Receive advanced insights, practices and teachings for experiencing the profound benefits of medicinal plants for your health, well-being, longevity and spiritual transformation.

Become initiated into a new and synergistic relationship with the plant kingdom – learning to work with plants as multi-dimensional allies for your body, emotions, mind and soul.

In the modern West, we’ve been raised to think of plants in a mechanistic way, at best nourishment for our bodies or beauty for our gardens.

But the truth is that our lives completely depend on plants just to survive and they hold many master keys to a life in which we truly thrive.

They can help us heal disease, clear our minds, cleanse toxins and open to higher consciousness. They can rebalance our emotions, release our addictions and expand our vision.

If we relate to plants with curiosity, humility and reverence, they can teach us a great deal about ourselves, sacred living and our connection to each other.

This is likely not news to you. You have probably long suspected there is much more to understand about plants, evolution and your relationship with the natural world.

You may be fascinated by systems of natural medicine like Ayurveda, Chinese wisdom and working with herbs.

You may be curious about how essential oils, flowers and herbs affect your moods and shift your consciousness.

The challenge you face, though, is that opening the portal to a truly new-paradigm relationship with plants can take a lifetime of study in many disciplines – from botany to medicine to different spiritual practices.

There is a lot of hype and misinformation. Science tends to view the esoteric healing lore of plants with skepticism, preferring the clinical simplicity of tested drugs. And on the other side, every major botanical tradition that holds great wisdom also has blind spots, gaps and even exaggerations.

Rather than trying to sift through all this information on your own, what if you could take a 6-month, virtual journey with a master guide who has spent decades being initiated into the practical, medical, psychological and spiritual powers of plants?

Imagine a virtual apprenticeship with a wise sage at the forefront of experimentation and practice. David Crow, L.Ac, founder of the highly-respected Floracopeia, is one of today’s greatest synthesizers of wisdom lineages regarding plants. He has studied the research, and immersed himself in the ancient healing lineages.

And now he can accelerate your learning and open a whole new world, one that empowers you to better heal and nourish your body, mind, and soul (as well as loved ones around you).

In the Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive David will share precise insights about using plants – from medicinal mushrooms to flowering herbs – for healing, cleansing, longevity, cognitive functioning, meditation, and far more.

David has journeyed deep into Chinese and Ayurvedic traditions. He’s learned from masters the world over and synthesized what really works into 16 modules in which you’ll discover the full spectrum of the powers of medicinal plants – from clearing your mind to detoxing your body to liberating your soul.

Learning to apply his clear insights and practices, you will see the plant kingdom with new eyes and experience life in a more multidimensional way. Each plant, herb and flower is a pathway into a deeper relationship with your body, mind and soul – and thus, a portal to spiritual awakening.

If you choose to take this journey with David, you’ll experience a profound, new understanding of medicinal plants that links your biology, ecology, the growth of your consciousness and a felt sense of connection with all of life.

You’ll discover that plants are sentient beings joined in complex and mysterious ways to the health of our bodies and minds.

This new relationship with plants leads to a transformational journey that is grounded, earthy and sustainable in which you become intimately interconnected with the intelligence of nature.

As you experience your biological unity with the plant kingdom, you embark on an exciting voyage in consciousness that can open you up to a new understanding of medicinal herbs, aromatherapy, meditation and spirituality. This manifests in many ways, from the herb gardens you grow to the use of essential oils.

By understanding plants in a multi-dimensional way, you open up a deeper cosmological view and a more dynamic relationship with the life force. You cultivate more prana or chi. You harmonize your bodily systems. You heal old traumas.

You can envision this new relationship with the plant kingdom in terms of growing new and deeper roots for embodied living. This strengthened root system allows you to weather metaphorical storms, droughts and other life challenges – from health crises to aging to the loss of loved ones.

This increase in groundedness has collective as well as personal benefits. If we’re trying to grow a healthy new culture, we need to to connect to biological realities that allow us to grow in a way that is sustainable.

Put simply, reconnecting with plants re-establishes our relationship with the ground of being.

Our planet is in ecological crisis at least partially because we have come to view ourselves as separate and “above” nature, causing us to be destructive, wasteful and neglectful, not to mention unhealthy and unhappy.

The Value of a Master Guide

There is perhaps no better guide for the journey into a new paradigm of relating to the plant kingdom than David Crow, who unifies wisdom from many streams of healing practices into a coherent understanding.

For more than 30 years he’s pioneered a path that’s about harnessing the power of plants to infuse more intelligence in your body, mind and soul – giving you a more organic wisdom and sustainable connection with life.

