"Accessible, foundational, practical ... Lise Wolff's Three Seasons Herb Program will introduce and equip any student to be a real herbalist." ~ John Hauser, Three Seasons Graduate
Three Seasons is an herb program using a practical and fun series of 22 herb classes that actually follows the cycles of the seasons, as well the growth and development of common, accessible medicinal trees, shrubs and plants around you.
I have practiced herbalism full-time since 1996 and have gathered common and available plants that many traditionally perceived as weeds to stock my pharmacy. Seeing that these amazing plants were being ignored--and that folks even seemed afraid to gather and use them--motivated me to teach my Year Long Herb Program, 3 Seasons of Herbal Wisdom, in-person, to 27 groups of herb students.
Whether you’re already in clinical practice and want to grow your skills or are simply wishing for deeper (or any!) knowledge of plants to care for those near and dear to you, this program promises to meet you where you’re at and expand your knowledge and decision-making skills. This class series focuses on common and accessible plants growing in your backyard and pretty much anywhere you walk.
Join anytime! Pre-recorded classes allow students to work through content at their own pace. You will have plenty of access to me through live, monthly Q&A sessions. A community forum, in which I also participate, provides a place to meet and talk to other 3 Seasons students of all levels. I do feel confident you will be entertained and engaged!
What's included with enrollment?
Students will receive LIFETIME ACCESS to the following:
- A view of the world that leaves you feeling that it is full of abundance and that your friends
- surround you everywhere you go!
- 120+ hours of recorded class materials. Join a classroom of students as you and they receive an amazing amount of detailed information, clearly explained, as we cycle through the seasons together.
- In-depth lectures on 40+ different plants, with many more herbs in ‘supporting roles’
- A focus on plants that grow abundantly all over North America and Europe
- Lessons on how to prepare and use flower essences, how they compare to herbs and how they can be included in your herbal practice
- Careful instruction on identification, harvesting and crafting your remedies
- Careful instruction on how to use the remedies on real live beings (mostly human)
- Regular slideshows with detailed photos of plants in many stages of growth, to support plant identification
- Access to a community forum to connect with fellow students and Lise
- Monthly online Q&A sessions held live on Zoom
- The opportunity to meet in-person with Lise and other 3 Seasons students, to be held 2 weekends each year beginning in 2025, to work with pulse testing, tongue diagnosis, plant ID and more.
Three Seasons Curriculum
Make sure to tap on the arrow below to see the full curriculum for the 22 (!) classes.
Additional material added regularly
- Welcome Letter
- Foundational Principles: Flow and Vitalism Pt 1 (29:11)
- Foundational Principles: Vitalism Continued, Drop Doses and Herbs Cause What They Cure Pt 2 (33:05)
- Tree and Shrub Walk- Seeing Linden, Elm, Red and White Oaks, Red Osier, Northern White Cedar, Gingko, White Pine, River Birch (31:03)
- Foundational Principles: A Proving and More About Drop Doses Pt 3 (30:29)
- Foundational Principles: Herbs Remind The Body & Pathogen vs The Terrain Pt 4 (22:46)
- Foundational Principles: Flower Essences vs Herbs; Organs and their associated emotions Pt 5 (32:13)
- Welcome Letter
- Questions? (17:03)
- Foundational Principles Continued; Holistic vs. Merely Natural; Allopathic Ideas and Phytotherapy Pt 6 (27:20)
- Books Recommended or Mentioned During the Full Year of Three Seasons
- Herbal Actions and Organ Affinities: Astringent to Rubefacient Pt 1 (42:07)
- Herbal Actions and Organ Affinities: Adaptogen to Emetic Pt 2 (39:28)
- Preparing to Wildcraft and a Broad Sweet Looking at Tincture Making Through the Year (20:57)
