PRACTICAL HERBAL EDUCATION FOR REAL LIFE
Turn confusing herbal information into clear, grounded choices for yourself, your family, and the people who depend on you.
Hi, I’m Selima Iwilla Harleston Lust. I’m a clinical herbalist, author, Professor of African American Herbalism at Spelman College, and
co-founder of Iwilla Remedy.
Beginner-friendly paths · Self-paced learning · Start low. Go slow. Build confidence as you learn.
You do not have to learn everything at once. Choose the path that matches what you want to be able to do now.
I WANT A SIMPLE FIRST STEP
Learn the essential foundations of herbal preparation in less than one hour of total video time. Make your first infusion, understand why it works, and begin a daily herbal practice without confusion or overwhelm.
I WANT TO CARE FOR MY FAMILY
Build practical herbal skills for everyday family wellness. In less than an hour a week, learn to offer thoughtful support at home while recognizing when professional medical care is needed.
I WANT DEEPER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Enter a whole-person mentorship and certification training that integrates herbal skill, emotional healing, spiritual practice, continuing education, and community support.
Real herbal confidence does not come from collecting more information. It comes from knowing how to think through four essential questions.
Learn to choose herbs that fit the person, the purpose, and the situation. Recognize potential herb-drug, herb-herb, and condition-specific interactions. The most popular recommendation is not always the right one.
Tea, infusion, decoction, tincture, glycerite, and topical preparations do different jobs. Learn how preparation, strength, dosage, and frequency shape how an herb is used.
Herbs are one part of the plan. Diet, movement, rest, and other supportive practices should work together and fit what the body needs at each stage of healing.
Responsible herbal practice includes recognizing when professional medical evaluation is the right next step.
This is the difference between trying herbs and building herbal skills you can trust.
I created the CALYPSO Healing Method® to bring clinical practice, emotional wellness, and ancestral healing tradition together.
Clinical practice gives you practical decision-making skills.
Emotional wellness recognizes the body’s lived experience.
Ancestral healing tradition honors relationship, culture, spirit, and lineage.
My teaching is rooted in African American herbal tradition and welcomes anyone who wants to build a more thoughtful, responsible relationship with plant medicine.
You are not here to memorize every plant. You are here to develop discernment, deepen your relationship with yourself through plants, and cultivate a healing practice.
“Over time, I realized there is so much more to medicine. It is not just giving someone a prescription. It is really understanding the mind-body connection. That is something that attracted me to this course. I use what I am learning in my practice, and I love it. I am eager to learn, just as much as anyone else.”
Denise, ER Doctor
Herbal Medicine for the Soul® student
“I have taken a couple herbal classes before, so I already have the basics down, but this class has already taken my understanding to another level. The way Selima teaches using a perfect balance of the spiritual side of herbalism and the science side makes both sides of my brain so excited for each lesson! If you’re looking into an herbal class, this one is a GREAT class!”
@ruelliabotanicals
Family Farmacy student
“My goal is to become an herbalist for my own family and community, and this was the best first step I have taken towards that goal! I want to help people naturally, but I want to make sure I know my stuff.”
Krista A.
Everyday Herbalism student
I wrote this book for the real-life moments when a cough lingers, sleep is difficult, digestion feels unsettled, skin flares, stress runs high, or you simply want to support your family’s everyday wellness.
Instead of searching through conflicting advice, you’ll have one grounded resource to help you understand what the body may need, which herbs may be appropriate, how to prepare them, and when professional care is the responsible next step.
Inside this 270-page guide, you’ll find:
✓ Accessible chapters covering the digestive, immune, respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, nervous, and other body systems
✓ Key herbal allies for each system and clear explanations of why you might choose them
✓ Simple remedies, recipes, and supportive lifestyle practices you can use in everyday life
Whether you are opening your first herbal book or deepening an existing practice, this is a reference you can keep close and return to as your family’s needs change across generations.
Paperback · 270 pages · $29.95
Releases worldwide November 1, 2026.
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FREE TINCTURE VIDEO SERIES + CALCULATOR
In three step-by-step videos, I’ll show you how to make a traditional folk-method tincture, create alcohol-free glycerites using both folk and weight-to-volume methods, and complete the 24-hour percolation process from start to finish.
You’ll also receive an interactive calculator that turns your herb weight, ratio, starting alcohol percentage, and target alcohol percentage into clear measurements for your batch.
✓ Nearly 44 minutes of practical video instruction
✓ Folk, weight-to-volume, glycerite, and percolation methods
✓ First-day mistakes, shelf-stability guidance, and troubleshooting
✓ Exact total menstruum, alcohol, and water calculations
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Iwilla Remedy is named for my middle name, Iwilla. Pronounced eye-WILL-uh. It means “I will rise.” My mother drew it from the words "I will arise," and carried that declaration into my name. The company was never an abstract wellness name. It is family history, and a story of turning, rising, and coming home to yourself.
Over the years, I have taught more than 6,000 students, from complete beginners to wellness and medical professionals, how to work with plant medicine confidently, clearly, and with integrity.
I started Iwilla Remedy because I know what it feels like to carry emotional pain in my body without knowing how to release it, to search for relief, for purpose, and for a way forward that truly feels like healing. That search led me to herbal medicine, and it changed everything.
Whether you are here to learn, to heal, or to deepen your connection to ancestral wisdom, there is a place for you here.
Clinical Herbalist | Author | Co-Founder, Iwilla Remedy | Professor of African American Herbalism, Spelman College | Lead Herbalist Educator, Herbal Academy
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