NEW - YOUR HOME APOTHECARY
Create any herbal remedy you want
A 7-lesson course in making real herbal medicine -remedies that are so effective and deeply nourishing, you'd want to buy them yourself
Created by certified holistic herbalist Karen Roos, founder of WILD WAYA
There is something in you that already knows this. Something that leans toward plants -that saves recipes and lingers in the herb aisle and feels a small pull every time a jar of dried Rosemary catches the light.
And yet... When it comes to actually making something, you pause. Because it feels like you should understand more first. Which herb for what. What dosage. What if you do it wrong. So you keep collecting information. Your herbs sit dormant in their jars. And the quiet voice that keeps saying there's something here goes unanswered.
"The thread broke. The knowing that had been passed down for thousands of years -grandmother to mother to daughter- simply stopped."
This is a rupture that happened to many of us. We were told to outsource healing. To leave it to the experts. To buy the product, and not ask too many questions.
This course is about picking that thread back up. With your hands, your kitchen, and ten remedies that will change how you see everything.
THE IMAGE TO HOLD
A row of amber jars.
You made them.
Someone in your house gets a sore throat. You don't reach for the car keys. You reach for the shelf.
Thyme honey, dark and thick and medicinal. An oxymel you blended last month. A chamomile glycerite, gentle enough for a child, made in your own kitchen with ingredients you chose and trust completely.
You reach for it without hesitation. Because you made it. You know what is in it, how it works, and why.
This is what we are rebuilding together. Not just a skill. A relationship -with plants, with your own body, with the confidence of someone who knows they can take care of the people they love.
In seven lessons, you'll learn to create any herbal remedy you want -even if you have never done anything like this before.
WHAT ACTUALLY CHANGES
When your hands remember
Most people think herbalism is about the herbs. What they discover is that it is about something else entirely.
When you make your first remedy and use it and feel it work -everything changes. It's an unmistakable shift: you are part of the solution. You trust what came from your hands, because your hands made it with attention.
Working with plants before things go wrong -for sleep, for digestion, for the low hum of daily stress- changes the whole relationship with your body.
There is a practical dimension too. Quality herbal products are expensive and come with ingredients you cannot verify. When you make your own, you know exactly what is in every jar -and you can make them for the rest of your life, for a fraction of the cost.
But what changes most is harder to measure. It is the feeling of reaching for something you made, and trusting it completely. That is not a small thing. That is sovereignty.
What you will make
You make every single one of these during the course. And more than that — by the end, you have the foundation to create any remedy you want. These ten are just the beginning.
Nervine Tea Blend
Your daily nervous system support. A blend you build yourself, understand fully, and adapt to the season. Tea as medicine, not just ritual.
Digestive Decoction
A warming decoction for digestion, bloating, and after-meal discomfort. The difference between a decoction and a tea becomes clear the moment you make this.
Immune Syrup
Concentrated plant power for the moments when you feel something coming on. Made from a herb that has been used as immune support for centuries — and whose active compounds are among the most studied in plant medicine.
Thyme Honey
One of the most effective and beautiful remedies on your shelf. For sore throats, coughs, and chest congestion — made from a herb whose active compound is clinically comparable to pharmaceutical cough medicine.
Oxymel for Immunity
The ancient immunity medicine: honey and vinegar, herbs and time. Deeply protective. Taken daily through autumn and winter, it becomes a ritual as much as a remedy.
Hair & Muscle Oil
An infused oil that increases local circulation and eases inflammation — deeply nourishing for both tense muscles and the scalp. Stimulates hair growth and leaves hair with a natural shine. It smells like wild cliffsides in summer. It works like a real remedy. Because it is one.
Calendula-Rose Body Butter
Luxurious, deeply nourishing, and genuinely medicinal. Calendula's anti-inflammatory resins combined with rose for skin rejuvenation and cellular repair. The kind of remedy that feels indulgent and works at the same time.
Chest Balm
For congestion, coughs, and tight chests. Made in the same lesson as the salve — same method, different medicine. Once you understand the base, what you can make with it is limitless.
Tincture — the folk method
Mason jar, no scales, no complicated equipment. You learn the method and leave knowing how to apply it to any plant you choose, for the rest of your life.
Chamomile Glycerite
Concentrated calm without alcohol — safe for children, gentle on sensitive systems. For sleep, anxiety, and the nervous system that never quite switches off.
The seven lessons
You will finally understand the foundations of herbalism — how to make remedies, why they work, and when and how to use them.
You already know more than you think
A mindset reset before anything else. How to clear the overwhelm, set up your simple home apothecary with what you already have, and understand how to learn in a way that actually sticks. The goal is not perfection. The goal is beginning.