- Drying Teas for infusions (17:36)
- Basics of Harvesting Medicinal Barks (39:27)
- Walk to Harvest Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)-Seeing....Elm, Red Oak, Juniper, Buckthorn, Black Elderberry, Grape Vine, Prickly Ash, River Birch, Northern White Cedar (32:20)
- Preparing Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) (23:52)
- Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Lecture Pt 1 (32:06)
- Welcome Letter
- Questions and Experiences of Using Prickly Ash Tincture Pt 1 (38:39)
- Questions and Discussion Pt 2 (30:24)
- Lise's Instructions for Clients
- Foundational Principles Continued: Doctrine of Signatures to Law of Similars Pt 7 (19:57)
- Foundational Principles Continued: Differential Diagnosis and Tissue States Pt 8 (30:26)
- Foundational Principles Continued: More Tissue State Talk Pt 9 (36:45)
- Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Lecture Continued From Class 1...so Pt 2 (40:10)
- Northern Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Lecture Continued Pt 3 (32:39)
- Pulse Testing Lecture Pt 1 (40:38)
- Pulse Testing; Nuts and Bolts Pt 2 (39:34)
- Welcome Letter
- Slideshow; Walk to Red Osier (Cornus spp) (3:32)
- Drawing, Tasting and Experiencing Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus spp.) (34:22)
- Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus spp.) Lecture Pt 1 (42:34)
- Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus spp.) Lecture Pt 2 (41:33)
- Slideshow of Various Red Osier (Cornus spp.) Preparations (4:35)
- Decanting and Discussion (22:13)
- Botanical Latin Lecture (16:44)
- More Clarifying Questions About Preparing Medicinal Oils, Etc (25:17)
- Tongue Evaluation Pt 1 (37:14)
- Tongue Evaluation Pt 2 (40:09)
- Tongue Evaluation Pt 3 (31:27)
- Flower Essences for Eyesight; A Mini Lecture (10:01)
- Welcome Letter
- Questions and Discussion (37:56)
- White Oak Family (Quercus alba and macrocarpa) Lecture Pt 1 (34:55)
- White Oak Family (Quercus alba and macrocarpa) Lecture Pt 2 (33:32)
- White Oak Family (Quercus alba and macrocarpa) Lecture Pt 3 (33:51)
- Salve-making (16:07)
- Tree Walk to Harvest Bur Oak: Linden, Gingko, Elm, Bur Oak, Rowan/Mountain Ash, Red Cedar/Juniper, Red Pine, Kentucky Coffee Tree, White Pine (32:28)
- Slideshow of Trees During Tree Walk (3:23)
- Students Process Oak (41:38)
- Pulse Testing Practice (43:03)
- Quiz coming up in Class #6
- Bonus: Slideshow: Introducing the Babies! (2:37)
- Welcome Letter
- Quiz: You Are Blending the Remedies You Have Already Learned Pt 1 (42:45)
- Quiz: You Are Blending the Remedies You Have Already Learned Pt 2 (28:07)
- The Development of Flower Essences Pt 1 (28:29)
- The Development of Flower Essences Pt 2 (32:04)
- How to Make Flower Essences: The Mother, Stock Level And Medicine Bottle Pt 1 (26:04)
- How to Make Flower Essences: The Mother, Stock Level And Medicine Bottle Pt 2 (36:57)
- Print if you like: How to Make a Flower Essence
- Print if you like: The Bach Tree Remedies Cheat Sheet
- Bach Tree Essences: Elm to Walnut Pt 1 (44:37)
- Bach Tree Essences: Pine to Chestnut Bud Pt 2 (29:47)
- Bach Tree Essences: Hornbeam to Sweet Chestnut Pt 3 (38:38)
- Bonus Slideshow: Introducing More Babies! (2:42)
- Another Bonus Slideshow: The Babies Just Got Bigger (4:46)
- Welcome Letter
- A talk with Canadian Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Former Three Seasons Student, Francis Bonaldo (34:01)
- Francis Bonaldo on reading Nicholas Culpeper (28:29)
- Francis Talks About Reading Culpeper: Juniper (Juniperus Virginiana) and Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) (34:18)
- Francis Bonaldo talks about Periwinkle (15:08)
- Slideshow: A Tour of Francis' Pharmacy in Montreal (2:40)
- River Birch (Betula Nigra) with Paul Red Eld, Traditional Lakota Medicine Man (12:43)
- Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) with Paul Red Elk, Traditional Lakota Medicine Man (12:52)
- Useful Containers to Collect or Purchase for Your Growing Pharmacy (11:56)
