Your body literacy journey starts here.
Get Started with online and in-person classes
Welcome to your space for cultivating a deeper relationship with plants and your body. Our class offerings are designed to help you understand how your body works, giving you tools that put you in the driver's seat of your health journey.
Our goal is to empower you with the knowledge and skills you need to make informed decisions about your health while nurturing your relationship with the science and spiritual practice of healing through herbal medicine.
Through our seasonal offerings, you will:
Explore the basics of various herbal medicine traditions like Cuanderismo, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ayurveda
Learn about human body systems; their role, how they work, and how to keep them healthy
Learn how to craft herbal remedies like medicinal teas, tinctures, syrups, and salves
Play with interactive and communal activities to deepen your learning

Stay Well, Learn Well: Herbal Immune Support for Back-to-School
Join us for a hands-on, family-friendly workshop designed to support your little ones as they head into school during a time when immune health is more important than ever. In “Stay Well, Learn Well,” we’ll explore ways plants can help your little ones stay safe and protected as they move through COVID, cold, flu, and fire season.

The Rest Tour Retreat
Realign your body, replenish your soul. Rest!
The Rest Tour creates a moment of inflection, interrupting the programming of capitalism and grind culture by creating intentional opportunities for community to rest and building spaces for them to reflect, dream, and conspire towards a future where rest interwoven through our day-to-day experiences of living.
Join us in Big Sur from November 1-4th for our second iteration of the rest tour: 4 days of rest, nervous system tending, and gentle plant medicine ceremonies!
https://momence.com/s/103428457

The Rest Tour Retreat
Realign your body, replenish your soul. Rest!
The Rest Tour creates a moment of inflection, interrupting the programming of capitalism and grind culture by creating intentional opportunities for community to rest and building spaces for them to reflect, dream, and conspire towards a future where rest interwoven through our day-to-day experiences of living.
Join us in Big Sur from July 19th to 22nd for our first iteration of the rest tour: 4 days of rest, nervous system tending, and gentle plant medicine ceremonies!
https://momence.com/s/103428457

Digestive Diseases & Herbal Remedies
Most likely, you or someone you know is impacted by one of the two most common digestive complaints: irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation. But we don't have to live impacted by these conditions!
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Digestive-Diseases-%26-Herbal-Remedies/99497216?skipPreview=true

Herbal Actions for Digestion
Want to create tailor made, effective, herbal formulas like your favorite herbalists and plant medicine brands do? Take your herbal medicine knowledge to the next level with our Herbal Actions for Digestion Class!
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Herbal-Actions-for-Digestion/99497161?skipPreview=true

Sweet Change
What is the world you want to create and how might you be able to harness the energy of anger to bring yourself into the life you want? Surprising as it sounds, there is no difference between the energy of anger and the energy of creation. Anger is asking for change to happen, and the way that is expressed does not have to be reactionary. When channelled consciously, we can use anger to effect change in ways that are actually sweet, gentle, and still very satisfying, like the energy of spring
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Sweet-Change%3A-How-Herbal-Medicine-Helps-Us-Create-the-World-We-Want-to-See/99497217?skipPreview=true

Herbalism & Digestion
Ever wondered why ginger was your mom's go-to for tummy troubles? Or why most cultures add spices like cayenne, fennel, or even cardamom to their dishes? Join me for an exploration on the Digestive System from an herbal medicine perspective! Together, we'll take a look at different herbal medicine traditions, learn approaches to understanding the Digestive System, have an in-depth discussion on 2 digestive system-supporting herbs, and build out your herbal medicine toolkit with a custom remedies we'll create together!
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Rest-and-Digest%3A-Herbalism-%26-Digestion-101/99497159?skipPreview=true

Rest and Digest: Herbal Actions for Digestion
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Rest-and-Digest%3A-Herbal-Actions-for-Digestion/99497161?skipPreview=true

