🌿 We are on a journey…
There comes a time in every woman’s life when her hormones start doing a little dance of their own — not quite a waltz, not quite a tango, but something that can leave us sweating, sleepless, and wondering, Who took my patience?
👋🏼 Raise your hand if you…
- Felt like ripping your clothes off in the middle of the grocery store - Hot flashes!
- Walk into a room like, I came, I saw, I forgot why - Brain fog!
- Are starting to believe sleep is a myth, and sanity is optional - Insomnia!
- Feel like your hormones are less of a rollercoaster and more like a demolition derby - Mood swings!
Perimenopause and menopause mark a profound transformation, one that invites us to slow down, listen closely, and rediscover our innate wisdom. Yet in our modern world, many women enter this phase unaware, unsupported, and overwhelmed.
At BotanicWise, we believe this stage of life can be full of vibrance, clarity, and confidence. You just need the right tools — and a few good herbs — to help you get there.
“If you have yet to be called an incorrigible, defiant woman, don’t worry, there is still time.”
🌼 The Reality: You’re Not Alone
Over 1 billion women are currently in perimenopause or menopause. That’s one in eight people on the planet! And yet…
- 73% report disruptive symptoms that affect sleep, mood, skin, or weight.
- Only 20% receive effective guidance or care.
- Most women say they felt “completely unprepared.”
We think it’s time to change that.
You deserve to understand what’s happening in your body — and to have natural, nourishing, time-tested ways to support yourself through it.
What's Inside this Program?
Hot, Wild & Wise: Discover Your Herbal Guide to Menopause Magic is a new online series that brings together beloved herbalists, teachers, and women’s wellness experts to explore natural ways to move through midlife with grace, strength, and radiance.
Each session is filled with practical herbal knowledge, gentle laughter, and the comforting reminder that wise women have walked this path for millennia.
We’ll dive deep into how to:
- Understand Your Hormonal Changes — and why they’re not your enemy!
- Support Glowing Skin & Lush Hair with herbal tonics and nourishing oils.
- Sleep Deeply again with herbs like passionflower, hops, and ashwagandha.
- Balance Metabolism & Weight through mindful eating and plant allies.
- Care for Your Bones, Heart & Spirit for vibrant longevity.
- Embrace Change Mindfully — honoring loss, growth, and the wisdom of years.
- Create Herbal Self-Care Rituals that ground and replenish your feminine essence.
Perimenopause often begins years before the first missed period. Think of it as a whisper from your body: “Tend me now, and I will carry you gracefully forward.”
Starting early with herbal and lifestyle support can:
🌿 Ease the intensity of hot flashes and mood swings
🌿 Protect your skin and bones for decades to come
🌿 Support balanced weight and energy
🌿 Cultivate emotional steadiness and self-compassion
Don’t wait until your hormones are hollering — begin when they’re still whispering. And if you are already in the thick of it, we’re here to help!
💚 Why Herbal & Natural Solutions Work So Beautifully
Modern medicine often treats menopause as a problem to be fixed. Herbalism sees it as a transition to be tended.
Herbs speak the same language as our bodies — they work with us, not against us.
- Black cohosh, red clover, and sage have been shown to reduce hot flashes by up to 60%.
- Adaptogens like rhodiola, maca, and holy basil help smooth the emotional ups and downs.
- Nettle and oatstraw strengthen bones, hair, and energy reserves.
And beyond science, herbs bring ritual, beauty, and connection — things every woman deserves more of.
🌸 What You’ll Receive
- Inspiring live video sessions from herbalists and women’s health experts
- Downloadable herbal recipes and protocols for every stage of your journey
- Guided self-care practices to bring calm and beauty into daily life
- Live Q&A sessions with our teachers
- Access to a private online community of women walking this path together
You’ll have lifetime access to all sessions — because, let’s be honest, sometimes brain fog means we need to hear things twice.
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This program also includes the following bonus materials…
Recipes and
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Over 7 hours of on-demand heart & brain classes with Guido Masé
Study Guides, Slideshows, and Class Transcripts
Personalized Certificate of
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50% off Natural Cardio Care with Guido Masé
Schedule of Live Classes
The live classes starting November 18, 2025, are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern Time unless otherwise noted, plus time for questions.
