Autoimmunity

Autoimmunity: 
When the Body 
Turns on Itself

with Matthew Wood, MS

The immune system is built to tell the self from not self. Learn the herbal lens that Matthew looks through when that line blurs and the plants he has come to trust.

$15 to join us live on Thursday, October 15 at 12 noon US Central.
The price goes up to $25 one hour before class. 
The recording is included for both price options.

Understand what the immune system, the body, is trying to do when it turns on itself.

Most of us meet autoimmunity as a label: the name of a condition, a list of foods to avoid, a prescription.

But what is the immune system actually doing?

At its simplest, autoimmunity is what happens when the immune system stops correctly distinguishing self from not self, and begins reacting to the body’s own tissues.

Matthew Wood has been practicing herbalism for over forty years and is a renowned herbal teacher and author of over ten books. His latest, co-authored with Robert Rogers, RH (AHG) The Immune Herbal is due to be released from Inner Traditions in early 2027. 

This class is about how he thinks it through.

What This Class Covers

• Self and not self, the distinction that sits underneath autoimmune conditions
• The innate and the adaptive immune systems, and what it looks like when a body runs  
  too hot
• How Matthew reads the pattern in a person, including constitution and the signs he looks
  for in the body's tissues
• The herbs Matthew returns to most and one simple preparation you can make at home.
• Q&A with Matthew

“The premium autoimmune remedy is linden flower, when it has been extracted overnight to draw out the mucilage.”

- Matthew Wood, MS

Where Matthew Starts

Matthew doesn't begin with the name of the condition. He begins with the person: how they run hot or cold, dry or damp, what their tissues look like, and what the immune system appears to be doing about it.

Then he chooses plants that match that picture, and he tells you why.

That reasoning is the part that often is skipped in herbal classes, but here it's the focus. It can mean the difference between selecting an herb that works and one that doesn't.

Join Us Live. Get the Recording

  • 90 minute live class, video and audio
  • Downloadable slides
$15 to join us live on Thursday, October 15 at 12 noon US Central. The price goes up to $25 one hour before class.  The recording is included either way.

Frequently asked questions

Will there be a Q&A?

Yes. The live class includes Q&A time.

What level is this class for?

This class is for all levels. However, if you're completely new, Herbs A-Z is a good first step which includes our Starting Path.

When and how do I get the recording?

The recording is included whether you join us live or purchase afterwards. Within 2 business days of the class, you will receive an email with the link, and you'll have access to it for 1 year.

What is your refund policy?

Due to the nature of this being a live class, it is non-refundable.

How do I join the live class?

Your Zoom link is sent directly from Zoom.us, one day and one hour before class. If you don't see it, check your spam folder for a message from Zoom.us. The recording follows within 2 business days either way.

Will this class be added to the Library?

Yes. This class will be added to the Library within six months of its recording date.

Matthew Wood, MS

Matthew Wood has been studying and practicing herbalism since 1982. He has worked with thousands of people, written ten books including The Earthwise Herbal and The Book of Herbal Wisdom, and co-founded one of the most respected herbal education schools in the country.

His teaching is distinctive because he doesn't teach herbs as a lookup table. He teaches you to understand what each plant is actually doing: its direction, its character, what it's responding to in the person in front of you. 

That's the difference between memorizing and learning. And it's what makes an hour with Matthew unlike most herbal education you have encountered.

Learn in a single class
what has taken Matthew 40+ years to uncover.

90 minute live class + downloadable slides

$15 to join us live on Thursday, October 15 at 12 noon US Central. The price goes up to $25 one hour before class. The recording is included at both prices.