Level 1 Certification
Our Current Offerings
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DATE:
June 13 - June 15, 2025
Time:
June 6 (Friday) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Orientation June 7 & 8 (Saturday & Sunday) 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM BOTH DAYS
Description:
The location of this truly life-changing course is appropriately tranquil and sacred, with views of lush fields and rolling hills, surrounded by acres of nature preserves. It’s an experience designed to forever alter one’s perception of the Earth and the Self in an incredibly positive and empowering way. Friday evening’s orientation begins with tribe building: introductions and intention setting, followed by a preview of the materials, and optional certification requirements. We’ll discuss hydrosols, and enjoy a libation to facilitate our guided meditation that solidifies Intention with Spirit. On Saturday we examine the upstream world of medicinal aromatherapy, including manufacture, market variability, and a peek at the people on the farms growing and harvesting these powerful medicines. You’ll understand practical uses of essential oils for our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs, while learning about and experiencing over 100 individual essences. Sunday begins in Sacred Space, with a deep shamanic journey guided by ancient rhythms and song; a short break afterwards gives students the opportunity to journal and process their profound experiences. We’ll resume our exploration by understanding how essential oils are used with a variety of healing modalities, assisted by dozens of medicinal allies. The class ends with a hands-on practical experience, where students become more confident in working with these potent tools. Certification is available for those who wish to deepen their craft and receive benefits on their future purchases. A maximum of 6 students per class, assisted by one or 2 auditors ensures a consistent atmosphere of community and trust. By reconnecting to nature through the wisdom of the essences, students are also able to reconnect to their highest self, walk their path confidently with a strong sense of support from the Plants and Trees. I really am looking forward to meeting you; it is such a delight to connect with others who share such love for the Earth. It is an honor to be teaching this class, I am incredibly blessed to be helping my brothers and sisters reawaken to the limitless amount of love that the Earth has for her children. Wishing you Peace, Health and Prosperity.
Class Level:
DATE:
June 19 - June 20, 2025
Time:
Thursday, 9am-6pm - Friday, 9am-6pm
Description:
Learn aromatherapy from Master Aromatherapists Audre Gutierrez (Owner) and Cynthia Olivera (Education Director). In this certification course, we empower our students to take responsibility for their health physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We use over 80 different essences, conscious thoughts, meditations, ceremonies, applications, stories, and tips and techniques for healing on all levels. This course enables you to support yourself and your loved ones with confidence.
During this two-day immersion, you will experience the vibration and frequency of this incredible life-changing practice.
Learn to use the highest quality essential oils to connect you to the language and healing properties of the plant kingdom.
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Class Level:
Online:
DATE:
July 10 - August 31, 2025
Time:
Thursday evenings, beginning July 10, at 6pm PDT (schedule may be adjusted based on participant needs). Additional dates available for private study.
Description:
Take a transformational journey beyond common aromatherapy and tune into the wisdom of the earth and the cosmos. Gain greater self-awareness, to heal your body, mind, and spirit. The plants & trees are here with their ancient wisdom to help support us in navigating the great shifts of our time. The alchemic process necessary to produce essential oil acts as a guide to help us bridge our physical and spiritual selves. Experience these pure essences and learn how to work with them to facilitate your own healing; physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Bring a deeper connection to any professional healing modality, or use for your personal growth. This multi-week class structure gives you the opportunity to integrate what you have experienced each week into your daily life, and come back fresh with new questions and observations to continue to deepen your work and understanding. We will unravel common myths, learn about treating the physical, emotional, and spiritual body, and understand how tuning into the rhythms of our bodies starts with understanding our interconnectedness with the Earth. Experience deep meditations with sacred anointments and breathwork. Learn how to tune into spiritual guidance by hearing the voices of plants and trees to enhance your intuitive abilities.
Class Level:
DATE:
June 20 - June 22, 2025
DATE:
September 12 - September 14, 2025
Time:
Friday, 3:00 - 6:00 pm, Saturday - Sunday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm BOTH DAYS
Description:
We invite you to the magic of Blue Star Resort & Retreat Center in northwest Montana to experience a plant initiation and medicinal aromatherapy level one certification. The plants love us so much they just want us to be whole. Join Velvet and Jen for three full days of education, connection, sound meditation and self empowerment embraced by the Rocky Mountains of Glacier National Park. This level one course is the first step in certification to become a WOTE Medicinal Aromatherapist.
You will experience over 100 essential oils and learn practical information to integrate into your own life or practice. Velvet and Jen have combined over 45 years of experience working with plants, essential oils and energy systems.
Blue Star Retreat is a center of wellness and healing; mind, body and soul. On our over 20 acres of forested grounds we have a Finnish Sauna Village and the only Finnish Peat Sauna in North America which utilizes WOTE essential oils in the traditional practice of Finnish sauna therapy.
Come relax, realign and retreat with all of us here in Montana with Wisdom of the Earth essential essences!
Class Level:
DATE:
September 26 - September 28, 2025
Time:
Friday, September 26, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am - 6:30 pm; Sunday, September 28, 10:00 am - 6:30 pm.
Description:
Join John Odlum, one of Wisdom of the Earth’s most senior teachers of this amazing course, for a truly life-changing and powerful experience! John has been honored to teach and certify hundreds of students in the Art of Medicinal Aromatherapy over the past 15+ years. This course will help you connect with the consciousness of the plants, trees, and flowers to experience greater joy, health, and balance. With the assistance of pure plant essences of the highest quality, you will learn the scope and depth of healing they can provide in all areas of your life. Learn the truth behind common "toxicity myths" and correct common conditions such as hormonal imbalance, pain, digestion, anxiety, stress, candida, substance and emotional dependency, and much more. Essential oils enhance ALL other healing modalities. Learn a spiritual approach to aromatherapy that will help you trust your senses, intuition, and inner guidance and lead you back home to your most authentic self. Learn a spiritual approach to aromatherapy that will help you trust your senses, intuition, and inner guidance and lead you back home to your most authentic self. I’m excited to be your guide into their world to learn how to receive and listen to their wisdom! This is a beautifully immersive in-person experience. You will be working with over 100 oils and will be experiencing them directly in a very intimate setting.