"I just wanted to say a big thank you for all of your clinics and valuable teaching. I found out I passed my final exams today at Heartwood and I wanted to let you know that reviewing all of my notes from your clinics was a really important part of my revision. So thank you!…
I just want to say what a lovely experience it has been spending some online time with you - wish I could have attended a person-to-person training session. I always left with a feeling that questions that I had been carrying along for some time got answered. What I so much enjoyed, is the way…
I am honored to write a testimonial on my experience mentoring with Katolen Yardley and her fabulous student clinic. Katolen is what every herbalist aspires to be. Katolen has the ability to meet students where they are at, whether that is a beginning plant walk at Van Dusen gardens (which is how I initially met…
The student clinic week was extremely beneficial to my learning journey as a Herbalist. I gained hands on experience in clinical examinations and how to properly conduct client consultations. Katolen is a great teacher; she encouraged us to expand on our already growing skill set and provided so much knowledge to all of our questions.…
Katolen holds a space of clarity and open-mindedness for her students, making her clinic a great learning environment. She delivers information in a concise manner and is thorough in answering questions from students and clients. I had my first practicum experience there and she was gracefully patient and encouraging the whole time.
Excellent instructor, very knowledgeable, personable, courteous with excellent people skills, she presented an excellent mini course on herbal medicine.
Katolen Yardley has proven to be not only a successful herbalist, but also a fabulous teacher in many respects. What I have learned most with her, as an apprentice, is how to create personal formulas for each client to meet their individual needs, while treating all affected systems proportionately. I have also learned first hand…
After the birth of my first child I experienced not enough breast milk production, due to 'insufficient latching' issues, I had used pharmaceutical medication to promote breast milk production (and lived with the side effects due to the pharmaceutical medication). For the birth of my second child, I did more research into alternative medicine for…