Appalachian Tree & Herb Immersion

Deepen your connection to the wild magic of the Appalachian forest understory!

  • Tree ID Lessons

  • Appalachian Understory Herbology

  • Medicine making

  • Forest Ecology

  • Deep Listening & Nature Connection Practices

  • Re-orient to Post Disaster Forest Medicine

You’re taking time to observe and open your senses to the quiet workings of your surroundings.

A treasure trove of rare medicines and fairy-like ephemeral flowers are unfurling.

You sigh a breath of relief that you’ve exited from your normal day to day in order to slow down and catch the sweet hum of activity on the forest floor.

There’s dirt on your palms and light in your heart as you learn, taste, and listen to hidden magic of Appalachia.

Your back body lays supported by the earth. You can sense the energy of awakening spring all around you…

This Immersion will be

  • Part fascinating science of trees, taxonomy, herbology, ecology

  • Part eco-somatic nature immersion

  • Personal and collective healing

  • Make and take herbal medicines

Registration Details

4 Half-Day Classes. April - May 2025.

If you are interested, please sign up below to receive more details + early sign up access. Our class size will be limited to 10.

Meet Your Guides.


  • Botanist & Herbalist

    Landon is a native to Barnardsville and studied at Warren Wilson College specializing in Forestry / Botany / Conservation Biology. Landon also has a passion for herbal medicine especially the rare plants of the understory. He enjoys teaching tree identification and the forest + rivers is his happy place.


  • Clinical Herbalist

    Christina is an herbalist specializing in women’s health, functional nutrition, eco-somatics, and syncing with nature’s elements and rhythms. Christina comes from Italian-Irish heritage and has lived in 7 states plus spent 7 years in Belgium in her youth. Wild places bring her joy and the mystical green energy of Appalachia is unmatched.