Actaea Institute of Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy

Actaea Institute of Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy Courses are held at Regent's College in central London's beautiful Regent's Park, over a series of 20 non-consecutive weekends.

Co-Directed by AC Hill & Gabriel Mojay, the Actaea Institute offers immersive in-person & online learning events designed to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to make a success of your career as an Herbalist and/or Aromatherapist. Established in 1987, the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy (ITHMA) offers an accredited 10-month Diploma Course in Holistic Clinical

Aromatherapy, Essential Oil Therapeutics, Therapeutic Massage and Anatomy & Physiology — providing the necessary practical training and knowledge for a new career in professional aromatherapy. Our Diploma Course is accredited by the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA), the world's foremost aromatherapy association. The Institute has guided more than 50 groups of students through its flagship Aromatherapy Diploma Course, and has hosted over 100 advanced CPD courses. Graduates of the Institute practice Aromatherapy and Therapeutic Massage throughout the UK, as well as in Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey, India, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Mexico, Jamaica, Tobago, Trinidad and Brazil. In addition to gaining a wide reputation for excellence in the field of Aromatherapy Diploma training, the Institute has distinguished itself as a centre for continuing professional development (CPD). Our advanced CPD courses have included Advanced Clinical Aromatherapy, Aromadermatology, Aromatherapy & Massage in Pregnancy, Aromatherapy Product Development. Acupressure Massage, and an Oriental Medicine approach to Aromatherapy. All Institute training courses are taught by practitioner-educators who are experts in their field, while our Aromatherapy Diploma Course features tutors of international standing. We pride ourselves at the Institute on both our educational excellence and our friendly, personal approach. If you have any questions regarding our training courses, please feel free to phone or email us. You are also welcome to come and meet us at Regent's College. In either case, we would welcome the opportunity to hear about your interests and aspirations, and share with you in turn our vision of natural health.

JOIN US for our next MONTHLY MEET- UP!Friday, May 8th, 2026 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm Eastern Time (US)Our MONTHLY MEET- UP ...
05/02/2026

JOIN US for our next MONTHLY MEET- UP!

Friday, May 8th, 2026 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm Eastern Time (US)

Our MONTHLY MEET- UP is a series of live, recorded webinars with *Special Guest Teachers* sharing their insights into Herbal and Aromatic Healing ~ hosted with lively chat and Q&A by Actaea Co-Director AC Hill and Gabriel Mojay.

NEXT-UP!

OLATOKUNBOH OBASI, Clinical Herbalist, Nutritionist and Birth Doula, on 'Traditional African Medicine (TAM): Contributions of the African Experience in Western Herbal Medicine'.

Olatokunboh is owner of the Well of Indigenous Wisdom School, an international program in herbalism and the healing arts. She is a board-certified Nutritionist, DCN (doctor of clinical nutrition candidate), Clinical Herbalist, and Birth Doula. She has been working in the wellness field for about 20 years.

Olatokunboh shares her leadership skills in health advocacy as a guest educator at several schools across the USA and the world. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Herbalist Guild as the former chair of the Admissions Review Advisory Committee.

Olatokunboh received her Master of Science (MSc) from the Maryland Univ. of Integrative Health, and is a Clinical Nutrition PhD candidate there.

https://actaea.org/monthlymeetup

Further 2026 MONTHLY MEET-UPS...

• June 5th: Robin B Kessler CA, Clinical Aromatherapist & 'Queen of Frankincense' — Frankincense Boswellia Extracts for Herbalism & Aromatherapy

TIMES: 11 am – 1 pm Eastern Time (US)

https://actaea.org/monthlymeetup

05/02/2026

May's is Lemon Verbena! Although widely known as Lemon Verbena, additional common names also include vervain and lemon bee brush. The genus Aloysia was given to this plant in 1819 in honor of Mareia Luisa, Princess of Parma.

To learn more about the herb, including ways to use it in the kitchen, visit: https://loom.ly/0k4mN48

Once again, I'm enormously grateful for the vision, organization and support of my dear friend and colleague Reiko Tomin...
04/19/2026

Once again, I'm enormously grateful for the vision, organization and support of my dear friend and colleague Reiko Tomino sensei and the exceptional staff at 自然療法の国際総合学院 IMSI for bringing together such a wonderful group of many of Japan's leading practitioners of Aromatherapy and Acupuncture.

