Let's make stress easier to manage!

Stress is a part of life - but sometimes it gets overwhelming. 

Herbs and holistic strategies can make a huge difference in how your body deals with and is impacted by stress - and your emotional state as well!

This course covers everything you need to get through stressful times - and to help the ones you love too!

Because this topic is so important for so many people, we want to make this course as accessible as possible. For only $25, you get 12 hours of videos, plus printable reference guides, audio materials, live Q&A access, and more!

This course goes beyond the material in the Neurological & Emotional Health course to focus specifically on stress management herbs and strategies!

What's inside:

    1. Welcome to Stress Management!

    2. Live Q&A sessions twice a week!

    3. How to use the Discussions feature to get answers to your questions

    4. Some Excellent Folks You'll Meet Here at CommonWealth

    5. Chatting in the Community Space

    6. Use of Course Material (Intellectual Property)

    7. Interactive Learning

    8. Every Body is Different

    1. I'm stressed and i need...

    2. ...a mood boost

    3. ...an energy boost

    4. ...to calm down

    5. ...to feel safe

    6. ...to think clearly

    7. ...and i don't know what i need!

    8. Were you surprised?

    1. Supporting the Work

    2. Introduction

    3. Introduction [audio]

    4. 4 Keys to Holistic Health

    5. The Community of the Body

    6. Food & Nourishment

    7. Food & Nourishment [audio]

    8. Herbs to Support Cravings & Digestion

    9. If you want more Nutritional Support...

    10. More Nutrition Resources

    11. Media Consumption

    12. Media Consumption [audio]

    13. The Brick Device

    14. Understanding the Media Environment

    15. Sleep, Rest, & Recovery

    16. Sleep, Rest, & Recovery [audio]

    17. Sleep - Herbal Support

    18. Sleep - Herbal Support [audio]

    19. Herbs to Support Sleep

    20. The Better Sleep Course

    21. More Rest When You Can't Get More Sleep

    22. Movement

    23. Movement [audio]

    24. Movement - Herbal Support

    25. Movement - Herbal Support [audio]

    26. Movement Herbs

    27. An annoying feedback loop

    28. Stress Management as a Pillar of Support

    29. Stress Management as a Pillar of Support [audio]

    30. Community & Connection: The "Fifth Pillar"

    31. Community & Connection Herbs

    32. The Mutual Aid Startup Guide

    1. Some of the Most Important Players in the Experience of Stress

    2. Sending the Message

    3. Sending the Message [audio]

    4. The Democracy of Nerves

    5. The Democracy of Nerves [audio]

    6. Neurotransmitters

    7. Neurotransmitters [audio]

    8. Hormones & The Nervous System

    9. Hormones & The Nervous System [audio]

    10. The Hippocampus

    11. The Hippocampus [audio]

    12. Studies on Stem Cells in the Hippocampus

    13. The Amygdala

    14. The Amygdala [audio]

    15. If You Love This Part...

    1. Beyond Adaptogens...

    2. What are "Herbal Actions"?

    3. Herbal Actions for Stress Management

    4. Herbal Actions for Stress Management [audio]

    5. Relaxing Nervines

    6. Relaxing Nervines [audio]

    7. Sedatives

    8. Sedatives [audio]

    9. Exhilarants

    10. Exhilarants [audio]

    11. Stimulants

    12. Stimulants [audio]

    13. Trophorestoratives

    14. Trophorestoratives [audio]

    15. Adaptogens

    16. Adaptogens [audio]

    17. Choosing Herbs for Emotional Support

    18. Choosing Herbs for Emotional Support [audio]

    19. "Herbs for Happiness"

    1. Different Approaches for Different Things

    2. Different Strategies for Different Kinds of Stress

    3. Different Strategies for Different Kinds of Stress [audio]

    4. External Stress That You Can Change (Even if It Feels Hard)

    5. External Stress That You Can Change (Even if It Feels Hard) [audio]

    6. Herbs for Stress You Could Change

    7. External Stress You Cannot Change

    8. External Stress You Cannot Change [audio]

    9. Herbs for Stress you Cannot Change

    10. Internal Stress: It's in Your Head!

    11. Internal Stress: It's in Your Head! [audio]

    12. Herbs for Stress in Your Head

    13. When Your Perception of the Stress Isn't Accurate

    14. Feedback Stress: It's in Your Body!

    15. Feedback Stress: It's in Your Body! [audio]

    16. A Gut Heal Tea Blend

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 105 lessons
  • 12 hours of video content

But wait, there's more! 🙂

In addition to the videos, we provide features to accommodate all the different ways people like to learn, so whether you learn best by watching, listening, reading, or doing, you can internalize the information easily!

  • Lifetime access - so you can review the content as many times as you like, forever!

  • Weekly live Q&A sessions with Katja and Ryn - to ask your questions directly, live and in person! (They're even archived, in case you miss one!) This course has 3 months of live Q&A support.

  • Ask questions anytime - we're always just a click away: you can ask any questions in the integrated discussion forum, and we're committed to personally answering your questions, usually within 24 hours

  • Printable PDF materials - if you like to follow the videos along on paper, or keep them handy for a quick reference

  • Downloadable MP3 files - so you can review the content while you commute, workout, garden, ... anytime!

  • Access to our Private Student Community - talk to other students and your teachers anytime you want to!

Start today!

This course is part of our Accessible Herbalism series - a collection of important topics that we offer at low cost or sliding scales, so that everyone can get what they need!

Your Teachers

Two heads are better than one!


Katja & Ryn
Katja & Ryn

Katja & Ryn almost always teach together. They each have particular talents and areas of interest, and their perspectives on certain issues are quite different! Together, they convey a fuller picture of the realities of herbal theory & practice than either one could do alone.

Katja is an herbalist and teacher working to help people rebuild their relationships with their bodies and their own ability to heal. She’s been in practice for nearly 20 years, but it all began with a desire to make her own “fancy tea” at home instead of paying high prices for imported blends at specialty stores. She’s kept that do-it-yourself ethic close to her heart.

Ryn has been a practicing herbalist since 2010. He came to herbalism by way of martial arts, where his first experiences with herbs were focused on getting back into the game and becoming more flexible, adaptable, and resilient. Passing that experience on to others is what keeps him motivated every day.

Together, Katja and Ryn teach everyone from children to elders, as well as pharmacy students from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, where they both serve as associate faculty. Ryn and Katja are the authors of Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and the creators of the weekly Holistic Herbalism Podcast.

Zero-Risk Return Policy

Teaching isn't just about conveying information - there's also an aspect of being someone's "cup of tea".

So we want you to take the first 7 days to really decide if you love it or not. If for any reason you feel like this program isn’t right for you - if we're just not your cup of tea - we’ll give you a full refund. You don't even need a reason - just please let us know within 7 days of purchase.