- Early Spring Ephemeral and Plant Walk Begins: Avens (Geum urbanum) (4:59)
- Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) (1:41)
- False Solomon Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) and Real Solomon Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) (5:19)
- Wild Ginger (Asarum Canadense) as Edible and Medicinal (4:29)
- Sweet Melilot (Melilotus officinalis) (2:27)
- Raspberry (Rubus spp.) and Red Cohosh (Actaea spp.) (4:42)
- Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) and Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) (2:36)
- Why Grape Vine (Vitis spp.) for a Flower Essence (0:52)
- Viriginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and Ramps (Allium tricoccum) and Spring Ephemerals (3:40)
- Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis): Edible and Medicinal (3:05)
- Trillium (Trillium spp.) as a Flower Essence and a Medicinal Root (6:06)
- Worms! (4:34)
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) as a Medicinal Root and a Flower Essence (8:52)
- A Recommended Book and Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) (13:08)
- Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) (3:40)
- Catnip (Nepeta cataria) (3:32)
- Print if you Like: The Full Bach Kit Cheat Sheet
- All 38 Bach Flower Essences With a Tree Essence Review: Rock Rose to Scleranthus Pt 1 (34:17)
- All 38 Bach Flower Essences With a Tree Essence Review: Gentian to Chestnut Bud Pt 2 (39:57)
- All 38 Bach Flower Essences With a Tree Essence Review: Water Violet to Agrimony Pt 3 (42:01)
- All 38 Bach Flower Essences With a Tree Review: Centaury to Rock Water Pt 4 (44:20)
- Book Resources for Plant Identification--Mini Lecture (10:15)
- Plant Walk Pt 1: Anise Hyssop, Trout Lily, Real and False Solomon Seal, Wild Ginger, Virginia Waterleaf, Columbine, Agrimony, Goldenrod, Saint John's Wort, Mullein, Motherwort, Wood Betony, Sweetleaf/ Beebalm (32:06)
- Plant Walk Pt 2: Black Medic, Wood Sorrel, Service/June Berry, Lady's Mantle, Yarrow, Sweetleaf/Beebalm, Lamb's Quarter/Pigweed, Common Ragweed, Red Clover, Linden/Lime Blossom, Mullein, Burdock, Wintercress/ Yellow Rocket, Iris, Red Osier, Daylily, Violet, Catmint, Plantain (30:32)
- Plant Walk Pt 3: Dandelion Flowers, Cottonwood Trees, Stinging Nettles, Goldenrod, Yellow/ Curly Dock, Creeping Charlie/ Ground Ivy, Chickweed (31:20)
- Plant Walk Pt 4: Tamarack/ Larch, Violet, Yellow dock, Garlic Mustard, Stinging Nettles, Jewelweed, Chickweed (29:24)
- (10:12) Slideshow; 39 Baby Plants and Some Not-So-Baby Trees Popping Up (10:42)
- Recipes I Promised During the Plant Walk: Stingless Nettle Pate and Dandelion Cordial
- More Promised Recipes From the Plant Walk: Yellow Dock Coconut Curry And Lemon Rice with Nettles Casserole
- More Recipes: Delicious Nettle Soup and Betsy Nelson's Amazing Nettle Cake
- (40:06 min) Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Lecture Pt 1 (40:06)
- (41:17) Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Lecture Pt 2
- (41:58) Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Lecture Pt 3
- (41:37) Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Lecture Pt 4
- (21:52) Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) Mini Lecture (21:52)
- (07:42) Plant Walk begins...Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) Mini Lecture (7:42)
- (10:19) Calamus/ Sweetflag (Acorus calamus) Mini Lecture (10:20)
- (23:36) Plant Walk: Lily of the Valley, Celandine, Motherwort, Beelbalm/Sweetleaf, Solomon Seal, Virginia Waterleaf, Black Medic, Wood Sorrel, Linden, Ragweed, Plantain, Virginia Creeper, Ohio Buckeye Tree, Mountain Ash/Rowan Tree
- (12:47) Violet (Viola spp.) Mini Lecture
- (29:59) Ground Ivy/ Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) Lecture Pt 1
- (30:00) Ground Ivy/ Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) Lecture Pt 2
- Baptisia (tinctoria) Mini Lecture (15:44)
- (08:40) Slideshow- 31 Plants (and a Few Trees) Growing Up- With Some New to You