The weekend was full of learning on every level — the ethnobotany, chemistry, pharmacology and therapeutic energetics of some 25 Essential Oils including the most important fragrant volatiles and aromatic waters now produced by over 100 distilleries in what has become, in my humble opinion, the world's leading nation for advanced practitioner-led Essential Oil Therapy. 🙏🌿⚗️💧⛩️

Our very first Webinar was such a delight!with students who shine a celestial light —appropriate for the studies, wouldn...
04/12/2026

Our very first Webinar was such a delight!
with students who shine a celestial light —
appropriate for the studies, wouldn't you say?
of all things stellar, and one's solar birthday...

The Midheaven in Pisces surely reflects
several Pisceans among us - we checked! –
while the Sun in the 11th House in Aries
echoes our studies of ancient Apothecaries:

for it makes a conjunction to Chiron, the Wounded Healer,
from the Greek myth about the Centaur-Teacher.
All in all, it was very 9th House, and with an informality
seen in the Moon's 9th House placement — guaranteeing an Aquarian conviviality.

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ASTROLOGICAL AROMATIC HERBALISM & AROMATHERAPY

Advanced Certificate Course starting April 11th, 2026

A Visual, Ethnobotanical and Symbolic Deep-Dive series of 10 live & recorded 2.5-hr webinars on the inner healing Virtues of 50 Aromatic Herbs & Essential Oils together their ancient Astrological symbolism and aromatic psychodynamics, with Gabriel Mojay LAc.

https://www.actaea.org/astrologicalherbalism

Learn how to read an Astrological Birth Chart in a way that reveals the core dynamics of the archetypal psychologies of the Chart’s key components: the Elements, Modes, Planets and Zodiac Signs— together with Astrological insights into 50 Herbs and Essential Oils used in both Herbalism & Botanical Aromatherapy.

Gabriel will cover key teachings that form part of the study of Medical Astrology, though his central focus will be the use of the Chart as a tool of 'soul diagnosis'— on grasping the Chart’s unique make-up as a ‘blueprint’ of one’s potentials, challenges and spiritual destiny.

Integral to the course - supported by over 1000 illustrated slides featuring aromatic plants from Gabriel’s extensive photo library – will be a visual and poetic journey into the ethnobotanical, mythological symbolism and psychotherapeutic uses of all the most important fragrant Herbs and Essential Oils, from Angelica to Ylang Ylang.

INCLUDED! 60-min Astrological reading with Gabriel!

Participants have the option to book a free 1-hour recorded Astrological Birth Chart reading with Gabriel on Zoom to explore the dynamics, issues, inner resources and challenges revealed by their Chart — including an aromatic alchemical formula to support their inner-healing process and life path.

https://www.actaea.org/astrologicalherbalism

For our Actaea Institute of Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy Monthly Meet-Up webinar series, we were delighted to receiv...
04/11/2026

For our Actaea Institute of Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy Monthly Meet-Up webinar series, we were delighted to receive the outstanding presentation of Clinical Aromatherapist, Pharmacist & author RITA VAN PARYS, pictured below in the upper left-hand corner, together with some of our attentive attendees...

Our MONTHLY MEET- UP is a series of live, recorded webinars with *Special Guest Teachers* sharing their insights into Herbal and Aromatic Healing ~ hosted with lively chat and Q&A by Actaea Co-Director AC Hill and Gabriel Mojay.

Further 2026 MONTHLY MEET-UPS...

