David Crow, LAc
Join an advanced community clinic where you’ll learn how to think through complex health challenges, sharpen your clinical reasoning skills, and develop a deeper understanding of both herbal and conventional medicine.
Along the way, you’ll gain the confidence to make more informed health decisions for yourself, advocate more effectively for your loved ones, and better support your clients.
Have you ever wished you could sit beside a master healer during a consultation and listen as they connect the dots between symptoms, medications, lab results, health history, and treatment options?
Many healers interested in plant medicine take courses and certifications to gain a deeper understanding of herbal medicine, physiology, and the principles of clinical-level self-care.
But eventually a new question arises:
How do you actually apply all of that knowledge when faced with a real person, a complicated health history, conflicting symptoms, multiple diagnoses, pharmaceutical medications, and years of accumulated health challenges?
This is where critical clinical thinking begins, and it’s exactly what Master Clinical Herbalist David Crow’s 7-month community clinic is designed to teach.
Created exclusively for students and practitioners of herbal and holistic medicine, this seven-month community offers a rare opportunity to step inside the consultation room and observe how David approaches real-world health challenges.
David has more than 40 years of experience helping people heal through the wisdom of plants. Internationally recognized for his expertise in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tibetan medicine, and botanical therapeutics, he has spent decades studying, teaching, and preserving plant-based healing traditions from around the world.
David is known for his ability to bridge ancient healing knowledge with modern science, ecology, and spiritual practice. His work has inspired thousands of students and practitioners worldwide to cultivate a deeper relationship with medicinal plants, natural healing, and the living intelligence of the natural world.
Through live clinical discussions, consultations, case reviews, and interactive teaching sessions, you’ll learn how David evaluates complex situations, asks the right questions, identifies patterns, weighs competing possibilities, and develops practical recommendations rooted in both natural and conventional medicine.
This will allow you to develop these same critical-thinking skills yourself.
Because in today’s increasingly complex healthcare landscape, one of the most valuable skills any practitioner, student, or health advocate can possess is the ability to ask better questions, think more clearly, and make informed decisions amidst uncertainty.
Rather than following a rigid curriculum, each gathering will be shaped by the cases presented, the questions that arise, and the collective learning needs of the group.
The result is a dynamic educational experience that brings clinical concepts to life in ways that books, lectures, and prerecorded trainings simply can’t.
Learn How to Think Through Health Challenges Like a Skilled Health Advocate
We live in a time when people are overwhelmed by health information.
One expert says you need medication. Another says you should avoid medication at all costs. One practitioner recommends a supplement protocol. Another recommends a completely different approach.
Many people are left trying to sort through conflicting opinions without the tools needed to make informed decisions.
David’s work has always focused on helping people move beyond simplistic answers and develop the ability to think critically about their health.
He teaches people how to evaluate information thoughtfully, understand context, ask better questions, and become active participants in their healthcare decisions.
Throughout this program, you’ll learn how to navigate the complexities of both allopathic and natural medicine with greater confidence and discernment.
What You’ll Learn
Across seven months, David will help you develop practical skills that can serve you for the rest of your life, including:
- How to create and analyze a chronological health history
- How past illnesses, medications, injuries, infections, and life events influence present-day health
- How to identify potential connections between medications and ongoing symptoms
- How to think critically about diagnoses, treatment recommendations, and health claims
- How to evaluate laboratory findings within a larger clinical context
- How to understand the strengths and limitations of both natural and conventional medicine
- How to navigate conversations with healthcare providers more effectively
- How to assess herb-drug interactions and safety considerations
- How to determine when supporting terrain immunity, attacking microbes, or combining approaches may be appropriate
- How to develop a more sophisticated understanding of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, recovery, and rejuvenation
This seven-month community offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to learn directly from an experienced practitioner as he works through real cases, real questions, and real health challenges in real time.
Whether you’re seeking deeper understanding for your own health journey, greater confidence in navigating the medical system, or advanced clinical insight for your professional practice…
… this is your opportunity to benefit directly from David’s decades of clinical experience while developing the practical skills needed to make wiser, more informed decisions about health and healing alongside a community of curious, engaged graduates learning together at a deeper level.
A Community Teaching Clinic
David will conduct two live clinical consultations per session, creating opportunities for you to observe his process in real time.
Each consultation becomes an invaluable teaching experience.
You’ll witness how David gathers information, analyzes timelines, investigates contributing factors, evaluates medications and laboratory findings, and identifies practical next steps.
The educational value extends far beyond the individual receiving the consultation. Again and again, David’s students discover that the lessons found in someone else’s case illuminate their own.
Patterns become easier to recognize, connections become clearer, questions you didn’t know to ask begin to emerge, and your understanding deepens with every session.
An Opportunity to Step Into the Consultation Seat
In addition to learning through the cases presented each week, participants will have the opportunity to volunteer for live consultations throughout the community clinic.
While not every class participant may be selected, members of the community will receive the first opportunity to be considered for these clinical consultations.
Students often bring questions such as:
- Could my medication be contributing to my symptoms?
- How do I deal with this lingering long COVID or chronic inflammation?
- Where do I even begin when there are multiple diagnoses, medications, and symptoms involved?
