A World of Herbs in an Hour: A Summer Herb Walk – Hard Copy

After studying Ayurveda intensively for several years, I was eager to jump into a program in Western herbalism, hoping to expand my herbal knowledge and repertoire to include more plants that are local to me in the U.S. and that might be more familiar to my clients. None of the programs I researched at first felt right, and at the time David Winston’s two-year class was not open for enrollment. I am so unbelievably glad I waited to join this outstanding course—and community. The two-year program has become a highlight of my week, being able to gather with fellow herb-enthusiasts and be in the presence of teachers who have committed their lives to herbal medicine. Between the abundant resources (which would take any individual years to compile—that individual being David!), the range of expert faculty who all bring a different energy and expertise to the program, and the opportunity to explore topics in plant medicine through our projects and questions—this has been a truly transformative two years that will inspire many more decades of study, practice, and sharing. I feel so proud and honored to have had the opportunity to study with David. His mission to treat people, not diseases, and to help his students become not just good herbalists, but great ones, is undoubtedly changing the world for the better.

—Jennifer Kurdyla, Brooklyn, NY; coauthor of Root & Nourish: An Herbal Cookbook for Women’s Wellness