Rest and Digest: Herbalism & Digestion 101
https://momence.com/Uri-Amoy-Healing-Studios%2C-LLC/Rest-and-Digest%3A-Herbalism-%26-Digestion-101/99497159?skipPreview=true
Past Classes & Events
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Sweet Change: How Herbal Medicine Helps Us Create the World We Want to See
March 2023
In partnership with Queer Skillshare, a local queer and trans community meetup group, Uri Amoy co-facilitated an intimate workshop to share about the wisdom of spring, herbs that can support us through the spring season, and how to create and herbal oxymel to support the liver.
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Prepping for Fire Season
September 2023
In partnership with Queer Skillshare, a local queer and trans community meetup group, Uri Amoy facilitated a beginner-friendly workshop to provide support preparing for fire season using herbal medicine.
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Wood Dragon Rising
February 2024
In partnership with Ishadai, Keep Coming Back Bar, and Groovy Mandy Tarot, Uri Amoy co-curated a Lunar New Year celebration to commemorate the year of the Wood Dragon! Participants enjoyed medicinal herbal mocktails, a 2024-2025 lunar new year forecast, 1:1 personalized tarot readings, and table-side herbal medicine demonstrations in Alchemy Springs, a cozy and bright urban wellness space.
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Banya and Beats
September 2024
In partnership with Alchemy Springs, Uri Amoy Healing Studios taught a mini-class where participants of the Banya and Beats wellness day could learn how herbal medicine can support them through some of fall seasons toughest threats: cold, flus, and fires!
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Sweet Change pt 2: How Herbal Medicine Helps Us Create the World We Want to See
Uri Amoy Healing Studios brought together over 20 members of the Groundfloor community to learn about the physical and spiritual qualities of the liver, how it is connected to the energy of anger and creation, and how herbal medicine can support us in harnessing this energy to shape the world in ways that are reflective of our highest values.
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Liberatory Medicine
In this class at Uri Amoy Healing Studios, participants explored the intricate functions of the respiratory system and learned how herbal medicine can support both upper and lower respiratory health. Attendees walked away with practical strategies for enhancing their respiratory health, grasped the foundations of herbal medicine, and created medicine for community members organizing and protesting for a Free Palestine
Class FAQ
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Uri Amoy Healing Studios herbal medicine classes provide a guided study on medicinal plants and how they support our bodies naturally. A typical class will feature:
Group check-ins
Discussion-style talks to learn about different body systems and how herbs support them
Step-by-step herbal medicine making demonstrations
In-depth review of two herbs’ properties (what we call a materia medica review!)
Bonus: in person classes may feature medicine tastings to help build relationships to the plants covered in classes
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Because some of our herbal preparations use alcohol as a menstruum and preservative, in person classes are to everyone over the age of 21. Virtual classes are open to all adults.
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Yes! This course is all levels. We start each class with foundational knowledge to bring everyone onto the same page. Gradually, we’ll progress together to more advanced topics. You’ll be guided every step of the way!
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Class duration varies and is listed in the event description when classes are posted.
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A notebook and pen– or your preferred way to take notes, should you wish to capture information shared during class– may prove helpful. If you’re joining as an in person attendee, medicine making materials will be provided for you unless otherwise noted in the event description or in orientation emails sent prior to class. If you’re joining virtually, a complete list of needed materials will be provided to you prior to class.
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Generally, there are no prerequisites for the classes. However, a select number of classes will build on information shared at other classes. When that is the case, it will be noted in the class details page.
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Yes! Each class will feature hands-on experience creating herbal remedies. This can include creating medicinal teas, salves, tinctures, or other herbal preparations.
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Absolutely! The knowledge gained in these classes is designed to be applicable for personal use at home.
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This course is not designed to provide any form of certification.
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Virtual classes are recorded. Students may receive a copy of the class recording if they are unable to attend class due to an emergency. Should you be in this position, please reach out so we can support you receiving a copy of the class recording.
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Please contact us at hello@uriamoyhealingstudios.com with any class questions.
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Partial refunds (50% class cost) are available up to 3 days before the start of class. Refunds cannot be processed beyond this point.
Please be aware that this policy applies exclusively to our classes and does not cover our other offerings, such as retreats. For retreat-specific policies, please refer to the waiver outlined in the retreat terms.
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Yes! A limited number of scholarships are available. You can access scholarship applications on each class’ registration page or by visiting the Scholarships Page.