- Is this symptom part of aging, medication effects, chronic infection, or something else?
Whether you’re seeking insight into your own health challenges, navigating a complex situation involving a loved one, or looking for guidance around a client case, these real-world questions create rich learning opportunities for everyone involved while also providing insight into a situation that matters directly to you.
Mentorship Community Overview
The format is practical, interactive, and deeply educational.
Three times each month for seven months, you’ll gather live with David for a two-hour Community Clinic designed to strengthen your understanding of clinical-level self-care and help you think through health challenges with greater confidence and discernment.
Each session includes live consultations, case reviews, clinical discussions, and opportunities to learn directly from David’s reasoning process as he works through real-world health concerns. You’ll discover how to connect the dots between symptoms, medications, health history, laboratory findings, herbal medicine, and treatment options.
This is a dedicated space to move beyond theory and develop the practical critical-thinking skills needed to navigate both natural and conventional medicine more effectively.
If you’re ready to deepen your understanding of clinical herbalism, become a more informed advocate for your health, and learn how an experienced practitioner approaches complex cases, this mentorship community was created for you.
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What You’ll Discover in These Modules
In this 21-module transformational course, David will guide you through the skills and competencies you’ll need to learn how to think through complex health challenges with greater clarity, confidence, and clinical understanding so you can make more informed decisions about health and wellbeing for yourself, your loved ones, and your clients.
Join the Livestream — or Stream Later to Watch at Your Convenience
You’ll connect with David and experience his teachings through livestreaming on any connected device. This connection is easy to use and will enhance the impact of David’s transmissions. Can’t make it live? After each class, you can stream the video and audio recordings to enjoy anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Course Sessions 2026-07-07 1:00:00 pm.
Here’s What You’ll Receive
Twenty-One 120-Minute Community Clinic “Circle” Sessions With David Crow, LAc
Experience a unique opportunity to be mentored by and learn from Master Clinical Herbalist David Crow, LAc – from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes a livestreaming video option and will guide you to develop the critical-thinking skills needed to connect the dots between symptoms, medications, health history, lab findings, and treatment options so you can make more informed health decisions. Sessions are on 2026-07-07 1:00:00 pm.
Twenty-One Video Recordings of Community Sessions
After each session, the video will be available for you to stream in a high-quality format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Twenty-One Audio Recordings of Community Sessions
After each session, the audio will be available for you to stream. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Twenty-One Transcripts of Community Sessions
You’ll also receive an auto-generated transcript shortly after each session is completed, making it easy to review, search, print, and highlight important insights and practices. Your transcripts will be accessible via your Course Homepage and the Shift Companion mobile app for convenient learning and review anytime.
Connect. Share. Grow.
Our exclusive online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each mentorship gathering. Here, you can share and engage with your co-creative cohort to take your exploration to an even deeper level. We’ve created a new private Community Clinic platform — right inside your community Homepage. No Facebook, no extra logins. Just click into the Community section to share insights, ask questions, and connect in a simple, welcoming space designed just for you.
Enjoy 20% Off Select On-Demand Courses
As part of your Community Clinic membership, you’ll receive an exclusive 20% coupon to use on a curated selection of Shift Network on-demand courses through September 15, 2026. Whether you’re curious about other visionary faculty or want to explore new healing modalities, this is a great opportunity to deepen your journey at your own pace. Choose from powerful topics including Shamanism, Dreamwork, Sound Healing, Science and Spirituality, Somatic Movement, Energy Healing, and more. Your coupon code and access details will be shared in your member portal.
Herbal Supplier Discount Package
10% Discounts on Purchases From Banyan Botanicals and From Herbalist & Alchemist
David’s extensive knowledge of plant medicine means he has years of experience in selecting the best suppliers for his formulas. As part of your participation in this course, you’ll receive 10% savings on purchases made from two of David’s recommended herbal suppliers. Banyan Botanicals produces the highest-quality Ayurvedic products using certified organic herbs that are sustainably sourced and fairly traded. Herbalist & Alchemist’s mission is to develop, manufacture, and distribute herbal supplements that are of the highest quality, manufactured from plant material that originates in harmony with the environment — organically grown, ethically wild-crafted, or sustainably harvested. No purchase is required for the course, and it’s not required to use products from these particular brands. You may use whatever products you’d like for your learning.
What Graduates of David’s Courses Are Saying…
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An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join This Program, The Herbalists Community Clinic
We feel honored that David Crow, LAc has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online course. This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with a master clinical herbalist, researcher, and educator of natural medicine whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
If you’re serious about developing the practical skills to evaluate symptoms, medications, diagnoses, and treatment options more effectively, empowering you to become a more knowledgeable advocate for yourself and those you care about, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind program.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your own evolution, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
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If you don’t absolutely LOVE The Herbalists Community Clinic — or don’t feel that it meets your needs — please submit your refund request form on or before July 21, 2026 and we’ll happily issue qualifying customers a refund.
More Praise for David Crow, LAc
American Buddhist writer and academic
President of the California College of Ayurveda
Naturopathic physician, associate professor of botanical medicine, and medical director
Registered Herbalist, American Herbalists Guild
Co-Author of Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief
About David Crow, LAc
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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.
As a teacher, 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.
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