Expand your herbal or aromatic
practice by Learning the subtle craft of
resin-based products for
Medicine, wellness, beauty & pleasure
Bring healing and enjoyment to people’s lives through
herbal Crafting with botanical resins
Did you know that plant resins are some of the most treasured and versatile botanical substances on Earth?
• They're an important aspect of many ancient medical systems as potent and effective remedies...
• They're history's most favored botanicals for beauty and cosmetic products for anti-aging and added aroma...
• They're 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...
Imagine making your own natural, custom-formulated herbal products for health, wellbeing, ritual, or pleasure with hundreds of botanical resins to choose from.
Stop Guessing at How to Craft with resins
Working with resins can be a tricky and sticky experience...
If you've ever tried working with them you've likely realized there's an art to crafting with them.
Many people get 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 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.
~ The Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine Presents ~
THE only ONLINE TRAINING ON resins & gums
This one-of-a-kind program teaches you the core aspects and various methods for crafting plant resins into potent topical and internal medicines, beauty products, and other herbal creations 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 medicine making practices to equip you with endless possibilities for your resin crafting endeavors. You’ll learn how to tap into and harness the true power of the plant kingdom's most precious gems.
Hi, I’m Evan Sylliaasen. Back in my early 20's I discovered the power of resins through incense and aromatherapy, then I learned how to craft them into countless other medicinal and aromatic preparations. I felt like I unlocked a special key to the natural world of healing by tapping into these potent 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.
And that’s why I created The Botanical Resins & Gums Course after so many requests over the years. I decided to put everything I have into this and cover every aspect of resins across all aromatic and medicinal practices, leaving you with a complete experience and many avenues to pursue to your heart’s content.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
the foundations of resins & gums
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.
The Medicinal & ritual uses of resins
Learn the traditional medicinal qualities of resins and their important role in ancient medicine practices. Discover their sacred attributes and why they're the #1 universal ritual tool in every spiritual practice and religion.
how to Make any kind of topical resin product
Learn how to properly break down, powder, and extract resins, then make them into resin-based salves, balms, ointments, lotions, creams, body butters, chapsticks, massage oils, serums, and more.
How to Make internal resin medicines
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.
Using resins for aromatherapy
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.
Create natural perfumes with resins
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.
"Few people are aware of the great diversity of resin-producing plants or the remarkable roles resins play in the lives of plants people."
- Jean Langenheim
Ecologist, Biologist
ways to benefit from plant resins:
- Incorporate them into any topical preparation: salves, creams, lotions, body butters, balms, chapstick, serums, chest rubs, ointments, and liniments.
- As incense for respiratory health and balancing emotional and psychological issues
- As potent first-aid remedies for cuts, bruises,
scrapes, sprains, sports injuries, arthritis, pain,
rashes
- Infused into beauty products for their renowned anti-aging benefits, skin rejuvenation, and added aromas
- Use them in essential oil form 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, much more...
This Program Is For You If:
- You're an herbalist, aromatherapist, incense or essential oil lover who's ready to expand into a whole new realm of botanical medicine making.
You’re eager to learn how to easily prepare resins for countless topical and internal uses for the benefit of your friends and family, your clients or customers, or yourself.
You’re tired of buying expensive herbal products and want to learn to make your own natural, personalized resin-based preparations for health, wellness, enjoyment, and beauty.
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS
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.
Here's What You Get:
- 5 core modules of in-depth training on herbal and aromatic crafting with resins and gums
- 32 visually stimulating training videos, with close-ups of live action
- 32 PDF handouts and classification charts to make your resin crafting simple and easy
- A library of recipes for topical oil-based preparations, internal alcohol preparations, perfumes, incense, essential oil blends, and more
- 32 MP3s and video transcript handouts of each lesson for easy listening on the go
- My personal sourcing list and Expert Guide to Sourcing pure, natural, ethical, and sustainable resin products
- My Wild-harvesting Guide for foraging your own resins in nature
- Hundreds of expert tips and tricks from my decade of professional experience working with resins and aromatic medicine.
PLUS, work at your own pace and complete the training stress-free in your own time
Course Outline:
Week 1 - Resins & Gums: Nature's Most Potent Botanical Treasures
• Lesson 1: Introduction - What Exactly are Resins and Gums?
• Lesson 2: The Histories and Stories of Resins & Gums
• Lesson 3: Navigating Resin Terminology & Composition
• Lesson 4: The Sustainability of Resins
• Lesson 5: 5 Steps to Sourcing Quality, Ethical & Sustainable Resins
• Lesson 6: 3 Steps for Burning Resins as Incense Properly
Plus, my Sustainable Sourcing Guide, Source List, and Master Resins & Gums Species List
Week 2 - The Medicine & Magic of Resins
• Lesson 1: The Medicine of Resins - Traditional Ways to Use Resins for Healing
• Lesson 2: Walkthrough of 5 Common Resins and their Medicinal Benefits and Uses
• Lesson 3: The Spiritual and Ritual Uses of Resins From Around the World
• Lesson 4: Ways to Nourish Your Human/Plant Connection
• Lesson 5: How to Wild-Harvest and Store Your Own Resins - Field Guide
• Lesson 6: 2 Easy Methods for Making Incense with Resins
Plus, resin plant profiles and recipes for making loose incense.
Week 3 - Oil Extraction & Making Resin-Based Products
• Lesson 1: Preparing Resins for Oil Extractions
• Lesson 2: Resin Extractions and Carrier Oils Breakdown
• Lesson 3: The Oil Preparations: A Guide on The Topical Oil-Based Products
• Lesson 4: How to Process and Powder Resins Properly
• Lesson 5: Step-by-Step Process for Making a Resin Infused Oil
• Lesson 6: How to Make a Resin-Based Salve for First-Aid, Pain, Sore Muscles, Cold and Flu Symptoms & More
Plus, resin plant profiles and recipes for every type of topical oil-based preparation.