- Bonus! Bridal Wreath (Spiraea prunifolia) with Lise and Paul Red Elk, Traditional Lakota Medicine Man (5:43)
- (11:43 min) Intro to Open Hands Farm and Herbalist and Three Seasons Graduate, LuAnn Raadt
- (37:44) Plant Walk to Cleavers: Black Walnut, Garlic Mustard, Cleavers, Red and Black Elderberry, Ground Ivy/ Creeping Charlie, Shepard's Purse, Giant and Common Ragweed, yarrow, Linden/Lime Blossom/Basswood, Red Clover, Prickly Lettuce
- (34:07) 5 Minutes of Questions and Cleavers (Galium aparine) Lecture Pt 1
- (34:57) Cleavers (Galium aparine) Lecture Pt 2
- (23:10) Tincture and Oil Making Demonstration with Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
- (15:28) Wood Sorrel (Oxalis spp.) Mini Lecture
- (17:41) Shepard's Purse (Capsella bursa pastoris) Mini Lecture
- (44:56) Making a Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Flower Essence; Plant and Flower Essence Lecture
- (11:10) Lady's Mantle (Alchemica vulgaris/ mollis) Mini Lecture
- (10:16) Wood Betony (Betonica officinalis or Stachys officinalis) Mini Lecture
- (18:24 min) Students Discuss Using the Remedies We Have Covered in Class and a Mini Chickweed (Stellaria media) Lecture at the End of This Section
- (43:38) More Student Stories and Discussion and Questions
- (36:04) Plantain (Plantago major or rugelli) Lecture Pt 1
- (38:48) Plantain (Plantago major or rugelli) Lecture Pt 2
- (37:48) Plantain (Plantago major or rugelli) Lecture Pt 3
- (25:02) Plantain (Plantago major or rugelli) Lecture, Finishing With a Detailed Discussion of Medicinal Oil Preparation Pt 4
- (30:26) Plant Walk: Black Medic, Virginia Creeper, Grape Leaf, Sumac, Poison Ivy, Juniper, Milkweed, Horsetail
- (13:20) Horsetail (Equisetum arvense or hyemale) Mini Lecture
- (38:13) Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)/ Sow Thistle (Sonchus spp.) Lecture Pt 1
- (42:40) Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)/Sow Thistle (Sonchus spp.) Lecture Pt 2, starting to talk about Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
- (19:16) Slideshow
- (34:31 min) Saint John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Lecture Pt 1
- (38:21) Saint John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Lecture Pt 2
- (37:07) Plant Walk Pt 1: Sow Thistle, Amaranth, Shepard's Purse, Lamb's Quarter/ Pigweed, Common Ragweed, Purslane, Lady's Thumb, Plantain
- (25:03) Plant Walk Pt 2: Pineapple Weed/ Chamomile (FE use too), Sweet Clover/ Melilot, Day Lily, Milkweed, Butterfly Weed/ Pleurisy Root
- (28:23) Elderflower (Sambucus canadensis) Lecture Pt 1
- (28:45) Elderflower (Sambucus canadensis) Lecture Pt 1
- (15:50) Linden /Lime Blossom (Tilia spp) Mini Lecture
- (09:20) Slideshow Pt 1: Agrimony, Amaranth, Lamb's Quarter, Purslane, Angelica, Wild Indigo, Black Medic, Black Walnut, Blue Cohosh, Hoary and Blue Vervain, Boneset, Joe Pye Weed/ Gravel Root, Catnip, Chickweed, Columbine, Daylily, Elder Flower, Linden/ Lime Blossom
- (10:26) Slideshow Pt 2: False Solomon Seal, Horsetail, Jewelweed, Skunk Cabbage, Wood Nettle, Lady's Thumb, Milkweed, Butterflyweed/ Pleurisy Rt, Mullein, Plantain, Poison Ivy, Prickly Lettuce, Sow Thistle, Common Ragweed, St John's Wort, Sumac, White Cedar, Sweetleaf/ Beebalm and many more
- (01:32) Slideshow of Students Harvesting
- (31:47 min) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Lecture Pt 1
- (33:56) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Lecture Pt 2
- (36:28) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Lecture Pt 3
- (28:39) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Lecture Pt 4
- (32:03) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Lecture Pt 5
- (31:03) Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Lecture
- (29:18) Questions and Discussion Pt 1
- (14:34) Questions and Discussion Pt 2
- (09:17) Mini Lecture on Muscular Skeletal Remedies
- (07:50) Mini Lecture on Headache Remedies
- (37:05) Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) Lecture
