The Art of Aromatic Preparations
A Hands-On Mini-Course for Herbalism & Aromatherapy Lovers
Learn the essential aromatic preparation methods that bridge the worlds of herbalism and aromatherapy — giving you practical, guided experience in creating your own extracts, medicines, and rituals using aromatic plants.
Discover the Foundational Skills
Behind Every Herbal Apothecary
Whether you're making medicine for personal healing, clinical work, or sacred ritual, every powerful formula starts with the same foundational preparations — oil infusions, tinctures, salves, hydrosols, and more.
Having step-by-step, hands-on tutorials available to you is crucial…
But what you really need is a deep understanding of the why behind the how—the principles and practices that bring true potency to your medicine-making.
Because once you know how to work with aromatic plants in these ways, you’ll never be without medicine again.
Introducing…
The Aromatic Medicine-Making
Mini-Course
Foundational Herbal Preparations for the Aromatic Path
In this beautifully filmed, practical 7-part video series, clinical herbalist and aromatherapist Erika Galentin guides you through the most essential aromatic medicine preparations — step-by-step, while sharing hundreds of professional tips, tricks, and insights that save you time, money, and failed batches of medicine.
You’ll gain the foundational skills every herbalist, aromatherapist, aromatic connoisseur, and at-home healer needs to confidently craft tinctures, infused oils, salves, teas, honey extracts, and even stovetop distillations at home with aromatic plants.
But this series is more than just how-to videos — it’s an invitation to see aromatic medicine in a new light...
Aromatic Medicine Is More Than Essential Oils
Herbalism and aromatherapy were never meant to be separate.
At its core, aromatic medicine honors the whole plant
and all the ways its healing can be expressed.
Each preparation draws out unique qualities from aromatic plants and offers different benefits depending on the person and the context.
Expanding your medicine-making skillset means expanding your capacity to offer the right remedy, in the right form, at the right time.
What You'll Learn Inside the Series:
Lesson 1 - The Preparations of Aromatic Medicine
Begin your journey with a guided overview of the many ways aromatic plants can be prepared and used — internally, externally, and ritually. Understanding solvents, methods, and applications and how each brings out a different dimension of plant medicine.
Lesson 2 - Liquid Extracts (Tinctures, Glycerites, & Vinegars)
Discover the art and science behind these powerful internal medicines — how to select appropriate solvents, understand alcohol percentages, and safely prepare extracts for aromatic herbs.
Lesson 3 - Oil Infusions
Learn how to infuse raw herbs into oils for aromatherapeutic massage, topical healing, or skin support — including best practices for shelf stability and potency.
Lesson 4 - Salves & Balms
Transform infused oils into beautiful topical salves and balms with rich textures and deep aromatic resonance. Perfect for skin repair, massage, and therapeutic rituals.
Lesson 5 - Stovetop Distillation
A rare look into small-batch distillation for aromatic hydrosols — using basic kitchen tools (no professional distillation equipment required). Learn the principles behind steam distillation and how to work with fresh or dried plants.
Lesson 6 - Teas, Infusions & Decoctions
Understand how to prepare effective water-based remedies for internal use, energetic support, personal ritual and deeper plant connection — including when to infuse vs. when to decoct.
Lesson 7 - Honey Extracts
Learn three tasty methods for working with honey as a menstruum — from delectable herbal electuaries to fragrantly-infused honeys and herbal cordials — ideal for both aromatic medicine and pleasure.
Ready to start crafting? Sign up below and let's get started!
What Makes This Mini-Course Different?
🌿 Taught by a Clinician, Not a Hobbyist
Erika Galentin brings decades of clinical and teaching experience — blending the worlds of aromatherapy and herbal medicine with clarity and soul.
🌿 Made for Real-Life Practice
No over-complication. Just clear, deep-dive walkthroughs of the most important aromatic preparations — so you can start crafting confidently right away.
🌿 Rooted in Tradition & Science
You’ll learn not just the techniques, but the energetic and therapeutic reasons behind each method — based in traditional wisdom and modern evidence.
🌿 Lifetime Access
Learn at your own pace. Return anytime. Build your apothecary step-by-step.
This is your very own cooking-show style all-inclusive for aromatic crafting.
A Hands-On Herbal Series That Teaches You How To:
🌺 Choose the right preparation for each plant and purpose
🌺 Understand the energetics behind extraction methods
🌺 Gain confidence with both internal and topical preparations
🌺 Avoid common beginner mistakes and safety concerns
🌺 Integrate aromatic preparations into your herbal or aromatic practice
Why This Series Matters
In our Aromatic Medicine Garden Membership,
these videos are considered core teachings — foundational skills that support everything else.
We’ve now made them available outside of the membership for the first time in this mini-course.
If you're looking to deepen your practice with aromatic plants, this is where it starts.
No more guessing. No more cobbled-together advice.
Just grounded, accessible, complete expert-led guidance.
With no membership required.
Meet Your Instructor
Erika Galentin, MNIMH, RH (AHG)
Clinical herbalist, distiller, aromatherapist, and teacher with nearly 2 decades of clinical and educational experience.
Erika is known for her ability to demystify the complex and make aromatic medicine feel both personal and powerful.
Ready to Craft Your Own Aromatic Remedies?
Discover the beauty, purpose, and power of hands-on aromatic medicine making — in a format that’s easy to follow, deeply rooted, and ready to inspire your next steps.
Enroll today for just $97 $197
Sign up today for lifetime access to this comprehensive crafting course.
This offering is from the Aromatic Medicine Garden Membership.
(purchasing this mini-courses does not grant you membership)
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
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