They are all recorded, with replays being posted the next day, and you have access to them forever.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Regulating Blood Sugar for Metabolic Health with Kristin Grohman
This presentation explores how regulating and balancing blood sugar is key to supporting hormonal health and managing metabolic symptoms. We’ll look at the connection between blood sugar imbalances, cellular inflammation, and hormonal disruption, and how targeted lifestyle and nutritional strategies can help restore balance, reduce inflammation, and improve overall well-being.
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 3-4:30 PM ET
Herbal Medicine + Menopause: A Holistic Prescription For a Better Transition with Melinda McDougall
Join medical herbalist Melinda McDougall MSc, MNIMH, for a foundational overview of the menopause transition and an in-depth look at how herbal medicine can support symptom management and healthy ageing. From hot flashes to heavy periods, insomnia to anxiety – we’ll explore key herbs that can ease the path through midlife and calm the hormonal storm.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Crowning Glory: Herbal Support for Thinning Hair in the Menopausal Years with Rachael Pontillo
During the menopausal transition, many women notice changes in their hair’s fullness, texture, and growth rate. Hormonal shifts—particularly the decline of estrogen and progesterone and the relative increase in androgens—can lead to thinning, slowed growth, and increased shedding. Stress, nutrient depletion, and reduced scalp circulation can further compound these effects.
In this class for herbalists and herbal enthusiasts, we’ll explore the root causes of menopausal hair loss and how to address them holistically with the help of plant allies. Learn how herbs can nourish the scalp, support healthy hormone balance, and stimulate new growth from within. We’ll also discuss topical herbal treatments, such as infused oils, rinses, and masks, that enhance circulation, strengthen follicles, and promote resilience and shine.
You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of how to care for your hair as it changes—using both internal and external herbal therapies to restore vitality and confidence throughout the menopausal years.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
The Wise Woman’s Glow: Herbal Skin Care from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause with Rachael Pontillo
As hormones shift through menopause, our skin’s needs change too. Join this class to discover how to support clear, vibrant, resilient skin from the inside out with herbal nourishment and topical care. Learn about common skin changes during menopause and explore DIY herbal skincare rituals to restore radiance and balance at every stage.
You will learn:
- Understand the physiological and hormonal changes that occur in the skin from perimenopause through post-menopause, and how these influence hydration, elasticity, collagen production, and barrier function.
- Identify key internal and topical herbs that support mature skin—focusing on botanicals that nourish the liver, balance hormones, modulate inflammation, and promote tissue regeneration.
- Learn how to create simple, effective DIY herbal skincare formulations—including infused oils, toners, and masks—using herbal allies to support vibrant, resilient, and naturally radiant skin during the menopausal years.
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Restoring Rest: Natural Sleep Support for Midlife with Tammi Sweet
As we move through menopause, restful sleep can feel like a distant dream. Hot flashes, shifting hormones, and a busy mind can all conspire to keep us awake when we most need renewal. In this class, Tammi will explore the fascinating physiology of sleep, the natural human sleep pattern, and why knowing it matters to your health. Learn evidence-based interventions you can do right now to gently support deep, restorative rest—so you can fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed. Sometimes the best medicine is simply a good night’s sleep—and with the right support, your body knows exactly how to find its way back to balance.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Blooming Through Change: Flower Essences for the Menopausal Journey with Emily Ruff
Discover the gentle yet profound support of flower essences during menopause. This class explores how vibrational remedies can help navigate mood swings, identity shifts, and the wisdom-keeper phase of life with grace and emotional resilience.
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Nourishing a Calm Mind & Heart with Compassionate Self Care for the Menopause Journey with Deb Soule & Charis Lindrooth
Take a heartfelt exploration of menopause through the lens of herbal wisdom and lived experience. Drawing from decades of practice—and their own post-menopausal journeys—Deb and Charis weave together practical herbal knowledge, gentle heart meditations, foot baths, and compassion practices to nurture balance and vitality during menopause and other major life transitions. Discover how herbs can support cardiovascular health, calm the mind, and uplift the spirit through herbal teas and daily rituals of self-care. Deb will share her wisdom on herbs from the garden for this sacred life passage, featuring allies like milky oats, hawthorn, motherwort, rose, bacopa, lemon balm, linden, and Solomon’s seal.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Owning Your Pleasure: Herbal Aphrodisiacs Through Menopause with Kimberly Gallagher
Let’s talk about sex and sensuality! What are aphrodisiacs, and how can herbs like oats, rose, damiana, schizandra, and ashwaganda be sensual allies for us? In this workshop, we will explore ways you can bring herbs into your everyday life to help you maintain a flow of sensual, erotic energy through the experience of menopause and into your queen and crone years.