Week 4 - Alcohol Extraction & Making Internal Medicines
• Lesson 1: Resin Alcohol Extractions & Core Uses
• Lesson 2: The Foundations of Alcohol Extraction
• Lesson 3: The Folk Tincturing Method with Resins
• Lesson 4: How to Make a Resin Tincture Step-by-Step
• Lesson 5: The Double Alcohol Extraction Method
• Lesson 6: Making Delicious Resin-Based Cordials
Plus, more resin plant profiles and recipes for cordials, mouthwashes, and liniments.
Week 5 - Essential Oils, Aromatherapy & Natural Perfumery w/ Resins
• Lesson 1: Resin Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
• Lesson 2: Essential Oil Types & Extraction Methods
• Lesson 3: The Foundations of Natural Perfumery
• Lesson 4: How to Make 3 Types of Natural Perfumes
• Lesson 5: The Method of Fragrance Notes & Perfume Formulation
• Lesson 6: Integration & Next Steps
Plus, recipes for essential oil blends and 3 types of perfumes.
~ THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND ~
This is literally the first & only
online course on resins.
nowhere else is so much information and
step-by-step crafting instruction offered.
All of the wisdom, tips and tricks I've gathered over the years is
packaged up for you into one priceless program.
That's 12+ years of
• studying and crafting with resins
• finding the best methods and what doesn't work through a decade of trial and error
• formulating products for one of the top natural incense companies
• witnessing healing, joy, and gratitude through gifting my resins preparations to others
I've put my heart and soul into this course, and I know
you won't find anything else out there like it.
It’s Time to Take the Next Step
Perhaps you want to be working with resins, but aren’t 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.
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.
——
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 start.
I encourage you to take the next step on your plant path and join The Botanical Resins & Gums Course.
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HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING
"Evan's teachings came at the perfect time on my healing journey. Whether you're wanting to expand your knowledge of the healing properties of plants, deepen your connection to your heart and intuition, or want to add more tools to your self healing toolbox, this school IS A MUST for an incredibly expansive journey."
LeAnn Rimes, Country Singer, & Soul Blogger
"I’ve worked with herbs as a community kitchen wise woman crafting teas, tinctures, and oxymels for friends and family. This school has so much practical knowledge with the right amount of do it yourself for me to continue on my journey. I highly recommend this school!"
Andrea McCluskey, Maryland
"What I’ve learned through this school has changed the direction of my life entirely. I went from a timid and confidence-lacking herbal dabbler to full-on aromatic medicine maker with Evan’s expert guidance. Never before have I seen so much dedication and care from a teacher. This school will change your life!"
Brian Lambert, Oregon
"The moment I found Evan's teachings, I felt like I finally found what I’d been searching for in the world of plants and traditional aromatherapy. In just a few months Evan’s teachings have expanded my practice more than anything in the 30 years I’ve been immersed in it!"
Dana March, Colorado
"The Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine has given me a whole new lens to see the plant kingdom and healing as a whole through. Crafting botanicals for their scents and medicines is an art form that has been demystified through these courses."
Amber Sheridan, Michigan
“I owe my deep gratitude to Evan and his mind and heart-opening teachings. Not only have I ventured into exciting new arenas within the plant kingdom that he has opened to me, but I’ve also made incredible personal transformations alongside my ever-transforming practice with plants. Thank you!”
Ayla Connor, Washington
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Frequently Asked Questions:
When does the program start?
As soon as you enroll you’ll have instant access to the first module. From there, every 7 days a new module will be released to you for a total of 5 modules. Though you can start the course whenever you are able and can work at your own pace.
How long do I have to complete the course?
This is a 5 week course. However, there are no time constraints so you can start, complete, and revisit content in your own time.
How can I use this skill to support myself financially?
There are many ways to support yourself with the art of resin crafting:
- Sell your creations at your own shop or website, at events, fairs, or farmer’s markets, or sell wholesale to other stores.
- Prescribe medicinal preparations to your patients, or supply other health professionals with your therapeutic products.
- Create custom formulas for other companies.
- Host in-person workshops to share the gift of crafting with resins.
Will I be able to communicate with you and other students?
You’ll have excellent student support, and can also reach out to Evan personally if needed. You’ll be able to ask questions and converse inside the course within each module with Evan and other students.
What materials do I need for the course, and how much will it all cost?
This course teaches you how to craft many different resin preparations. You can choose to learn all of them, or just the ones that you're called to most. For all preparations you will need at least 1 kind of resin (5 to 10 ounces). As you begin the course you will find sourcing information for resins in the downloads section.
For all other materials and ingredients, you will discover what you need for each preparation in the course. It is possible to spend as little as $20 for materials and tools for the course while making every preparation taught. You can do so by wild-harvesting your own resins and other ingredients (a skill taught in the course), and getting creative with tool options that you likely already have. Some students who already have resins and other possible materials needed could get away with not spending any additional money. Though most students who want to purchase ingredients and designated tools could spend between $50 and $80 on average.
Will I get a certificate for completing the course?
Yes. Upon course completion of all modules and lessons you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Do you have a guarantee?
Yes! You have 30 days to decide if the program is really right for you. If it’s not a good fit for you at this time, let us know and you’ll get a full refund.
Are resins sustainable?
Resin crafting can be a 100% sustainable practice. A handful of very popular resins are threatened in the wild and should be avoided. There are many sustainable farms and abundant sources from the wild to discover with my Sustainable Sourcing Roadmap, which you’ll receive in the course.
Have A Question Or Concern?
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