David Crow, LAc
Be guided through a meditative practice to feel how the principles and practices of Illuminated Herbalism can nourish your brain and enhance your cognitive functions.
Learn about an opportunity to combine a deep knowledge of plant medicines with advanced spiritual practices by joining a comprehensive holistic certification training with one of today’s leading botanical medicine experts — to take your self-care and personal evolution to the next level.
Are you intrigued by the powerful healing properties of the natural world?
Did you know that plants and their medicinal qualities can help you overcome and prevent health challenges... while also supporting you on a contemplative journey of spiritual growth?
Classic Asian medical traditions believe that the greatest goals you can accomplish in life are 1) to take care of your health so you live in a constant state of rejuvenation and enjoy a long and vital life... and 2) to achieve illumination.
Whether you’re new to the world of herbal medicine, or you already have a foundational understanding of how to select, create, and use plant medicines to support optimal wellbeing for your mind, body, and spirit...
... we’re excited to let you know about a Shift Network year-long immersive plant medicine certification program, taught by David Crow, one of the world’s foremost herbal medicine teachers and practitioners.
The Illuminated Herbalism Certification Program will weave together practical applications of medicines from the Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Western medical systems with the cosmological wisdom and meditative processes of the spiritual lineages that produced them.
In this health-enhancing program, you have the chance to receive a vast amount of practical information about herbs as medicine — the different types of herbs and their chemical constituents, how to prepare them, and how to use them to treat the major systems in your body...
... as well as the contemplative practices they support.
For now, we’re cordially inviting you to attend a unique one-hour event — at no cost — in which David will introduce you to the most important elements of this groundbreaking approach to working with plants. He’ll share what you can expect and how your participation may transform you and those around you in ways that might now be beyond the reach of your imagination.
In this free hour-long online event, you’ll discover:
- A guided practice to experience how some of the most important principles of Illuminated Herbalism can help you improve your brain function, including focus, concentration, cognitive capacity, and more
- How to experience rejuvenation, longevity, and illumination through the inner and outer alchemy of medicinal plants
- How to use plant medicine and meditation to improve your health and wellbeing, increase your self-knowledge, and achieve spiritual illumination
- The inseparability of spirituality and nature through the direct experience of body-based awareness
- An extraordinary opportunity to participate in a first-of-its-kind Shift Network year-long intensive plant medicine certification program with David
Life-changing benefits you may experience:
- Deep immersion into the understanding and application of the preventive and curative powers of modern and ancient herbal formulas to strengthen, rejuvenate, and reclaim your health in a holistic and sustainable way
- How to maintain a high level of clinical level self-care — physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually — using herbs to enhance your spiritual practices
- Creation of your own home botanical pharmacy and preparation of a wide variety of medicines
- A vast knowledge and experience of the physical and subtle energy systems of the body, and how to use botanical medicines to treat both — according to ancient herbal lineages and their spiritual teachings
- Wisdom from renowned guest faculty — including Adriana Ayales, Dr. John Douillard, Dr. Marc Halpern, Daisy Lee, Dr. Marisa Jackson-Kinman, Puma Fredy Quispe Singona, and more
- Expert guidance through experiential learning and extensive contemplative practices
- Two live monthly integration sessions with a supportive virtual community of like-minded seekers
- And much more...
Medicinal plants can enhance and deepen your meditative practices. This is the outer alchemy — using herbs to support health, rejuvenation, and longevity — for the ultimate purpose of completing the inner alchemy of spiritual evolution.
When you consider your cognitive function, for example, you likely think about the anatomy of the brain and the physiology of your nervous system.
Meditation lineages, David says, have harnessed the power of the brain using mantra, visualization, concentration, and other contemplative practices. These processes, when used in combination with herbal medicines, potentize the therapeutic effects of the plants.
If you apply classical Ayurvedic cognition enhancing formulas, such as Saraswati Churna and Brahma Rasayana, while working with visualization techniques, you can develop higher levels of mental focus, clarity, and intelligence.
David’s revered teachings are based on millennia-old lineages of medicine, meditation, and mysticism — which offer simple and direct ways to unlock the subtle energetic dimensions of the body.
Join us and be prepared to walk away from this inspiring knowledge-filled hour with active curiosity about how you can apply Illuminated Herbalism to your life — and how plants nourish, care for, and protect your physical body... keep your mind clear and healthy... and empower you to reach your spiritual goals.
This groundbreaking certification program will be unlike any other herbal medicine certification offered... anywhere.
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What People Are Saying About David Crow, LAc...
“... respect and reverence for the traditions.”
David makes the ancient teachings of Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Tibetan medicine relevant to our times, without compromising his respect and reverence for the traditions.
— Robert Thurman, American Buddhist writer and academic
“... the wisdom of the ancient Himalayan cultures...”
David shows us how the wisdom of the ancient Himalayan cultures can benefit humanity today.
— Deepak Chopra, MD, author of How to Know God
“... always up-to-date on modern developments in his field.”
David Crow is an elite teacher of natural medicine who really knows what he’s talking about — and is able to express that deep knowledge in a way that his audience can sink their teeth into. He has the rare, remarkable ability to make clear the sometimes arcane concepts of traditional healing systems, and he’s always up-to-date on modern developments in his field.
— K.P. Khalsa, Ayurvedic herbalist and teacher
“... a clear and articulate teacher of deep herbal wisdom.”
David is a clear and articulate teacher of deep herbal wisdom. Steeped in the ancient arts, he also has his finger on the pulse of the most current research. Time spent with David is time well spent!
— Dr. Marc Halpern, president of the California College of Ayurveda
“[David’s] knowledge of botanical medicine is unsurpassed...”
David is well-traveled and weaves traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese medical wisdom together with modern scientific research and his own clinical experience. His knowledge of botanical medicine is unsurpassed — and grounded in an appreciation and love of the natural world that he brings to all his courses and topics.
— Dr. Jill Stansbury, naturopathic physician, associate professor botanical medicine, and medical director
About David Crow, LAc
David Crow has been a clinician, consultant, researcher, and educator in the field of natural medicine for over 40 years. A world-renowned speaker, author, and thought leader, David emphasizes reimagining healthcare and empowering individuals to become their own self-care experts.
David has taught extensively for more than 25 years throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He’s been a top faculty member at The Shift Network since 2015, where over 10,000 students have taken his online courses. He pioneered and hosted The Shift Network’s annual Plant Medicine Summit, which has been attended by over 300,000 people from more than 120 countries.
David was one of the first Westerners to train and be licensed in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and one of the few to study Ayurvedic and Tibetan medicine in traditional internships in Nepal and India. He was also one of the first medical pioneers to use essential oils and aromatherapy in clinical practice, and to integrate these diverse modalities into comprehensive treatments.
He’s traveled extensively for ethnobotanical research and to study traditional medical systems, including sojourns in Central and South America, Europe, North Africa, Taiwan, Burma, Nepal, and India. He’s worked with many communities around the world to establish a network of projects supporting sustainable cultivation and production of botanical medicines and artisanal essential oils.
David, who has studied extensively with numerous spiritual teachers and meditation masters in Asia, integrates these teachings into his medical practice and presentations on natural medicine and ecological spirituality.