Avant Garden invites you on a hands-on, immersive journey into the world of plants and the cycles of nature. Guided by the seasons, you'll build practical skills in plant identification, herbal remedy-making, and sensory awareness, while also exploring the deeper connection between the natural world and your inner landscape.
Throughout the year, you'll learn to work with local plants, attune to the rhythms of the land, and draw on ancestral wisdom to support health and wellbeing. This is a journey of observation and experience—cultivating a relationship with nature that is rooted in presence, care, and curiosity. As the seasons turn, so too will your understanding of the rich interplay between earth, body, and spirit.
YEAR LONG JOURNEY
This year-long course is an invitation to deepen your connection with the natural world through the lens of herbalism, creativity, and the rhythms of the Earth. Held over four immersive weekends, four evening gatherings and monthly check-ins, we will journey together through the cycles of the seasons, guided by nature as our greatest teacher.
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Each weekend includes:
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Day 1: A grounding in herbal theory—covering the medicinal uses of plants, body systems, food as medicine, medical astrology and practical techniques for healing.
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Day 2: A day in nature, working hands-on and intimately with plants to develop your sensory awareness and herbal skills.
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Between the weekends, we will meet for four seasonal sensory evening sessions, offering space to reflect, share your experiences, discuss questions, and explore ritual practices aligned with the time of year. Monthly check-in online for support and questions.
What We Will Experence Together
Throughout the year, you will create your own Materia Medica—a personal and creative herbal reference book filled with plant monographs, pressed plants, recipes, drawings, musings and notes that reflect your growing personal relationship with the plant world.
This course combines botany, herbal medicine, medical astrology, ritual, and creative expression, helping you cultivate your unique “plant path.”, learning to engage all your senses—seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, listening and feeling—as you explore the beauty and medicine of the natural world.
Seasonal Sensory Herbalism is both a craft and an art. It's a space for learning, experimentation, and deep connection. When we work with plants in this way, something beautiful and transformative arises from within.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This immersive course invites you to explore the deep connection between plants, people, and the rhythms of nature. Whether you're just beginning or expanding your herbal path, you'll gain the tools to support your health, understand your body, and connect with the natural world in creative, meaningful ways.
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By the end of the year, you’ll have a solid foundation in herbalism—confident in using plant remedies, understanding the body holistically, and equipped with your own recipes, notes, and reflections. Most of all, you’ll leave with a deeper connection to yourself, nature, and the living world around you.
What You Will Learn:
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Understand the human body and its systems from a holistic lens
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Explore the root causes of dis-ease and how to support natural healing
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Identify, harvest, and confidently use wild medicinal and edible plants
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Prepare herbal remedies and nourishing foods for daily use
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Integrate medical astrology to deepen your herbal practice
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Engage in ritual and seasonal practices that awaken your senses
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Trust your intuition and creativity in working with plants
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Experience health, learning, and life with a sense of play, curiosity, and joy
COURSE DETAILS
Everyone who completes the course will receive a certificate upon completion.
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Please note:
Attendance at all weekend sessions is mandatory to receive the certificate.
The evening rituals are optional but highly recommended for deeper immersion.
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Limited spot – I like to keep the group small and intimate.
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How to register:
via email here. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
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Payment methods:
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In full or,
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half upon registration, and half beginning of the following year.
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If you can only pay in smaller instalments, please let me know and we will find a solution.
SCHEDULE & COST
Schedule:
Weekend Gatherings (10:00–18:00, Sat. & Sun)
2025
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Sept 20th – 21st (Autumn Equinox)
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Nov 22nd – 23rd
2026
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March 21st – 22nd (Spring Equinox)
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June 20th – 21st (Summer Solstice)
Evening Rituals (18:00–21:00):
2025
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Oct 31st (Samhain)
2026
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Jan 31st (Imbolc)
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April 30th (Night of the Witches)
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Aug 01th (Lammas)
Graduation day ritual (12 - 18)
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Sept 13th
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Monthly Check-ins (18 - 19, online)
2025
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Oct. 15th
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Nov. 12th
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Dec. 17th
2026
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Jan. 14th
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Feb. 11th
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March 11th
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April 15th
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May 13th
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June 10th
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July 8th
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Aug 19th
Hours:
4 weekends x 16 hours = 64 hours
4 evenings x 3 hours = 12 hours
Monthly check-in x 1 hours = 11 (online)
Graduation x 6
Total contact time: 83 hours
Cost:
1200€
Plus: materials, community space, and your 13+ years of expertise