David will show you how to relate more deeply with medicinal plants for rejuvenation, cleansing and awakening.

He’ll draw from strands as diverse as Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and essential oils to shift the foundation of how you relate to plants – from seeing them as mechanistic objects to wise, sentient allies.

You’ll receive a profound understanding of working with medicinal plants, food plants, flowers, mushrooms, aromatic ceremonial plants and essential oils as a doorway into understanding health, spirituality and true wellness.

You’ll learn about detoxifiers, adaptogens, anti-inflammatories, cognitive enhancers, pain relievers, longevity enhancers, and sacred plants for opening meditative consciousness.

David will balance high-level theoretical and spiritual insights alongside specific remedies and protocols that you can put into practice in your life immediately. You’ll learn how to eat far more healthfully and joyfully in a way that really nourishes your body. You’ll learn about specific therapeutic herbs, plant essences and oils that can rebuild your energy and clarify your focus.

In every class, you’ll gain important information about medicinal plants that can be applied for physical and emotional balance.

And you’ll also engage a paradigm shift toward real reverence for plants – which is the beginning of a sacred relationship with nature.

Ultimately, this program offers a gateway to ecological spirituality – the antidote for the destruction and suffering we are causing ourselves and all life on Earth. And you’ll learn very specific information about many categories of plants that can benefit you.

What Graduates of Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution are Saying...

I have loved this course and the experience with The Shift Network. I felt well informed and supported all the way through. The information and learning I received was powerful and important to me. The introduction was clear and precise about the content and the layout of the course. I received what I expected and more. My expectations have definitely been met and I am happy to recommend The Shift Network to anyone that is considering enrolling for a course with them. Thanks heaps to Amy and David. I loved the course!!!
– Michelle, Nelson, New Zealand

I have been asking for many years for a teacher to come to me who could teach me the ways of the plant world and along came this course. The insight and teachings have changed my life and the way I work with plants. With the planet in so much turmoil, this course is a must and I would recommend it to those of us who wish to heal the earth. Thank you to The Shift Network for giving me this great gift.
– Alison Strickland, Victoria, BC, Canada

The information we received in this course was so fundamentally important that I think it should be given to every human being on the planet. It is what should be being taught to our children in schools. If we understood this information we would never have a climate change problem.
– Wendy, New Zealand

Pure inspiration! It was food for the soul something that I obviously needed right at this time. I feel so much more awakened to the interdependence of all things through experience. David Crow is a true gift. Great to have the recordings available too so I could listen when it suited.
– Fiona, Australia

As a gardener and herbalist I am deeply touched and renewed from the experience of this course. The sharing of the healing Wisdom of the Kingdom of nature as articulated in this course kindled warmth of heart, hope and peace in me.
– Monique, Sebastopol, CA

This material that David presented can spark many people to wake up to themselves and their world. When that connectedness is discovered between human beings and the rest of nature, there is a relief and relaxation that happens.
– Gina Mermelstein, Halifax, Nova Scotia

This course affirmed, reaffirmed, and taught me new things that I believe are essential to living well on the planet and working intimately with life. I am a therapist working with many people, and I found myself bringing the living, abundant, wisdom of plants into my work... often. Everyone LOVED it!
– Lisa Hartwick, MA (Psych) RCC, British Columbia, Canada

I’ve learned to interact and unite with the trees and plants that have always been here for us. It’s amazing to know how intelligent these plants are and that it is so important to preserve nature so we can continue enjoying her fruits. I have learned to be more sensitive to our environment and to become one with our life force energy of our plants.
– Theresa Harrison, San Diego, CA

I have never heard a speaker more connected and on the right path for the right reasons than David Crow. I support and trust him in all his subjects and believe in him as a real and honest teacher with only goodness in his heart. I believe i have learned more of all the right things with him and place him, for me, as important as Jon Kabat-Zinn or even Alan Watts. His material is directly relatable to my life and connected to Plants, the Earth and Our place in it.
– Kelli, Sweden

This course has deeply increased my understanding and connection to all the huge variety of healing,medicinal plants... giving me so much new knowledge that can only benefit my life ,my loved ones and ultimately Mother Earth and all humanity.., David Crow’s knowledge, deep integrity and gentle heart are truly outstanding.
– Edoarda, Sydney, Australia

My relationship with the plant world has NEVER been better. This course has deepened my walk on this beautiful blue planet in ways that I’m sure I won’t realize for years to come. I am blessed to have taken this course and give deep thanks to David and his helpers, teachers and friends that have participated in his journey that brought him to this place of sharing his insights. Blessings and gratitude.
– Lauri Lincoln, Thurman, IA

A great subject matter presented in an easy to understand format. I would recommend this course to anyone who has interest in botanicals and their healing powers.
– Cindi, Canada

Join the Global Community

The Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive not only offers some of the most advanced online botanical teachings currently available, it also offers a thriving global community of support.

