Friday Weekly Class Replay:

Digestive Resilience:
Herbal Allies for Gut Health & Parasites

Learn daily habits and temporary protocols to help you safely irradiate parasites and other invaders, repair leaky gut, and improve nutrient absorption through herbs.

Recorded Live on Friday, March 15, 2026
Casa Curativa in Tzununá, Lake Atitlán Guatemala
Hosted by: Lindsay Chestnut | Casa Curativa’s Partner Educator

Digestive Resilience Live Class Replay:

Meet Lindsay: A Partner Educator of Casa Curativa…

Herbalist, Astrological Guide & Musician | Connect on Instagram

Lindsay is an herbalist, permaculture practitioner, and educator whose work explores the relationships between plants, people, and the patterns that shape both earth and cosmos. Raised in Michigan among the Great Lakes, her early background in entrepreneurship, leadership, and performance arts fostered a lifelong interest in storytelling and living systems.

After training as a yoga teacher and completing a Permaculture Design Certification in Guatemala in 2015, Lindsay pursued studies in natural medicine, nutrition, and aromatherapy before formally training with Sajah Popham through the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. She relocated to Lake Atitlán in 2020, becoming a key force behind Casa Curativa’s apothecary systems and operational development.

Known for her precision and organizational insight, Lindsay has helped design production workflows and quality control protocols that support the creation of consistent, potent herbal medicines. Her teaching weaves herbal energetics, physiology, astrology, and hermetic philosophy, guiding students to recognize the patterns connecting plants, bodies, and cosmic cycles through storytelling, somatics, rituals and experiential learning.

Upcoming Casa Curativa Offerings:

Foundations of Herbal Medicine: May 12-18, 2026 @ Casa Curativa

An immersive course designed for both beginners and those looking to deepen their herbal knowledge. Offering a unique blend of theory and hands-on experience. Learn how to confidently create herbal remedies including: infusions, decoctions, syrups, salves, tinctures, teas, steams, honeys, vinegars, and spagyrics. Build your understanding of the deeper principles of herbal medicine theory through the lens of vitalism while you practice.

Herbal Dieta @ Casa Curativa: February 2026 - May 2026

Join an immersive experience connecting deeply with the plant ally of your choosing: Blue Louts, Lavender, Nettle, Wild Rose, Ruda (Rue) or Tetradenia. Inspired by traditional plant dietas practiced in the Amazon, adjusted for the Western herbal enthusiast. During 6 days, you will directly experience the plant energetics present in the medicine you are working with. All Herbal Dietas include 3 meals a day, accommodation, daily plant baths and connection with the spagyric essence of your plant of choice.

Ready to learn more with Casa Curativa?

    A free 4-part Connection with Plant Series with owner & founder of Casa Curativa, Julia Bentely.

    Inside this series, you will:

    • Learn how to connect with plants as allies and companions.

    • Recognize subtle messages, synchronicities, and plant communication.

    • Use your senses to receive guidance and become a better herbalist.

    • Integrate plant wisdom into your daily life with reciprocity and respect.