Please bring a piece of your favorite type of chocolate or another delectable treat, and a cup of tulsi/rose tea if you have it on your shelf.
You will learn:
- How to circulate sensual and sexual energy through the body so it can be a source of energy for creativity and vitality.
- Ways to bring herbs into their lives to help create and maintain a flow of sensual, erotic energy.
- Specifics about how oats, rose, ashwagandha, maca, and cacao can support our sexual health in the menopausal years.
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Resilience in the Face of Loss and Aging with Rosemary Gladstar & Charis Lindrooth
As the years roll by (sometimes faster than we’d like!), life invites us into new chapters — complete with their own mix of beauty, change, and challenges. We say goodbye to loved ones, our bodies shift in mysterious ways, and things that once felt effortless may now take a little more patience — and humor. 🌿
In this heartwarming and gently irreverent class, Rosemary and Charis share stories from their own journeys and offer nature-centered practices, uplifting tools, and simple herbal recipes to help you navigate loss and aging with grace, resilience, and maybe even a laugh or two. Because growing older isn’t just about what we lose — it’s about discovering new ways to bloom. 🌸
Tuesday, January 6, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Lessons from the Goddess Ix Chel with Rosita Arvigo
Ix Chel, Goddess of the Rainbow, is the Maya goddess of birth and death, medicine, the moon, water, and fertility. Her inspiring story teaches us how to move through the transitions of womanhood, from maiden to mother to sage or crone. Rosita is a living example of how this ancient goddess guides us to approach our elder years with grace and empowerment.
Thursday, January 8, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Stronger Than Ever: Building Bone Health After Menopause with Chanchal Cabrera
Getting older no longer means you have to expect progressive bone fragility. This clinical discussion will explore practical solutions to regaining and maintaining bone strength after menopause. Learn to use herbs, nutritional supplements, targeted exercise, and other holistic strategies to repair and regenerate bone, and to avoid using drugs for building bone density.
Tuesday, January 13, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Fit, Fierce & Fabulous: Staying Strong and Radiant Through Menopause with Mary Blue
As we move through midlife, our bodies ask for new kinds of attention and care. Muscle mass naturally begins to decline—about 3-8% per decade after age 30, with the rate increasing after 50. Exercise, nourishing foods, and herbal remedies become essential allies to counter this trend.
In this joyful, practical class, we’ll explore how to stay strong, supple, and vibrant through the menopausal years and beyond. Learn how just a little daily movement can rebuild muscle, boost mood, and balance hormones while protecting your heart and cognition. Of course, Mary will weave in the wisdom of plants and good nutrition to enhance stamina and resilience, and muscle tone. Learn how to eat, move, and sip your way to strength, sparkle, and celebration of this radiant chapter of life.
Thursday, January 15, 2025 | 6-7:30 PM ET
Sharing & Caring Tea Time with Kris Miller
Let’s review the material and take plenty of time for questions.
🌼 Meet Your Guides
You’ll be guided by a circle of seasoned herbalists, women’s health educators, and plant lovers who have walked this path themselves. Together, they’ll offer both science and soul, blending ancient traditions with modern insights.
Rosemary Gladstar
Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 50 years. Considered a star figure in the modern herbal movement and often referred to as the ‘godmother of American herbalism.’
Rosemary is the author of twelve books, including Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide, Herbal Healing for Women, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Well-Being, Herbal Healing for Men, and her newest release, The Generosity of Plants.
She is the co-founder and former director of both The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women’s Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Medicinal Tea Company.
She is also the author and inspiration behind the popular home-study course, The Science and Art of Herbalism, which has taught and inspired many thousands of students over the past four decades. In 2018, Rosemary was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her life’s work from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine. She recently moved from her home at Sage Mountain ~ an herbal retreat center and botanical sanctuary where she lived for 30 years ~ to a smaller haven where she plans to write more, tend to her new gardens, and spend more time with the plants.
Tammi Sweet
Tammi Sweet loves to teach. It’s her superpower. She has a magical ability to connect with almost anyone when teaching and help them understand complex material. For over 35 years, Tammi has shared her gift of teaching at various colleges, massage schools, and herbal schools throughout the country.