- (08:26) Slideshow Pt 1: Creeping Bellflower, Black Medic, Black Walnut, Swamp Milkweed, Larch/ Tamarack, Blue and Hoary Vervain, Boneset, Sweetleaf/ Beebalm, Yellow Dock, Burdock, Catnip, Clematis, Purple Coneflower/ Echinacea
- (08:10) Slideshow Pt 2: Lady's thumb, Gingko, Poor Man's Pepper, Common Ragweed, Purslane, Spurge, Wood Betony, Sow Thistle, Prickly Lettuce, Jewelweed, Stinging Nettles, Northern White Cedar, Sumac, Solomon Seal, Prickly Ash, Ohio Buckeye, Elderflower, Goldenrod, Joe Pye Weed/ Gravel Root
- (34:22 min) Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) Lecture Pt 1
- (33:11) Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) Lecture Pt 2
- (25:13) Questions and Discussion Pt 1
- (25:30) Questions and Discussion Pt 2
- (28:56) Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) Lecture Pt 1
- (24:59) Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) Lecture Pt 2
- (29:13) Plant Walk: Jewelweed, Goldenrod, Blue Vervain, Boneset, Yellow/ Curly Dock
- (31:16) Sweetleaf/ Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa or didyma) Lecture Pt 1
- (26:51) Sweetleaf/ Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa or didyma) Lecture Pt 2
- (29:33) Sweetleaf/ Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa or didyma) Lecture Pt 3
- (09:20) A Brief Review of Salve Making
- (03:24) Slideshow: Sumac, Hoary Vervain, Joe Pye/ Gravel Root, Culver's Root, Goldenrod
- (21:35 min) Plant Review and Slideshow: Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), Poor Man's Pepper/ Peppergrass (Lepidium spp.), Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemesiifolia), Canada Fleabane (Erigeron canadensis), Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis), Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
- (40:45) Blue and Hoary Vervain (Verbena hastata and stricta) Lecture Pt 1
- (39:59) Blue and Hoary Vervain (Verbena hastata and stricta) Lecture Pt 2
- (42:35) Blue and Hoary Vervain (Verbena hastata and stricta) Lecture Pt 3
- (28:38) Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Lecture
- (08:48) Digging False and Real Solomon Seal (Smilacina racemosa and Polygonum bi florum)
- (42:01) False and Real Solomon Seal (Smilacina racemosa and Polygonum bi florum) Lecture
- (45:11) Solomon Seal (Polygonum bi florum) Lecture; Beyond a Muscular Skeletal Remedy
- (10:07) Plant Walk and Slideshow: Motherwort, Canada Fleabane, Chickweed, Culver's Root, Goldenrod, Joe Pye Weed/ Gravel Root
- (15:36) Questions
- (32:39 min) Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Lecture Pt 1
- (32:28) Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Lecture Pt 2
- (33:38) Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Lecture Pt 3
- (30:05) Quiz Meant For a Discussion Pt 1
- (23:29) Quiz Meant For a Discussion Pt 2
- (15:31) Mini Lecture on Allergies
- (37:22) More Questions and Discussion Pt 1
- (31:28) More Questions and Discussion Pt 2
- (15:09) Borage Mini Lecture
- (37:06) Black Walnut (Jugulans nigra) Lecture Pt 1
- (42:32) Black Walnut (Jugulans nigra) Lecture Pt 2
- (10:03) Slideshow: Goldenrod, Evening Primrose, Lamb's Quarter, Prickly Ash, Black Elderberry, Buckthorn, Chicory, Three Types of Lobelia, Black, Red and White Cohosh, Butterfly Weed/ Pleurisy Root, Grindelia, and many more
- (42:27 min) Lady's Thumb (Polygonum persicaria/ Persicaria maculosa) Lecture Pt 1
- (34:30) Lady's Thumb (Polygonum persicaria/ Persicaria maculosa) Lecture Pt 2
- (33:36) Lady's Thumb (Polygonum persicaria/ Persicaria maculosa) Lecture Pt 3
- (22:21) Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Mini Lecture
- (24:17) Lobelia (Lobelia inflata and syphilitica) Mini Lecture
- (03:01) Thyme (Thymus officinalis) Mini Mini Lecture
- (34:48) Questions and Stories
- (29:02) Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Mini Lecture
- (10:08) Slideshow: Agrimony, Cinquefoil, Artemisia, Tansy, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Red Cohash, American Spikenard, White Snakeroot, Wild Carrot Gone to Seed, Field Horsetail, Usnea, Hawthorn, Wild Cherry and so many more