Join your fellow students and practitioners from across the world in the live interactive conference calls or in our online community to support and learn from each other while you learn to integrate advanced practices with medicinal plants into your life.

This international community is also at the leading edge of a global movement of people who are committed to manifesting a better world for all beings. This emerging planetary movement is rooted in an open heart, and stands for the principles of mutual support, cooperation, harmony and reverence for all of life.

Here’s What You’ll Receive

An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive

We feel honored that David Crow has chosen to partner with The Shift Network on this exclusive, LIVE online training. As you may know, this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from a skilled and masterful herbalist and plant medicine expert.

Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals – which would cost thousands of dollars). You’ll also be able to benefit from David’s incredible teachings and practices, from the comfort of your home – at your own pace!

If you’re serious about deepening your access to plant medicine and botanicals and live in a more harmonious way with yourself and others, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones – and our world – to take this one-of-a-kind training.

If you’re ready to take the next step in evolving yourself, click the register button below to reserve your space now.

More Praise for David Crow...

I wish I was a good writer in order to fully express how since taking the course I seem to have developed a deep love and a relationship with the plants around me. About 5 years ago I had the concrete in my front yard removed i could not understand why i could not accept planter boxes rather than going through all the trouble anxiety and criticism from my neighbors. Now when i come home I am greeted by a lush array of plants. I now speak to them and thank them for the beautiful healing energy they provide, I am also slowly removing the concrete from the backyard but with great enthusiasm. Not with anxiety I experienced prior.
– Jacqueline, Brooklyn, NY

Many insights from a good teacher. I especially appreciated the experiential part, how David Crow led us to many places which we can now continue to explore on our own. I came away with a profound sense of the interconnectedness and deep wisdom of Nature, and Life moving through all of it and us.
– Diana Mongeau, Errington, BC, Canada

What I liked most of this course is that it made me aware of the importance of the plants in our daily life. How we can communicate with them and obtain answers. It sound a little funny, but, yes, it’s all in paying attention. I liked very much the information of the healing oils and want to learn more about this theme. All remedies to our emotional, physical and mental health lies in medicinal plants, eating, smelling, rubbing and so forth. I take care by not taking pharmaceuticals and now I am more convinced of being very careful in doing so. Just in case of an emergency. I really look forward to learn more and be able to pass the information on. Thank you very much Amy and staff, and of course to David Crow.
– Maria Elisa Calero, Colombia, South America

I really found this enriching deep profound and affecting Loved the depth of knowledge and insight and level of integrity that came across...! Many thanks.
– Annie Le Marquand, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom

In this course David Crow shares a unique blend of knowledge and perspectives from ancient and modern cultures. I appreciated the practical approach to spirituality and the participatory focus to learning. I look forward to reflecting and further absorbing insights from the course over time.
– Sarah Weber, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

The information in this course was extraordinary, and has so many implications for the way we live our lives and for the preservation of our beloved Earth. I feel this could be transformative if truly taken to heart.
– Valerie, Devon, England

This course has profoundly deepened my meditation practice. Fabulous insights and wonderful reverence for the plant world. Thank you so much for this learning experience.
– Silvia Rudzki, Wellington, New Zealand

I have always been more of an animal person than a plant person, although I love being out in nature, around trees, etc. In retrospect, I think I unconsciously objectified plants, flowers, etc ... even herbs, which I have picked were more impersonal, if that makes sense. This course has heightened my awareness of plant life of all kinds as beings and presence. My relationship and awareness, even with my own garden has changed significantly in a way that is intensely spiritual and (though the words aren’t quite right) awe-inspiring. This has been one of the most profound and consciousness-expanding courses I have ever taken. Thank you, David Crow.
– Beverly Kune, Santa Fe, NM

I wasn’t sure if anyone in my family would be as engaged as I was. My 84 year-old mom was blown away and listened to four lectures. My sister read through the transcripts. My friends listened to some of the lectures. It was highly interesting and unique material for all of us. I hope to continue with another class, and/or start some personal study of the many topics presented.
– Connie, Chapel Hill, NC

