Donna teaches nationally and internationally, offering a variety of immersive, hands-on workshops in both conference and small group settings. Contact Donna directly to book.

Infused Oils & Healing Salves

A hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of creating medicinal herbal oils and salves using a variety of traditional methods. We’ll explore the healing properties of herbs like St. John’s Wort, Comfrey, Calendula, and more, and demonstrate how to craft nourishing herbal oils from them.

Next, discover how to transform these infused oils into soothing salves and ointments. Together, we’ll make:

• A skin and wound-healing salve for chapped skin, slow-to-heal wounds, and diaper rash.

• A warming muscle rub to ease tension

• A moisturizing lip balm for everyday care

This workshop offers a welcoming space to explore, create, and learn. You’ll head home with the remedies we make together – the beginnings of your personal herbal first-aid kit.

Kitchen Medicine ~ Your Winter Apothecary

Restore winter wellness by transforming your kitchen into a healing apothecary. In this intimate, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the time-honored and research-supported virtues of culinary herbs and spices known to support immunity, warmth, and vitality during the colder months. Blending ancestral wisdom with modern insight, you will discover practical ways to weave these potent botanicals into warming foods and remedies to sustain family wellness.

Together we will create:

• Lemon / Thyme cough syrup

• Sage sore throat gargle / spray

• Ginger root Jam

• Immune boosting soup

• Garlic dark chocolate chip cookies

All recipes and samples included.

The Importance of Sleep ~ Rest for Optimal Health

In this workshop, we’ll unravel the delicate rhythms of sleep and discover how true rest nourishes body, mind, and spirit. Together, we’ll explore the subtle forces that can disrupt restorative sleep—and learn how to soften their hold. You’ll be introduced to time-honored herbs cherished for their calming, sleep-supportive qualities, along with insight into how they work and the modern research that supports their use.

In our hands-on experience, you’ll craft your own dreamy creations:

• A soothing tea blend, a warm and fragrant infusion that gently coaxes your body into stillness, inviting a sense of comfort with every sip

• A calming botanical spritzer, a light, aromatic mist that drifts through the air like a quiet breeze, settling your mind and softening the edges of the day

• A comforting herbal sleep pillow, a softly scented companion that cradles your senses, wrapping you in a cocoon of tranquility as you drift into rest.

Each creation is designed to invite relaxation and ease you into deeper, more restorative sleep.

Stress and Anxiety ~ Adaptogens & How They Help

Feeling worried or tense during stressful situations is normal —but when these feelings become constant or overwhelming and start to interfere with daily life, it’s time for informed support.

In this empowering workshop, we’ll

• explore what stress and anxiety truly are and how they affect both body and mind

• discuss how adaptogenic herbs support the nervous system—examining both their traditional use and the growing body of clinical research that supports their effectiveness

We’ll also discuss complementary treatment options and practical, evidence-informed practices to help restore calm, regain a sense of control, and cultivate lasting centeredness.

Beauty & The Bath ~ The Art of Ritual Bathing

Experience one of life’s simplest pleasures: the timeless art of bathing and body care. In this workshop, we’ll celebrate the ancient ritual of cleansing, conditioning, and perfuming the skin with natural, aromatic formulations.

You’ll learn to craft:

• Fragrant bath and body oils

• Healing bath salts

• Exfoliating salt and sugar scrubs

• Soothing herbal whipped body butter

Leave with your own handmade spa treatments and the knowledge to turn every bath into a rejuvenating, sensory experience.