Her background in physiology makes her an invaluable resource for developing herbalists and massage therapists alike who want to deepen their foundations as practitioners. In addition to her expertise in physiology, Tammi is a practitioner and teacher of herbal medicine. She is deeply influenced by her studies with accomplished herbalists, including Rosemary Gladstar, Pam Montgomery, Tom Brown, Jr., and especially Stephen Buhner’s pioneering work on the heart as an organ of perception.
She is the co-founder and former director of both The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women’s Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Medicinal Tea Company.
Tammi Sweet and Kris Miller founded Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials to co-create a space with the land, where people can come "home," take refuge, and find the sacred both on the land and within themselves, and facilitate healing. When not teaching, Tammi loves to spend time alone and ‘recharge’ by exploring the land, writing, and hiking.
Emily Ruff
Emily Ruff is a community herbalist who has practiced the art and science of plant healing for twenty-five years. Her studies have taken her around three continents, where she has studied under healers of many traditions, including at the feet of herbalist Rosemary Gladstar. Her recent work in herbalism has focused on providing individual and community support for grief and trauma.
Emily is the founder of the Florida School of Holistic Living and the Florida Herbal Conference, and serves as Executive Director of Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary in Central Vermont, where she teaches trauma-informed herbalism through a lens of collective liberation, provides training in mental health first aid, and serves as a flower essence practitioner in her community.
In 2022, Emily received the American Botanical Council’s Mark Blumenthal Community Builder Award in recognition of her work in the Orlando Grief Care Project, Herbal Action Network, and Hospice Outreach activities.
Kimberly Gallagher
Kimberly Gallagher is the author of Aphrodisiac: The Herbal Path to Healthy Sexual Fulfillment and Vital Living. She is a community-centered herbalist who has been working with healing plants for over 20 years. She is the co-founder of LearningHerbs.com, the creator of Wildcraft! board game and the author of the Herb Fairies children’s books. She is also an ordained minister and pagan priestess offering personalized transformational rituals through her Trail of Beauty Ministry.
Mary Blue
Mary Blue is a community herbalist, educator, and founder of Farmacy Herbs, established in Providence, Rhode Island, in 2006. Over the past two decades, Farmacy Herbs has grown into a thriving hub for herbal education, farming, and community health, welcoming thousands of students, interns, and volunteers. Many of Mary’s students have gone on to create their own herbal businesses, including Town Farm Tonics, Hue Apothecary, and Wild Heart Herb House. Mary teaches Western Herbalism at Brown University Medical School and is the creator of the Herbal Foundations Certificate Program, which has trained over 1,000 students since 2006. Her teaching emphasizes accessible herbalism, nutrition, and health justice.
Rooted in a philosophy of personal and planetary healing, Mary’s work blends herbal medicine, education, activism, and community care. She is also known for her role in the Fire Cider trademark case, her documentary Herbal Aide, and her continued efforts to make herbalism more inclusive and community-driven.
Mary has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Bust Magazine, and Rhode Island Monthly, and has received multiple awards for her contributions to the herbal community.
Kristin Grohman
Kristin is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with a specialized certification in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes reversal. She is passionate about helping people understand and improve their metabolic health, with a strong focus on the critical role blood sugar plays in overall well-being.
Chanchal Cabrera MSc, FNIMH, RHT, (RH) AHG
Chanchal is a medical herbalist and has been in clinical practice since 1987, with a specialty for over 20 years in holistic oncology. She is the author of Fibromyalgia: A Journey towards Healing and her latest book, Holistic Cancer Care: An Herbal Approach to Preventing Cancer, Helping Patients Thrive during Treatment, and Minimizing the Risk of Recurrence. She held the faculty chair in Botanical Medicine at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in New Westminster, 2004-2016, and she publishes widely in professional journals and lectures internationally on medical herbalism, nutrition, and health.
Chanchal is also a certified Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) practitioner, a certified Master Gardener, and a certified Horticulture Therapist. Chanchal lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where she and her husband manage Innisfree Farm and Botanic Garden, a 7-acre internationally registered botanic garden specializing in food and medicine plants, and where they host apprenticeships in sustainable food production and herbal medicine. The farm also hosts Gardens without Borders, a federally registered not-for-profit society established to run the botanic garden and provide horticulture therapy.