At the risk of sounding certifiably crazy... many years ago I had a very lucid dream in which a "higher being" clothed in a hooded robe was imparting the "secrets of the universe" to me. I knew what I was being told was of supreme importance, and when I awoke the only part I remembered was being told that nature "leans into us (humanity), which allows for our being." I understood this on an intuitive level, but not until hearing David lecture did I understand what this means biologically, psychologically and spiritually. I am very, very pleased with the content and depth of this course and consider the imparted information priceless.
– Bonnie Davis, Dallas, TX

I’ve always had a connection with the moon, and I could never explain why. I’ve always had a connection with plants, and people thought I was unique. Learning about the connection of the moon and sun with the plants, then incorporating the meditation, WOW!!! My existence isn’t isolated to the physicality of my body here on earth, but my presence has expanded through the plants, animals, and others, and my presence is now of an energy that goes beyond the physical and is now the energy of color, smell, health, and, and, and... this is more of who and what I am. I want to know more, so I can share more. Thank you David!
– Carmen, Waukesha, WI

About David Crow

David Crow, L.Ac. is one of the world’s foremost experts and leading speakers in the field of botanical medicine and grassroots healthcare. He is a master herbalist, aromatherapist and acupuncturist with over 30 years experience, and is an expert in the Ayurvedic and Chinese medical systems. David is a renowned author, a poet and is the founding director of Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures. Floracopeia was created as a way to help preserve and promote the use of botanical medicines as solutions to solving numerous interrelated global problems: lack of healthcare, poverty, environmental destruction and loss of ethnobotanical knowledge.

David Crow has presented his vision of grassroots healthcare, preservation of botanical medicines, and the use of plants for ecological restoration to hundreds of audiences, ranging from small private groups to conferences and lecture halls, to a panel discussion with the Dalai Lama broadcast internationally to millions of viewers. He has given numerous keynote speeches, taught at conferences and colleges of naturopathic, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, and been interviewed on numerous radio programs. His articles and excerpts from his book have been published in several magazines, and In Search of the Medicine Buddha has been translated into three foreign editions. David travels and teaches throughout the world. Through his visionary synthesis of medicine, ecology and spirituality, he has helped transform the lives of thousands.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is a virtual course?
"I have never participated before in an on-line course. The packaging, presentation, inclusion, and facebook postings created a wonderful safe cocoon to participate. I haven’t seen a course so well put together ever – not in all the years of taking college classes – and I had my doubts about doing an on-line course. The wealth of organization and ease of learning materials and support made this fun as well.”
- Claudia F., Medford

A: It’s a great way to engage live teachings and each other from the comfort of your home! All you need is a phone line (or an equivalent voice service). If there is more than one person in your household taking the course, you will each need your own line. We use MaestroConference to make it just like an in-person event, where you can ask questions, participate in groups, and deepen your exploration of the course themes.

Please note that dialing MaestroConference from your phone is a regular toll call to California, and your telephone service provider will charge you according to your existing long-distance calling plan. You can also use Skype credit/subscription or Google Voice to dial in to MaestroConference, and you’ll need to use your virtual keypad to enter your PIN and to indicate that you want to ask a question. Other options include calling cards and discount long-distance carriers, and we also have a webcast which is free to use from anywhere in the world.

Q: Can I get benefit from the course if I miss the live classes?
A: Absolutely! You can download the recordings and transcripts of all course sessions from our online media archive, so you never need to worry about missing live calls. You can also engage the full community and leaders on our private community website.

Q: Can you tell me about the Private Course Group?
A: We will have a private community group for all course participants that will support you in making connections with others, sharing insights, engaging in discussions, completing homework assignments and exchanging information about events and other activities that can supplement your transformational journey. You’ll have the ability to share your experiences, projects, and growth throughout the Course.

Q: Are there scholarships available for this Training?
A: Yes, we always make a certain percentage of spaces available for partial scholarships, giving preference to those in developing countries or doing important but underpaid work to which they can apply the training material immediately. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please review our guidelines, which include a link to our online application form.

Q: What is your refund policy?
A: Your satisfaction with The Shift Network and this course is our highest priority! We offer a satisfaction guarantee so that you can sample the course risk-free. The deadline to receive a full refund is July 28, 2015. To request a refund, please click on this refund request form and submit your request. Your refund will be processed within five business days and we'll send you an email confirming your refund. However, we'd love to have a chance to address and resolve your concerns first. If there is something we can assist you with, please email us at support@theshiftnetwork.com, and we'll be happy to help! (No refund requests accepted after the above date or with scholarship awards.)

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A: Please visit our Customer Support Center, where you should be able to find the answer to your question or the solution to a problem. And if you can’t, you can submit an online request form and we’ll get right back to you.