- (31:42 min) A Broad Ranging Discussion About Plants: Catnip, Passionflower, Mugwort, Evening Primrose, Prickly Ash Berries, Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, Garden Sage and The Artemisias
- (32:54) The Broad Ranging Discussion Continues: Rosemary, Sage, Cayenne
- (38:16) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Lecture Pt 1
- (41:49) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Lecture Pt 2
- (34:34) Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine Pt 1
- (38:47) Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine Pt 2
- (34:49) Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine Pt 3
- (35:48) Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine Pt 4
- (27:13) Yellow/ Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) Lecture Pt 1
- (27:29) Yellow/ Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) Lecture Pt 2
- (5:43) Slideshow: Milkweed, Boneset, Blue Vervain, Greater Lobelia, Stinging Nettles, Jewelweed, Giant Ragweed, Evening Primrose, Yellow Dock, Dandelion, Ground Ivy, Solomon Seal, Black Walnut
- (16:06 min) Yellow/ Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) Lecture Pt 3 (Continued from Class 18)
- (24:56) Yellow/ Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) Lecture Pt 4 (Continued from Class 18)
- (27:58) Teasel (Dipsacus follonum) Lecture Pt 1
- (26:39) Teasel (Dipsacus follonum) Lecture Pt 2
- (46:07) Elecampane (Inulin helenium) Lecture
- (42:02) LuAnn Raadt Teaches How to Teach Fire Cider
- (10:32) Joe Pye Weed/ Gravel Root (formerly Eupatorium purpureum, renamed Eutrochium fistulosum) Mini Lecture
- (32:54) Poke (Phytolacca americana) Lecture Pt 1
- (30:44) Poke (Phytolacca americana) Lecture Pt 2
- (34:35) Poke (Phytolacca americana) Lecture Pt 3
- (3:07) Slideshow: Dandelion, Burdock, Black Cohosh, Wild Cherry
- (43:22 min) Burdock (Arctium lappa or minus) Lecture Pt 1
- (41:11) Burdock (Arctium lappa or minus) Lecture Pt 2
- (43:02) Burdock (Arctium lappa or minus) Lecture Pt 3
- (39:50) Burdock (Arctium lappa or minus) Lecture Pt 4
- (36:32) A Quizzish/ Review: Specific Indications for Colds, Fever, Flu, Sore Throats, Laryngitis, Tonsilitis, Coughs, Earaches and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Pt 1
- (34:14) A Quizzish/ Review: Specific indications for Colds, Fever, Flu, Sore Throats, Laryngitis, Tonsillitis, Earaches and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Pt 2
- (34:11) A Quizzish/ Review: Specific indications for Colds, Fever, Flu, Sore Throats, Laryngitis, Tonsilitis, Earaches and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Pt 3
- (24:47) Questions and Discussion Pt 1
- (26:08) Questions and Discussion Pt 2
- (29:19) Legalities of Practice and Selling Remedies
- (07:45) Slideshow: Teasal, White and Red Oak, Wild Cherry, White Pine, Poison Ivy, White and Red Clover, Sweet Mellow, St John's Wort, Yarrow, Winter Cress, Black Raspberry, Highbush Cranberry/ Cramp Bark, Garlic Mustard, Buckthorn, Motherwort, Blue Vervain, False and Real Solomon Seal
- (33:07 min) Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) Lecture Pt 1
- (34:04) Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) Lecture Pt 2
- (33:26) Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) Lecture Pt 3
- (31:03) Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) Lecture Pt 4
- (30:06) Francis Bonaldo, Canadian Herbalist and Acupuncturist, Talks More About Culpeper and the Mediterranean Herbs: Rosemary, Lavender, Sage, Thyme Pt 1
- (29:02) Francis Bonaldo, Canadian Herbalist and Acupuncturist, Talks More About Culpeper and the Mediterranean Herbs: Rosemary, Lavender, Sage and Thyme Pt 2
- (29:34) Francis Bonaldo, Canadian Herbalist and Acupuncturist, Talks More About Culpeper and the Mediterranean Herbs: Rosemary, Lavender, Garden Sage and Thyme Pt 3
- (01:25) Tincture Trade Chaos Slideshow
- (1:54) Random Plant Bits Slideshow: Hawthorn, Lamb's Ears, Mullein, Yellow Dock
- (37:59 min) Wild Cherry Bark (Prunus serotina) Lecture Pt 1
