -
Registration is closing soon also for our pathophysiology module - Integumentary System for Herbalists.

Sign up here!

https://herbalmedics.academy/course/the-integumentary-system-for-the-herbalist-2026/

01/26/2026

Time is running out and seating is limited!

Suchil teaches "Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for Herbalists and Apothecaries" all over the country for other schools, but the home base for this amazing course is Herbal Medics Academy.

Here you get 60 full days of access (100% downloadable) and ALL materials delivered to your door, along with two live sessions and over 24 hours of intensive teaching and assignments.

You will not just learn about binders, SOP's, processes, distribution, intake and more - but you will actually DO these things at home and work together through it.

This course will uplevel your competence and confidence in all things FDA and GMP.

Still a few seats left here -

https://herbalmedics.academy/course/gmp-for-medicine-makers-2026-apothecarist-intensive/

Also check out my blog on this subject here for a lot more information:

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/gmp-for-herbal-businesses-what-small-apothecaries-actually-need-to-know/

01/23/2026

Time is Running Out!

Sign up now for our Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) intesive for herbalists and botanical medicine makers.

There is no other course out there like this. Check out the video for a few minutes of excerpts from some of the classes, forms & templates (mailed to you), homework and live Q & A.

Sign up and more information here:

https://herbalmedics.academy/course/gmp-for-medicine-makers-2026-apothecarist-intensive/

01/18/2026

Thanks to the Urban Gardener for reviewing my second book (Survival Gardening) on his monthly book club. I had a great discussion with them on their livestream podcast. Due to technical glitches, I don't show up until about 48 minutes into the 2-hour discussion, but we talked about lots of great things related to growing food in situations where you have to survive off what you grow.

Youtube starts around when I first came into the conversation.

Join us for another fun Let’s Get Growing! Show. It’s time for another year of awesome gardening books and amazing gardening authors on our Monthly Gardening...

01/15/2026

New blog post up on the subject of integrating clinical herbalism with functional medicine -

https://blog.herbalmedics.academy/what-is-botanical-functional-medicine-and-why-does-it-work/