East West Seminar: 2025
Herb Whisperer’s
Autumn Herbal Seminar
Saturday, October 11 – Sunday, October 19, 2025
Lenox, MA
It will be Awesome!
Dear East West Students,
We are excited to announce that the 2025 East West Herbal Seminar will be held on the East Coast in October this year.
Join the seminar for a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in essential herbal skills like medicine making, pulse and tongue diagnosis, and so much more. Learning directly from experienced practitioners in a supportive, in-person setting will deepen your understanding and confidence in applying these techniques. Beyond the practical skills, this seminar is a chance to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange insights, and build a thriving herbal community.
Let’s learn, grow, and build meaningful relationships through this experience!
Herb Whisperer's East West Herbal Seminar
Saturday, October 11th - Sunday, October 19th, 2025
Eastover Ecovillage in Lenox, Massachusetts
- Seminar Format: Live Week-long On-site
- Tracks Offered:
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Alternative Option:
- Entire week available as recorded classes
- Includes short quizzes for credit
- Flexibility:
- No requirement to attend live week
- Full credit available through online participation
- Home Herbalist Course Students: Opportunity!
- Join the Foundations Track to gain valuable experience
- Work toward your Professional Herbalist Certificate
2025 SEMINAR CLASS FEES
ATTEND IN-PERSON LIVE WEEK
(accommodation/commuter options NOT included, see below)
Saturday, October 11th – Sunday, October 19th, 2025: $1299
EARLY BIRD
$1099*
CAN’T MAKE IT IN-PERSON? WE GOT YOU COVERED
RECORDED VERSION
All classes will be recorded and made available online: $999
EARLY BIRD
$699*
*Early Bird pricing good until April 30, 2025
Live Week-Long Schedule Overview
Saturday, October 11:
Late afternoon arrival
-Dinner
Welcome & Orientation
Sunday, October 12:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Lesley Tierra: Tongue Diagnosis*
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Michael Tierra: Pulse Diagnosis*
-Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm: Reflections and Q&A with the Tierras*
Monday, October 13:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Thomas Avery Garran: Medicine Making (external)*
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Thomas Avery Garran: Medicine Making (internal)*
-Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm: Student Herbal Product Show
Tuesday, October 14:
-Breakfast
9:00am-12:00pm: Thomas Avery Garran: Clinical Counselling*
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Ann Armbrecht: Our Intersection with Herbs through Time and Space: Understanding an Herbalist’s Impact*
-Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm: Ann Armbrecht: Our Intersection with Herbs through Time and Space: Understanding an Herbalist’s Impact*
Wednesday, October 15:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Farm Visit: Ann Armbrecht & Thomas Avery Garran*
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Farm Visit and Herb Walk: Thomas Avery Garran & tba*
-Dinner
Thursday, October 16:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm: Thomas Avery Garran: Introduction to Six-Stage Pattern Diagnosis*
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Thomas Avery Garran: Introduction to Four Aspect Pattern Diagnosis*
-Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm: Consultation Skills Workshop*
Friday, October 17:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm:
Laura Torraco: Nervous System (Foundations/Intermediate)
Thomas Easley: Mind, Medicine & Meaning: Exploring Consciousness, Mental Health, and Plant Allies (Advanced)
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm:
Laura Torraco: Nervous System (Foundations/Intermediate)
Thomas Easley: Mind, Medicine & Meaning: Exploring Consciousness, Mental Health, and Plant Allies (Advanced)
-Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm: Herbal Quiz Night
Saturday, October 18:
-Breakfast
9:30am-12:30pm:
Andrew Appello: Dinacharya and Ritucharya: The Ayurvedic Daily Routine with an Integrative Herbal Twist (Foundations/Intermediate)
Thomas Easley: Mind, Medicine & Meaning: Exploring Consciousness, Mental Health, and Plant Allies (Advanced)
-Lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm: Andrew Appello: Dinacharya and Ritucharya: The Ayurvedic Daily Routine with an Integrative Herbal Twist (Foundations/Intermediate)
Thomas Easley: Mind, Medicine & Meaning: Exploring Consciousness, Mental Health, and Plant Allies (Advanced)
-Dinner
7:00pm – till late: PARTY
Sunday, October 19:
-Breakfast
Hugs and Farewells
* Classes are for all levels
Staying at the Eastover
Double Occupancy
- Two twin beds
- A/C
- private bathroom
- All meals included
Triple Occupancy
- Three twin beds
- A/C
- private bathroom
- All meals included
Quad Occupancy
- Four twin beds
- A/C
- private bathroom
- All meals included
Cancellations: By September 1, registration fees will be refunded minus $100 processing per registrant. No refunds can be given after 09/01/25. Refund requests should be emailed to the seminar office.
