Botanical Resins &
Gums Course

Did you know that plant resins are some of the most treasured and versatile plant substances on Earth and are:

• Potent and effective remedies used in many ancient medical systems.

• History's most favored botanicals for beauty and cosmetic products for anti-aging and added aroma.

• At the foundations of all aromatic arts: incense, perfumery, aromatherapy.

No matter how you work with plants, incorporating botanical resins can expand your herbal or aromatic crafting into a new level of potency, effectiveness, and fulfillment.

This all-inclusive program teaches you everything you need to know about incorporating resins and gums into your herbal or aromatic practice, along with various methods for crafting them into potent topical and internal medicines, beauty products, and other aromatic delights for enjoyment and wellness.

Through learning about these long-revered substances, you’ll discover a whole new branch of botanical medicine making that can add immense benefit to your life and bring healing and enjoyment to those you love and serve.

This program ties together various herbal and aromatic crafting practices to equip you with endless possibilities on your resin and gums journey. You’ll learn how to tap into and harness the true power of the plant kingdom's most precious gems.

Working with resins can be a tricky and sticky mess... 

If you've ever tried crafting with them I'm sure you realized there's an art to it. I've heard so many stories of people feeling discouraged when their efforts end in failure.

Maybe you've wasted time, ingredients, and money having to toss out failed extracts and overly sticky projects because you didn't understand the unique properties of each type of resin you worked with...

...And you didn't know the specific methods needed to process down and make medicine with each group of resin. 

You didn't know the age-old secrets to working with difficult ingredients and calculated combinations.

After learning the precise ways of crafting resins into various products, you’ll know how to avoid common mistakes and make effective, successful resin-based preparations.

I’m Evan Sylliaasen. Back in my early 20's I discovered the power of resins through incense and aromatherapy, then learned how to craft them into other extra-potent medicinal and aromatic preparations. I felt like I unlocked a special key to the natural world of healing by tapping into these powerful, gem-like substances that the ancients revered. 

Through my work with my company Higher Mind Incense and my school, The Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine, I’ve seen beginning medicine makers encounter the same problems over and over when trying to work with resins. Because there are basics that you must understand about these complex substances that can make working with them a breeze instead of a discouraging struggle. 

That’s why I created The Botanical Resins & Gums Course and put everything I have into it. I cover every aspect of working with resins across various aromatic and medicinal practices, leaving you with a complete experience and many avenues to pursue to your heart’s content. 

• As topical preparations: salves, creams, lotions, body butters, balms, chapstick, serums, chest rubs, ointments & liniments.
• As incense for respiratory health, emotional & psychological balance.
• As potent first-aid remedies for cuts, bruises, scrapes, sprains, sports injuries, arthritis, pain, rashes.
  
• Make your own resin-based beauty products for anti-aging, skin rejuvenation, and added aroma.
• Use them as essential oil for all things health and wellness related.
• Craft them into effective internal remedies like tinctures and cordials for acute and chronic disorders.
• Sooth the nervous system and relieve anxiety and stress.
• Fight off infections, colds, and flus while strengthening your immunity.
• For fragrant enjoyment in the form of incense, perfumery, essential oils, or added into any DIY herbal creations.
• Add depth to your spiritual practice, prayer, meditation or ceremony.
• Share your resin creations with others through your business or as treasured gifts to friends and family.
• And much more!

Gain insights into the ancient stories and historical importance of resins, and learn about the composition, terminology, groups, and unique types of resins and how to best work with each in your practice.

Learn the traditional medicinal qualities of resins and their important role in ancient healing practices. Discover their sacred attributes and why they're the #1 universal ritual tool in every spiritual practice and religion. 

Learn how to properly process and extract resins, then make them into resin-based salves, balms, ointments, lotions, creams, body butters, chapsticks, massage oils, serums, and other preparations.

Get unique step-by-step instructions for crafting each type of resin into powerful alcohol extracts and internal medicines for chronic and acute health issues and for general health and wellness.

Learn about using resins in their essential oil form for aromatherapeutic benefit, and how to add them in the proper ratios to various topical preparations. Plus, discover important safety guidelines and best practices for their use.

Discover why resins are the oldest foundational botanicals in natural perfumery and learn how to make your own solid, spray-on, and roll-on perfumes. Become skilled at formulating your own amazing smelling creations.

PLUS, work at your own pace and complete the training stress-free in your own time.

If you're totally new to working with resins and gums this program will build the 

proper foundations that will give you the confidence and competence to master crafting with them.  

And if you're already making herbal or aromatic preparations of any kind, great!

You're about to learn how to add a powerful new addition to your medicine making practice and 

enhance the potency and effectiveness of your creations.

All of the wisdom, tips and tricks I've gathered over the years is packaged up for you into one priceless program.

That's 13+ years of...

• Getting to know countless resins first-hand, from out in nature to the crafting table, to experiencing their medicine and aromas.

• Finding the best methods and what doesn't work through over a decade of trial and error.

• Formulating products for one of the top natural incense companies.

• Gathering stories of healing and witnessing joy and gratitude through sharing my resin preparations with others.

I've put my heart and soul into this course, and I guarantee 

you won't find anything else out there like it.

Want to work with resins, but haven’t been sure where to start?

Like many, you can search online or in books and try to put bits and pieces

together over the years, but never feel like you’ve got the whole picture.

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Perhaps you’ve already started adding them to some preparations

but have felt the frustrations that so many others face... 

...You’ve spent time and money trying to figure out the right ingredients and 

formulations to get the products you want, but know that there’s pieces missing. 

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Or maybe you’re more advanced but want to branch out into new medicine making practices. 

You have a sense that expanding your resin crafting skills could add so much to your practice

but don’t know the depth of its resources or where to begin.

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The answer to all of the above lies before you, and I encourage you to 

take the next step on your plant path and join The Botanical Resins & Gums Course.

Click below to get started.