- (35:54) Wild Cherry Bark (Prunus serotina) Lecture Pt 2
- (38:34) Wild Cherry Bark (Prunus serotina) Lecture Pt 3
- (25:10) Wild Cherry Bark (Prunus serotina) Lecture and Questions Pt 4
- (42:53) Questions and Discussion Pt 1
- (44:47) Which Led to more Questions and Discussion Pt 2
- (36:33) And More Questions and Discussion Pt 3
- (27:25) Optional Viewing: Students Show Their Kits and Receive Certificates Pt 1
- (30:16) Optional Viewing: Students Show Their Kits and Receive Certificates Pt 2
- A History of Western Herbal Practice with Macey Flood, Former Three Seasons Student and PhD History of Medicine Pt 1
- A History of Western Herbal Practice with Macey Flood, Former Three Seasons Student and PhD History of Medicine Pt 2
- A History of Western Herbal Practice with Macey Flood, Former Three Seasons Student and PhD History of Medicine Pt 3
- A History of Western Herbal Practice with Macey Flood, Former Three Seasons Student and PhD History of Medicine Pt 4
"...something I wish I had done as a young man."
I have devoted my adult life to the study & practice of professional health care. I have studied with quite a few herbalists and doctors who use herbal medicine. Lise Wolff is the finest herb teacher I have had. Taking Lise Wolff’s Three Seasons Herb Program is something I wish I had done as a young man before acquiring my nursing, naturopathic medicine and oriental medicine degrees because what Lise Wolff conveys in her herb course is accessible, foundational, and practical. Knowing the local plants’ distinct qualities, habitat, properties, and personalities as neighbors, medicines, and legends, Lise Wolff presents information in three dimensions to students. She introduces the possibility of reading a person’s condition and introducing the specific, appropriate local plant medicine to heal disease to novice lay people and health care professionals alike. Lise Wolff’s Three Seasons Herb Program will introduce and equip any student to be a real herbalist.
"'There is no greater service a man can render to his country than to introduce a useful plant into its culture." ~Thomas Jefferson
The same holds true for most any individual student who would take this introduction to herbal medicine."
John Hauser, RN, ND, OMD, LAc
What's special about Three Seasons?
"Three Seasons" is the heart of my teaching work. I launched this online class to share everything I know from 28 years of practice - not just how I do it, but how you can get there yourself, without going through all the meandering I did.
This course will instill confidence and encourage students to start using the plants that they are learning, or already know, regardless of how long they’ve been studying. We will also study the how of herbalism - how to:
- Identify the plants we encounter
- Learn directly from the plants around us (rather than only from books)
- Decide which remedy is best
- Pick the right dosage
- Know if it's ever the wrong time to use herbs
- Discern what we read - online or in books, and
- Build herbs into our daily lives!
From nitty-gritty medicine making basics to big picture applications, students will learn through a series of pre-recorded classes that follow the changing seasons of the Herbalist's calendar year.
The lessons begin in early January, while the plants are still seemingly dormant, and continue until mid-November, when they once again go back to sleep. Classes come every 2-3 weeks, observing how plants change as they grow, learning the correct plant parts used for medicine making and appropriate harvesting timelines throughout each season.
Learn anywhere, anytime, at your own pace, rewatching as often as you like. Class segments are broken into 10-40 minute "bite size" pieces to more easily integrate into everyone's busy lives!
So you're considering Three Seasons...
Let me tell you a little bit about it!
Think you can't learn to identify plants online?
Let's see what you think...
A Sample Slideshow
(The best way to view this slideshow is with a bigger screen than your phone!)