Your first six herbs
Six kitchen herbs you likely already own. How to read a plant through taste, smell, and touch. The medicinal qualities and contraindications of each — and their spiritual invitation. These herbs have been in your kitchen for years. This lesson introduces you properly.
Includes: plant profiles + sensory practiceTeas, infusions & decoctions
Water medicine is the oldest medicine on earth. The difference between an infusion and a decoction matters — especially for roots and bark. You learn to build a functional blend and leave with two remedies already made.
You make: nervine tea blend + digestive decoctionSyrups, oxymels & herbal honeys
How raw honey becomes a medicine vehicle. Three preparations — each with its own logic and its own beauty. Sweet medicine that earns its place on the shelf and reaches for itself at the first sign of a cough or cold.
You make: immune syrup + thyme honey + oxymel for immunityInfused oils, salves & balms
How to infuse oil — cold method and heat method — and how to turn it into a salve, then a body butter. How to troubleshoot, store, and know when you have done it right. Three topical remedies that will live permanently on your shelf.
You make: hair & muscle oil + calendula & rose body butter + chest balmTinctures & glycerites
Concentrated plant medicine, made simple. The folk method — mason jar, no scales required. You learn the method and leave knowing how to apply it to any herb you choose. Plus the alcohol-free glycerite alternative for children and sensitive constitutions.
You make: tincture (folk method) + chamomile glyceriteYour home apothecary & what comes next
How to choose the right remedy for the right moment. Building a seasonal rotation. Your starter herb list for moving beyond the kitchen. How to keep growing without going back to overwhelm. This lesson is about what you have become — not what you have yet to learn.
Includes: seasonal apothecary guide + herb starter listBonus — Find your personal herbs
Not every herb works the same for every body. This bonus lesson helps you discover which herbs are most aligned with your specific constitution, needs, and patterns — so you can build a home apothecary that is truly yours.
Bonus lesson includedBonus — 7 Materia Medica downloads
Seven beautifully elaborated herb profiles — one for each of the course herbs. Each materia medica covers the full medicinal qualities, spiritual message, and recipes of that plant. The kind of reference you will return to again and again.
7 downloadable PDF materia medicas includedBonus — Herbal starter guide: 25 herbs
A comprehensive guide to 25 herbs and their medicine — so you can keep growing your apothecary long after the course ends. Your reference for building a deeper, wider relationship with the plant world.
Downloadable starter guide includedTHE QUESTIONS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEGINNING
Let's meet them honestly
"I'll probably do it wrong."
The folk methods in this course have been used for hundreds of years precisely because they work without precision equipment. No scales, no laboratory conditions. Inside each lesson you learn how it works and why -so you understand what you are doing, not just following steps.
"I've tried herbal courses before and got lost."
Most herbal education starts with theory and arrives at practice -maybe. This course starts with your hands. The difference between reading about Chamomile and holding a glycerite you made yourself is the difference between knowing about swimming and being in the water.
"I don't have the time."
The videos are short, pre-recorded and self-paced. You've got access for a year. No schedule to keep up with as there are no live lessons. And the remedies themselves are mostly waiting. You set them up in minutes. The plants do the work. Many students complete a lesson in a lunch break and have something on their shelf by the weekend.
"What if herbs aren't safe with my medication?"
This is the right question and it gets a real answer inside the course. You learn specifically which herbs interact with which medications, which preparations carry more risk, and how to work responsibly. Knowledge is the safety here. And if you have a specific concern, you can ask directly. Every question gets a personal response.
"I'll buy it and never actually do it."
The cure for this is not willpower... it is starting so small that starting is easy. That moment when you touch what you made is what changes the pattern. Once you have one jar, you want the next one.
From those already on the path
YOUR GUIDE
Karen Roos - WILD WAYA
The path here was not direct. Seven years ago, a burnout stripped back everything that wasn't essential. The Earth started calling. I answered.
Since then: training with herbalists, shamans, and Q'ero teachers in the Andes. Studying the place where plant chemistry and plant spirit meet. Building an apothecary in my kitchen. Sharing the knowlegde passionately.
"What I have learned -and what I want to give you- is that you do not need rare plants, expensive equipment, or years of study to feel the power of herbs. The ones in your kitchen hold everything you need to begin. This course is what I wish someone had handed me at the start."
Founder of WILD WAYA and creator of The Elementa Method™. Take part in the ongoing conversation at @wildwayaherbalism.
FOUNDING PRICE - STARTING 1 MAY
Your Home Apothecary
- the complete course
Self-paced · Year long access · All recipes included
Questions answered personally by Karen