ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism

ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism Rooted in the holistic practice of herbal medicine, offering a 3 year professional herbal program.
(1)

So inspired and filled with gratitude as we celebrate Arborvitae’s Class of 2026 - our newest Clinical Herbalists! 🦋Over...
06/04/2026

So inspired and filled with gratitude as we celebrate Arborvitae’s Class of 2026 - our newest Clinical Herbalists! 🦋

Over the past three years, this remarkable group has moved through the program with intention, care, curiosity, and presence. They have deepened their relationship with the plants, with healing, and with themselves, and it has been an honor to witness their growth.

This past weekend’s graduation feels bittersweet. While we will miss learning alongside them, we are so excited to see where their paths lead next and all the ways they will share their gifts with their communities.

Congratulations, Class of 2026. We are proud of you and grateful for the journey we’ve shared. 🌿✨

This Sunday 🌿Join us for an in-person Open House at Arborvitae — a chance to walk the land, meet the community, and lear...
05/27/2026

This Sunday 🌿

Join us for an in-person Open House at Arborvitae — a chance to walk the land, meet the community, and learn more about our Clinical Herbalism Program before classes begin this fall.

Claudia Keel and Diana Isidoro will be there to welcome you in and answer questions along the way.

Applications are still being reviewed as space allows, and spots are filling quickly.

If you’ve been thinking about it, now’s the time.

🔗 RSVP through the link in bio

Soon to be clinical herbalists 🐛🦋What a wonderful group of humans. We’re so grateful to be part of their journey and see...
05/22/2026

Soon to be clinical herbalists 🐛🦋

What a wonderful group of humans. We’re so grateful to be part of their journey and see all the places they will go.

May Weekend was extra sweet this year 💛

Still swooning over our annual May Weekend at Gatherwild ✨Every year feels so special in its own way. Bringing together ...
05/18/2026

Still swooning over our annual May Weekend at Gatherwild ✨

Every year feels so special in its own way. Bringing together all three years of students, alongside our beloved teachers and team, is hard to put into words - but it means everything to us. This camping weekend is a beautiful culmination of the wisdom, connection, growth, and transformation that unfolds both within and beyond our program.

Endlessly grateful for all that ArborVitae is, and all it continues to become 🌿

An invitation, if you’ve been feeling the pull 🌱Sunday, May 31st, we’re opening our doors for an in-person Open House — ...
05/13/2026

An invitation, if you’ve been feeling the pull 🌱

Sunday, May 31st, we’re opening our doors for an in-person Open House — a chance to explore the land, connect with our community, and get a real sense of what studying herbalism at Arborvitae looks and feels like.

Co-Founder Claudia Keel and Co-Director Diana Isidoro will be there to share, listen, and welcome you in.

Our three-year Clinical Herbalism Program begins this September:
🌻 Year 1: A grounded foundation in plant medicine
🌻 Years 2 & 3: Clinical skills and real-world practice

Though the application deadline has passed, we’re continuing to review submissions as space allows — spots are filled on a first-come basis, so don’t wait if you’re ready.

🔗 Reserve your spot — link in bio

People often come to ArborVitae because they want to learn about plants and herbal medicine — but somewhere along the wa...
05/07/2026

People often come to ArborVitae because they want to learn about plants and herbal medicine — but somewhere along the way, the experience grows into something much bigger. What begins as a curiosity about healing plants often becomes a deeper journey into relationship, community, and self-understanding. Franscis reflected on that experience beautifully:

“It’s hard to speak about ArborVitae without sounding cliché (but a wise teacher taught me that it is important to sometimes say what is obvious), and it is clear that ArborVitae changed my life. We sometimes joke that the herbs are a gateway drug — my initial curiosity in how the plants around me could support my body and mind opened me up to a deeper and more profound curiosity in what it means to be a living being in relationship with this living world, and helped me feel empowered in how I want to show up and who I want to show up as.

Claudia, Richard, and Sam are brilliant and humble teachers, each offering their unique medicine, and the type of human beings who I dreamed existed but had never seen embodied before. I will never stop singing each of their praises and the praises of ArborVitae — the home that holds it all.”
— Franscis Balken, Graduating Class of 2024

05/04/2026

Meet Amber // 🌿 — the caretaker of our AV herb school garden, tending this space with so much care and intention.

The gardens are blooming, and we feel so lucky to be stewards of such beautiful land. There’s so much magic in watching it grow, and we’re excited to keep gathering here in community. 🌸

If you’d like to visit or volunteer, feel free to DM Amber directly 💌

Happy Beltane 🔥🌸A Gaelic May Day festival, Beltane arrives on May 1st, marking the threshold into summer — a moment susp...
05/01/2026

Happy Beltane 🔥🌸

A Gaelic May Day festival, Beltane arrives on May 1st, marking the threshold into summer — a moment suspended between spring’s awakening and the fullness of the solstice. It’s a celebration of fire, fertility, and passion, when the earth feels rich with life and everything begins to spill into bloom.

Traditionally honored with bonfires, flowers, feasting, and dancing around the Maypole, this day carries an ancient rhythm.

The energy now is expansive, embodied, and alive. Nothing is meant to stay hidden.

So where are you ready to open?
To be seen, to be felt, to take up space in your own becoming?

Step into the warmth. Let yourself bloom 🌿✨

Happy Beltane 🔥🌸A Gaelic May Day festival, Beltane arrives on May 1st, marking the threshold into summer — a moment susp...
05/01/2026

Happy Beltane 🔥🌸

A Gaelic May Day festival, Beltane arrives on May 1st, marking the threshold into summer — a moment suspended between spring’s awakening and the fullness of the solstice. It’s a celebration of fire, fertility, and passion, when the earth feels rich with life and everything begins to spill into bloom.

Traditionally honored with bonfires, flowers, feasting, and dancing around the Maypole, this day carries an ancient rhythm.

The energy now is expansive, embodied, and alive. Nothing is meant to stay hidden.

So where are you ready to open?
To be seen, to be felt, to take up space in your own becoming?

Step into the warmth. Let yourself bloom 🌿✨

Spring has sprung in New Paltz, and you can feel it on our land. Join us for our in-person Open House on Sunday, May 31s...
04/30/2026

Spring has sprung in New Paltz, and you can feel it on our land. Join us for our in-person Open House on Sunday, May 31st — an invitation to explore, connect, and get a feel for life at our school.

Curious about studying herbalism in a hands-on, community-rooted space? Come meet our faculty, spend time on the land, and learn about our three-year Clinical Herbalism Program beginning this fall.

Co-Founder Claudia Keel and Co-Director Diana Isidoro will be there to share insights, answer questions, and welcome you in.

Wherever you are on your path, you’re invited.

🔗 Reserve your spot — link in bio

We can’t wait to welcome you 🌱✨

Address

181 Huguenot Street
New Paltz, NY
12561

Telephone

+16467215998

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category