Original Instructions are instructions for living as Human Beings who exist with, and from Earth. The Original Instructions School of Traditional Medicine and Practical Skills has gathered holistic and traditional practitioners from around the world to provide you with accessible education in areas of study that support, exemplify, and preserve ways of human life which are in alignment with the Original Instructions - without culturally appropriating.
All Original Instructions School educational offerings are rooted in indigenous perspectives, which are inseperable from the knowing that Earth is a living and sentient being to whom we belong.
Original Instructions School of Traditional Medicine and Practical Skills offers classes, workshops, and certification programs online and in person.
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TUM™ (Traditional Uterine Massage) and Well Womb Care
Skills Immersion Retreat and Certification Training
10 Days, 9 Nights - November 28th through December 7th, 2025
Join us for an unforgettable Skills Immersion Retreat into the world of Traditional Uterine Massage (TUM) + Well Womb Care and related practices in the Quechua Nation (Cuzco and surrounding area) of Peru!
Throughout this experience we will be lodging with Mares of Awmanaii. She is a musician and master of ceramics. She will guide you through the process of making your own Udu instrument (largely known as ´womb drum´) from a ball of clay. You will bring your own Udu home with you at the end of your retreat.
3 months of LIVE online 🏵️ Herbalism classes
(Classes online begin on February 8th, 2026)
and
10 Full days, 9 nights Skills Immersion Retreat with the Amazon of Perú
(in-person Skills Immersion Retreat is from April 4th-15th, 2026)
It feels so right to be offering our Advanced Clinical & Field Herbalism Skills Immersion Retreat within Shipibo Territory (the Amazon) of Calleria, Peru. The Indigenous Nations located within the Ucayali region of Peru carry and practice ways of relating with the Plant Nations which are thousands of years old. These types of knowledge about the Plant Kingdoms, disease, and healing which have been excluded from Latin languages still exist within the Shipibo language, arts, and culture.
During this Skills Immersion 200 hour Advanced Herbalism certification training we have the privilege of learning about and practicing clinical Herbalism through a truly Indigenous lens.
A 30 hour complimentary certification training for those giving birth via cesárean section, and their care providers.
Considering that such a large population of women worldwide will experience the postpartum period along with recovery from a Cesarean (major abdominal surgery), we consider it more than worthy to provide specialized training surrounding their recovery.
It is in the Spirit of serving those who are at their darkest hour, and specifically those who are most at risk when experiencing surgery, that we offer this Original Instructions School certification training.
C-Section specific postpartum care techniques, advocacy, and cereminal practices for maintaining the Sacred process of birth, no matter the circumstances. This certification training is currently offered in a live online format as well as in person, and is taught in English and Spanish.
Like all of our Original Instructions certification programs, our Full Spectrum Doula certification training is committed to providing our students with an impeccable education while keeping the Original Instructions for humanity and Ancestral wisdom as our guiding force. Our Full spectrum Doula certification curriculum is structured in a dynamic way which bridges evidence-based learning with the longstanding wisdom of Indigenous human beings.
Our Original Instructions Full Spectrum Doula Certification program consists of 42 classroom hours, is available online or in-person, and is currently offered in Spanish and English.
This 50 hour complimentary trauma-informed training is unlike any other within global altered states communities. We've distilled over half a century of combined years in practice in the fields of Herbalism, Body Mechanics, Reproductive Health and Advocacy. Our Herbalism and advocacy for Survivors curriculum bridges cutting edge science and Ancestral wisdom surrounding healing sexual and reproductive trauma, making it accessible for the humans needs of your community.
Our Herbalism and Advocacy for Survivors CT is currently offered in an online HYBRID formato, and is available in English, Spanish, and closet captioning.
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Our Community Lodge Tuition Scholarship program
Original Instructions School offers partial and full tuition scholarships with priority for BIPOC Humans. Throughout the last we have been SO honored to have provided tuition scholarships to more than 400 graduates, and students.
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The Medicinal Cotton Tree, an all purpose Herbal Ally first aide
With over 40 relatives in the Cotton family, we can look to them to provide head to tow support for the Survivors. How many generations have survived because of Cotton? Through the winters, tapestrys containing recipes and Instructions woven on a loom, spun in fine chalk living the Coconut Shell. How many Humans have died because of Cotton, elslaved, toturred, trafficked and murdered.
A Nourishing Stew Recipe (Spoiler Alert!...There is no recipe)
Recently, during an Herbalism Class Lecture, an attendee asked a brilliant question, following a tiny tangente on the many outstanding benefits of Lionś Mane Mushrooms. Their question was regarding any favorite stew recipes I have which incorpórate Lionś Mane Mushroom. This got brain sparked up, with wanting to share me favorite stew recipe of all time; the
FEEL YOUR BODY STEW
´Feel your body´stew is not new, but instead is the SAME old recipe that´s been done a thousand million ways since Humanity began to cook with heat.
We start out with just one key medicinally nutritional members of the Plant Nations, for our purposes today that shall be Lionś Mane Mushroom. In addition to their ability to support Human cognitive functioning through the growth of new healthy nerve pathways, Lionś Mane Mushroom is a wonderful source of proteína and amuno ácidos.
Original Instructions Full Spectrum Doula 🌿 FAQS
Why is Herbalism such an integral portion of our Full Spectrum Doula currículum?
Pregnancy is a time in a woman's life when she must take up all of her strength, count her blessings, and go to battle in order to bring back her child(ren). She must be willing, just as a warrior .......
At Original Instructions School are persistently dedicated to the quality and truly holistic education of our students. We understand that the basic knowledge of how to recognize, interact with, and benefit from nutritive herbal medicine and foods that are readily available in your area is not the intellectual property of anyone but belongs to all Human Begins.
In order for Doulas to act as a true resource and advocate for mothers and their families we believe that they require at least a basic understanding of how to nourish, support and cleanse the female body in the same way our foremothers have for generations;
with the help of medicinal foods, teas, steams, and baths.
A peek into some of our past Original Instructions School 🌿 events
Plants and Spirits, Poetry Series
Lupen
They showed me your true face,
and against all odds delivered me
to this
safe
healing
place.
Where I starve you, purge you
like the Soul parasite that you are,
and liberate you forever—> send you up to the stars.
And thank you for the battle,
my unworthy opponent,
for all that you’ve shown me
right up to this moment.
Yellow Corn Pollen
Our deseos will always
be with you,
praying for you
con cada respiro....
trusting that it worked when we
put our prayers in fire ashes,
and the ashes in your umligo.
Aya Huasca
Always remeber, MiHija
to not only feed,
but to truly nourish,
your Benevolent Ancestors
with the impeccable fulfillment
of your Soul's purpose.
Molle
The apology and promises of reconciliation just weren´t enough
neither the peppermint mocha or assortment of numbing agents,
they couldn´t erase
or cover up
how broken she was.
Pieces forgotten and long lost
among st the rubble and emotional wreckage
of the generations