• May 8th: Olatokunboh Obasi, Clinical Herbalist, Nutritionist & Birth Doula: Traditional African Medicine (TAM): Contributions of the African Experience in Western Herbal Medicine

• June 5th: Robin B Kessler CA, Clinical Aromatherapist & 'Queen of Frankincense' — Frankincense Boswellia Extracts for Herbalism & Aromatherapy

TIMES: 11 am – 1 pm Eastern Time (US)

https://actaea.org/monthlymeetup

ASTROLOGICAL AROMATIC HERBALISM & AROMATHERAPY Advanced Certificate Course starting April 11th, 2026A Visual, Ethnobotan...
04/09/2026

ASTROLOGICAL AROMATIC HERBALISM & AROMATHERAPY

Advanced Certificate Course starting April 11th, 2026

A Visual, Ethnobotanical and Symbolic Deep-Dive series of 10 live & recorded 2.5-hr webinars on the inner healing Virtues of 50 Aromatic Herbs & Essential Oils together their ancient Astrological symbolism and aromatic psychodynamics, with Gabriel Mojay LAc.

https://www.actaea.org/astrologicalherbalism

Learn how to read an Astrological Birth Chart in a way that reveals the core dynamics of the archetypal psychologies of the Chart’s key components: the Elements, Modes, Planets and Zodiac Signs— together with Astrological insights into 50 Herbs and Essential Oils used in both Herbalism & Botanical Aromatherapy.

Gabriel will cover key teachings that form part of the study of Medical Astrology, though his central focus will be the use of the Chart as a tool of 'soul diagnosis'— on grasping the Chart’s unique make-up as a ‘blueprint’ of one’s potentials, challenges and spiritual destiny.

Integral to the course - supported by over 1000 illustrated slides featuring aromatic plants from Gabriel’s extensive photo library – will be a visual and poetic journey into the ethnobotanical, mythological symbolism and psychotherapeutic uses of all the most important fragrant Herbs and Essential Oils, from Angelica to Ylang Ylang.

INCLUDED! 60-min Astrological reading with Gabriel!

Participants have the option to book a free 1-hour recorded Astrological Birth Chart reading with Gabriel on Zoom to explore the dynamics, issues, inner resources and challenges revealed by their Chart — including an aromatic alchemical formula to support their inner-healing process and life path.

https://www.actaea.org/astrologicalherbalism

JOIN US for our next MONTHLY MEET- UP!Friday, April 10th, 2026 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm Eastern Time (US)Our MONTHLY MEET- ...
04/09/2026

JOIN US for our next MONTHLY MEET- UP!

Friday, April 10th, 2026 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm Eastern Time (US)

Our MONTHLY MEET- UP is a series of live, recorded webinars with *Special Guest Teachers* sharing their insights into Herbal and Aromatic Healing ~ hosted with lively chat and Q&A by Actaea Co-Directors AC Hill and Gabriel Mojay.

NEXT-UP!

RITA VAN PARYS, Clinical Aromatherapist, Pharmacist & author, shares her expert knowledge & experience from the Netherlands.

Rita qualified as a pharmacist with the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Univ. of Ghent in Belgium, and has worked as a Pharmacist in Belgium and the UK. In 2009 Rita undertook training with the College International Aromatherapie Dominique Baudoux, and later joined its associated company, Pranarôm, where she instructed healthcare professionals in Scientific Aromatherapy.

Rita completed further training in Clinical Aromatherapy with the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine & Aromatherapy in London, in 2013, and in organic skin care formulation with Formula Botanica, in 2017. She continues to teach and share her knowledge of Scientific Aromatherapy.

https://actaea.org/monthlymeetup

Further 2026 MONTHLY MEET-UPS...

• April 10th: Rita Van Parys, Clinical Aromatherapist & Essential Oil Pharmacist — Guiding Clients in Essential Oil Use at Home

• May 8th: Olatokunboh Obasi, Clinical Herbalist, Nutritionist & Birth Doula: Traditional African Medicine (TAM): Contributions of the African Experience in Western Herbal Medicine

• June 5th: Robin B Kessler, Clinical Aromatherapist & 'Queen of Frankincense' — Frankincense Boswellia Extracts for Herbalism & Aromatherapy

TIMES: 11 am – 1 pm Eastern Time (US)

https://actaea.org/monthlymeetup

04/06/2026

From the Actaea Institute of Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy, a 2-min POETIC BOOK REVIEW of Clinical Aromatherapist Robin B Kessler's book on ✨'Frankincense Resins ~ The Journey and Beyond'✨... by the universally acknowledged 'queen of frankincense' herself. 👑💨📙🙏💛

https://www.robinsresinsplus.com/store/c8//my_frankincense_book #/

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