A Free Class
from Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine
We're stoked to bring back the ESHM Free Class Series! Led by Mel Kasting and Thomas Easley, and featuring occasional special guest appearances from the herbal world, this series will be both enriching and engaging. And fun, don't forget about fun. :)
Our goal with this series is threefold: To provide practical skill development for clinical students and practitioners, to connect with some of our favorite herbalists through focused Q&A sessions, and to offer herb lovers everywhere the chance to dive into crafting formulas for specific health concerns.
Our goal with this series is threefold: To provide practical skill development for clinical students and practitioners, to connect with some of our favorite herbalists through focused Q&A sessions, and to offer herb lovers everywhere the chance to dive into crafting formulas for specific health concerns.
How to Formulate a Sleep Blend
February's Free Class
Join us for a free one-hour class on herbal support for sleep! Understanding how sleep disruptions present for each of us helps us choose herbs that match our unique needs. We explore how to assess sleep challenges and build practical skills to create effective, personalized herbal formulas. This class is perfect for folks struggling with sleep or practitioners wanting to deepen their herbal knowledge.
What You'll Learn
in How to Formulate a Sleep Blend
In this hands-on session, we cover:
- Understanding herbal actions for sleep
- Matching specific herbs to individual sleep needs through herbal qualities
- Creating personalized herbal formulas step by step
- Key health considerations and when to check in with your doctor
You'll get class notes and herb profiles to support your learning journey. Whether you're just starting out with herbs or you've been working with them for years, come learn some practical tools for better sleep!
- Understanding herbal actions for sleep
- Matching specific herbs to individual sleep needs through herbal qualities
- Creating personalized herbal formulas step by step
- Key health considerations and when to check in with your doctor
You'll get class notes and herb profiles to support your learning journey. Whether you're just starting out with herbs or you've been working with them for years, come learn some practical tools for better sleep!
FAQ
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When is class?
This class is available on-demand, and you'll get access upon enrollment.
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Is this class really free?
Yes! We want to make clinical skillbuilding more accessible.
Your Instructor
Mel Kasting, RH (AHG)
Mel is a practicing clinical herbalist, educator, poet, and emergent facilitator. As Clinical Program Director and Free Clinic Manager, she helps clients to get the support they need while guiding students through the rigorous process of preparing for and participating in active clinicals.
Mel’s passion lies in both serving clients and empowering students to develop the essential relational health and clinical skills required to excel as herbal practitioners. Through her clinic work, art and class facilitation, she explores the intersections of herbalism, botany, society, and somatic experiencing to support plant-centered botanical medicine and celebrate the teeming diversity life has to offer.
In her private practice, she blends traditional western herbalism and clinical nutrition with somatic herbal practices. She recognizes the significance of addressing personal and societal traumas as an integral part of the healing journey. This profound understanding shapes her approach, as she guides individuals toward greater well-being and helps them navigate the complexities of their own healing processes.
Mel’s passion lies in both serving clients and empowering students to develop the essential relational health and clinical skills required to excel as herbal practitioners. Through her clinic work, art and class facilitation, she explores the intersections of herbalism, botany, society, and somatic experiencing to support plant-centered botanical medicine and celebrate the teeming diversity life has to offer.
In her private practice, she blends traditional western herbalism and clinical nutrition with somatic herbal practices. She recognizes the significance of addressing personal and societal traumas as an integral part of the healing journey. This profound understanding shapes her approach, as she guides individuals toward greater well-being and helps them navigate the complexities of their own healing processes.