Melinda McDougall
Melinda McDougall, MSc, MNIMH, is a registered Medical Herbalist who specialises in natural menopause support and runs a busy online clinic seeing patients across the UK and beyond. She has analysed hundreds of research papers on herbal medicine and menopause to find out what really works and uses that knowledge to help women find natural solutions to their health problems. She speaks regularly about a holistic approach to menopause and positive ageing on podcasts, webinars, in-person events, and conferences. She lives and works in London.
Rachael Pontillo
Rachael Pontillo is a holistic skincare formulator, educator, licensed aesthetician, herbalist, and functional nutrition practitioner. She has been teaching herbal skincare formulation, integrative skin wellness, and other holistic health topics for 25+ years, most recently, focusing on the microbiome through her work with holistic and functional healthcare providers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with Microbiome Labs.
Rachael is also the author of two best-selling books - "Love Your Skin, Love Yourself" and "The Sauce Code. She serves on the Advisory Boards of organizations such as Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® and Made Safe™. As the president and co-founder of The Nutritional Aesthetics Alliance, she is the curriculum developer and chief instructor of the Certified Nutritional Aesthetics Practitioner Training Program and the Create Your Skincare family of online courses.
Rosita Arvigo
Dr. Rosita Arvigo, DN, is a co-founder of the Abdominal Therapy Collective, a herbalist, author, and international speaker. Founding Director of The Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation in Belize, Children's Summer Bush Medicine Camp, and Herbal Immersion in Belize.
Deb Soule
Deb Soule is an herbalist, gardener, teacher, and author of The Woman's Handbook of Healing Herbs and How to Move Like a Gardener. Deb began organic gardening and studying the medicinal uses of herbs at age 16. Her faith in the healing qualities of plants includes a desire to make organic herbs easily accessible to women and families living in rural areas. In the fall of 1985, with her first mail order catalog and a small selection of herbal extracts and teas, Deb launched Avena Botanicals, an apothecary that now serves thousands of customers.
Perimenopause and menopause are not the end — they are the beginning of your wisdom years.
With the plants as your allies and community as your circle, you can navigate this transformation with joy, grace, and even a bit of sparkle. ✨
Hot, Wild & Wise
Discover Your Herbal Guide to Menopause Magic
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Comprehensive Study Guides for each class
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Printer-Friendly Slideshows and Class Transcripts
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3 Pre-Recorded Video Classes by Guido Masé
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50% off Natural Cardio Care with Guido Masé
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A vibrant active community to support you
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Personalized Certificate of Completion
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Lifetime access to program
100% Worth It!
We are so committed to our programs we will happily refund your full tuition price within 30 days of purchase if you are unhappy with it.
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Program Overview
This course will take place within BotanicWise’s virtual Mighty Network Community.
The BotanicWise virtual community is compatible with all devices so you can conveniently access all class materials at home or on the go. You can download the Mighty Networks App directly from the App Store or Google Play Store by searching for "Mighty Networks." The iOS app is compatible for both iPhone and iPad, and the Android app is designed to work perfectly on your favorite Android device. Otherwise, you can use Text Me the App, the prompt at the bottom of your Personal Settings page of your Mighty Network account.
Who Is This Program Perfect For?
This program is intended for everybody who studies and uses herbal medicine, for yourself, for your friends and family, or for clinical application.
This is an online program that requires a computer, laptop, or device with internet access. If you lack the technology or know-how to participate online, this program may not be an option for you..
Tuition and Guarantee
Full tuition for this in-depth course is $375 US Dollars. If you're in Canada (or any other country) and need a coupon to help cover the conversion rates, send us an email at [email protected]
Yes, we offer partial scholarships depending on financial need. Click here to complete our Scholarship Application.
There is no expiration date for access to course materials.
No, there is no need to renew membership. Your tuition includes ongoing access to course materials.
Yes! We offer a 100% “Worth It” guarantee. We are so committed to our programs we will happily refund you the full tuition price if you are unhappy with the course. Refunds must be requested within 30 days of purchase.
We accept all major credit cards as well as PayPal. We also offer customizable payment plans through Partia.ly (found on our checkout page).
Last Little Details
In addition to class Q&A sessions, students will receive all the presentation slides with references, many pages of supplemental readings. Access to these materials never expires.
Yes! Classes include live Q&A sessions, plus you may reach out with questions at any time via the BotanicWise community chat feature.
Please reach out to the BotanicWise Team with any questions using contact form below!