Keep in mind this slideshow is from April 1st 2024. The snow has cleared, revealing baby plants to begin identifying through the growing season. The students have been learning about trees and shrubs since January and collecting some barks for medicine!
Join Today!
Once you sign up, you’ll have immediate access to all of the classes that have been released since January 7th of this year, as well as the Three Seasons Community forum (on the Mighty Network app) and our live monthly Q and A sessions on Zoom, with new classes shared every two weeks or so through next November (2024). Additional material will be added each year, as relevant and interesting topics arise. All this will belong to you forever.
PLEASE NOTE: Former graduates of an in-person Three Seasons class receive a special discount. Please email [email protected] for details.
Joining After January?
Though the Three Seasons curriculum "starts" in January, the online format and community emphasis allows you to join anytime of the year and not feel lost or alone.
"Three Seasons was the catalyst that helped me to identify and nurture ...my life's passion."
"Lise's Three Seasons Class was the catalyst that helped me to identify and nurture what has become my life's passion: helping others through herbal medicine. After taking several of Lise's one-time classes, I became intrigued with herbs, and decided to take the plunge, investing my time and money in her Three Seasons Class. Best. Investment. Ever.
The Three Seasons class I was part of included people with many levels of experience and knowledge. I was definitely one of the beginner-level students and wondered what I had gotten myself into! However, Lise is a master teacher — so good at explaining details, making sure everyone understands and feels included in the discussions and activities.
I have always been an avid gardener and soon began planting a wide variety of medicinal plants in my yard and gardens. Lise occasionally brings classes to my gardens, so I have had a continuing opportunity to listen in on her teaching. Every time, I learn something new or am reminded of information that had slipped from my memory. I am excited with the opportunity to have lifetime access to her material so I can continue to listen and learn — and re-learn — with the convenience of online access anytime and anywhere.
Finally, the long-term benefit that I most appreciate has been Lise's ongoing support whenever I have questions or a new discovery to share. Priceless.
Luann Raadt, Gardener & Herbalist, Northfield, Minnesota
A returning student's praise...
"Seriously, I have done so many herbal studies over the years, since doing your class, just because I love to keep learning and have never gotten as much out of them as I did yours! The way you practice is just so much more realistically accessible for both practitioner and client. Drop doses are easy for people to take and quite honestly, I feel like making tinctures and flower essences from scratch and pulse testing creates deeper relationships with the plants than any other method I know of. There is no other way of practicing that I have experienced in which the plants actually teach me so much. Feelings changes in the pulse, tissues, energy field, etc., as the plants are tested is so much fun!"
Mellie Artema, M.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), Somatic Therapist, Craniosacral Therapist and 2009 Three Seasons Graduate
"Lise's class engages all learning styles..."
Lise's class engages all learning styles through listening to her lectures and taking notes, sensing, tasting and touching each plant in person or looking at them in detailed photos. She also includes many case histories of where a plant has helped a person, giving specific indications, or an overall personality profile of a person and a plant together, in addition to the research data of a plant or it’s actions. This helps engage both the right and left brain for those who either thrive in an analytical environment or for those who find a social experience the key for remembering information. Lise encourages you to think on your own and come up with your own answers to your own questions before providing you with her opinion. Lise is personable, but not an easy teacher. She inspires you to think on your own and put your knowledge into practice.
Kristin Whatton, Herbalist, Esthetician, Mother, Bloomington, Minnesota
"Profound respect and appreciation..."
"The Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom was an experience so fulfilling, I left wanting more after every class. Lise offers in-depth and thorough lessons, ones that include her experience and skill, implementing space for curiosity and wonder. Teaching in a way that allows you to become personal with the plants, giving meaning and a deep understanding of their medicines, each lesson immersed you. She explains comprehensively the doctrine of signatures, tongue diagnosis, and pulse testing, making it easily applicable while allowing plenty of opportunities to practice the knowledge and skill. She offers herself as an indispensable resource, both in class and outside of it.
I completed my courses with Lise equipped with passion and love for our plant allies, confidence in my ability to work with plants, and a profound respect and appreciation for the woman who teaches their medicine."
Geri Boyd, Mother, Herbalist, PCA, Saint Paul, Minnesota